Construction of hotel 1878 (≈ 1878)
Commanded by Charles Prouvost-Scrépel.
1888
Ceiling painted by Vergnolet
Ceiling painted by Vergnolet 1888 (≈ 1888)
Decorated music salon.
12 août 1998
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 12 août 1998 (≈ 1998)
Protection of decorations and facades.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The rear façade with its porch, the rear roof overlooking the private "parking " (old garden) rue Rémy-Cogghe; the three living rooms on the ground floor: the Chinese living room with its ceiling and decoration of lacquered panels, the central living room with its ceiling and décor, the music salon with its woodwork and the painted ceiling of Tony Vergnolet (1888); the entrance hall with its arms of light; the staircase of honor and its cage; the chapel on the first floor (cad. LS 201): registration by order of 12 August 1998
Key figures
Charles Prouvost - Industrial and sponsor
Initial owner, textile industrial.
Marie Sophie Scrépel - Wife of Charles Prouvost
Co-commander of the hotel.
Tony Vergnolet - Decorative painter
Author of the ceiling of the living room.
Origin and history
The hotel Prouvost is a private hotel built in 1878 in Roubaix, in the Northern Department, for Charles Prouvost and his wife Marie Sophie Scrépel. This building, located near the textile factory of its sponsor, reflects the prestige of the cloth and china satin manufacturers at the end of the 19th century. Its location on Grand Chemin Street, a major artery in the city, highlights its social and economic importance.
Although the street façade is cemented, the hotel's heritage interest lies in its exceptional interior decorations. Among them are the entrance hall, three lounges on the ground floor – including a Chinese living room with lacquered panels – and a chapel on the first floor. The music salon houses a ceiling painted by Tony Vergnolet in 1888, while the honorary staircase and its cage complete this remarkable ensemble.
Subsequently purchased by the Primary Health Insurance Fund, the Prouvost Hotel has been registered for historical monuments since 12 August 1998. The protected elements include the back façade with its porch, roofs, living rooms, lobby, staircase, and chapel. Today, the building belongs to a public institution of the state, bearing witness to its industrial and artistic heritage.
Its precise location, at 19 rue du Grand-Chemin and 6 rue Rémy-Cogghe, makes it an architectural landmark of Roubaix. The Insee code of the commune (59512) confirms its anchoring in the department of the North, in the heart of the Hauts-de-France, region marked by textile history and bourgeois heritage of the nineteenth century.
