1905 Town Hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine France Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This magnificent antique postcard captures the grand facade of the Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville) of Neuilly-sur-Seine, an elegant suburb bordering Paris. This card showcases the impressive Neo-Renaissance architecture of the building, featuring a prominent central clock tower, ornate sculptural reliefs, and classic mansard roofs. The wide stone steps lead to three arched entrances guarded by intricate ironwork gates. This view perfectly preserves the dignified civic atmosphere of this prestigious commune as it appeared at the dawn of the 20th century, with neighboring Haussmann-style apartment buildings visible to the left.

Details

Era: Divided Back (Circa 1905–1907)
City: Neuilly-sur-Seine
State or Region: Seine (now Hauts-de-Seine), Île-de-France
Country: France
Topic: civic architecture, town halls, French municipalities, Neo-Renaissance style, urban landmarks
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: Unused
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: E.L.D. (Ernest Louis Désiré Le Deley)
Publisher: E.L.D.
Printer: Not listed
Print Type: Collotype, Phototype

Additional Information

This card is identified by the prestigious E.L.D. mark and is numbered 9 in the series by Ernest Le Deley, a prominent Parisian publisher located at 127 Boulevard de Sébastopol. This card can be narrowed to the earliest years of the divided back era, specifically 1905 to 1907, due to the specific French warning on the reverse: "Tous les pays étrangers n’acceptent pas la correspondance au recto" (Not all foreign countries accept correspondence on the front). This note was necessary during the transitional period when international postal regulations were still catching up to the new divided-back format. The Town Hall itself was designed by architect Victor Dutocq and was completed in 1885.

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