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Origin and history

The house at 2 rue du Marché is a historic monument located in Rouffach, in the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region. This building, which dates back to the 1st quarter of the 17th century, has been partially renovated over the centuries. It is distinguished by a door in full hanger dated 1616, adorned with a carved room and decorative motifs (denticles, oves, darts), originally from a nearby house. This gate, classified by decree of 23 March 1921, is the protected element of the monument.

The north facade features a corner chain and a monolithic window in the middle of the hangar, while the gable wall, rebuilt in the early 20th century after the destruction of a adjoining house, incorporates ancient architectural elements. The windows were discovered in the 18th century, and work carried out around 1909 by colmarian architect Christian Schoffit changed the elevation. The wooded shield and the sculpted heads (now damaged) bear witness to successive transformations.

Originally, this house was inserted in a block between Market Street and Marshal Lefebvre Street. Its history reflects the urban evolutions of Rouffach, an Alsatian city marked by an architectural heritage combining medieval and classical influences. The renovation of the early twentieth century, linked to the partial destruction of the neighbourhood, illustrates the adaptations suffered by historic buildings during periods of modernization.

Today, the house is marked by its Renaissance door, the only classified vestige, and its integration into the urban fabric of Rouffach. Although the sources do not specify its current use (housing, commerce, etc.), its classification in 1921 underscores its heritage importance in the Upper Rhine. Decorative elements, such as shell niches or flat ironwork, recall the fascist of the Alsatian bourgeois mansions of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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