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The house of Marcq-en-Barœul, built in 1933, is the joint work of Belgian architect R. Vandenheede and entrepreneur Augustin Masquilet, based in Tourcoing. Sponsored by Jules Notelaers, an industrialist from the Tourquenese biscuits, she embodies a bold blend of neo-classical style and Art Deco elements, marked by Brussels architectural influences. The furniture, partially disappeared today, had been specially designed by Vandenheede and made by the Decoene House of Courtrai, highlighting the artistic unity of the project.

Ranked among the Historical Monuments, this house is distinguished by its protected facades and roofs (on street and garden), as well as its hall and original decorations, inscribed in the inventory by decree of 14 February 1995. Its official address, 21 avenue Foch, in the department of the North ( Hauts-de-France region), makes it a remarkable testimony to the 20th century industrial residential heritage. The accuracy of its geographical location is estimated as satisfactory a priori (level 6/10).

The building reflects cross-border cultural and economic exchanges between France and Belgium during the inter-war period, when northern industrialists, like Notelaers, played a key role in local economic development. The association of a Belgian architect and a French entrepreneur for a sponsor linked to the food industry illustrates this dynamic, while the Art Deco style, then in vogue, symbolizes the modernity and luxury accessible to the industrial bourgeoisie of the time.

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