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Poteaux-sur-sol ("posts on a sill" – sol is also spelled sole and solle) is a style of
timber framing in which relatively closely spaced
posts rest on a timber
sill
Sill may refer to:
* Sill (dock), a weir at the low water mark retaining water within a dock
* Sill (geology), a subhorizontal sheet intrusion of molten or solidified magma
* Sill (geostatistics)
* Sill (river), a river in Austria
* Sill plate, a ...
. Poteaux-en-terre and pieux-en-terre are similar, but the closely spaced posts extend into the ground rather than resting on a sill on a foundation, and therefore are a type of
post in ground construction. Poteaux-sur-sol is similar to the framing style known in the United Kingdom as
close studding. Poteaux-sur-sol has also, confusingly, been used for other types of timber framing which have a sill timber such as
post-and-plank, but this is considered incorrect by some scholars.
Poteaux-sur-sol is a part of
American historic carpentry but is known by its French name in North America, as it was used by
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
and
French-Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fr ...
people in the region historically known as
New France. Besides its appearance in
French colonial architecture, it was also used in the 19th century by
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
peasants living on the open
steppes, or anywhere there was a timber shortage.
[ Lehr, John C., "Ukrainians in Western Canada", in ''To Build in a New Land'' (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992) pp 309-330.]
United States
In the present-day United States, houses in this style can be found in
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri;
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
Prairie du Rocher ("The Rock Prairie" in French) is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Founded in the French colonial period in the American Midwest, the community is located near bluffs that flank the east side of the Miss ...
, and former French settlements in
Louisiana—all former parts of New France (''La Louisiane''). Most are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places;
Maison Bolduc
The Louis Bolduc House, also known as Maison Bolduc, is a historic house museum at 123 South Main Street in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It is an example of '' poteaux sur solle'' ("posts-on-sill") construction, and is located in the first Europe ...
is a
National Historic Landmark.
Canada
Gallery
Image:La_Maison_de_Guibourd-Valle--1808.jpg, Jacques Guibourd Historic House
The Guibourd House, also known as La Maison de Guibourd, is an example of ''poteaux-sur-solle'' (vertical post on sill or foundation) sealed with '' bouzillage'' (usually a mixture of clay and grass) construction. The structure was built around 1 ...
, c1806. Ste. Genevieve, MO An example of ''poteaux-sur-sol'' construction.
Image:A Front View of the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg, Front view of Louis Bolduc House
The Louis Bolduc House, also known as Maison Bolduc, is a historic house museum at 123 South Main Street in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It is an example of '' poteaux sur solle'' ("posts-on-sill") construction, and is located in the first Europe ...
, Ste. Genevieve. Shows ''poteaux-sur-sol'' construction and '' bousillage'' infill.
Image:Poteaux-sur-Solle Model.jpg, A model of the Maison Bolduc
The Louis Bolduc House, also known as Maison Bolduc, is a historic house museum at 123 South Main Street in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. It is an example of '' poteaux sur solle'' ("posts-on-sill") construction, and is located in the first Europe ...
in Ste. Genevieve, showing ''poteaux-sur-sol'' construction.
Image:Durand Cabin- poteaux-sur-solle & pierrotage.jpg, The Durand Cabin in Ste. Genevieve is an example of ''poteaux-sur-sol'' construction.
File:Creole House in Prairie du Rocher.jpg, Creole House
The Creole House is a historic residence in the village of Prairie du Rocher, an old French settlement in present-day Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Built at the end of the eighteenth century and later expanded, the Creole House is ...
in Prairie du Rocher
Prairie du Rocher ("The Rock Prairie" in French) is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Founded in the French colonial period in the American Midwest, the community is located near bluffs that flank the east side of the Miss ...
, Illinois, built 1800, expanded with stud-based construction and sided in 1858.
See also
*
French architecture
*
French colonization of the Americas
*
Creole House
The Creole House is a historic residence in the village of Prairie du Rocher, an old French settlement in present-day Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Built at the end of the eighteenth century and later expanded, the Creole House is ...
*
Pierrotage
References
{{commonscat, Poteaux-sur-sol construction
Timber framing
Colonial architecture in the United States
French colonial architecture
Architecture in Ukraine
New France
French-Canadian culture in the United States
French-American culture in Missouri
Missouri culture