Aubervilliers : Former match manufacturers, currently headquarters of French documentation
Seine-Saint-DenisReference
PA93000019
Latitude
48.9104857
Longitude
2.3912041
Address
123 Rue Henri Barbusse 93300 Aubervilliers
Construction era
1er quart 20e siècle
Protection date
2005/04/07 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
La cheminée de l'ancienne manufacture (cad. AU 90) : inscription par arrêté du 7 avril 2005
Description
In 1874, the General Société Générale des Montres chemique acquired a match production plant. In 1900, the Directorate General of State Manufactures decided to completely renovate the site. The project is awarded to the engineer Guerquin. Other constructions will be added in 1914, 1937, 1956 and 1957. The factory closed its doors in 1962 and was taken over by the technical services of French documentation in 1967. This site remains the last vestige of the Paris region's match factories. The final chimney, not truncated, is surrounded by buildings with a metal structure with bricks of different colors.
