Maison Pierre de Richard

The construction of this house probably dates back to the 15th century. Pierre de Richard, a "vice-seneschal" in the 17th century, was the first known owner of the place. For over 100 years, the ground floor was a hardware store owned by several persons.

Pierre de Richard - vice-senechal of Crest in the last quarter of the 17th century - is the first mentioned owner of this townhouse, which was probably built in the 15th century.
Extending well beyond the street line, it seems to have been preserved as a precious witness to the architecture of a bygone era.
The first floor features two side-by-side bays with semicircular arches supported by a central pillar. On the right, the entrance door precedes a small low-arched bay, followed by a small window. The carriage entrance on the far left leads to the apartments.
The whole forms a continuous series of storefronts suitable for displaying objects; this is how the hardware trade has been run by successive owners for over a century, a unique fact in the annals of the profession.