Acquisition of land 1641 (≈ 1641)
Jean Fabry sells the garden.
1642-1647
Construction of hotel
Construction of hotel 1642-1647 (≈ 1645)
For Octavien Lebys de la Chapelle.
12 juillet 1982
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 12 juillet 1982 (≈ 1982)
Registered by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Octavien Lebys de la Chapelle - King's secretary and first owner
Initial sponsor of the hotel.
Louis Le Peletier de Souzy - Treasurer in Grenoble
Becomes owner after bankruptcy.
Jean Fabry - Former landowner
Sell the garden in 1641.
Origin and history
The hotel Le Pelletier de Souzy (or Le Peletier de Souzy) is a private hotel located at 76 rue des Archives in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Built between 1642 and 1647 for Octavien Lebys de la Chapelle, secretary of the king, it was erected on land acquired in 1641 from Jean Fabry. The hotel, originally designed with two other similar buildings, including the nearby Tallement Hotel, was transferred to Louis Le Peletier de Souzy, treasurer in Grenoble, after the bankruptcy of its first owner.
The hotel has retained its original elevation, with a remarkable staircase and a ceiling with beams and flooring of the seventeenth century. Its portal, decorated with pilasters, has a frieze of triglyphs, warrior attributes and monograms of the first owners: OLB (Octavien Le Bys) and MAD (Marie d'Aluymare, his wife). Since 1982, it has been listed as historical monuments.
According to the sources, its construction extends over the 2nd quarter of the 17th century, with subsequent modifications to the 18th century. The hotel is accessible via the Arts et Métiers metro station. Today, there remains an architectural testimony of Parisian urbanism of the classical era, marked by the influence of private hotels and their role in the social and administrative life of the capital.
