HouseAvignon (84)

Price :

$718,100

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Surface300 m²bedrooms7 bathrooms2 land518 m²

A townhouse and its walled garden just beyond the city walls of Avignon. Comprising mostly north-south facing terraced houses with a garden to the south and a service access to the north, the district developed mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The architectural diversity typical of the period still defines the suburb. No exception to the rule, the entrance to the property is on the south side from a one-way street with a cycle path, parking spaces and numerous trees. A wrought-iron wicket gate and an automatic gate open onto the grounds. A garage and two parking spaces within the walled garden provide parking for three vehicles.
A wooded gravel garden leads to the townhouse coming into view behind a lime tree that has stood there for over a century. Dating back to 1928, it now spans three storeys. Originally built on a ground floor and one upper storey - a first level for receptions and a second for private areas - the house was extended upwards at the end of the century. A cornice on the facade marks the transition between the two upper floors.
The main south-facing elevation has four bays and is rendered, featuring mock stonework. All the windows are arched. The joinery and entrance door are original: made by a carpenter to a custom design, they are of oak and pegged. The wrought-iron railings along the terrace and the large aluminium openings on the ground floor are contemporary echoes of the iron and glass canopy above the door, adding a slightly industrial feel to the house.
A tiled terrace of around 40 m², raised and accessed from the garden via a few steps, extends along the entire south facade of the house. Below, behind and under the impressive lime tree, a second terrace, covered and perpendicular to the first, provides protection from the summer sun at any time of the day. The roof, like those of the house and garage, is of Roman tiles.