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Hotel de Chanlas in Sélestat dans le Bas-Rhin

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Patrimoine urbain
Hotel particulier classé

Hotel de Chanlas in Sélestat

    1 Rue des Franciscains
    67600 Sélestat
Private property
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Hôtel de Chanlas à Sélestat
Crédit photo : © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1383
First certified construction
1663
Acquisition by Georges Bourste
années 1720-1730
Reconstruction of the housing body
milieu du XVIIe siècle
Name *Chanlas* adopted
21 mars 1983
Classification and registration MH
fin XVIIIe - XIXe siècle
Adding dependencies
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Entry period with its balustrade (cad. 3 99): classification by decree of 21 March 1983; Façades and roofs on street on the entrance peristyle and on courtyard; entrance hall and its studded ceiling; stone staircase with balusters; the two small lounges with their decor, on the first floor (cad. 3 99): entry by order of 21 March 1983

Key figures

François Anne de Bazin - Baron de Chanlas Owner in the 17th century, gives his name.
Georges Bourste - Bailli de Châtenois Acquire the building in 1663.
Famille Bourste - Owners (1663-1760) Commands reconstruction in the 18th century.

Origin and history

The Hotel de Chanlas is a historic monument located at 1 Franciscan Street in Séletat, Lower Rhine. Built mainly in the 18th century, it is distinguished by its body of houses made of stoneware and bricks, its arched peristyle in a cradle, and its wings made of wood. The interior decor, including studded ceilings, panelling and fireplaces, probably dates back to the years 1720-1730, when the Bourste family, owner of the premises since 1663, undertook a major reconstruction.

The first mention of a construction on this site dates back to 1383, but it was in the middle of the seventeenth century that the house took the name Chanlas, when it belonged to François Anne de Bazin, Baron of Chanlas. In 1663 it was transferred to Georges Bourste, baili de Châtenois, whose family occupied it until the 1760s. South wing, as well as outbuildings such as barn and stables, were added in the late 18th or 19th century.

Ranked as historic monuments in 1983, Chanlas Hotel protects its peristyle entrance with its balustrade, facades and roofs, as well as its first floor lounges and original décor. The sandstone staircase, the ground floor vaults and the broken roofs illustrate the Alsatian civil architecture of the Enlightenment, mixing local tradition and classical influences.

The building bears witness to the social evolution of Sélestat, a commercial and administrative city in Alsace. Its square plan, typical of the mansions of the time, reflects the easy status of its successive owners, linked to the nobility or the local bourgeoisie. Today, there remains an emblematic example of the Alsatian urban heritage, open to visit under conditions.

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