Ste. Genevieve History

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On June 15, 1940, Ste. Genevieve Artist Matt Ziegler's mural was installed in the Flandreau, South Dakota Post Office. H...
06/18/2026

On June 15, 1940, Ste. Genevieve Artist Matt Ziegler's mural was installed in the Flandreau, South Dakota Post Office. Here's a pic of the mural in the post office setting, the 16 x 40" example he had sent in as part of the competition for the mural and a Ste. Genevieve newspaper article about the installation.

On May 30, 1917, a tornado (then called a cyclone) went through the northern part of Ste. Genevieve County. While passin...
06/16/2026

On May 30, 1917, a tornado (then called a cyclone) went through the northern part of Ste. Genevieve County. While passing through Lawrenceton, it destroyed the church, rectory, and a store. After a year of construction, the new Church was dedicated in July 1918. A cyclone happened at the same time in the southern end of the county and did severe damage in Lithium.

Did you know that on March 1, 1918, the post office began delivering mail twice per day to businesses in the city. This ...
04/28/2026

Did you know that on March 1, 1918, the post office began delivering mail twice per day to businesses in the city. This practice was discontinued by the National Post Office on May 1, 1950.

The construction of St. Jude Acres, a new subdivision outside the city limits, was announced in June 1955. The new subdi...
04/25/2026

The construction of St. Jude Acres, a new subdivision outside the city limits, was announced in June 1955. The new subdivision planned for 120 homes held its grand opening in May 1956. The County Court incorporated it on April 21, 1958. As a result of Dec. 21, 1971 election, the subdivision became the 4th ward of the City.

The southeast corner of Market and Main, part of the Louis Bolduc property, originally contained the frame Le Meilleur h...
04/24/2026

The southeast corner of Market and Main, part of the Louis Bolduc property, originally contained the frame Le Meilleur house and a small brick building used as a warehouse (depicted in the c1830 diorama.) In 1838, the Sisters of Loretto used the property as the Our Lady of Mount Carmel school for girls. In 1848, the Sisters moved to the Pratte Warehouse area on the northeast corner of 4th and Merchant. An 1853 ad in the Ste. Genevieve Plaindealer reveals that Clement Detchemendy built a larger brick structure for use as a hotel. Henry L. Siebert bought the property in 1903 and later sold it to Jos. Effrein in 1918 for use as a blacksmith shop. After Effrein’s death, Bader and Sons used the building as a blacksmith shop and agricultural implement business. Joseph Roth bought the building 1941 and used it as the Roth Motor Company. Mississippi Lime Co. eventually bought the building and sold it to the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri in 1961. They removed the brick building as part of the Le Meilleur House restoration project which began in 1967.

On March 27, 1875, the Ste. Genevieve City Board of Education authorized the purchase of a lot on Market Street for the ...
03/30/2026

On March 27, 1875, the Ste. Genevieve City Board of Education authorized the purchase of a lot on Market Street for the construction of new public school house. The new school opened on Oct. 16, 1876. An addition to the building to include an auditorium was completed in November 1913 and dedicated in March 1914. In August 1958, the Bank of Ste. Genevieve announced that it would build a new bank building on the lot and by early September, the old building was gone. The Bank of Ste. Genevieve opened on MAY 29, 1959,

The building on the southeast corner of Market and Main (102 -104 S. Main) is has one of the more unusual front facades ...
03/19/2026

The building on the southeast corner of Market and Main (102 -104 S. Main) is has one of the more unusual front facades in Ste. Genevieve. It is similar to the Anvil Saloon
Originally the property of Jean Baptiste Moreau. It was later owned by Etienne Parent dit Chauvet Dubreuil beginning in 1803. In 1844, it was purchased by Joseph Amoureux who gave it to Benjamin Amoureux. Other owners included Frank Sexauer, Garfield Thomure, Agnes Moreau, Raymond and Richard Giesler, Jettie Farlow, Odile Mecker, and Gary Smith. It has been operated as the European Entitlement store since 2010. The attached one story building to the south was added after 1945, but the exact date as not yet been found. Various businesses have used this smaller building to include as La Croix Rendezvous Café and Crafts, Colonial Thymes, Old Town Café, The Stained Glass Shop, Genevieve Java Shop, Book Station, and the Riverside Shop. Here are a couple of older pictures of the building and a more recent one.

Continuing on to the northeast corner of Market and Main – this property originally belonged to Jean Baptiste Vallé. By ...
03/08/2026

Continuing on to the northeast corner of Market and Main – this property originally belonged to Jean Baptiste Vallé. By 1874, the Peter Wilder Agricultural Depot occupied this corner. It would later become Harry Bantz’s Implement Depot and then Hoffman and Sucher in 1883. They were followed by Kohm and Petrequin in 1895 who then sold it to Tlapek Implement and Lumber in 1898. In 1902, it reverted to Henry Kohm for a short while and he later sold it to Joseph Jacob later that year. Jacob sold the business to John W. Roth in 1907. In1931, William A. Doerge opened a Phillips 66 service station on the corner. It eventually became the property of Ed Bauman who enlarged the station in 1974. It would be razed in 1987 to make room for the Great River Road Welcome Center which opened in November 1988. Following are various pictures of the property over time.

Continuing on the north side of Market between Main and 2nd Streets – The Jean Baptiste Vallé house lot once contained a...
03/03/2026

Continuing on the north side of Market between Main and 2nd Streets – The Jean Baptiste Vallé house lot once contained an old barn as pictured. The Historic American Building Survey estimated that it was built circa 1857. It collapsed in a February 1982 snowstorm which also destroyed a privy on the property. The barn was replaced with a garage shown in a present=day photograph. Outbuildings were once very common in Ste. Genevieve. In 1911, there were 197 outbuildings in the 12-block downtown area. In 2011, there were only 6 of these original outbuildings still extant.

Henry Hohman built this little brick building on the north side of Market in 1881 for use as a soda water factory. Hohma...
02/27/2026

Henry Hohman built this little brick building on the north side of Market in 1881 for use as a soda water factory. Hohman sold it to Joseph N. Simon in 1896 and Simon would later move the business to the creamery on Market. There was a house to the east of the brick building which was torn down between 1945 and 1978. In its place, the Lion's Club built their present-day park. Thanks to Lion's Club for providing this peaceful spot in Ste. Genevieve. If anyone knows when the house was torn down or has a picture of it, please message this page.

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