Tower House (Voluntary Firefighters Avenue)

Category: Civil Architecture > House

District: Guarda > Gouveia > Gouveia > Sé e São Pedro

History and Architecture

, Built in the early 16th century, Manueline civil architecture.

, Belonged to the ancestors of D. Manrique da Silva, 1st Count of Gouveia.

Current Use

, Exhibition and environmental education activities by Associação Aldeia (visits by appointment).

, Gouveia Tourist Office temporarily located here.

Characteristics

, Similar to a turret with three facades.

, Main facade with a window decorated with animal motifs and anthropomorphic corbels.

, Side facade with a mullioned window decorated with vegetal and geometric motifs.

, Decorated openings and a 16th-century twin window.

Classification

, National Monument (Decree No. 14 985, DG 28 of February 3, 1928).

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt