First work programme 1599 (≈ 1599)
Date engraved on the front door.
1604
Works and co-ownership
Works and co-ownership 1604 (≈ 1604)
Vintage visible on the courtyard.
1606
Registration *« der Gott vertrawt »*
Registration *« der Gott vertrawt »* 1606 (≈ 1606)
Stars of Solomon added.
30 décembre 1985
First entry MH
First entry MH 30 décembre 1985 (≈ 1985)
Protected facades and roofs.
22 juillet 2024
New registration order
New registration order 22 juillet 2024 (≈ 2024)
Protection extended to the entire site.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The cadastral plots VH 26, 34 and 40 and TY 203 and 204, in full, comprising the buildings of: the former palace of the Conseil Souverain d'Alsace, including the former Wagkeller and the former sacristy of the church of Augustines; the former convent of the Augustins, which became a stopping house, with its undergrounds and subsequent extensions (wing of the women's district, wing of entry on the rue des Augustins and former house Foltz, known as the Limonadier); the former Gretscher House; the former commercial court, the present judicial court site of the Augustins; the court of seats; located at 1-3-5 rue des Augustins (former arrest house), at 23 rue Berthe-Molly (former Gretscher house), at 3 impasse Hoffmeister (courtyard), at 10 rue des Augustins (former current court of commerce court, site des Augustins), at 58 Grand'Rue (former palace of the Conseil Souverain d'Alsace), on plots n° 26, 34, 40, appearing in the cadastre section VH, and on plots n° 203, 204, appearing in the cadastre section YT, all in accordance with the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 22 July 2024
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Origin and history
The former Gretscher house, located at 23 Berthe Molly Street in Colmar (High Rhine), dates from the 16th and 17th century hinge. Its courtyard facades reveal a wood panel structure typical of Alsatian architecture, with an open gallery in balustrade on the second floor. Several work campaigns are attested by engraved vintages (1599, 1604, 1606, 1609), notably on the entrance door and the inner passageway. These dates suggest a gradual construction around 1600, in an expanding urban context.
The inscription " der Gott vertrawt" (1606) and the presence of five-branched Solomon's stars suggest that the building was home to a Judaic or Rabbi's residence. This hypothesis is part of the history of the Jewish community of Colmar, then subject to strict rules of housing and religious practice. The on-street facades, more sober, have undergone subsequent modifications, while the inner courtyard retains an intact charm, with its remarkably preserved wooden elements.
Ranked a historic monument for the first time in 1985 (facades, roofs, galleries and entrance passage), the building was repealed and replaced in July 2024 by expanded protection. It now includes the entire site of the Augustins, of which the Gretscher house is part, alongside other judicial buildings such as the former palace of the Sovereign Council of Alsace. Owned by the Department of Justice, the building illustrates the adaptive reuse of historical heritage, between religious memory and contemporary public service.
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