Heritage classified

Origin and history

The building at 36 rue Royale and 40-42 rue d'Anjou in Versailles has been a monument listed as a Historic Monument since October 7, 1931. This protection specifically concerns its street facades and roof, showing a heritage interest in its architecture and integration into the urban landscape of the Versailles. The building, although little documented in the available sources, illustrates the city's built heritage, marked by its royal history and post-revolutionary urban development.

The location of the building, close to the historic heart of Versailles, suggests a construction linked to the expansion of the city in the 19th or early 20th century. At that time, Versailles, the former residence of the kings of France, was transformed into a bourgeois residential town, attracting an easy population. The buildings of this period often reflect a mixture of architectural styles, combining classicism and more modern influences.

Their preservation makes it possible to understand the urban and social evolution of the city, in a department of Yvelines then changing.

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