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The log house of Gaillon, located in Place de l'Église (formerly rue Grande until 1911), is an emblematic 16th century building. Its straight façade, marked by a double corbellation, is distinguished by grotesque heads carved into consoles. This monument, classified since 1943, illustrates the late medieval civil architecture and its adaptation to commercial uses over the centuries.

Close to Gaillon Castle, this building has housed various shops, as evidenced by old postcards. There is a store of "Nouvelles", "Café de la Paix", a hostellerie, as well as various trades, such as a hairdresser (Albert Dietsch at no. 10) and a shoemaker (Georges Schneider in 1891). In 1943, the building was divided into four lots, numbered 10 to 16.

The house also played a central role in the local economic life, hosting commercial funds on the ground floor. In 2024, the municipality undertook a process to collect the title of the monument, with the aim of preserving and valuing it. This project is part of a desire to safeguard the Norman architectural heritage, while stressing the historical importance of this type of half-timbered construction.

The protection of this monument in 1943 by a classification of historical monuments has kept its unique architectural features. The sculptures in consoles, typical of Renaissance art, as well as the wooden panels structure, give a rare testimony of the urban habitat of this period in Normandy. The successive changes in its commercial uses also reflect Gaillon's socio-economic evolution throughout the centuries.

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