Building for sale in Estremoz (Santa Maria e Santo André), 541 m²

Estremoz (Santa Maria e Santo André), Estremoz

Building

EUR 1,500,000

• 11 bedrooms
• 541.3 sqm

VIEIRA DA SILVA MANSION — A GEM OF ART NOUVEAU IN THE HEART OF ESTREMOZ There are properties that are bought. Others span generations. The Vieira da Silva Mansion is one of the most emblematic examples of Art Nouveau architecture in the Alentejo and one of the most recognizable historic properties in the city of Estremoz. Commissioned in the first decade of the 20th century by physician João Lopes Nunes Vieira da Silva, married to Elisa Carmen Reynolds Graça Zagallo, it was designed as the family residence and is believed to have been one of the first — possibly the first — buildings to be erected on what was then called Avenida da Estação. The property preserves the grandeur, character and elegance inherent to a bourgeois residence of the early 20th century, blending classical and revivalist references with the new artistic trends of the era and incorporating materials from Central Europe. Its magnificent symmetrical facade presents truly singular artistic richness. The monumental polychrome tile panel, inspired by naturalism, harmoniously combines with the wrought iron balconies, worked stonework and elegant decorative frames of the doors and windows. Each element reflects the r…