Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The 15th century house in Charenton-du-Cher is a historical monument whose facade and roof have been protected since 1930. It features architectural elements typical of this period, such as a basket handle door decorated with prismatic mouldings, as well as a vertical window on the ground floor. These details reflect the craftsmanship and medieval construction techniques, still visible today.

On the first floor, two windows retain cruciform and buticular bases, characteristic of Gothic openings. A 15th century statue, housed in a beaded niche, adorns the corner of the facade, while a round turret, pierced by a rectangular window and surmounted by a skylight, completes the whole. These decorative and structural elements demonstrate the importance attached to aesthetics and functionality in the civil architecture of the time.

The location of the house, at the intersection of the streets of the Chapel, Abbey and Formerly White, suggests a link with the urban and religious history of Charenton-du-Cher. Although the archives do not specify its original use, its exceptional conservation makes it a rare example of bourgeois or artisanal habitat of the late Middle Ages in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

External links