Rue Hubert Colombier bears the name of its first owner. In 1894, this Vichy banker purchased the last remaining undeveloped plots of land at the crossroads between Vieux-Vichy and Vichy-les-Bains, at that time an area in full boom, with a view to dividing them up and building villas for rental.
Between 1895 and 1898, architects Antoine Percilly and Gilbert Décoret led an initial construction campaign of six villas. Interrupted by the death of their client, the campaign was then continued by his widow, Jeanne Jurietti, resolutely determined to complete her husband's project.
Among this eclectic succession of Neo-Renaissance, Flemish, Louis XIII, Gothic, and other styles, the imposing mansion at N°11 stands out. Commissioned by Jacques Jurietti, owner of the Cercle International, from Lyon architect Henri Despierre in 1897, this villa, along with his daughter Jeanne Jurietti's Art Nouveau-style Villa Liberty (N°14, A. Percilly, 1902), and the caretaker's house (N°20, Honoré Vianne, 1896), were the only ones not intended for rental.
Closed off at both ends by gates that were locked at night, the street remained private until 1956, and perfectly illustrates the eclectic nature of Vichy architecture during the Belle Époque.
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