Saint-Georges in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Hôtel de la Païva
— Histoire de Paris —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
1. Hôtel de la Païva Marker
Le quartier Saint George's fut loti de 1821 à 1824 par une société financière présidée par M. Dosne, futur beau-père de Thiers. La fontaine centrale de la place date de 1824, elle servit d'abreuvoir à chevaux, fut tarie en 1906 par la construction du metro Nord-Sud et remise en eau le 10 mai 1995. Le buste de Gavarni, peintre des "lorettes", surmonte la fontaine depuis 1911 il est l'oeuvre de Puech et Guillaume. C'est en 1840 que l'architecte Renaud construisit cet immeuble dans un style gothique et renaissance. Thérèse Lachmann, demi-mondaine en vue qui venait d'épouser le marquis Païva y Arunjo, vint y habiter en 1851; puis elle fit construire un nouvel hôtel aux Champs-Elysées. Elle devint une courtisaner adulée sous le second Empire, sous le nom de "La Païva".
The Saint George's district was subdivided over the period from 1821 to 1824 by a financial company chaired by Mr. Dosne, future father-in-law of Adolphe Thiers. The central fountain of the square dates from 1824, and was used as a drinking trough for horses until it was dried up in 1906 by the
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Erected by Ville de Paris.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 48° 52.712′ N, 2° 20.272′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Georges. Marker is at the intersection of Place Saint Georges and Rue de la Nôtre Dame de Lorette, on the right when traveling north on Place Saint Georges. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Place St Georges, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hôtel Thiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Alex-Biscarre (1964) (within
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
2. Hôtel de la Païva Marker. - wide view
Regarding Hôtel de la Païva. Note that in addition to this Hôtel de la Païva, Ms. Lachmann subsequently had another one built, on the Champs-Elysèes, more sumptuous than this one, and it is that later one for which one will find much more information available on the internet.
Also see . . . La Païva (Wikipedia).
Overview: Esther Lachmann (better known as La Païva; 7 May 1819 – 21 January 1884) was the most famous of the 19th-century French courtesans. A notable investor and architecture patron, and a collector of jewels, she had a personality so hard-bitten that she was described as the "one great courtesan who appears(Submitted on February 24, 2023.)to have had no redeeming feature". Count Horace de Viel-Castel, a society chronicler, called her "the queen of kept women, the sovereign of her race".Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 20223. Hôtel de la Païva and Marker
Additional keywords. Prostitution
Photographed By P.P.C., Paris, circa 1905
4. Place Saint-Georges
Note that the fountain still has water in it (and lacks the bust of Gavarni on top), making the date of the photo likely to have been before 1906, according to the information on the marker. The hôtel itself would be located on the right, a bit out of the picture frame.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
