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The building at 36 Arsène-Orillard Street in Poitiers is a building whose construction periods run from the 15th to the 17th century. This monument, registered in the inventory of Historical Monuments since 1969, is distinguished by its facade and roof on street, protected by ministerial decree. Its architecture reflects the stylistic evolutions of the Renaissance and modern times, although the available sources do not specify the details of its successive transformations.

The location of the building, in the historic centre of Poitiers, suggests a role in the urban fabric of the period, probably linked to bourgeois housing or craft activities. The city, then in Poitou, was an economic and cultural crossroads between north and south-west France. The buildings of this period often served as residences for local notables or as places of trade, although the archives do not explicitly mention the primary function of this building.

Registration for the Historic Monuments in 1969 highlights the heritage value of the building, especially for its exterior elements (facade and roof). This protection aims to preserve a witness of construction techniques and architectural styles of the 15th-17th centuries. The available data do not allow to trace its detailed history, but its ranking attests to its importance in the Poitevin heritage.

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