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The house at 16 rue de la Petite-Bourgade in Uzès is an example of a private hotel built at the end of the 18th century. It is part of an urban development movement along the road to the suburbs, where notables, attracted by the calm away from the bustle of the city centre and the Market Square, built their residences. The architecture reflects their social status, with a rectangular two-storey facade and a half-storey under-roof, organized in a strictly symmetrical way around a central entrance.

The facade is distinguished by its five windows per floor, aligned with four bays on the ground floor, all with curved lintels with striking keys. Decorative details, such as carved canals and foliage or wrought iron windows, highlight the refinement of the era. The front door, decorated with Louis XV vantals and a wrought iron imposte with spiral plant motifs, is surmounted by an oval cartridge decorated with garlands. These elements, as well as the copper bumper representing an articulated snake, bear witness to an exceptional craftsmanship and a controlled desire for ostentation, characteristic of the provincial elites under the Old Regime.

Classified as a Historical Monument by order of 10 May 1954, the protection specifically concerns the facade on street, its grids, the impost of the door, its bumper, as well as the corresponding roof. This classification highlights the heritage value of the building, both for its representative architecture of the 18th century and for the quality of its intact decorations. The approximate location (map precision noted 5/10) and the lack of mention of its current accessibility suggest a mainly residential or private vocation, without systematic openness to the public.

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