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Address:San Ignacio 364, e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla, Habana Vieja
Construction date:1745 |
Current use:
Doña María Luisa Peñalver y Navarrete lived in this house until her dying day in 1792. She was the daughter of the General Treasurer of the Army and of the Royal Exchequer of Havana, the Marquis of Arcos. Her husband, Marshall of the Royal Army, Don Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta, belonged to one of the oldest families in Havana that had settled on the town since the 16th century. In 1786 he was granted the title of Marquis of Casa Calvo because of his military merits and his services to the Crown, among which his governorship of Louisiana stood out. He died in exile, for his wealth was seized after Napoleon’s fall. Afterwards, the house was inhabited by the first Counts of Casa Lombillo.
The facade of this two-story building located in Plaza Vieja is characterized by a beautiful façade with a cracked pediment and columns over high pedestals, a portal with three arches and an attractive continuous balcony.
The building was remodeled in the year 1989 with contemporaneous criteria.
In the 19th Century, the spaces of the loggia with blinds and glasses of different colors were closed and the iron rail that today we can appreciate was placed and the original roof was replaced.
Other data:
House of the Marquise of Casa Calvo
