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The house located at 71 Grand-Rue in Turckheim, in the Upper Rhine, is an emblematic building of the first quarter of the seventeenth century. It is distinguished by its facade adorned with two snout windows, whose prominent and carved chambranles have various motifs: stylized ironwork, antelots, coat of arms framed by lions, as well as engained cariatids and atlantes. Two side panels feature the same decorations, highlighting the artistic importance of this creation.

Built in 1616 for baker Thomas Schwendelin and his wife Anna Singlerin, the house bears traces of their profession and identity. An inscription in ancient German, engraved with the support of a window, evokes their destiny, while an allegory bears the emblem of the bakery and their initials. The date of construction, initially misinterpreted as 1676, was corrected by a rereading of the carved elements. The openings of the ground floor were modified in the 19th century.

Classified as a historic monument since October 16, 1930, this house illustrates Alsatian civil architecture of the late Renaissance. Its inscription specifically concerns the facade on the street and the roof, thus preserving a rare testimony of craftsmanship and lifestyles of the time. The exact location, although noted as "passible" (level 5/10), remains a reference point for the study of local heritage.

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