Museo Dardo Rocha, Historical museum in La Plata, Argentina.
Museo Dardo Rocha is a museum housed in a late 19th-century residence located in downtown La Plata. The building contains period furnishings, decorative elements, and exhibits that document the life and surroundings of an influential family.
The building was constructed in 1886 as a residence for the founder of La Plata in a remarkably short timeframe. After serving as a private home, the structure was later converted into a public exhibition space.
The museum displays personal objects that belonged to Dardo Rocha and reveal how the city's founder lived with his family. Visitors can see everyday items and furnishings that show what mattered to them in their daily life.
The museum occupies the house at Calle 50 no. 935, between 13 and 14, a few metres from Plaza Moreno and the cathedral. The entrance front runs 60 metres along Calle 50 and 14 metres along Calle 14, so the door is easy to miss from the plaza side. The rooms open off two successive patios, the first paved with a two-metre tiled walkway on three sides.
The house earned the nickname "la casa de los 40 días" because Rocha had it built in about six weeks. On 19 November 1885, governor Carlos D'Amico pointed at the empty lot on the plaza and said it belonged to "this one, who has no faith in his work"; Rocha answered by inviting the group to lunch there on 1 January 1886. Engineer Pedro Benoit drew the plans that same night.
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