Solar dos Noronhas

Manorhouse of the Noronhas (Solar dos Noronhas)
Manorhouse (Solar)
Manorhouse of the Noronha family, a 16th century estate house in the simple agrarian of São Jorge for the time
Official name: Solar dos Noronhas
Named for: Noronha
Nickname: Casa dos Noronhas
Country  Portugal
Autonomous region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Calheta
Location Ribeira Seca
 - elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Style Baroque
Materials Basalt, Wood, Tile
Origin 16th century
 - Initiated c. 1781
Owner Portuguese Republic
For public Public
Easiest access Rua de Baixo
Management Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico
Operator Junta de Freguesia de São Mateus da Calheta
Status Unclassified

The Manorhouse of the Noronhas (Portuguese: Solar dos Noronhas) is a Portuguese manorhouse located in the civil parish of Ribeira Seca, municipality of Calheta, on the island of São Jorge, in the archipelago of the Azores.

History

Members of the Noronha family originally settled in Terceira, sometime in the 16th century, in the form of D. Luísa de Noronha. Daughter of Pedro Ponce Leão (a member of the Royal Household and aid to Queen Catherine) and D. Helena de Noronha, D. Luísa had her home in the town of Angra, in the heights of Rua do Gallo (today Rua de D. Amélia), today the location of the Palacete Silveira e Paulo.

The solar was named for the family that constructed it in the 18th century; it was constructed in 1781. This extensive manorhouse is unique for a rural landed-gentry of the period, and conveys the importance and wealth of this important family on the agrarian island of São Jorge at the time.

Architecture

The important building includes a chapel annex, the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres, which was constructed during the same period, in the Baroque style.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Nóe, Paula (2012), SIPA, ed., Solar dos Noronhas (IPA.00033680/PT071902040009) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA –Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 3 January 2015
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