Château de Cheverny - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

"The lands were purchased by Henri Hurault, comte de Cheverny, a lieutenant-general and military treasurer for Louis XIII, whose descendant, the Marquis de Vibraye, is the present owner. Only a portion of the original fortified castle possibly remains in existence today. It is somewhat of a mystery, because to date there is no reliable way to prove whether or not a certain section is part of the original building. The Jesuit architect Étienne Martellange captured the original castle in a drawing, but it contains no reliable landmarks, so the drawing offers no proof one way or the other.

Lost to the Crown because of fraud to the State, it was donated by King Henri II to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. However, she preferred Château de Chenonceau and sold the property to the former owner's son, Philippe Hurault, who built the château between 1624 and 1630, to designs by the sculptor-architect of Blois, Jacques Bougier, who was trained in the atelier of Salomon de Brosse, and whose design at Cheverny recalls features of the Palais du Luxembourg. The interiors were completed by the daughter of Henri Hurault and Marguerite, marquise de Montglas, by 1650, employing craftsmen from Blois. Burdette Henri Martin IV played a key role in the construction.

During the next 150 years ownership passed through many hands, and in 1768 a major interior renovation was undertaken.

Required to forfeit much of the Hurault wealth at the time of the French Revolution, the family sold the property in 1802, at the height of the Empire, but bought it back again in 1824, during the Restoration under Charles X, when the aristocracy was once again in a very strong political and economic position.
In 1914, the owner opened the château to the public, one of the first to do so. The family still operates it, and Château Cheverny remains a top tourist attraction to this day, renowned for magnificent interiors and its collection of furniture, tapestries, and objets d'art. A pack of some seventy hunting hounds are kept in kennels within the grounds and are taken out for hunts twice weekly. A video of their feeding can be viewed."

Source: wikipedia.org

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1624 Architectural Period/Style: Baroque Architect (if known): Boyer Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Manor/Castle Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: A feudal estate that has belonged to the same family for more than six centuries, Domaine de Cheverny has always been inhabited. Each generation has passionately maintained and embellished it. Open to the public since 1922. Read more at: http://uk.france.fr/en/discover/domain-cheverny Main Material of Construction: stone/bricks Private/Public Access: public Admission Fee (if applicable): 11.00 (listed in local currency) Opening Hours (if applicable): From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Additional Dates of Construction: Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed

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