Château de la Roche (Annesse-et-Beaulieu)

The Château de la Roche is a 19th-century château built by Count Grigory Kushelev-Bezborodko in Annesse-et-Beaulieu, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

History

During World War I, the château served as a military hospital. A U.S. soldier stationed at the hospital later built a folly in Loveland, Ohio, naming it Château Laroche.^[1] During World War II, the château served as a hospice for elderly Jewish refugees.^[2]

References

^ Morris, Jeff (8 June 2009). Haunted Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9780738560335. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ Reviriego, Bernard. Les juifs en Dordogne, 1939–1944 (in French). Éditions Fanlac. ISBN 2-86577-233-0.

45°11′32″N 0°37′14″E / 45.19222°N 0.62056°E / 45.19222; 0.62056

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[1] Morris, Jeff (8 June 2009). Haunted Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9780738560335. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[2] Reviriego, Bernard. Les juifs en Dordogne, 1939–1944 (in French). Éditions Fanlac. ISBN 2-86577-233-0.

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