In 1880, two of Beaulieu's nephews dismantled the house and its 1850s addition and moved the two sections from Crow Wing to their farms in Morrison County. Both parts were later sold. One section burned in 1923. The other, the original structure, was placed on what was then the John Branchaud farm, then used by the Bellefuille family and lived in continuously into the 1980s. The most recent owners of the house as a dwelling donated the historic structure to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and it was moved back to Crow Wing in 1988. After more than a century in Morrison County, where it had been moved by oxen, the Beaulieu House returned to its original Crow Wing home. Architects, historians, archaeologists, and carpenters carefully examined layers of exterior and interior treatments to discover the original appearance. The exterior was restored to its 1849 look by the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, with materials provided at cost and purchased with money donated by the Brainerd Rotary Club. Historic research and archaeological excavations verified the original location of the house and also revealed important information about life in the town of Old Crow Wing.