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  6. Villa d'Andon, located Magagnosc district

Villa d'Andon, located Magagnosc district dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Villa d'Andon, located Magagnosc district

    48 Avenue Pierre Ziller
    06130 Grasse
Ownership of a private company
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Photo de Villa d'Andon, located Magagnosc district
Crédit photo : Andrea Hudson-Roial - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
vers 1770
Garden development
2e moitié du XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the estate
années 1930
Adding a terrace
1965
Construction of a swimming pool
12 octobre 1995
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Garden of the villa, with its walls, factories, fountains and all its hydraulic installations; facades and roofs of the villa and of the building of outbuildings (cad. AR 141): classification by decree of 12 October 1995

Key figures

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Origin and history

The villa of Andon, located in the Magagnosc district of Grasse, was built during the second half of the eighteenth century, a period marked by a local economic boom linked to the development of the perfumery industry. This area illustrates the architecture and way of life of the Fatasian elites of the time, with gardens arranged around 1770, reflecting the influence of popular landscape models.

Together, including the villa, its outbuildings and gardens, has retained its original appearance with very few subsequent modifications. Only a terrace, added in the 1930s, and a water pool-mirror, built in 1965, break the historical uniformity of the site. The gardens, classified as Historic Monument in 1995, are remarkable for their walls, factories, fountains and hydraulic installations, witness to the techniques and aesthetics of the eighteenth century.

The classification by decree of 12 October 1995 protected the facades, roofs and all the landscape and hydraulic elements of the estate. Today owned by a private company, the villa in Andon remains a rare example of the conservation of a heritage linked to Grasse's economic age, although its access to the public or its current uses (rents, visits) are not specified in the available sources.

External links

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