Discover a villa symbolic of the golden age of the Pau resort

Name: Descubre una villa simbólica de la edad de oro del resort Paloise
Start: 2023-09-16T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Villa Ridgway

European Heritage Days 2023

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

Herramientas de registro

05 59 27 27 08 Register / book: http://www.tourismepau.com

©Ville de Pau

Built in the early 20th century, this villa is the work of a wealthy American banker Henry Ridgway. This visit is an opportunity to discover this impressive house that evokes the golden age of the Pau resort.
Visit proposed by the City of Art and History.

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Tout public

About the location

Villa Ridgway

26 avenue des Lilas, 64000 Pau

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

From the XIXth century, many villas are built in Pau at the instigation of the English and American communities which stay in the capital of Béarn. It is Henry Ridgway, a rich banker of Philadelphia, who made build in 1905 this rich house which bears its name. Henry Ridgway is then one of more important owners of horses of France, organizer(presenter) of the high life, it is "Master's degree of Fox terrier hounds" from 1901 till 1910, that is master(teacher) of hunting of fox. The villa Ridgway opens its doors for a visit of its spaces on the ground floor. The personality of the sponsor(sleeping partner) and of the architect will be presented as well as different architectural ways(means) and plans used for this programme of house. In 2002, property was acquired(bought back) by the conurbation Pau-Pyrenees to instal(settle) a Hotel of companies and today its offices(desks) there. The park was rehabilitated and opened to the public in 2007.