Charles André (1841–1928) was a French

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, son of François André and among the first in a long line of French architects in the André family. He specialized in

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, a style which became extremely prominent throughout France in the 19th century. Beginning in 1901, he was a member of the

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. Along with his son,

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, and

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, he was the architect of the Vaxelaire & Compagnie department store in Nancy, built in 1899-1901.

Biography

Son of entrepreneur François André (1811-1904) and father of architect

, Charles André was a departmental architect. He organized the decorative art exhibition held in Nancy in June 1894, which marked the beginnings of the

.http://www.artnouveau-net.eu/data/PROCEEDINGS_DOWNLOAD/BRUSSEL/Anne_Laure_Dusoir.doc ''L'École de Nancy à l'Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France''], Anne-Laure Dusoir 22 octobre 2005doc. Charles André, along with his sons Émile and

, designed the Vaxelaire stores in Nancy, built between 1899 and 1901 at the corner of rue Saint-Jean and rue Raugraff. The building was listed as a

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on February 25, 1994.

References

1841 births 1928 deaths Art Nouveau architects 19th-century French architects Members of the École de Nancy {{France-architect-stub