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The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation

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The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation
Formation2005
FounderSwiss Heritage Society (SHS)
TypeFoundation, nonprofit organization
FocusBuilding conservation and preservation
HeadquartersVilla Patumbah, Zürich, Switzerland
Websitewww.magnificasa.ch

The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation (Fondation Vacances au coeur du patrimoine, Stiftung Ferien im Baudenkmal) is a nonprofit organization established in 2005 by the Swiss Heritage Society (SHS). The Foundation buys abandoned landmark buildings, restores them and rents them out as holiday homes.[1]

History

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The Vacationing in a Listed Building Foundation was inspired by both the National Trust and more specifically the Landmark Trust in England.

In 2016, the Anako Lodge in La Forclaz[2] and the Domaine des Tourelles in La Chaux-de-Fonds[3] were restored through the foundation's programme and up for rent. The Château de Réchy was put up for rent in November 2017 after its restoration,[4] and the Maison des fées in Charmey in 2020.[5]

By the end of 2019, the foundation was managing 32 landmark properties.[6]

Description

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The foundation is legally independent from the Swiss Heritage Society and acts thus operational since 2008.[7] The five-to-seven members Board of Trustees is composed of representatives of relevant areas (homeland security, tourism, fundraising, architecture, etc.).[8][9]

  • Türalihus in Valendas (GR): Fassade in 2007 und 2012.
    Türalihus in Valendas (GR): Fassade in 2007 und 2012.
  • Stüssihofstatt in Unterschächen (UR).
    Stüssihofstatt in Unterschächen (UR).

References

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  1. ^ Vacationing in a Listed Building in Art Aurea, 02/2014, p.100
  2. ^ (in French) Emilie Veillon, Une escapade dans les mayens: chacun cherche son chalet, Letemps.ch, 30 May 2020
  3. ^ (in French) Une maison de maître chaux-de-fonnière devient un lieu de vacances, Arcinfo.ch, 24 November 2016
  4. ^ (in French) Le château de Réchy loué aux vacanciers, Lenouvelliste.ch, 29 November 2017
  5. ^ (in French) Tourisme patrimonial pour mieux rénover, Lagruyere.ch, 26 September 2020
  6. ^ (in French) Rapport annuel de la fondation vacances au coeur du patrimoine 2019, Ferienimbaukmal.ch, 23 March 2020
  7. ^ [1], Tessiner Zeitung, Epaper, 22 January 2010, Artikel 51
  8. ^ Annual Report of the Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation 2014, S. 32
  9. ^ Hier arbeitet der STV aktiv mit, swisstourfed.ch
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