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Origin and history

The house at 16 rue Jenner, located in Molsheim in the Lower Rhine, is a large house built in the 2nd quarter of the 17th century, more precisely in 1628, as indicated by the date engraved on the oriel. This building, typical of the Alsatian architecture of the time, presents a drop-on-street, a cross-sectional entrance passage with a carved arch in full hangar, and an hors-oeuvre polygonal staircase turret. Originally, it served as a residence for the canon-counts of the chapter of the Grand Choir of Strasbourg Cathedral, reflecting its high social and religious status.

The building is characterized by remarkable architectural elements, such as a rectangular oriel decorated with ironwork motifs, sill windows, and a fully arched ground floor. A high cellar, now furnished, bears witness to its past use. In 1860, the house became the property of the cooper Antoine Fritz, who placed his emblem and initials on a slab carved above the door of the turret. Subsequent changes, such as the suppression of a 19th-century courier and the restoration of the turret arrow, marked its evolution.

Ranked a historic monument since 18 June 1929, the house has undergone transformations, including the demolition of later additions and the displacement of two large chimneys, whose leggings are now preserved at the Molsheim Museum. At the back, a large garden once extended to Rue Saint-Martin, but the current backyard building is a modern building. The accuracy of its location is estimated as fair (note 5/10), and its historic address, 16 (formerly 8) rue Jenner, differs slightly from the current GPS coordinates (18 Jenner Street).

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