Poteaux-sur-solle is the name for the "posts-on-sill" style of French colonial architecture

French Colonial

French Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities...

 used by French

French people

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 and French-Canadian settlers in North America. Houses in this style in the present-day United States can be found in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Ste. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...

; Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

Prairie du Rocher is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Founded in the French colonial period in the American Midwest, the community is located near bluffs that flank the east side of the Mississippi River along the floodplain often called the "American Bottom".Prairie du...

, and former French settlements in Louisiana

Louisiana

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, all former parts of New France (La Louisiane). Most are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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; Maison Bolduc (see below) is a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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. Post on sill is a building style common to European vernacular architecture

Vernacular architecture

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. For example, it was used by Ukrainian

Ukrainians

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s peasants living in the 19th century on the open steppes or anywhere there was a timber shortage.

See also

• New France
  New France
  New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
  
  
• French colonization of the Americas
  French colonization of the Americas
  The French colonization of the Americas began in the 16th century, and continued in the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of Caribbean islands, and in South America...
  
  
• French architecture
  French architecture
  The history of French architecture runs in parallel with its neighbouring countries in Europe, with France being home to both some of the earliest pioneers in many architectural styles, and also containing some of the finest architectural creations of the continent.-Roman:The architecture of...
  
  
• Poteaux-en-terre
• Pierrotage
  Pierrotage
  A construction technique in which rock fill is used between vertical wooden posts. It was used by French settlers in the Americas.-See also:*Ste. Genevieve, Missouri*New France*French colonization of the Americas*French architecture*Poteaux-en-terre...
  
  
• Bousillage
  Bousillage
  Bousillage is the name of one of the components of the style of construction that uses vertical logs enclosed or filled by a mud mixture. This style was commonly used by 18th century French colonial settlers in the Americas.Bousillage, in south Louisiana, was a mixture of clay earth and retted...