Bayfield ยท Bayfield Historic District
Le Chateau
Lumber baron Frank Boutin Jr.'s Queen Anne mansion in Bayfield, the Old Rittenhouse Inn's sister inn, with seven rooms and Lake Superior views.
- Built
- 1908Built 1908 (state inventory and NRHP form; the inn says 1907) for lumber baron Frank Boutin Jr.; opened as a sister inn to the Old Rittenhouse after its 1987 purchase.
- Style
- Queen Anne
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 7
- Area
- Bayfield Historic District
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Lumber baron Frank Boutin Jr. built the rambling Queen Anne mansion in 1908, with a rock-faced brownstone base, a beige brick first floor and clapboard and shingle upper stories. Its richly decorated interior survives largely intact. The Phillips family of the Old Rittenhouse Inn bought it in 1987 and, after extensive renovation, opened it as a sister inn with seven guest rooms and Lake Superior views.
Good to know
- No pets
- Address: 7 Rice Avenue, Bayfield, WI 54814
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.