This unique city monument originally a winter residence was built in the 18th century and has been in private hands ever since at first a property of count dhaene steenhuyse it passed in 1766 to the hands of bernard antoine triest the triest couple who bought the premises in 1766 did a lot of finishing work and brought in a lot of refinement under their control some important work to the front of the house was done the interior was enriched with well known wall paintings from pierre n