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The House Coste is a neo-classical mansion built around 1850 in Lacanche, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This building, built by Ferdinand Coste, master of forges and briefly mayor of the commune, embodies 19th century bourgeois architecture. Its massé plan, with ground floor, square floor and attic floor, reflects the cannons of the era, while its interior decor, realized between 1860 and 1870, combines eclectic influences and mural paintings, typical of large urban apartments or private hotels.

The manor house is inseparable from local industrial history: Lacanche has been home to a foundry since 1665, taken over in 1796 by Jacques Étienne Caumartin and Ferdinand Coste. Specializing in kitchen utensils and cast iron heating in the 20th century, this activity ceased in 1972 with the bankruptcy of Coste. Coste House, surrounded by a park crossed by the Acanche River, has been listed as historic monuments since June 5, 2002, including its northwest pavilion.

Nearby, the Saint-Étienne church, built by the Caumartin family and offered to the commune in 1844, bears witness to the close links between industrial families and the development of the village. The exceptionally preserved interior decoration of the House Coste makes it a rare example of regional bourgeois opulence, marked by murals especially in the billiard room. Its architecture and history illustrate the industrial and residential heritage of the 19th century Burgundy.

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