PIERRE SCHUMERT HOUSE: Built in 1849. Welcome to this high traffic, high quality downtown bldg located in the heart of Main St in Historic Ste Genevieve. The possibilities are endless with truly unique bldg, built circa 1849, that can serve in so many capacities. Recent remodel give all needed modern features. Currently serving numerous clients as a salon and spa and has some 10ft ceilings. New steel roof, furnace and water heater. The main front room contains hardwood flooring and throughout and it also features a working gas log fireplace.
Records show Mr. Schumert built the house on the property some time before he acquired title to the land, as in the deed it says ‘on which Pierre Schumert had built a house.’ The deed dated 1849. The German residences of Ste. Genevieve can be subdivided into several categories. The most numerous are single story, brick, three- bay, gabled roof buildings often with a rear ell. The interior has a two-room plan.