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The Protestant Presbytery of Hunawihr is a building located on 31 Grand-Rue, in the Alsatian village of Hunawihr (High Rhine, East). Its construction results from the reuse or reconstruction in 1750 of a particular house dating from 1568, as evidenced by the curved door of the engraved cellar of that date. The monument is distinguished by its asymmetrical plan, adapted to a sloping terrain, and by remarkable architectural elements: an entrance door dated 1750, ancient woodwork, and an octagonal stoneware cellar, a rare device for the time.

The building, acquired by the commune in 1825 to install the Protestant presbytery, preserves traces of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The facades, the roof (with long broken and rumped sides), and the interiors (cave, corridors, panelled rooms) were protected by an inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1999. The outbuildings, now in ruins, included a 16th-century barn and an 18th-century stable, accessible by steep or segmental doors. The ensemble illustrates the Alsatian architectural evolution, combining Renaissance heritage and classical developments.

Notable architectural details include a segmental arched bastard door surmounted by a pediment with volutes, an inner staircase turning back (with a 19th century ramp), and recast corner chains. The cellar, vaulted on three pillars of sandstone with carved capitals, as well as the fir woodwork on the ground floor, testify to a preserved craftsmanship. The fence wall of the courtyard, pierced by a chamfered door, completes this heritage complex, communal property since the 19th century.

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