This 19th-century riverside property in the central French province of Indre-et-Loire consists of a main house and a guesthouse in a former water mill building. "The first indication of the existence of the mill on the Indre River by the village of Saché is in the 15th century," says owner Stanley Cohen, who renovated the buildings. "This has been a working mill from that period until [World War II]."
The main house is about 3,100 square feet and the guesthouse is 2,600 square feet. The main house is on three floors. There are a sitting room, dining room, kitchen and balcony on the garden level. The two upper floors house five bedrooms and a library.
During World War II, the [mill] was used as an infirmary by German troops. "After the war, the property, which is a small island on the Indre, was purchased by Jean Davidson, the son of Jo Davidson, a famous portrait sculptor whose home and studio were nearby," Mr. Cohen says.
The mill house is sometimes used as a bed-and-breakfast and many well-known writers have stayed there, including Joseph Heller, Mr. Cohen says.
The property is 20 kilometers from the city of Tours, 2 hours and 15 minutes from Paris by motorway or 55 minutes by train.The house is listed with David Stanley of Emile Garcin Properties at €840,000 ($1.1 million).
