Acadian Village

The Roy House is an example of late 18th-century construction using stacked hewn logs.

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Héritage Vivant/Living Heritage

The 17 buildings overlooking the St. John River in the Acadian Village retain the cultural heritage of the Acadians who settled in the St. John Valley during the mid-eighteenth century.

The settlement reflects and incorporates those traits inherent to the Acadians. These skills include fishing, lumbering, and ship building. A number of these dwellings are significant in terms of their distinct Maine Acadian construction such as nautical features of “ship knees,” used for supports in construction, which can be seen in the Morneault house and the Acadian barn.

The buildings have been moved to the village or built on site. The site is owned and operated by Héritage Vivant/Living Heritage. The Acadian Village is on the National Register of Historic Places.