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Construit au XIVe siècle (1320) par Humbert de Cléron sur l'emplacement d'un ancien castrum Gallo-Romain, le château de Cléron a été fortement remanié au XVIIIe siècle. Ce château, malgré sa restauration, a conservé son aspect défensif, typique de l'architecture militaire moyenâgeuse. Il a entre autre conservé ses défenses, donjon, mâchicoulis, meurtrières et assommoirs soigneusement restaurés. Plusieurs fois ruinés au cours des siècles, le château a été remanié à maintes reprises. Le corps de logis perpendiculaire à la Loue date du XVe siècle. Il est flanqué d'une tour carrée dite "tour de l'horloge" datant du XIXe siècle. Sur le corps de bâtiment parallèle à la Loue, existent deux autres tours : la plus grande, carrée, le donjon servait également à défendre la tour ronde située un peu plus loin et appelée "tour de La Folle". Une "viorbe" (escalier à vis d'une centaine de marches permet d'accéder au sommet de la tour de guet. Ce château, propriété de la famille "de Montrichard" ne se visite pas, à l'exception des jardins pendant la période estivale. au premier plan, la Loue View On Black voir l'expo www.flickr.com/photos/12167448@N05/galleries/721576234253... de alainmichot93

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Vincent Astor was described as the richest kid in the world, a title he had been given rather than had earned. His seemingly endless fortune came not from hard work and years of saving but from his enormously wealthy father and his enormously wealthy family, who not only had the benefit of being one of the wealthiest families in the United States but also one of the most socially prominent. This was all made possible by Vincent's grandmother Caroline Schermerhorn Astor who was know simply as The Mrs. Astor, The dowager queen of New York City society. The Astors were an extremely wealthy family of slumlords whose fortune was found by the patron of the family John Jacob Astor who was a fur trader and real estate mogul. Vincent's father, John IV, had built the most luxurious hotel in the world, the Waldorf-Astoria. Sadly, though, John did not live very long and perished on the Titanic at almost age fifty. His larger than life fortune was left mostly intact to Vincent some $87 million with a $10 million trust to his daughter Alice and a $7 million trust and $1 million going to his second wife, Madeleine. Madeleine had received most of the residences all to be given up if she remarried. Well madeleine did remarry and the houses went to Vincent. Vincent later on sold the properties and instead of the massive Fifth Avenue mansion he had received he commissioned a small townhouse. The architect he chose was Mott B. Schmidt and soon Schmidt submitted plans for an Adam-inspired townhouse with a floor plan designed for comfort. Floor Plans The interiors would be comfortable although still designed for entertainment. The biggest room in the house was the living room which would on occasion double as the ballroom. During huge balls the entire second floor was opened up to create one massive ballroom. His second wife, Brooke, had her bedroom on the second floor in the front while his was toward the back on the third floor. The Living Room Which on Occasion Would Become The Ballroom Living Room Doorway The Dining Room Entrance Hall Fireplace Second Floor Hall Stair Hall Astor latter on decided he no longer wanted the expense of maintaining a city townhouse and moved to an apartment at 120 East End Avenue. The home was latter bought Junior League which still maintains it today. *Note all photos and floor plans except for the first photo come from Mott B. Schmidt the first one comes from Wikipedia

The most interesting parts of any house museum, in my opinion, are the service spaces.Vizcaya was planned primarily around the public and entertaining rooms, which leaves only awkward leftover spaces for the numerous servants which were required in this time period. Oddly enough, the kitchen is on the 2nd floor, not in the basement (but we'll get to that later!). The first of these service spaces is a cupboard off the dining room (marked passage on the plan above in blue). Functioning as a small butler's pantry, the space also worked as a hall between the dining room and tea room so had to be attractive.The ceiling has a gorgeous painted wood ceiling with painted wood gates hiding the service cupboard which houses china storage and wash-up sink. The gilded English china seen here has an interesting story which I'll talk about at the end of this post. PS: don't you just love these painted wood cabinets?Located on the opposite side of the Tea Room (seen on the plan above in green), the main butler's pantry is larger than most modern household kitchens. The room boasted the most modern of conveniences for the time period, including the electric annunciator panel above which showed where a servant was required when rung for.Another modern contraption was the master clock, seen behind the cabinets above, which controlled the time on 10 clocks throughout the house (much like many schools have today).Above you can see the painted door into the tea room. The open countertops have been converted into glassed-in display cases for the many sets of china Vizcaya posesses. Above is the yacht china which was in Deering's yacht moored at Vizcaya. It bears the New York Yacht Club emblem as well as his own. The china is rimmed in silver to protect it from chipping on bumpy voyages.The china seen here was ordered by Deering from England for his house in Chicago and was originally brought over, unfortunately, on the Titantic. The china obviously had to be remade and was shipped over a few years later (hand gilding isn't fast!) By this point Vizcaya had been completed so it was brought here where it remains to this day. The originally ordered china, however, still lies at the bottom of the Atlantic. No word however on whether the White Star Line covered the replacements; does anyone know? Now THATS a story!

