Quinta de los Molinos, Havana
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | Cuba |
City | Havana |
Subject Date | 1840 |
Image Date | 1990 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Spanish Colonial |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | MC E 181090 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Martin Charles / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Barracks ; Town houses ; Houses |
NOTES: It was built as a summer residence and living quarters for the Spanish military who were leaving for Spain after they had finished their posting. Originally a one-storey structure made from left over materials by two engineers, Felix Lemau and Manuel Pastor 1837-1840. The top floor was added during refurbishment in the 1850s by a Cuban engineer Mariano Carillo de Albornoz. See RIBA155839 for a colour version of this image.
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