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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November 2000,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this prestigious
award to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for
acquiring, restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties
that offer invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of
America's heritage."
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NSCDA in Missouri Museum
Properties
The NSCDA in Missouri is involved with two historic properties in
Ste. Genevieve: the Louis Bolduc House and the
Bolduc-LeMeilleur House.
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LOUIS BOLDUC HOUSE (1785)
Address:
123 South Main Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Telephone:
(573) 883-3105
Open:
Monday through Saturday,
April 1 to November 1:
10::00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Closed:
Easter
Sunday.
Directions:
From St. Louis, follow I-55 south
for 60 miles to Ste. Genevieve Exit. From Main Street in the center
of the village, there are well-marked directions to the house.
Web site:
www.bolduchouse.com
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik |
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The Bolduc House was constructed
about 1785, incorporating in the structure a smaller house built in Ste.
Genevieve in 1770. It was built by Louis Bolduc, a prosperous French
Canadian miner, merchant, and planter.
It is the first instance of an authentic
and complete restoration of a French colonial house of the Mississippi
Valley.
The house is built with "posts on
a sill," the heavy oak timbers set about six inches apart and infilled
with plaster made from mud, Spanish moss, and animal hair. The steep
roof, supported by heavy tresses held together by mortises and tenons,
spreads out on all four sides to cover the gallery.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
WINNER OF THE 2005 PRESERVE AMERICA PRESIDENTIAL AWARD |
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BOLDUC-LeMEILLEUR HOUSE
Address: 121
South Main Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Telephone:
(573)
883-3105
Open:
Monday to Saturday, April
1 to November 1: 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
Sunday: 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Closed:
Easter
Sunday
Web site:
www.bolduchouse.org
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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The Bolduc-LeMeilleur House is a
story-and-a-half home built by Rene LeMeilleur, the husband of Louis Bolduc's
granddaughter.
The house is French in plan and
exterior; the interior details are American. It is an interesting
example of combined French and American influences on local architecture.
A more modest house than Bolduc, it is representative of a young couple's
house of the period.
Bolduc-LeMeilleur House is owned
and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in
the State of Missouri. |
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