Residencia Leloir, Beaux-Arts residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Residencia Leloir is a three-story residential building in the Beaux-Arts style with a symmetrical stone facade and classical ornaments throughout. Its interior preserves original crystal chandeliers, marble surfaces, and historic wooden wall paneling that remain from its original period.

Architect Alejandro Christophersen designed this residence in the early 1900s, a period when French architecture influenced Buenos Aires. The building was purchased by Círculo Italiano in 1944 and has served as a center for Italian language and cultural activities since then.

The Círculo Italiano, founded in 1873, bought the house in June 1944 from Adela Unzué de Leloir, widow of Antonio Leloir. Today it runs Italian language classes, bridge and tango lessons, and an Italian restaurant. In the library, display cases hold encyclopedias and dictionaries on Italian culture printed in 1790.

The building at Libertad 1264 offers rooms for conferences, gatherings, and educational activities that operate throughout the year. You'll get the most from a visit by checking ahead about current activities or events taking place.

The library holds display cases, encyclopedias and dictionaries on Italian culture, some dated 1790. It sits at the end of the hallways of the former Leloir residence, and the Círcolo Italiano di Buenos Aires, founded in 1873, has occupied the building since June 1944.