Villa Walter Harris MuseumTangier, Morocco
This villa was designed in the the end of the 19th-century by Walter Burton Harris, author and reporter for The Times of London, as his home. It was constructed in Moorish Revival style, with elaborate zellij, stucco, and carved wood. After Harris died in 1932, it was later converted into a Casino-Resort by Spanish entrepreneur Onofre Zapata. It was sold in the 1960s to Club Mediterranée resort.
When Club Mediterranée left Tangier in 1992, the villa was abandoned and deteriorated for several decades. In 2007, it was designated a building of National Historic value. In 2021, it opened as a museum.
SOURCE:
Amiar, Jamal. 2015. “Tanger. La Villa Harris, En Ruine, Sera Reconstruite - Medias24.” Medias24. February 24, 2015. https://www.medias24.com/2015/02/24/tanger-la-villa-harris-en-ruine-sera-reconstruite/. Archived at https://perma.cc/F5RF-ZRYX.
Antinoff, Julien. 2013. “La Villa Harris : Un Monument à L’abandon.” Made in Tanger. June 24, 2013. https://www.madein.city/tanger/fr/stories/la-villa-harris-un-monument-a-l-abandon-6939/. Archived at https://perma.cc/2BXG-9DED.
Assayag, I.J. 2001. Tanger... Regards Sur Le Passé... Ce Qu’il Fut. Casablanca: Imprimerie Najah El Jadida.
Cabaleiro, Jesús. 2020. “La Histórica Villa Harris En Tánger Recupera Su Esplendor | Diario Calle De Agua.” Diariocalledeagua.Com. October 8, 2020. http://www.diariocalledeagua.com/es/reportajes/la-hist%C3%B3rica-villa-harris-en-t%C3%A1nger-recupera-su-esplendor. Archived at https://perma.cc/Q8Q3-GMR9.
El Ftouh, Ahmed. 2011. “Tanger : Sauvons Le Site De La Villa Harris !” Libération. February 4, 2011. https://www.libe.ma/Tanger-Sauvons-le-site-de-la-Villa-Harris-_a16898.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/G68E-QAGR.
Kasraoui, Safaa. 2021. “Morocco To Renovate, Rehabilitate Historical Plaza De Toros In Tangier.” Morocco World News. May 4, 2021. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/05/341408/morocco-to-renovate-rehabilitate-historical-plaza-de-toros-in-tangier. Archived at https://perma.cc/8EK5-EMV7.
Miège, Jean Louis. 1992.Tanger. Courbevoie: ACR Editions.
Novarro, Antonio. 2021. “Marruecos Recupera La Plaza De Toros De Tánger.” La Razón. October 4, 2021. https://www.larazon.es/internacional/20211004/at7xf4mo2na5rg4cft5i3zjjwq.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/T9FM-M6EV.
Otazu, Javier. 2021. “Las Siete Vidas Tangerinas De La Mítica Villa Harris Terminan En Un Museo.” SWI Swissinfo.Ch. March 16, 2021. https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/marruecos-historia--cr%C3%B3nica-_las-siete-vidas-tangerinas-de-la-m%C3%ADtica-villa-harris-terminan-en-un-museo/46453744. Archived at https://perma.cc/WAC8-EMZM.
Peters, Lucas. 2021. “An Inside Look At The New Villa Harris Museum Of Tangier.” Journey Beyond Travel. March 25, 2021. https://www.journeybeyondtravel.com/blog/villa-harris-museum.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/TVB2-JE62.
Roca, Juan Ramón. 2011. Tangier and Its Surroundings, Assilah and Chefchaouen. Tangier and its Surroundings: Alicante: Juan Ramón Roca.
“The ‘Villa Harris Museum’ Opens Its Doors In Tangier - Archyde.” 2021. Archyde. March 17, 2021. https://www.archyde.com/the-villa-harris-museum-opens-its-doors-in-tangier/. Archived at https://perma.cc/TRD2-GPDB.
"Ver Edificio, Mohamed VI, Villa Harris." Tanger: El Mundo En Una Ciudad. Accessed October 11, 2015. http://tingisaecid.com/v2/view_ent/view_building.php?id=5.
