| Costeado House | |
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Casa do Costeado | |
 Costeado House in February 2024, during the restoration and rehabilitation works. | |
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| Former names | Casa do Costiago (Costiago House) |
| General information | |
| Status | Inserted inside the GHC |
| Architectural style | Portuguese baroque |
| Classification | Historic landmark |
| Location | Creixomil |
| Town or city | Guimarães |
| Country | Portugal |
| Coordinates | 41°26′16″N 8°18′13″W / 41.43790°N 8.30360°W |
| Construction started | Late 1700s |
| Completed | 1800s |
| Owner | Câmara Municipal of Guimarães |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
The Costeado House (Portuguese: Casa do Costeado) is a noble and historic house in Guimarães, Portugal.
Description edit
The Costeado House is currently made up of two buildings which, although connected, are visibly different. One is a long two-storey building dating from the 16th century and the other is a tall three-storey building begun at the end of the 18th century and completed in the 19th century.[1]
The area surrounding belonging to the house, with circa 4.5 hectares,[2] includes its granite entrance gate, lavish gardens, patches of forest and farmland, ruins of some houses and espigueiros and a small creek. The terrain is surrounded by car streets and it’s just 100 meters from the Guimarães Shopping.
History edit
17th century edit
The house is first mentioned with the name “Costiago” in 22 November 1644. The mention appears on a notebook stating that Lucrécia Camela, “owner of the casal of the Costiago, in the parish of Creixomil”, wrote a letter of attorney to a certain Glz Galham, resident of Vila do Conde.[3] She passed away exactly a month later.[3]
A different document later mentions that Inês Caldeirão Villassus was born at the “Costiago” in 30 August 1658,[4] and her father, Gonçalo Francisco, bought the residence in 1672, previously owned by Alexandre do Vale Peixoto.[5]
20th century edit
It suffered a massive fire in 6 April 1948.[6]
21st century edit
Aware of the importance of its past and taking on the civic responsibility of preserving its memory, the Costeado family handed over the House's documentary collection to the Martins Sarmento Society, guaranteeing its preservation and access for researchers and the curious to a unique collection, whose testimonies stretch from the first half of the 14th century to the 1980s.[7]
The house remained in the family's possession until it was acquired by the Câmara Municipal of Guimarães in 2018, with a view to installing a Hotel-School as part of the Cávado and Ave Polytechnic Institute.
The project started in October 2023[8] by substituting the old roofs of the Costeado House and digging a hole farther back to place the foundations of the new Hotel-School building.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ferrão, Bernardo; Ferrão Afonso, José. "Edificações do Centro Histórico e Sua Envolvente Com Interesse Patrimonial (Fichas)" (PDF). cm-guimaraes.pt. pp. 75–77. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Casa do Costeado". Associação Portuguesa dos Jardins Históricos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b Moraes, Maria Adelaide Pereira de (December 2001). Velhas Casas de Guimarães [Old Houses of Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Porto: Centro de Estudos de Geneologia, Heráldica e História da Família da Universidade Moderna do Porto. p. 127. ISBN 972-8682-11-5.
- ^ Moraes, Maria Adelaide Pereira de (December 2001). Velhas Casas de Guimarães [Old Houses of Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Porto: Centro de Estudos de Geneologia, Heráldica e História da Família da Universidade Moderna do Porto. p. 129. ISBN 972-8682-11-5.
- ^ Moraes, Maria Adelaide Pereira de (December 2001). Velhas Casas de Guimarães [Old Houses of Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Porto: Centro de Estudos de Geneologia, Heráldica e História da Família da Universidade Moderna do Porto. p. 150. ISBN 972-8682-11-5.
- ^ Adelaide Pereira de Moraes, Maria (1966). "Arquivo Municipal Alfredo Pimenta". Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Arquivo da Sociedade Martins Sarmento". www.csarmento.uminho.pt. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Construção da escola hotel do ipca começou na Casa do Costeado". guimaraesdigital.pt. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
Bibliography edit
- Moraes, Maria Adelaide Pereira de (December 2001). Velhas Casas de Guimarães [Old Houses of Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Porto: Centro de Estudos de Geneologia, Heráldica e História da Família da Universidade Moderna do Porto. ISBN 972-8682-11-5.
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