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Origin and history

The house at 16 boulevard Leclercq in Roubaix is an Art Nouveau style villa built in 1904 by architect Élie Dervaux. This monument illustrates the architectural development of the region at the beginning of the twentieth century, marked by innovative artistic influences and bold aesthetic research. The facade and roof, characteristic of this movement, were protected by a decree of inscription under the Historical Monuments on 29 October 1975.

Roubaix, an industrial city that was booming at the turn of the century, saw the development of an eclectic architectural heritage, reflecting the economic prosperity of its inhabitants. The bourgeois villas, like the one designed by Dervaux, testify to the taste of local elites for modern currents, while integrating into a changing urban fabric. Art Nouveau, with its curved lines and organic motifs, finds a privileged expression.

The location of the villa, on Leclercq Boulevard, today Boulevard du Général Leclerc, highlights its anchoring in a residential area then expanding. Although the sources do not specify its current use (visit, rental, or private residence), its classification in 1975 attests to its heritage value. The available data from Monumentum and the Merimée database confirm its status as a symbol of the Romanian architecture of the Belle Époque.

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