John Price House (Old Brick House) - 90 South Third Street - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 37° 58.731 W 090° 02.751
15S E 759469 N 4207586
First brick house west of the Mississippi is in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM4J5B
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2008
Views: 68
"John Price House. Local name: Old Brick House. 90 South Third Street.
HABS No.: MO-1107. c. 1804. Property type: Anglo-American brick house. This
brick building was erected as the house of John Price, one of the first
Anglo-Americans in Ste. Genevieve. It is an early example of Anglo-American
building traditions in Ste. Genevieve.
The original block of the building is two stories in height, three bays wide
and three bays deep. The primary entrance is centered on the west wall and is
surmounted by a two-light transom. Flanking this main entry are two,
one-over-one, double hung, sash windows. A second entrance, also surmounted by a
two-light transom, is placed in the south gable end. The first story of this
gable end is also fenestrated with one-over-one, double hung, sash windows. The
second floor of the original block is fenestrated with six-over-six, double
hung, sash windows. A boxed, dentilled cornice .with short returns marks the
roof junction. The roof is sheathed in standing seam metal, and a chimney rises
from the south end of the roof ridge.
The appearance of the building in the 1930s is shown in a series of
photographs from the Piaget-van Ravenswaay architectural survey now in the HABS
collection at the Library of Congress. The building then used as a tavern
had a retractable canvas awning above the first story openings. The main entry
transom was hidden by a Falstaff beer sign. A single story, gabled roof,
wood-framed addition sheathed in clapboards and fenestrated with double hung
windows projected from the south end of the rear elevation.
Two, one-story, flat roofed, mid-twentieth century brick-clad additions are
presently appended to the rear of the original block. These additions are
fenestrated with multi-light picture windows. [C]
In 1799, Price married Eugenia Villais, a granddaughter of Francois Valle,
St., the first Commandant of Ste. Genevieve. Henry Dodge acquired the building
in 1811, and in 1833, Ferdinand Rozier purchased it. In the mid-1800s, it was
sold to George Sexauer and remained in that family for over 100 years."~
Historic District National Register Nomination Form
This building is included in two historic districts.
It is listed as the Old Brick House on the earlier
National Landmark Historic District with a construction date of 1790.