Sibley House Historic Site

Location

1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/shs/
Tour limestone buildings from the era when the American Fur Company including the home of the company's young regional manager - Henry Hastings Sibley, a fur company cold store, and the residence of longtime trader-turned-hotelier Jean-Baptiste Faribault.

The town of Mendota was one of the most important places in Minnesota in the 19th century. The center of the fur trade with the Dakota, Mendota was also the home of Henry Sibley, Minnesota’s first governor. Experience the fur trade in the cold store, walk the banks of the Mississippi and tour the furnished homes of Sibley and fellow fur trader Jean-Baptiste Faribault. Tours can be adapted for any grade, Kindergarten through college.

Sibley tours are the perfect complement to a visit to Historic Fort Snelling. Discounts are available for booking both sites.

Cost
School visits are $4 per person. Special hands-on archaeology program available for groups for additional cost.

Reservations
Call 651-452-1596 or complete the online field trip request.

Past events and classes

  • Fri, Sep 30, 2011
    10:00am - 4:00pm
    Time Travel Fridays: Minnesota's Fur Trade
    Visit the regional headquarters of the American Fur Company and see how voyageurs and big business operated in Minnesota during the early 1800s. Mendota was the central gathering point for the goods and furs of the American Fur Company in Minnesota. The manager, Henry Sibley, controlled a vast region of trade from his 1836 home on the banks of the Mississippi. Learn how the fur trade operated, play voyageur games, haul bales of furs and see some of the oldest buildings in Minnesota.

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