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The House of the Knights of Malta, located in Toul in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle (Great East Region), is a 17th-century building. This monument, whose facades and blankets on street and courtyard have been inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1941, bears witness to the civil architecture of this period. Its exact address, 30 rue du Général-Gengoult, is referenced in the Merimée base under the code Insee 54528, confirming its anchoring in the commune of Toul.

The building, whose location is considered "very satisfactory" (note 8/10), is associated with the order of the Knights of Malta, although the source text does not specify their exact role in its construction or use. The elements protected by the 1941 Order underline its heritage importance, without further details of its history or occupants being available. No information is provided on its current accessibility (visits, rentals, etc.).

The Lorraine region, now integrated into the Great East, was in the seventeenth century marked by a hierarchical social organization, where religious or military orders such as the Knights of Malta played an economic and political role. Urban houses of that time often reflected the status of their owners, combining residential and sometimes administrative functions. This monument is part of this context, without specifying its original uses in the available sources.

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