The house is located in the hamlet of Stretta along a narrow street. It was erected in 1914 by a native of the Cap Corse peninsula who emigrated to Haiti to make his fortune and prospered by opening delicatessens. Its stone elevations are topped by a lauze slate roof, with pearl white rendered facades dotted with blue/grey shutters. The four-storey main house has a surface of approximately 350 m² including the attic level and possesses seven bedrooms as well as five shower rooms. The reception rooms can be found on the first floor.
A self-contained, almost 90-m² adjoining house can be reached from the narrow street. Its two upper floors are habitable and include three bedrooms. Additionally, it boasts two cellars on the ground floor. In the courtyard that opens onto the narrow street and is surrounded by tall, whitewashed walls, there is swimming pool in the shade of a fig tree. Two stone terraces, one of which stands beneath a Virginia creeper covered pergola, complete the exterior.

The main house

The ground floor
A double-leaf carriage gate opens into a garage and a cellar. A bedroom with terracotta tiled flooring and an en suite shower room can be found on this level, while the forecourt is paved with Luzerne stone. A masonry staircase climbs to the upper floors.

The first floor
The reception rooms, which are interconnected, are located one after another. The flooring is made up of cement tiles with rose patterned decorations, while the doors are topped by open fanlights. Tall French windows in the lounge open onto a terrace with a wrought-iron guard-rail facing the sea and mountains. The lounge’s heating is provided by a grey veined marble fireplace with a curvy mantelpiece, topped by a trumeau panel boasting a sculpted pediment with garlands and a ribbon bow. The dining room also boasts a marble fireplace, which is white. The kitchen, which possesses grey and white chessboard style flooring and a grey, glazed tile splashback, is bathed in light through two tall, small-paned windows. A reading room with a cement tiled floor boasts bookshelves in an alcove. This level also possesses four bedrooms, with tiled floors. The largest among them boasts an adjoining shower room and opens directly onto the courtyard and swimming pool.

The second floor
A landing leads to a shower room and two terracotta tiled bedrooms, one of which opens directly out into the courtyard via a wooden door.

The attic
This level is divided into six rooms standing around a landing. It contains approximately 140 m² of living space that could be easily converted.

The adjoining house

This edifice with two habitable storeys is separate from the main house and can be reached from the narrow street. The first level boasts an open-plan kitchen merging with the dining room, as well as a bedroom and a shower room, while the second contains two bedrooms. All three bedrooms possess air conditioning. On the ground floor, there are two cellars that are interconnected.
It is a village dwelling that is ideal for welcoming family or friends, housing a caretaker or renting.

The exterior

The paved courtyard
The courtyard can be reached from the narrow street and from two of the house’s bedrooms. It is paved with grey stone slabs and enclosed by tall walls, some of which are whitewashed, others which boast ochre-coloured rendering. The 5-metre by 2-metre swimming pool with a dark-coloured liner is bordered by light-coloured stone decking. A wrought-iron guard-rail runs along one side. The branches of a fig tree overhanging the walls provide shade from the sun.

The terrace
Two stone terraces on the first two levels provide the house with outside living space. The one on the first floor stands beneath a pergola covered in Virginia creeper whose foliage provides cool shade in summer before turning red in the autumn.