Half-timbered house between heritage and modernity

Located in the historic heart of the city of Parthenay, this house, the highest on the street with its 12m ridge, is known as the “antique dealers’ house”. This 15th century building has been renovated and leaves no one indifferent.

Its ground floor is now dedicated to a commercial activity. In a clever mix of medieval and pop culture, it offers 90 m2 fitted out as an atmospheric bar. Everything is equipped to maintain a flourishing economic activity but also ideal for a more personal reception area separate from the living area. The latter is accessible by its central staircase, mainly made of granite which serves the floors like a spine.

A more private and direct access is possible from the street. The home welcomes you with the generously sized living room with its 90 m2 of lounge, dining room and kitchen. Here again, history rubs shoulders with the present. The major renovation has preserved the stone walls, original granite cornices and a brick fireplace mantel which give a unique character to the place. A door through the kitchen gives access to the buttress garden with a view of the roofs of the medieval city.

On the second floor of the building, night side, a landing connects two bedrooms on the facade side with a view of the neighboring half-timbering and two other bedrooms worthy of the most beautiful medieval sites. A cozy bathroom with retro decoration around its lion’s paw foot bathtub completes the beautiful services of this level. There remains within this property, shared between convertible attics, studio and another room nearly 120m2 to rehabilitate which can generate rental income in the long term.

This house, as unique as it is atypical, is an invitation to enter history. Both perfect for a project combining business and personal life or more simply a family project in a privileged, tourist and exceptional setting.

ENERGY CLASS: C / CLIMATE CLASS: C. Estimated average amount of annual energy expenditure for standard use, based on energy prices for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023: between EUR2,898 and EUR3,922.