Construction of house 1680 (≈ 1680)
Dated by dendrochronology, civil architecture.
1862
Birth of Claude Debussy
Birth of Claude Debussy 1862 (≈ 1862)
Place of birth of the composer.
20 novembre 1972
Protection of facades and roofs
Protection of facades and roofs 20 novembre 1972 (≈ 1972)
Registration for Historic Monuments.
1980
Acquisition by municipality
Acquisition by municipality 1980 (≈ 1980)
Transformation into a museum and tourist office.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs; Baluster staircase on courtyard (cad. 1970 AI 451): inscription by decree of 20 November 1972
Key figures
Claude Debussy - Composer
Born in this house in 1862.
Origin and history
The Claude Debussy House, located 38 rue au Pain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, is a 1680 building built thanks to dendrochronology. It is distinguished by its stone-cut facades, its long-paned roof on the street and its courtyard appentis. This building, typical of 17th century civil architecture, houses a baluster staircase protected by the Historical Monuments since 1972.
Claude Debussy was born there in 1862, when his parents operated a factory trade there. The house was acquired in 1980 by the municipality, which installed a museum dedicated to the composer and the tourist office. Changes were then made: removal of the gangway serving the courtyard, removal of the bands separating the floors, transformation of the skylights and reconstitution of a continuous cornice.
Protected elements include facades, roofs and baluster staircases. The site, although partially modified, retains heritage value related to both its architecture and its musical history. The location, noted as poor (5/10) in the databases, corresponds to the address 38 rue au Pain, in the Yvelines.
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