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Origin and history

Jars' weaver house, classified as a Historic Monument, is a rare testimony of architecture related to the 18th century textile industry. Built in wooden panels arranged in irregular crucifixes, it has maintained an unchanged structure since its cessation in the 19th century. Its spatial organization reflects its original use: the stone basement was home to the looms to be woven, while the dwellings, divided into three independent fire rooms, were structured around a 17th century wooden staircase. The main façade, facing to the south, dominates a land-full descending towards the Nancray bief, highlighting its integration into a functional hydraulic environment.

The adjacent mill, although rebuilt and transformed, retains its original wheel, the last vestige of the old installation. The house, of elongated rectangular shape, has distinct constructive peculiarities according to the gables: one exhibits T-wood panels blocked by a non-crushed torchi, while the other is covered with horizontal boards, with a central stone fireplace. Furnaces and housing distribution suggest dating between the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The whole, including the mill, was registered by decree of 19 September 1966, thus preserving a unique artisanal and architectural heritage.

The location of the house, at the approximate address 322 Les Platons d'En Bas, in the department of Cher (region Centre-Val de Loire), is documented with a precision considered satisfactory a priori. This monument illustrates the central role of textile activities in the pre-industrial French countryside, where the workshop houses combined housing and production. Its exceptional state of conservation offers concrete insight into the living and working conditions of the weavers of the era.

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