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Origin and history

The building located 22 Carnot Street in Bergues is a mansion built in the second half of the eighteenth century. Its architectural features include a marble solin, limestone chambranles, and a broken long-pan roof, later modified. The basement, vaulted in cradle in basket cove, as well as the brick commons, bear witness to its original prestige. At the time, Bergues, a fortified city of Flanders, was a dynamic economic and administrative centre, where private hotels reflected the prosperity of local bourgeois or noble families.

Acquired in the 19th century by the family of Hau de Staplande, the building was sold in 1895 to the Beirnaert family. The latter undertook an interior renovation in a neo-rock style, as evidenced by an inscription dated 1899 and the names of the carpenters Jules Vanderkerckove and Aimé Slosse, discovered on a hidden board. The roof was also redesigned at this time, with the addition of stone skylights. In the 20th century, part of the outbuildings (remise, stables, garden) disappeared during the construction of a supermarket, illustrating modern urban transformations.

Ranked Historic Monument in 1981 for its facades and roofs, the building now belongs to a private company. Its architecture thus combines the legacy of the Enlightenment and eclectic influences of the late 19th century, typical of the historical reinterpretations of this era. Heritage protection aims to preserve these successive strata, despite the alterations suffered by its immediate environment.

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