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The house at 24 rue du Couvent is an emblematic building of Kaysersberg, built in the early seventeenth century. It is distinguished by its half-timbered architecture, typical of Alsace, and its oriel in corbellation. The entrance door, dated 1601, bears the initials of its builder, carpenter Wilhelm Korné, who built it in front of the former church of the Franciscan convent. The building combines two parts of different heights: a two-storey wooden forebody and a main body combining masonry and wooded structure, with a balcony and an oriel decorated with Gothic curule chairs.

Classified as a historic monument since 1946 for its facades and roofs, this house suffered damage during the war before being restored. Its ground floor, partially buried, and its corbellations illustrate the construction techniques of the time. The protected elements include facades and roofs, which bear witness to the local craftsmanship and urban history of Kaysersberg, a city marked by its medieval and reborn heritage.

The house is part of a historical context in which Kaysersberg, then under Germanic and French influence, saw the coexistence of crafts, wine trade and religious life. Wood-walled buildings, such as this one, reflected the prosperity of the corporations and the importance of carpenters, who were essential to the construction of Alsatian cities. Today, it remains a preserved example of civil architecture of the early seventeenth century in the Greater East region.

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