Chateaude Vierville

In 1910, after four years of stay in Rosario, the Hausermanns returned to France for a leave of about six months. It was during the return journey, aboard the liner "Ceylon", that they met the family of Louis Cordelle She was definitely coming home. Their children met during the 3 weeks of travel, and it will be at the origin of my parents' marriage, 10 years later, Jean Cordelle and Simone HausermannAfter that time together, the two families separated and were only found around 1917.
The benefits of the work of the Port of Rosario, The Hausermanns sought a country property to buy. They originally aimed at the department of the Channel, on the side of Cherbourg where they had family memories, and the presence of the Gervais, Jeanne and Robert, and the proximity of the Hersents to the castle of Nacqueville. Having found nothing satisfactory, they expanded the field of research and fell on the castle of Vierville, put on sale almost empty, by merchants of goods.
This house, built at 17°s., on the remains of a fortified construction of the Middle Ages, had changed several times in 19°s. The families of Marguerite de Rochefort, Margerie and Goussancourt succeeded it from 1809 to 1882, changing the exterior appearance according to the tastes of the moment (addition of the windows to the north, the bell, the marqueses and the corner turret), then the castle was sold to Mr. Lefrançois, engineer of the mines (in particular in Littry and Portugal (and ouiul des Godard, my current neighbours at the beach of Vierville). 
Mr Lefrançois sumptuously moved the castle with valuable collections, "azulejos", and old furniture brought back from Portugal where he had lived. After his death, the property was bought by merchants of goods who sold separately the furniture (except some important Portuguese furniture and the sealed "azulejos).
In 1910, my grandfather Daddy bought a pretty empty castle, which he could not occupy immediately, since he was going back to Argentina. The negotiations were not completed when Daddy left, who telegraphed from the edge of the ship his final agreement. Nanny and the children had stayed in France for a few more weeks.

On a manuscript document dating from the 1940s, my father reconstructed the sums paid for this acquisition (the castle, plus a dozen hectares of land on Vierville). He arrived at 137.000 F. paid in 1910 and 1911, plus 10,000 F. paid in 1920, perhaps for a supplement of land. This represents 2.7 to 3 million francs present.
The Hausermanns are back for two years in Argentina, it's Daddy's father, Remy Hausermann, The retired engraver-geographer, who settled in there, and found himself busy with vegetable cultivation, he who had always spent all his Sundays in Lagny growing a small gardening plot in the Paris suburbs.
When the Hausermanns were permanently re-established in Paris in 1912, at 123, rue de Longchamp, they became accustomed to come during all school holidays in Vierville (i.e. in summer from July 14 to October 1, plus 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks at Easter), and they began to furnish and equip this empty castle completely.

Eugene and his father Rémy didn't get along much, Daddy wanted flowers everywhere, while Remy was a vegetable specialist. Daddy's family was Catholic and Daddy was getting along, but Rémy didn't understand him on this point. Marthe Feuillebois, who she was an intransigent Protestant.
Daddy had the financial means to comfortably settle and maintain this very large house; he and Nanny did so with great happiness. Their children and grandchildren kept extraordinary memories of it.