Construction of house XVe siècle (≈ 1550)
Estimated construction period of the building.
22 juin 1946
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 22 juin 1946 (≈ 1946)
Front, roof and staircase protection.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Saint-Pierre - Sculpted religious figure
Wooden console adorning the facade.
Saint-Paul - Sculpted religious figure
Wooden console adorning the facade.
Origin and history
The house at 32 Briçonnet Street in Tours is a 15th century building, marked by its characteristic medieval architecture. It once surrounded the cloister of a church as well as canonical houses, emphasizing its integration into a religious and urban complex. Its facade, covered with slates, and its shop floor reflect a residential and commercial vocation, typical of the city centres of the time.
The first floor, in corbellation, rests on a moulded cross-section supported by carved consoles representing Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul in wood. These decorative elements, combined with an interior wooden staircase with ground balusters, testify to a neat craftsmanship. The protection of the facade, roof and stairway by a decree of 22 June 1946 attests to its heritage value, although its exact location is considered to be of poor accuracy (level 5/10).
No information is available about its current use (visit, rental, accommodation), but its inscription under the title of Historical Monuments makes it a preserved witness of the 15th century Tourangelle civil architecture. Sources also mention an approximate address confirmed by GPS coordinates, as well as a Creative Commons photo credit to a contributor named Pline.
