Maison Miffant

Located on rue d'Écosse, the Miffant house is Dieppe's oldest: the escutcheon engraved in the sandstone base beneath a doorway indicates the date 1624. This house is representative of the large urban houses of the 17th century, before the Grande Bombarderie of 1694.
The façade has three levels, including a habitable attic with three dormer windows, and rests on a sandstone and flint base. On the second level, the sablière, the beam supporting the upper floor, is engraved with a frieze of...