Château de Beaumont, Liège, Neoclassical château in Sclessin, Belgium

Château de Beaumont is a neoclassical residence on the slope of the Cointe hill in Sclessin, with a 15-metre facade in brick and blue stone, the stone framing the bays and the bands between levels. A central projecting bay rises two and a half levels like a tower, and a horseshoe-shaped stone stair leads to the arched entrance above high cellars set into the slope. The slate roof and the blind west wall face the hillside.

Maximilien-Henri de Geyer de Schweppenburg, canon of Saint Lambert Cathedral, bought the plot on 13 May 1775 from Baron Jean-Christian de Goeswin and had Jacques-Barthélemy Renoz build a country residence there. He may have acted for Prince-Bishop François-Charles de Velbrück, who reportedly met his mistresses at the villa. Sclessin had passed to the principality of Liège in 1768, and Liège's wealthy built their country houses on the Meuse banks there.

Inside, the Louis XVI stucco decorations survive largely intact. The octagonal vestibule takes on a classical look from plaster statues set in niches between Ionic pilasters, and stucco putti crown the doors. The large central salon follows the same style, while the dining room keeps painted wall panels and an oval portrait of prince-bishop François-Charles de Velbrück above the mantelpiece.

The building sits on Rue Côte d'Or and can be viewed from street level, though the hillside location south of the Meuse affects access. Modern pathways to the facade make it relatively easy to explore from the outside.

The building includes high cellars with blue stone decorative elements designed to compensate for the hillside location, with several doors integrated into the basement level. This cellar design shows practical construction that balances topography with living comfort.