Sauk County Historical Museum

The Van Orden Mansion has served as the home of the Sauk County Historical Museum since 1939. Finished in 1904, the mansion contains over one hundred years of artifacts donated to the society. Original features include woodwork, wall coverings, light fixtures, carpets and some of the family’s furniture. The museum contained in the Van Orden mansion is the result of over one hundred years of donations to the society. Thousands of artifacts and memorabilia relating to Sauk County or its inhabitants are displayed in many of the rooms on two floors of the mansion. The first floor of the museum is partially handicapped accessible with off street handicapped parking available behind the mansion via the alley and a ramp to the first floor. There is no handicapped accessible bathroom at the mansion. These facilities can be found at the history center which is nearby.