Classification of arcades 20 juin 1928 (≈ 1928)
Registration as a Historical Monument by order.
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Heritage classified
Arcade: registration by decree of 20 June 1928
Origin and history
The house located at 21 rue Chef-de-Ville in La Rochelle is a monument classified for its characteristic arcades. These arcade porches, typical of local architecture, led to its inscription as Historic Monument by decree of 20 June 1928. The building illustrates the urban heritage of La Rochelle, marked by facades with both residential and commercial vocation, reflecting the mixed uses of buildings in the city centre at that time.
The location of this house, in the department of Charente-Maritime (New Aquitaine region), places the monument in a historical context linked to the port and merchant development of La Rochelle. The arcades, protected elements, suggest a function of passage or shelter for pedestrians, common practice in active cities where the movement of people and goods was intense. Although the sources do not specify the exact period of construction, this type of architecture often evokes the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries, periods of prosperity for the city.
