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.
Bousillage
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Bousillage is a mixture of clay and grass or other fibrous substances used as the infill between the timbers of a half-timbered building. This material was commonly used by 18th-century French colonia
Poteaux-sur-sol
…Ste. Genevieve, MO An example of poteaux-sur-sol construction. Front view of Louis Bolduc House, Ste. Genevieve. Shows poteaux-sur-sol construction and bousillage infill. A model of the Maison Bolduc in Ste. Genevieve, showing poteaux-sur-sol construction. The Durand Cabin in Ste. Genevieve is an example of…
Bousillage infill between the studs
Maison Bolduc is an example of poteaux-sur-solle construction.