Hôtel De Guénégaud (rue Des Archives)
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Hôtel de Guénégaud or Hôtel de Guénégaud-des-Brosses () is a 17th-century ''
hôtel particulier () is the French term for a grand urban mansion, comparable to a Townhouse (Great Britain), British townhouse. Whereas an ordinary (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a ...
'', or large
townhouse A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of Terraced house, terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type o ...
, in Paris. At 60, rue des Archives in the
3rd arrondissement of Paris The 3rd arrondissement of Paris (, ) is one of the 20 (districts) of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as "" () meaning "the third". Its postal code is 75003. It is governed locally to ...
, the Hôtel de Guénégaud was built between 1651 and 1655 for Jean-François de Guénégaud des Brosses, ''secrétaire du Roi'', '' maître des Comptes'' and '' conseiller d'État'', to designs by the architect François Mansart. Along with the Hôtel Carnavalet, it the best preserved ''hôtel particulier'' designed by this architect. The ''hôtel'' was acquired by Jean Romanet in 1703, and, according to his contemporary Germain Brice, Romanet greatly embellished its interiors in the following year. It fell into disrepair and was divided into apartments in the late 19th century, but was acquired by the City of Paris in 1961. An extensive restoration was begun in 1962 under the direction of the architect André Sallez, and since 1967 it has housed the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature and the offices of the Club de la Chasse et de la Nature.Gady 2008, p. 311. It is served by the Arts et Métiers and Filles du Calvaire Metro stations.


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* Ayers, Andrew (2004). ''The Architecture of Paris''. Stuttgart: Axel Menges. . * Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter (1973). ''François Mansart''. London: A. Zwemmer. . * Gady, Alexandre, editor; Jean-Pierre Jouve, editor (2006). ''Les hôtels de Guénégaud et de Mongelas : rendez-vous de chasse des Sommer au Marais''. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod. . * Gady, Alexandre (2008). ''Les Hôtels particuliers de Paris du Moyen Âge à la Belle Époque''. Paris: Parigramme. . * Leproux, Guy-Michel (1998). "L'hôtel de Guénégaud des Brosses, rue du Grand-Chantier 1651–1653", pp. 205–209, in ''François Mansart : Le génie de l'architecture'', edited by Jean-Pierre Babelon and Claude Mignot. Paris: Gallimard. . * Mignot, Claude (1994). "Guénégaud", pp. 224–225, in ''Le Guide du Patrimoine, Paris'', edited by Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos. Paris: Hachette. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotel De Guenegaud Buildings and structures in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris Guénégaud