Initial construction 1765-1766 (≈ 1766)
House built by Jean Baptiste Choisy.
vers 1830
3rd floor added
3rd floor added vers 1830 (≈ 1830)
Amendment attributed to Jean Georges Kammerer.
25 juin 1929
MH classification
MH classification 25 juin 1929 (≈ 1929)
Front and roof inscription.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade and roof: inscription by decree of 25 June 1929
Key figures
Jean Baptiste Choisy - Seller and manufacturer
Built the house between 1765-1766.
Jean Georges Kammerer - Librarian
Added the third floor around 1830.
Origin and history
The house located at 126 Grand-Rue in Strasbourg is an emblematic building of the second half of the 18th century. Built between 1765 and 1766 by the salter Jean Baptiste Choisy, it initially had two floors. Its architecture reflects the bourgeois style of the period, typical of the Strasbourg houses of this period.
At the beginning of the 19th century, around 1830, the bookseller Jean Georges Kammerer added a third floor, thus changing the original structure. This house bears witness to the architectural and social evolutions of Strasbourg, moving from artisanal use (sellier) to commercial use (librairie).
Ranked a historic monument in 1929, the protection specifically concerns the facade and roof. This classification underlines its heritage importance in the urban landscape of Strasbourg, where it is one of the many preserved buildings of the Grand-Rue, the major artery of the city.
Available sources, including Wikipedia and Monumentum, confirm its exact address and legal status. The accuracy of its location is estimated as fair (level 5/10), and photographs licensed under Creative Commons document its current appearance.
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