Louis Bolduc Home
The back porch or galeria of the Bolduc home A National Historic Landmark the Bolduc House was built about 1785 by Louis Bolduc incorporating timbers from the owner s earlier home located in the original village of Ste Genevieve The structure s vertical log walls are mortised into massive sills that rest on a limestone foundation a sophisticated poteaux sur sole construction Its double pitched hip roof is supported by a series of heavy oak timbers that constitute a Norman truss system The Bolduc House is regarded as the first most authentically restored Creole house in the nation earning the respect of architectural historians everywhere Accurately restored with original 18th century furnishings living quarters stockade fence 18th century French herb gardens and grape arbor the Bolduc House is unquestionably an architectural treasure Ste Genevieve is the oldest city in Missouri Founded in 1735 by French Canadian settlers
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