Baruel Mansion
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Baruel Mansion is the castle
built in the nineteen century by a rich family. It is located in Alto de Santana
, northern area of São Paulo city.
The construction has been the headquarters of the Baruel estate, a farm where were produced rice, beans, corn
and sugarcane
with slave labor. The richness of his owner is perceived in the buildings that make up the area.
The estate had 24,250 meters square in area and after the death of Mr. Baruel the property was divided and sold in lots. The farm included the house of Dona Maria, daughter of Mr. Baruel, built in 1925, which today houses the Narbal Fontes Library.
The Baruel were a traditional and influential family of Santana
. Near the farm, in the current Voluntários da Pátria street is located in the Chapel of Santa Cruz, built in 1895 by Pedro Doll and the Baruel family.
Built in the Norman
style the castle is considered a historic site, it saves time and remnants of the neighborhood. It has never been inhabited. Currently the building is a physiotherapy clinic
.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
built in the nineteen century by a rich family. It is located in Alto de Santana
Alto de Santana
Alto de Santana is a name commonly used, especially by business, to refer to a Upper middle class area of Santana district in São Paulo city, Brazil...
, northern area of São Paulo city.
The construction has been the headquarters of the Baruel estate, a farm where were produced rice, beans, corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
and sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
with slave labor. The richness of his owner is perceived in the buildings that make up the area.
The estate had 24,250 meters square in area and after the death of Mr. Baruel the property was divided and sold in lots. The farm included the house of Dona Maria, daughter of Mr. Baruel, built in 1925, which today houses the Narbal Fontes Library.
The Baruel were a traditional and influential family of Santana
Santana (São Paulo)
Santana is a northern district in the subprefecture of Santana-Tucuruvi of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and is located between 4-7 km from downtown São Paulo.-History:...
. Near the farm, in the current Voluntários da Pátria street is located in the Chapel of Santa Cruz, built in 1895 by Pedro Doll and the Baruel family.
Built in the Norman
Architecture of Normandy
The architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years.- Vernacular domestic styles :In Haute-Normandie and in pays d'Auge, Mortainais, Passais and Avranchin , the vernacular domestic architecture is typically half-timbered and thatched....
style the castle is considered a historic site, it saves time and remnants of the neighborhood. It has never been inhabited. Currently the building is a physiotherapy clinic
Clinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
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