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Manuel Lisa
House

Block 55A
Block 55C

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Manuel Lisa Residence. Ink on paper by Clarence Hoblitzelle, 1897. Acc. 1897.22.12.
Courtesy Missouri Historical Society

[Block 55B]

Jean B. Lorain, who operated a tannery on the west end of the property, built this small French frame house. The house was of post on sill construction and measured 25 x 20 feet. In 1799 Lorain sold his house and property to fur trader Manuel Lisa. In 1814 Lisa sold the house to his partner, Theodore Hunt, and moved to Block 8.