The reformed temple
Built on the initiative of the Société immobilière de Deauville, the reformed church was inaugurated on July 20, 1865. It is composed of a single nave with five bays, preceded by a gabled tower-porch crowned by a campanile. Inspired by the temple of Beuzeval (Calvados) built in 1862, the building, with its many architectural references, is the work of Desle-François Breney and Anatole Jal. The celebration of the service gathers the reformed community established in Deauville and Trouville, as well as some vacationers during the bathing season. The act of July 10, 1866, which formalized the transfer of the building to the municipality, obliged the faithful to maintain it, but the lack of subsidies led to its progressive deterioration.
Disused in 1896, it was converted into a festival hall by the architect Alexandre Buchard in 1898.
In 1921, it was enlarged with two side wings (kitchen and refreshment room on the left; checkroom on the right) according to the plans established by Georges Madeline. The bell tower, threatening to collapse, was removed in 1937 by the Delarue brothers, architects. In order to give the building its proper function, the municipality called upon the architect Marcel Germain in 1950. He designed a neo-classical concrete facade on the old structure, opening onto an entrance hall from which two lateral concrete staircases were built by Dansac, a local company.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Reformed Church has been practiced in a building located on Avenue de la République.
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