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Logis de la Maçonnière

Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne, Sarthe, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le logis et ses jardins (cad. C1 3, 4, 5, 7) : inscription par arrêté du 19 septembre 1988
Protection dates
1988/09/19 : inscrit MH
Type
manoir
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 2e moitié 18e siècle, 2e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1949
Architect or builder
WEINBERG Marguerite (maître de l'oeuvre), WEINBERG Pierre (maître de l'oeuvre), BOURNIGAULT (jardinier)
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne
Département
Sarthe
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.96654, -0.14117
Mérimée reference
PA00109937

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1706 map "L'Evesche du Mans (southwest sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le logis de la Maçonnière (ou de la Massonnière) , avec sa tour d'escalier en façade, date du 17e siècle. Agrandi et aménagé au 18e siècle, il est acquis en 1949 par la famille Weinberg. Marguerite Weinberg et son fils Pierre, avec le jardinier Bournigault, aménagent un jardin contemporain, mélangeant des inspirations anglaises et françaises. Il comprend un jardin régulier, un jardin paysager, un potager fleuri, deux chambres de verdure et un verger.

English translation

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The main dwelling of la Maçonnière (or de la Massonnière), with its stair tower on the façade, dates from the 17th century. Enlarged and fitted out in the 18th century, it was acquired in 1949 by the Weinberg family. Marguerite Weinberg and her son Pierre, with gardener Bournigault, laid out a contemporary garden, mixing English and French inspirations. It comprises a formal garden, a landscape garden, a flowered vegetable garden, two green rooms and an orchard.

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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