Brisbane House Vacation Rental

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Brisbane House Vacation Rental Now open for guest stays! This beautiful, tall, impossibly skinny, historic stone house is freshly restored, and sleeps from two to ten guests. Bonus!

Already twice awarded, it's on 18 wooded acres. Restful comfort, historic details, extraordinary style. I have had my eye on this singular, beautiful place, on 18 wooded acres for nearly 30 years! My husband and I, with the help of our business partner, "the shoehorn," purchased it on April Fools' Day, 2021, and with lightning speed restored and furnished it. Over 150 people contributed to its preservation. Of course, it was an expensive endeavor AND we wanted to share it with the community, so we've opened it up to guests as a vacation rental. You can book directly on our website, via Airbnb, or VRBO. The man who built it in 1868, William Henry Brisbane, was an abolitionist from South Carolina. Dedicated to human rights, we wanted to highlight his courage and his story. Read acrostics he wrote about his wife along with other snippets from his diaries in a collage that hangs in the summer kitchen bedroom. In order to further honor his legacy, all of the contemporary art on the walls is by nationally recognized artists of color, and there's a small library of anti-racist books and books by Black authors. LGBTQ and BIPOC embraced. We live in Madison, Wisconsin, 30 miles away, and I run a chamber music festival (Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society) and Bruce is a visual artist (thelastglaciercollective.com). I can't live without travel and cooking and eating great, local food. I love all things Italian and I play tennis and pond hockey. I'm a native Wisconsinite (so that means I love up north, too). Bruce loves the ocean and mountains, having grown up in Southern California.

10/12/2026
Fun night at the big reveal! Season Launch Party #2 tomorrow night. Two Crows Theatre Company workthecamera Marcus Tr...
10/12/2026

Fun night at the big reveal! Season Launch Party #2 tomorrow night. Two Crows Theatre Company workthecamera Marcus Truschinski Meg to most... Devil to the woke Slowpoke Lounge & Cabaret

Want to also see this? Who!? Why!?
10/09/2026

Want to also see this? Who!? Why!?

Wanna see more attic? The wood is so dark and lustrous!
10/09/2026

Wanna see more attic? The wood is so dark and lustrous!

You wanna see the inside of the attic??
10/06/2026

You wanna see the inside of the attic??

Yes I mowed but cannot tell you what these buttons and levers mean! Did a combo until I got it right.
10/06/2026

Yes I mowed but cannot tell you what these buttons and levers mean! Did a combo until I got it right.

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10/04/2026

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Took a spin around the yard. This is what I saw! And later brought in.
09/24/2026

Took a spin around the yard. This is what I saw! And later brought in.

Next guests are getting married nearby!! 🥂
09/24/2026

Next guests are getting married nearby!! 🥂

Brody-approved 🤎
09/20/2026

Brody-approved 🤎

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7050 Reimann Road
Arena, WI
53503

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