Municipal Heritage Site

Goulet House

St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba

Also known as Moise Goulet House, Maison Moïse Goulet

Interior view of the main room of the Goulet House, St. Pierre, 2006

Interior view of the main room of the Goulet House, St. Pierre, 2006

Photo: Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 2006

Built
1870
Recognized
1988
By
Local government

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Description

Goulet House, an unpretentious two-storey log structure constructed in ca. 1870, is situated on a bank of Joubert Creek in St-Pierre-Jolys. The municipal designation applies to the house and its grounds.

Heritage value

The vernacular Goulet House is a good example of early French domestic architecture in Manitoba. Its Red River frame construction is masterfully exhibited in its hand-cut log walls, while its vertical board-and-batten siding and gambrel roof are typical of early Francophone structures. The family home, built by Moise Goulet, a freighter who transported goods by Red River ox cart from the United

States to Canada, was originally situated alongside trading routes near the Rat River and doubled as a resting place for fellow freighters. In 1985 it was moved to its current location, where it is now part of the St-Pierre-Jolys Museum, and restored.

Source: Village of St-Pierre-Jolys By-law No. 1988-4,

June 6, 1988

Character‑defining elements

Key elements that define the house's French vernacular style include:

  • the no-frills

two-storey structure with a rectangular plan and boxy massing

  • the gambrel roof with wooden shingles

- the facades with unpainted vertical board-and-batten siding

  • the rectangular windows throughout, featuring

two-on-two panes with simple glazing bars and casings painted to contrast with the siding, and basic wooden lintels and sills matching the siding

  • the minimal ornamentation and uncomplicated detailing,

including return eaves, etc.

Key elements that define the house's simple interior layout, finishes and details include:

  • the informal rectangular plan composed of a large, unobstructed common room on

the main floor and the second floor with three small individual rooms

  • the exposed log walls with some

areas of plaster and basic chinking intact

  • the no-nonsense details and finishes, including the flooring

throughout of wide, uneven wooden planks, the main floor with deep, exposed beam ceilings, the second floor with wood plank ceilings, moulding and trim, the root cellar hatch in the kitchen floor, etc.

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Location

432 Joubert Street, St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, R0A, Canada

49.44547° N, 96.99171° W

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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.