One of the best kept secrets in the State of Missouri is tucked away just one hour south of downtown St. Louis on Hwy 55.

It boasts a collection of the oldest French vertical log houses in North America. The city of Ste. Genevieve was founded in 1749 and predates Pierre Laclede’s founding of St. Louis by 15 years....
Jean Baptiste Valle’, boasts the oldest rose garden in the former Louisiana Territory. Originally established by Madame Jeanne Barbeau Valle’ (1760-1842... The Vital St. Gemme Beauvais House was built by the Valle’ and Pratt family slaves who were craftsmen trained in the local vernacular style of vertical log construction in 1792...
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