Poteaux-sur-sol
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Poteaux-sur-sol is a style of timber framing in which relatively closely spaced posts rest on a timber sill. Poteaux-en-terre and pieux-en-terre are similar, but the closely spaced posts extend into t
Holy Family Church in Cahokia, Illinois, was built of walnut timbers in the poteaux-sur-sol style in 1799, replacing a similar structure built in 1699.
Jacques Guibourd Historic House, c1806. Ste. Genevieve, MO An example of poteaux-sur-sol construction.
A model of the Maison Bolduc in Ste. Genevieve, showing poteaux-sur-sol construction.
The Durand Cabin in Ste. Genevieve is an example of poteaux-sur-sol construction.
The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic parish located at 116 Church Street in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The congregation is said to be the oldest continuously active Catholic parish in the Unite
The church interior
Old Holy Family Cahokia