Apartment Complex rue La Fontaine

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Title	Apartment Complex rue La Fontaine
Alternate Title	Groupe d'immeubles,17-19-21 rue La Fontaine, 43 rue Gros, 8-10 rue Agar
View	Rue Agar elevation, upper portion of the south side
Work Type	buildings dwellings multiple dwellings apartment houses complexes housing projects
Style/Period	Art Nouveau
Creator Name	Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942
Creator Nationality	French
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors Housing
Country	France
City	Paris
State/Province	Ile-de-France
Location.Notes	17-19-21 rue La Fontaine, 43 rue Gros, 8-10 rue Agar
Architectural Material	stone, brick, iron
Technique	construction
Dates	1909-1911
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	8/15/1993
Subject Information	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 (tragedienne) Marie Leonide Charvin, known as Mme. Agar (died 1891). There is a plaque in her honor on the building.
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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