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The medieval house called "de la rue Putsinus" is an urban residence built at the end of the 12th or early 13th century, located in the municipality of Montbazon, in Indre-et-Loire. It represents one of the few medieval remains preserved in this city, despite subsequent redevelopments. Its architecture, including bays comparable to dated buildings, allows to attest its construction period. The building, with a rectangular plan (13 × 7.5 m), combines a ground floor probably dedicated to commercial or craft activities and a floor serving as a house, originally accessible by an outdoor staircase.

In 1995, the house was listed as a historic monument, avoiding its planned destruction during an urban renovation operation. The works of the 1990s have cleared the building of the adjoining buildings which would linger, revealing its milled facades and its apparent structure. The North Dropper Wall was rebuilt in the 16th century, and the Eastern Gable in the 19th century. A partially half-timbered stair turret flanks the north wall, while a geminied bay with plant capitals pierces the west gable upstairs.

The building illustrates the typical organization of medieval urban houses, with functional separation between floors. Its eastern gable borders Putsinus Street, a medieval road of Montbazon, while the western gable was facing the missing enclosure of the city, located about ten meters away. The house now belongs to the commune and bears witness to the late Romanesque architectural heritage of the Touraine.

Studies such as Victorine Mataouchek's published in 1998 in the Monumental Bulletin have documented her history and architecture. The house is referenced in the Mérimée base under code IA37003025 and protected since the decree of 17 August 1995. Its state of conservation, although marked by changes, allows to study medieval constructive techniques in the region Centre-Val de Loire.

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