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Origin and history

The building located in Beaucaire, in the Gard, is an 18th-century building with a facade decorated with a niche and a statue. These elements, protected by a decree of 12 October 1946, represent Saint Mark, a venerated figure as patron of the carriagemen. The construction would have been commissioned by a local mason, although his specific identity was not mentioned in the available sources.

The niche and its statue, integrated with the street façade, are the only elements protected under the Historic Monuments. The official address recorded in the Mérimée base is 21 rue du Château, although a GPS approximation places the building at 24 rue Molière. This lag reflects a "passable" location (note 5/10) in the available data.

Saint Marc, associated with the stone trades, highlights the link between this building and Beaucaire's artisanal activities in the 18th century. At that time, the city, located in an area marked by extraction and stone-cutting, had an active community of quarryers and masons. These trades structured part of the local economy, and religious representations related to trades, such as this statue, played a symbolic and protective role.

Available sources, including Monumentum, do not provide additional details on the building's architecture or its post-construction history. The absence of information on its current use (visit, rental, etc.) limits the understanding of its contemporary function, although its classification in 1946 attests to its heritage interest.

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