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Spilmann House en Meurthe-et-Moselle

Spilmann House

    32 Rue Saint-Léon
    54000 Nancy
Ownership of a State institution
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Maison Spilmann
Maison Spilmann
Maison Spilmann
Crédit photo : Gérald Garitan - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1906
Initial plans
1907-1908
Construction
1930
Addition of the winter garden
1979
EDF processing
4 mai 1994
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs on street and fenced wall with its grid (cad. CD 890): inscription by order of 4 May 1994

Key figures

Lucien Weissenburger - Architect Home designer in Art Nouveau style.
Louis Spillmann - Sponsor and original owner Doctor, future Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
Jean Bourgon - Architect Author of the winter garden in 1930.
Jean Prouvé - Engineer and designer Realizes the metal carpentry of the garden.

Origin and history

The Spilmann House is an iconic Art Nouveau building located in the Foch district of Nancy, 14 rue Saint-Léon. Built between 1907 and 1908 by architect Lucien Weissenburger for Dr Louis Spillmann, it is distinguished by its bold style and ornamental details. The major work was entrusted to Bernanose, while the plans were drawn in December 1906.

In 1930, architect Jean Bourgon added a winter garden, whose metal carpentry was made by the Jean Prouvé workshops, marking a collaboration between art and industry. This project illustrates the evolution of constructive techniques and the influence of artistic movements on domestic architecture.

In 1979, the building was transformed and occupied by Électricité de France (EDF), which undertook a restoration of the facades. Among the original elements, only the terrace covering l ́oriel on Rue Saint-Léon subsista. This intervention reflects the challenges of preserving heritage in the face of modern needs.

The facades, the roofs on the street and the fence wall with its gate were listed as historical monuments by order of 4 May 1994. This official protection underscores the architectural and historical value of the Spilmann House, witness to the golden age of Art Nouveau in Nancy.

The Spilmann House is part of an urban context marked by the rise of the Neancean bourgeoisie in the early 20th century. Physicians, like Louis Spillmann, the future dean of the Faculty of Medicine, embodied this cultured and modern elite. Art Nouveau, with its fluid lines and nature-inspired motifs, responded to their desire for social distinction and aesthetic innovation.

External links

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