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The house located in Rethondes, in the Oise, Hautes-de-France, is a typical example of the houses of small artisans who owned the Soissonnais in the 19th century. Built in limestone from Lutetian, it illustrates local techniques with its rodlet stone apparatus and niche gables, distinctive elements of regional architecture. The main house, erected around 1840, was initially accompanied by a shed with a snailler (a hay house), then completed with a supply a few years later.

Classified Historic Monument by decree of 19 March 1992, this house embodies the rural vernacular heritage of Picardia. Its functional plan — home, storage and supply — reflects the domestic and professional organization of 19th century artisans, where living and working space coexisted. The location at 10 rue Georges-Bernard (code Insee 60534) confirms its anchoring in the historic urban fabric of Rethondes, although the current cartographic accuracy is considered fair (note 5/10).

The building is distinguished by its material, the Lutetian limestone, a local stone widely exploited in the region for its strength and ease of size. The niche gables, although decorative, remind of the persistent medieval influences in the rural architecture of besonnaise. The lack of mention of owners or artisans in the available sources limits the knowledge of the actors in its construction, but its inscription in the title of Historical Monuments underscores its heritage value as a witness to the lifestyles and know-how of the nineteenth century.

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