Descending further, we arrive in front of the Katz house and of the Town Hall (2nd and 3rd houses on the left). Here are two views taken almost at the same place. The first one was taken during the german period (sign "Consum" on the right). The second one was taken during the french period (blue-white-red flag made of tin at the Town Hall entrance, light infantry batallion). Notice on the first one the old peasant wife pushing her carriole: she's wearing the traditional cap. On the second one, the sign has been translated into french (drugstore "C.L'Huillier") and two kids mimic the soldiers. Here is a view of the Katz house and of the Town Hall before its transformation. The Katz house was housing the police office. Notice the beautiful specimen of beared policemen standing on the doorway. This house is one of the eldest houses of Saverne. Its right part is dated 1605. It was enhanced over the lane on the left in 1668 (over the porch). The timber framing of the façade is entirely sculpted in high and low reliefs and in flat reliefs. Those sculptures were imputed to a dynasty of sculptors of Saverne: the family Faber. The father and the son (Nicolas and Hans Faber) have most probably done the right part from 1605. The grand-son (Hans Nicolas Faber) made the other part from 1668. The photography was taken before the renovation of 1899. Previous page Next page [Back to start] [Paris Road] [Rohan Castle] © Thierry Heitmann - 1997-2001