The House of the Ezeiza, Colonial mansion in San Telmo, Argentina
The House of the Ezeiza is a colonial mansion in San Telmo with three interconnected courtyards and two-story galleries featuring Italianate architecture. White and gray marble slabs cover the ground floor while the upper level displays symmetrical balconied windows with stone-like cladding and Corinthian details throughout.
The mansion was built in 1876 for the Ezeiza family, whose ancestors were Basque immigrants. The family abandoned it during the 1871 yellow fever outbreak and never returned to live there.
The residence once served as a school and later housed an institute for the deaf before becoming home to multiple families. This changing purpose over the decades shaped how locals view and remember the building.
The building now functions as a shopping gallery with retail spaces spread across the restored historic courtyards and multi-level galleries. Visitors can walk through the interconnected spaces to explore both the architecture and available shops at ground and upper levels.
The ground floor is completely covered in gray and white marble, a rare luxury feature from the time of construction that stands out from other buildings in the neighborhood. This marble cladding reveals the wealth of the original owners and remains intact to this day.
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