Maroy Building, Neoclassical building on Calle 5 and Avenida 1, San José, Costa Rica

The Maroy Building stands at Calle 5 and Avenida 1 in San José, Costa Rica. Built in 1923, it shows neoclassical eclectic features: a concrete dome, balconies, columns and three stone lions above the entrance portico.

The building went up in 1923 on the spot where the newspaper La Información once stood before it burned in 1919 during an uprising against Federico Tinoco's rule. This site thus carries memory of the city's resistance and renewal.

The building's name comes from its owners, Sigurd Roy Holstad and María E. Jiménez de la Guardia; it is also known as Edificio Roy. Its neoclassical eclectic facade, with a concrete dome, balconies, columns and three stone lions over the portico, was declared architectural heritage of Costa Rica in 2000.

The Maroy Building stands at the intersection of Calle 5 and Avenida 1, in the historic centre of San José. The entrance portico with its three stone lions faces this corner, so the building is easy to identify on foot. The surrounding blocks are laid out on the city's grid, with the pedestrianised central avenues a short walk away.

The building's name is often given as Edificio Roy, after owner Sigurd Roy Holstad, and it stands at Calle 5 and Avenida 1, not Calle 3. Costa Rica declared it architectural heritage in 2000, and the Ministry of Culture's Heritage Centre restored it with an investment of close to $200,000.