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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The house at 9 rue du Général-Berton in Poitiers is a 16th-century building typical of Renaissance civil architecture. Its most remarkable element is a window adorned with Renaissance motifs, classified as Historic Monument by order of October 16, 1944. This architectural detail bears witness to the influence of Italian styles in the region at that time, where the facades of bourgeois or aristocratic houses incorporated carved decorations and harmonious proportions.

Poitiers, then prosperous town of Poitou, was a commercial and intellectual crossroads under the Old Regime. The houses of this period often reflected the social status of their owners, with decorative elements reserved for an urban elite. The protection of this window in 1944 underscores its heritage interest, in a post-Second World War context where the preservation of the old building became a national priority. Approximate location (notation 5/10) suggests uncertainties about its exact location in current databases.

No information is available on historical owners, past uses of the house (housing, commerce, etc.), or any subsequent changes. The sources are limited to the Merimée database data and the Creative Commons license of the associated photo, without details on the inside or other protected architectural elements.

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