Palacio Haedo
Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palacio Haedo (English: Haedo Palace, also named Palacio Villar)[1] is a 19th-century building in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located on the Avenida Santa Fe, to the south of the Torre Monumental and the Plaza San Martín, in close proximity to the Consulate of Colombia and the Plaza Hotel. It was built as a residence for the Haedo family by architects Passeroni and Brizuela in the Neo-Gothic style.
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Type | Palace |
Address | San Martín 1059 |
Town or city | Buenos Aires |
Country | Argentina |
Current tenants | National Parks Administration (1935–present) |
Completed | c. 1883; 141 years ago (c. 1883) |
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In 1881, the residence was acquired by Reynaldo Villar and subsequently by Dominga Villar y Cristina Manuela Villar, but soon came under the ownership of the Banco Popular Argentino. Now the headquarters of the National Parks Administration, it has been a listed historic monument since 2001.[1]