National Historic Landmark · house · Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Bolduc, Louis, House

Historic house in Missouri, United States in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1969French Colonial
A 1936 Photograph of the Front and Side of the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MOA color photograph of the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MOA Front View of the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MOA Photograph of an Old Door from the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MO
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What it is

Wikipedia · Louis Bolduc House

The Louis Bolduc House is a historic house museum owned and operated by French Colonial America (FCA), at 123 South Main Street in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It is an example of poteaux sur solle ("post-on-sill") vertical timber construction, and is located in what was one of the first European settlements in the present-day state of Missouri. The Bolduc House was the first historic structure in Ste. Genevieve to be authentically restored; the house is a prime illustration of the traditional French Creole Colonial architecture of the early 18th century in North America and was designated in 1970 as a National Historic Landmark. It is part of FCA's Centre for French Colonial Life's museum campus, and tickets for guided tours of Bolduc House may be obtained at the Centre's primary exhibit facility at 198 Market Street.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address123 S. Main St., Ste. Genevieve, MO
CountySte. Genevieve County
ListedApr 16, 1969
Reference number69000305
Type of placehouse
StyleFrench Colonial
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address123 S. Main St., Ste. Genevieve, MO
Websitebolduchouse.com ↗
Coordinates37.98918, -90.05381 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSte. Geneviève National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySilver Mines 37 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000305. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.