Casa Furniel, Historical Monument in Río Bueno, Chile.

Casa Furniel is a three-story building with an L-shaped floor plan, featuring wooden interior finishes, metal exterior cladding, and a steeply pitched roof topped with a tower. The construction blends European building styles with local practices common in early 20th-century southern Chile.

José María Fournier commissioned builder Martín Ohaco Rehbein to erect the mansion around 1906 for residential use. Río Bueno municipality bought it in 1966 and turned it into a liceo, later using it for administrative and public-service offices. Decree 404 of 24 September 2012 declared it a national monument; a large fire destroyed it on 28 November 2014, and the PDI investigated whether the blaze was intentional.

Locals called it the "Palacio de las Lágrimas" (Palace of Tears). Its French Provençal style and turned balustrades on balconies and stairways, carved from lingue, oak, laurel and pellín, marked it as a symbol of economic power in southern Chile. The house burned on 28 November 2014, and the PDI investigated whether the fire was intentional.

The house was destroyed by a fire on 28 November 2014, so there are no interior spaces to visit; only the protected perimeter of 4,117.45 m² remains. The PDI investigated whether the fire was intentional. Check the site from the public street and confirm locally before planning a stop.

The house was also called the "Palacio de las Lágrimas" (Palace of Tears). It was declared a national monument by Decree 404 of 24 September 2012, and the protected perimeter covers 4,117.45 m², while the mansion itself measured 393.06 m². A fire destroyed it on 28 November 2014, and the PDI investigated whether the blaze was intentional.