A wrought iron gate in a tall stone wall opens from the street into the property, which boasts great architectural and landscaping coherence. The manor was built in the 19th century and stands in the middle of the grounds. Its sober silhouette is marked by an adroit mixture of Art Nouveau and Anglo-Norman styles. The property’s overall balance is reinforced by the immaculate and harmonious interior decorations and fittings. The three-storey façades made of rough-hewn blocks of granite are punctuated by slight protrusions and many tall, small-paned windows through which light streams into the interior. The steep sloping slate roof is dotted with tall stone chimney stacks. Set back from the manor house, the outbuildings avoid impinging on the property’s unity. The grounds are faithful to the original landscaping design and surround the residence with carefully mown lawns, winding paths and a variety of different trees. A vast meadow extends away from the property towards the surrounding countryside beyond the river. The residence was once home to the marine painter Marin-Marie, who was a solo yachtsman and a talented illustrator. He is famous for his daring transatlantic crossings on board the Arielle yacht and for his highly accurate maritime drawings.

The manor

The granite façades are carefully designed and decorated, formed of irregularly shaped rough-hewn blocks, with generous pointing. Its roofs are made of slate. The northern façade set around the entrance door is the most remarkable. On one side, a slightly protruding tower is topped by a pavilion roof. The southern façade looks out onto the grounds and is elegantly symmetrical, set around steps climbing to a patio. The tall windows are arranged into distinctive vertical rows topped by dormer windows on the roof. Inside, the same layout can be found on every level, from the basement to the second floor, with the rooms separated by the thick, load-bearing walls that form the manor’s structure.

The garden-level floor
A two-step stoop leads up to the Art Nouveau inspired entrance door, with a daring design. At the foot of a monumental staircase and at the top of several steps, there is a large hall with an impressive ceiling height. A hallway leads to a lavatory, wardrobe space and a kitchen at the end. Next, there is an Art Nouveau decorated dining room, which is the centrepiece of the manor. It is followed by a classically decorated lounge and then a second one that looks out towards the east through a vast window. Lastly, there is an office in the tower, at the front of the manor.
The first floor
The stairs, which are bathed in light through a tall window, climb to a landing. On one side, it leads to a bedroom, decorated in olive green hues with a black marble fireplace, adjacent to which there is a bathroom and separate lavatory in the tower. Next comes a peacock blue second bedroom with a cherry red marble fireplace topped by an overmantel, as well as an en suite bathroom with a lavatory. A third, light blue bedroom that can be reached via a hallway is adorned with a black marble fireplace topped by an overmantel. It is adjacent to a shower room with a lavatory, which it shares with a powder pink painted fourth bedroom, which also possesses a black marble fireplace.
The second floor
This level is laid out in a similar way to the floor below. The stairs, which are bathed in light by a window overlooking them, climb to a landing that leads to a blue/grey decorated fifth bedroom that boasts an original ceiling on which the shape of the roof frame can be distinguished. It is adjacent to a bathroom in the tower and a separate lavatory. A sixth bedroom, boasting wallpaper dotted with blue floral patterns, stands next to a small office. A second, sand coloured seventh bedroom possesses an en suite shower room with a lavatory. Lastly, a final bedroom in the attic space, with floral patterned wallpaper and a black marble fireplace, stands next to a shower room with a lavatory.
The basement
This level occupies the entire footprint of the manor. It can be reached from the ground floor via a staircase or by a ramp from the outside. It is divided into several service rooms into which light filters through basement windows. A vast utility room occupies the first space, followed by five cellars which contain the technical facilities and the manor’s heating system or are used for storage. Several period elements, such as racks previously used for storing fruit, have been preserved. A long space with a rammed earth floor could be used as a wine cellar and occupies the entire southern part below the patio. There is insulation underneath the ground floor’s floorboards to improve the building’s thermal comfort.