Limoges, Limousin 87000

A dwelling from 1880 and its outbuilding, surrounded by 9,000-m² grounds, on the outskirts of a village, forty minutes north of Limoges. Accessible from the main street via a gate and its white wrought-iron door, a circular gravel lane leads to the dwelling built out of plaster-coated local stone. With a steep slate roof, cadenced by dormer windows and topped with two slender weather vanes, it was constructed around 1890 according to a classical composition and features three vertical rows of windows and two stories over a full basement level, while, a wrought-iron balcony delicately hovers above the front door, providing a touch of whimsy to the dwelling's orderly exterior. As for its tower, abutting the dwelling's western side, it endows the whole with the stately appearance of a small chateau surrounded by enclosed grounds alternating between multi-century trees and local varieties.