Felix Vallé House State Historic Site
Felix Vallé State Historic Site | |
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![]() Felix Vallé House | |
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Location | Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 37°58′48″N 90°2′41″W / 37.98000°N 90.04472°WCoordinates: 37°58′48″N 90°2′41″W / 37.98000°N 90.04472°W |
Area | 11.73 acres (4.75 ha)[1] |
Established | 1970[2] |
Governing body | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Felix Vallé House State Historic Site |
The Felix Vallé House State Historic Site is a state-owned historic preserve comprising the Felix Vallé House and other early 19th-century buildings in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.[3]
The site offers tours of the Felix Vallé House, a Federal-style limestone structure built in 1818 by Jacob Phillipson, a Jewish merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that in 1824 became the commercial outlet and home of Felix Vallé and Odile Pratte-Vallé.[4] An authentically stocked mercantile store representing the firm of Menard & Vallé is on display. Other features of the house include original mantels and interior trim, early Empire furnishings, an exterior staircase leading to the second-floor bedrooms, and a garden with original brick and frame outbuildings.[5]
The Bauvais-Amoureux House (1792), which is open seasonally, and the Dr. Benjamin Shaw House (1819) are also part of the historic site.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Felix Vallé House State Historic Site: Data Sheet" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Felix Vallé House State Historic Site". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Felix Vallé House State Historic Site: General Information". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Felix Vallé House State Historic Site". Ste. Genevieve Department of Tourism. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
Further reading[]
- Aron, Stephen, American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State, Indiana University Press, 2009, ISBN 0253200113.
- Deposki, Richard, Images of America: Ste. Genevieve, Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7385-5183-8.
- Evans, Mark L., The Commandant’s Last Ride, Tucson, AZ: Patrice Press, 1998, ISBN 0971198004.
- Foster, Gerald, American Houses: A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home, New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004, ISBN 0618387994.
- Franzwa, Gregory M., The Story of Old Ste. Genevieve, Tucson: Patrice Press, 1998, ISBN 0935284869.
- Missouri Life Magazine, Lewis And Clark’s Journey Across Missouri, Booneville, MO: Missouri Life Magazine, 2003.
- Naeger, Bill, Patti Naeger, and Mark Evans, Ste. Genevieve: A Leisurely Stroll through History. Ste. Genevieve, MO: Merchant Street Publishing, 1998, ISBN 0967603900.
- Peterson, Charles E., Colonial St. Louis: Building a Creole Capital, Tucson, AZ: Patrice Press, 2001, ISBN 1880397005.
- Schroeder, Walter A., Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri’s Ste. Genevieve District, 1760–1830, Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8262-1398-3.
- Stepenoff, Bonnie, From French Community to Missouri Town, Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2006, ISBN 0826216684.
- Wehmeyer, Janice C., Ste. Genevieve, MO: A Guided Tour Through the Past and Present, self-published: 1993
External links[]
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- Felix Vallé House State Historic Site Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Felix Vallé House State Historic Site Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Missouri State Historic Sites
- Historic house museums in Missouri
- Protected areas established in 1970
- Museums in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
- Industry museums in Missouri
- Jews and Judaism in Missouri
- French-Canadian culture in Missouri
- French-American culture in Missouri
- Missouri culture
- French Colonial architecture
- 1970 establishments in Missouri