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The house at 37 Grand-Rue in Bouxwiller, Lower Rhine, is a remarkable example of the civil architecture of the Alsatian Renaissance. Built in the 4th quarter of the 16th century, it is distinguished by its body of logis in wood, partially denatured street side but retaining original elements on the courtyard side. A masonry staircase turret, dated 1583 with an inscription on its door, and a sandstone column bearing a courière, engraved from the date 1599, bear witness to its ornamental richness. These dates suggest staggered construction or successive additions.

The building combines traditional Alsatian techniques, such as wood-paned corbellation and sled windows, with subsequent developments. The coffer, in corbellation on the elevations on the courtyard side, rests on crows and a dated column, while the stair turret, decorated with Renaissance windows, houses a helical silt staircase. The body of passage, extended perhaps in the eighteenth century by an east wing, and the dependencies rebuilt at the back of the court, illustrate changes after the initial period.

Classified as a historic monument since 1930, the house specifically protects its facades on street and courtyard, thus preserving tangible traces of bourgeois habitation of the late 16th century in Alsace. The 18th-century modifications, such as the disappearance of a cornel lodge carved on the street façade, reflect the evolution of tastes and residential needs. Today, the building remains a key testimony to the architectural heritage of Bouxwiller, marked by the influence of the Rhine Renaissance.

The site is located with poor accuracy (level 5/10 according to the sources), at 37 Grand-Rue (formerly 41), in a commune attached to the Bas-Rhin department (code Insee 67061). The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée base) highlight its historical and architectural interest, without referring to specific current use (visit, rental, etc.).

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