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Origin and history

The house at 7 rue du Maréchal-Joffre in Rouffach is a typical example of Alsatian Renaissance civil architecture. Built in the 4th quarter of the 16th century, it is distinguished by its gable on chantoured street, decorated with vertical bands, volutes and roses. A 1575 archstone, located at the top of the gable, attests to its origin. The facades and roofs were protected by an inscription to historic monuments in 1929, highlighting their heritage value.

The building features characteristic decorative elements, such as ground-shape windows on the floor and a roof lift window. A vaulted door with fascists, as well as traces of two doors in the middle of the hanger (perhaps a pantry), complete its historical aspect. The openings of the ground floor were subsequently re-opened, in particular for windows, reflecting adaptations after its initial construction.

The house is part of the urban landscape of Rouffach, an Alsatian city marked by a rich medieval and Renaissance heritage. Its architecture reflects the ease of the owners of the time, probably bourgeois or artisans, in a region then prosperous through trade and viticulture. The presence of taskmen's and house marks on the armored stone bears witness to local craft practices.

The building, although partially modified (windows and door of the 18th-18th century boundary), retains original structural elements. Its extended dependence (remise or barn) suggests a mixed function, both residential and related to economic activities. Today, there remains a valuable testimony of the Alsatian urban habitat of the late 16th century.

The inscription of historic monuments in 1929 preserved its facades and roofs, guaranteeing the transmission of this heritage. The location, although noted as passable (precision 5/10), remains identifiable via the historical address and approximate GPS coordinates. No information is available on its current access (visit, rental, etc.).

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