Edificio de la Bolsa de Valores de Valparaíso, Historic stock exchange building in Valparaíso, Chile.
The Edificio de la Bolsa de Valores de Valparaíso, now the Federico Santa María building, stands at the corner of Prat and Urriola streets. The five-story building has a curved corner with a large cylindrical drum topped by a glazed French-style cupola. Its plans were drawn by Huber and Laclolet and modified by Carlos Claussen.
Construction began in 1911 on plans by Huber and Laclolet, later modified by Carlos Claussen, and the building opened in 1915 as the seat of the Bolsa de Corredores de Valparaíso. The exchange operated there until it ceased to exist in 2018. In 2019 the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María bought the property.
The structure is located within the Typical Zone of Prat Street, a heritage conservation area since 2001. It reflects early 20th-century architectural style and continues to shape how the financial district looks today.
The building stands at the corner of Prat and Urriola streets, within the Zona Típica de la calle Prat designated by Decreto n.º 605 of 31 August 2001. Since 2019 it belongs to the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, which houses there its Dirección General de Vinculación con el Medio and the Instituto Internacional para la Innovación Empresarial (3IE). The sources do not state opening hours or public visiting conditions, so check access with the university before planning a stop.
The building was designed by Huber and Laclolet, with plans later modified by Carlos Claussen; construction ran from 1911 to its inauguration in 1915. In 2019 the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María bought it after the exchange closed, and it now houses the Dirección General de Vinculación con el Medio and the Instituto Internacional para la Innovación Empresarial (3IE).
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