House with poolRennes (35)

Price :

$1,034,800

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Surface275 m²bedrooms8 land6,694 m²

A 19th-century manor house with approximately 275 m², surrounded by 6,500-m² grounds, in the middle of a village to the north of Rennes. The property is accessible via both a wrought-iron double gate and a small pedestrian gate, while a third entrance, through another gate, is located on the property’s northern side. A circular driveway, which surrounds a lawn, leads to the house. Square-shaped, the manor has three storeys over a basement level and plaster-coated masonry façades. The main building, facing east, is adorned with a round bartizan topped with a pepperpot turret, a balcony with a stone balustrade and a bull’s-eye dormer window on the roof. A straight flight of stone steps leads to the manor’s front door on the eastern façade, whose windows are all safeguarded by stone balustrades, while on the west side, a round tower flanks the main building. This tower is decorated with a trompe-l’oeil machicolation defence system and, in its upper section, a rampart walk crenelated with bartizans. On the south side, a service staircase also leads inside the building. The rolled eave roof, the finial of which is topped with a weather vane, is crowned with a rooftop terrace with a 360° view of the town. In addition, the slate roof also has two triangular pediment dormer windows facing north.
To the right is a small building, today converted into a holiday cottage as well as a dovecote. Behind and to the left of the former is a building that once held the stables, while to the right is a swimming pool in need of renovation. Tree and flower-filled grounds surround the dwelling on all sides and shelters it from prying eyes.