Hôtel Dubuisson de Douzon

English translation

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History

The hôtel groups around two courtyards - a principal courtyard of honour and a secondary courtyard - several buildings of different periods grouped within an 18th-century structure. The flat-tile roof corresponds to the oldest part, the slate roof to that of the 17th and 18th centuries. The main street façade, characteristic of the mid-18th century, has twelve glazed doors at the first floor with ironwork balconies bearing the monogram DD - Dubuisson de Douzon -. The principal interior courtyard is older; it dates from the 16th or 17th century, and displays a fine lozenge pattern of black and red bricks, typical of the Moulins region. On one side east is hollowed out a fountain which served as a reserve to keep fish alive; it is the only known example of a fish pond surviving in a hôtel particulier. Inside, most of the Versailles parquet floors are preserved. On the first floor, a boudoir is decorated with stucco trophies and friezes of wallpapers with Louis XVI bouquets and Directoire palmettes. The grand salon is entirely decorated with stuccos: dome, bas-reliefs and overdoors, ... stuccos reflecting in the mirrors.