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

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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.