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Neogothic hotel à Paris 1er dans Paris

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Neogothic hotel

    3 Avenue Frochot
    75009 Paris 9e Arrondissement
Photo de Neogothic hotel
Crédit photo : Francisco Gonzalez - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1826
Opening of Frochot Avenue
1837-1839
Construction of hotel
2021
Partial classification MH
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The following parts of the Neo-Gothic Hotel, located 1 Avenue Frochot, on Parcel No. 31, shown in the cadastre section AE as delimited by a red border on the plan annexed to the decree: the facade on courtyard and the roofs, without the porch, the vestibule and its decor, the former dining room, the present musical salon, and its decor: inscription by decree of 24 November 2021

Key figures

Rosalie Jeanne Hiss - Mysterious sponsor Initial owner of the hotel (1837-1839).
Ponson du Terrail - Resident writer Inhabited the hotel in the 19th century.
Victor Massé - Composer Died in the house in 1884.
Sylvie Vartan - Owner (1980s) Never lived.
Charles Picot et Fortuné-Antoine Brack - Real estate promoters Creators of Avenue Frochot in 1826.

Origin and history

The Neo-Gothic Hotel, located at 1 avenue Frochot in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, is an exceptional building built between 1837 and 1839 for a mysterious sponsor, Miss Rosalie Jeanne Hiss. His architect remains unknown. This four-level building, at the bottom of the plot, is distinguished by a facade richly decorated with columns, rubble, pinnacles, and a fantastic bestiary (winged lion heads, lizards, snails). A large oriel with troubadour-style stained glass windows houses the living room, the only room that has retained its original decor (lambing, fireplace, frames). Although redesigned, this hotel is an early and unique testimony of Parisian neogothic architecture, without equivalent in the capital for its time.

The avenue Frochot, a private road opened in 1826, is the result of a real estate operation led by the promoters Charles Picot and Fortuné-Antoine Brack on former national land acquired after the Revolution. Designed for an affluent clientele (bourgeois, artists, aristocrats), it welcomes houses of various styles (neoclassical, neo-gothic, neo-renaissance), forming a coherent set typical of romantic Paris. The first, with its medieval setting, contrasts with the workshops of neighbouring artists (Toulouse-Lautrec, Chassériau) and the mansions of the bourgeoisie. The legend of a girl servant murdered in the 19th century, although unverified, contributed to her mystery, pushing to install a grid to limit the influx of curious.

Partially ranked at the Historical Monuments in 2021, the hotel housed major cultural figures: the writer Ponson du Terrail ( 1850s), composer Victor Massé (died on site in 1884), or singer Sylvie Vartan (owner in the 1980s). Its living room, with intact décor, and its courtyard façade are now protected. The building thus illustrates the evolution of an initial residential and artistic neighbourhood, marked by the real estate speculation of the Restoration and the emergence of a new Parisian elite.

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