CaLLe De La CaLZaDa street
EMBeLLiSHed, PRoSPeRouS HouSeS

On this street, you will see some of the most remarkable civil buildings in the town, examples of the economic transformation Sequeros went through when it was elected as administrative and judicial capital of the Sierra de Francia area. All of these houses belonged to families which, between the 18th and 20th centuries, reached a certain economic prosperity that allowed them to build houses that looked nothing like their neighbours': these are large houses, several stories' high with an aesthetic that was deemed "modern" at their time of construction. They rise on what was the main entryway into the locality, an area of urban expansion that grew towards the top of the hillside on which Sequeros is set.
Beginning in Plaza del Altosano square, on the eastern side you can see Melchor García's house, who was a rich landowner with many a property.  It is, in fact, two houses joined together, in a symmetrical manner, with granite façades and a sign where the year 1770 can be seen.
Continuing on that street towards the road, the next remarkable building is, on its right side, Gil Sánchez's house, who had in it his warehouse and a shop, where he sold various products. Its peculiar façade shows a historicist style, with an aesthetics that is closer to the 17th century than to the 20th, when it was actually built.

A bit further up, on the other side of the street, is José María Anaya's house, another rich merchant who was also Mayor of Sequeros. The building has balconies on the second and third floor, which have ornate railings.


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