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List of National Historic Monuments of Argentina
The National Historic Monuments of Argentina are buildings, sites and features in Argentina listed by national decree as historic sites. This designation encourages greater protection under the oversight of the Comision Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Historicos , created in 1940. In addition, provinces also have local lists of historic monuments.
There are approximately 400 buildings or sites on the list. Most are buildings or sites from the pre-Hispanic or Colonial periods and some are battlefields and other locations associated with the independence of the country. In recent years the government has been making efforts to include sites on the list that reflect the country's industrial and immigrant heritage.
The Commission has been criticised for not doing enough to preserve the buildings on the list, and only declaring sites as monuments after they have been altered or partly demolished 'Emergencia patrimonial en Argentina' by Arq. Fabio Grementieri, Patrimonio en Peligro, accessed 2006-08-09. .
Buenos Aires City
Cafe Tortoni
Casa Rosada (Government House) (late 19th century)
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
Buenos Aires Cabildo (17th century)
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (18th & 19th century)
The 'May Pyramid' monument in the Plaza de Mayo (1811)
Obelisk of Buenos Aires (1936)
Argentine National Congress (1906)
Enclosure of the old National Congress (1864)
Teatro Colon
Our Lady of the Rosary Basilica and Santo Domingo Convent (late 18th century)
House of Bartolome Mitre (18th century)
House of Domingo Sarmiento (1860)
House of Esteban de Luca
Central Post Office (Palacio de Correos) (1928)
San Roque Chapel (late 18th century)
San Miguel Church (1788)
San Juan Church (1797)
San Pedro Telmo Church (1734)
San Ignacio Church, Manzana de las Luces (1722)
Former Jesuit buildings, Manzana de las Luces (1730/1780)
Galerias Pacifico
Antonio Ballve Penitentiary Museum in former monastic hospital and women's prison
San Francisco Basilica (1754)
Barolo Palace (1923)
San Martin Palace (1909) 'El Gobierno declaro lugar historico la Avenida de Mayo', Clarin, 1997-05-07.
Montserrat Church (1865)
Former Convent of the Mercedarios (first half 18th century)
Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy (1779)
Casa de la Cultura (before 1993 this building housed La Prensa newspaper since its construction in 1898)
Elorriaga Heights (approx. 1820)
Confiteria El Molino
Pizzurno (or 'Sarmiento') Palace, Pasaje Pizzurno (1888)
Kavanagh building (1935)
Palacio de Justicia
Avellaneda Bridge
Museum of Immigration (Hotel de Inmigrantes)
Fragata Sarmiento
Corbeta Uruguay
Head office of the Banco de la Nacion Argentina
Cervantes Theater
Jose Tiburcia Borda Municipal Hospital
Seat of the Federacion de Asociaciones Catolicas de Empleadas (FACE), Calle Sarmiento
Federal firing range, Avenida Libertador
National Music Centre (former National Library)
Palais de Glace
Museum of the Suit Industry
Barracks, buildings and gardens of the General San Martin Regiment of Horse Grenadiers, Palermo
Property known as Los Altos de Elorriaga at Defensa and Alsina, and the house of Maria Josefa Ezcurra de Ezcurra on Alsina
Exhibition Area of La Sociedad Rural, Palermo
Naval Observatory of Argentina, Avenida Espana
Embassy of the United Kingdom
Building of the Banco Hipotecario SA
Naval Station of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Port
Club de Pescadores (Fishing Club)
Argentine Yacht Club
Headquarters of the Secular Franciscan Order
Our Lady of Balvanera
San Jose School, at Mitre and Peron
National Historical Museum
Buenos Aires Metro stations: on Line A - Plaza de Mayo, Peru, Piedras, Lima, Saenz Pena, Congreso, Pasco-Alberti and Plaza de Miserere; Line C - San Juan, Independencia, Moreno, Avenida de Mayo, Diagonal Norte, Lavalle and San Martin; Line D - Catedral, 9 de Julio, Tribunales, Facultad de Medicina, Aguero, Bulnes, Scalabrini Ortiz, Plaza Italia, Palermo; Line E - San Jose, Entre Rios, Pichincha, Jujuy, Urquiza and Boedo
President Roque Saenz Pena Teaching School, Avda. Cordoba
Buenos Aires Zoo
Buenos Aires Province
Avellaneda Bridge (see also Buenos Aires city)
Former building of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca
Municipal Palace, Bahia Blanca
Hotel de Imigrantes, Bahia Blanca
Post and Telegraph building, Bahia Blanca
Tower of old fort, Carmen de Patagones
Church of Our Lady of Carmen, and tomb of Luis Piedrabuena, Carmen de Patagones
House of Bernardo Bartuille (now municipal house of culture), Carmen de Patagones
'La Carlota' House, Carmen de Patagones
House of the Rial family, known as Mitre House of Rial Ranch, Carmen de Patagones
Historic house of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Carmen de Patagones
House of Andres Garcia, Carmen de Patagones
House of Cardinal Juan Cagliero, Carmen de Patagones
Mariani-Teruggi House, La Plata
House of Ricardo Balbin, La Plata
Museum of Natural Sciences of La Plata
