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The house at 27 North Street in Geberschwihr, Upper Rhine, is a 17th and 18th century building. It is distinguished by its Alsatian architecture, with a house with a wall-guttereau on street, a basement floor (cell), an elevated ground floor and an external stone staircase. Four panels carved in sandstone, dating from about 1600, adorn its facade: an angel with two hares, a female head, Saint Christophe and an eagle with two heads. These reliefs, although perhaps reported, are characteristic of the local art of the time.

The façade, remodeled in the 18th century, features ground 17th century chambranle windows and segmental arch lintels. The entrance door has a chambranle mouloured with typical 18th century fascisces. Classified as a historic monument in 1934, this house illustrates the Alsatian architectural evolution between Renaissance and modern times, while maintaining remarkable decorative elements.

Access to the cellar is through the courtyard of 1 rue des Forgerons, highlighting the integration of this house into the historic urban fabric of Gueberschwihr. Its inscription in the title of historical monuments specifically concerns the four bas-reliefs embedded in the main façade, protected by decree of 22 March 1934.

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