Sainte-Avoye in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Hôtel d’Hallwyll

— Histoire de Paris —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

1. Hôtel d’Hallwyll Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Echu à François d'Hallwyll, colonel du régiment de la Garde suisse, un premier hôtel avait été loué à Necker, banquier suisse, futur controleur général des finances de Louis XVI. Sa fille Germaine, devenue plus tard baronne de Staël, y naquit en 1766. La même année, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux édifie l'hôtel actuel, déjà de style Louis XVL La façade sur rue est inspirée de l'antique. Sur cour, le corps de logis est beaucoup plus simple, mais il présentait sur le jardin une colonnade dorique, aujourd'hui dénaturée, Le décor intérieur a été dispersé : seul l'escalier demeure. Des hôtels construits à Paris par Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, l'hôtel d'Hallwyll est le seul à n'avoir pas été détruit.

(English translation:)
The first mansion, which fell to François d'Hallwyll, colonel of the Swiss Guard regiment, had been rented to Necker, a Swiss banker and future controller general of finances for Louis XVI. His daughter Germaine, who later became Baroness de Staël, was born there in 1766. The same year, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux built the current mansion, already in the Louis XV style. The street façade is

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inspired by antiquity. On the courtyard, the main building is now much simpler, but it formerly had a Doric colonnade on the garden, which is now gone. The interior decor has been dispersed: only the staircase remains. Of the mansions built in Paris by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, the Hôtel d'Hallwyll is the only one not to have been destroyed.

Erected by Ville de Paris.

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 1766.

Location. 48° 51.753′ N, 2° 21.306′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sainte-Avoye. It is on Rue Michel le Comte, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Rue Michel le Comte, Paris, Île-de-France 75003, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jean Le Rond d'Alambert (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crance (within shouting distance of this marker); Lycée Nicolas Flamel Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); École Maternelle Chapon Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 120 meters away); Pierre Pachet

Hôtel d’Hallwyll and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

2. Hôtel d’Hallwyll and Marker

(about 120 meters away); Anne Frank (about 120 meters away); Jardin Anne-Frank (2007) (about 150 meters away); Hôtel de Montmor (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Hôtel d'Hallwyll (Wikipedia, in French). (Submitted on November 16, 2024.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.