File:Photograph of the Vertical Logs of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg

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The he Amoureaux House — a 1986 photograph of the vertical wall logs entering the ground. This is Post in ground (poteaux-en-terre) construction.

  • The Amoureaux House, sometimes called the Bauvais-Amoureux House, was built in in 1793 in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It was built by Benjamin Amoureaux, who came from France. It is one of three poteaux-en-terre buildings that survive. The others are the Bequet-Ribault House and the Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House.
  • It is currently operated as a museum by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Date April/May 1986
Source Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; Record MO-1113
Author Jack E. Boucher
This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.


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