Huray villa

Opposite to the villa of the writer Jókai and the Round Church, near

the Blaha Luiza villa are the two houses of the brother in law of

Jókai, the Huray villas. The two monuments were built 1868

(wikipedia). They are situated back from the street, in a courtyard

rich in vegetation and old trees, on one of the most beautiful sites.

They are in romantic style, typical for the 1860s. They present closed

terraces, with rich timber ornamentations. The timber ornamentations

are related as well with those mentioned above in Buziaş (see photos

in another album). One of them is single storey, the other has an

upper story. Villas similar to the single story one are presented on

postcards from 1900 displaying the Yacht club (Balatonfured webpage),

which is monument as well, other with timber ornamentations can be

seen also today in the centre. Both the Huray villa and the Horváth

villa are foreseen with quotings from Kereszturi Dezső, doctor. Dr.

Huray István (1827-1911) was the physician of the Balatonfüred, as a

memorial plate from 1982 tells us. The villas are today the

headquarters of the regional tourism company Balaton.