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Origin and history

The present building, located at 10 rue Gît-le-Coeur in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, results from the merger of two houses contiguous in 1837, originally distinct until 1803. The earliest written record dates back to 1696, attesting to its origin at least partially in the seventeenth century. The building, raised on cellars, comprises a ground floor, three square floors, a fourth partially mansarded and a fifth partial, with a check-pass leading to a large courtyard.

The structure retains several notable heritage elements: a staircase with four nuclei from the middle of the seventeenth century, with turned wooden balusters, as well as a small 18th century wrought iron staircase, vestige of the old stables. These stairs, protected by decree of 24 January 2006, illustrate the architectural evolution of the site, where the oldest part belonged to the old house of n°15. In the 19th century, the shops on the ground floor housed booksellers-editors, and in the 1950s the Savignac affiliate lived there.

The building, classified as Historical Monument, thus combines traces of the 17th and 18th centuries, marked by successive transformations. Its history reflects the varied uses of the Parisian building, from aristocratic or bourgeois housing to commercial and cultural activities, as evidenced by its emblematic occupants and its preserved amenities.

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