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Maison natale d'Hippolyte Bayard

Breteuil, Oise, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La maison (cad. AH 351) : inscription par arrêté du 14 octobe 2002
Protection dates
2002/10/14 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
2e moitié 18e siècle, 3e quart 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
4 place Bayard
Commune
Breteuil
Département
Oise
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
49.63158, 2.29590
Mérimée reference
PA60000045

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1736 map "Flanders or the Austrian Netherlands." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison où vécut Hyppolite Bayard (1801-1887) , inventeur en France du procédé dit positif direct en photographie (actuel système Polaroïd). L'édifice, l'un des plus anciens de Breteuil, date de la deuxième moitié du 18e siècle et a subi quelques aménagements après 1878. Sa façade principale est en pan de bois hourdé de torchis sur solin en pierre de taille.

English translation

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House where Hyppolite Bayard (1801-1887) lived, inventor in France of the so-called direct positive process in photography (the current Polaroid system). The building, one of the oldest in Breteuil, dates from the second half of the 18th century and underwent some modifications after 1878. Its main façade is timber framing filled with daub on stone ashlar plinth.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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