The bottom two floors of Le Foulon
were originally storage for the farm, with the upper two
floors housing the Maison d'Matre - the Master. They were
converted to rooms, roughly the same layout as you see today,
sometime after World War II. The back of the Alexi Room,
including part of the bathroom, was previously the original
boiler room or truly Titanic proportions. The oil-fired behemoth
was about 4 metres long and over a
metre
wide and
needed
constant attention - a task
that for over 20 years went to Alexi Haylofsky, the loyal
handyman of indeterminate Eastern European birth.
Apparently a stern figure prone to staring, his ceaseless
devotion kept Le Foulon in full working order and we salute
his dedication by naming this room after him.
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