Casa Correia de Matos

Correia de Matos House
Correia de Matos House
Casa Correia de Matos
	Correia de Matos House in March 2021
General information
Status	Inserted inside the GHC
Architectural style	Mix of Neoclassical, Beaux-Arts and Italianate
Classification	Protected landmark
Town or city	Guimarães
Country	Portugal
Coordinates	41°26′24″N 8°17′44″W / 41.4399°N 8.29543°W
Construction started	1902
Renovated	2018-2019
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	José Marques da Silva

The Correia de Matos House (Portuguese: Casa Correia de Matos) is a 20th-century house in Guimarães, Portugal.

Description

Rectangular in plan and uniform in volume, the house features a hipped roof. The facades are two (front) and three (back and sides) stories high, with the lower level clad in granite masonry and the upper levels plastered and painted white, except for the central section of the main facade, which is also clad in granite. The facades are characterized by a base, Tuscan pilaster corners, and a frieze and cornice at the top. The main facade, facing west, is two stories high, divided by a frieze and granite, and topped with a balustraded parapet featuring acroteria inscribed with the initials "CM" for Correia Matos, the family name, and crowned by granite urns.^[1]

At the center of the main facade is a round-arched portal with a prominent frame and keystone, protected by double wooden doors with padded panels and a transom window with metal elements painted brown. Above the portal is a balcony window with a straight lintel, topped by a curved pediment supported by three corbels, with a stone basin resting on two corbels, and a wrought iron guardrail. Flanking the portal are two flat-arched windows with granite frames and central keystones; these are topped by two more balcony windows with straight lintels and central keystones, surmounted by a cornice resting on two central corbels and a small wrought iron guardrail.^[1]

The side facades are three stories high, divided by a granite frieze, and feature several rectangular windows with differentiated granite frames.^[1] The house is surrounded by a small grassy field, apart from the front facade, that faces the Afonso Henriques Avenue.

History

Background

The Casa Correia de Matos was constructed on Afonso Henriques Avenue, a road established in the 1890s to connect the city to the train station, which had opened in 1884.^[2] When the house's construction started in 1902, the avenue had only one other building, the Vila Flor Palace, making it a prime location for new residential and industrial developments. This lack of surrounding structures allowed architect Marques da Silva to use the house as an experimental project, blending various architectural styles such as Beaux-Arts, Italianate, and Neoclassical.

Construction and aftermath

The house was built in 1902^[3] on the northern part of Afonso Henriques Avenue.^[1] At that time, locals referred to it as Rua Nova (New Street) to distinguish it from the nearby D. João IV Avenue, a name adopted due to its construction just a few years earlier. The house was built by architect Marques da Silva for the Correia de Matos family, and it was his first project in Guimarães, as he later designing other local landmarks such as the Martins Sarmento Society Building, the city market and the Penha Sanctuary.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Casa Correia de Matos". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ Aguilar, Busquets de (1 June 1949). "A Evolução História dos Transportes Terrestres em Portugal" [The History of Land Transport in Portugal] (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro [Railway Gazette]. Vol. 62. p. 383-393. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.
^ Malheiro, Joana Bastos (2023). Arquitectura Portuguesa (Século XX): Cronologia Comparada (in Portuguese). Caleidoscópio. ISBN 978-989-658-774-1.
^ "UP AtoM Server". arquivoatom.up.pt. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

[:1-1] "Casa Correia de Matos". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[:0-2] Aguilar, Busquets de (1 June 1949). "A Evolução História dos Transportes Terrestres em Portugal" [The History of Land Transport in Portugal] (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro [Railway Gazette]. Vol. 62. p. 383-393. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa.

[3] Malheiro, Joana Bastos (2023). Arquitectura Portuguesa (Século XX): Cronologia Comparada (in Portuguese). Caleidoscópio. ISBN 978-989-658-774-1.

[4] "UP AtoM Server". arquivoatom.up.pt. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Guimarães topics
Main topics	Historic Centre History Culture Geography Architecture Economy Civil parishes Notable people
Libraries & museums	Alfredo Pimenta Archive Vila Flor Cultural Centre Martins Sarmento Society Building Alberto Sampaio Museum Raul Brandão Library
Culture & entertainment	Nicolinas Gualterianas Guimarães Shopping Martins Sarmento Society Multiusos de Guimarães Jordão Theatre Afonso Henriques Theatre Gil Vicente Theatre O Comércio de Guimarães Avepark
Other landmarks	City Hall Castle of Guimarães Medieval Walls Paço dos Duques Padrão do Salado Citânia de Briteiros Vila Flor Palace Railway Station Religious Buildings Casa do Arco Alfândega Tower Hotel Fundador Hotel Toural University of Minho Arquinho Factory Complete list
Notable streets & squares	Toural Campo da Feira Oliveira Square Santiago Square São Dâmaso Boulevard Misericórdia Square Carmo Square Avenida D. João IV Avenida D. Afonso Henriques Feira do Pão Santa Maria Street D. Maria II Street Caldeiroa Street
Sports & clubs	Vitória S.C. Afonso Henriques Stadium Moreirense F.C. Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Berço SC Brito S.C. Pevidém S.C. Athletic Club of Gonça Amigos de Urgeses Clube Caçadores das Taipas G.D. Serzedelo G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses Guimarães Sports Centre