Villar Residence

Villar Residence
Residencia Villar
View from Av. Santa Fe
General information
TypePalace
AddressSanta Fe 690
Town or cityBuenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Current tenantsNational Parks Administration (1935–present)
Completedc. 1883 (c. 1883)
Owner
  • Reinaldo Villar (1881–1908), then his descendants until 1935
  • Banco Popular Argentino
    (1935–1942)
  • National Parks Administration (1942–present)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
  • Giuseppe Maraini (original)
  • Passeron and Brizuela (renovation)

The Villar Residence, mistakenly called Haedo for many years, is a 19th-century building in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located on Avenida Santa Fe, to the southwest of the Torre Monumental and across the street from Plaza San Martín, in close proximity to the Plaza Hotel. It was built as a residence for colonel Reinaldo Villar (1830-1908), a wealthy landowner from Entre Ríos province, and his family.

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