The Louis Bolduc House or Maison Bolduc in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Ste. Genevieve was the first European settlement in Missouri. The village was founded in 1735 by French-Canadian settlers.
In 1792 Louis Bolduc, a successful merchant and trader, who also had lead mines to the west, built a one-story house in the village. The first historic structure in Ste. Genevieve to be authentically restored, the house is a prime example of the traditional French Colonial architecture in North America.
The walls of the house were built with heavy oak timbers set about six inches apart and infilled with bousillage, a mixture of mud, straw, and horsehair that hardened to a cement-like texture. Diagonal timbers on each supporting wall added stability. The steep roof was supported by heavy, hand-hewn Norman trusses held together by mortise and tenon joinery. It extends over the four sides of the house's porches to provide shade and cooling.
The property was owned by Bolduc family descendants until the 1940s and is now a historic house museum.
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