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Origin and history

The current building, located in 26 Place de la Carrière in Nancy, originates in a major urban operation of the 3rd quarter of the 16th century. In 1567, the 31-foot plot was awarded to Jacques Brunehaut (or Bruneau), surgeon of the Duke of Lorraine, as part of the creation of the Neuve Rue (now Place de la Carrière) and the new rampart of Vaudémont. The house, which had not been completed after Brunehaut's death in 1569, was transferred to Laurent Courcol, receiver general of Lorraine. At the end of the century, she moved to the Legrand family, as evidenced by the coat of arms engraved on the court basin. This building, like all those in the square, follows an architectural model imposed by the ducal authority, marking a desire for urban uniformity.

In the 18th century, the building underwent a radical transformation as part of the general rehabilitation of the Place de la Carrière. A stop on 5 April 1754 by Duke Stanislas Leszczynski ordered the uniformization of the facades according to a model attributed to architect Emmanuel Heré. The works, financed by the Duke (384,067 pounds), were carried out in 1755-1756 and included the reconstruction of the main stairway, the modification of the link gallery (later closed), and the renovation of the interior decorations. The plot, in steep elevation (2 meters between the square and Rue des Écuries), retains an original organization with two building bodies connected by an elevated gallery and a well studied separately (IA5402444).

The building remained the property of the Legrand family until 1800, when Elisabeth Legrand gave it to Joseph-Charles Lombillon, who already owned the n°36. In the 19th century, several construction campaigns modernized interior decorations, added a bridge to the Pépinière, and raised the second body. Historians such as Pfister (1909) and Robaux (1984) evoke a possible connection with the former hotel in Stainville, although the sources diverge over its extent (numbers 26 to 32). In 1919, Raoul Lyautey, the Marshal's brother, acquired the building, still partially owned by his descendants. The protections under the Historic Monuments (fall and roof in 1925, fountain in 1945) underline its heritage importance.

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