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Maison

Roscoff, Finistère, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Logis et murs d'enceinte (cad. AC 146) : inscription par arrêté du 16 juillet 1997
Protection dates
1997/07/16 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
maison
Main period of construction
3e quart 16e siècle, 17e siècle
Later work
18e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
9 rue Amiral-Réveillère
Commune
Roscoff
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.72661, -3.98437
Mérimée reference
PA29000021

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette maison de négociant est longée par le chemin de servitude pour aller à la mer qui baigne les fondations et les murs du jardin. Elle fut bâtie lors de l'opération d'urbanisme que connut le quartier au 16e siècle ; le logis, construit vers 1560, est desservi par un escalier hors-oeuvre en façade postérieure ; il fut agrandi au 17e siècle (aile nord le long du chemin) et orné de lambris au 18e siècle. Dans la salle du rez-de-chaussée, à l'ouest, on voit sur le linteau de la cheminée un écu entre deux lions sculptés en faible relief ; l'écu, ne portant pas d'armoiries, est sans doute une marque de marchand. L'intérêt de cette maison réside également dans ses vastes caves voûtées en berceau qui servaient à entreposer tonneaux et marchandises diverses.

English translation

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This merchant's house is bordered by the service path leading to the sea which bathes the foundations and the walls of the garden. It was built during the urban development that the neighbourhood underwent in the 16th century; the main dwelling, built around 1560, is served by an external staircase on the rear façade; it was enlarged in the 17th century (north wing along the path) and decorated with wainscoting in the 18th century. In the ground floor room, to the west, there is on the lintel of the fireplace a shield between two lions carved in low relief; the shield, bearing no coat of arms, is undoubtedly a merchant's mark. The interest of this house also lies in its vast barrel-vaulted cellars which served to store barrels and various goods.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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