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Origin and history

The building of Saint-Mihiel is an urban hotel built during the second half of the 16th century, whose main body overlooks the street. This building illustrates Renaissance civil architecture, with characteristic elements of this period such as sled windows or carved decorations. Its location in the city center reflects the importance of aristocratic or bourgeois residences in the Lorrain cities of the time.

In the first quarter of the 18th century, the building underwent a major transformation with the addition of three U-shaped buildings at the back, forming an inner courtyard. These changes, typical of the classic style, were probably aimed at modernizing the home and adapting it to new domestic uses. The whole, including the garden and its two pavilions, was inscribed in the Historic Monuments by order of 6 March 1995, highlighting its heritage value.

The location of the building, initially 1 Carnot Street (formerly 36 Carnot Street), then associated with an approximate address at 2 Rue du Général Blaise, reveals urban adjustments over the centuries. Owned by a communal public establishment, the site could now be used for a variety of purposes (visits, rentals, accommodation), although these details are not specified in the available sources. The accuracy of its geographical location is assessed as satisfactory a priori (note 6/10).

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