Change of use Après 1918 (≈ 1918)
Becoming a farm business and then a car garage.
26 juillet 2021
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 26 juillet 2021 (≈ 2021)
Full protection of the building by arrest.
1er quart XXe siècle
Construction of house
Construction of house 1er quart XXe siècle (≈ 2025)
Built as a showcase for the General Warehouse of Materials.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The house "Rocaille", in total, located 60 Avenue Gambetta, on plot No. 541, shown in the cadastre section AY, as represented in red on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 26 July 2021
Key figures
Madame veuve E. Bourdier - Initial owner
Head of the General Warehouse of Materials.
Léonard Daraud - Owner post-1918
Set up a trade in agricultural products.
C. Daraud - Subsequent owner
Turns the place into a car garage.
Origin and history
Rocaille House, located in Guéret in Creuse, is a historic monument built in the early twentieth century. It was built in the compound of the General Warehouse of Materials of Mrs.E. Bourdier, serving as a showcase to promote the art of rock and the know-how of local artisans. After World War I, she changed ownership and use several times before being abandoned.
The house, once closed by carpentry, still retains cement elements characteristic of the rock. Its main facade, in reinforced cement, mimics the wood (trunches, bark), while the south-east gable wall features a decor of false apparatus. The original carpentry on the ground floor disappeared, but those on the floors were preserved, with coloured and engraved glasses.
Originally integrated into a set of commercial buildings opposite the Guéret station, the house was used as a publicity for the construction materials company. After 1918, it became a trade in agricultural products, then a garage car (Garage Terminus, Peugeot agency). Today unoccupied, it lost part of its original fence, replaced by a modern wall.
Rocaille House was listed as historical monuments by order of 26 July 2021. Its registration covers the entire building, located at 60 Gambetta Avenue in Guéret. It shows a period when local craftsmanship and innovative construction techniques, such as reinforced cement, were being promoted to attract a diverse clientele.
Its architecture, with a rumped roof covered with slates and adorned openings, reflects the Art Nouveau aesthetic and the influence of the industrial materials of the period. The house also illustrates the urban evolution of Guéret, marked by the development of transport (near the station) and commercial activities at the beginning of the twentieth century.
