Façades sur rue et sur cour ; stairs; roofs (Cd. AC 67): inscription by order of 14 February 1946
Origin and history
The house located in 11 Chateaubriand square in Saint-Malo is a monument listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments since February 14, 1946. The protected elements include fronts on street and courtyard, the interior staircase and roofs, reflecting an architecture characteristic of the intramural city. Its historic address, formerly associated with Chateaubriand Square, bears witness to its anchoring in the Malouin heritage, although its exact location is now assessed as mediocre (note 5/10).
Saint-Malo, a fortified port town in Brittany, has had a history marked by maritime trade, piracy and conflicts, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. Houses like this, often built of granite stone, served both as dwellings for shipowners, merchants or local notables, and as symbols of prosperity in a city where space was precious. Their preservation makes it possible today to understand the social and urban organization of the period, although the archives on this specific house remain limited.
The inscription under the title of Historical Monuments in 1946 is part of a post-Second World War desire to protect damaged or threatened French heritage. In Saint-Malo, largely destroyed in 1944 during the bombings, reconstruction has often favoured the identical restoration of the facades, as evidenced by the protected elements of this house. However, the available sources (Monumentum, Merimée base) do not specify its architect, its exact date of construction, or its historical occupants.
