Construction XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles (≈ 1850)
Estimated period of work according to Monumentum.
9 décembre 1929
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 9 décembre 1929 (≈ 1929)
Protection of the facade painted by arrest.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
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Origin and history
The house at 6 rue du Renard-Prêchant is a historic monument located in the centre of Strasbourg, in the department of Bas-Rhin (Great East region). This building, whose construction spans the 17th and 18th centuries, is distinguished by its facade decorated with paintings, an element protected by a decree of inscription in 1929. Its architecture reflects the Alsatian civil styles of this period, marked by both French and Germanic influence.
The inscription to historic monuments in 1929 underscores the heritage value of this building, especially for its decorated facade. Although the available sources do not specify its original use, this type of bourgeois or artisanal house was common in Strasbourg, a city which was then commercially and culturally dynamic. The Rue du Renard-Préchant, located in a historical district, illustrates the dense and preserved urban planning of the old town, where the half-timbered or painted facade buildings testify to the medieval and classical past of the city.
