This manor house built in the 18th century is known as the chateau of the Marchioness of Verclos and remained in the family until 2014, since when it has been fully restored, in keeping with how it was built and decorated in the 18th and 19th centuries. The renovation particularly concerned the roof, insulation and plumbing, electricity plus heating networks, as well as the conversion of the second floor and installation of double-glazed windows outside, with preservation of the original window frames inside.
The three-storey edifice above a basement level boasts 1,120 m² of living space. It was altered in the late 19th century, when, to create a symmetrical layout, the north wing and central stairwell were added, as well as a two-storey annexe adjoining the facade.
The property can be reached through a wrought-iron gate between two stone pillars along a gravelled drive from the esplanade in front of the Saint Denis church. At the end of the driveway, the lawned main courtyard stands in front of the main facade, while the walled garden stretches out to the rear.
The symmetrical, rendered, ashlar facade is made up of seven vertical rows of openings spread over two levels. The central section, made up of three vertical rows of openings and framed by pilasters, is topped by a triangular pediment with a tympanum in relief and smaller pediments above two windows. Scroll-shaped consoles can be found below its corners and beneath the cornice, under which there are also moulded panels. The entrance door stands in the centre, between two windows and after a stone stoop. The hipped slate roof is punctuated by four bullseye dormers adorned with scroll decorations, each topped by a stone globe, with two on either side of the pediment. The ground and first floor windows are fitted with wooden shutters, while basement windows allow light to filter into the cellars.
Next to the main facade, there is a lower-rise annexe with a protruding central section, with exposed stonework and quoins, punctuated by three arched windows and a glazed entrance door where a conservatory once stood. The rendered upper floor also possesses three arched windows beneath a gabled slate roof.

The house

The ground floor
The entrance hall, standing in the place of a former conservatory and boasting black and white chessboard tiling, opens into a hall, from which a corridor leads to the reception rooms, a pantry, the kitchen and a scullery. The kitchen still boasts cement tiled flooring, a ceiling rose and a stone fireplace with moulded consoles. The scullery also possesses cement tiled flooring and is used as a utility room and a larder. From here, the top floor of the annexe can be reached via a concealed staircase.
The corridor, again paved with cement tiles, leads on one side to a dining room boasting a French-style beamed ceiling with exposed joists supported by consoles, damask wallpaper and oakwood wainscotting, as well as cement tiles on the floor. The heating in this room is provided by an old tiled wood-burning stove. On the other side, there is a lounge paved with hexagonal terracotta tiled flooring and moulded wood panelling on the walls, beneath a ceiling with exposed beams and a cornice. Below a window, a marble Louis XV fireplace possesses a cast-iron firebox and a hearth made up of marble slabs.
The lounge leads to the billiards room which can also be reached via the corridor and the main entrance from the main courtyard, through wooden and wrought-iron French windows flanked by two windows. The room is also used as a study and boasts cement tiled flooring, damask wallpaper as well as a ceiling with a rose moulding and a cornice. Double-leaf doors open into the hall as well as into a third room: an office with wood strip flooring and a closet.
A Comblanchien stone staircase with straight flights of steps and a wrought-iron balustrade with scroll decorations stands in the hall and is bathed in light through a floral stained-glass window on its landing. Behind the staircase, a door opens into the garden and another into a lavatory, while beneath the stairs, a door leads down into the cellars.
Further on, behind an oakwood double-leaf door, the corridor finishes at a hall leading to an oakwood staircase, an office, the entrance from the street and a bedroom, which boasts a moulded ceiling, oakwood wood strip flooring and a marble Louis XV fireplace. Its shower room can also be reached from the hall, while a small kitchen leads out into the garden, providing the possibility of transforming this bedroom into a self-contained suite.

The first floor
The main staircase leads to a hall followed by a corridor paved with cement tiles, which in turn leads to two bedrooms overlooking the courtyard and a third with views of the garden. All of them have English bond wood strip flooring, an en suite shower room, lavatory and Louis XVI marble fireplace. Two rooms have been transformed into a large office overlooking the garden and boasting two Louix XVI marble fireplaces, with one at each end. Behind a glazed door, the landing on the second staircase leads to a lavatory and two other bedrooms, each of which possesses an en suite shower room and lavatory. Both of them could be used as self-contained suites. An old oakwood spiral staircase with cast-iron studs, wrought-iron balusters and a wooden handrail climbs up to the converted attic level.
From the scullery, the staircase to the annex leads to two bedrooms, a shower room with a lavatory, plus a lounge. There is wood strip flooring throughout.

The second floor
This level beneath the rafters boasts a considerable ceiling height and a partially exposed roof frame. It is laid out around a large central lounge, used as a cinema room, with flooring made up of English bond floorboards and cement tiles. An open-plan kitchen and dining space complete the communal area, into which light streams through two windows and several skylights. Four bedrooms with English bond wood strip flooring, cement tiles or coconut fibre matting have sloping ceilings and exposed roof frames as well as many skylights. Each of them boasts an en suite shower room and a lavatory. With separate access from the street, via the ground floor and specific staircases and halls, this level can be self-contained.

The basement
Beneath the house, there are a series of vaulted, interconnected cellars. The gravelled floor is fitted with a draining system to ensure a healthy and dry ambiance. The level plays host an equipment room and several storage spaces, all with lighting and electric sockets.

The parkland

More than 4,300 m² of gardens surround the house. The current occupant is a rose enthusiast and has planted a wide range of French varieties around the grounds, such as Madame Alfred Carrière, Cardinal de Richelieu, Yolande d’Aragon, Fantin-Latour, Charles de Mills and Pierre de Ronsard

The garden
The lawned main courtyard is separated from the garden by the driveway, which continues around the house to form gravelled patios. A working fountain (apart from during drought periods) stands in one of them. To the south, a coppice of three majestic chestnuts stands opposite a one-hundred-year-old Atlas cedar, an ash and an Italian maple, to the north. A young ginkgo biloba also grows between them. Freely planted beds of shrubs and flowering perennial plants enliven the garden with their colours, especially Japanese maples, dogwood, rose bushes, irises, lavender, Alpine barrenwort, Mediterranean spurge, hydrangeas and New England aster.

The orchard
It is lawned, partially walled and can be reached through a wrought-iron gate flanked by two pilasters. Views from it extend along a tree-lined path, over which stand arched trellises covered in climbing roses, vines and wisteria. Irises, lavender, Mediterranean spurge and New England asters line the walls. The orchard boasts an apricot tree, a plum tree and hazelnut trees, accompanied by young apple trees, Mirabelle plum trees, recently planted pear trees and cherry trees. There are also red fruit bushes such as raspberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant.