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Immeuble

La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façade sur cour du bâtiment principal ; escalier contigü : inscription par arrêté du 18 février 1925
Protection dates
1925/02/18 : inscrit MH
Type
immeuble
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Dates
1545
Architect or builder
La Réau Léonard de (architecte)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
26 rue Dupaty
Commune
La Rochelle
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.16026, -1.15282
Mérimée reference
PA00104895

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1621 map "Carte du Pais d'Aunis Ville et Gouvernement de la Rochelle." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'escalier et la façade postérieure faisaient partie d'une habitation célèbre, appelée "Maison de Diane de Poitiers" ou "Hôtel Henri II". Ce très grand immeuble avait été en partie construit par l'architecte Léonard de La Réau. La façade de l'escalier est caractérisée par des balcons en encorbellement. Plafonds moulurés et sculpés.

English translation

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The staircase and the rear façade were part of a celebrated residence, called "Maison de Diane de Poitiers" or "Hôtel Henri II". This very large building had been partially constructed by the architect Léonard de La Réau. The staircase façade is characterized by corbelled balconies. Moulded and sculpted ceilings.

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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