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The house in Lille, Hauts-de-France, is a historic monument dating from the 18th century. This type of dwelling reflects the civil architecture of the period, marked by facades often decorated and organized around inner courtyards, typical of expanding cities under the Old Regime. The bourgeois houses of this period served both as housing and as a symbol of social status for their owners, often merchants, wealthy craftsmen or members of the local nobility.

The inscription of its facades on the courtyard in the inventory of Historic Monuments by order of 10 June 1986 underlines its heritage interest. This protection specifically concerns the architectural elements given on the court (cadastre HO 147), demonstrating the desire to preserve a representative urban heritage of the 18th century in Lille. Although the sources do not specify its current use, this type of building could initially house commercial activities on the ground floor and living spaces on the floors.

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