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The Saint-Georges attic is a historic building in Haguenau, Lower Rhine, built in the 2nd quarter of the 16th century (1527-1529) for the parish of Saint-Georges. Designed to store tithe products, it bears a commemorative inscription quoting the craftsmen involved: the stone tailor Hans Hammer (also author of the plans), the mason Michel, and the carpenter Diebold Gottschalk. The laying of the first stone dates from 1527, and the work was completed in 1529. Marks of taskrons remain on the walls, testimonies of the construction techniques of the period.

In 1677, a fire ravaged the attic and the upper floor, requiring restoration in 1683. During the French Revolution, the building was confiscated as a national property and then became property of the city before being transferred to the hospital. In 1952 he was returned to the parish of Saint-Georges. Established as a historic monument in 1930, it has been home to the Blumenroeder organ factory since 2007, continuing its link with local craftsmanship.

Architecturally, the attic has lost some original elements, such as the screw stairway and the gears of the gables, on an indefinite date. Its current address, 10 rue du Grenier, corresponds to its historic location. The building illustrates the importance of tidal barns in the medieval and reborn economy, where they served as a place to collect taxes in kind for the Church or local lords.

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