A 19th-century townhouse with converted annexes in the centre of Tours, between courtyards and gardens - ref 810344
A 19th-century townhouse with converted annexes in the centre of Tours, between courtyards and gardens.
Tours, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, is renowned for its quality of live and wealth of historical heritage. The city boasts a dynamic economic and cultural fabric, as well as many secondary schools and higher education establishments. It also enjoys a location near to the main Loire Valley châteaux. The townhouse is a short walk from the railway station and city hall, in a central district near to all the shops. It can be easily reached by the A10 motorway and is near to an airport. The city also has two railway stations from where high-speed TGV trains put the French capital within less than 1 hour's reach.
The three-storey edifice, one of which is in the attic space, has a basement level, dates back to 1850 and can be found in a one-way street. To the west, on the street side, there are 6 rectangular windows on the light-coloured brick facade adorned with decorative tuffeau stone features. On the first level, they frame an arched, double-leaf, wooden carriage door and a window with a triangular pediment supported by sculpted corbels. On the second storey, above the carriage gate, a corbelled balcony with wrought-iron balustrades and adorned with a denticulated and corbelled cornice grace the facade, below a slate roof. On the third level, the roof is punctuated by two dormers with inflected arches. On the garden side, the annexes boast facades with wooden facing and roofs made of zinc and slate. The interiors are bathed in light and boast light-coloured wood stripped flooring and white walls. To the rear, the house opens onto a courtyard adorned with foliage, the converted annexes and a small garden. A boiler room and two cellars can be found in the basement level.
The townhouse
The ground floor
Beneath the entrance porch, a double-leaf, glazed, wooden door opens into an entrance hall with terrazzo flooring, from where a wooden staircase climbs to the upper floors. Opposite, behind a door, another staircase descends to the cellars. On either side, the entrance hall leads to a lounge and a dining room, which in turn leads to the kitchen. In these rooms, there is herringbone wood flooring throughout with sculpted wooden fireplaces against the walls. In the lounge, wood panelling adorns the walls and the ceiling is decorated with mouldings as well as a painted central décor. In the dining room, the wainscotting echoes the coffered ceiling.
The first floor
On this level, a landing leads to all the rooms. Opposite the staircase, a corridor leads to a wardrobe. On one side, there are two doors. One opens into a lavatory with a washbasin, while the other leads to a bedroom with an en suite bathroom and lavatory. Two bedrooms with marble fireplaces can be found on the other side of the corridor. There is wood stripped flooring throughout, painted walls and moulded ceilings.
The second floor
A landing, into which light generously streams through a glass roof, leads to all the rooms. Opposite the staircase, behind a door, a second staircase climbs to the attic level. To one side, there is a bedroom, followed by a shower room, a lavatory and a kitchen area. On the other side, two doors open into two bedrooms. The walls are painted and there is wood stripped flooring throughout.
The attic
A landing leads to an open space which is generously bathed in light through skylights. This attic space has been transformed into a spare bedroom with an office and music area. There is wood stripped flooring throughout, plus painted walls and exposed beams.The annexesThese single-level constructions were built in the 1950s, with one raised section above the others, as well as facades that are rendered or with wooden ...
