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La Ferme du Ver, located in Tavers (Loiret), is an architectural complex of the 15th and 16th centuries, combining a seigneurial mansion and agricultural buildings. The north-east house body, dated from the late 15th century, has a pierced facade of a arched door in a braid and a window with a bevel adorned with crossed arches. Inside, two large bunk rooms, each with a stone fireplace, testify to its residential use. A polygonal tower, now separated by a hangar, initially completed the whole.

The site was mentioned at the end of the 13th century and belonged to Catherine de Medici, Duchess of Orleans and Countess of Beaugency. In July 1492 Bernard de Ver, seigneur of the place, ordered the tile cover of the "new house", while in 1519 Jacques Bernard commanded a pool. Local quarries, exploited by the lords of Ver, provided materials for Beaugency Castle in 1524. The farm house, next to the manor house, preserves elements from the 15th and 16th centuries, such as a braided lintel and a curved door.

The farm was transformed into a secondary residence at the end of the 20th century and was partially protected in 1984 (facades, roofs, chimneys and octagonal tower). The visual archives, including photographs of the 1980s and 19th century drawings, document its evolution. The outbuildings, visible on the 1828 cadastre, underline its historical agricultural role, while the tower and manor illustrate its status as a seigneurial residence.

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