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Origin and history

The house at 28 Rivotte Street in Besançon is a composite building marked by two major construction phases. The main house on street, built in the first half of the 16th century, rests on a vaulted basement in cradle and incorporates a side coach pass covered with a French ceiling. Two double-armed windows, typical of the Renaissance, were later transformed into butcher arches, without the exact date of this modification being specified. The street façade, made of cut stone, contrasts with the rest of the building, mostly built in coated stone.

In parallel with the main house, a second house was erected along a parallel axis, organizing a central courtyard on a hilly ground. Its ground floor also dates from the first half of the 16th century, but most of its structure was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. This secondary house houses a basement floor facing the first courtyard, including a vaulted vaulted pantry. The distribution between the two houses takes place via a staircase with an open cage structure, equipped with a ramp with turned wooden balusters, as well as by secondary stairs, one of which is masonry on the right wing in the left wing.

The building was partially protected by an inscription under the Historical Monuments on 21 October 1937, specifically covering the street façade and its cover. This heritage recognition highlights the architectural interest of the house, combining Renaissance heritage and subsequent adaptations. The exact address, 28 rue Rivotte, places the monument in the historic heart of Besançon, a city marked by a rich urban and military past in Franche-Comté.

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