Oostkamp
château de Cellen
Commanditaire du château néo-Renaissance · 1873-1874
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Louis-Charles de Bie de Westvoorde
Knight
Louis-Charles de Bie de Westvoorde (1826-1904), knight, married to Henriette Pecsteen, commissioned the neo-Renaissance château of Cellen in Oostkamp, near Bruges. Son of Louis de Bie de Westvoorde (1796-1873), who had probably remodelled the family's Neoclassical residence on the estate around 1800, he had part of the family home demolished in 1873 and built the château designed by the architect Jozef Schadde; the stone on the façade dates the laying of the foundation stone to 5 March 1874. He completed the estate with an orangery, a chapel (around 1888-1889) and an enlarged farm. After his death, the château was sold in 1917 to Pierre-Octave van der Plancke.
Birth1826
Death1904
RoleKnight
Housede Bie de Westvoorde
Era19th century
Key moments in their life
1873-1874
Construction of the neo-Renaissance Château de Cellen, based on plans by Jozef Schadde; laying of the façade stone on 5 March 1874.
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This summary cross-references several sources to document the places, events and historical relationships.
- Kasteel De Cellen – Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed — Onroerend Erfgoed
- Oostkamp – châteaux et demeures — Wikipédia (miroir)