Construction of house XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Period of initial construction of the house.
vers 1900
Interior and common rehabilitation
Interior and common rehabilitation vers 1900 (≈ 1900)
Decorated dining room, added commons.
10 septembre 2012
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 10 septembre 2012 (≈ 2012)
Protection of the house and its outbuildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The entire house, including the fence with its gates, the garden, the communal pavilion and interior decorations including the dining room with its built-in buffet and the living room with its panoramic wallpaper with Turkish scenes (cad. C 297, 298, 300, 301, 518): registration by order of 10 September 2012
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Origin and history
The house Pradelle is a mansion located in Marmanhac, in the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built in the 19th century, it illustrates the typical architecture of the local bourgeois residences, with a rectangular house in basaltic lava, organized on two levels and five spans. Its interior retains remarkable elements, such as a living room adorned with a panoramic wallpaper in grey, model "Turkish Scenes" attributed to the Dufour manufacture, and a dining room renovated around 1900 with a waxed wood decor.
The estate includes a park enclosed with a common building built around 1900, which includes outbuildings such as a clapier, a house of servants, a pigeon house, a barn and a henhouse. These developments reflect the domestic and agricultural organization of the wealthy properties of the Cantal at that time. The house, including its interior decorations, garden and outbuildings, was protected by an inscription on 10 September 2012.
Pradelle House bears witness to the way of life of rural Cantalian elites in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its sober yet elegant architecture, combined with the richness of its interior decorations, makes it a representative example of the local residential heritage. The presence of a rare panoramic wallpaper, as well as the conservation of the communes, offer a complete overview of the spatial and social organization of these houses, where family life, reception and farming were mixed.
