Joseph Brousseau

1730 (age 67)

Solignac, canton of Limoges-Condat, France

Born in Solignac in Haute-Vienne to 1733 He was the fourth of ten children, to Jean Brousseau, a Carpenter, and Catherine Boudet. He was baptised in the parish of Sainte-Félicité de Limoges, near Pont Saint-Martial on 17 September. He learned "on the job" building trades, into hollow where it stone-cutter and fitter. His first project as architect was the castle of Sainte-Feyre, it was built on the foundations of the ancient fortress between 1758 and 1762. He died at Sées on February 5, 1797. He completed numerous projects including: Château de Sainte - Feyre, on the bases of the feudal Castle near Guéret (Creuse), 1760 Château de Salvanet Castle of the husk, Veyrac, 1763 Château de Beauvais, Limoges, 1765 Palace of the bishopric, Limoges, 1766 Musée de l"Evêché New facade of the college of Limoges (now Lycée Gay-Lussac), 1767 Chapel of the Visitation, Limoges, 1771 Rigoulene hotel, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 1772 The Boucher House, at the corner of streets golden Jug and the Consulate, Limoges, 1772 Renovation and development of the general hospital of Limoges, Limoges, 1773 Reconstruction of the church Notre-Dame, Argentre-du-plessis, 1775 Renovation of the Church Saint-Sylvain, Ahun, 1775 Château de Salvanet, Saint-Priest-Taurion, 1776 Palace of the bishopric, Sées, 1778 Convent of Providence, Limoges, 1779 Renovation and development of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Sées, Sées, 1780 Château de Faye, Flavignac, 1782 Convent of Augustins, Mortemart, 1785 Château de Lavergne, Saint-Priest-Ligoure, 1785 Redevelopment of the choir of the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne de Limoges, Limoges, 1788 Château de Guéret, current Museum of the Sénatorerie.

Joseph Brousseau

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Background

Brousseau grew up in Limoges.

Career

Born in Solignac in Haute-Vienne to 1733 He was the fourth of ten children, to Jean Brousseau, a Carpenter, and Catherine Boudet. He was baptised in the parish of Sainte-Félicité de Limoges, near Pont Saint-Martial on 17 September. He learned "on the job" building trades, into hollow where it stone-cutter and fitter.

His first project as architect was the castle of Sainte-Feyre, it was built on the foundations of the ancient fortress between 1758 and 1762.

He died at Sées on February 5, 1797. He completed numerous projects including:

Château de Sainte - Feyre, on the bases of the feudal Castle near Guéret (Creuse), 1760

Château de Salvanet

Castle of the husk, Veyrac, 1763

Château de Beauvais, Limoges, 1765

Palace of the bishopric, Limoges, 1766

Musée de l"Evêché

New facade of the college of Limoges (now Lycée Gay-Lussac), 1767

Chapel of the Visitation, Limoges, 1771

Rigoulene hotel, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 1772

The Boucher House, at the corner of streets golden Jug and the Consulate, Limoges, 1772

Renovation and development of the general hospital of Limoges, Limoges, 1773

Reconstruction of the church Notre-Dame,

Argentre-du-plessis, 1775

Renovation of the Church Saint-Sylvain, Ahun, 1775

Château de Salvanet, Saint-Priest-Taurion, 1776

Palace of the bishopric, Sées, 1778

Convent of Providence, Limoges, 1779

Renovation and development of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Sées, Sées, 1780

Château de Faye, Flavignac, 1782

Convent of Augustins, Mortemart, 1785

Château de Lavergne, Saint-Priest-Ligoure, 1785

Redevelopment of the choir of the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne de Limoges, Limoges, 1788

Château de Guéret, current Museum of the Sénatorerie.

Achievements

He then begins to draw plans himself and learned the trade of a master architect.He was then, from the 1760s, assign different achievements and became known in the region.

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