Archeological Dig of Florissant - 12000 years of history
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Archambault House 603 rue St. Denis
Archambault House, Circa 1850, restored by Historic Florissant, Inc. Built by August Archambault, explorer and guide. [click here for map] |
Auguste Aubuchon House 1002 rue St. Louis
Auguste Aubuchon House - country French of log construction C. 1800.[click here for map]
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Baptiste Aubuchon House |
Baptiste Aubuchon House 450 rue St. Jacques
Baptiste Aubuchon House, federal in style, C. 1832.[click here for map] |
Bellisime House 359 rue St. Jean Baptiste
Bellisime House. A typical French style, this home was built in 1836.[click here for map] |
Brand House
Greek revival built C. 1870. |
Dr. Nicholas Jensen House 406 rue St. Louis circa 1890. |
Florissant City Hall 955 rue St. Francois
Florissant City Hall, built in 1970 to conform with Historic District regulations. Noted for its beautiful Historic Landmark trees.[click here for map] |
Casa Alvarez 289 rue St. Denis
Casa Alvarez, the only remaining home linking Florissant to Spain, having been acquired by Augustus Alverez in 1844. It is of French Colonial style. [click here for map] |
Castello House 385 rue St. Louis
Castello House - Greek revival built C. 1870.[click here for map] |
Cold Water Commons Park Adjacent To The St. Ferdinand Shrine
Cold Water Commons Park preserves open space adjacent to Cold Water Creek on whose banks the original village was platted. [click here for map] |
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Gittemeier House
Resource Center for Historic Florissant, Inc. and used book store 1860.[click here for map]
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Gittemeier House |
Hendel's Market 599 rue St. Denis
Hendel's Market, circa 1873, continues to serve the public as a restaurant.[click here for map] |
Herman House 3912 Shackelford Rd
circa 1870. Interesting porch detail.[click here for map] |
Historic City Hall 619 rue St. Francois
Historic City Hall, C.1870, is in its second century serving Florissant and is now a Senior Citizen's Center.[click here for map]
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Imperial Crown Pet Cemetary 115 N. Highway 67
http://www.imperialcrownpc.com/index.htm
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Myers Barn
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John B. Myers House 180 Dunn Rd.
John B. Myers House and Barn, 1869-70. Victorian with Palladian influence. restored by Historic Florissant, Inc. - a "working complex" occupied by yarn and fabric shops with a barn deli. Open Tue. and Wed. 10am to 8pm and Mon, Thur, Fri, & Sat from 10am to 4pm. Call 921-4606. [click here for map] |
Magill House 410 Harrison
Magill House is another example of the white brick period. Original portion of house built about 1830.[click here for map] |
Montaigne House 306 rue St. Louis
Montaigne House - a two story brick home built about 1857. [click here for map]
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Montaigne House |
Narrow Gauge Railroad Station 1060 rue St. Catherine
Narrow Gauge Railroad Station built in 1878 and moved to its present location when threatened with destruction. It was restored by Historic Florissant, Inc. and is occupied by "Thistle & Clover."
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Old St. Ferdinand Shrine # 1 rue St. Francois
Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is the oldest Catholic Church building in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. The convent wing was built in 1819 for Mother Duchesne and 3 other Sacred Heart Nuns. The corner stone of the current church was laid in 1821 by Mother Duchesne. In 1988 Mother Duchesne was elevated to Sainthood and Old St. Ferdinand was elevated to Shrine status. Father DeSmet, the beloved Black Robe of Indian nations, was ordained there on September 23, 1827. The shrine is no longer used as an active Catholic parish and is maintained as a non-sectarian organization by the Friends of Old St. Ferdinand, Inc. Tours are conducted on a regular schedule on Sunday, May through October, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The gift shop is also open at that time. The book sale and gift shop are open on Saturdays 9:00 AM to Noon and tours may be requested during that time. Tours may also be scheduled by appointment by calling 314-837-2110 or by writing to #1 rue St. Francois, Florissant, Missouri 63031. You may also visit the website www.oldstferdinandshrine.com or email at oldstferdinand@gmail.com. There is a minimum donation of $2.00 per person for all tours.
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Sacred Heart Church |
Sacred Heart Church 751 Jefferson
Sacred Heart Church (The German Church). Parish established 1866.
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Spanish Land Grant Park St. Denis at St. Ferdinand
Spanish Land Grant Park, a gift of the Spanish King to the inhabitants of the village of St. Ferdinand. Once the Place d'Arms where the militia drilled. Many of the early settlers lie here in unmarked graves. Location of La Plaza Memorial.[click here for map] |
Taille de Noyer On campus of McCluer High School
When it was still the Country of the Illinois, the plantation of Taille de Noyer was a part of the Florissant Valley. Once an Indian trading post, later the hunting lodge of John Mullanphy, one of Missouri's most illustrious citizens, it became the country home of Mullanphy's descendants until it was acquired by the Florissant Valley Historical Society in 1961. Restored as a house museum- open to the public Sunday 1- 4 p.m. or by appointment.. Admission charge.Call 524-1100.[click here for map] |
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Tower Court Log Cabin Tower Court Park, Washington and New Florissant Road
Probably built by a trapper around 1850, the cabin is still located on its original site which was purchased by the Cougot family in 1960 and then was donated to the Florissant Valley Historical Society. The cabin was restored by Historic Florissant, Inc. in the late 1980's. [click here for map]
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Union Church 646 rue St. Francois
Union Church is the first Protestant Church in Florissant. Circa 1895.[click here for map] |
For more information contact the Historic Florissant, 1067 Dunn Road
314 / 921-7055
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