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Origin and history

These two wooden houses, located at 25 and 27 rue Saint-Guenhaël in Vannes, date from the 15th century according to their architectural characteristics. Their elongated structure consists of a basement, two square floors and later facades in coated bellows. The wooden panels are organized around a central window with a cross of St Andrew's, while No. 27 retains posts decorated with grooved pilasters. A frame screw staircase, probably original, allows access to the basement.

According to the annuitant of 1455, house n°25 belonged to Antoine Lepaticier and Jehan Colunbel, while n°27 was owned by Alain Loquemeren, drapier. In 1677, the archives of the reformation of the estate mention Yves Le Corre, merchant of Hennebont, for n°25, and Jeanne Jahier, widow of François Bonnami, for n°27. A 19th-century drawing by Charles de Lambilly reveals an elevation of one floor after this period.

The houses underwent subsequent changes, including the removal of the metal from No. 25 in 1842 to install a storefront. The interior distributions and accesses to the floors have been transformed, but remains such as traces of a missing post on the upper sandstone or a door pierced on the first floor between Nos. 27 and 29 remain. These elements reflect their architectural and functional evolution throughout the centuries.

The facades and roofs were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 6 June 1933. Their present state reflects both their medieval origin and the adaptations made in the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries, thus illustrating Vannes' urban and social history.

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