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The house located at 3, rue de la Paix in Dorlisheim (Bas-Rhin) is a remarkable example of Alsatian civil architecture of the second half of the eighteenth century. Built in wood-pans frame on a stone solin, it is distinguished by its Mansart roof and its interior staircase in baluster wood, characteristic of bourgeois mansions of the period. The building, slightly back from the street, includes a vaulted basement, a raised ground floor and a floor, with segmental arch windows. At the back, a courtyard turned into a garden houses outbuildings in wood and a sandstone well, testifying to its domestic and agricultural use.

Ranked a historic monument since 1995 for its facades, roof and staircase, this house housed at the beginning of the 20th century a private boarding school, the Pensionat Prudshomme, as evidenced by the local archives. Its cadastral plan of 1819 confirms its current structure, including a large garden and outbuildings. A notable feature is the redevelopment of a farm house from Eckbolsheim in its garden, illustrating the practices of safeguarding Alsatian rural heritage. During restoration, it embodies both the architectural heritage and the social evolution of Dorlisheim, between bourgeois habitat and educational vocation.

The location of the house, in the Bas-Rhin (Great East region), is part of a historical context marked by the French influence post-Louis XIV, where wood-pan constructions are gradually associated with masonry elements. Its inscription among the historical monuments of the Lower Rhine underscores its heritage importance, alongside other civil and religious buildings in the region. Available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) also mention its approximate geographical accuracy, with an address confirmed by the Mérimée base: 3 rue de la Paix, 67120 Dorlisheim.

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