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Origin and history

The house located in the 12 Place du Marché in Dambach-la-Ville, in the Lower Rhine, is a historic monument classified since 5 March 1937. This classification specifically concerns its facades and roofs, highlighting its heritage importance in the Greater East region. The building illustrates the Alsatian civil architecture of the late seventeenth century, a period marked by a gradual reconstruction after the conflicts of the century.

Built in 1686, this house bears the initials and date of its creation, engraved on two windows and a cornel post. It was built for a Savoyard sabotier, Alexandre Sermonnet, whose presence attests to professional migrations in Alsace at that time. The building, initially identified as 182 Place du Marché, embodies the daily lives of corporations and trades specialized in the region.

Dambach-la-Ville, a commune in Bas-Rhin (code Insee 67084), was a dynamic village integrated into Alsace, a region under French influence since the Treaty of Westphalia (1648). The half-timbered or stone houses, like this one, served both as a dwelling, a workshop and a place of commerce for local artisans. Their preservation today offers an overview of the constructive techniques and way of life of the Alsatian people before the Industrial Revolution.

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