A dwelling from 1880 and its outbuilding, surrounded by 9,000-m² grounds, on the outskirts of a village, forty minutes north of Limoges - ref 716355
A dwelling from 1880 and its outbuilding, surrounded by 9,000-m² grounds, on the outskirts of a village, forty minutes north of Limoges.
In the Haute-Vienne department, under the benevolent shade of the Blond Mountains, the region of the Upper Limousin stretches to the horizon, with its legendary stones, immense natural spaces, ancestral know-how and breath-taking heritage. There, the village is located within immediate proximity to tourist attractions, sight-seeing routes as well as athletic and cultural activities, while an 18-hole golf course is only ten kilometres away, as are hiking trails, green markets, flea markets and a variety of local festivities that cadence each season.
Nearby, the village of Mortemart, recognised as one of the most "Beautiful Villages in France", borders Rochechouart, where medieval and contemporary arts come together to create a bold and interesting dialogue. In addition, the towns of Bellac (12 minutes away) and Saint-Junien (30 minutes away) boast all essential shops and services for daily life, while Paris is accessible in four hours and 20 minutes via the A20 motorway and, lastly, the Limoges airport, forty minutes away, provides regular connections to Lyon, Marseille, Marrakech as well as several destinations in England.
Accessible from the main street via a gate and its white wrought-iron door, a circular gravel lane leads to the dwelling built out of plaster-coated local stone. With a steep slate roof, cadenced by dormer windows and topped with two slender weather vanes, it was constructed around 1890 according to a classical composition and features three vertical rows of windows and two stories over a full basement level, while, a wrought-iron balcony delicately hovers above the front door, providing a touch of whimsy to the dwelling's orderly exterior.
As for its tower, abutting the dwelling's western side, it endows the whole with the stately appearance of a small chateau surrounded by enclosed grounds alternating between multi-century trees and local varieties.
The DwellingA double staircase leads to the dwelling's front door on its northern side, while its interior is also accessible from its southern exterior as well as the tower to the west. Like any stately home from this era, its interior décor incorporates all the attributes of a late 19th-century bourgeois dwelling: cement floor tiles, wood panelling and hardwood floors, marble fireplaces and crown moulding, whereas its soaring floor-to-ceiling heights and dazzling light add to the overall feeling of comfort and space in its main rooms.
The ground floor
A long hallway with cement floor tiles provides access to a roomy and sunny kitchen, a double and dual-aspect living room, a study as well as a spiral oak staircase to the upper floors, while, at the end of the hallway, a second entrance communicates with the garden on the southern side. Featuring wooden details, such as tall skirting boards, double doors, hardwood floors, doorways and window frames, which endow the whole with a warm and cosy atmosphere, lastly, from the kitchen, a glass door provides privileged access to the most private section of the grounds, sheltered from all visibility.
The first floor
Five sunny bedrooms were created on this level, four of which are quite large in size. Two are adjacent to a shower room or a bathroom with a lavatory and feature immense storage cupboards, while a third separate bathroom, with a lavatory, was the subject of a full renovation in 2024.
Like the ground floor, all the bedrooms, three of which face south towards the garden, have preserved their oak hardwood floors, and some still contain their marble fireplaces, whereas a hallway and its access from the staircase, along the same north-south axis as the ground floor, provide interesting opportunities for decoration.
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