Maison Eymonaud

The Maison Eymonaud is located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, on the Impasse Marie-Blanche, which meets the Rue Constance. The picturesque Gothic Revival building was constructed between 1892 and 1897 by the architect Joseph de Guirard de Montarnal. It served as the home of the antiques dealer Ernest Eymonaud, as a warehouse for his furniture, and as a workshop where he made copies of antique pieces. The facade and roof of the main building, as well as certain interior spaces such as the ground floor, the first floor, and the grand staircase, have been protected as a historic monument since 1995.

The site is historically significant because it was previously home to the Hôtel de l'Escalopier, built in 1835 in the Troubadour style for the historian and bibliophile Charles de L'Escalopier. This earlier estate, demolished in 1882, featured a fortified tower, a large steam-heated greenhouse for exotic plants, a library of around 5,000 volumes, and a collection of medieval goldsmith work. It is believed that Eymonaud incorporated some of the sculptures from the demolished predecessor into his own house.

The present building is distinguished by a two-story tower, which makes it an architecturally original structure at the foot of Montmartre. Over time the house was expanded: in 1900 it was extended to the west, and in 1910 a rear wing with half-timbered elements was added. This annex once housed Eymonaud's workshop, "À l'art ancien." Today, you can view the house as an example of the combination of historic architecture and artisan tradition in northern Paris.