Georges-Robert Lefort

Georges-Robert Lefort studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Edmond Paulin and Julien Guadet is recorded. Yves Lemoine, Louis Chouinard and Raymond Cornon are recorded as having studied under Georges-Robert Lefort. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rennes and Guingamp. Employment is recorded with municipality of Rennes and Brittany National College of Architecture. Positions recorded include full professor. Works named in the authority record are Grand séminaire de Saint-Brieuc, Dinan station and building of the Savings Bank of Saint-Brieuc. Work by Georges-Robert Lefort is recorded in the collections of Museum of Brittany and Departmental archives of Finistère. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.

• Name — Georges-Robert Lefort • Born — 27 February 1875 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 1875 December 1954 • Occupation — Architect

Georges-Robert Lefort was born on 27 February 1875 in Paris. His father was employed by the Crédit Foncier de France. He obtained a bachelor's degree in science, then studied architecture under François Goemans from 1895 to 1896. He was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, where he was a pupil of Edmond Jean Baptiste Paulin. He won several prizes and medals between 1899 and 1903.

Lefort settled in Guingamp at the start of the 20th century, and was to become the leading architect in Brittany. He was appointed architect for the town of Rennes in 1910. Between 1923 and 1942 he was architect for the Historical Monuments department of the Ministry of Culture. From 1923 to 1934 he was a professor at the École Régionale des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, and from 1935 to 1947 he was a director of this school. He was actively involved in associations such as the Syndicat des architectes du Nord-Ouest and the Association provinciale des architectes français. Lefort died in December 1954 at the age of 79.

Lefort designed many buildings in Brittany. His work was varied in style. The hospital in Guingamp was severely neo-classical, while the Saint-Brieuc savings bank was richly eclectic. He also drew on the local Breton architectural tradition, which he found an important source of inspiration. His works include: • Year — Work — Location — Notes • 1909 — Savings bank — Saint-Brieuc — Designated a historical monument in 1995 • 1909 — "Lan Kerellec" vacation home — Trébeurden — A large vacation home designed for the painter Pierre Gervais by the architects Louis Süe and Paul Huillard. Lefort monitored construction. • 1924 — Grand Beach Hotel — Perros-Guirec — A major extension to an existing beachfront hotel building, built in two stages in 1914 and in 1924–26. The hotel has since been extensively modified. • 1924 — War memorial — Guingamp — Designed by Lefort with a sculpture group by Hippolyte Galy. • 1932 — Gare de Dinan — Dinan — Dinan railway station. Designated a historical monument in 1995 • 1928 — Grand Seminary — Saint-Brieuc — Built between 1924 and 1928 in reinforced concrete and granite chips. The chapel has an art deco style, with mosaics by Isidore Odorico. Designated a historical monument in 1995 • 1947 — "Kestellic" vacation home — Plouguiel — A vacation home built for the entrepreneur Désiré Offret.