New Athens in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Hôtel Thiers

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022

1. Hôtel Thiers Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Adolphe Thiers, homme d'Etat et historien, fut élu Président de la République, en 1871, par l'Assemblée Nationale. Cet hôtel fut celui de Madame Dosne, qui le vendit à son gendre, M. Thiers, en 1833 pour la somme de 100.000F, quand celui-ci épousa Elise Dosne. La maison fut détruite en 1871 par les communards; c'est le peintre Courbet qui sauva les biens de Thiers, et l'hôtel fut reconstruit en 1873 par Aldrophe, puis légué a l'Institut, en 1905, avec sa bibliothèque, par la belle-soeur de Thiers, Félicie Dosne.

(English translation:)

Adolphe Thiers, statesman and historian, was elected President of the Republic in 1871 by the National Assembly. This mansion was owned by Madame Dosne, who sold it to her son-in-law, Mr. Thiers, in 1833 for the sum of 100,000F, when the latter married Elise Dosne. The building was destroyed in 1871 by the communards; it was the painter Courbet who saved the property of Thiers, and the mansion was rebuilt in 1873 by Aldrophe, then bequeathed to the Institute, in 1905, with its library, by Thiers' sister-in-law, Félicie Dosne.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 48° 52.708′ N, 2° 20.243′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in New Athens. Marker is at the intersection of Rue Saint-Georges and Rue Notre Dame de Lorette, on the right when traveling south on Rue Saint-Georges. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Square Alex-Biscarre (1964) (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel de la Païva (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Wagner (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); François Mignet (about 90 meters away); Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (about 90 meters away); General José de San Martin (about 150 meters away); René Joseph Limon (about 180 meters away in Île-de-france); Gustave Moreau (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Hôtel Dosne‐Thiers Paris, France (ClassicTic).

Excerpt: The Hôtel Dosne‐Thiers, located on Place Saint Georges in Paris in the romantic district known as 'La Nouvelle Athènes'.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022

2. Hôtel Thiers Marker - wide view
The hotel was for a long time the home of the historian and statesman Adolphe Thiers and his wife Élise Dosne. Félicie Dosne, sister‐in‐law of Mr Thiers and the last heir of the family, bequeathed the hotel in 1905 to the Institut de France, 'so that a library of modern history and more particularly of French history could be created in this place'. Today, the Dosne‐Thiers Foundation fulfils its mission as a research library specialising in the general, political, military, social and administrative history of France from 1789 to 1914. Since 2009, the hotel has housed the office of the Thiers Foundation (Centre de recherches humanistes), an institution whose aim is to distinguish young researchers.

(Submitted on February 22, 2023.)

Hôtel Thiers and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022

3. Hôtel Thiers and Marker

Hôtel de M. Thiers, Place St-Georges vers 1840 image. Click for full size.

circa 1840

4. Hôtel de M. Thiers, Place St-Georges vers 1840

Hôtel Thiers and rue Notre Dame de Lorette image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

5. Hôtel Thiers and rue Notre Dame de Lorette

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.