Aaron Elliott House - Ste. Genevieve Historic District - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 58.630 W 090° 02.581
15S E 759724 N 4207407
Historic home, now a bed & breakfast, in the Ste. Genevieve Historic District in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM5E22
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 4

"Aaron Elliott House. 207 South Main Street, c. 1806 to 1812. Property type: I-house. The Aaron Elliott House was built as a central chimney I-house. In its present configuration, the house is T-shaped in plan. The gable-fronted, east portion of the house is the oldest portion. The present principal entrance to the house is located at the junction of the gable front and side gable portions of the house. A hip-roofed, bracketed porch, probably added in the late nineteenth century, shelters this entrance. Fenestration consists of regularly spaced, six-over-six, double hung, sash windows. A bracketed, boxed cornice with returns marks the roof junction. The house has a limestone rubble foundation, is sheathed in wood shingles, and the roof is sheathed in standing seam metal. Brick chimneys project from the roof ridge of the gable front block and from the west end of the eaves front block.

The interior of the gable-fronted block has hand-hewn sills, plates, and principal uprights. The corner braces and intermediate uprights are vertical sawn. Some cellar joists are hand-hewn; others are vertical sawn. The oldest section of the house measures about 45 feet long and 22 feet wide. It appears to have had two rooms on each floor and no central hallway. Six-panel doors in this section of the house date from the early nineteenth century. Most of the remaining woodwork in the house dates from the mid-nineteenth century or later. The two-story addition was constructed in the late nineteenth century. The house shows the typical evolution of a house of its age. The original block of the house is discernable and major portions of its original or early fabric are intact."  ~ Historic District National Register Nomination Form

The house is also listed in the National Historic Landmark Historic District as the Dr. Aaron Elliot house house with a construction date of 1805.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Ste. Genevieve Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
207 South Main Street Ste. Genevieve, Missouri


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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