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The house located on Rue de l'Eglise in Bazouges-la-Peruse is a typical example of the 17th century Breton civil architecture. Built with a large granite apparatus on the ground floor and a corbelled wooden panel on the floor, it illustrates local construction techniques. Its gable on the street, pierced by a door in the middle of a hanger, a window with a stone stand and an oculus, suggests a commercial function, probably that of a merchant, as evidenced by the metal protected by the corbellation.

The facades, made of granite and shale, also incorporate wood panel elements, especially on the north facade. The long-paned roof covered with slate is highlighted by a granite cornice. Inside, three granite chimneys, two of which were engaged in the southern drop-water wall, reveal a spatial organization characteristic of the bourgeois or merchant houses of the time. The building, rebuilt in the 19th century (especially at the level of the north openings), still retains its elongated rectangular plan and irregular elevation.

Classified as a Historical Monument by order of 11 October 1930 for its facade, this house is a rare vestige of the old houses of the village. Its hybrid architecture, blending cut and half-timbered stone, reflects both the social status of its occupants (probably wealthy) and the constructive traditions of interior Brittany. The presence of a stall and a protective corbellation confirms its mixed use, both domestic and commercial, typical of the rural villages of the Ancien Régime.

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