Maison Rabot
17 rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Grenoble
Many protected houses are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Maison Rabot
Maison Rabot is one of 25 inscrit historic monuments in Grenoble, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 16th c. Part of it has been inscrit since 1927.
La maison Rabot ou hôtel Rabot, qui héberge la plus grande partie de la librairie Arthaud, est un monument historique, situé au 17, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, dans le centre piétonnier du quartier Notre-Dame de Grenoble.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Maison Rabot” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00117194 on POP↗Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.
Questions about Maison Rabot
Is Maison Rabot protected?
Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1927 (Mérimée record PA00117194). The protection covers part of the building.
Can you visit Maison Rabot?
Many protected houses are private homes: you can see them from the street. Some open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September.
When was Maison Rabot built?
By the list’s record, it dates from the 16th c.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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