António Santos Jorge House or Santos Jorge Coach Houses (building of the former garage, coach house, and stables)

Category: Civil Architecture > Building

District: Lisboa > Cascais > Santo António do Estoril > São João do Estoril

Location

Rua de Olivença, Estoril, Municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon.

Proximity

Approximately 100 meters from Tamariz beach and next to Estoril train station.

Altitude

Located 9 meters above sea level.

History

Built by António Santos Jorge, a landowner who lived between 1866 and 1923.

Architecture

Designed by the architect Norte Júnior around 1914.

Style

Falls within the Summer Architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Characteristics

, Late romantic residential style with eclectic and exotic features.

, Initially planned to be part of a larger housing complex.

Decoration

More decorative than the small palace that would be built later.

Classification

Considered a Property of Public Interest since 1996.

Curiosity

It stood out for its decorative richness, even before the construction of the adjacent small palace.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocheiras_de_Santos_Jorge

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