Vendôme, Centre-Val de Loire 41100

On the border of Perche-Gouët, an Anglo-Norman style property to renovate, with its outbuildings and its park over more than 3 hectares of land. In a street at the edge of the village, a brick wall topped with an iron gate is pierced by a wooden gate framed by two brick piers that leads to the house. A little further, a wrought-iron gate opens onto a paved courtyard, surrounded by the caretaker's house, outbuildings and garages, and the gardener's house, oriented toward the park and extended by a greenhouse. Built in 1925, the dwelling is of Anglo-Norman style, with an asymmetrical floor plan, timber-framed facades rhythmically pierced by numerous bays and a tile roof dotted with dormer windows. It rises to three levels plus an attic. Although the interior spaces, very bright, require renovation work, the volumes and the layout of the rooms are promising and highlight the forward-thinking spirit of its patron, who wished to bring together, for the summer period, his children and their staff, in a property with many bedrooms and large reception areas. A park at the rear of the house extends over about 3 hectares, including a garden, ornamental pond, orchard, vegetable garden, and woods. A wooden-clad outbuilding hidden in the woodland, and a shed on the property boundary complete the ensemble, along with a few non-adjacent parcels.