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The villa El Patio, originally named Villa Enos or Chalet Enos, was built between 1909 and 1911 for Félix Enos by the Nice architect Jean-Baptiste Blanchi. The latter, a local figure of architectural eclecticism, designed an emblematic home of the Belle Époque, incorporating Art Nouveau elements and rich stucco decoration. The sculptor Michel de Tarnowski, known for his work on the Niçois facades, made the exterior ornaments, while a winter garden was built inside, reflecting the taste of the era for the bright and vegetated spaces.

Acquired in 1991 by three real estate promotion companies, the villa was classified as a historic monument on 23 October 1992 for its facades and roof, thus preserving a rare testimony of the Nice seaside town planning of the early twentieth century. It also benefited from the "Twentieth Century Heritage" label, highlighting its importance in the regional architectural heritage. Located at 18 rue Cronstadt, at the corner of Rue du Maréchal-Joffre, it illustrates the splendor of bourgeois residences built during the golden age of the French Riviera.

Available sources, including Wikipedia, Monumentum and the Ministry of Culture archives, confirm its attribution to Blanchi and Tarnowski, as well as its status as private property. The villa today embodies a fragile heritage, marked by the stakes of conservation and valorisation of historic villas in Nice, often threatened by real estate pressure.

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