The Casa Mendoza

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

This house was built in the 17th century. We know that its façade was contracted in 1697 by Jacinto Mendoza y Betancourt (the prebenday in the Cathedral) by stone carver Cristóbal González. A refurbishment project on the façade done by architect Laureano Arroyo in 1892.

The building is rectangular in shape and is between centre lines. It is set out on two floors, and behind the first dividing line a large courtyard occupies the whole width of the plot. The lower floor has rooms with façades and rear dividing lines, between the first ones is the hallway, while the staircase is in two flights and goes behind the centre line. On the upper floor the so called main rooms open up to the gallery which is closed off by large windows on three sides and open on the fourth side with a ballustrade.

The façade is on a symmetrical axis and there is a sturdy wall over the recess. The lintled doorway is flanked by double columns over pedestals, with a right-angled entablature and rosette decorated frieze. The second section is laid out in the same manner but on a smaller scale. It is finished off by a circular gable over the opening, and a little entablature over the pillaster which is crowned by balls. The stonework continues along the doorjambs, lintles, carved out mantlepieces in the side gaps, plinth and cornice. The balconies are made out of forged iron.

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