Moulin du Pont-de-Mamou, Historical water mill in Arpajon-sur-Cère, France.
Moulin du Pont-de-Mamou is a mill building in Arpajon-sur-Cère made from volcanic stone with a cellar and two upper floors topped by flat slate roofs. The rectangular structure shows the solid construction typical of work buildings from that era.
The mill building was constructed in 1772 for a local merchant and originally had two grinding stones inside. In 1788, a fulling mill component was added to expand what the building could do.
The building shows craftsmanship typical of rural areas in the region and reflects how people worked and lived in these communities. Its stone and slate construction was common for mills of this kind.
The building sits on Avenue Jean Jaurès and has been legally protected since 1979, which means its outer walls and roofs cannot be changed. Visitors should know this is a private residence and is best viewed from the outside.
The building lost its original purpose when the water system that powered the mills stopped working properly. This led to its conversion into a home, showing how industrial buildings sometimes got a second life as residences.
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