posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Named after a supposed inhabitant, Tristan l'Hermite, a courtier of Louis XI. The doorway inscription, 'Prie Dieu pur' points to the construction of the house by Pierre du Puy, the owner in 1495. The house has a court with gallery and a helicoidal turret staircase. Listed as an Historical Monument, reference number PA00098208. The brick house has stepped gables and stone window casements, quoins and decorative carvings.
History
Alt Title
Maison de Tristant l'Hermite, Tours
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
+47.395507+0.681559|Tours|Tours, Centre, France
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Renaissance
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.