Construction of the estate 2e moitié du XVIIIe siècle - XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Period of construction neo-classical Palladian style.
8 septembre 1965
Partial classification
Partial classification 8 septembre 1965 (≈ 1965)
Registration of facades and roofs to historical monuments.
début des années 2000
State of ruin
State of ruin début des années 2000 (≈ 2000)
Only a few walls remain.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Fronts and roofs (Cd. C 92): inscription by decree of 8 September 1965
Key figures
Alty - Presumed owner
Possible reconstruction at the 18th-XIXth boundary.
Origin and history
The Alty Estate is a Palladian-inspired neo-classical mansion built between the second half of the 18th century and the 19th century. Located in Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand, Gironde, it illustrates the Bordeaux wine architecture of the time, mixing agricultural function and residence of pleasure for the parliamentary nobility, shipowners or traders. His plan included a central house flanked by commons, organized around courtyards and preceded by garden pavilions on columns. A four-column Tuscan porch, accessible by a U staircase, marked the main entrance, while balusters and chimneys adorned the facades and interiors.
Partially classified as historical monuments on September 8, 1965 for its facades and roofs, the house suffered from a prolonged abandonment. Unpoiled and looted, it is no longer than a ruin invaded by vegetation, where only a few sections of walls of the former elevation of the house remain. The maps of the 18th century evoke earlier constructions on the site, but without precision. The estate is part of a wave of Bordeaux neo-classical buildings, built from the Executive Board to respond to the regional wine growing, before falling into oblivion despite its protection.
The architectural complex was initially composed of a house on the ground floor on the base, housing cellars illuminated by days, and a service staircase leading to the attic. The communes, on a square floor, were served by a straight staircase. Two square pavilions connected by a grid and a square battery portal preceded the main elevation, emphasized by a close hors-oeuvre of four columns. Despite its registration, the estate, owned by a private company, did not benefit from any maintenance, accelerating its degradation until its near disappearance in the early 2000s.
