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The house, located at 83 rue du Gouverneur in Nogent-le-Rotrou, dates from the 16th century and was listed in the Historical Monuments in 1972 for its facades, roofs and turret. Built of cut stone, it had a remarkable architecture: a mouled cornice, crawling adorned with crossettes (including a sculpted juniper), and a low arched portal. Its U-shaped plan, with a central courtyard and a polygonal tower with a staircase, evoked a private hotel.

The house was cited in 1903 as the house of Clara Filleul de Pétigny, then in 1916 as the Hôtel du Mauduson. An admission of 1648 revealed that it belonged to Louyse Aubin, widow of François de Mauduison (noble and secretary of the Roy), and included houses, cellars, attics and gardens. Photographs and sketches (notably by Georges Massiot around 1950) document his condition before his destruction in 1987.

The building blended Renaissance elements (first half of the 16th century) and additions of the 17th century, such as the gate or the right hooded chimney decorated with mouldings. Its posterior façade and its tower, in bellows, contrasted with the facade on stone-cut street. Despite its demolition, architectural elements were preserved, and its history remains linked to the local aristocracy and town planning of Nogent-le-Rotrou.

The partially preserved backyard building housed a vaulted cradle cellar and a staircase leading to the gardens of the Saint John Plateau. Its distribution system (carrossable passage, central courtyard) and its carved decorations (crossettes, Corinthian capital pilastre) confirm its status as a private hotel, reflecting the prestige of its successive owners.

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