San Francisco’s Le Petit Trianon!

San Francisco’s Le Petit Trianon!

San Francisco's Le Petit Trianon!

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The original Le Petit Trianon on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France, housed some of the most fascinating courtesans in history. The petit mansion was built by Louis XV between the years of 1762 and 1768 for his fourth mistress, Madame de Pompadour. However, when she died four years before its completion, he had no trouble finding her replacement in the person of Madame du Barry.

Today, not even the French would have the nerve to house their mistresses on the same property as their wife, but in 1700’s France, a woman was actually trained as a mistress and, in the case of Madame de Pompadour, was very involved in the French Court in philanthropy and in keeping the King’s schedule and was well-known to the Queen, who said, "If there has to be a mistress, I would choose Madam de Pompadour over the rest." After Madam de Pompadour’s death, Madam du Barry then became the official mistress and was later beheaded for treason. After Madame du Barry came Queen Marie Antoinette who used Le Petit Trianon as an escape from the pressures of Paris. It was one place she could be free of servants, guards, the King and everyone except her few closest friends. However, Marie was also eventually beheaded.

In San Francisco, a modified copy of Le Petit Trianon was built in 1902 in what is today, one of the city’s most prestigious neighborhoods, Presidio Heights. Owned by tech entrepreneur Halsey Minor, it has been on and off the market since 2012. Now relisted for sale, the 17,895-square-foot manse has nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a grand ballroom, four kitchens, nine fireplaces and an elevator to all floors. It sits on two-thirds of an acre with a 2,618-square-foot guest house that has an additional five bedrooms and three baths. It is listed as San Francisco Landmark Number 95. Recent rumors whisper that Taylor Swift is planning on buying the mansion, but those rumors have been denied. For more information.

Originally listed at $25 million in 2012, San Francisco’s version of Le Petit Trianon is now priced at $17.995 million.

Source: vanguardsf.com