56, Allée de la Robertsau

The House on 56, Allée de la Robertsau 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]

Immeuble, 56 allée de la Robertsau
Upper part with mosaic
Location in Strasbourg
General information
Type	House
Architectural style	Art Nouveau
Location	Strasbourg, France
Coordinates	48°35′25″N 7°46′06″E
Construction started	7 April 1902
Completed	14 April 1903
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Franz Lütke, Heinrich Backes

The house was built from 1902 until 1903 by the architects Franz Lütke (1860–1929) and Heinrich Backes (1866–1931) for the master baker Georges Cromer.^[2] It is considered as one of the most representative buildings of the Strasbourg brand of Art Nouveau architecture, influenced both by German and by French stylistic tendencies.^[3]

Lütke and Backes 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; 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau; 4, Rue Erckmann-Chatrian; and 24, Rue Twinger).^[4]

Gallery

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  Entrance
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  Lower part (garden terrace)
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  Glazed tiles in the entrance

See also

• Villa Schutzenberger, in the same street

References

1. Base Mérimée: 56 allée de la Robertsau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. "56 Allée de la Robertsau". archi-wiki.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
3. "L'art nouveau". Centre régional de documentation pédagogique de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. "Association avec Heinrich Backes". archi-wiki.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.