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The Gros Chêne de Beauvais Farm is a rare and preserved example of the large seigneurial farms built in the 17th and 18th centuries by the Beauvais bourgeoisie. These farms, often located on the outskirts of the city, reflected the social status of their owners and served as both a residence and a farm. The architectural ensemble, organized in square around a courtyard, includes a built-in basement and a wooden panel floor, partly corbelled, illustrating the local construction techniques of the period.

The large grain barn, erected in 1773, is distinguished by its neat chalk apparatus and its alternating seats of brick and chalk, which rhythmize each span and firm of the frame. This building, dedicated to the storage of crops, also houses a cellar equipped with sandstone vats for the domestic manufacture of cider, testifying to the agricultural and artisanal activities of the farm. The whole, including the old fence wall, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 10 April 1992, highlighting its heritage value.

The farm embodies the link between Beauvais and its rural hinterland in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the local bourgeoisie invested in agricultural fields to establish its economic power. Its architecture, combining noble materials ( chalk, brick) and traditional structures (pan of wood), reflects both the urban influences and the practical needs of the farm. Today, its state of conservation and its precise location (236 Rue de Savignies) make it a remarkable site for the study of the rural heritage of Hauts-de-France.

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