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Origin and history

The house located at 28 rue Haute (formerly rue Gambetta) in Honfleur is an emblematic building of 16th century civil architecture. Built around 1540, it illustrates the style of wood and stone, characteristic of bourgeois or merchant houses in the region. Its corbellation, typical of medieval urban buildings, testifies to the techniques of the period to optimize space by overlooking the street.

The facade and roof of this house were inscribed as the Historic Monuments by order of 11 October 1930. This classification reflects its heritage importance, both for its state of conservation and for its representativeness of the Honfleurian habitat of the Renaissance. Sources also mention an alternative address (30-32 rue Haute), suggesting possible confusion or extension of the building in the registers.

Honfleur, an active port in the Middle Ages, had many half-timbered houses like this, linked to the city's maritime trade and economic prosperity. These homes often served as a place of living, storage for goods, or workshop for artisans. Their preservation today offers a concrete overview of the living environment of the inhabitants under Francis I.

The available references (Wikipedia, Monumentum) highlight its inscription among the historical monuments of Calvados, without mentioning specific owners or events. The location, noted as "passable" (level 5/10) on Monumentum, indicates a minor uncertainty about its exact location, although the address of 28 rue Haute remains the most cited.

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