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The house at 20 Jenner Street in Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) is a 17th-century building, listed as historical monuments since 1929. This large house, with a drop-on-street, is distinguished by its side entrance passage with a carved arch in the middle of the hanger and a turret of hors-oeuvre polygonal staircase. The interior preserves remarkable elements such as a coffer on crows on the 1st floor, a ground floor entirely arched, and a slightly buried cellar. The outbuildings once housed stables, sheds and barns, while a well with rounded niche and carved margin remains.

Built probably in 1628, this house served as a residence for the canons-counts of the chapter of the great choir of Strasbourg Cathedral. It communicated directly with a adjoining house, also owned by canons. The second floor disappeared during a fire, but the building retains traces of its past prestige, such as the helical silt staircase and carved decorations. Its architecture reflects the high social status of its occupants, influential members of the Strasbourg clergy.

The inscription as a historic monument in 1929 underscores its heritage value, both for its architecture and its connection to Alsatian religious history. The house illustrates the way of life of the canon-counts, intermediate between the clergy and the aristocracy, and their role in the administration of the cathedral chapter. Today, it remains a rare testimony of 17th century canonical houses in Alsace.

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