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The house at 12 Clemenceau Street in Benfeld, Lower Rhine, is a 16th-century building. It has been listed as historical monuments since 20 December 1988. This building retains notable architectural elements, such as a stair turret, sill windows decorated with workpiece marks, and ground sandstone doors. An engraved date, 1562, visible on a wooden tablet on the first floor, could correspond to the year of its construction.

According to historical sources, this house was used as a residence for the bailis of Benfeld, representatives of the local authority. She is also associated with the family d'Ascagne (Albertini), which would have inhabited her, which is sometimes called "Court d'Ascagne". Inside, a damaged and unidentified coat of arms adorns a door, adding to the mystery of its history. The facades, roofs and some interior elements, such as an armored door-chambranle, are protected by the inscription as historical monuments.

The architecture of this house reflects the characteristics of bourgeois or administrative houses of the Renaissance in Alsace. The sledging windows, typical of this period, as well as the task marks, bear witness to the know-how of the artisans of the time. The stair turret, a rare and remarkable element, highlights its importance in the urban landscape of Benfeld. Today, although its access to the public is not clearly documented, it remains a valuable testimony to the Alsatian architectural heritage of the 16th century.

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