Jules Lafargue

Jules Lafargue (* 1825 ; † 1881 ) was a French architect who worked in the Bordeaux area . He was stylistically committed to historicism .

origin

Dulamon Castle, Blanquefort

Bourran Castle, Mérignac

Jules Lafargue was the son of the builder Jean Baptiste Lafargue (* 1801; † 1866). Jules Lafargue's younger brother, Paul-Raymond Lafargue (* 1842; † 1876), was also an architect, but died early. They ran a construction company together at least until their father died.

education

Jules Lafargue initially wanted to pursue a military career, which he broke off. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux and with Constant Dufeux (* 1801; † 1871) in Paris. There he shared the apartment with Charles Monselet (* 1825; † 1888) for some time . The two had known each other from Bordeaux since their youth. Then Jules Lafargue returned to Bordeaux.

Act

From 1852, Jules Lafargue himself gave lessons for budding architects in Bordeaux. Quite a few of them owed their education to him. He played a key role in founding the Société des Architectes de Bordeaux in 1863. He was also a member of the Commission des Monuments historiques . In these functions he successfully ran a memorial initiative to honor Victor Louis , the architect of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux .

Works (selection)

• Dulamon Castle in Blanquefort
• Bourran Castle in Mérignac
• Reconstruction of the nave of the Romanesque church of Léognan
• Hotel de Merignac, 101 Cours d'Alsace-et-Lorraine, Bordeaux
• A series of mausoleums on the Cimetière La Chartreuse in Bordeaux

literature

• Ferdinand Werner : A forgotten garden architect: Louis Lucy Le Breton and the palace gardens of Majolan and Bourran . In: Die Gartenkunst 2018/2, pp. 243–260.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Werner, p. 244.
2. ↑ Werner, p. 244.
3. ↑ Werner, p. 246.
4. ↑ Werner, p. 244.
5. ↑ Werner, p. 245.
6. ↑ Werner, p. 245.
7. ↑ Werner, p. 246ff.