Construction of house 1700-1799 (≈ 1750)
Estimated period of construction in the 18th century.
20 juin 1928
Front protection
Front protection 20 juin 1928 (≈ 1928)
Registration by ministerial decree.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade and arcade: inscription by order of 20 June 1928
Key figures
Information non disponible - No character cited
Sources insufficient to identify actors.
Origin and history
The house located in the 40th course of the Ladies in La Rochelle is a civil building dating from the 18th century, a period marked by the economic and urban expansion of this port city. Its architecture reflects the stylistic influences of the time, although the precise details of its construction or its first occupants are not mentioned in the available sources.
Classified as a Historic Monument, this house saw its façade and arcade protected by a registration order on 20 June 1928. This status reflects its heritage importance, although the accessible archives do not specify the specific reasons for this protection or the historical events that take place there. The location, noted as "passable" (level 5/10), suggests an approximation in the available coordinates.
Like many bourgeois houses in La Rochelle, this type of house could house merchants, shipowners or local notables, key players in the maritime trade that made the city prosperous in the 17th and 18th centuries. The facades, often decorated, were also used to display social status, while the arcades could facilitate trade or house commercial activities on the ground floor.
