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Chateau des fountains à gouvieux à Gouvieux dans l'Oise

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Château
Maison à pan de bois

Chateau des fountains à gouvieux

    Route de Chantilly
    60270 Gouvieux
Chateau des fontaines à gouvieux
Chateau des fontaines à gouvieux
Chateau des fontaines à gouvieux
Chateau des fontaines à gouvieux

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1878
Procurement of land
1880
Construction of the Towers
1892
Closure of Norman farm
1946
Sale to Jesuits
1950
Chapel decorated by Gleizes
9 août 1999
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Baron de Rothschild - Sponsor Owner and initiator of the castle.
Félix Langlais - Architect Designer of the castle and the Tourelles.
Charles Masson - Landscape Author of the park and perspectives.
Albert Gleizes - Artist Decorator of the chapel (1950).
Henri-Marie Delaage - Architect Manufacturer of the library (1952).

Origin and history

The Château des Fontaines was built at the end of the 19th century in Gouvieux, Oise, under the impetus of Baron de Rothschild. In 1878 he entrusted the construction of a neo-XVIIth century castle to architect Felix Langlais, on a 50 hectare estate. In 1880, English erected the iconic entrance door, known as the Tourelles, marking access to the estate. The park, designed by landscape architect Charles Masson, is inspired by 18th century gardens, with views centered on the castle.

Between 1892 and the early 20th century, the Rothschilds built several outbuildings: a Norman farm (1892), stables, a concierge house, and a fishing house. The estate, organized as a model aristocratic property, combines eclectic architecture and careful landscaping. In 1946, the family sold the castle to the missionary seminary association of Gouvieux-Chantilly, intended to train Jesuits. The latter partially transformed the site, adding a chapel decorated by Albert Gleizes (1950), a library by Henri-Marie Delaage (1952), and a hotel.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1999, the castle retains protected elements: facades, roofs, monumental staircase, as well as the Norman farm and the Tourelles. The estate, now privately owned, bears witness to the Rothschild's architectural heritage and its evolution towards religious and educational use in the 20th century.

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