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The house on 14 Jewish Street in Riquewihr is an emblematic building of Alsatian civil architecture, combining elements from the 4th quarter of the 13th century and 3rd quarter of the 16th century. Built in stoneware stoneware with wooden panels on the upper floors, it illustrates local construction techniques. Its basement houses a cellar, while the ground floor houses a press and a leaf attic, revealing its initial use related to viticulture. An interior staircase serves the levels, and a door in full hanger decorated with tailor scissors marks the entrance.

The house was probably rebuilt in 1563 for the tailor Friedrich Seybolt, as indicated by a date and initials engraved on a window, as well as an emblem on the door. Its western wall is confused with the medieval enclosure and the tower of the Thiefs (late 13th century), testifying to its integration into the defensive system of the city. An outbuilding in return, partly made of wood, once served as a stable and communicates with a 13th-XIVth-century building body, now integrated into the torture museum set up in the tower.

Ranked a historical monument in 1981 (facades and roofs), the house retains a typical distribution of Alsatian winemakers' houses. Today it houses a museum and access to the Voleurs Tower, while remaining property of the municipality. Its architecture combines domestic, artisanal (cutler) and winemaking functions, reflecting the economic life of Riquewihr during the Renaissance.

The accuracy of its location is estimated to be mediocre (note 5/10), with an official address at 14 Rue des Juques (code Insee 68277, Haut-Rhin). Available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) highlight its role in local heritage, between habitat, defence and museum activity.

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