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Argentine Club, Bahia Blanca, province of Buenos Aires
A faithfull representative of the French achitecture of the 17th and 18th centuries, built during the years 1910-1913 based on a project by Architect Coni Molina
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Coni Molina was one of the most important architects of the beginning of the XX century in Argentina.
The first building designed by Coni Molina was one in the City of Bahia Blanca, where he later left a distinctive mark with the construction of the Argentine Club; a building that was considered a magnificent architectonic work in its time.
It is an impressive building, faithfull representative of the French achitecture of the 17th and 18th centuries, built during the years 1910-1913 based on a project by Architect Coni Molina, and constructed initially by Nicolas and Gerardo Pagano.
It was declared a Historical Monument by the Province of Buenos Aires on June 18th 1998, and a National Historical Monument on January 8, 2001.
Architect Coni Molina left his signature in many buildings of the City of Buenos Aires , and among these, in the one used by Coni’s Press as from 1886.
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Author of the article: Grondona Olmi, Verónica
Sources employed:
- "El País que no Miramos" ("The Country we have not Seen"), a series of documentaries for television produced by Ivan Grondona. Archivo General de la Nación ("Argentina's National Archive").
- www.bahiablanca.gov.ar/prensa50/Informe.asp on August 2010
Translated by: Veronica Grondona
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