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The Turret House is a building located in the city of Avallon, in the department of Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This monument is distinguished by its facade inscribed in the Historical Monuments since October 5, 1925, although details of its construction period or its precise history remain absent from the available sources. Its exact address, 1 rue Saint-Lazare, allows to locate it in the historic centre of the city, an area often marked by a rich architectural heritage.

Turret houses, typical of medieval or reborn villages, were generally used as housing for wealthy families or artisans. In Avallon, a city known for its medieval past and its role in trade and crafts, this type of construction reflected both a social status and a practical function, such as observation or passive defense. Although this specific house is only documented by its partial protection, it is part of an urban context where civil architecture played a central role in community life, between housing, commerce and social representation.

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