page_title: Toma T. Socolescu
section_title: Ploiești
hierarchical_section_title: Toma T. Socolescu / Other achievements / Ploiești
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La villa de Zaharia Leon sur la strada Drosescu, à Ploieşti, Judeţul Prahova, Roumanie. La maison a été entièrement détruite par les bomardements anglo-américain de 1944. La strada Drosescu se nomme en 2010 strada C.T. Grigorescu. La nouvelle maison qui la remplace au numéro 13 a conservé partiellement les murs et grilles de la clôture d'origine. La maison fut construite par Toma T. Socolescu. La date de construction est inconnue: entre 1920 et 1930. Nous sommes les descendants et uniques ayant-droits de toute l'oeuvre de Toma T. Socolescu (mort en 1960 à Bucarest). English: The villa of Zaharia Leon on the strada Drosescu,à Ploieşti, Judeţul Prahova, Roumanie. The villa has been completely destroyed by the American bombardments of 1943-44. This street is nowadays (2010) named strada C.T. Grigorescu. The house that has been built at the same place has partially preserved the wall and gate of the former original fence. This house was built by Toma T. Socolescu. The building date is unknown: probably between 1920 and 1930. We are the only heirs and descendants of Toma T. Socolescu (died in 1960 in Bucharest) and therefore owner of all his intellectual rights.
context_page_description: Toma T. Socolescu was a Romanian architect. He was one of the influencers of Romanian architecture from the early 20th century through World War II.
context_section_description: Villa of pharmacist N. Hogaș, brother of the writer Calistrat Hogaș, Gh. Lazăr street. During its construction, Socolescu reserved the ceiling of the lounge for a future fresco by Tomescu. Built around 1907, the house was destroyed during World War II. This was Socolescu's first work.
  Pasapeanu House, a small house on (now) Barbu Dela Vrancea street, built around 1908. This is his smallest work.
  House on 31 Vlad Tepes street that was made around 1908.
  House on București avenue near the South Railway Station (Gara de Sud), built around 1908. The house was destroyed by the Communists to make room for the Plants of 1 May.
  Rental property on Lipscani street, probably built about 1910, razed by Communists.
  Orăscu residential house, at 18 Independenței boulevard. Built around 1920 in the Art Nouveau fashionable French style of the time. Its interior was luxurious. The house was confiscated by the Communists, then turned into a popular canteen. It later became a polyclinic for children. The house is classified as an historical monument.
  Europa Hotel, renovation and addition of a floor in collaboration with Ion Socolescu before 1914-1915. The hotel, first called the Victoria Hotel, was originally planned by his grandfather Nicolae Gh. Socol. It was demolished by the Communists in 1960.
  House, built along with Ion Socolescu shortly before the First World War. It was damaged in the bombing and demolished in 1950.
  House at 12 Ștefan cel Mare street, built before the First World War, destroyed by the bombing, according to Memoirs of Socolescu. It housed the city's Technical Services in 1938. However, an ancient house remains, which matches Socolescu's style for its ground floor part. The originally one-story house, was expanded by one floor during the communist era.
  Villa on (now) C.T. Grigorescu  street dates from 1913-1914. The villa was destroyed by the bombing. A later-built house has partially preserved the original wall and gate.
  Villa at 8 Maramureș street. Built before 1914, it was nationalized by the Communists. The house is classified as an historical monument and hosts the National Department of Highways.
  Socolescu rental property at 2 Ștefan cel Mare Aurel Vlaicue street. Built from 1914, the building was habitable from 1915 and probably completed after World War I. Socolescu borrowed from banks to finance it. He installed his office and worked there until the bombing partially destroyed it. The structure was confiscated and transformed by the Soviets in the 1950s. The original facade was replaced by a more sober style. Originally the building had 7 shops on the ground floor and 5 apartments, and housed Socolescu and his family.
  Rental property in the old market ('Obor'), at 1 Émile Zola. Built in the 1920s, it was nationalized in 1950. The block of houses where it is located, escaped communist destruction.
  Villa on Eminescu street. Built in the 1920s and destroyed by bombing.
  Probably built in 1922 as shown by an inscription in the lobby. It is located on Kogălniceanu street (formerly Franceză street), was published 36. Nationalized, the building was only partially recovered by the Bogdan's heirs. The house is one of the few remnants of the ancient town center of Ploiești that was razed and rebuilt in a modern style around 1980.
  Toboc building at 1 Democrației street. According to the family of the former owner and other corroborating sources, Socolescu designed and built the building. The style is reminiscent of his brâncovenesc style. The construction resembles the rental structurethat he had planned for himself a few years before, at 2 Ștefan cel Mare street. Achieved between 1920 and 1924, nicknamed Toboc (squat man), the building was nationalized in 1950. It has been occupied by tenants since the 1977 earthquake. The construction is listed as a maximum seismic risk building.
  House at 6 Rahovei road. Built around 1920, it was damaged in the bombing, but was rebuilt almost identically under Socolescu's supervision. The house was renovated in 2009 and preserves much of its original style. A photograph was published in
caption: Villa of Zaharia Leon on Drosescu street.
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