Construction rear part 1527 (≈ 1527)
Date engraved on a beam.
1607
Rear expansion
Rear expansion 1607 (≈ 1607)
Date on the entry lintel.
1768–1769
Construction façade on street
Construction façade on street 1768–1769 (≈ 1769)
For a tanner, engraved emblem.
1988
Registration Historic Monuments
Registration Historic Monuments 1988 (≈ 1988)
Initial protection of the building.
2015
Repeal of protection
Repeal of protection 2015 (≈ 2015)
Decommissioning of the monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
GF ST AC OM - Anonymous Tanner
Sponsor of the façade (1768–169).
Origin and history
The house at 66, rue du Général-Georges-Strohl in Wangen (Bas-Rhin) is a composite building built in two major phases. The back part, dating from the 2nd quarter of the 16th century (1527) and the 1st quarter of the 17th century (1607), housed a large hall used for corporate meetings. Its architecture includes a cellar, a square floor served by an external stone staircase, and beams engraved with historical dates.
The street façade, erected between 1768 and 1769, reflects the activity of a tanner whose initials "GF ST AC OM" and a professional emblem adorn the entrance. This part includes a ground floor, a square floor and a broken attic. The adjacent agricultural buildings, visible on the 1830 cadastre, have since disappeared. The house, protected in 1988 and downgraded in 2015, is now abandoned and at risk, due to a conflict with its owner.
The building illustrates Wangen's architectural and social evolution, mixing housing, crafts (tanning) and corporate life. Its current state raises challenges of preservation, despite the abolition of its legal protection. The traces of the trades and engraved dates make it a material testimony of local activities in the 16th–15th centuries.
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