Les Emibois - Farm house buy

Magnificent renovated farm. Entered into the history of watchmaking

IN 1985, THIS RESTORED OLD FARM HAD RECEIVED THE NEUCHÂTEL HEIMATSCHUTZ PRIZE.THE PAST TO THE PRESENTWhen architecture is combined with the past, or how to bridge three and a half centuries of history.Between the "beautiful room" original and the modern living room installed in the old barn, there is only a simple wooden door. And a leap of three hundred and fifty years. But no shock: just life continuing, in the gentle hills of this northern end of the Val-de-Ruz.It is a Jurassic farm, like some still existing in the region. Built in 1652, it had belonged, throughout the last century, to the same family of modest peasants, the Scheideggers. When the father died in the sixties, the mother and daughter continued to live there, as in the previous century, with just electricity and water to be drawn from the cistern. The tiny habitable part consisted of the hearth (kitchen), the "beautiful room" where one only entered on holidays, and above, a small room: the "grandfather's room", which was accessed by a hatch by climbing onto the stove. Everything else was the barn and the empty stable. The house was abandoned in the mid-seventies when the mother died and the daughter had to be placed in a home.For ten years, Henri and Paule Schneider had been searching the region for a farm to renovate. They must have passed by this ruin ten times: damaged walls, a roof ready to collapse, a rotten structure... What prompted them, on this summer day in 1979, to take a look inside? And there, in what remained of the kitchen, supporting a blackened hearth where a small wood stove sat, they stopped in front of the column: a masterpiece of a corner column in stone, carved, intact, beautiful as on the first day, supporting a chimney with a straight lintel. They bought the column... with the ruin around it. Not without having to convince an investor who wanted to install vacation apartments there. Purchase price: 50,000 francs. The Heimatschutz then stepped in and immediately classified the facade. For the rest... began for the brave owners an adventure similar to the one told by Katharina von Arx in Ma Folie Romainmôtier.Henri Schneider, ETS engineer in the watchmaking industry, and his wife Paule - "no training but passions" - worked with craftsmen from the region, rediscovering traditional techniques, relearning traditional gestures, transforming themselves, from weekend to weekend, into laborers, masons, carpenters, draftsmen, historians. First objective: the rough construction. Jean-Louis Geiser, carpenter from La Ferrière, built the new structure, calculated according to modern norms but using the techniques of the old building: six columns, roof beams cut from fir tree trunks, beams and posts adjusted and fixed with wooden pegs. The 305 m² of roofing were covered, as originally, with 66 cm long wooden shingles, cut from white fir, which Henri Schneider had chosen in the forest, accompanied by Denis Sauser from La Chaux-du-Milieu, one of the last specialists of this art (he received the Heimatschutz prize in 1981).

Magnificent renovated farm. Entered into the history of watchmaking

IN 1985, THIS RESTORED OLD FARM HAD RECEIVED THE NEUCHÂTEL PRIZE FOR HEIMATSCHUTZ.THE PAST TO THE PRESENTWhen architecture is combined with the past, or how to bridge three and a half centuries of history.Between the "beautiful room" original and the modern living room installed in the old barn, there is only a simple wooden door. And a leap of three hundred and fifty years. But no shock: just life continuing, in the gentle hills of this northern end of the Val-de-Ruz.It is a Jurassic farm, like there are still some in the region. Built in 1652, it had belonged, throughout the last century, to the same family of modest peasants, the Scheideggers. When the father died in the sixties, the mother and daughter continued to live there as if they were in the last century, with just enough electricity and water to be drawn from the cistern. The tiny habitable part consisted of the hearth (the kitchen), the "beautiful room" where one only entered on holidays, and above, a small room: the "grandfather's room", which was accessed by a hatch by climbing on the stove. All the rest was the barn and the empty stable. The house was abandoned in the mid-seventies when, the mother having died, the daughter had to be placed in a home.For ten years, Henri and Paule Schneider had been searching the region for a farm to renovate. They must have passed by this ruin ten times: damaged walls, a roof ready to collapse, a rotten structure... What prompted them, on this summer day in 1979, to take a look inside? And there, in what remained of the kitchen, a column supported a blackened hearth where a small wood stove sat, and they stopped in front of the column: a masterpiece of a corner column made of stone, carved, intact, beautiful as on the first day, supporting a chimney with a straight lintel. They bought the column... with the ruin around it. Not without first convincing an investor who wanted to install vacation apartments there. Purchase price: 50,000 francs. Then, the Heimatschutz stepped in and immediately classified the facade. For the rest... began for the brave owners an adventure similar to the one told by Katharina von Arx in Ma Folie Romainmôtier.Henri Schneider, engineer in the watchmaking industry, and his wife Paule - "no training but passions" - worked with craftsmen from the region, rediscovering traditional techniques, relearning traditional gestures, transforming themselves, from weekend to weekend, into laborers, masons, carpenters, draftsmen, historians. First objective: the rough construction. Jean-Louis Geiser, carpenter from La Ferrière, built the new structure, calculated according to modern norms but using the techniques of the old building: six columns, roof beams made of cut fir trunks, beams and posts, adjusted and fixed with wooden pegs. The 305 m² of roofing were covered, as originally, with 66 cm long wooden shingles, cut from white fir wood, which Henri Schneider had chosen in the forest, accompanied by Denis Sauser from La Chaux-du-Milieu, one of the last specialists of this art (he received the Heimatschutz prize in 1981).

