Hôtel Talhouët, Private mansion in 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Hôtel Talhouët stands at 1, avenue de Marigny, on the corner of avenue Gabriel. Its light stone facade has a ground-level arcade of three round arches on smooth columns, each holding a black metal lantern, with a black iron gate below. Above the arches runs a projecting balcony with a carved stone balustrade and a black wrought-iron railing, and the upper facade has rectangular windows with dark frames.
Construction took place in 1861 as a residence for textile industrialist Mathieu Dollfus, founder of the company Dollfus-Mieg et Cie. Architect Auguste Joseph Pellechet designed the building, which reflects the wealth and refinement of 19th-century Paris.
The building was first called Hôtel Dollfus, after the Alsatian textile industrialist Mathieu Dollfus of Dollfus-Mieg et Compagnie, for whom Auguste Pellechet built it in 1861. Members of the Talhouët family lived here until the 1970s, and their name replaced his on the mansion.
The mansion stands at 1, avenue de Marigny, on the corner of avenue Gabriel in the 8th arrondissement. Métro lines 1 and 13 serve Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau station nearby. The building is a private residence, so the arcade, balcony and facades are seen from the street.
American novelist John Steinbeck lived in this mansion for several months in 1954, leaving a literary connection to its history. This connection shows how the residence attracted writers and artists passing through Paris.
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