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Origin and history

The house located in 18 Place de la République in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is a civil building built around 1600, typical of Renaissance residential architecture. Its façade, classified as Monument Historique in 1949, is distinguished by a symmetrical composition: two columns on pedestal frame a door surmounted by a triangular pediment, itself flanked by a bay in the middle of the hang. At the corner, a circular tower rests on a high cap 2.50 meters from the ground, adding an architectural singularity to the whole. The façade originally extended along a narrow alley, now extinct after the urban transformations of the 19th century that have redesigned the current square.

Subsequent developments have partially altered the structure: bays were drilled in the 19th century on the north gable, while a shop was opened on the main façade in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century, possibly in replacement of an older trade. Finally, the roof cover and coating of the roof were renovated at the end of the twentieth century. These developments reflect the continuous adaptation of the building to commercial and residential uses, while preserving its protected Renaissance elements.

The inscription in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1949 concerns only the facade on street, highlighting its heritage value. This house thus illustrates the transition between medieval architecture and the classic Renaissance canons, while at the same time testifying to the urban changes of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, a city marked by its religious and artisanal past in Limousin. The accuracy of its location is estimated a priori satisfactory (level 6/10), according to available data.

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