First date engraved 1552 (≈ 1552)
Door in full hanger on courtyard
1560
Date on inner door
Date on inner door 1560 (≈ 1560)
Access to stairs from the floor
1593
Last engraved date
Last engraved date 1593 (≈ 1593)
Door with bearded head
2004
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 2004 (≈ 2004)
Registration by ministerial decree
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The dwelling house in its entirety, with the fence wall attached to the pillar of the door of the courtyard and the well attached to it with its outer walk on the street (Box 1,210): inscription by order of 9 June 2004
Key figures
Information non disponible - Unknown owner
Ease Vigneron presumed
Origin and history
The house located at 72, rue des Trois-Epis in Niedermorschwihr (Haut-Rhin) is a typical 16th century building, built in sandstone with chained corner pads. It is distinguished by its north gable on street, wider than the south gable on courtyard, and by a circular staircase turret fully integrated with the building. The old, ground bays include a door dated 1593 decorated with a bearded man's head in relief, as well as a quadripartite window with salient support.
Inside, the ground floor housed a harvester and cellars, while the floor was dedicated to housing, accessible by a sandstone staircase with helical silt. An inner door dated 1560 leads to this staircase. The house preserves remains of murals in grey, probably from the seventeenth century, representing mountain landscapes with villages and castles, as well as plant motifs and a bird. These frescoes, rare for their iconography, adorn a room from the floor to the courtyard.
Three dates from the 16th century (1552, 1560, 1593) were engraved on various doors, showing successive changes, although the d ́angle chains suggested a unique construction campaign. The house, classified as a historical monument in 2004, includes in its protection the adjoining fence wall and a back-to-back well. It reflects the easy social status of its owner, probably a winemaker, as evidenced by the refined architectural elements and interior decorations.
The building combines practical (wine production) and residential functions, characteristic of the houses of Alsatian winemakers of the Renaissance. Its screw-in staircase, ground-lined windows, and its cushion-stitched corner links make it a remarkable example of the civil architecture of this period. The murals, although after a century, add an exceptional artistic dimension, unique in the region by their landscape theme.
The location of the house, in the heart of the wine village of Niedermorschwihr, highlights its link with the dominant economic activity of the time. The village, located on the route of the wines of Alsace, drew its prosperity from the cultivation of the vine, as evidenced by the arrangements dedicated to the storage and processing of grapes (svenger, cellars).
