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The house, located in Besançon, is a corner building built in 1779 for Pierre-Mathieu Marguet, deputy attorney general in parliament. It includes a pre-existing house from the late 17th or early 18th century, located along Megevand Street. The initial project had three proposals for elevation of the facades, one signed by the architect Claude-Charles Charmet in 1778, although the final design differs from its approved version. A second drawing, approved in March 1779 and corresponding to the current facades, is attributed to Claude-André Attiret, who also supervised the elevation of a floor of the building under construction.

The structure adopts an irregular L plane, with a three-storey main house body and a two-storey secondary. Access to the courtyard is via a side gate, leading to a crossing corridor and an external wooden staircase, covered with shingles. The stairwell, closed by a light wall, illustrates the architectural know-how of the time. Some interior decorations of the eighteenth century still remain, reflecting the luxury reserved for a high magistrate such as Marguet.

The facades and roofs of the house were included in the inventory of Historic Monuments by order of 28 October 1937. This classification underscores the heritage value of the building, representative of bisontine civil architecture under the Old Regime. The house is located at 13 rue de la Préfecture, in a central area of Besançon, marked by the judicial and administrative history of the city.

The location of the house, at the corner of Rue de la Préfecture and Promenade Granvelle, reflects its importance in the urban fabric. Granvelle Drive, named in tribute to Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586), Chancellor of Charles Quint, recalls Besançon's political and religious role in modern times. The building is thus part of a district where power and architectural prestige mix.

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