Maison Losseau

The Maison Losseau is an Art Nouveau personal residence placed in Mons, Belgium. Dating from the 18th century, it changed into renovated in Art Nouveau style inside the early 1900s on the request of Leon Losseau via Paul Saintenoy. It is indexed at the listing of the splendid historical past website online of Wallonia and due to the fact that 2015 houses a middle for the translation of Leon Losseau's collections and nearby literature. The residence is placed at wide variety 37 rue de Nimy in Mons, next to the courthouse.

The authentic house turned into constructed inside the 18th century. It become acquired in 1873 through Charles Losseau, the father of Leon Losseau. It became completely renovated via Paul Saintenoy who was contacted in 1899 with the aid of Leon Losseau, legal professional, bibliophile, photographer and artwork customer. The completing works have been entrusted to Parisian architects Henri Sauvage and Charles Sarazin and endured by way of the Brussels architect Louis Sauvage. Paul Saintenoy commenced its work in 1900 and finished it in 1904, while most of the people of decorations had been made between 1905 and 1912.