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Origin and history

The house at 27 rue de Verdun in Sarre-Union is a building built in the early eighteenth century, more precisely in 1714. It was commissioned by Jean-Henri Karcher and his wife, as evidenced by the date and inscription engraved on the lintel of the door. The sheep sculpted on this lintel, the emblem of the Karcher family, is recurrent on several houses in the city, reflecting their activity as manufacturers of cotton. This architectural detail links this house with local industrial history and a line of notables.

At the back of the main house is an outbuilding, probably a sheepfold, whose doors and window lintels are also carved according to the same theme and period. Although these elements are now more degraded, they confirm the stylistic and functional unit of the whole. The house and its sheepfold were fully listed as historic monuments by order of 10 October 2011, thus recognizing their heritage value.

The precise location of this monument, at 27 rue de Verdun, as well as its recent inscription among the protected monuments, underline its importance in the built heritage of Sarre-Union. The Insee code of the commune (67434) and its attachment to the department of Bas-Rhin, in the Grand Est region, anchor this property in a territory marked by a rich architectural and artisanal history, especially related to textile production.

Available sources, including Wikipedia and Monumentum, highlight the family and professional dimension of this monument, where the sheep emblem serves both as a signature and symbol of a major economic activity for the region at that time. The accuracy of the location, noted as "passable" (Level 5), and the associated photographic credits testify to a growing documentary and tourist interest in this type of heritage.

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