Sibley House Historic Site

Mailing Address:
1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy.
Mendota, MN 55150
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Admission Prices

$7 Adults
$6 Senior citizens, college students with ID, military, and adult group tours
$5 Children ages 6-17 and students

Free for children under age 6 and MHS members. Different fees may apply for special events.

Site Hours

May 26 - Sept. 2
Sat 10 am - 4 pm
Sun 12 - 4 pm

Saturdays in Sept.
10 am - 4 pm

*Additional Hours
Memorial Day (May 28)
10 am - 5 pm
June 23
6 - 9 pm for Fete de St.-Jean-Baptiste
Labor Day (Sept. 3)
10 am - 5 pm
Sept. 7
10 am - 4 pm for Time Travel Friday event.

Plan a Visit

Come explore Minnesota first official historic site! During the early 1800s Mendota was a major center of the region's bustling fur trade. Some of Minnesota's oldest buildings are still standing at the site, including the restored home of Henry Hastings Sibley, successful fur trader and first governor of Minnesota. Today, the restored buildings help tell the history of the region's fur trade, Sibley's involvement in Minnesota business and politics (Sibley's first governor's office is located here), as well as his role in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

Check out Highlights of the Historic Site Tour.