House à La Rochelle en Charente-Maritime

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Origin and history

The house at 9 rue du Mining in La Rochelle is a 17th and 18th century building, representative of the civil architecture of this period. His arcade, a remarkable architectural element, was inscribed by ministerial decree in 1928, giving him the status of Historic Monument. This classification underscores the heritage value of this specific element, although the available information does not specify further details of its construction or occupants.

The location of this monument, in the city centre of La Rochelle, is located in a historical district marked by harbour and commercial activity of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. At that time, the city was a major economic crossroads, and bourgeois houses like this reflected the prosperity of local traders and shipowners. The arcade, typical of the urban architecture of the period, could serve both as an aesthetic element and as a covered passage for pedestrians.

The available data indicate an average accuracy (level 5/10) for the location, based on the official address recorded in the Merimée database. No information is provided on opening to the public, any visit, or current use (rent, guest rooms). Sources are limited to Monumentum references and internal databases, without further details on the history or transformations of the building.

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