Construction of house 1700-1799 (≈ 1750)
Estimated period of construction in the 18th century.
20 juin 1928
Registration of arcades
Registration of arcades 20 juin 1928 (≈ 1928)
Arrest protection for porches.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Arcade: registration by decree of 20 June 1928
Origin and history
The house located at 27 rue Chef-de-Ville in La Rochelle is an emblematic 18th-century building marked by a civil architecture characteristic of this period. Its arcade porches, remarkable elements, illustrate the urban style of the period and its integration into the historical fabric of the city. These arcades, protected by a registration order in 1928, underline the heritage importance of the building, although its exact location remains approximate according to available sources.
Classified as a Historical Monument, this house reflects the architectural evolution of La Rochelle, the major port city of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (formerly Poitou-Charentes). The arcades, typical of the urban buildings of the period, served both as a shelter and as a place of sociability for the inhabitants. Their preservation is evidence of efforts to preserve built heritage, despite a GPS location deemed "fair" (note 5/10) in the databases.
Practical information on access to the public, such as a visit or a possible rental, is not specified in the available sources. The building remains above all a representative example of the bourgeois or merchant houses of the eighteenth century, when La Rochelle enjoyed a prosperity linked to its harbour and commercial activity. Its exact address, although mentioned, may vary slightly depending on the references (27 or 29 rue Chef-de-Ville).
