Historic Manor House With Guest Apartments

Reference: IP985 - 5 Bedroom House - €795,000
Location: Gers, South East Gers

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€795,000

Bedrooms	Habitable	Land Size
5	?	6561m²

5 Bedroom House - €795,000 - Location: Gers, South East Gers

Midi-Pyrénées, Gers

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Description

A beautifully presented half-timbered manor house dating from the 16th century set below the church of a hilltop hamlet with magnificent views over valley land and to the distant Pyrenees. The property has been the subject of a professional restoration virtually rebuilding a new house within the original shell and a dramatic feature is an elevated 10-metre balcony on the southern facade. High-grade materials have been employed throughout and include hand-made terra cotta and enameled tiles, fine joinery and floors in oak. Heating and air conditioning is by heat pump and ducted air. Two well-appointed apartments are suitable for letting or long-stay guests. Attractive landscaped grounds. 6kms to a market town. 40kms SE of Auch. Toulouse airport 45 minutes.

Ground floor
Entrance hall, 13.7x2.2m, in diagonal-laid period terra cotta tile, with open screens to living & dining allowing a cross-flow of light east-west. Living room, 7x6.4m, with two large north windows, beamed ceiling with recessed lighting, massive stone & period brick fireplace, wall of hand-built library shelves & cupboards in oak. Further living area, 6x6m, with windows and glazed door south on to balcony, 10 metres in length. Office space, 3.6x2.7m, which could become an additional bedroom. Dining/kitchen, 7.4x7m, with four windows east & south, beamed ceiling, period brick fireplace, custom built Shaker-style cupboards, solid wood work-tops with double stainless sink, Bosch gas & ceramic hobs in island unit, double American fridge, Miele electric oven. Pigeonnier tower, steep staircase rises to a lookout room, 3 x 3m approx, with windows on three sides. Lobby, 7.3x2.1m, off living. Bedroom I, 5.2x4.9m, with four windows, north & east, raised fireplace. Dressing room. En suite bathroom, 3.7x2.8m, with bath set in pale green enamel tile, large walk-in shower, double vanity sink, WC, hexagonal terra cotta tile. Bedroom II, 5.1 x 4.2m, windows east & south, built-in cupboard, en suite bathroom, 2.4x2.3m, with bath in blue enamel tile surround, shower, pedestal basin & WC, floor in hexagonal terra cotta tile. Bedroom III, 5 x 4m plus lobby, with south window. En suite bathroom, 2x2m, with bath in salmon enamel tile theme, shower, basin and walk-in closet. Separate WC & basin with access to cloakroom, 2.5x2.5m, with door from hall. Bedrooms have plastered ceilings with recessed lighting and finely sanded natural oak floors. Living areas are laid in a high quality terra cotta with period tiles in halls.

Basement
A handsome new oak stair descends to basement. Laundry-room, 5.3x2.5m. Wine cellar/store, 5.9x4m, with concrete floor. Games room, 10x6m at best, partial brick walls & concrete floor. Double garage, 7.3x5.8m, with folding doors. Workshop, 7.4x6.8m, with doors to east & pool filtration equipment.

Le Pigeonnier
Adjoining main accommodation via the tower. Studio room, 9 x 5m, with ceiling rising to roofline with exposed beams, three arched bays with french windows east to garden, fireplace, kitchen with breakfast bar with enamelled lava work tops, cupboards below with cooker & gas hob, double stainless sink & dishwasher. Open stair to small mezzanine as a sleeping gallery. Bathroom with bath and shower, pedestal basin & WC. Independent electric heating, period floor tiles.

La Grange
Bedroom, 6.4x3.2m, with two windows & french doors. Shower room, 2.8x2.6m. Living room, 7.2x5.9m with three windows & french doors, L-shaped kitchen area with cupboards under timber worktops, stainless sink. Spacious terrace, in gravel, bounded by low walls and clipped lavender.

Land
6,561 sqm of grounds. Upper and lower entrances with pillars with electrically operated gates leading to graveled areas for parking. A pergola with honeysuckle & wistaria lead towards the main entrance beside parterres and terrace. Swimming pool, 10 x 5m, with wooden decking on three sides and attractive timber-built shelter, 5x5m with tiled floor. The grounds have been landscaped in a series of terraces planted with fruit trees, cypress, lavender and pampas and the boundaries demarked with laurel and mixed hedges. Lower level area for children's games. Open barn in need of restoration. At a distance from the property there is a 9,000 sqm block of woodland.

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Features

Bedrooms: 5
Land Size: 6561 m²

Condition and Utility Information

Condition - Restored / Habitable

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