En un regard
Le château en bref
The Hôtel de la Motte-Sanguin stands at 2 rue de Solférino, in Orléans, on the right bank of the Loire, on the site of former fortified land. It was built from 1788 to 1792 to designs by the architect Victor Louis for Lord Foxlow, director of the neighbouring cotton mill, in which the Duke of Orléans had a stake. In 1795, the hôtel and the mill were sold to him as national property. This neoclassical mansion stands on a rusticated base, and its two principal façades are preceded by monumental flights of steps. Its arched roof uses a timber framework of pegged planks following the principle of Philibert Delorme. Several rooms retain their original decoration. Bought back by Napoleon III in 1869 and then given to the Orléans hospices, it has housed the artillery school of the 5th corps since 1876. It has been listed as a historic monument since 21 January 1928, and it remains privately owned.