Abstract
In this essay I re-examine the role of eighteenth-century upper-Mississippi Valley French communities in the wider circumatlantic world. Rather than relying primarily upon historical documentation, I focus upon patterns of historic vernacular architecture in the early Illinois Country settlements. How does the study of historic architecture enhance and expand our understanding of cultural processes and the significant ties between remote communities? I argue that by applying the comparative method to the details of house layout and construction, new perspectives on the significance of cultural ties between even widely separated historic communities may be obtained: a new timeline for the development of architectural traditions and a more nuanced conceptualization of the creolization process becomes possible.
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