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Photograph from the street of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO
The Amoureux House

The Amoureux House, sometimes called the Beauvais–Amoureux House, is in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It was built in 1792 by Jean-Baptiste St. Gemme Beauvais II who moved from Kaskaskia, Illinois. In 1852, it was purchased by Benjamin C. Amoureux, who immigrated to the United States from France.

It is currently operated as a museum by the National Park Service. It is one of three surviving poteaux-en-terre buildings in Ste. Genevieve and one of five surviving in the entire United States. The other Ste. Genevieve poteaux-en-terre buildings are the Bequette-Ribault House and the Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House I (20 S. Main Street). The remaining two are the LaPointe-Krebs House in Pascagoula, Mississippi and the Badin-Roque House near Natchitoches, Louisiana. The Lasource–Durand Cabin is located behind the Amoureux House.

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Amoureux House

  • Photograph of the East and South Sides of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    The East Side in 1937

  • Photograph of the Eastern Side of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    The East Side in 2007

  • Poteaux-en-Terre-Cellar of the Bauvais-Amoureux House

    The poteaux-en-terre walls

  • Photograph of the Floor Support of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    The floor support is independent of the log walls

  • Basement Floor and Structural Plan-- Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    Plan of the basement and foundations of the Amoureux House

  • Drawing of a Longitudinal Section of the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    A longitudinal Section of the Amoureux House

Lasource–Durand Cabin

  • Lasource-Durand House Under a Tree in Ste Genevieve MO

    A 2007 photo of the Lasource–Durand Cabin

  • Photograph of 1936 of a Cabin Behind the Amoureaux House in Ste Genevieve MO

    A 1936 photo of the Lasource–Durand Cabin behind the Amoureux House

  • Pierrotage in the Durand Cabin

    Pierrotage in the Lasource-Durand Cabin.

  • Isometric Drawing of Lasource-Durand Framing-Ste in Genevieve MO

    An isometric drawing of the Lasource-Durand Cabin

Coordinates: 37°58′26″N 90°02′27″W / 37.9740°N 90.0408°W / 37.9740; -90.0408

Buildings and Structures of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
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