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The Hotel du Grand-Doyenné de Guebwiller is a historic monument located at 1 rue du 4-Febrier, in the Alsatian city of Guebwiller (High Rhine). Built between 1765 and 1768, it was originally used as a canonical residence, reflecting 18th-century religious civil architecture. Its inscription in the historic monuments in 1935 bears witness to its heritage value, particularly for its protected facades and roofs.

The construction of the building was undertaken in 1765 by Louis Beuque, the master builder, and completed in 1768 under the direction of architect Gabriel Ignace Ritter. Originally designed as a great dean, the building housed ecclesiastical dignitaries before being transformed into a Florival museum in 1984, now associated with the Theodore Deck Museum. Its history illustrates the evolution of the uses of religious buildings in Alsace.

The Hotel du Grand-Doyenné is situated in an urban context marked by the influence of the Catholic Church before the French Revolution. Guebwiller, a dynamic city of the Haut-Rhin, saw the coexistence of spiritual power and craft activities, as evidenced by the other classified monuments of the commune. The protection of 1935 underscores its role in local memory, between architectural heritage and social history.

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