Château de la Roche (Annesse-et-Beaulieu) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morris, Jeff . Haunted Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio . . 8 June 2009 . 18 May 2013 . 99. 9780738560335 .
  2. Book: Reviriego, Bernard. Les juifs en Dordogne, 1939–1944. Éditions Fanlac. 2-86577-233-0. fr.