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Hôtel Gavinet

Besançon, Doubs, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Hôtel, y compris les décors et la cour (cad. AO 2) : inscription par arrêté du 31 décembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/12/31 : inscrit MH
Type
hôtel
Main period of construction
4e quart 18e siècle
Architect or builder
COLOMBOT Antoine (architecte)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
29 rue de la Préfecture
Commune
Besançon
Département
Doubs
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.23354, 6.02320
Mérimée reference
PA25000006

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 10: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Rue de la Préfecture ouverte et lotie à partir de 1770. En 1777, M. Gavinet s'adresse à Antoine Colombot pour construire son hôtel. Pendant le 19e siècle, quelques modifications (écuries et remises, décors). Cet hôtel Louis XVI, entre rue et cour, partiellement modifié au 19e siècle, présente un caractère complet tant dans ses dispositions que pour ses décors.

English translation

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Rue de la Préfecture opened and lotted from 1770. In 1777, M. Gavinet addresses Antoine Colombot to build his hotel. During the 19th century, some modifications (stables and outbuildings, decoration). This Louis XVI hotel, between street and courtyard, partially modified in the 19th century, presents a complete character both in its layout and in its decoration.

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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