The first Gare du Nord was built by Bridge and Roadway Engineers on behalf of the Chemin de Fer du Nord company, which was managed by Léonce Reynaud, professor of architecture at the École Polytechnique.
Prvá Gare du Nord bola postavená inžiniermi Bridge and Roadway pre spoločnosť Chemin de Fer du Nord, ktorú riadil Léonce Reynaud, profesor architektúry na Vysokej škole polytechnickej (École Polytechnique) v Paríži.