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demeure dite villa Marius Berliet

Lyon 03, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La maison (cad. BY 78) : inscription par arrêté du 31 juillet 1989
Protection dates
1989/07/31 : inscrit MH
Type
demeure
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1911
Architect or builder
BRUYAS Paul (architecte), GRUBER Jacques (peintre-verrier), MAJORELLE Louis (ébéniste), LINOSSIER Joseph (architecte paysagiste)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
39 avenue Esquirol
Commune
Lyon 03
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.74225, 4.89216
Mérimée reference
PA00118109

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Isere." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Demeure construite de 1911 à 1912 pour le constructeur d'automobiles et de camions Marius Berliet par l'architecte lyonnais Paul Bruyas. Située à proximité de ses usines de Montplaisir et de celles qu'il projette alors de construire à Vénissieux, cette demeure comporte des décors Art Nouveau réalisés par le maître-verrier Jacques Gruber et l'ébéniste Louis Majorelle, de l'Ecole de Nancy. Le parc est dessiné par le paysagiste Joseph Linossier. La maison abrite depuis 1982 la Fondation de l'Automobile Marius Berliet.

English translation

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Dwelling built from 1911 to 1912 for the automobile and truck manufacturer Marius Berliet by the Lyon architect Paul Bruyas. Located near his factories in Montplaisir and those he was then planning to build in Vénissieux, this dwelling features Art Nouveau decorations created by master glazier Jacques Gruber and cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle, of the Nancy School. The park is designed by landscape gardener Joseph Linossier. The house has housed the Marius Berliet Automobile Foundation since 1982.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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