Construction of hotel 4e quart du XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1887)
For the Lanusse family, aristocratic architecture.
1905
Death of William Bouguereau
Death of William Bouguereau 1905 (≈ 1905)
Death in the family hotel.
2e quart du XIXe siècle
Works and trompe-l'oeil
Works and trompe-l'oeil 2e quart du XIXe siècle (≈ 1937)
Percement rue Jean-Guiton, painting by Berry.
14 février 1962
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 14 février 1962 (≈ 1962)
Protection of painted decoration.
avant fin XIXe siècle
Upgrading of the North Building
Upgrading of the North Building avant fin XIXe siècle (≈ 1995)
Major architectural modification.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Painted decoration of the main staircase (Box E 110): classification by decree of 14 February 1962
Key figures
Famille Lanusse - Initial sponsors
Hotel owners and builders.
William Bouguereau - Famous Painter
There he stayed and died.
Berry - Artist painter
Author of the trompe l'oeil.
Origin and history
The Lanusse then Bouguereau hotel, located at 15 rue Verdière in La Rochelle, is an iconic 18th-century building. Built for the Lanusse family, it is characterized by an ordered façade and a main building body on raised ground floor. This hotel, contiguous to that of Rue Réaumur, now prefecture, reflects the aristocratic architecture of the time.
In the 19th century, works were undertaken, notably during the drilling of rue Jean-Guiton (now Léonce-Vieljeux), and a trompe-l'oeil was painted by Berry. The north building body was raised before the end of the 19th century. The hotel was then occupied by the Bouguereau family, and painter William Bouguereau stayed there regularly before dying there in 1905.
Ranked a historic monument by decree of 14 February 1962, the hotel is protected for its painted decoration of the main staircase. This ranking underscores its heritage importance and its role in local history, combining architectural heritage and artistic memory.
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