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Origin and history

The log house, located 42 rue de la Concorde in Amboise (Indre-et-Loire), is an old mansion built at the hinge of the 15th and 16th centuries. Its facades, roof and two hooded interior chimneys, supported by ground pedestals, illustrate the civil architecture of the nascent Renaissance. The southern façade, in corbellation, features cornel poles and ground ties, typical of the wooden panels of this period.

The house is located below the castle of Amboise, between the Rue de la Concorde and the Quai Charles-Guinot, bordering the Loire. This positioning reflects its integration into the medieval and reborn urban fabric of the city, then dynamic thanks to its proximity to the royal courtyard installed at the castle. The building, partially protected, bears witness to local constructive techniques combining ground floor stone and wood structure on the floors.

Ranked a historic monument by order of 1 June 1948 (for the south facade and its roof) and then completed in 1996 for the chimneys, the house retains remarkable elements like a stairwell with cut strips. Its present state makes it possible to observe the stylistic transitions between late Gothic and the First Renaissance, when Amboise was a major artistic home under the influence of the kings of France.

The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée database) underline its heritage interest, although some data, such as the identity of the first owners or the precise uses of interior spaces, remain undocumented. The house is part of a larger set of protected monuments in Amboise, reflecting the historic influence of the city.

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