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In the centre of the village, opposite the Auberge de l'Étoile, the Maison Albinati stands out from the surrounding traditional buildings with its imposing quadrilateral masonry structure and pink facades. Since the fire of 1899, the three-storey ground floor has been lightened by large grey granite quoins.

The entrance is protected by a wide pergola with wrought-iron pillars. The balconies are adorned with richly crafted wrought-iron balustrades. The north and east facades are decorated with frames and a roof in the Tuscan style reminiscent of Italy, the homeland of Lombard quarryman Andrea Albinati (1835-1907), who built it in 1885 on the site of a wooden house. Established in Bulle, Albinati obtained the concession for two sections of the Bulle-Boltigen road, which gave him the means to build the Charmey power station in 1893 and this astonishing building, complete with hardware store. The building, considered to be one of the first apartment blocks in the canton, bears witness to the first wave of Italian emigration to Switzerland at the end of the 19th century.

As soon as it was built, the house was the subject of numerous photographs because of its striking style and height. It was taller than the neighbouring Hôtel du Sapin before it was raised in 1900.

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