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Crespi d'Adda

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Crespi d'Adda by Els Slots
Crespi d'Adda by Els Slots 6

Crespi d'Adda is a late 19th-century workers’ village.

It is one of the best-preserved examples of the phenomenon of "company towns", which were developed by enlightened industrialists in Europe and North America. The aim was to house factory workers close to their work and the raw materials, and to maintain a stable workforce by offering comfortable houses and amenities. The urban layout of Crespi d'Adda and its architectural appearance is still unchanged.

Community Perspective: The houses are still inhabited, although the factory closed in the early 21st century and maintenance seems to be lacking since. The area also isn’t set up well to receive tourists, with a clear lack of information panels or signage and few buildings to enter.

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Official Information
Full Name
Crespi d'Adda (ID: 730)
Country
Italy
Status
Inscribed 1995 Site history
History of Crespi d'Adda
1995: Inscribed
Inscribed
Type
Cultural
Criteria
  • iv
  • v
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News Article
  • 25 Nov 2013 ilqi.it — Percassi buys former Crespi D'Adda factory

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  • Community Category
  • Secular structure: Factories and industry
  • Human activity: Urban planning
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Trivia
  • Modelled after
    Modelled after Saltaire "Crespi D?Adda in Italy .. consciously uses Saltaire as a model even down to the derivation of its name. Founded in 1875 by Cristoforo Crespi, as with Saltaire, it combines its founder?s name with the river on which it sits. It too displays an architectural unity - the numerous community buildings were built to a common Italian Gothic motif between 1893 and 1925." (Nom File for Saltaire)
  • In private ownership
    Bought by the company of Antonio Percassi in October 2013

    See www.casa24.ilsole24ore.com

Architecture
  • Art Nouveau
    The Cemetery is dominated by the Crespi family mausoleum, an Art Nouveau structure, the work of Gaetano Moretti. (Unesco website)
  • Ideal City
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Constructions
  • Mausolea
    the Crespi family mausoleum
  • Theatres and Opera Houses
  • Latrines
    public lavatories
  • Pyramids
    Crespi chapel - a decorated tower-pyramid (official website)
  • Hydro Power Stations
    "More serlous is the condition of the small hydroelectrlc power station, which ls an excellent example of early 20th centurv Art Nouveau architecture. lts technical equipment ls still in situ and plans are being prepared for its rehabilitation as an industrial heritage museum." (AB eval)
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Percassi buys former Crespi D'Adda…
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