Registration for Historic Monuments 2 janvier 1929 (≈ 1929)
Front and roof protection.
juin 1944
Destruction by bombardment
Destruction by bombardment juin 1944 (≈ 1944)
Lost in the Battle of Normandy.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade and roof: inscription by decree of 2 January 1929
Origin and history
The Grande-Rue House was an iconic building located in Condé-en-Normandie, Calvados department, Normandy. Built at an unspecified time in the sources, it was distinguished by its typical architecture, remarkable enough to be listed as the Historic Monuments on 2 January 1929. Its location on the Grande-Rue, the main street of the city, made it a visual and historical landmark for residents and visitors.
The house was destroyed in June 1944 during the strategic allied bombings carried out in the Battle of Normandy. On June 6, 1944, the date of the Disembarkation, the air raids ravaged much of Condé-en-Normandie, reducing this architectural heritage to ashes. The sources, including Wikipedia and Monumentum, confirm his disappearance due to the facts of war, without the possibility of restoration.
Prior to its destruction, the house was protected for its facades and roof, which were considered representative of the local heritage. Today, it survives only through archives and records in the inventories of the historical monuments of Calvados. Its history illustrates the fate of many civilian constructions taken in the fighting of the Second World War in Normandy.
