Villa Eugen, Baden, Protected monument in Baden, Austria
Villa Eugen at Weilburgstrasse 103–105 is a two-storey main building on sloping ground, topped by steep hipped roofs with dormers. It has projecting bays, towers, an open loggia at the south-east corner, and walls of light-coloured facing brick with late Historicist ornament and timber-framed gable sections. South of it stand brick outbuildings dated 1884, with stables under wooden coffered ceilings below former staff flats.
The house was built between 1883 and 1886 by architect Franz von Neumann for Archduke Wilhelm. After Wilhelm's death, the estate passed in 1894 to his nephew Archduke Eugen, whose name the building carries to this day.
The wrought-iron entrance portal on the east side is crowned and bears the initial "W" of the builder, Archduke Wilhelm. The two-storey outbuildings are dated 1884 in their brickwork. The grounds were revived as housing in 1976 after decay following 1945.
It is best visited during the day when light highlights the facade details and decorative elements. The surroundings are walkable and offer different viewpoints to see the building from outside.
The wrought-iron entrance portal stands on the east side of the grounds, not around the whole property, which is enclosed by a plain lattice fence. The neo-baroque gate is crowned above the initial "W" of the builder, Archduke Wilhelm.
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