Date engraved on console 1566 (≈ 1566)
Reported in archives, not visible in 2001.
3e quart du XVIe siècle
Construction of house
Construction of house 3e quart du XVIe siècle (≈ 1662)
Estimated period via architectural motifs and dated console.
13 juin 1929
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 13 juin 1929 (≈ 1929)
Registration of facades on street and courtyard.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
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The sources do not mention any owner or craftsman.
Origin and history
The house located in the 6 place of the Doctor-Pierre-Walter in Bergheim is a typical example of Alsatian civil architecture of the Renaissance. Built in the 3rd quarter of the 16th century, it is distinguished by its masonry facades, irregular harped-angle chains, and carved sill windows. The lintels, decorated with inverted shells, recall the motifs present in other houses in the area dated the 1560s, such as in Hunawihr or in the small church street in Bergheim. A 1566 console, reported in the archives but not visible during an investigation in 2001, suggests a precise dating of the building.
The building presents a typical organization of bourgeois houses of the period, with a ground floor and a floor. The front façade, on the square, is pierced by a three-shaped window on the ground floor and two twin windows on the upper floor, all decorated with ground sleds. Inside, a large original room, now divided, housed a mid- torso column, partially masked by later modifications. The rear façade, also crenelated, retains a three-shaped window on the first floor. Subsequent changes include the re-introduction of the entrance door and restorations to the windows.
Ranked a historic monument since 13 June 1929, the house illustrates the influence of Renaissance architectural styles in a region then under Germanic and French influence. Decorative motifs, such as inverted shells, bear witness to a sophisticated local craftsmanship, while the crenellated gable structure evokes the defensive traditions of Alsatian urban houses. The absence of the 1566 console in recent audits raises questions about the transformations that the building has undergone over the centuries.
The building is part of the historical context of Bergheim, a prosperous Alsatian village in the 16th century, marked by the wine trade and an easy bourgeoisie. The houses of this period often reflect the wealth of their owners, with carved decorations and generous openings, symbols of social status. The 1929 protection aims to preserve these testimonies of a rare civilian heritage, often overshadowed by religious or military buildings of the same period.
