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Histoire de Paris

Hôtel Salé
Edifié par Boullier de Bourges, de 1656 à 1659, pour Pierre Aubert de Fontenay, fermier des gabelles, d’où son surnom, c’est le plus grand hôtel du Marais. Un corps de logis double en profondeur s’amortit en anse de panier à l’extrémité de la cour d’honneur, et une demi-lune autour: du portail sur la rue de Thorigny facilite l’évolution des carrosses. Mais la chute du surintendant Fouquet entraîne la ruine de son proprietaire; mis en location, l’hôtel est habité par Merosini, ambassadeur de Venise.

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Il accueille au XIXe siècle l’Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (de 1829 à 1884), puis l’Ecole des Métiers d’Art de 1944 à 1969. Restauré, il est transformé en musée pour recevoir en 1985 la dation Picasso.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts Salé House, a house built in 1656 for Lord Pierre Aubert, who was a salt tax collector, and hence the name of the house (the Salt House). The house where the Picasso Museum is located today is considered one of the most beautiful in the Marais district.
The house is designated as a French historical heritage site

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

On the entrance gate there is a sign indicating the fact that this is where the art school was
EN 1829
L’ECOLE CENTRALE DES ARTS ET MANUFACTURES
FUT FONDEE EN CET HÔTEL
PAR
LAVALLEE - J.B DUMAS
OLIVIER ET PECLET
ELLE Y DEMEURA J’USQU’EN 1884

1929

[translation]
IN 1829
THE CENTRAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES
WAS FOUNDED IN THIS HOTEL
BY
LAVALLEE - J.B DUMAS
OLIVIER AND PECLET
SHE REMAINED THERE UNTIL 1884

1929
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The house illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Salé House
Built by Boullier de Bourges, from 1656 to 1659, for Pierre Aubert de Fontenay, farmer of the gabelles, hence his nickname, it is the largest house in the Marais. A main building double in depth is shaped like a basket handle at the end of the main courtyard, and a half-moon around it: the gate on the rue de Thorigny facilitates the movement of carriages. But the fall of Superintendent Fouquet leads to the ruin of his owner; rented, the hotel is inhabited by Merosini, ambassador of Venice.

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In the 19th century it housed the Central School of Arts and Manufactures (from 1829 to 1884), then the School of Crafts from 1944 to 1969. Restored, it was transformed into a museum to receive the Picasso donation in 1985.