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The building on 25 rue Saint-Martin is a civilian building located in downtown Caen, Calvados department, Normandy. Built in the 17th century, it bears witness to the domestic architecture of this period. Its façade, characteristic of the time, was inscribed under the title of Historic Monuments by order of 18 February 1948, thus recognizing its heritage value.

Rue Saint-Martin, where this building is located, was in the seventeenth century the main access to Caen from the west, linking the city to Bessin, Cotentin and Brittany. This route played a strategic role for trade and travel before the opening of rue Guillaume-le-Conquerant in the late eighteenth century. In the immediate vicinity are the Abbey of Men, located 200 meters northeast, and the Church of Saint-Martin, highlighting the religious and historical importance of this area.

The architecture of this building reflects the constructive practices of the seventeenth century, a period marked by relative prosperity for Caen, then a merchant and administrative city. The facades of bourgeois houses of that time were often designed to display the social status of their owners. Although the sources do not specify the identity of the occupants or sponsors, the inscription of the façade as a historical monument in 1948 attests to its architectural interest and preservation in the urban landscape of the country.

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