What is a tithe barn ?

A farm building used to store the tithe, a tax in kind levied by the Church. At Beaulieu-le-Vieux, this barn is the ensemble's principal architectural feature.

Who created the plasterwork decoration ?

An Italian artist whose name is engraved on the reverse of a reused funerary slab above the dining room buffet.

When was the complex modified ?

After its construction in the 16th century, the manor underwent alterations in the 18th century, followed by modern restoration by its owners.

Manoir de Beaulieu-le-Vieux

Baron

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Where: Baron

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Manoir de Beaulieu-le-Vieux stands in Baron (Oise), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Beaulieu-le-Vieux Manor is a former 16th-century farmstead in Picardy, set among fields and pasture. The complex, arranged in a U-shape around a courtyard, comprises the residential building, a tithe barn and outbuildings. Its interiors preserve features from the 17th and 18th centuries: wainscoting, a wrought-iron staircase and plasterwork decoration by an Italian artist.

What to know

The monument protection covers the tithe barn, facades and roofs, the 18th-century perimeter wall with its gate, the courtyard and its horse-washing basin.
The dining room on the ground floor and the alcove bedroom upstairs are the principal rooms that can be visited.
The interior has undergone recent restoration work, which has altered some of the original decoration of the residence.

Where this château is

Baron · Oise · Hauts-de-France

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Address

1 Beaulieu le Vieux, 60300 Baron

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00114497
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

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What is a tithe barn ?: A farm building used to store the tithe, a tax in kind levied by the Church. At Beaulieu-le-Vieux, this barn is the ensemble's principal architectural feature.
Who created the plasterwork decoration ?: An Italian artist whose name is engraved on the reverse of a reused funerary slab above the dining room buffet.
When was the complex modified ?: After its construction in the 16th century, the manor underwent alterations in the 18th century, followed by modern restoration by its owners.