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Anciennes Villas des frères Lumière

La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et toitures (cad. AT 73, 74) : inscription par arrêté du 15 mai 1998
Protection dates
1998/05/15 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
4e quart 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
16, 17 avenue Franklin-Roosevelt
Commune
La Ciotat
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Coordinates
43.18564, 5.61964
Mérimée reference
PA13000024

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1779 map "124 Marseille." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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A partir de 1890, Antoine Lumière constitua à La Ciotat un grand domaine comptant une quarantaine d'édifices dont un château et ses dépendances, des villas, un port privé, des fermes, un vignoble, des cultures. Le château de style éclectique se rapproche des demeures fin de siècle de la Côte d'Azur. Sur le front de mer furent élevées deux villas jumelles pour les fils d'Antoine, Louis et Auguste. Elles présentent un agencement de volumes cubiques en retraits, à toits plats et soulignés par des corniches ; elles sont séparées par un passage vers le jardin arrière. Chacune compte trois niveaux et a subi des modifications : ajout de pièces sur la terrasse d'origine, modification des baies, des intérieurs...

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From 1890 onwards, Antoine Lumière established at La Ciotat a large estate comprising around forty buildings including a château and its outbuildings, villas, a private port, farms, a vineyard, and crops. The château in eclectic style is close to the end-of-century residences of the Côte d'Azur. On the seafront two identical twin villas were erected for the sons of Antoine, Louis and Auguste. They present an arrangement of cubic volumes set back, with flat roofs underlined by cornices; they are separated by a passage to the rear garden. Each has three storeys and has undergone modifications: addition of rooms on the original terrace, modification of openings, interiors...

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