Casas de los Sánchez-Ochando
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| Houses of the Sánchez-Ochando | |
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Casa del Conde | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mudejar and neoclassical |
| Town or city | Santa Maria de Guia de Gran Canaria |
| Country | Canary Islands |
| Coordinates | 28°08′21″N 15°37′59″W / 28.139132376405072°N 15.633185505867003°W |
| Construction started | 1600 |
| Completed | 1600 |
Casas de los Sánchez-Ochando (English: Sánchez-Ochando's houses), are a group of houses in the municipality of Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria. They are a sample of vernacular architecture, or traditional domestic architectural style of the "well-to-do class" of the Canary Islands.[1]
Today, only two of the houses remain.[2]
Origins
In the early 17th century, the land was owned by the Alonso Riverol family. Two centuries later, the land was passed down to the Sánchez-Ochando family.[3]
Over time, by inheritance, they went to different family members. A part of them became the property of Juan del Castillo Westherling, son of who was then Count of the Vega Grande de Guadalupe. Therefore, the set was colloquially known as'Casa del Conde' (english: House of the Count).
The houses are known and highlighted in the Historic Set of the City of Guía, because of how they were assets of the same family, the proximity of both buildings, as well as being a representation of two models of stately homes from the 17th century. The houses were inhabited by descendants of people from different places, which is demonstrated by the varied surnames of its former inhabitants: Vetancourt, Riverol, Merino, Falcón, Aríñez, Bilbao...
Nowadays, the vestiges that can be observed of both buildings are:
- House that closes the alley barracks [4]
It was started to be built in 17th century. Its facade presents the characteristic typology of many manor houses of Gran Canaria, in which a stone frame joins the main door with a window located on it, with windowsill and cornice as decoration. It also has the typical drain pipes (in this case, four).
The front of the house is covered with a four-sided roof, while a wide gallery balustrade that is supported by jabalcones is still visible from the modern Las Huertas area. as well as some covered rear balcony.
This building has a rich testimonial value in a past mode of construction, but it is hardly appreciated given its serious state of abandonment. As if this were not enough, say that the quarry frame has been painted the same color as the cloth of the facade, a fact that remains even more aesthetic. In addition, in 2019 a bank of modern design was placed in front of the house, which contributes in taking away the place's charm.
- Marqués del Muni street house (formerly of La Cruz) [5]
This is the house that gives Casa Condal the nickname to the whole. When cornering, the typological contrast between the secondary facade facing the west (with a wide wall with barely any decoration, except two rows of windows) and the frontis that obey the neoclassical taste of the openings perfectly arranged in their placement, as well as in the stonework frames that surround them and the elegant cornice that crowns the building on its side of the old street of La Cruz.
But, if your decoration has some outstanding elements, it is the striking forged blacksmith shop, with classic vegetal and faunal decoration that is located in the railings of its six windows and on the balcony.
Like the previous house, it is this state of conservation is seriously deplorable. Suffice it to say that the wide balcony has completely disappeared.
Gallery
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Casa del Conde in 1980. -
Facade of the Casa del Conde in 1981. -
Lateral Casa del Conde in 1981. -
Casa del Conde in 2001. -
Rear of Casa del Conde in 2001. -
Balcony of the Casa del Conde in 2001 -
Balcony of the Casa del Conde in 2001
References
Notes
- ^ Rodríguez, Martín (1978). Canarian domestic architecture (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Classroom of Culture of Tenerife. p. 30. ISBN 84-500-2714-4.
- ^ Mention of the House of the Count in the portal of Historical Heritage of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria Source: Cabildo insular de Gran Canaria
- ^ González-Sosa, Pedro (1985). Contribution to a history of Guia of Gran Canaria (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Santa María de Guía City Council. p. 169.
- ^ González-Sosa, Pedro (2001). Guia of Gran Canaria: History of the City Council and the buildings that were institutional headquarters (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Santa María de Guía City Council.
- ^ González-Sosa, Pedro (2001). Gran Canaria Guide: History of the City Council and the buildings that were institutional headquarters (in Spanish) (1st ed.). City Council of Santa María de Guía.
Bibliography
- González-Sosa, Pedro Contribution for a history of Gran Canaria Guide . City Council of Santa María de Guía, 1985.
- Martín Rodríguez, Fernando Gabriel Canarian domestic architecture Classroom of Culture of Tenerife, 1978. ISBN 84-500-2714-4
- Quintana Andrés, Pedro C A look at the past The City Council of Santa María de Guía, Government of the Canary Islands, 2006. ISBN 84-689-8185-0
- González-Sosa, Pedro Guia of Gran Canaria: History of the City Council and the buildings that were institutional headquarters . Edit: City Council of Santa María de Guía and Island Council of Gran Canaria. The 2001 year
- Martín Ruíz, Juan Francisco The northwest of Gran Canaria. A study of Historical Demography (1485-1860). Exuma. Commonwealth of Cabildos de Las Palmas Culture Plan, 1978.
- Several Authors Tourist Guide of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria. Ayto. De Sta. Mª de Guía, 2009.