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The house at 15 Meyenberg Street in Masevaux-Niederbruck is a former seigneurial residence dating from the 4th quarter of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is distinguished by its high roof, the result of the transformation of the Capplerhof, and preserves Renaissance architectural elements, such as steeped doors and sill windows. The main façade, of 18th century appearance, contrasts with the rear façade where traces of the 16th and 17th centuries remain, including a lintel bearing the date 1605 and a partial inscription X. Gebel. Originally dependent on the seigneurial castle, this house belonged successively to the Alsatian noble families of the Cappler, Fugger, Rosen-Rothenbourg and Gebel, as evidenced by the sculpted coat of arms of the Rothenburgs on a re-used slab.

The building houses a basement buried on the courtyard side, clear street side, with a ground floor room and a door dated 1692. An interior wooden staircase with cut balusters connects the basement to the ground floor. In the 19th century, the site hosted tanneries (destroyed in 1990), of which only a passage from the entrance remains. The house was listed as historical monuments in 1987 for its facades and roofs, thus protecting a heritage combining Renaissance and classical influences, reflecting the social and architectural history of Alsace.

The building illustrates the evolution of an Alsatian noble residence, past seigneurial residence for artisanal use (tanneries), before its preservation as a witness to the past. The successive changes (1605, 1692, 18th century) reveal adaptations to the needs of the owners, while retaining decorative elements of the era. The presence of the date 1692 on a window and the lintel engraved X. Gebel emphasises its roots in local history, linked to the noble families and economic activities of Masevaux.

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