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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The building at 13 rue du Petit-Salut in Rouen is a historical monument built in the 17th century. This building illustrates the civil architecture of that time in the city, marked by growing urban development and economic prosperity linked to river trade and craft activities. Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments by order of 3 June 1940 bears witness to its heritage importance, although the precise details of its history or its occupants remain little documented in the available sources.

Rouen, in the 17th century, was a dynamic city, a major administrative and commercial centre in Normandy. The buildings of this period often reflected the richness of local merchants or notables, with facades of stone or wood, typical of Norman architecture. These buildings served both as housing, workshops or trading venues, playing a central role in the daily and economic life of the city. Their preservation makes it possible today to understand the urban and social evolution of Rouen at that time.

The location of the building, mentioned in the Merimée base under two nearby addresses (13 and 18 rue du Petit-Salut), suggests a possible impreciseness in historical records or a modification of the parcellar over the centuries. The geographic accuracy rating, estimated at 5 (passable), indicates that its exact location could benefit from additional verifications. No information is available about its current accessibility to the public or its contemporary use.

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