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  5. 55500 Dammarie-sur-Saulx

  6. Field known as the Fourneau

Field known as the Fourneau à Dammarie-sur-Saulx dans la Meuse

Meuse

Field known as the Fourneau

    3 Chemin du Fourneau
    55500 Dammarie-sur-Saulx
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Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVIe siècle (1ère moitié)
Foundation of the blast furnace
1847
Partial reconstruction
1860 (vers)
Purchase by Salin
1861
Construction of the castle
1911
Second employer housing
1912
Reconstruction of the main workshop
1993
Registration for Historic Monuments
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Heritage classified

Area to be known: park comprising the facades and roofs of the castle and its bathroom, buildings and factories, the five bridges and hydraulic devices, the fence wall; vegetable garden, including the fence wall, the facades and roofs of the guard house, the staircase, the orangery and the greenhouses (see box). B 970, 987, 990, 966, 967, 483, 484) : entry by order of 3 March 1993

Key figures

Famille Vivaux - Industrial owners Turns the site into a foundry in 1847.
Famille Salin - Owners (1860–1986) Upgrades the estate and builds the houses.
Demoget (né en 1827) - Architect of the castle Designs employer housing in 1861.
Georges Gerdolle (1863–?) - Parisian architect Author of the second dwelling (1911).
Paul Friesé (1851–1917) - Parisian architect Reconstructed the workshop in 1912.
Charles Royer (né en 1847) - Architect of orangery Design orangery between 1884 and 1910.

Origin and history

The Domaine du Fourneau, located in Dammaria-sur-Saulx in the Great East, is an industrial complex dating back to a blast furnace established in the 16th century. In the 18th century, a forge and a martinet were added. In 1847, the Vivaux family transformed the site into a cast iron foundry, marking a partial reconstruction. The Salin family, which acquired the estate around 1860, had a house built there in 1861, nicknamed "the castle", according to the plans of architect Demoget. This building, emblematic of the site, was registered with the Historic Monuments in 1993.

The estate extends with the construction of a second employer's house in 1911, designed by the Parisian architect Georges Gerdolle in a style inspired by Louis XIII. The main workshop was rebuilt in 1912 under the direction of Paul Friesé, while an orangery, the work of Charles Royer, was erected between 1884 and 1910. The park, built between 1820 and the end of the Second Empire, completes this industrial and residential complex. The site, which remained in the Salin family until 1986, is now dedicated to the manufacture of industrial parts and urban furniture, such as the poles of Nancy tramway.

The protected elements include the park, the castle facades and its bathroom dated 1900, industrial buildings, five bridges, hydraulic devices, as well as the vegetable garden with its guard house and greenhouses. Although property is private, the domain illustrates the technological and architectural evolution of a Lorrain metallurgical site, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to its modern adaptation. The employer housing, orangery and park are no longer linked to the current industrial activity, emphasizing the historical duality between family heritage and contemporary use.

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