Joseph Brousseau

Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797) was an architect active in Limousin, France, in the 18th century. His work includes Château de Faye, Limoges, Lycée Gay-Lussac, the bishops Palace in Limousin, Chapel of the Visitation, various castles in the vicinity of Limoges, and the Episcopal Palace of the Sée in Normandy.

Early life 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.

Brousseau grew up in Limoges. He learned "on the job" building trades, into hollow where it stone-cutter and fitter. 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.

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.

Corpus of work

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

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