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Origin and history

The house at 13 rue du Général-de-Gaulle in Riquewihr, in the Haut-Rhin department, is an example of Alsatian civil architecture from the 15th and 18th centuries. This building, which has been listed as a historic monument since 1930, is distinguished by its drip-on-street façade, combining a ground floor with a first sandstone floor, while the second floor is made of wood. The carriageway door, dated 1565, in a low arch and moulded, bears witness to its original use, probably linked to a artisanal or wine-growing activity, as evidenced by the traces of an old passage through the entrance and a wine-making bay.

The structure underwent major changes in the 18th century, including the modernization of the upper floors and the overhaul of the roof, now with broken slopes. The dependencies, visible on the Napoleonic cadastral plane of 1833, were reshaped later. Today, the house is reunited to a nearby property and its ground floor has been adapted for a wine trade, while preserving protected elements such as the facade, roof and a gothic door on the first floor.

The building illustrates the evolution of winegrowers' or artisans' houses in Alsace, where economic activities (vinification, trade) shaped architecture. Its inscription in 1930 underscores its heritage value, linked to the preservation of traditional constructive techniques and the social history of Riquewihr, a city marked by viticulture since the Middle Ages. Sources also mention a location accuracy considered fair (note 5/10), possibly reflecting uncertainties about its exact location prior to urban reshuffles.

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