VIVENDAS IRMÁNS SUÁREZ EIRE/PURIFICACIÓN SUÁREZ

Civil
905
On the Way of St. James

Location

Praza Compostela 17

36201  Vigo - Pontevedra

Coordinates:
42º 14' 20.9" N - 8º 43' 15.9" W

Description

Apartment building for the Suárez Eire brothers and Purificación Suárez Vázquez. It was designed by Jenaro de la Fuente Álvarez in 1944 as a dwelling, although it was subsequently to house the main office of the Inland Revenue. It is a blend of avant-garde and academic architecture with refined classicist versions. The ground floor, where a series of arches on pilasters is situated, is noteworthy. Large openings are situated here, closed in by projecting moldings and double tubular colonnade with skirting board and abacus. As examples of modern eclecticism the building has a decorated cornice, balconies with stone reinforcements and iron railings. As building material, granite from the Sierra de Castrelos, which received a polishing treatment, was used.

The Ways of St. James

Portiguese Route by coast
Arriba