The Francois Vertefeuille House is located in the
Town of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1993. It is one of the oldest buildings in Wisconsin, and is designated as the oldest building in the state still located on its original site.
History
The house was built between 1810 and 1820 using the
pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse technique common in French-Canadian buildings of the time.
It was expanded during the 1820s after it was bought by Francois Vertefeuille, who had originally moved to Prairie du Chien from
The Canadas
The Canadas is the collective name for the provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, two historical British colonies in present-day Canada. The two colonies were formed in 1791, when the British Parliament passed the '' Constitutional Act'', ...
in 1809.
See also
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List of the oldest buildings in Wisconsin
This article attempts to list the oldest extant, freestanding buildings in the state of Wisconsin. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records; other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should ...
References
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French-Canadian culture in Wisconsin
Houses in Crawford County, Wisconsin
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
Log houses in the United States
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Wisconsin
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin