he Lambert des Andreaux were rich tradespeople who made their fortune in the 16th century. Their members were appointed magistrates and bought the estates from which they took their name. The Andreaux domain soon became a modern farming estate
under the impact of policies launched by the Duke of Liancourt and Turgot. The farm buildings were built in an enclosed courtyard behind the main house. The distillery was built in 1743 and their eau-de-vie first sold in 1770. The distillery included three kilns and two large wine cellars. Access to the courtyard is through a porch with large and small doors. It is crowned by decorative merlons. In the Year XIII(1804), the Andreaux estate was bought by Alexandre René Gabriel de Terrasson de Montleau, once a page boy for King Louis XVI, a sub-lieutenant in the
SOURCE: (Châteaux, Logis et Demeures Anciennes de La Charente – Bruno Sepulchre, page 741)
Photo dated on the back 1915 (with a new roof made using interlocking tiles after the fire, large windows on the right). See the photo, top, dated on the back 1884. To the left, see the size of the two Lebanese cedars. 1884 - 1915 in the photo above, the Lebanese cedars are 31 years old.
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