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The house located in Besançon, classified as Historic Monument, dates mainly from the 2nd half of the 16th century, although its official period of construction is indicated as the 17th century. It consists of two parallel buildings, separated by a courtyard accessible via a corridor. The main house, on the street, rests on a basement vaulted with ridges and in a cradle, while the ground floor is also vaulted in a cradle, suggesting a fire-related activity, as evidenced by the old bakery that was installed there from the 19th to the 20th century. The facade on the street, partially redone in the 18th century, once bore the coats of arms of the family of Turgis (from Azure to a golden chevron accompanied by two silver stars), now staked but attested in the 18th century.

The secondary house, visible on the Napoleonic cadastre, has undergone recent restorations that make its precise dating difficult. The open-cage staircase serves only the house on street, while the secondary house has a straight exterior staircase. The protection of the monument specifically concerns the facade on street with return to Victor-Hugo Square, as well as the summit, inscribed by order of 27 October 1937. The exact address, 135 Grande Rue, places the building in a historic district of Besançon, marked by a civil architecture characteristic of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The history of this house reflects the urban and social transformations of Besançon, where artisanal activities, like the bakery, coexisted with bourgeois residences. The obliterated coat of arms recall the political and symbolic changes that took place after the French Revolution, while the architectural changes (18th century) illustrate the evolution of tastes and needs. Partial protection in 1937 underscores its heritage interest, although its location is now considered to be of poor accuracy (note 5/10).

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