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Château Rothschild

Site Canton of Geneva · No published figure (private estate, municipality of Pregny-Chambésy)
Part of the municipality of Pregny-Chambésy
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Origin of the name Château Rothschild

The château bears the name of the de Rothschild family, for whom it was built from 1858.[1][3]

Founding of Château Rothschild

The Château Rothschild stands in the municipality of Pregny-Chambésy. Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, who had acquired the estate three years earlier, had the house built by Luigi Bagutti in 1822-1825 demolished and between 1858 and 1860 (or in 1858-1859) built a monumental Louis XVI-style château, to plans attributed to George Henry Stokes and perhaps Joseph Paxton. Completed in 1872 with an attic storey, the estate then received stables, a riding hall and greenhouses, and its park was laid out in 1887-1892 to the taste of Baroness Julie de Rothschild.[1][2][3][4]

History of Château Rothschild

1822-1825. Luigi Bagutti builds the house which the château will replace.[1][3]

1858-1860. Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, who acquired the estate three years earlier, has Bagutti's house demolished and builds a monumental Louis XVI-style château (or in 1858-1859).[1][3][4]

1860. Paxton-style aviary in the park and neo-Louis XVI entrance lodges to the south. The first greenhouses are built from this year.[1][2][3]

1872. Architect Francis Gindroz adds a mansard attic with oeil-de-boeuf windows.[1][2][3]

1879. John Camoletti designs the neo-Renaissance stables. He then builds a riding hall, in the 1880s.[1][2][3]

1887-1892. The park is laid out to the taste of Baroness Julie de Rothschild; many trees are planted.[1][3]

1907. On Julie de Rothschild's death the château reportedly passes to her nephew Maurice de Rothschild.

1987. A decree of 16 October approves the entry of the Rothschild estate in the Genevan inventory of buildings worthy of protection.[2]

1994-1995. Restoration of the historic greenhouse complex.[1]

Historic sites in Château Rothschild

Château Rothschild. Monumental Louis XVI-style château built in 1858-1860 (or 1858-1859), completed in 1872 with an attic storey. Part of the rich decoration, including the vases, has disappeared.[1][3]

Historic greenhouses. Greenhouse complex formed from 1860. The oldest, from the 1860s, stands across the road with the gardener's house and now belongs to the Ville de Genève.[3]

Stables and riding hall. Neo-Renaissance stables of 1879 and riding hall of the 1880s by John Camoletti, with a gate and neo-Louis XVI lodges of the 1860s.[1][2][3]

Sources

  1. Office fédéral de la culture, Inventaire fédéral des sites construits d'importance nationale à protéger en Suisse (ISOS), « Pregny » (2e version, juillet 2019)
  2. République et canton de Genève, Département des travaux publics, arrêté du 16 octobre 1987 approuvant l'inscription à l'inventaire du domaine Rothschild (MS-i PCY-7)
  3. Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale (PBC), « Château Rothschild » (texte du Guide artistique de la Suisse, SHAS)
  4. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Pregny-Chambésy » (Dominique Torrione-Vouilloz), version du 06.07.2010
  5. geo.admin.ch, service de recherche de swisstopo (route de Pregny 30, Chambésy, coordonnées)

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