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The house located 24 rue de Lorraine in Beaune, dating from the 18th century, is distinguished by an exceptional facade where the bays occupy more space than the masonry. This innovative party in its local context is, however, inspired by a late medieval vocabulary, including the acclaimed arch. Three other Beaunois buildings (Petral Hotel, nearby house and 32 Monge Square) share this same but less ambitious structure. The dissymmetry of composition could result from a design error or from the merger of two houses.

Originally, this large house of the early 16th century belonged to the Berbis de Corcelles family, one of which was a canon of the collegiate Notre-Dame de Beaune. Renovated in the 18th century, the facade retained its primitive ordinance: the windows were not detailed, only the central shafts disappeared. The side galleries of the court, added in the 19th century, have no distributive functions but reflect a late adaptation of space for continuous residential use.

The house is now home to a children's guidance centre at the back of the courtyard, and has become the property of the Charity Hospice in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century thanks to a two-stage donation from the Fouquerand family. The ensemble, protected since 1927 for its facade and its wrought iron balconies, has a second entrance on Jean Belin Street. The interior parts still retain their original surface, showing the initial size of the house.

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