Guibourd-Valle House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

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image

Coverage / Year

1806 to Present

Description

The post-on-sill house has a gallery across the front that can be entered from either end. There are two entrances into the house from the gallery. The attic contains Norman truss work with huge oak beams.

Interpretation

This house was built around 1784 by Jacques Dubreuil Guibourd, a French merchant. In 1763, the region was assigned to Spain. Ste. Genevieve became the outpost of the Spanish empire and the Guibourd house was the social meeting place for Spanish officers. The house is apparently haunted by three men who appear from the waist up. Jules Valle reported the first ghosts in 1939.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Settling in the Midwest
French in Illinois

Learning Standards

17 Geography
16 History

Author or Creator

Illinois Heritage Association

Source

35mm slide

Language

English

Subject / Keywords

Guibourd, Jacques Dubreuil
Valle, Jean Baptiste, 1783-1837
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Vertical log construction
French Colonial District
French Colonial Period
Architecture

Collection Publisher

Illinois Heritage Association

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

IHA00029

Date Created

4-23-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Guibourd-Valle House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Coverage / Year	1806 to Present
Description	The post-on-sill house has a gallery across the front that can be entered from either end. There are two entrances into the house from the gallery. The attic contains Norman truss work with huge oak beams.
Interpretation	This house was built around 1784 by Jacques Dubreuil Guibourd, a French merchant. In 1763, the region was assigned to Spain. Ste. Genevieve became the outpost of the Spanish empire and the Guibourd house was the social meeting place for Spanish officers. The house is apparently haunted by three men who appear from the waist up. Jules Valle reported the first ghosts in 1939.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Settling in the Midwest French in Illinois
Learning Standards	17 Geography 16 History
Author or Creator	Illinois Heritage Association
Source	35mm slide
Language	English
Subject / Keywords	Guibourd, Jacques Dubreuil Valle, Jean Baptiste, 1783-1837 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Vertical log construction French Colonial District French Colonial Period Architecture
Collection Publisher	Illinois Heritage Association
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IHA00029
Date Created	4-23-00

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