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The house located at 133 rue des Trois-Épis in Niedermorschwihr (High Rhine) is an emblematic building of the early seventeenth century, built in 1619 for a couple of winemakers identified by the initials CM and BS. This sandstone building, with a sculpted dressing room combining Renaissance and late Gothic motifs, as well as a tower of staircases, reflects the prosperity of the owners. The north facade retains a carreter door in the middle of the hangar adorned with an shield with the initials of the sponsors, while architectural details such as the mantle windows or the old awning ravens underline its historic character.

The house, originally conceived as a rich winemaker's house, was completed before 1832 by a adjoining extension (now 133 bis), probably dated from the eighteenth century. The dressing room, once surmounted by a balcony, was later modified, and some windows were redesigned. Ranked a historic monument in 1932 for its oriel (logette), the house illustrates the Alsatian civil architecture of the period, combining winemaking functionality and careful decoration.

The body of passage, aligned with the east gable wall, houses a carriageway door dated 1619, marked by a shield with emblematic symbols (throat and initials CM BS), partially altered. The interior retains a sandstone and wood staircase, accessible by a moulded door decorated with an engraved lintel (initials BS, date 1619). The northern house, made of wood, completes the whole with a ground floor dedicated to viticulture, typical of the Alsatian houses of this period.

The building bears witness to the economic importance of viticulture in the region in the 17th century, where the houses of wealthy winemakers incorporated defensive and decorative elements. Its inscription as historical monuments in 1932 aims to preserve this rare example of Alsatian civil architecture, mixing Renaissance influences and local traditions.

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