Casa da Pedra
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A Casa da Pedra or Casa das Águas Férreas is a residence located in the city of Porto
in Portugal
.
The philosopher and writer Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins
lived in the house.
The house is located in the parish of Cedofeita
between Rua da Boavista, and the line of Metro do Porto, next to the Lapa
.
The house is rectangular and very simple, tiered, consisting of ground floor and first floor coupled with a ground floor annex. It has a walled garden and opens onto the street by a small decorated portal. This garden, includes decorative sculptures, including one in tribute to Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira, designed by the artist José Rodrigues
and placed there by the City of Porto in 1995.
The building dates back to the eighteenth century, in the area where a spring of sulphurous water had given rise to the place name. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century it was home to writer and philosopher Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins who directed the construction of the railroad to the Póvoa de Varzim
and Vila Nova de Famalicão
The house then became famous for being the venue of the intellectuals of the Generation of 70, in gatherings invigorated by Antero de Quental
, Eça de Queirós, Guerra Junqueiro
and Ramalho Ortigão
. It was in this house that Antero de Quental attempted suicide the first time.
The houses remains, even today, as private property with residential function.
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
The philosopher and writer Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins was a Portuguese politician and social scientist, son of Francisco Cândido Gonçalves Martins and wife Maria Henriqueta de Morais Gomes de Oliveira Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins (Lisbon, 30 April 1845 – Lisbon, 24 August 1894) was a Portuguese politician...
lived in the house.
The house is located in the parish of Cedofeita
Cedofeita
Cedofeita is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Porto. It has a population of 24,784 inhabitants and a total area of 2.66 km²....
between Rua da Boavista, and the line of Metro do Porto, next to the Lapa
Lapa
Lapa is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil....
.
The house is rectangular and very simple, tiered, consisting of ground floor and first floor coupled with a ground floor annex. It has a walled garden and opens onto the street by a small decorated portal. This garden, includes decorative sculptures, including one in tribute to Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira, designed by the artist José Rodrigues
José Rodrigues
José Rodrigues de Carvalho was a Portuguese painter.Considered his most famous work, O Pobre Rabequista , painted in 1855, was first shown in Paris at the Universal Exhibition in 1855 and at the International Exposition of Porto in 1865, where he won the second award.-Early life:José Rodrigues,...
and placed there by the City of Porto in 1995.
The building dates back to the eighteenth century, in the area where a spring of sulphurous water had given rise to the place name. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century it was home to writer and philosopher Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins who directed the construction of the railroad to the Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...
and Vila Nova de Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. It is composed of 49 parishes.The municipality has a population of 131,690 inhabitants and a total area of 201.7....
The house then became famous for being the venue of the intellectuals of the Generation of 70, in gatherings invigorated by Antero de Quental
Antero de Quental
Antero Tarquínio de Quental , old spelling Anthero, , a Portuguese poet, philosopher and writer, whose works became a milestone in the Portuguese language, alongside those of Camões or Bocage....
, Eça de Queirós, Guerra Junqueiro
Guerra Junqueiro
Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro was a Portuguese, bachelor in law at the University of Coimbra, a top civil servant, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work helped inspire the creation of the Portuguese First Republic...
and Ramalho Ortigão
Ramalho Ortigão
José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão was a Portuguese writer of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He spent his early years with his maternal grandmother in Oporto....
. It was in this house that Antero de Quental attempted suicide the first time.
The houses remains, even today, as private property with residential function.