Lucien Lefort Explained

Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort (January 6, 1850, in Sens – April 8, 1916, in Rouen, France)^[1] was a French architect.^[2]

Biography

Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort was born on January 6, 1850, in Sens, Yonne, France, to Louis Lefort, an architect, and Rosalie Lucile Louise Montégu.^[3]

In 1873, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. On January 1, 1877, he was appointed assistant architect in the service of Louis Desmarest, the architect of the Seine-Inférieure department. He later became the chief architect of Seine-Inférieure.^[4] He was elected a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen in 1884. In 1886, he was one of the founding members of the society of the Amis des monuments rouennais.

He resided in Rouen^[5] and was the son-in-law of the architect Juste Lisch.

Honors

• 1885: First class medal at the Salon des Artistes Français
• 1889: Double gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle
• 1889: Knight of the Legion of Honour (decree of 29 October 1889)^[6]

Works

• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Rouen^[7]
• West wing of the Rouen Courthouse
• Tide gauges of the Grand Port Maritime of Rouen
• Sacristy and presbytery of the Saint-Maclou Church, Rouen
• Porch of the Church of Saint-Maclou, Rouen
• Manoir de Saint-Yon, Rouen (1881)
• Municipal theater of Sens (1882)
• Normal School for Female Teachers, Rouen
• Archives of Seine-Inférieure, Rouen (1892) (destroyed)^[8]
• Restoration of the Saint-Laurent Church, Rouen
• Schools in Saint-Saëns, Sahurs, Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy, Longuerue
• Dieppe
• Restoration of the Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe^[9] and the Saint-Rémy Church, Dieppe^[10]
• Castle in Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville,^[11] around 1898.
• Castle in Bosnormand (Eure),^[12] around 1908.
• Restoration of the Saint-Ouen Church in Darnétal, and the churches in Moulineaux, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Veulettes-sur-Mer
• Restoration of the Château de Robert le Diable in Moulineaux
• Covered market in Joigny

Further reading

• Georges Dubosc . Mort de M. Lucien Lefort: architecte en chef du département . Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure, de l'Eure et du Calvados . 100 . Rouen . April 9, 1916 . 2430-8242 . 2505-1911 . April 28, 2021 . 2 .
• Édouard Delabarre, "Notice sur M. Lucien Lefort", Précis analytique des travaux de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen, Rouen, Pierre Périaux, 1917 .
• Jacques Lefort . Une famille d'architectes: Lucien Lefort et son beau-père Juste Lisch . Bulletin des Amis des monuments rouennais . 2013–2014 . 8–26 . 978-2-918609-06-3.

Notes and References

1. April 12, 1916 . Funeral of Mr. Lucien Lefort . Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure, de l'Eure et du Calvados . Rouen . 103 . 2 . 2430-8242 . 2505-1911 . September 19, 2024. .
2. Web site: Le fonds Lucien Lefort sur POP . 2024-09-19 . mediatheque-patrimoine.culture.gouv.fr . fr.
3. Archives départementales de l'Yonne, Act of birth of Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort, Sens civil registry, view 4/207, accessed May 2, 2016.
4. Web site: Lucien Lefort (93784) Musée d'Orsay . 2024-09-19 . www.musee-orsay.fr.
5. March 14, 1880 . Marriage Promises . Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure et de l'Eure . Rouen . 74 . 2 . 2430-8242 . 2505-1911 . September 19, 2024. .
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7. Book: Yvon Pailhès . Rouen: un passé toujours présent… rues, monuments, jardins, personnages . Bertout . 1994 . 2-86743-219-7 . Luneray . 285 . 466680895. .
8. Book: Patrice Quéréel . La Ville évanouie - Rouen . Page de Garde . 1999 . 2-84340-108-9 . Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf . 381 . Rue Racine: les Archives aux Archives. .
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