Beauvais-Amoureux House

One of 2 properties administered by the NPS.

I am going to review both of the properties administered by the National Park Service, the Amoureux House and the Jean Baptiste Valley House and Garden (NOT to be confused with the Felix Valle House a...

A Historic House

This house is one of poteaux-en-terre homes that still remain in Ste Genevieve. It should be wonderful if we could visit this house but we were too early so we didn't wait as we still have a long jour...

The French settled the Illinois country bringing unique agriculture and architecture

The Bauvais-Amoureux house is a well preserved example of a poteaux-en-terre or post in ground built home in New France along the Mississippi river. Timbers placed vertically in directory contact wit...

Poteaux-en-terre

Another must-see while in Ste Gen. This is one of three poteaux-en-terre homes remaining in town and the displays give a wonderful overview of the architecture. Loved being able to see under the hou...

Part of the Felix Valle SHS as well as the Ste Gen "pass"....

this incredibly interesting house focuses on the unusual architecture to be found in this area of the country. The unusual vertical cedar post and poteaux-en-terre method of construction is what make...