The Hôtel du Poët is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location It is located on the Place Forbin at the top of the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Hôtels particuliers à Aix en Provence Culture 13: Hôtel du PoetFernand Chabaud, Aix-en-Provence: guide du touriste, F. Detaille, 1946, p. 11
History In 1730, Henri Gautier (1676-1757) purchased some land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau, where there was an old watermill.Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, Les rues d'Aix: ou, Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne capitale de la Provence, Aubin, 1848, Volume 2, pp. 169-172 Jean Boyer, Architecture et urbanisme à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles: du cours à carrosses au cours Mirabeau, Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2004, p. 87-88 He commissioned architect Georges Vallon (1688-1767) to design a hôtel particulier: the Hôtel du Poët. Later, it was home to a chemist and a printing press.
It is an example of baroque architecture. The facade has mascarons.Dominique Auzias, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 144 Inside, the main staircase has columns, and Louis XVI handrails with the Poët escutcheons.
Heritage significance It has been listed as a "monument historique" since 3 November 1987.
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