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Origin and history

The building at 59 Grand Place in Arras is a historic monument whose protection is specifically on its façade. This building, integrated into the central urban fabric of Arras, was classified by ministerial decree on October 10, 1919, a period marked by the reconstruction and enhancement of the heritage after the First World War. Its location on the Grand Place, the historic and commercial heart of the city, underscores its importance in the local architectural landscape.

The Grand-Place of Arras, to which this building belongs, is an emblematic area of the Hauts-de-France region, known for its homogeneous architectural complex and its half-timbered or stone houses. Although the details of the specific history of this building are limited in the available sources, its ranking reflects its heritage value. The facades of the buildings of this square often reflect the styles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, periods of prosperity for the city, linked to the trade of sheets and cereals.

These buildings served both as places of residence, commerce and social representation for bourgeois families or local corporations.

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