The Casa del Deán

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Architecture · Subcategory: Civil architecture

The Casa del Deán is one of the oldest buildings in the city in terms of domestic architecture. It goes back to the 16th century and its name is derived from its use as the private home of  Dean D. Zoilo Ramírez, who passed away in 1558. It occupies the corner between calle Pelota  and calle Herrería. It was refurbished and extended in 1902 under the auspices of Laureano Arroyo, and was further restored later on by Fernando Navarro en 1922. The building is square in shape with an irregular shaped allotment garden in the interior of the block which was occupied for service quarters in later refurbishments. The courtyard appears on the second centre line adjoining the boundary line, where there is a stairway with five supports, along with recently discovered ogee arches. The rooms are set out over two façades and the second boundary line, around the courtyard. In the recesses of the façade there are both lintled and arched gaps, in a quite unusual style. The most noteworthy aspect towards the calle Herrería is both the widened doorway in two sections, lintled and framed by an alfiz, and the arch and ashlars with a corner window in a double arch separated by a helical column. Later on it was the façade over the calle Pelota, with an open balcony and recesses with wide stone frames.

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