Roy House (Maison Roi), Van Buren, ca. 1990

Contributed by L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage

This house comes from "les concession des Boniface" in Hamlin Plantation. It is believed to have been built originally by Alexander Roi in the 1790s.

This house was constructed using the "piece on piece" method. The roof is a Normandy roof, that is, the roof curves up at the eves to form a gutter to collect rain water for washing, bathing and household usage.

The door was facing away from the road to face toward the brook to facilitate the use of the brook. The house has one room and dirt floor with a fieldstone fireplace, which was the source of heat for cooking and comfort. Moss collected from the nearby woods is the source of insulation.

Over the centuries it was used as a home and later reused as a tool shed. It was dismantled and rebuilt in its original form from original materials at Acadian Village, Van Buren, in 1977.

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Title: Roy House (Maison Roi), Van Buren, ca. 1990
Creator: Roi, Alexander
Creation Date: circa 1990
Subject Date: circa 1790
Local Name: Acadian Village
Town: Van Buren
County: Aroostook
State: ME
Media: hand hewed logs
Dimensions (cm): 518 x 818 x 645
Object Type: Physical Object

For more information about this item, contact:

L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage
P.O. Box 165, Van Buren, ME 04785
(207) 868-2691

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