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esque architecture. It is named for the
Casa de
los Troncos
at Calle Urquiza 3454, between
Rodríguez Peña and Primera Junta, which was
built in 1938 by Cornejo Saravia, an affluent
businessman from Salta. This house was con-
structed using trunks of quebracho and lapacho
wood transported via railroad from Salta, and it
is the epitome of colorful architecture. Other
noteworthy examples include the
Château
Frontenac
at Almirante 2010, which was built
in 1905 and remodeled in 1925 under the direc-
tion of Alejandro Bustillo. A replica of its name-
sake in Quebec, it is currently a hotel. The
Villa
Normandy
, Viamonte 2216, was designed by
Gastón Mallet in 1920 and is now home to the
Italian Consulate. Equally fine are the
Villa
Blaquier
(1905) at Alvear 2138; the
Villa
Unzué de Cobo
(1910) at Bolívar 1159;
Saint
Michael
(1930) at Mendoza 2047, which was
designed by Alula Baldassarini; the
Villa
Unzué de Casares
(1920) at Olavarría 2154;
and the
Villa Perés
(1930) at Alvear 2390.
Continue heading away from the beach on
Avenida Colón or Alberdi (five blocks south of
Colón) and make a left onto Las Heras. Follow
Las Heras until Matheu and turn right. At 1851
is the Belle Epoque-style
Centro Cultural
Victoria O'Campo Villa Victoria
, one of the
first homes of its kind in this upper class neigh-
borhood known as
Divino Rostro
. This pre-
fabricated house was imported from England
by the great aunt of the writer Victoria
O'Campo in the first years of the 20th century.
