M aison ▁de ▁Van ▁G og h ) ▁because ▁the ▁Dutch ▁painter ▁Vincent ▁van ▁G og h ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁ 7 0 ▁days ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁lod ger ▁at ▁the ▁a uber ge . ▁During ▁his ▁stay ▁at ▁Au vers , ▁Van ▁G og h ▁created ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁paint ings ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁sketch es ▁before ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁ch est ▁( act ually ▁died ▁from ▁gun shot ▁W ound ▁to ▁ab d omen ▁and ▁suic ide ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁debate ) ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁dying ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁a uber ge ▁( inn ) ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁and ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁The ▁room ▁where ▁Van ▁G og h ▁lived ▁and ▁died ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 8 8 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁a uber ge ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁century ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁home ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁leading ▁to ▁P onto ise . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁parts ▁of ▁earlier ▁buildings ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁a uber ge ▁– ▁including ▁an ▁entire ▁eigh teenth - century ▁wall . ▁▁ ▁The ▁a uber ge ▁was ▁ide ally ▁situated ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁ ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mr ▁Le vert , ▁the ▁original