Le Noirmont, charming farm with building land

Beautiful 5.5-room property partially renovated in a green setting. This unique opportunity is located on a 1929 m² building plot.The potential for valorization is found in the barn to create one or two additional housing units. Moreover, the availability of the land also allows it to be valorized.The master piece comprising the kitchen, dining room, and living room has large volumes arranged with a lot of character.It is composed as follows:Ground floor • Entrance hall • Spacious living room with stove • Open, fitted kitchen • Bedroom • Bathroom with bathtub and shower • Laundry room • Storage/reduction • Workshop with outside access • Office with independent access • Access to the barn 1st floor: • Space that can be used as an office or reading corner • 3 bedrooms, one to be finished • Access to the barn Basement: • 2 cellars • Technical room A garage as well as several parking spaces complete this property.The roof was completely redone in 2010. The oil heating needs to be replaced.Do not hesitate to contact us for more information and a visit to the property.

Rare object – Property on the banks of the Doubs located in Soubey

This historic farm, dating back to 1666, is located in the old town center of Soubey and just a few steps from the Doubs. It will seduce you with its harmoniously redesigned volumes, its high-quality renovation, and the great care taken in choosing the materials. The owners have sublimated the places by a renovation between 2020-2025 and the creation of three apartments of beautiful dimensions as well as by the design, in the old barn, of a reception space that can serve as a training center, for private parties – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings –, or as a social place in a project including the apartments for rent for vacation projects. It presents itself as follows: 1st apartment in duplex, East-South. Ground floor: An equipped kitchen – vitrocéramique, dishwasher, oven, and fridge –, a cellar, a living/dining room – possibility of installing a wood stove. 1st floor: A bedroom/office, open to the access staircase, a shower room and its toilet, a bedroom of beautiful dimensions. The apartment is refined with an old stone sink, an original element that brings charm and testifies to the historic character of the building. This apartment has a private terrace. The furniture is included in the sale. 2nd apartment in duplex, South-West. Ground floor: An entrance hall, an equipped kitchen – vitrocéramique, dishwasher, fridge, oven –, a large living/dining room with an old bread oven – possibility of installing a wood stove. 1st floor: A distribution corridor, a shower room and its toilet, a sink in an open space, two bedrooms. This apartment has a private terrace. 3rd apartment in triplex, West-South. Ground floor: An equipped kitchen – vitrocéramique, dishwasher, oven, and fridge –, a living/dining room – possibility of installing a wood stove. 1st floor: An entrance hall, two bedrooms, a shower room and its toilet. 2nd floor: A large bedroom. This apartment has a private terrace. Converted barn: Ground floor, accessible by a large glazed entrance door on the west side of the building: This area, perfectly adapted for storage and storage of various materials, could also accommodate small vehicles (bicycles, motorcycles, or canoes and fishing equipment), a technical room, a wood chip boiler, storage of wood chips. The ground floor also provides access to a toilet and a shower. This room is equipped with a furniture for child hygiene. Through a passageway, you enter a large, common laundry room with a heated clothes rack, a washing machine, and a sink. 1st floor of the barn: A very large, two-level room, suitable for receiving guests. Part of the historic floor has been preserved, the roof structure has been checked, and some elements replaced. The rooms are also accessible through the old barn bridge, which is used for the delivery of wood chips through a hatch. A second floor in the form of a gallery over the barn offers more space. The rooms are equipped with a sink furniture. The furniture is included in the sale. Technical data: Wood chip boiler. This boiler heats two homes and belongs to the property. In return, according to the contract, the neighbor takes care of the fuel costs. The property is equipped with presence detectors for the lighting of the common areas and the outdoors. The owners have chosen the Philips Hue system to enjoy maximum flexibility and to regulate the intensity of the lighting and to control it by smartphone. Only the room under the barn and the laundry room are not controlled by this system. The electrical installation of the property has been completely renewed and distributed as a network including fiber optics. The drinking water network is new. All windows are equipped with triple glazing, wood-metal, as well as the window and large glass doors. Charging station for electric car 22KW, 32A. In front of the entrance doors of the three apartments, outdoor sockets, and on the East apartment, access to rainwater collected in a reservoir. Under the old barn bridge, an outdoor shed offers a functional and practical space to store garden tools, a grill, or various equipment. Parking spaces: Two to three spaces on the west side and numerous spaces along the path to the barn, as well as two spaces on the southeast side along the road. The property offers a view of the Doubs, its plot is planted with various trees, apples, mirabelles, pear trees, cornel cherries, as well as roses and vinegar plants. The garden is listed in the inventory of historic parks and gardens of Switzerland by ICOMOS Switzerland. Additionally, the municipality of Soubey has won the first prize in the large summer competition "The most beautiful village of Jura" organized by the editorial staff of Canal Alpha. https://www.canalalpha.ch/play/le-journal/topic/38855/concours-estival-soubey-eluplus-beau-village-du-jura Heating: Wood chip boiler.