Château de Barberey
1 rue Danton, 10600 Barberey-Saint-Sulpice
Ownership in the XIVth century of Guillaume du Plessis, bailiff of Troy, then of the marshal of Choiseul-Praslin, governor of the city at the end of the XVIth century, the strong house of Barberey was acquired in 1596 by Louis Le Mairat, trader and mayor of the city, who obtained the authorisation to make close walls, ditches(gaps) and drawbridge his manorial house. It is however only in 1626 which Nicolas Le Mairat, younger son precedent, made build the current castle. To advise(recommend) to the Big(Great) Council(Advise) and to the Councils(Advises) of the King, Nicolas Le Mairat domiciled(resided) ordinarily in Paris where held(retained) it its high functions(offices), what explains the exceptional architectural quality of the house which he(it) was anxious to be built on his(its) patrimonial earth(ground). Occupied during the last war, then abandoned(given up), vandalized and promised to demolition, the castle was saved by the architect decorator Pierre Scapula who had understood aesthetic value. During more than twenty-five years, the Dr and Mrs Bernard Cuny attempted to restore him(it) and to emphasise her(it), as well as the old(former) nearby strong house, kept(preserved) on the edge of the earthwork, the staves(moats) which surround her and the park, this last decorating of regular, French-style flowerbeds(orchestras).
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Jardin remarquable, Monument historique, Espace naturel, parc, jardin
©Bernard Cuny
