Saint Augustine House
The Saint Augustine House is a landmark building located in the Historic center of Mexico City, on the corner of the streets Republic of Uruguay and 5 of February, (previously streets of Don Juan Manuel and la Joya respectively).
It got its name as it was property of the order of the Augustinians, whose convent was located next to this building.
History
The order of the Augustinians owned several properties in the colonial Mexico City, besides the convent the Augustinians, including: the College of San Pablo (present day Juárez Hospital), the Hacienda of Santa Monica (in Tlalnepantla), the hostel of Santo Tomas de Villanueva (present day boutique hotel), the hostel of San Nicolas de Tolentino (present day property of the
- Colonial period
The exact date of the construction of the San Agustín House is not known. The oldest photographs of the building are from the late 19th century, but the building was built at the end of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century during the colonial period of
- 20th century
In 1924, the building was fully remodelled and 3 floors were added in
In the mid 1930s the roof of the building was adapted as a terrace in order to house a rooftop restaurant. At that time the
- Hotel
After 1928 the building lodged the Hotel Ontario, which worked until the 1980' s, when the zone was deteriorated as a result of the earthquake of 1985 and the operation of the hotel was no longer viable. After that the building remained semi abandoned, with small offices and stores and even a night club in the mid nineties, until its full renovation to lodge a
References
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