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Origin and history

The house located at 50 Place du Centre in Guingamp is a 17th century building, typical of Breton civil architecture of that time. It is distinguished by its facades and roofs, which were officially protected by a registration order under the Historical Monuments on 15 June 1967. This ranking underscores its heritage interest, although details of its history or original occupants remain little documented in available sources.

Guingamp, a Breton town in the Côtes-d-Armor department, was at this time a dynamic commercial and artisanal crossroads. Bourgeois or merchant houses, like this one, often reflected the local prosperity associated with trade in canvases, cereals or other regional products. These buildings served as both a place of residence, storage and sometimes trade, illustrating the central role of civil architecture in the economic and social life of the Ancien Régime Brittany.

The location of this house in the city centre suggests that it could belong to an affluent family or a notable local. Its inscription in 1967 is part of a broader desire to preserve the built heritage of Breton, then threatened by the urban transformations of the Thirty Glorys. Today, it is a material testimony of Guingamp's urban history, although its access to the public or its current vocation is not specified in the sources consulted.

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