House à La Rochelle en Charente-Maritime

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Origin and history

This house, located at 11 rue Saint-Jean in La Rochelle, is a 17th and 18th century building, representative of the civil architecture of this period. It was partially classified as a Historical Monument, especially for its arcade, protected by ministerial decree of 29 September 1928. The precise location of the monument remains approximate, with an accuracy assessed as fair (note 5/10), suggesting uncertainties about its exact location in the databases.

La Rochelle, the major port of the Atlantic facade, experienced at that time an economic boom linked to maritime trade, particularly with the colonies. The bourgeois houses, like this one, reflect this prosperity by their wrought facades and their neat architectural elements. The protected arcade bears witness to the influence of classical and regional styles, typical of modern-day urban constructions.

Available sources, including the Mérimée and Monumentum base, indicate an administrative address (11 rue Saint-Jean) slightly different from that obtained from GPS coordinates (9 rue Saint-Jean du Pérot). This disparity illustrates the challenges of precise location for some historical monuments, especially in cities with dense and redesigned urban fabric. No information is provided on the current accessibility of the site (visit, rental, accommodation).

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