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Origin and history

The Agescy villa, located in Niort, was built in the early 19th century by Bernard d'Agescy, introducing the neo-classical style into the city. This building, prior to the arrival of Agescy, was transformed with the addition of a neo-classical gate in front of the north porch and an edicle with a triangular niche and pediment to the south. The villa, rectangular, rests on a basement wall to the east, with an elevation on courtyard comprising three spans and side gables adorned with triangular frontons.

At the end of the 19th century, the painter Germain acquired the villa and set up a workshop and a museum in the street section. A window, added to the roof, illuminates this old workshop. The interior has been redesigned, but some original elements remain, such as facades, roofs, a staircase, two black marble fireplaces, and a circular vegetable garden in the basement kitchen. These elements have been protected since the registration order of 8 March 1991.

Architecturally, the villa is distinguished by its two floors of basement, its raised ground floor and its square floor. Two arches in the middle of the hanger, Tuscan corneal pilasters with capitals, and a double band between the noble floors of the base underline its style. Today, the villa belongs to the commune of Niort and remains a testimony to the architectural and cultural evolution of the region.

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