Maison de Jeanne
late 15th century house in France
Maison de Jeanne (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ də ʒan], lit. 'Jeanne's House') is a 15th-century house in Sévérac-le-Château, Aveyron, France. It was named for the last known owner of the building and is thought to be one of the oldest houses in Aveyron. The unique appearance of the structure is due to the larger dimensions of the upper floors, which look large compared to the smaller footprint of the first floor.
The timber frame and cob structure was dated based on dendochronology to the spring of 1478 the earliest by Christophe Perrault. It was vacant since the 1970s and it was purchased by the municipality of Sévérac in 1995. The building was renovated in 2019.
Jeanne's House became famous on the internet, described with enthusiasm but without foundation as the oldest house of Aveyron or even France.
History
The building was constructed in the 1400s and is assumed to be one of the oldest house in the department of the Aveyron. In 2018, the house was dated through a dendrochronology analysis by Christophe Perrault who directs the Center for Studies in Dendrochronology; experts took samples of corings within the timbers which were used to build the structure. Through the process the home was dated to the spring of 1478.
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