__NOTOC__

The Hôtel Goüin is a ''

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 ...

'' in

Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...

, France.

History

The mansion was built in the 15th century and is incorrectly considered to have been the home of Jean de Xaincoings, treasurer of the assets of Charles VII. The house was the property of René Gardette, a descendant of a family of silk merchants from Tours. The reworking of the facade that dates from the 16th century includes the addition of the porch and loggia and the left wing in early

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

style. The sub-basement contains Galloroman remains. The name Goüin is taken from a wealthy family of Breton bankers who purchased the building in 1738. The family undertook several improvements including the balcony over the rear courtyard, demolition of two houses on the roadside, the enlargement of the south yard, removal of the south balcony, and construction of the entry gate. In 1944 during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

the building was almost entirely destroyed by bombs leaving only the facade intact. In the 1950s the main accommodation and the entrance were partially restored, while no traces of the garden and north yard remain. The building once hosted the ''Société archéologique de Touraine'' (Touraine Archeological Society), and is now the home of the Goüin Museum. In 1967, on the occasion of the 40th congress of the French Federation of Philatelic Societies, the building was featured on the 0.40 franc postage stamp.

Gallery

File:Tours (139).JPG, Détail de l'hôtel. File:Hotel-goüin facadenord.jpg, Facade nord de l'Hôtel Goüin. File:Crosse cuivre emaillé Villeloin-Coulangé.jpg, 13th century Crosier of the Abbot of Villeloin (collection Museum Goüin). File:Gravure hotel-gouin.jpg, Engraving of Hôtel Goüin by Karl Girardet

References

Sources

*Hardion, J. ''L'Hôtel Goüin: Notice archéologique'', Société archéologique de Touraine, Tours (1901)
Gallica
*Abbot L. Bosseboeuf, ''Notice historique, avec planches et figures dans le texte'', Société archéologique de Touraine, Tours (1901)
Gallica

External links

Musée Goüin web site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hotel Gouin Buildings and structures in Tours, France Museums in Indre-et-Loire Monuments historiques of Indre-et-Loire

History

Gallery

See also

References

Sources

External links