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Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site

Historic House

The preserved home of Pierre Menard, first Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, built around 1802 near the site of old Kaskaskia. While Menard came to prominence slightly after the Revolutionary War period, his home is the best-preserved example of the French Creole architecture that characterized the Kaskaskia settlement Clark captured in 1778. The house is operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and offers interpretation of French Creole frontier life and the broader history of the Illinois Country.

Visiting Today

Address

4230 Kaskaskia Rd, Ellis Grove, IL 62241

Hours

Wed–Sun 9am–5pm

Admission

Free

Connected Events

Jan 1703
French Missionaries Establish Kaskaskia

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark

Oct 1765
Britain Takes Control of the Illinois Country

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark

Jan 1778
Clark Secures Virginia Commission for Illinois Campaign

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark

Jun 1778
Clark's Overland March Through the Illinois Wilderness

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark

Jul 1778
Clark Captures Kaskaskia Without Firing a Shot

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave

Jul 1778
Clark Wins the French Creole Population

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, Father Pierre Gibault

Aug 1778
Vincennes Peacefully Transfers to American Allegiance

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, Father Pierre Gibault, Captain Leonard Helm

Dec 1778
Hamilton Recaptures Vincennes in Midwinter

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, François Vigo, Captain Leonard Helm

Feb 1779
Clark's Winter March Retakes Vincennes

Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton

Mar 1784
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