Hôtel Gaillard

The mansion is a pastiche of French Renaissance constructions built in the Loire Valley, which aimed at emphasising Gaillard's art collection.

[1] The magazine La Semaine des constructeurs wrote in 1882: "Mr. Février has been deeply inspired by the Château de Blois, while he still rethought the details, the plan, the facings and the decorations in a very original and personal way".

The building remained empty, until it was sold to the Bank of France in 1919 to become one of its regional office branches (succursales).

The rehabilitation works were made by architect Alphonse Defrasse between 1919 and 1921, assisted by interior decorator Jansen.

In May 2011, the Bank of France announced through a press conference hosted by Governor Christian Noyer the creation of the Cité de l'économie et de la monnaie (Citéco) at the Hôtel Gaillard to serve as a resource for the public's understanding of the economy.

In 2015, Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced his support for the idea to transform the Hôtel Gaillard in a memorial for slavery, as well as make it an exhibition place for Overseas France (Maison de l'outer-mer) in Paris.