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Maison ou hôtel Hay

Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures ; lucarnes ; souches de cheminées (cad. AC 109) : inscription par arrêté du 31 janvier 1942
Protection dates
1942/01/31 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
1er quart 18e siècle
Dates
1708
Architect or builder
Garengeau (ingénieur)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
2 place Guy-La-Chambre ; anciennement Chateaubriand ; 2 place ; 1, 3 rue Sainte-Marguerite
Commune
Saint-Malo
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.65025, -2.02344
Mérimée reference
PA00090817

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1702 map "A new and correct draught of the CHANNELL between ENGLAND and FRANCE" (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Anciennement maison de corsaire, l'hôtel White ou Hay a été construit en 1711 par le négociant armateur d'origine irlandaise Guillaume White. Elle servait d'entrée monumentale de la ville. Le logis de plan rectangulaire, entièrement construit en granit de grand appareil, comprend un rez-de-chaussée à arcades, trois étages à fenêtres très hautes, séparés par des bandeaux, et un étage de combles percé de lucarnes. Cet édifice faisait partie des souvenirs d'enfance de Chateaubriand.

English translation

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Formerly a privateer's house, the White or Hay hôtel was constructed in 1711 by the merchant shipowner of Irish origin Guillaume White. It served as the monumental entrance to the city. The main dwelling of rectangular plan, entirely constructed in large dressed granite, comprises a ground floor with arcades, three storeys with very tall windows, separated by bands, and an attic storey pierced with dormers. This building was part of Chateaubriand's childhood memories.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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