Maison du 15e siècle, dite Hôtel Thomassin

English translation

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History

The main building, of rectangular plan, is believed to have been constructed between 1480 and 1483. This main dwelling comprises a polygonal staircase tower half projecting on a long side, and a square dovecote on the corner. The building was, before the Revolution, profoundly transformed. A courtyard was created to the west, open onto the street by a wrought-iron carriage entrance, at the far end of a rounded entrance between two low pavilions. The courtyard façade was entirely updated to contemporary taste. In the interior, two apartments were rearranged, with their decoration. Before 1808, addition to the north of old stables, property of the Ursulines. In the early 20th century, major campaign of works: "restitution" of openings and mouldings on the main façade, removal of render; in the interior, creation of neo-Gothic decoration. The 15th-century main dwelling preserves numerous elements of original modelling and architectural decoration, as well as interior decorative elements from the 18th century (wainscoting, panels of painted canvas).