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Origin and history

The houses at 14-16, rue Saint-Sébastien in Dambach-la-Ville constitute a set of three buildings arranged in squares, whose origins date back to the 15th and 16th centuries. The oldest, identifiable by its archaic structure, is in the northwest corner. A second building, dated 1624, underwent reshuffles in 1739, while the third, probably from the 18th or 19th century, houses cooper emblems, including a date of 1604 embedded in the porch. These evidences of local artisanal activity related to cooperage, typical of the Alsatian region.

The ensemble was registered as historical monuments by order of 6 December 1999, thus protecting its facades, roofs and the original frame of the house d'angle. This recognition underlines the heritage value of these buildings, representative of the architectural and social evolution of Dambach-la-Ville between the Middle Ages and the modern era. The traces of successive changes illustrate the adaptation of buildings to the changing needs of their occupants, while retaining old structural elements.

The location of these houses, in the department of Bas-Rhin in the Greater East region, is part of a historical context marked by a rural and wine-growing economy. Dambach-la-Ville, like many Alsatian villages, has seen its development linked to the wood and vine trades, centralized activities around the market square and adjacent streets such as St. Sebastian Street. These houses, by their layout and architecture, reflect this spatial and economic organization, while offering a material testimony of the construction techniques in force over centuries.

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