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The house Vendeveegaete, located 33 rue Pasteur in Tourcoing, was built in 1927 by Belgian architect Géo Bontinck for the director Charles Vandeveegaete. This monument perfectly illustrates the Art Deco style, with a white shelled limestone facade and black marble plates on the ground floor. The facade sculptures, signed Geo Verbanck, represent a spinner and a footballer, evoking respectively the textile activity of the owner and his commitment to the local club.

The interior preserves a staircase cage illuminated by a stained glass window attributed to Jacques Grüber (although not confirmed by written sources), illustrating the stages of the spinning. Despite the sale of many decorative elements in the 1970s, the homogeneity of the Art Deco style was generally preserved. The facade, stairwell and stained glass have been protected since 2001, highlighting the heritage importance of this achievement.

Charles Vandeveegaete, a Belgian spinner based in Tourcoing, was a major player in the local textile industry and a patron of Tourquen football. The house, conceived as a showcase of its success, combines industrial and sporting references, typical of the wealthy sponsors of the inter-war period. The architect Geo Bontinck, originally from Ghent, integrated geometric motifs and luxurious materials, reflecting Art Deco aesthetics in vogue in the 1920s.

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