Bains-douches d'Abbeville
The Bains-douches d'Abbeville are a preserved historical public bath in Abbeville in the Somme department in France . The building is inventoried as Monument historique in the list of monuments.
A memorial plaque on the front of the building states that the architects Greux and Marchand were the responsible planners. The Bauzier sculptures are by Henry Louis Leclabart (1876–1929), creator of the Abbeville War Memorial and the Stade Paul-Delique of the Sporting Club Abbeville Côte Picarde in the same city. The building was built on the site of the former St. Joseph Cavalry Barracks. The brick wall gable is decorated with stone-carved floral motifs and masks.
The cooperative bank "Caisse d'épargne" had the building built in 1909/10 with funds from surpluses from business operations for non-profit regional projects. In 2005 the bathing establishment was sold by the city. Currently (2012) the building is rented to a hairdressing salon. On July 23, 2003, the building as a whole, as well as the roofs and facades of the adjacent houses, were placed under monument protection.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bains-Douches in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ N , 1 ° 49 ′ 50.7 ″ E