Exterior, Stone Siding Material, House Building Type, and Flat RoofLine After vacationing in the town of Uzés, France, for decades, Londoners Chris and Lone McCourt acquired a  Photo 1 of 15 in See What Happens When Two Hard-Core Modernists Are Let Loose in a Medieval Townhouse in France

See What Happens When Two Hard-Core Modernists Are Let Loose in a Medieval Townhouse in France

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Lone and Chris McCourt are the latest residents of a "hotel particulier," or townhouse, in Uzés, France, that dates to the time of the Crusades. The limestone structure reputedly once belonged to a cardinal. But when the McCourts purchased it five years ago, it was being used as a lawyer’s office and lacked such basic necessities as a kitchen. Since then, the London-based couple have painstakingly brought the Medieval building into the 21st century.