Construction of the mansion XVe-XVIe siècles (≈ 1650)
Period of construction in wood.
19 janvier 2006
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 19 janvier 2006 (≈ 2006)
Protection of the mansion and its outbuildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The manor house comprising the body of the house, composed of parts made of wood and brick, bodies of houses and wings in return, in total, of the communes, namely the building along the street and the small buildings facing it (old henhouse) in limestone and brick (large open), the floors of the courtyard up to the old limits, finally the garden and its fence walls (cad. C 400, 401): entry by order of 19 January 2006
Key figures
Seigneurs de Lannoy-de-Morvillers - Historical owners
Local seigneurial family linked to the mansion.
Origin and history
Morvillers Manor House, located in the eponymous village of Hauts-de-France, is a building representative of the seigneurial houses built between the 15th and 16th centuries. This type of manor, made of wood and brick, illustrates the architecture of the lords of small feudalism, whose social rank and fortune did not justify the possession of a castle. It was closely associated with an agricultural sector, reflecting the rural economy of the time.
The mansion belonged to the lords of Lannoy-de-Morvillers, a local family whose influence was limited to this region. The architectural complex includes a house body, wings in return, commons (including an old henhouse), as well as a courtyard and a walled garden. These elements, protected by a registration order in 2006, testify to the spatial and functional organization of the seigneurial residences of the late Middle Ages.
Ranked a Historic Monument, the Morvillers mansion embodies the transition between feudal structures and the first evolutions of rural habitat during the Renaissance. Its state of conservation and location, noted as "very satisfactory" (8/10), make it a remarkable heritage for the study of lifestyles and local power in northern France.
The buildings, combining panels of wood, brick and limestone, show an adaptation to local resources. Their arrangement around a central courtyard, typical of the manor houses of that time, served both as a place of life, agricultural management and social representation for the lords of Lannoy-de-Morvillers.
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