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Origin and history

The house in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century, was originally an old house of fields, probably built in the 17th century. It was once at the heart of an agricultural estate, suggesting a residential and utility vocation linked to the exploitation of surrounding lands. Its architecture and history reflect the evolution of bourgeois rural dwellings in the region, marked by a transition between agricultural uses and secondary residences.

The wallpaper lounge is the most remarkable element of this house. Its walls, ceilings and beams are completely covered with papers dated around 1800, carefully selected, cut and assembled on grey backgrounds. These motifs, of great visual richness, include borders attributed to the Jacquemart and Bénard manufacture, as well as a siding frieze associated with the Dusserre & Cie manufacture in Paris. This decor, classified as a Historical Monument in 2008, reflects the craftsmanship and decorative trends of the time.

The location of the house, now identified at 62 rue Professeur-Deperet, reflects a variable geographical accuracy, with an approximate GPS address on Avenue Charles de Gaulle. This gap illustrates the challenges of heritage conservation, where historical sources and modern data do not always coincide perfectly. The classification of the exhibition in 2008 underlines the importance attached to the preservation of this unique decor, representative of the bourgeois interiors of the early nineteenth century.

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