This townhouse is among the largest historical residences in Chaumont and is located in the town centre, near to the town hall and at the foot of the hill on which the church is built. It was built in the second half of the 17th century and from its beginnings it was the residence of people of note, especially members of the clergy from the nearby church. The classically styled façade overlooking the street boasts eight openings spread over two storeys. There is also an attic level with hipped dormer windows in the building’s slate roof. The entrance to the property is via a carriage gate in the centre of the façade. This double-leaf, solid wooden door is topped by a barrel-arch and framed by two stone pilasters. The entrance porch leads to the house’s interior as well as to the garden and outbuildings. The façade overlooking the garden has the same number of openings as the other, with large, double-leaf windows equipped with hinged shutters on the ground floor and louvred shutters on the first floor.
Next to the townhouse, another 19th-century building with a brick façade is also part of the property. It is a second and separate home but is connected with the main building. To the rear, there is an Italian garden laid out in terraces that climb up to the Saint Jean Baptiste church. The view looking up to this flamboyant Gothic monument is unobstructed.

The townhouse

The ground floor
The entrance porch exudes an Italian-style ambiance with herringbone patterned brick paving. A double-leaf door leading into the garden is made up of stained glass, while a basket handle arched opening leads to the stairwell. On one side, a moulded oakwood door leads to the reception rooms, situated one after the other. Firstly, there is a dining room decorated in Directory era style, boasting wood panelling painted in cream and outlined in grey, with rounded cupboards in the corners, a crossbeam decorated with geometrical shapes, a white tiled wood-burning stove and a floor paved with Beauvais tiles. The lounge, which is just as refined, is decorated differently, with chevron patterned wood flooring, ceiling mouldings and a Louis XV style fireplace topped with an 18th-century overmantel. Both of the dual aspect rooms are bathed in light and boast a warm atmosphere thanks to the moulded wood panelling, mirrors, contrasting colours of the floor tiles, curtains adorned with floral garlands and the light-coloured, discretely highlighted walls. In the lounge, French windows open directly onto the garden. Still on the ground floor, a fitted kitchen paved with terracotta floor tiles stands next to a small lounge and an everyday dining room. This level also houses the boiler room, utility room and a summer kitchen. They are located in the perpendicular wing and also open onto the garden.
The first floor
At the top of the remarkably preserved 17th-century staircase made up of terracotta tiled steps and wooden edging, a landing leads to an anteroom that is in excellent condition. The floor is made up of a mixture of different orange-hued terracotta tiles that have been burnished by the passage of time. The dark wood wainscotting is decorated with round and square patterns. Stained glass embellishes an alcove framed by sculpted wood, as well as a niche with a moulded surround, in which a sculpture stands. A corridor that is bathed in light leads to two master bedrooms, both with two windows, oakwood flooring, wood-panelled walls and marble fireplaces. The antique Directory era decoration is similar to the dining room, which was refurbished at the same time. Consequently, above the fireplace in the furthest bedroom, an ornamental overmantel majestically dominates the room, made up of two pilasters framing a central lozenge highlighted in grey as well as beige and topped by a discrete entablature. Next to the two bedrooms, there is a bathroom. On the other side of the anteroom, two other smaller bedrooms are adjacent to another bathroom. Lastly, there is an office / library with a view of the church in Chaumont.
The second floor
At the top of the staircase, a landing leads to a vast convertible loft on one side and a bedroom, most likely the former servant’s quarters, with an en suite bathroom on the other side. There is also a laundry room on this level.

The second house

This building can be reached from the townhouse via the garden. It is entirely separate and has the potential to fulfil several purposes.

The ground floor
An entrance, with a wooden staircase, leads on one side to a dining room as well as a lounge with two-tone cement tiles, wainscotting and a dark wood fireplace, brightened up by a mosaic of glazed tiles. On the other side of the entrance, a recently restored kitchen with an exposed brick wall leads to a small, adjacent dining room as well as into the garden via an entrance door.
The first floor
A corridor leads to four bedrooms and a bathroom. There is wood stripped flooring throughout this level and a small marble fireplace.