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Bâtiment Dar America
Place Bel Air · City centre
Current use Former American cultural centre
Listed in the national heritage inventory
Overview
On Place Bel Air, in the Gauthier district, this building was home to Dar America, the cultural centre of the United States Consulate General in Casablanca. In the 1940s it first served as a residence for American consular officers, before becoming a place for cultural exchange, reading and teaching in the 1970s. Dar America left it in April 2026 for new premises in Casa Finance City.
Heritage
Heritage record
- Other names
- Ard El Kbir 108
Location
Nearby buildings
Villa Benchimol
200 m away
Villa Violetta
200 m away
Immeuble Alexandre II
290 m away
Immeuble A.B.O Lahlou Frères
330 m away
Immeuble La Roseraie
400 m away
- ©« Maroc - Villas jumelles dites Les Tourelles (rec0307 g).jpg » — source: https://regards.monuments-nationaux.fr/fr/feature/671/voyage-en-algerie-et-au-maroc/page/1/nobc/1 — via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maroc_-_Villas_jumelles_dites_Les_Tourelles_(rec0307_g).jpg), uploaded on 2019-12-05 — Licence Ouverte / Open Licence Etalab (https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence) — image resized · Author: photographer not stated (Commons “Author” field: Marius Boyer, Jean Blois — architects’ names) · License: Licence Ouverte / Open Licence (Etalab) · View source
Villa les Tourelles
400 m away
