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The Maison Fillod, located in Saint-Amour in the Jura, is a prototype of a prefabricated steel house designed by Ferdinand Fillod, founder of the Manufacture de Tôlerie F. Fillod FSA. Built in 1927 or 1928, it uses a patented system of double wall demountable panels filled with sawdust and wood chips for thermal and sound insulation. The metal ceiling and corrugated sheet roof reinforce the structure, while its modular design reflects the industrial advances of the time.

This house, originally designed as a foreman's house for the firm Fillod, was rapidly enlarged by a fourth room. Then acquired by Joseph Fillod, Ferdinand's brother, she became the White House and remained in the family until her resignation in 1949. Partly integrated in a warehouse at the Fillod Matériaux Establishments, it was added to the additional inventory of Historic Monuments in 1995, pending final classification.

Ferdinand Fillod's innovation was based on patents filed from 1928 for prefabricated steel houses, marking a break with traditional methods. The Maison Fillod testifies to this transition to industrial techniques, combining rapid construction, modularity and insulation. Its current state, degraded but protected, underscores its heritage importance as an early example of prefabricated architecture in France.

Located at 23 rue d'Allonal in Saint-Amour, its exact address and geographical accuracy (noted 5/10) reflect its anchoring in the local urban fabric. Protected elements, cadastralized under ZC 167, include the entire structure, thus preserving a rare industrial heritage. The house embodies both the family heritage of the Fillod and a page of the 20th century French technical history.

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