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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house located in 18 Place des Vosges in Epinal is a monument listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments. Its classification specifically concerns the façade, protected by ministerial decree of 23 October 1926. This building illustrates the city's civil architecture, although the details of its construction or initial history remain little documented in the available sources.

Epinal, capital of the Vosges in the Grand Est region (former Lorraine), has a varied heritage marked by multiple historical influences. Bourgeois or shopping houses, like this one, often reflect the urban and social evolution of the city, especially around central squares such as the Place des Vosges. Their preservation makes it possible to understand the local dynamics of the 19th and 20th centuries, periods of economic and cultural transformation for the region.

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