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Guibourd-Valle House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri


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	French in Illinois; Settling in the Midwest
Learning Standards	16 History; 17 Geography;
Author or Creator	Illinois Heritage Association
Source	35mm slide
Subject / Keywords	Architecture; French Colonial Period; French Colonial District; Vertical log construction; Ste. Genevieve, Missouri; Valle, Jean Baptiste, 1783-1837; Guibourd, Jacques Dubreuil
Collection Publisher	Illinois Heritage Association
Further Information	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.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	IHA00029
CONTENTdm file name	86.jpg