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Previously housed in the former orangery of the Carnavalet Museum, the ARCP recently joined the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in the Hôtel Hénault de Cantobre. This mansion, situated no. 82, rue François Miron, was built in 1706 for Hénault de Cantobre, the royal tax collector. It has belonged to the City of Paris since 1914, and was chosen as the site for the Maison Européenne in 1990. The City authorities asked the Yves Lion firm of architects to undertake the restoration of the original building, as well as the addition of a new wing on the rue de Fourcy. The façade overlooking the street, the period ironwork and the central staircase are all fine examples of classical architecture, and as such all are listed figures.