Happy (busy) Tuesday! Delightful 19th century manor house on five and a half acres!
This house is what I imagine when I hear someone talk about their ancestral home – an old place, well-used, well-worn, and well-loved. I love that nothing in this home is shiny and new – all of it has been kept and cared for generation after generation. Imagine how many fires that hearth has seen! I would love to escape to this estate and just live simply, enjoying each moment, making necessary repairs, and hosting family and friends. Catching trout from the pond. Card games late into the night. Quiet moments soaking in the history and the quiet.
From the listing on Belles Pierres:
Ideal family home or second home, near Clermont-Ferrand, Vichy or Thiers, this manor has retained all its past charm. This beautiful house is high on two levels, offering 287sqm, with many rooms that can accommodate large families or a lot of friends! Comfort work to consider for main residence (heating, sanitary, electricity). Shaded terrace overlooking the pond. Beautiful entrance floor tiles Volvic, living room with stone fireplace and dining area, kitchen, dining room and large living room Napoleon III. Upstairs, five bedrooms and a bathroom (copper tub, old water heater). Four more bedrooms in the attic and on the second floor of the tower. Vaulted cellars. Pyre and lime kiln. Outbuildings and Dovecote. DPE: not concerned. Ref: SB-1758
Escapist To The Country 