Apartment Complex rue La Fontaine (Paris, France) : Street sign RUE AGAR
- Creator:
- Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942
- Published/Created:
- 17-19-21 rue La Fontaine, 43 rue Gros, 8-10 rue Agar, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1909-1911 - Date Depicted:
- 8/15/1993
1900 AD - 1949 AD - Materials:
- brick
iron
stone - Notes:
- Group of seven investment properties built by a private development company with Hector Guimard as a shareholder. One of the intersecting streets was renamed rue Agar in 1912 in honor of the actress (tragédienne) Marie Léonide Charvin, known as Mme. Agar (died 1891). There is a plaque in her honor on the building.
- Variant Titles:
- Groupe d'immeubles,17-19-21 rue La Fontaine, 43 rue Gros, 8-10 rue Agar
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Art Nouveau
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-GH-HC-C5
- Genre:
- apartment houses (AAT)
architecture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; Housing construction buildings; dwellings; multiple dwellings; apartment houses; complexes; housing projects
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/15/1993 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10164697
- PID:
- digcoll:1847351