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Origin and history

The pavilions of grant of Versailles, located Avenue de Paris, were built in 1824 under the order of the Marquis de Londe, then mayor of the third arrondissement of Seine-et-Oise. These buildings, of neo-classical style, housed a tax collection office (left corner) and accommodation for attendants (right corner). An iron gate, now gone, barred the avenue to control the entry of taxable goods into the city.

In February 1943, the municipality of Versailles abolished the grant, considered obsolete for a modern economy, replacing it with local taxes on sales and services. Disused, the pavilions were threatened with destruction in the 1950s because of their impact on the security of the crossroads with Porchemontaine Avenue. Their listing of historic monuments in August 1959, protecting their facades and roofs, prevented their demolition.

Redesigned in 1993 to secure the crossroads, the site was entrusted to two associations: Culture and Library for All and the National Association of Military Women. These pavilions, among the few preserved in Versailles (with those on Boulevard du Roi), testify to the fiscal and urban history of the city. Their interior parts were classified in 2024 in the Domaine national du château de Versailles.

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