Clermont House

Clermont House (La Maison Clermont) is a 19th century manor located in New Town, Noble City.

Maison Clermont
Clermont's construction began in 1880, back when new town was just an empty field. It was to be the estate of Joseph-Marie Durocque Lafontaine, Comte de Clermont, the son of a French nobleman who went into exile after the French Revolution. The Comte de Clermont, who was very rich, wanted a home to rival that of European palaces. Under the count's instruction, the house was to be built in a classic French style, but incorporating other elements from "Europe's marvelous history". Thus, the courtyard was built in a Spanish-Moroccan style, and the gardens featured the ruins of a 1st century Roman temple. There were many issues along the way, and by 1923 the house was not yet finished. By the nthe old count (and his son) had died and the grandson (Louis Durocque) was now the owner. By then the family was almost broke, and many rooms had to be rented out as apartments in order to pay off the house. Louis Durocque, who had accumulated a lot of gambling debts, was forced to sell the house in 1932.

Hotel Clermont
Sold for a grand sum of $1,000,000, the house was bought by an Oceana family, looking to convert the house into a hotel. The Hotel Clermont became one of the glitziest places in Noble City. In 1936, [Carrington Island|Brunanter]] ambassador Willem Abart bought a room in the hotel and made it the Brunant embassy in Lovia. By the 1940s, the family was ready to sell the hotel as they were losing money.

Brunanter Embassy
When the Nazi Germans invaded Brunant in 1941, the government and Royal Family went into exile in Lovia. They authorized the purchase of the hotel to be the headquarters for the government-in-exile. After the war, the building became the embassy, although in the 1950s the gardens and several rooms were opened to the public.