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Origin and history

The house at 1 rue de la Paix in Hennebont is a typical example of 17th-century civil architecture in Brittany. It is distinguished by its mixed ground floor in stone and wood, as well as by a floor in a strip of wood, supported by large crowlets. These architectural elements, combined with a second corbellation under the roof, illustrate the traditional construction techniques of the period, adapted to urban constraints and local materials.

Classified as a Historic Monument, this house was protected by order of 20 March 1934, specifically covering its facades on the Rue de la Paix and the Grand-Rue, as well as its roofs. This inscription bears witness to its heritage value, particularly for its state of conservation and its representation of bourgeois or artisanal dwellings in the region. The precise location, confirmed by GPS coordinates and archives of the Merimée base, places the building in the heart of the historic centre of Hennebont, in the Morbihan department.

The building, although not open to the visit in a systematic way, embodies the built heritage of Breton from the 17th century. Its architecture reflects the lifestyles of the era, where half-timbered houses served both as housing, workshop or business for wealthy families or artisans. The corbelled structure, in addition to its aesthetic aspect, also allowed to gain space in height in often narrow streets, while protecting passersby from the weather thanks to successive advances of the floors.

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