Immeuble La Dentelle au Foyer

English translation

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History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the lace industry was prosperous in Haute-Loire and tended to become organized. In order to encourage the artistic education of designers and lace-makers and to assist the staff, a society for encouragement and charity was created in June 1905: La dentelle au foyer (Lace in the Home). A vast building, intended to house a school of further education for apprentices, was constructed by Achille Proy from 1908 onwards and inaugurated in 1910. The building, of rectangular plan, is flanked by two low wings in return forming a courtyard separated from the street by a low wall and railing. In the staircase situated in the southern lateral part, stained-glass windows by Charles Borie. On the first floor, the council chamber is decorated with paintings by Joseph Bernard, on the allegorical theme of lace.