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Origin and history

The Ty Anna Tavarn House, located at n°19 of Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, is an emblematic example of 16th and 17th century wood-pan architecture. Built with a square floor illuminated by a central window and a high door, it features a characteristic Rennes roof, typical of the area's roofs. Its wood panel, arranged in fern leaves, is decorated with remarkable sculptures, including ground consoles representing foliage crowns, chimera heads and a human head. A small dragon is also visible under one of the consoles, adding to its unique decorative character.

Formerly known as the White Mouton House, this house belonged in 1627 to the Dominicans. During the French Revolution, its ground floor housed the shop of the tailor Leperdit, who became mayor of Rennes under the Terror. The façade on the square and its roof, including chimney stumps, were protected by a registration order in 1962, highlighting its heritage importance. Place Sainte-Anne, where it is located, consists of several similar houses in wooden panels, raised on two floors and surmounted by attices, some decorated with sculptures.

The building illustrates the local craftsmanship of the modern era, with ground beams and carved consoles, reflecting both a commercial function (shop on the ground floor) and residential. Its history thus combines religious heritage, artisanal activity and revolutionary memory, typical of the Breton urban centres of this period.

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