An 18th-century countryseat, flanked by two lateral wings from the early 20th century, with a courtyard and garden, nestled within a village in the Se
An 18th-century countryseat, flanked by two lateral wings from the early 20th century, with a courtyard and garden, nestled within a village in the Seine-et-Marne department.
Located in the eastern part of the Seine-et-Maritime department, the property is 90 kilometres from Paris, and equidistant between Provins, Coulommiers and Sézanne, all situated within a radius of 20 kilometres, while La Ferté-Gaucher, eight kilometres away, includes all local shops, supermarkets and medical services. In addition, the property is accessible from Paris via the A4 motorway to Coulommiers or a one-hour train ride from Gare de l'Est station to Coulommiers, followed by the #17 Seine-et-Marne Express bus. As for the manor, it is situated on a quiet street in the middle of a small charming village, the latter of which may not contain any shops, but is visited every day by a baker who makes his daily rounds in a van to deliver bread.
The U-shaped countryseat is laid out between a square courtyard and wooded grounds in the back. Entirely enclosed by walls, it is accessible on the courtyard side via a double-leaf gate and a pedestrian door, while four other wooden pedestrian doors, rarely used, provide access from the grounds to a washhouse, a former water reserve and a vegetable garden. In addition, a double-leaf metal gate located behind one of the outbuildings is reserved for vehicle access, whereas the building itself is skirted by a cobblestone path, which widens into a patio that is then extended by a garden in front one of its gable ends.
As for the main building, with three storeys over a basement level, it was built in 1786, while its lower, more recent two-storey wings were added in 1900. Featuring roughcast-rendered stone exteriors and a flat tile Mansard roof with a slate strip demarcating the roof's different gradients, on the side facing the grounds, the exterior boasts three sets of glass double doors, a dozen windows as well as seven dormers located on the roof's lower slope, while on the courtyard side, three sets of glass doors, a dozen windows as well as four dormers with bull's-eye windows, alternating between shed and hipped versions, punctuate the façade.
Lastly, an octagonal brick and stone turret, abutting the right side of the main building's exterior, is topped with violet and black tiles, which create the allusion of slate and provide a nice counterpoint to the roof's visible slate strip.
The DwellingWith a number of windows and doors, the dwelling in the central building features two symmetrical entrances on either side of the courtyard, while the front door is located immediately to the left of the turret, displaying its five unequal sides, and a second entrance opens on to an independent suite, which, nevertheless, communicates with the rest of the building.
The ground floor
The manor's front door opens on to an entrance hall, which provides access to three rooms that communicate with the tower's staircase. Directly opposite the front door is a small sitting room with a non-working fireplace, original terracotta tile floors, a glass door, facing the grounds, as well as a window, which bathe the room in ample sunlight, while back in the entrance hall and to the right, the dining room features a massive oak fireplace and abuts the adjacent kitchen. The latter, in its original state, will need to be modernised, includes a small back room, pantry or larder and communicates with a small courtyard next to a workshop.
To the left of the entrance hall, the large dual-aspect living room with its four small-paned windows, enjoys optimal luminosity, and is decorated with a massive marble fireplace - ideal for roaring fires during the cool autumn months - as well as original terracotta floor tiles. To the left of the large living room, a second entrance provides access, on one side to the ...
