Chinon, Centre-Val de Loire 37500

A fully renovated, 19th-century family residence and its tree-filled garden in downtown Chinon. Constructed at the end of the 1870s by two entrepreneurs who had two identical houses built for their families on land that, up until that time, had been mainly pastures and uncultivated land, this manor house is indicative of the neighbourhood's transformation prompted by the arrival of the train station.Accessible from the street via a door topped with a coat-of-arms displaying the initials of one of these two entrepreneurs, the four-storey house's plaster-coated tuffeau stone exteriors provide glimpses of the stone typical of the region, visible in its smooth rusticated quoins as well as its moulded cornices and window/door surrounds, which are, in turn, protected by white-painted folding louvred shutters. As for its slate Mansard roof, it is punctuated on either side by a dormer window, while the back side of the roof also includes a bull's-eye window.As for the ground floor, it contains an entrance hall with a cement tile floor that opens onto a study facing the street, a kitchen looking out on the garden and a dual-aspect living room, while the first floor contains three bedrooms, a bathroom and two wardrobes radiating out from the landing. In addition, another bedroom with a shower room as well as a convertible attic of approximately 60 m are located on the dwelling's second floor. Last, but not least, a basement level with tuffeau stone vaulted cellars, a laundry room and a workshop provides access to the garden, while the property is also accessible via a wrought-iron gate, which opens onto a drive that leads towards the dwelling, outbuilding and garden. Entirely enclosed, the latter includes a veteran cedar tree, a pond typical of the 19th century and a recently restored greenhouse.