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House "Les Aulnois" dans la Marne

House "Les Aulnois"

    61 Rue du Général de Gaulle
    51530 Pierry
Private property
Maison «Les Aulnois»
Maison «Les Aulnois»
Maison «Les Aulnois»
Crédit photo : Hervé - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1780
Reconstruction of the house
1er septembre 1986
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs of the main building and communes; large living room with its decor; garden B 245): entry by order of 1 September 1986

Key figures

Champagne Henriot - Current Owner Champagne house manager of the estate.

Origin and history

The house "Les Aulnois", located in Pierry in the Marne, is a typical home of champagne operators, rebuilt in 1780 in front of the village church. This building illustrates the affluence of the region's affluent wine growers, with a neat architecture and an octagonal lounge decorated with hand painted wallpapers, probably from Mulhouse's workshops. These sets, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, date from the Napoleonic Empire and are remarkably preserved.

The French-style garden, registered in 1986, is structured by geometrically carved ifs (Taxus), offering an elegant setting to the property. An annex houses a monumental wooden press, a witness to historical winemaking activities. The house, still linked to champagne production, now belongs to the Henriot house. Its classification to historical monuments covers the facades, the living room and its decor, as well as the garden, highlighting its heritage importance.

The additional inventory of historical monuments in 1986 preserved this architectural and landscape complex, representative of the Champagne wine heritage. The accuracy of the protected elements (living room, garden, common) reflects the artistic and historical value of the site, associated with the golden age of champagne in the 18th century.

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