was built, in 1890, on the initiative of Pierre Dutrie, in the Gothic Revival style, because of his love of the city of Bruges where he had two friends. He employed the Bruges architect Stephen Timmery, who was known for restoring the monuments of Bruges, to draw the plans and manage the building of the house. All the craftsmen working for the building: bricklayers, stonemasons, carpenters came from this Belgian city. It was on the death of his mother, in 1982, that her son André Dutrie donated the house to the town for one symbolic franc. It was then made into a museum. The facade became worn over the years, but it was fully restored in 1994. The interior was completed in late 1999. It has been registered as a historical monument since 1980. The Pavillon des Iris The Pavillon des Iris was successively housing, commerce, industry and convalescent home, it currently houses the office of Tourist information Lys Valley. The pastel-colored facade is adorned with a tree running the entire length of the elevation Twinning Hemer, Germany, since 1967 See also Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders