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Ste. Genevieve was established in the 1750s by French colonists, when the territory west of the Mississippi River was part of French Louisiana.It became the principle civic center of the region, and continued to be so when the area passed into Spanish control with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
Ste. Genevieve is located along the west bank of the Mississippi River near the Illinois state line along Interstate 55, U.S. Route 61, and Missouri Route 32, approximately 46 mi (74 km) south-southeast of St. Louis and 196 mi (315 km) north-northwest of Memphis, Tennessee.
As may be seen by a comparison of photos below, the house was restored to show its original colonial style, whose elements were intact under later changes. In 1970 the house was designated a National Historic Landmark. [2] [4] It is a contributing property in the Ste. Genevieve Historic District, which has National Historic Landmark status.
The Green Tree Tavern, also known as the Janis-Ziegler House, is a poteaux-sur-sol French colonial style house that was built circa 1790-1791 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It is the oldest verified house in Missouri by dendrochronology. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Ste. Genevieve Historic ...
Ste. Genevieve County is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve is the principal town and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County with a population of around 5,000 people. Ste. Genevieve was the first permanent civilized settlement in Missouri.
Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States: Coordinates: Area: 11.73 acres (4.75 ha) [1] Established: 1970 [2] Visitors: 7,619 (in 2022) [3] Governing body: Missouri Department of Natural Resources: Website: Felix Vallé House State Historic Site
Vincent Joseph Dunker (December 6, 1878 – March 11, 1974) was a photographer, inventor and camera manufacturer who began his career in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in the late 1890s. Dunker built a wide variety of cameras, contact printers , photo enlargers , and photo booths over a period of thirty-seven years.
The Common Field Archaeological Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 23-SG-100, is a prehistoric archaeological site near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.Located in the bottom lands along the Mississippi River, it encompasses the remains of a Native American platform mound.