Dating from around 1790, Taille de Noyer was built by the Mullanphy Family and served as a fur trading outpost. This same family grew to great wealth and prominence, and helped found the Mullanphy Hospital.

Saved from demolition for the construction of McCluer High School, the Taille de Noyer House (“walnut-pruning”) now sits to the east of its original location as seen above. Constructed during Spanish occupation, it was built in two phases, with the left portion being built first.

The family owned and lived in the house until 1961, when Florissant was exploding in population after World War II. It’s a wonderful example of early house construction in Colonial Missouri.

These photographs above and below show the house as it was presented back before its move for the high school. I spy Raphael’s Sistine Madonna in the parlor below.

Below you can see the obvious change in floors in between the two halves of the house; look at the doorway to the left of the fireplace.

As was common into the Twentieth Century, there is a formal front door, and another service door to the left, which probably leads into the kitchen.

Now owned by Florissant Valley Historical Society, the house is safe.