Château de Chavaniac
Fortified manor house in Auvergne, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Château de Chavaniac aka Chateau Lafayette[1][2][3] is a fortified manor house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne province, France.
Flanked by two towers of black stone, it was built in the 14th century and was the birthplace of General Lafayette in 1757.
In 1916, a group of wealthy philanthropists led by Scottish-born American industrialist John C. Moffat purchased the castle to serve as a center of philanthropy for people affected by World War I.[4] Following the war he renovated it completely to preserve documents and objects relating to General Lafayette.
The Château de Chavaniac is now a museum open to the public.