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Ancienne librairie Fournier

Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Ensemble des façades et toitures (cad. BE 474) : inscription par arrêté du 1er août 2001
Protection dates
2001/08/01 : inscrit MH
Type
immeuble, magasin de commerce
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1923
Architect or builder
Alleman Jacques (architecte)
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Address
34 rue Grosse-Tête ; 2, 4 rue des Treilles
Commune
Béthune
Département
Pas-de-Calais
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
50.53019, 2.63882
Mérimée reference
PA62000041

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1856 map "Dept. Du Nord." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette librairie a été construite en 1923 lors de la campagne de reconstruction de la ville. On note l'aménagement monumental de la façade de la librairie qui met en valeur le principal carrefour commerçant de la ville et qui symbolise la prospérité de la ville. L'ensemble est symétrique, séparé des niveaux d'habitations, dont les entrées sont distinguées par un décor sculpté. Les façades sont identiques sur chaque rue. Les matériaux sont le béton armé et la brique. Le décor de pommes de pin est en ciment.

English translation

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This bookshop was built in 1923 during the campaign for reconstruction of the town. Note is made of the monumental arrangement of the bookshop façade which enhances the principal commercial intersection of the town and which symbolizes the prosperity of the town. The ensemble is symmetrical, separated from the residential levels, whose entrances are distinguished by sculptural decoration. The façades are identical on each street. The materials are reinforced concrete and brick. The decoration of pinecones is in cement.

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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