Escuela Normal José Manuel Estrada

The Escuela Normal José Manuel Estrada is a teacher training school in Corrientes featuring a main building with a polygonal entrance and two lateral wings housing classrooms, workshops, and administrative areas. Additional facilities include physics and chemistry laboratories, an auditorium, and a Natural History Museum located at Sargento Cabral 2120.

The school was founded in 1887 as part of a larger push to professionalize teacher education in the region. In the early 1900s, specialized buildings were added that introduced new standards for educational architecture and practical training spaces.

The school emerged as a teacher training institution rooted in regional educational reform and continues to shape how the local community views its role in developing educators. Visitors can observe how classrooms and halls still reflect the legacy of generations trained within these walls.

The campus is organized in a straightforward layout with museum spaces and laboratories housed on upper floors for easy navigation. Visiting during morning hours often works best since ongoing academic activities and classes have less impact on access to different areas.

Architect Carlos Altgelt designed the specialized pavilions following modern educational principles with separate spaces for hands-on learning and student housing. This innovative layout became a model that influenced how other teacher training institutions were built across South America.