Villa Zina
| Villa Zina | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Historicist, neo-gothic |
| Location | Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland |
| Address | Bd Paderewski 3, 1800 Vevey |
| Coordinates | 46°27′38.621″N 6°51′16.859″E / 46.46072806°N 6.85468306°E |
| Construction started | 1877 |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Owner | Private ownership (since 2020; previously Fondation des hôpitaux de la Riviera) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 412 sqm |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Nicati, Ernest Burnat |
The Villa Zina (formerly Villa Montgomery)[1][2] is a historic villa located in Vevey, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Constructed between 1877 and 1878, it was registered in 1995 as a Cultural Property of Regional Significance (Class 2) in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property.[3]
Originally a private residence, it later served as an administrative hub for the Hôpital Riviera-Chablais (HRC) before being sold in 2020 and is currently used by the Fondation Enfance Emma Couvreu.[4]
History
[edit]The Villa Zina was built between 1877 and 1878 according to the plans of architects Charles Nicati and Ernest Burnat for Auguste Mayor,[1] a Swiss businessman.[5] It later served as the spring residence[6] of Russian princess Vera Lobanoff (born Princess Dolgorouky), nicknamed "la Princesse aux bijoux" (the Princess of Jewels), until her death in 1914. In 1924, a minor fire broke out in the villa's outbuildings, though damage was limited.[3]
Since 1963, the villa was owned by the Fondation des hôpitaux de la Riviera, which used it to house administrative services for the Hôpital Riviera-Chablais (HRC), including the hospital's directorate. Its proximity to the Samaritain Hospital in Vevey—which has since closed—made it a convenient annex for hospital operations during that period.[3]
In 2020, as part of the consolidation of HRC services into the new Centre hospitalier de Rennaz, the Fondation des hôpitaux de la Riviera, then in liquidation, sold the Villa Zina.[7] Since the sale, the villa has been used by the Fondation Enfance Emma Couvreu (formerly Fondation les Airelles).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Neuenschwander Feihl, J. (2003), Inventaire Suisse d'Architecture 1850-1920, Vevey, vol. 9, p. 509, ISBN 978-3-280-05069-9, retrieved 2025-04-06
- ^ Recensement Architecture du Canton de Vaud. Fiche #463, ECA 1055a, parcel 952, archive from 2nd September 2014
- ^ a b c "Les hôpitaux de la Riviera vendent leur belle villa". 24 heures (in French). 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ a b "Notre Histoire : 192 ans de protection et soutien aux enfants". FEEC (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ "Dictionnaire du Jura – Mayor, Auguste (1815–1904)". diju.ch (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ Nadelhoffer, Hans (2007). Cartier. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8118-6099-4. OCLC 141485093.
- ^ "L'Hôpital Riviera-Chablais offre des lits à l'Afrique". 24 heures (in French). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2025-04-06.