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Villa Walter Harris MuseumTangier, Morocco
This villa was designed in the the end of the 19th-century by Walter Burton Harris, author and reporter for The Times of London, as his home. It was constructed in Moorish Revival style, with elaborate zellij, stucco, and carved wood. After Harris died in 1932, it was later converted into a Casino-Resort by Spanish entrepreneur Onofre Zapata. It was sold in the 1960s to Club Mediterranée resort.
When Club Mediterranée left Tangier in 1992, the villa was abandoned and deteriorated for several decades. In 2007, it was designated a building of National Historic value. In 2021, it opened as a museum.
SOURCE:
Amiar, Jamal. 2015. “Tanger. La Villa Harris, En Ruine, Sera Reconstruite - Medias24.” Medias24. February 24, 2015. https://www.medias24.com/2015/02/24/tanger-la-villa-harris-en-ruine-sera-reconstruite/. Archived at https://perma.cc/F5RF-ZRYX.
Antinoff, Julien. 2013. “La Villa Harris : Un Monument à L’abandon.” Made in Tanger. June 24, 2013. https://www.madein.city/tanger/fr/stories/la-villa-harris-un-monument-a-l-abandon-6939/. Archived at https://perma.cc/2BXG-9DED.
Assayag, I.J. 2001. Tanger... Regards Sur Le Passé... Ce Qu’il Fut. Casablanca: Imprimerie Najah El Jadida.
Cabaleiro, Jesús. 2020. “La Histórica Villa Harris En Tánger Recupera Su Esplendor | Diario Calle De Agua.” Diariocalledeagua.Com. October 8, 2020. http://www.diariocalledeagua.com/es/reportajes/la-hist%C3%B3rica-villa-harris-en-t%C3%A1nger-recupera-su-esplendor. Archived at https://perma.cc/Q8Q3-GMR9.
El Ftouh, Ahmed. 2011. “Tanger : Sauvons Le Site De La Villa Harris !” Libération. February 4, 2011. https://www.libe.ma/Tanger-Sauvons-le-site-de-la-Villa-Harris-_a16898.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/G68E-QAGR.
Kasraoui, Safaa. 2021. “Morocco To Renovate, Rehabilitate Historical Plaza De Toros In Tangier.” Morocco World News. May 4, 2021. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/05/341408/morocco-to-renovate-rehabilitate-historical-plaza-de-toros-in-tangier. Archived at https://perma.cc/8EK5-EMV7.
Miège, Jean Louis. 1992.Tanger. Courbevoie: ACR Editions.
Novarro, Antonio. 2021. “Marruecos Recupera La Plaza De Toros De Tánger.” La Razón. October 4, 2021. https://www.larazon.es/internacional/20211004/at7xf4mo2na5rg4cft5i3zjjwq.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/T9FM-M6EV.
Otazu, Javier. 2021. “Las Siete Vidas Tangerinas De La Mítica Villa Harris Terminan En Un Museo.” SWI Swissinfo.Ch. March 16, 2021. https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/marruecos-historia--cr%C3%B3nica-_las-siete-vidas-tangerinas-de-la-m%C3%ADtica-villa-harris-terminan-en-un-museo/46453744. Archived at https://perma.cc/WAC8-EMZM.
Peters, Lucas. 2021. “An Inside Look At The New Villa Harris Museum Of Tangier.” Journey Beyond Travel. March 25, 2021. https://www.journeybeyondtravel.com/blog/villa-harris-museum.html. Archived at https://perma.cc/TVB2-JE62.
Roca, Juan Ramón. 2011. Tangier and Its Surroundings, Assilah and Chefchaouen. Tangier and its Surroundings: Alicante: Juan Ramón Roca.
“The ‘Villa Harris Museum’ Opens Its Doors In Tangier - Archyde.” 2021. Archyde. March 17, 2021. https://www.archyde.com/the-villa-harris-museum-opens-its-doors-in-tangier/. Archived at https://perma.cc/TRD2-GPDB.
"Ver Edificio, Mohamed VI, Villa Harris." Tanger: El Mundo En Una Ciudad. Accessed October 11, 2015. http://tingisaecid.com/v2/view_ent/view_building.php?id=5.
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