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The building located in 9 Place de la Carrière in Nancy is a monument listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments. Its protection specifically concerns the facade and roof, officially recognized by a decree dated 7 February 1925. This building is part of the urban landscape of Nancy, a city marked by a rich architectural heritage, linked in particular to its history as a ducal capital and then a prosperous city under the Old Regime and the modern period.

Place de la Carrière, where this building stands, is an emblematic place of Nancy, conceived in the 18th century as part of the major urban developments led by the Dukes of Lorraine. Although the details of the initial construction of this building are not specified in available sources, its listing as Historic Monuments reflects its heritage interest. This type of protection often aims to preserve elements representative of the civil architecture of past periods, reflecting the stylistic evolutions and social uses of their time.

The available data do not allow us to accurately trace the history of this building, its possible owners or its successive uses. However, its location in a historic area of Nancy, combined with remarkable architectural ensembles such as nearby Stanislas Square, suggests that it has been able to play a role in local urban life, whether as a bourgeois residence, place of commercial or institutional activities. The 1925 protection indicates an early recognition of its heritage value, in a context where the preservation of the old building became a growing concern in France.

The Creative Commons license associated with the photo of the building (credit: Grandmou) and information from the Merimée base confirm its official status as a protected monument. The exact address, 9 Place de la Carrière, as well as the Insee code of the municipality (54395) for Nancy en Meurthe-et-Moselle, allow to situate it accurately in the department of Lorraine, now integrated in the region Grand Est. No additional information is available about its accessibility to the public, its possible current functions or anecdotes related to its history.

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