One of Monroe's Oldest Homes-- Part 2: Site Under Construction During Battle

In 1976 there was salvage excavation on the battlefield and that uncovered the corner of the house.

It was built for Hubert Lacroix between 1817 and 1818.  It may have been the first brick building in Monroe County.  The brickmason was Edward Loranger.

It was built on the site that was under construction for Lacroix at the time of the War of 1812.  That partial structure was burned on January 23.  Lacroix had started construction in the spring of 1812.

In April 1812, Hubert Lacroix was selected captain of a company of River Raisin militia who volunteered for one year's service.  Lacroix lived in the house until his death in 1820.

In 1862, Louis Lafountain bought the house.

--Brock-Perry