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The Maison Noir-Anney, located at 19 Grande Rue in Gray (Haute-Saône), is a bourgeois house built between 1875 and 1876. It was designed by architect Charles Desgranges for a wholesale merchant, as evidenced by the date of 1876 engraved above the cochère door. This building illustrates the civil architecture of the second half of the 19th century, combining commercial functions (shop on the ground floor) and residential (decorated apartment upstairs).

The terraced garden, accessible by a straight exterior staircase, is a notable architectural element, complemented by built-in sheds in the retaining wall. The basement, vaulted in cradle in basket coves, served as a tightening for the conservation of foodstuffs. These adjustments reflect the high social status of the owner, as well as the practical needs associated with his/her professional activity.

Classified Historic Monument by order of 5 September 1988, the house specifically protects its garden with its grills and sheds, as well as the rooms of the first floor (antechamber, living and dining room) and their original decor. This classification underscores the heritage value of the building, both for its architecture and for its testimony on bourgeois and commercial life of the time.

The location of Gray, in the department of Haute-Saône (region Burgundy-Franche-Comté), places this monument in an urban context marked by the economic development of the nineteenth century. The city, then dynamic thanks to its commercial activity and its position on the Saône, attracted an entrepreneurial bourgeoisie whose house is an emblematic example.

Available sources, including the Merimée and Monumentum base, confirm the authenticity of the protected elements and their state of preservation. The accuracy of the location is assessed as satisfactory (level 6/10), and associated photographs, such as Ginette Mathis' Creative Commons license, visually document this heritage.

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