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House Grégueil in Châteaumeillant dans le Cher

Patrimoine classé
Maison classée MH

House Grégueil in Châteaumeillant

    Rue de la Victoire
    18370 Châteaumeillant
Ownership of the municipality
Maison Grégueil à Châteaumeillant
Maison Grégueil à Châteaumeillant
Crédit photo : ManiacParisien - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
fin XVe siècle
Initial construction
XVIe siècle
Major transformations
1777
Purchase by Légier de la Chassaigne
1954
Purchase by municipality
1964
Historical monument classification
2012-2013
Discovery of historical documents
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle (small) (Box B 75, 76): inscription by order of 6 May 1964

Key figures

Guillaume de Marcillat - Painter on glass Member of the family owner.
Pierre de Marcillat (ou Marcillac) - Signatory Bourgeois William's father, linked to the Great Charter.
Jean-Baptiste Légier de la Chassaigne - First Mayor of Châteaumeillant Buyer in 1777, resident of the mansion.
Famille Grégueil - Owners in the 20th century Give his current name to the mansion.
Jacques Gourvest - Discoverer in 1956 Preservation of the monument by its discoveries.

Origin and history

The house Grégueil, also called Petit Château, is a mansion located on Rue de la Victoire in Châteaumeillant, in the department of Cher. Built in the late 15th century, it underwent major transformations in the 16th and 19th centuries. The oldest part, dating from the 15th century, includes low and high rooms. In the 16th century, a stone staircase turret was added, and a wing of the mansion was elongated. Subsequent work revealed rare murals, including gothic inscriptions and blue-brown camaïeu decorations.

The mansion belonged to the family of Marcillac, royal notaries, including the famous glass painter Guillaume de Marcillat and his father Pierre de Marcillat, bourgeois signatory to the Great Charter of La Châtre. In the 18th century, Jean-Baptiste Légier de la Chassaigne, the first mayor of Châteaumeillant, made it his residence. In 1777 he bought the house, as evidenced by a document discovered during work in 2012-2013. In the 20th century, the Grégueil family took possession of it before the municipality acquired it in 1954 to save it from destruction.

Grégueil House was listed in the historical monuments inventory in 1964. It has been home to the Emile-Chenon Museum, dedicated to local history, and has also served as a tourist office. The restoration works preserved unique architectural and decorative elements, such as a 17th-century painted floor ceiling and 19th-century romantic panelling. These discoveries confirmed the historic and artistic importance of the building.

The mansion is a remarkable example of medieval and modern civil architecture, with Gothic and classical influences. Wall paintings, including linear rinsels and leaf interlaces, are rare evidence of the civil decoration of the period. The windows, adorned with lashes, and Gothic inscriptions add to its heritage value. These elements, combined with its history of influential families, make it an essential site of the Cher's heritage.

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