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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.

History

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 and the Domaine des Tourelles in La Chaux-de-Fonds 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, and the Maison des fées in Charmey in 2020.

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

Description

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

  • 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

  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, 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. , 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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