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 Château de Vouzeron dans le Cher

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Château de Vouzeron

    Le Château
    18330 Vouzeron
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Crédit photo : Gustave William Lemaire (1848- après 1920) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1887–1893
Construction of the new castle
1937
Acquisition by the CGT
17 février 1995
Registration for historical monuments
2006
Buying by a Dutch industrialist
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Soil corresponding to the right-of-way of the mound: tart, ring ditch and low-yard; kennel implanted on the motte at the end of the 19th century, namely: kennel of the pack and kitchen, body of building housing the saddlery and stables, staff housing, kennel of replacements, two kennels of the leagues, access driveway, courtyards, walls and fences; Old Castle; Château Neuf, including the roofed platform, the courtyard of honour, the artificial moats, the bridge over them, the large south staircase, the tunnel of access to the basement and its track armed with a rail; round entrance point: floor, booms, walls and gate, and guardhouse; facades and roofs of the stables and sheds of the castle as well as those of the stables of the guests and courtyards of these buildings; large vegetable garden, i.e.: fence walls, floor, gardeners' houses, remains of underground boiler room, central basin, median vegetable garden building or house of the Triboulette, ripening; drinking water for horses; Park AK 83 to 85, 87, 88, takes place the Motte; AH 243, 244, 246, 248, 251, placed the Triboulette, 254, placed the Aerium, 263 to 270, 272 to 281, placed the Castle): inscription by order of 17 February 1995

Key figures

Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur - Architect Manufacturer of the castle and park.
Baron Eugène Roger - Sponsor Banquier owner, hunting enthusiast.
Walter-André Destailleur - Architect Son of Gabriel-Hippolyte, author of the guard house.
Henri Duchêne - Landscape architect Designed the entrance roundabout.

Origin and history

The Château de Vouzeron, located in the Cher, is a neo-Gothic and Renaissance building built between 1887 and 1893 by architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailler. He was commissioned by Baron Eugène Roger, a banker and hunting enthusiast, and was partly inspired by the Château de Franconville (Val-d的Oise), previously made by the same architect for the Duke of Massa, half brother of the Baron. The castle combines a variety of architectural elements, with an off-site door, a wooden staircase decorated with lion heads, and chimneys copied from those of Francis I. Its interior design, including an elevator and rail system for freight transport, reflects the technological luxury of the time.

The estate, acquired in 1937 by the CGT, was transformed into a holiday colony before being bought in 2006 by a Dutch industrialist. The latter undertook important restoration work, both for the castle and its park, which had been abandoned for decades. The Château de Vouzeron, registered as a historical monument since 1995, also includes an old castle (circa 1850), outbuildings, a vegetable garden, and a kennel system linked to its cynegetic use. Its architecture and layout recall those of the Château de Trévarez (Finistère), designed by Walter-André Destailler, son of Gabriel-Hippolyte, with whom he shares stylistic and technical similarities.

The park and gardens, designed at the end of the 19th century, complete this eclectic ensemble, testifying to the aristocratic way of life in Sologne at the Belle Époque. The guardhouse and the roundabout, the work of landscape architect Henri Duchêne and Walter Destailler, highlight the attention paid to landscape integration. The castle thus illustrates the alliance between technical innovation, historical aesthetics and functionality, characteristic of the large residences of the era.

The castle of Vouzeron, with its 2,000 m2 of living space, is distinguished by its three reception rooms enfilade, its floors reserved for servants, and its artificial moats. The fossilized platform, the large south staircase, and the tunnel access to the basement, equipped with a rail, reveal a practical and ostentatious design. The inscription to the historical monuments in 1995 protects not only the new castle and the old castle, but also the stables, the vegetable garden, and elements related to hunting, such as kennels and saddlery.

External links

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