History
of the Castle-farm of Dourbes
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The site of Dourbes
(Dothorpa) has been occupied since ancient
times. The Castle-farm of Dourbes was
built around 1860 by the parents of
Victoria Philippe, the great-great-great
grandparents of the present owner.
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At this time, there is no photography,
no electricity, no telephone, no automobile...
The Castle-farm is shown on maps dating
back to 1893, and the oldest photographs
of it go back to 1892.
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It
burned down in 1914 along with a great
part of the village and was rebuilt in
1915-1916.
The Castle- farm hasn't suffered any change
since, except for the transformation of
one wing in the Country Chateau in 1998-2000
and the multi purpose room in 2002. The
buildings have long since been divided
into 2 parts, one for the owners and their
personnel and the other occupied until
2001 by farmers. |
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Since
1916, the owners haven't lived there full
time, but did come for periods of time
during the summer and the hunting season.
The region was abounding in game, and
the hunt was spectacular.
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The
lime tree: already big and beautiful in
1912, it is classified today. |
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