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The house of Tréguier is a historical monument whose wood panel facade, framed by two masonry walls, dates from the 15th and 18th centuries. The floor, supported by posts without corbellation, rests on solitives, while the ground floor, widely open on the street, suggests a commercial or artisanal use. The frame of the floor is reinforced by crosses of Saint Andrew and oblique pieces in chevrons. Traces of ankle holes indicate the ancient presence of a support piece running along the façade. At the back, a screw staircase serves the floor and the top, and a posterior extension doubled the depth of the building.

The house, built at the beginning of the 16th century at the bottom of Rue La Chalotais (formerly Rue Saint-Guillaume), was originally composed of two bunk rooms: a shop-workshop on the ground floor and a bedroom on the first floor. The 1834 cadastre attests to this initial configuration, before an extension expands space. The roof, pierced by two skylights, covers a structure where the visible crows and beams support the first floor, illuminated by a single window. This architecture reflects the lifestyle of Tréguier's artisan merchants, combining housing, commerce and production.

The facades and roofs of the house, inscribed in the Historical Monuments by decree of 10 March 1964, illustrate the evolution of constructive techniques between the Middle Ages and the modern era. The building, located at 2 rue de la Chalotais, retains characteristic elements of Breton half-timbered houses, while showing functional adaptations related to local economic activities. Its current state is the result of both its initial vocation and subsequent changes, such as the addition of the rear extension.

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