The neo-Gothic villa, or rather a villa in the style of late historicism, which František Vendolský had built at the beginning of the 20th century by the road to Pernštejn, is an unmissable part of the ensemble of detached houses in the Nedvědička valley and at the same time a quality proof of the building development of Nedvědice during the time of Mayor Jan Míček. František Vendolský, a native of Nedvědice, worked as a teacher and administrator at the municipal school in Chlébské, where he also lived, at the time of the construction. The construction of the villa in Nedvědice was related to his anticipated move to the local school and, among other things, perfectly illustrates the financial possibilities of the middle class at the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The plot of land on a steep and rocky slope with the unmistakable landmark of Pernštejn Castle was built in the Romantic style, even though Art Nouveau and the beginnings of Modernism were already at their peak in art centres at that time. Vendolský approached the Brno architect Vladimír Fischer, who worked in the artistic forms of late historicism, whom he had probably met during the construction of the Nedvědice school in 1901-1902, and who was in close contact with the patriotic mayor of Nedvědice, Jan Míček. The villa, built in 1906, a year before his appointment as a teacher in Nedvědice, was used by František Vendolski, his wife Štěpánka and tenant Antonín Fafík, who worked on the railway. The traditional information about the co-owner of the property being the substitute teacher Metoděj Vendolský, who was František's brother, is not correct, as evidenced by the entry in the land register. The social rise of the teacher at the Nedvědice municipal school is best evidenced by the fact that the only maid Marie Žličařová was the couple's roommate in 1921. The villa, built by the company of Jaroslav Hutař, a builder from Nedvědice, rests on a massive stone base on a rectangular plan, with another rectangular extension adjoining it from the rear. The inverted façade is emphasised by a central, slightly inclined bay with a French eye with a balcony, which is topped by a high decorative gable with an attic, broken at the top by a narrow opening with a semicircular finial. On the first floor of the bay is a large segmental-arched window; a smaller regular window is also located to the right of the bay. The left part of the façade consists of a loggia open to two arcades with a balustrade. The loggia, with two further arcades, also continues to the left side elevation with windows on the raised ground and first floors, terminating in a further decorative gable. The right side elevation is finished with the same feature, divided by windows and an entrance door, which is reached by a wide external staircase with a balustrade of tapered balustrade. The magnificent villa with a cordoned cornice with a dentil carving became the centre of patriotic and social life in Nedvědice and was frequently visited by members of the Brno tourist association Noha, headed by Petr Bezruč. The building, surrounded by a garden, has recently undergone a complete but sensitive reconstruction, so that its original appearance has remained essentially unchanged. The Villa of František Vendolski is undoubtedly one of the finest architectures in the villa district of Nedvědín from the beginning of the 20th century.




