A 19th century stone house and outbuildings set within around 5 acres of lush green gardens with several ponds. Many original features still remain, such as stone walls, fireplaces, exposed beams, wooden flooring etc...

5 km to shops and schools, 13km to the town of Ussel + train station, 100km to Limoges + airport.

SET IN 2 440 M² OF PARK-LIKE LAND, THIS MAISON DE MAITRE BOASTS 5 BEDROOMS, GARAGE FOR 2 CARS AND A SWIMMING POOL ON ITS GROUNDS.

Extraordinarily placed in the very center of an attractive town, this large house, with its stables, garages, a separate building which served in the 1930's as offices and its large gardens, is a haven of peace, with its historic atmosphere.

This romantic and impressive property was originally owned by the rich and influential family of Rigaud, after whom the street passing the house is named. In 1888 the house was extended and the elegance carries through into the new wing. There is even a hidden room, accessed through a bookcase, by which one can can pass through the gazebo and into the garden.

There are many original features including a fine moulded ceiling, elegant fireplaces and a spiral staircase. A cast iron grill on the front door is a fine example of the founders craft. The master bedroom features a generous stone balcony from where one can look down into the shady and private gardens. In the center of the roof is a terrace from which a view of startling beauty of the countrside surrounding the town can be savoured.

There are eight bedrooms and three have en suite bathrooms, there being a further two bathrooms for the remaining bedrooms. There is a very large room on the second floor which would allow for the creation of further bedrooms and or bathrooms.
On the ground floor there are three vast reception rooms and kichen and scullery. Below, the spacious cellars are accessible from both the courtyard and the interior.

Whilst the house is in good state, the decoration is tired and the crepis on the walls could do with freshening. Having said that the house is perfectly habitable immediately, and is clean and bright. The ancient offices to one side of the cobbled courtyard are in a state to be renovated but could without too much expense be premises for a business or could be turned into a gite with private entrance from the street.

Leading down the other side of the yard are stables with wonderful cobbled floors and a tack room which leads through to a garage which in turn communicates with the street. The garages lower down the garden have a lot of potential as similar premises. They would also lend themselves to a "loft" type of habitation or indeed as further gites.

On the practical side the property is in good and sound condition, with excellent plumbing and wiring and gas fired central heating with a recent boiler installation.

It should be added that photographs cannot do this property justice and this unique and well priced opportunity can only be fully appreciated by visiting.

From the point of communications the property is perfectly placed being a few minutes from the by-pass, about twenty minutes from Limoges airport, a few minutes from the SNCF station, two minutes from the shops and the weekly market and of course it is being surrounded by all the facilities of a well heeled town.

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