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The Alsatian House Fruhinsholz is a residence built in 1912 in Nancy, in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Grand Est region. It is distinguished by its Alsatian architectural style, thanks in particular to the use of wooden panels from the original house of its owner, Adolphe Fruhinsholz. The latter, an industrialist from Schiltigheim (Bas-Rhin), left Alsace after his annexation by Germany in 1871 and settled in Nancy, where he founded the Mechanical Tonnelleries of Faubourg Saint-Georges.

The house, located at 78 avenue du XXe-Corps, became an emblematic place of French patriotism in the years before the First World War. Its hybrid architecture, combining Alsatian and Lorrain elements, reflects the personal history of its sponsor as well as the regional tensions of the time. The facades and roofs of the building have been protected as historical monuments since 29 June 1993.

Adolphe Fruhinsholz (1845–1938), the central figure of this project, embodies the fate of the Alsatians who chose France after 1871. Its industrial commitment and its attachment to its roots materialize in this house, which retains structural elements of its original home. The building, now privately owned, bears witness to cultural exchanges and forced migrations between Alsace and Lorraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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