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The Gothic house on Rue Dinanderie in Rouen is a remarkable example of medieval civil architecture in Normandy. This building, whose facade and roof were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by decree of 19 August 1933, bears witness to the urban heritage of Rouen, a city marked by its medieval history and its commercial role over the centuries. Its location, between rue Dinanderie and rue des Bons-Enfants, reflects the dense and artisanal organization of the central districts at the time when Rouen was a major economic hub.

In Rouen, as in many Norman cities in the Middle Ages, half-timbered or stone houses served as both a dwelling, a workshop and a place of commerce for artisans and merchants. These buildings, which were often narrow and deep, adapted to small urban parcels while meeting the needs of a working population in the fields of dinanderry, textiles or trading. The protection of the facade and roof of this house in 1933 underscores its importance as a vestige of this time, although the available archives do not specify its exact date of construction or its historical occupants.

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