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The House of the Isle of Canada is a wooden building built at the end of the seventeenth century in Château-Renard, Loiret. It belongs to the typical architectural heritage of this period, with a masonry base and a floor in wooden strips studded with torchi. Despite some minor modifications, it retains its original provisions, notably thanks to a lower wing added to the west and to the constructions adjacent to the north.

In the 17th century, this house belonged to a family of magistrates, reflecting the social status of its owners. The facades and roofs, as well as those of the adjacent shed, were protected by a registration order in 2004. Today, it is owned by the commune of Château-Renard, and its state of conservation makes it possible to clearly observe the construction techniques of the time.

The location of the house, at 34 rue Paul-Doumer, is indicated in the Mérimée base, although GPS coordinates suggest an approximate address nearby. Its architecture, marked by vertical posts and a hoard of torchi, illustrates the traditional know-how of the Centre-Val de Loire region at the end of the seventeenth century.

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