to have been the home of Jean de Xaincoings, treasurer of the assets of Charles VII.
The house was the property of René Gardette, a descendant of a family of silk merchants from Tours.
The reworking of the facade that dates from the 16th century includes the addition of the porch and loggia and the left wing in early Renaissance style.
In the 1950s the main accommodation and the entrance were partially restored, while no traces of the garden and north yard remain.
In 1967, on the occasion of the 40th congress of the French Federation of Philatelic Societies, the building was featured on the 0.40 franc postage stamp.