Historic Structure Report: Delassus-Kern House, Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park
Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc.. 2024. Historic Structure Report: Delassus-Kern House, Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, Interior Regions 3,4,5. Omaha, Nebraska
The Delassus-Kern House is located at 19071 US-61 at the foot of a bluff, overlooking the Common Field to the east of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The original house was built in 1836 as a one and a half-story vertical log building over a partial stone masonry basement. During the 19th century, the house was expanded with the addition of a wood frame second floor. Despite extensive alterations over time, the house is eligible for listing for listing on the National Register. It is not included within the boundaries of Ste. Genevieve National Historic District or the Ste. Genevieve National Landmark District. The goal of the Kern House HSR project is to document its history and condition and a present conceptual level treatment plan for stabilization and future possible rehabilitation as a visitor attraction. Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park was established as a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) on October 30, 2020, to “preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations, the themes of French settlement, vernacular architecture, and community form and farming on the frontier associated with Ste. Genevieve.” The French Colonial settlement was originally founded circa 1750 on the west bank of the Mississippi River approximately 60 miles south of modern St. Louis, Missouri. After a major flood in 1785, the village was gradually relocated to its present site on higher ground.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc.
- Date of Issue
- 2024-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, Interior Regions 3,4,5
- Units
- MWR , STGE
- Keywords
- agriculture, French colonial, French settlement, French vertical log architecture, French-Canadian vernacular architecture, poteaux-sur-sole style, Ste. Genevieve National Historic Landmark District
- License
- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal