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The house located in 19 Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, sometimes known as Maison du Mouton Blanc, is an emblematic building of the 16th and 17th centuries. Built in wood covered with torchi, it is distinguished by its facade decorated with vegetable sculptures and chimera heads. Its typical architecture includes a square floor surmounted by a Rennes peak, characteristic of the old houses of the city. The arrangement of the beams, in fern leaves, and the consoles sculpted with foliage crowns or fantastic figures bear witness to the artisanal know-how of the period.

In the 17th century, the house belonged to Dominicans (attested in 1627). During the Revolution, his ground floor housed the workshop and the store of Jean Leperdit, tailor and mayor of Rennes from February 1794 to October 1795. He lived there until his death on August 3, 1823. A commemorative plaque, laid in 1891, recalls its passage. The facade and roof, including chimney stumps, were listed as historical monuments on October 9, 1962. Today, the ground floor hosts Ty Anna Tavarn Bar.

Place Sainte-Anne concentrates several wooden houses from the 16th and 17th centuries, reflecting medieval urbanism and the revival of Rennes. These buildings, often raised on two floors with high heights, illustrated the city's artisanal and commercial prosperity. Their preservation offers a tangible testimony of daily life under the Old Regime, between trading activities on the ground floor and habitats on the floors. Ornamental sculptures, like the dragon visible under a console, add a symbolic dimension to these utility buildings.

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