Troyes, Ardennes 10000

A stately 19th-century manor house and its courtyard-garden, 1.5 hours from Paris, in the middle of the Aube department. Completely enclosed by high stone walls, the property is accessible via a gate that opens on to a flagstone courtyard, which communicates with both the dwelling and outbuilding. As for the four-storey dwelling, located in the middle of the lot and facing southwest, it was built on the corner of two streets and features a classical style with an emphasis on elegance, while its exteriors, constructed out of pointed ashlar buhrstone, are cadenced by low-arched windows/doors surrounded by red and brown bricks, which are also used in its stringcourses and cornice, the latter two rather systematically defining each of the dwelling's different levels. With tall windows and white frames, safeguarded by decorative wrought-iron guardrails and folding metal shutters, which contribute to the dwelling's architectural charm, the main façade's left bay has been designed as part of an eye-catching forepart topped with a triangular pediment, which breaks with the manor's overall symmetry. In addition, the verdant garden is structured around an emerald green lawn, a large number of potted plants, a flagstone courtyard and a wall with thick vegetation, which helps shelter the property from view, while a one-storey outbuilding, located in the southwest part of the lot and accessible from both the main street and courtyard, is festooned with climbing vegetation and features a glazed front door, atelier-type windows, a flat slate roof, as well as a bed planted with hydrangeas. Further on, another bed planted with a variety of different flowers extends over a large part of the courtyard, alongside a number of pruned box trees.