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The hotel of Mademoiselle Duchesnois is a Parisian mansion built in the early 19th century. Located at 3 rue de la Tour-des-Dames in the 9th arrondissement, it was built in 1820 by Jean-Joseph-Pierre-Augustin Lapeyrière, Receiver General, on part of the outbuildings of his own Valentinois hotel, which he had broken up. This building illustrates bourgeois residential architecture of the era, with facades on street and garden, as well as remarkable interior decoration, especially in the 18th century bedroom.

In 1822, the hotel was acquired by Catherine-Joséphine Duchesnois, famous actress of the Comédie-Française, who gave her her name. He then changed ownership several times: in 1834 he passed to Gervais-Gaspard-Philippe Gozzoli and his wife, then in 1835 to Séraphin Van Caneghem, former consul of Holland in Canton. The latter constituted him as a dowry for his adopted daughter when she married the Marquis de Canisy. These transactions reflect the social and economic dynamics of the Parisian bourgeoisie under the Restoration and the Monarchy of July.

In 1844, the hotel was sold to the princess of Wagram, born Clary, before drier in 1887 to her granddaughter, Anna Murat, married to Count Goluchowski. It was finally acquired in 1896 by Dr. Berlioz. Ranked a historic monument in 1927 for its facades and interior decoration, the hotel bears witness to the architectural and social history of Paris in the 19th century, mixing aristocratic and bourgeois heritage.

Today, the hotel of Mademoiselle Duchesnois remains a preserved example of the Parisian real estate heritage of the early 19th century. Its inscription as historic monuments in 1927 underscores its heritage value, particularly for its architectural and decorative elements, such as the 18th century bedroom. Although its exact location is sometimes subject to geographical approximations, its official address at 3 rue de la Tour-des-Dames makes it a landmark in the urban landscape of the 9th arrondissement.

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