Maison de Nonancourt, Protected heritage manor house in Tohogne, Durbuy, Belgium.
Maison de Nonancourt is a manor house with a U-shaped limestone structure surrounding a 500-square-meter courtyard flanked by perpendicular wings. The right wing houses a barn with a cart door and stables, while the left wing was converted into a farmhouse.
The present main building was erected in the early 18th century on the site of a fortified house documented in Tohogne since the 16th century. In 1719 the property was bought by Pierre-François de Nonancourt de Tohogne, provost of Durbuy from 1719 to 1746. The old entrance porch, whose outer gate key bears the Nonancourt arms, is dated 1722. The two perpendicular wings were added in the early 19th century.
The farm's name comes from Pierre-François de Nonancourt de Tohogne, provost of Durbuy from 1719 to 1746, who bought the property in 1719. The outer gate key still carries the Nonancourt coat of arms, dated 1722. The barn portal of the former left farmhouse bears the date 1818 and a heart marked with a cross.
The property sits in Tohogne, a small village in the Durbuy valley with quiet country roads and footpaths nearby. Wear sturdy shoes since the limestone surfaces around the manor can be uneven and slippery when wet.
The barn portal on the left wing bears the date 1818 and is carved with a heart marked by a cross. The left wing itself was converted into a small farm in the 19th century and now stands unused. The outer gate key of the old entrance porch carries the Nonancourt coat of arms, dated 1722.
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