Initial construction 1er quart XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Maybe replace a destroyed royal castle.
1771
Conversion to post office
Conversion to post office 1771 (≈ 1771)
Before he became a revolutionary prison.
1786
Date on gallery
Date on gallery 1786 (≈ 1786)
Addition or restoration of wood panel elements.
XVIIIe siècle
Called Old Castle
Called Old Castle XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Logis of governors and then post office.
1926
First protection
First protection 1926 (≈ 1926)
Partial inventory listing.
1945
Final classification
Final classification 1945 (≈ 1945)
Façades, roofs and pavilion classified.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
House, with the exception of classified parts (Box AY 72): entry by order of 1 October 1926; Façade on street, including the large gable of the building located to the left of the entrance; entrance pavilion (internal and external); façades and roofs of the other buildings of this hotel (Box AY 72): classification by decree of 17 August 1945
Key figures
Information non disponible - No names cited in the sources
Governors and captains are not identified.
Origin and history
The Charles VII Hotel, located in Dun-sur-Auron, is a civilian building built in the 1st quarter of the 16th century. Its architecture combines rubble, stone, brick and wooden panels, with a vaulted entrance with ground soles and an octagonal turret with a slate arrow. Originally, he could have replaced a destroyed royal castle before serving as a residence for the captain and then the governor of the city. The main house, covered with flat tiles, and the secondary house (with the inscription S.P. 1699 M.R.) testify to successive transformations.
In the 18th century, the hotel was nicknamed Château Vieux. In 1771 he was converted to a post office and then to prison during the Revolution. The house in the backyard, now partially restored, had a Latin inscription (sic erat in fatis) suggesting a more imposing structure originally. The wooden gallery, dated 1786, and the chimney of the entrance passage were also recently restored. Ranked Historic Monument in 1926 and 1945, the building combines medieval heritage and modern adaptations.
Protected elements include the street façade, the entrance pavilion (inside and outside), and roofs of buildings. The official address, 18 rue Saint-Vincent, corresponds to a site whose location is estimated to be fair (note 5/10). The hotel illustrates the evolution of urban uses, from a symbol of local power to an administrative building, before its heritage preservation.
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