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Origin and history

The house at 64 Chaudrier Street in La Rochelle is a representative example of 18th-century domestic architecture. It is characterized by a facade decorated with arched porches, architectural elements typical of bourgeois or commercial dwellings of this period. These arcades, often used to house stalls or covered passages, reflect the intense commercial activity that then animated downtown La Rochelle, a major port on the Atlantic.

Classified as a Historical Monument by order of 14 June 1928, this house enjoys partial protection covering its façade (excluding the upper floor) and arcades. This inscription reflects the desire to preserve a built heritage emblematic of the urbanism of the region, marked by the influence of maritime trade and colonial trade. The precise location, although noted as "passable" (level 5/10), corresponds to the historical address recorded in the Merimée database.

The house is part of an urban context where arcade houses played both a residential and an economic role. In La Rochelle, a dynamic port town in the 18th century, these buildings combined housing and commercial activities on the ground floor. Their preservation today offers a tangible testimony of the daily life and architectural practices of the period, in a region then integrated into the province of Poitou-Charentes.

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