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Origin and history

The building at 13 Kervégan Street in Nantes was built in the 18th century, between 1755 and 1756. It is a private hotel built for Joseph Raimbaud, a timber merchant active in the shipbuilding sector, thus reflecting Nantes' economic ties with this area at that time. The building is part of the architectural complex of Feydeau Island, an emblematic part of the city marked by port and commercial activity.

The building was listed as historic monuments by order of 19 December 1984, and a new protection concerned its facades, roofs and stairwell with its iron ramp forged in 1985. These architectural elements illustrate the style and construction techniques of the eighteenth century, while emphasizing the heritage importance of this area of Nantes.

Feydeau Island, where this building is located, is an ancient quarter of shipowners and traders, testifying to the economic prosperity of Nantes in the Enlightenment century. The construction of this private hotel is part of an urban context marked by the expansion of maritime commerce, in particular linked to the slave trade and trade with the colonies. The building, by its architecture and its history, embodies this lavish period of the city.

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