Morrissey Hospitality partners with Uphoff Resorts to launch The Original 1855 Dawn Manor Restaurant.
By Stephanie March, MPLS St. Paul Magazine
St. Paul’s Morrissey Hospitality group has announced a new project coming to the Wisconsin Dells in early 2025.
They’ve partnered with Uphoff Resorts to launch a historic period-themed destination restaurant, bar, speakeasy and gift shop called The Original 1855 Dawn Manor.
According to the announcement, the first Dawn Manor was a historic home, built in 1855 by Captain Abraham Vanderpoel, a personal friend of Lincoln and a signer of the Wisconsin Constitution. Many luminaries visited the house which was constructed of Potsdam sandstone, white mahogany, and white pine.
This historic house is being moved brick by brick from its original site to a new location on Mirror Lake in Lake Delton, where it will be restored with many original materials including stained glass, the handmade oak grand staircase, hardware, fireplaces, furniture and more.
In the new location, Dawn Manor will be expanded to include a three story restaurant. “The restaurant will feature seven historically accurate themed dining rooms with 249 seats. Each themed dining room will transport guests to different facets of 19th-century history, complete with antique furnishings and select original artwork from George Raab, whose work was in the original manor and is now part of the Uphoff’s personal collection. A curated yet approachable all-day menu crafted by celebrated local chefs Justin Draper and Jayson Pettit will offer contemporary American cuisine with historical inspiration from the 1880s and creative flair.”
This will be immersive historically-themed dining, with costumed staff and roaming musical and theatrical performers adding to the atmosphere.
The lower level will become a speakeasy as the new iteration of the original 1930s Uphoff rotunda bar, according to the release, featuring “prohibition-era cocktails, live entertainment and a wine cave for private events in a sophisticated setting. A 2000 square-foot raised patio deck overlooking Mirror Lake will have panoramic views of the Mirror Lake Dam.”
If all goes well, the new Dawn Manor should be open in the spring of 2025.
Reference: https://mspmag.com/eat-and-drink/foodie/coming-soon-dawn-manor-to-the-wisconsin-dells/
