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The house in 9 Place de la Mairie is a civilian building dating from the 1st quarter of the 17th century, located in the Alsatian village of Geberschwihr. This house, typical of the rural architecture of the period, is distinguished by its drop-off on street and its arched entrance passage in the middle of the hangar. Several windows on the floor, although partially walled, retain original mouldings, while a door of pane, also in the middle of the hanger, opens under this passage.

At the back of the building, a protruding stair turret houses a helical silt staircase, the start of which is decorated with sculptures. The door of this turret, dated 1619, carries a carved cartridge representing a lion's head, as well as marks of taskmen, testimonies of the craftsmen who worked on the site. A well of 1617, originally located on Rue des Mouches, was moved into the courtyard. The property also includes a nearby house dating from 1598, suggesting a coherent architectural ensemble.

Classified as a historic monument since 1934, this house illustrates the Alsatian vernacular heritage of the early seventeenth century. Its sandstone bench carved in volutes, vestige in front of the entrance, and its dependencies rebuilt in the 20th century for wine-making uses ( bottling) underline its functional evolution. The task marks and dated elements (1619, 1617) provide precise references for the study of its construction and history.

The inscription under the title of historical monuments refers specifically to the 1619 gate of the stair turret, protected by decree of 22 March 1934. This architectural detail, combined with other preserved elements, makes this home a remarkable example of the well-being of Alsatian rural areas at the dawn of the Thirty Years War.

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