Initial construction XIIIe siècle (≈ 1350)
Period of construction of facades and openings.
XVIe siècle
Modification of berries
Modification of berries XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Replacement with a rectangular chamfered window.
28 août 1967
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 28 août 1967 (≈ 1967)
Protection of facades and roofs on street.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs on street (cf. G 55p): inscription by decree of 28 August 1967
Key figures
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Origin and history
The 13th century house of Donzenac is a historical monument whose two façades aligned reveal a neat apparatus above an irregular base. The original openings of the ground floor, today blocked, suggest a large broken arched door and two windows with broken arches, characteristic of medieval civil architecture. These elements, although modified, bear witness to the constructive rigour of the time and the importance attached to the entrances and luminous pierces.
On the first floor, a chamfered window and two geminous bays, replaced in the 16th century by a rectangular window, illustrate the stylistic changes suffered by the building. The second facade repeats this pattern with a broken arched door and equally condemned groined bays. A continuous horizontal cord, serving as support to the windows of the floor, highlights the architectural unit of the ensemble. These details, combined with the protection of facades and roofs by decree of 28 August 1967, confirm the heritage value of the site.
The location of the house, rue du Puy-Soubre in Donzenac (Corrèze), in the former Limousin region, places this monument in a rural context marked by a dense medieval occupation. Subsequent modifications, such as the 16th century window, reflect functional and aesthetic adaptations over the centuries, while preserving significant traces of the original construction. The inscription in the title of the Historical Monuments guarantees today the conservation of these remains, despite a precise location considered mediocre (level 5/10).
