Association maison Blanche

Chronology - 1904-1919
1904-1906 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret was a student of Charles L’Eplattenier at the l’Ecole d’Art. Construction of the Maison Fallet under the supervision of the architect René Chapallaz. 1907-1908 Travels in Italy and Eastern Europe. Projects: Villa Stotzer and Villa Jaquemet in collaboration with René Chapallaz. 1908-1911 Internships with the brothers Perret and Peter Behrens. 1911 Travels in the Middle East. 1912 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret opened his own architecture bureau; building of the Maison blanche. 1919 The family Jeanneret left the house, which was then sold. In the course of the century it had many owners. The essential architecture has been preserved, but the Eternit roof (fiber cement shingles) was replaced by tiles; the garden and the garden house had been substantially altered.

1979-2005
1979 The Maison blanche is classified as a historic monument by the Canton of Neuchâtel. 1994 Restoration of the exterior: the Swiss Confederation recognizes the building as a work of national interest. 2000 Creation of the Association Maison blanche. Purchase of the building, search for funds for its restoration. 2003 Publication of the preparatory study for its restoration. 2004 Work begins. 2005 Inauguration of the restored Maison blanche.


The first years of the Maison blanche, with its light and airy Eternit roof (fiber cement shingles).		The tiles were added in the 1940s, then replaced in 2004.