All buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. Famous persons associated with DeKoven Center include Mary Todd Lincoln, Ralph Waldo Emerson, General Billy Mitchell, General Mark Clark, and Dr. DeKoven, whose feast is celebrated March 22nd.

Come enjoy the beauty and atmosphere, tradition and history, rest and wholeness that is DeKoven. We are happy to send our current brochure of sponsored retreats and conferences or a rate sheet for groups and individuals.

Contact us at The Dekoven Center, 600 21st Street, Racine, WI 53403. You may telephone, voice mail or fax us at 262-633-6401, or send us email for more information.

Email: dekoven.center@juno.com

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The DeKoven Center is a retreat and conference center located on a 20 acre wooded campus on the shores of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago. In our second century of continuing education for the mind, recreation for the body, and spiritual reflection for the soul, DeKoven welcomes individuals and groups looking for a place apart for meetings, seminars, or simply rest and solitude. We also sponsor a wide range of monthly retreats and quiet days, often led by nationally known writers and retreat leaders. All facilities and programs are open to all people.

DeKoven: The perfect place for your wedding, reception, retreat, conference, swimming party, family reunion, seminar, business luncheon, sabbatical, social event. Guest Rooms and In-House Food Service in an Elegant, Informal Atmosphere. Optional overnights are available, as well as day rates upon request. Private guests are most welcome for long or short term stays. Reservations can be made by telephone, fax, email, or USPS: The DeKoven Center, 600 21st St., Racine, WI 53403; tele and fax: (262) 633 - 6401; email: dekoven.center@juno.com

The Thread of Learning is now available! The DeKoven Center, on the campus of the old Racine College founded in 1852, announces the release of its new video, The Thread of Learning-The Story of Racine College and The DeKoven Center, a professionally researched and produced film approximately 15 minutes in length, with historic footage, interviews, and dramatic, colorful scenes of buildings and gardens.

A Place Apart - Past, present and future meet on holy ground of DeKoven Center
An article by Katherine Greer Clark for Episcopal Life.

Be sure to visit us again for more information about events and exhibitions that are happening throughout the year. Check out our Event Calendar to stay informed.

DeKoven's Bookstore and Card Shop serves group and individual guests in Taylor Hall Retreat Center and is open to the public by arrangement with Kathy Cloyd, the Office and Bookstore Manager. We also have a Bookstore Card Catalogue which we are happy to send to your USPS mail address. Bookstore: kcloyd@wi.net

Our third Pilgrimage to Holy Sites in England and Wales

Creative Space Retreats

Three times a year DeKoven hosts a retreat weekend for artists, writers, musicians and composers to have a working weekend with studio and performance space provided, and sharing times each evening. Click here for more information and dates.