Archbishopric Building

This imposing building was designed by the Italian architect and engineer Felipe Cenci as the private residence of Mr. Alejandro Moreno at the end of the 19th century. It became the Archbishopric building in the 1930s.

Its architectural style is inspired by the Italian neo-renaissance. The design is based on a symmetrical axis of the main building with galleries on both sides.

The façade on Córdoba Street is characterized by a majestic wooden entrance door, flanked by windows. A particular detail is the false balcony that adorns its upper part, a common resource of the time that left the possibility of adding more floors in the future.

On España Street, behind the wall, there is a garden where an imposing palm tree stands out as a distinctive visual element.

Inside, there are ceilings of great artistic value, a simple oratory and a series of oil paintings donated by the local painter Enrique Mc Grech, among other works of religious meaning.

In 1987, during his visit to Argentina, Pope John Paul II stayed in this emblematic building.