22, Rue du Général de Castelnau

The House on 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau is an Art Nouveau building in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, France. It is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1975.^[1] Located at the angle of Rue du Général de Castelnau and Rue du Maréchal Foch, it has a triangular plan and two facades.

Immeuble, 22 rue du Général de Castelnau
Location in Strasbourg
General information
Type	House
Architectural style	Art Nouveau
Location	Strasbourg, France
Coordinates	48°35′20.50″N 7°45′04″E
Construction started	1901
Completed	23 June 1903
Renovated	1948–1949
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Franz Lütke, Heinrich Backes

The house was built from 1901 until 1903 by the architects Franz Lütke (1860–1929) and Heinrich Backes (1866–1931), who used one of the floors as their office,^[2] they were professional partners from 1898 until 1907. A very prolific duo, they built a number of other Art Nouveau houses in Strasbourg, of which several are classified as Monuments historiques as well (such as 46, Avenue des Vosges; 56, Allée de la Robertsau; 4, Rue Erckmann-Chatrian; and 24, Rue Twinger).^[3]

In spite of the use of reinforced concrete,^[2] the house is described as "lithe and light" (souple et léger).^[4] It has been called "probably the finest Art Nouveau apartment building in the city".^[5]

Gallery

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  The house
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  Detail of a balcony
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  Detail of the door
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  The entrance
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  Glazed tiles in the entrance
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  Stained glass in the staircase

References

1. Base Mérimée: 22 rue du Général-de-Castelnau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. "22 rue du Général de Castelnau". archi-wiki.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Association avec Heinrich Backes". archi-wiki.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. "L'art nouveau". Centre régional de documentation pédagogique de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
5. Derville, Frank. "22, rue du général Castelnau / rue du Maréchal Foch, Strasbourg". Art Nouveau World Wide. Retrieved 22 March 2017.