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Felix Vallé House State Historic Site
573-883-7102

	At a glance... 198 Merchant St. Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670	573-883-7102
	Acreage: 10.13 Year Acquired: 1970 Activities: tours

Settled by French-Canadian habitants in the late 1740s, the village of Ste. Genevieve has been inviting visitors to enjoy the charm of its narrow streets, shops, museums and historic homes for decades. Located amid Ste. Genevieve’s National Historic Landmark District, the Felix Vallé House State Historic Site offers visitors a rare glimpse of Missouri’s French colonial past.

The site features the Felix Vallé House built in 1818 as an American-Federal style residence and mercantile store. Restored and furnished to reflect the 1830s, the home today interprets the American influence on the French community following the Louisiana Purchase.

Just across the street is the Dr. Benjamin Shaw House. The earliest portion of this white frame building was constructed in 1819 by Jean Baptiste Bossier as a storehouse for his mercantile business. Today, the house provides interpretive space for the site.

Facing le grand champ, the agricultural fields of colonial Ste. Genevieve, is the 1792 Bauvais-Amoureux House. The walls of the house were formed from hewn logs, set upright into an earthen trench in a style known as poteaux en terre, making it a rare architectural treasure. An impressive diorama of Ste. Genevieve in 1832 is displayed in the house.

Revisit the quaint, country charm of historic Ste. Genevieve as you take a guided tour of the homes that make up Felix Vallé House State Historic Site.

Historic Preservation Field School
Each summer, Southeast Missouri State University, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, conducts a Historic Preservation Field School that grants university credit to qualified students. The field school is headquartered at the Felix Vallé House State Historic Site in Ste. Genevieve.