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original columns. These columns were removed as the flood waters of 1993 had damaged them. On two of the columns are masonic symbols and on other columns are the initials of Francois Ziegler, Henri Janis, and an "N.J." An important part of the restoration that occurred was the reconstruction of the second triangular fireplace and a missing staircase both of which had been removed in a 1860s renovation of the house.
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family opened up a tobacco shop in addition to the tavern becoming one of the earliest recorded tobacco shops in the area. They ran the tavern and shop until the 1850s when the family closed them down and converted the building back into a house. The Ziegler family continued to live in the house until the 20th century.
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the house was inundated with water damaging it. The flood also covered the 1803 stone retaining wall, built by Francois Janis, which is today uncovered once again for visitors to behold. Subsequently, in 1996 it was purchased by Hilliard J. Goldman, who began an extensive restoration of the house.
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led a second HABS team to document the house. It was during the time of the survey that Dr. Richard Guyette, also of the University of Missouri, took core samples of the logs which dated the house's construction to circa 1790-1791, one of the few houses whose traditional date was not challenged in
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During the restoration of the house starting in 1996 under Hilliard J. Goldman's ownership, many important discoveries and restorations were made. One of the most important discoveries is of one of the largest collections of historical Ste. Genevieve graffiti to date, found on the north gallery's
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in Missouri, Louisiana Lodge 109, met for the first time. This lodge was the first Masonic lodge west of the Mississippi River having been chartered on June 6, 1806. The Janis family continued to own the house and tavern until 1833 when it was purchased by Mathias and Barbara Ziegler. The Ziegler
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The Janis-Ziegler House was acquired by the state of Missouri in 2017, but after only a few years of state ownership it was given to the National Park Service in 2020. It is currently a part of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, which was authorized in 2018 and established in 2020.
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The Janis-Ziegler House is an excellent example of French poteaux-sur-sol construction and contains one of the least altered interiors of a French Creole house in the area. This French poteaux-sur-sol method of construction uses a type of infill between the logs called
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wall which is found nowhere else in Ste. Genevieve. Another unique feature of this house is that the chimneys have triangular bases. There was a major renovation of the house in the 1860s which removed one of these two unique triangular chimneys in the house.
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The 20th century was a time of recognition and disaster for what was one of the oldest houses in Ste. Genevieve. In 1938 a survey of the Janis-Ziegler House was undertaken by the
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system traditionally used in French houses around the area. In the basement, a very unique feature of the house is found. Dividing the basement into two sections is a
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The Story of Old Ste. Genevieve: An Account of An Old French Town In Upper Louisiana; Its People and Their Homes
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Vanishing French Heritage: A Complete Study of the Vertical Log Homes of the Illinois Country
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Accompanying nine photos from 1959 and 1967 (Photo #8 is of the Green Tree Tavern in 1959)
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National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings Supplementary Sheet: Ste. Genevieve
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National Register of Historic Places in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
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details. Notably, it has pegged Anglo-American rafters instead of a
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Includes 37 accompanying photos and maps. NRHP reference #02000357.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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French colonial style house that was built circa 1790-1791 in
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Side of the Greentree Tavern (Janis-Ziegler House) in 2007
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Nicolas Janis House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Green Tree Tavern (Janis-Ziegler House) is located in Missouri
Green Tree Tavern (Janis-Ziegler House) is located in the United States
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
37°58′35.4″N 90°2′31.9″W / 37.976500°N 90.042194°W / 37.976500; -90.042194
Poteaux-sur-sol
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poteaux-sur-sol
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
dendrochronology
National Register of Historic Places
Ste. Genevieve Historic District
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park
National Park Service
Kaskaskia, Illinois
Masonic Lodge
Historic American Buildings Survey
Charles van Ravenswaay
University of Missouri
Great Flood of 1993
bousillage
Federal style
Norman truss
piece-sur-piece
Side of the Greentree Tavern (Janis-Ziegler House) in 2007
Front of the Greentree Tavern in 2007

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