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The house at 27 rue Neuve in Wissembourg is an emblematic building dating from the 1st quarter of the 17th century, built in 1616 for a butcher whose initials N.K. appear on a carved door. Its architecture combines a ground floor in crepe sandstone and a floor in decorative wood, with geometrical motifs such as cross-of-Saint-André and diamond. The central pole on the floor has interlaces and a partially erased shield, evoking the job of butcher.

The entrance door, dated 1616, is decorated with ironwork motifs and a shield representing a cutlet, a professional symbol of the sponsor. The building, registered as a historical monument since 1935, underwent transformations in the 19th century, including a link to the nearby Neubeck Hotel, before becoming independent again in 1930. Its attic has been set up and its high cellar converted into a garage.

The building illustrates the Alsatian civil architecture of the time, combining functionality (housing and professional activity) and symbolic decoration. The wood-pan construction techniques, typical of the region, are particularly well preserved, despite subsequent modifications such as the modernization of the cellar door. The house also bears witness to local craftsmanship, here the butcher shop, through its carved elements.

Ranked for its entrance door and woodpan, this house offers a rare example of the Alsatian bourgeois habitat of the early seventeenth century. Its history reflects the urban dynamics of Wissembourg, between medieval heritage and modern developments, while emphasizing the role of corporations in the daily life of the period.

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