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Maison en pans de bois ou Hôtel de la Chancellerie

Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Maison en pans de bois ou Hôtel de la Chancellerie, au Carroir Doré : classement par arrêté du 18 mars 1913
Protection dates
1913/03/18 : classé MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
15e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Address
14 rue de la Résistance
Commune
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Département
Loir-et-Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.35858, 1.74558
Mérimée reference
PA00098557

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "29 Blois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Au rez-de-chaussée, les poteaux corniers sont ornés de pilastres dont la face est couverte de fines arabesques. Au-dessus, des chapiteaux sont surmontés de motifs de sculpture, flanqués de grandes consoles, également en bois et sculptées, portant les sablières de l'étage en encorbellement. La toiture de cette maison aurait donné son nom de "Doré" au carrefour, jadis garnie de plombs enrichis de dorures.

English translation

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On the ground floor, the corner posts are decorated with pilasters whose face is covered with fine arabesques. Above, capitals are surmounted by sculptured motifs, flanked by large consoles, also in wood and sculpted, bearing the wall plates of the overhanging storey. The roof of this house is said to have given its name of "Doré" to the crossroads, once adorned with lead enriched with gilding.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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