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Building located 22 rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier à Paris 1er dans Paris

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Building located 22 rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier

    24 Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier
    75004 Paris 4e Arrondissement
Immeuble situé 22 rue Geoffroy-lAsnier
Immeuble situé 22 rue Geoffroy-lAsnier
Immeuble situé 22 rue Geoffroy-lAsnier
Immeuble situé 22 rue Geoffroy-lAsnier
Immeuble situé 22 rue Geoffroy-lAsnier
Crédit photo : Alessia Smaniotto - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1549
First mention of an occupant
1633-1636
Poussepin property
1668
Reconstruction by Jean Rousseau
27 juin 1926
First protection
24 mars 1928
Extension of protection
8 novembre 2021
Complete classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The following parts of the real estate complex, sis 22 rue Geoffroy l-Asnier in Paris (IVe), on Parcel No. 38, shown in the cadastre section AK, as shown on the plan annexed to the decree: the street façade and the corresponding roof side of the building on street, the entrance passage and the four wheel-hunters, the ground of the first courtyard, the second paved passage between the first and second courtyard and the eight wheel-hunters, the ground of the second courtyard, the north and west facades overlooking the second courtyard and the corresponding roof slopes, the facades and roofs of the building at the bottom of the plot (east), the garden floor, the garden kiosk, the three old staircase cages A, B, and C: classification by order of 8 November 2021

Key figures

Jehan Hennequin - First known occupant Lives in 1549.
Pierre Poussepin de Belair - Counselor and Secretary to the King Owner in 1633.
Dreux Poussepin - Close to the Royal Court Owner in 1636.
Jean Rousseau - Paris Quarter and Sponsor Reconstructed the hotel in 1668.

Origin and history

The hotel at 22 rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier is a Parisian mansion from the 3rd quarter of the 17th century, located in the 4th arrondissement. Its history is marked by influential owners: first inhabited by Jehan Hennequin (1549), then by the advisers of King Pierre Pousspin de Belair (1633) and Dreux Pousspin (1636). The present building owes its structure to Jean Rousseau, quarterman of Paris, who had it rebuilt in 1668 with a typical organisation between courtyard and garden. The carved doors (on street and courtyard) were the first protected elements since 1926, followed by an extension of protection in 1928.

The hotel's architecture is structured around three buildings, two courtyards and a garden. The main building, between courtyard and garden, illustrates the emerging classical style. Threatened by demolition on several occasions, the whole was preserved thanks to its progressive classification: the facades, courtyard floors, kiosk, stairs and wheel-hunters were protected in 2020, before a complete classification on 8 November 2021. The work of 1668 already included interior fittings such as the "restoration of the plastic coats", reflecting a careful decoration.

The successive protections highlight the hotel's heritage value. As early as 1926, the carved wooden doors were inscribed in the Historical Monuments, then the protection extended in 2020 to structural elements (paved passages, fronts on courtyard, garden) and finally in 2021 with a classification covering all the spaces, including the three old stairwells and the garden kiosk. These measures reflect the importance of this witness to urban planning in Paris under Louis XIV, where private hotels embodied the prestige of their owners, often linked to the court or royal administration.

External links

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