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in the State of Missouri. It was restored in 1956–1957, under the direction of the architectural historian, Dr. Ernest Allen Connally. As may be seen by a comparison of photos below, the house was restored to show its original colonial style, whose elements were intact under later changes. In 1970
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floor, made of logs cut flat on only one side, with the curved side laid down. Storage for lead, corn and other goods was in the attic above the room. In 1793, Bolduc had the wide hallway and a large sleeping chamber added, the latter also about 26' × 27' in size. Historians believe the sleeping
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mines to the west, built a one-story house at the new village site, about three miles north of the first. First to be built in the one-story house was a large "keeping room", about 26' × 27', where the family conducted most of its activities. It has a large fireplace at the north end, and a
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joinery. It extends over the four sides of the house's porches to provide shade and cooling. The house is surrounded by a reconstructed stockade fence typical of the time (to keep out livestock that roamed in the area). Gardens have been reconstructed on the grounds.
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chamber had two "sleeping cells," areas partially walled off for privacy: one for him and his wife and one shared by their three children. Bolduc had tall windows with glass installed in both large rooms, another mark of his wealth.
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Located at 123 South Main, the property was owned by Bolduc family descendants until the 1940s. Furnished with pieces typical of the period, today it is operated as a
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Ste. Genevieve was founded in the mid-eighteenth century by French-Canadian settlers, most of whom migrated from villages on the east bank of the
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri
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architecture of the early 18th century in North America and was designated in 1970 as a
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Louis Bolduc House, 123 South Main Street, Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, MO
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Garden area of the property, showing detached kitchen and rear of house.
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View of typical stockade fence; also view of side and front of house
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In 1792 Louis Bolduc, a successful merchant and trader, who also had
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Model of the Bolduc House; shows diagonal framing timbers
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The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America
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timbers set about six inches apart and infilled with
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19
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Maison Bolduc
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property

Louis Bolduc House is located in Missouri
Louis Bolduc House is located in the United States
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
37°58′43″N 90°2′35″W / 37.97861°N 90.04306°W / 37.97861; -90.04306
French Colonial
Ste. Genevieve Historic District
ID66000892
69000305
historic house museum
Ste. Geneviève, Missouri
poteaux sur solle
French Colonial
National Historic Landmark
Mississippi River
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
Mississippi River
lead
puncheon
oak
bousillage
hip roof
cedar
Norman
trusses

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