# A Marais house since at least 1867

> Directories from 1867, a patent record from 1877, photographs from 1909: the verifiable history of Hôtel de la Herse d'Or on rue Saint-Antoine, Paris.

Source: https://www.hotel-herse-dor.com/en/history  
Published: 2026-10-17  
Updated: 2026-11-12

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# A Marais house since at least 1867

Here, history is proven, not just told.

This house has welcomed travellers on rue Saint-Antoine since at least 1867. It is written in that year's Paris directory.

## Two houses, one sign

In 1867 the directory *Adresses de Paris* lists, side by side under H: “Herse d'Or, Petit-Musc, 35” and “Herse d'Or, Haquin (L.), St-Antoine, 191”. Two houses, one sign, two streets apart. The one on rue Saint-Antoine was then run by a certain L. Haquin.

Ten years later, on 5 April 1877, an official patent register mentions an applicant living at 191 rue Saint-Antoine, “hôtel de la Herse d'Or”.

## The sister house disappears

The inn on rue du Petit-Musc lasted until the middle of the 20th century. The Musée Carnavalet keeps its memory: a photograph of its courtyard taken in 1909, and two drawings by Xavier Sibien made in April 1941. It was demolished around 1961, during the redevelopment of the district.

## One house carries the name on

In 1963 the house on rue Saint-Antoine was incorporated as a company under the name “Hotel La Herse d'Or”. Fully renovated in 2023 (new lift, redesigned rooms), it now has 29 rooms.

## Timeline

**1867**

Two “Herse d'Or” houses coexist: rue du Petit-Musc and rue Saint-Antoine

**1877**

A patent record confirms the hotel at 191 rue Saint-Antoine

**1909**

The Musée Carnavalet photographs the Petit-Musc inn

**1941**

Xavier Sibien draws its courtyard and gateway

**c. 1961**

The Petit-Musc inn is demolished

**1963**

The rue Saint-Antoine house alone carries the sign on

**2023**

Full renovation of the hotel

Our research in the Paris archives continues. What tradition asserts without proof, we present as tradition; what the archives show, we show, with the documents.

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