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The log house, located 2 rue de la Tour in Clamecy (Nièvre), is a 16th century residence, characteristic of late medieval architecture. Its half-timbered facade and roof, inscribed as historical monuments in 1927, were masked by a coating between the 17th and 19th centuries before being restored. Unlike other wood-paned houses, it has an original sculpture: a head at the end of a beam.

This house, adjacent to the collegiate Saint-Martin, housed several notable families, including the Balzac (not linked to the writer), the Surugues (typegraphers in the 19th century), and the Forestier-Lachat (clercs of notaries). At the beginning of the 20th century, it became the shop of Edmond Satin, a music instrument dealer and postcard publisher under the EDSA brand, before becoming known as Maison Stengel in the 1990s.

The building consists of a ground floor with a stone screw staircase, and two floors overlooking a porch. Its history reflects the social and economic evolution of Clamecy, from its residential role to its commercial use. The restoration of its wood sections has preserved a rare testimony of Renaissance urban habitat in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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