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The master drapier-teintrier house, located in Rouen, was built in the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, more precisely in 1735 according to an inscription today disappeared. It stands at the corner of Eau-de-Robec and Lamauve streets, along the Puchot, an arm of the canalised Seine. The building combines a limestone-cut stone ground floor and two wood-pan floors, topped by an attic-extent attic. These architectural features reflect the local techniques of the time, adapted to the town's craft and commercial activities.

Ranked Historic Monument by decree of 26 April 1984, the protection specifically concerns facades and roofs, as well as the return to the street Lamauve. The house illustrates the heritage associated with the textile industry in Rouenne, then booming. The drapier-tintrier, owner of the premises, embodied a central figure in the local economy, combining production, dyeing and trade in fabrics. The absence of the original date (1735) on the facade no longer allows the building to be visually dated, but the archives confirm its origin.

The precise location, 57-57 bis rue Eau-de-Robec and 13-15 rue Lamauve, places the building in a historic area marked by water-related activities, essential for dyeing. The nearby Puchot was probably used for the supply and disposal of wastewater. Today, the building remains a rare testimony of civil architecture related to textile trades in Normandy, although its access to the public is not documented.

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