Existing base 1672 (≈ 1672)
Date engraved on a key
1781
Construction of house
Construction of house 1781 (≈ 1781)
Directed by Attiret de Manneville
1815-1820
Adding stairs
Adding stairs 1815-1820 (≈ 1818)
Subsequent construction
10 février 1997
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 10 février 1997 (≈ 1997)
Protection of the house and its park
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
House with its enclosure including the communes, the enclosure wall with its gates, the park with its hydraulic system and its canal (cad. AA 81; AB 13-17): registration by order of 10 February 1997
Key figures
Attiret de Manneville - Architect
Designer of the house in 1781
Origin and history
The Maison Ducorail is a neo-classical pleasure house located in Marsat, Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built at the end of the 18th century, it was built in 1781 by the architect Attiret de Manneville on a base dating from 1672, as evidenced by an engraved key. This monument illustrates the refined architecture of the time, with a massed plan and a neat ornamentation.
The staircase of the house was later added between 1815 and 1820, thus completing the building. The property also includes commons, a wall of enclosure with grids, as well as a park with a hydraulic system and a canal. These elements, protected by an order of 10 February 1997, underline the heritage importance of the site.
The Ducorail House reflects the taste of local elites for rural secondary residences, typical of the end of the Ancien Régime. Its neo-classical architecture, marked by clean lines and rigorous symmetry, is part of a broader movement of aesthetic renewal in Europe. The site, still located at 1 Route de Saint-Genest-L'Enfant, remains a testament to this architectural and landscape heritage.
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