luxury mill for sale Rambouillet, France

A mill from 1850, transformed into a leisure property of 1500 m², its outbuildings and its 4-hectare park bordered by a river 1 hour from Paris. In front of a body of water, which produces an inverted vision of the building by means of reflection, stands the mill — now without water rights — whose origins date back to 1512. Undoubtedly modified and rebuilt in the 17th century, as evidenced by the L-shaped buildings, the current edifice rises opposite a castle that was part of a larger former estate. Rebuilt in the mid-19th century on the site of two former mills, it was restored between 2002 and 2010. Flanked by two single-aisle pavilions, it has four floors. The main embellishments are represented by the motif of the wood: dormant frames with radiating crosspieces at the tympanum of the windows and Saint Andrew's cross guardrails on the first and fourth floors of the pavilions, as well as ornate consoles that support the roofs of these same pavilions. The remarkable elevation — of four levels — as well as the almost palatial square volume, both surprise and inspire admiration. Its architectural regularity gives it an Italianate look, reminiscent of the noble warehouses that line Lombardy or Veneto. The openings — doors and windows — are topped with semi-circular arches with painted brick keystones. Arranged with classical rigor, they rhythm each floor with a warm and repeated motif. This is the unmistakable signature of the Second Empire mill style, which is akin to that of other mills in the area, thereby highlighting the major architectural character of the period in the region.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A mill built between the 13th and 19th centuries, with a holiday cottage and outbuildings with potential to be converted, in the Chevreuse Valley. This former mill standing on the banks of the River Yvette, behind the walls of a tree-filled, more than 3,200-m² garden, can be reached from a quiet street. The property is historically linked to the neighbouring chateau and brings together several constructions erected between the 13th and 19th centuries. Today, it boasts more than 620 m² of living space spread over fifteen rooms and two houses. The main residence, which is a former canon foundry, was built around 1840 for the artillerymen in Versailles. It spreads over approximately 340 m². Its facades possess wide openings onto the garden, courtyard and outbuildings. The four-storey building includes a fast reception room on the ground floor, topped by a half-level on a mezzanine, as well as six bedrooms. Behind the facade covered in Virginia creeper, the old, three-storey, 18th-century miller’s house, which is now a holiday cottage, boasts 240 m² of living space. It contains ten rooms, including six bedrooms, and has a separate entrance. The outbuildings total a surface of more than 300 m²: to the north there are the restored walls of the approximately 80-m² former medieval mill, while to the east there is a vast, almost 230-m² barn. The building has a convertible loft with a surface as large as the barn’s ground floor. The property is completed by the former stables which have been converted into a 30-m² self-contained studio apartment.