Old French House

Old French House (HMFDU)

Location: Vincennes, IN 47591 Knox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.999', W 87° 31.671'

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Home of French fur trader Michel Brouillet (1774-1838). French Creole cottage (built circa 1806) is typical of "posts-on-sill" construction technique used by French settlers in Mississippi Valley during eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Restoration 1974-1976. Located within Vincennes Historic District.
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HM NumberHMFDU
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number42.1995.1
Year Placed1995
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Old Northwest Corporation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 12:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 454089 N 4281767
Decimal Degrees38.68331667, -87.52785000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.999', W 87° 31.671'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 59.94" N, 87° 31' 40.26" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 515 N 1st St, Vincennes IN 47591, US
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