Guibourd-Vallé House

Sitting on the corner of Fourth and Merchant Street is the Guibourd-Valle House.

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Quick Facts

Location:

1 N 4th St, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670

MANAGED BY:

Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve

Amenities

5 listed

Accessible Rooms, Cellular Signal, Elevator, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible

The Guibourd-Vallé House was constructed for Jacques Guibourd in 1806 in the “poteaux-sur-sole” (post-on-sill) style with vertical, hand-hewn log walls and a double-pitched roof. This important National Register site is the only historic house in Ste. Geneviève where visitors can go into the attic to view, and study up-close, the Norman truss architecture employed at the time.

The house displays a more refined rendition of the typical French Colonial residence in the era of Lewis and Clark and is finished with elegant French antiques. The museum is owned and operated by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Geneviève as a memorial to its donor, Jules Felix Vallé. To learn more about the history of the Guibourd-Vallé House and find out how to visit, see the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve.