Hôtel Bourrienne, Private mansion in 10th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The Hôtel Bourrienne is an 18th-century private mansion at 58 rue d'Hauteville, set back from the street at the end of a courtyard reached through a gateway cut into the apartment buildings. Its pale stone facade has a ground floor and two upper storeys, with an arched carriage doorway bearing a carved medallion inscribed "58". A small garden lies behind, and the Directoire decor and furniture remain in place.
Justine Segard, dame de Dampierre, began building the mansion in 1787 and work was completed in 1793 as the faubourg Poissonnière was being urbanised. Still unfinished, it passed in 1792 to the Lormier-Lagrave couple, whose daughter Fortunée Hamelin held a celebrated salon there under the Directoire. In 1798 Louis Prévost sold it for 100,000 francs to Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Bonaparte's secretary and friend, who gave it his name and had the architect Étienne-Chérubin Leconte alter it. In 1886 Charles Tuleu bought it and ran a type foundry in its garden; the family kept it until 2015.
The house takes its name from Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Bonaparte's private secretary and friend, who bought it in 1798 for 100,000 francs. Under Fortunée Hamelin, a native of Saint-Domingue and friend of Joséphine de Beauharnais, its salon drew Napoleon Bonaparte and Madame Tallien. Since 2017 the Bourrienne Paris X shirt house, inspired by the Directoire decor, runs a shop at street level.
The mansion is located on Rue d'Hauteville and is accessible via public transportation in this central Paris neighborhood. Visitors should verify visiting conditions in advance, as it is a private classified monument that may require special arrangements.
The bathroom retains original Empire period features including blue and gold decoration, carved mirrors, and ornamental small columns. These details are remarkably well preserved and showcase the luxury standards of earlier owners.
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