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As I mentioned in a previous post I recently led the Mid-Atlantic ICAA through the Meridian International Foundation: the gorgeous Laughlin Residence (see post HERE) as well as the Meyer White House. Located just off Meridian Hill Park (see previous post on that lovely formal park HERE), the Meyer White house predates its neighbor as it was built in 1912. This area is perched on a long hillside rising above the city. In this view above, before the Laughlin Residence was constructed, it almost looks like a country manor despite the urban location. Above you can see how close the Laughlin Residence is! Also across the street is the most elegant Coop building in Washington, Crescent Place, seen below from the front door. John Russell Pope designed the house for diplomat Henry White in 1912 and it was a huge turning point in his career. His interesting use of the tight, hilly urban topography uses an awkward site to the house's advantage. The location feels very private as it is perched high on both the front and back of the house. A lovely porte cochere welcomes one into the house. Brick was used as a cost-savings over Pope's preferred use of stone. The house is full of cost-saving changes directed by Mr. White to Pope's disappointment and frustration. The service areas in the basement are full of natural light thanks to these window wells which are cleverly hidden by the landscaping. The front door is in a recessed vestibule behind lovely iron gates. Notice how high the door knobs are, about 4 1/2 feet above the ground. The proportions here are really rather funky and make you take notice. The first floor is very logically laid out without a lot of wasted corridor. It has been changed since originally built somewhat but we'll see that in a bit. Unfortunately the entry hall is a bit of a letdown. The Meyers bought the house from the White family and 'modernized' the interiors in 1934 (albeit by notable architect Charles Platt). It must be noted that this is the house where Katherine Graham (nee Meyer) grew up. Originally the entry hall had neoclassical, round, partially engaged pilasters surrounding the room (and lots of beautiful antiques!). A small reception room is off the entry hall. The interesting fireplace mantel comes from the more modern Platt renovation of the house. I do like these old sconces. Notice the wire -they were originally meant for candles and later electrified. The brass hardware throughout the house on the mahogany doors is really gorgeous. The library continues the mahogany. While the house was being renovated in the late 1980s for the Meridian foundation a fire destroyed much of this area of the house which was faithfully rebuilt. So this is actually a rather new room. More beautiful brass hardware. Notice the pockets at the french doors? Those contain security gates that can be pulled over all of the doors and windows while the family is not in residence. Above you see one of the windows with the interior security gate closed. The dining room is adjacent to the library. Below in the vintage photo you can see the portrait of Mrs. White painted by John Singer Sargent which the very low mantel accommodated. The portrait, seen below, is now in the Corcoran collection. To make up for the large size of the missing portrait when the Meyers acquired the house, Platt added a large art-deco painted wood surround. Strange but it works although I hate how it butts into the room's pilasters. The smaller pantry door set into a larger mahogany doorway, seen above, is pure genius on the part of Pope; symmetry above all! Strange that the vintage photograph shows a screen hiding this cool detail! I'm not sure if these openings between the library and dining room are original - they contain wood pockets which can be closed from the library side. The two story (REAL) butler's pantry miraculously still has the original cabinetry. Also notice the closed security gate at the window that I discussed earlier. I say real butler's pantry because this room originally held the most valuable china and silver owned by the Whites. Above is the original silver safe. An important part of a butler's chief occupation was tending to and guarding the silver! The dumb waiter to the original kitchen in the basement is obviously no longer functional, filled with ductwork for the HVAC system, The living room is a rather non nondescript space these days, with a simple marble bolection mould fireplace surround. Notice the black painted baseboards. I guess the panel molding was added by Platt for the Meyers as it doesn't appear in this vintage photograph. By the way, all of the vintage photography comes from the book Mastering Tradition: The residential architecture of John Russell Pope by James Garrison from the Acanthus Press. The loggia on the back of the house once had magnificent views of the city but now hideous 1980s townhouses which replaced the Henderson Mansion and lots of big trees. Much of the yard is in the front of this house leaving a rather small formal terrace area to enjoy the view above the garage accessed from Belmont street far below. Before heading upstairs lets take a peak into Mr. Meyer's paneled study, created from the White's original servant's sitting room. The elegant stairhall doesn't appear to have changed much. The lantern has changed (to the better in my opinion) and the interesting metal guardrail remains. Natural light is so important in these old houses! I'm glad the stairhall isn't cluttered with ugly recessed lights as in so much of the rest of the house, added in recent renovations. The lantern, window, and sconces provide more than enough lighting. The lovely finial at the base of the stair. The 2nd floor contains a lot of the usual bedrooms, nothing too interesting, but notice the loggia between what was originally the master bedroom suite's bedrooms. The hallway is lit by skylights from the floor above. All the bedrooms retain their original mantels and lovely paneling despite being used as office space for the past few decades. More than can be said about the former headquarters of the National Trust which had been an excellent caretaker of the McCormick Apartments (see pictures of that building in THIS post here, sadly no longer extant) before shamefully selling it at a huge profit to a 'thinktank' which thoughtlessly GUTTED the entire building. This is why I'll never donate to the National Trust again and keep endlessly bringing up in my blogposts. Why can't a beautiful paneled room with a mantel work as an office? If you have a chance to tour either of the lovely Meridian Foundation houses on Crescent Place which are lovingly cared for, go experience these lovely houses! One never knows how much longer they'll be around.

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