First protection 28 mai 1927 (≈ 1927)
Inscription of the staircase and vaulted gallery.
30 décembre 1998
Second protection
Second protection 30 décembre 1998 (≈ 1998)
Extension to facades, roofs and courtyards.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The staircase and the vaulted gallery on courtyard: inscription by decree of 28 May 1927 - Façades and corresponding roofs on dock, on street and on courtyard; galleries on first and second floors courtyard; West Courtyard ground and access driveway Saint-Jean Street with its well (cad. AE 21): registration by order of 30 December 1998
Key figures
Famille Sève - Initial sponsors and owners
At the origin of the construction late 15th–early 16th.
Origin and history
The house located at 11 rue Saint-Jean and 9 quai Romain-Rolland, in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, is an architectural testimony of the transition between the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, it reflects the city's enrichment at that time, especially in the Saint John district, the historical and economic heart of Lyon. The building, erected by the Sève family – an illustrious local line – is distinguished by its organization in three houses separated by two inner courtyards, a typical arrangement of the affluent urban dwellings of the period.
The facades and the stair tower, decorated with sculpted decorations (pinnacles, braces) in flamboyant Gothic style, are the most remarkable elements of the monument. Although the buildings were raised in the seventeenth century, their architecture remained homogeneous, preserving their historical coherence. However, the whole has undergone some alterations over the centuries. Two open-air courses structure the space, the first of which houses vaulted galleries on the first and second floors, now protected under the Historic Monuments.
The official protection of the house was done in two stages: the stairway and the vaulted gallery on the courtyard were inscribed by order of 28 May 1927, while the facades, roofs, galleries of the floors, as well as the floor of the west courtyard and its access well on St. John Street received a supplementary inscription on 30 December 1998. These measures highlight the heritage value of the building, both for its architecture and its role in Lyon's urban history.
The location of the house, between Rue Saint-Jean and Quai Romain-Rolland, makes it a key part of the landscape of the Old Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its state of conservation and geographical accuracy (estimated as "passable" according to sources) make it a subject of study for historians of architecture and urban life in the Renaissance. Available sources, including the Merimée and Monumentum base, confirm its importance in the Lyon heritage.
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