When was Château Lacour built?

The residence was erected in 1903 by brothers Jules and Paul Lacour, who took over the family woollen textile manufacturing business at that time.

What architectural style predominates?

It is a neo-Baroque construction, typical of industrial-era mansion houses of the early twentieth century.

What is protected as a historical monument?

The listing covers the facades and roof, vestibule, wooden grand staircase, four decorated reception rooms on the ground floor, and the wrought iron fence along the street.

Château Lacour de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

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Where: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

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Château Lacour de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines stands in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 20th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in 1903 for Jules Lacour and his brother Paul, textile manufacturers, this residence displays the neo-Baroque taste characteristic of industrial-age mansions of the early twentieth century. The northern facade features a loggia with three richly ornamented arches, while the southern facade opens onto a garden through an apse with a two-flight converging staircase. Inside, the wooden grand staircase and four reception rooms on the ground floor preserve their original decoration of stucco and marquetry.

What to know

The residence has been listed as a historical monument since 1999, notably for its facades, interior grand staircase, and four decorated reception rooms.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, a town in the Haut-Rhin, was an important manufacturing centre, which this residence exemplifies through its architecture and finishes.
The four ground-floor reception rooms retain their period decoration of stucco and marquetry.

Where this château is

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines · Haut-Rhin · Grand Est

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68160 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA68000026
Period of construction: first quarter of the 20th century

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When was Château Lacour built?: The residence was erected in 1903 by brothers Jules and Paul Lacour, who took over the family woollen textile manufacturing business at that time.
What architectural style predominates?: It is a neo-Baroque construction, typical of industrial-era mansion houses of the early twentieth century.
What is protected as a historical monument?: The listing covers the facades and roof, vestibule, wooden grand staircase, four decorated reception rooms on the ground floor, and the wrought iron fence along the street.