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This house located in Neufchâteau, in the Great East, presents a complex architectural history, mixing several periods. The body on courtyard, dated 1537 by an engraved lintel, bears witness to its Renaissance origin, while the outwork staircase, built in 1704, marks a first baroque transformation. The body on street, rebuilt in the 18th century (circa 1724 according to a local source), finished giving the building its present appearance, characteristic of the urban dwellings of the time.

The house was originally acquired in 1530 by the nuns of the Etanche, a convent in Rollainville, before being rebuilt or deeply transformed in 1537. After the Revolution in 1795, the property was sold as a national property following the emigration of its religious owners. The ground floor preserves remarkable elements of the 18th century, including painted oak panels and a stone chimney with stumped hood, reflecting the refinement of the bourgeois interiors of the time.

Classified as a Historic Monument by order of 19 January 2000, the house protects its facades, roofs, as well as the interior and exterior elements dated (scaling of 1704, lintel of 1537). Today, private property, it illustrates the architectural and social evolution of Neufchâteau, from the wars of Religion to the revolutionary period, through the urban transformations of the Enlightenment century.

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