Curutchet House, La Plata
Church of Our Lady of Carmen, Lobos
Municipal Palace, Lobos
Social club (formerly seat of Sociedad Orfeon Lobense), Lobos
Cathedral (Basilica Our Lady of Peace) and Parish house, Lomas de Zamora
Municipal House, Lomas de Zamorra
School No. 1 'Bartolome Mitre', Lomas de Zamorra
Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan
Enrique Unzue Saturnine Institute, Mar del Plata
Our Lady of Pilar church, Pilar
House of Juan Manuel de Rosas, San Andres
Old Bridge, San Antonio de Areco
Parque Criollo and Ricardo Guiraldes Gaucho Museum, San Antonio de Areco
Pulperia 'La Blanqueada', San Antonio de Areco
Church of San Antonio de Padua, San Antonio de Areco
House of the municipal mayoralty, San Antonio de Areco
Estancia 'La Portena', San Antonio de Areco
Quinta Pueyrredon, San Isidro
Villa Ocampo, San Isidro (1890)
Church of the Holy Sacrament, Tandil
House of Domingo Sarmiento, Tigre
Tigre Club
Catamarca Province
Basilica Nuestra Senora del Valle, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Church at Hualfin
Church of the Lord of Miracles, La TercenaArgentina: Its Museums (The Northwest), Argentine Tourism Secretariat, Editorial Delfos, 1999. ISBN 9509963682
San Jose church, Piedra Blanca
Birthplace of Friar Mamerto Esquiu, Piedra Blanca
Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary nr San Jose (1715)
Church of San Pedro, Fiambala (1770)
Ruins of religious buildings, Icano
Remains of Pucara de Aconquija, Ambato Department
Inca settlement at El Shincal de Quimivil, Belen Department
Pre-Hispanic settlement of Watungasta, Tinogasta Department
Chaco Province
Former government house (Carlos Chiesanova Police Museum), Resistencia Argentina: Its Museums (Littoral Region), Argentine Tourism Secretariat, Editorial Delfos, 1999. ISBN 987-9351-00-2
Former Frances Railway Station (Natural History Museum), Resistencia
Chubut Province
La Trochita, Esquel (1922-45)
Remains of Fort San Jose de la Candelaria, Gulf of San Jose
National Primary School No. 17 'Vicente Calderon', El Blanco, Cholila
Cordoba Province
Building of the Banco de la Provincia de Cordoba, Cordoba
Provincial legislature, Cordoba
Cordoba Cabildo (17th century)
Corrientes Province
Government House, Corrientes
Holy Cross of Miracles Church, Corrientes (1887)
Church of Santa Ana of the Guacara Indians, Santa Ana (1765)
Sanctuary of Santa Lucia
Estacion del Este (railway station) museum, Monte Caseros (1875)
Entre Rios Province
Cathedral of Parana
Nuestra Senora del Huerto school assembly hall (former seat of Argentine Senate), Parana
Palacio San Jose, nr Concepcion del Uruguay
Former Customs House, Concepcion del Uruguay
Formosa Province
Government House, Formosa
House of governor Ignacio Fotheringham (now 'Juan Pablo Douffard' provincial historic museum), Formosa (1887)
Jujuy Province
Cathedral of San Salvador de Jujuy
Government House, San Salvador de Jujuy
Cabildo (now Museum of Police History) of San Salvador de Jujuy
Santa Barbara church, San Salvador de Jujuy
San Francisco Chapel, Tilcara
Santa Rosa Church, Purmamarca
San Francisco Church, Uquia
La Pampa Province
El Castillo House in Parque Luro, Toay Department
La Rioja Province
The Padercitas, Cochangasta (a small granite temple) (1927)
Temple and Convent of Santo Domingo, La Rioja
Mendoza Province
Basilica of San Francisco, Mendoza (1875/93) Argentina: Its Museums (Cuyo Region), Argentine Tourism Secretariat, Editorial Delfos, 1999. ISBN 987-9351-02-9
Vaults of Uspallata, Las Heras Department (late 18th Century)
Chapel and Oratory of Alto Salvador, San Martin Department (1852)
Land, historic willow tree and chapel of the Plumerillo (Old Oratory of the Segura), Las Heras (1870)
The Rosario de Las Lagunas Chapel, Lavalle Department (1864)
Nuestra Senora del Rosario Chapel, Barrancas, Mendoza (late 18th Century)
House of former Governor Francisco Civit, Mendoza (1873)
House of Juan de la Cruz Videla, Cruz de Piedra, Maipu Department
National School Agustin Alvarez, Mendoza (1905)
La Virgen de la Carrodilla church, Lujan de Cuyo Department
Three Casas del Rey or hovels of Uspallata (refuges for messengers), Las Cuevas Department (1765/70)
Ruins of the Malal Hue Fort (1846) and the Rufino Ortega Historic Mill (1885), Malargue
Ruins of San Rafael del Diamante Fort, Villa 25 de Mayo, San Rafael Department (1805)
Ruins of the Jesuit church of San Francisco, Mendoza (1716/31)
Water point and stone bridge de los Espanoles, Lujan de Cuyo (1788-91)
Former Bodega Arizu, Godoy Cruz (1888-1910)
Former Bodega Arizu, Villa Atuel, San Rafael
Panquehua Bodega and vineyards, Las Heras (1827-1918), plus contents
Giol and Gargantini workers' and supervisers' huts, Maipu (1910)
Site of the Estancia de los Molina, General Ortega district, Maipu
Hydraulic mill at Upsallata Estancia, Las Heras
Farm of General San Martin, San Martin Department (1823)
The property of General San Martin and Seat of the public library "General San Martin" (1815/17)
Site of the birthplace of Mercedes San Martin y Escalada, Mendoza (1815/17)
Mill of Miller Tejeda (1815-16)
Ruins of San Carlos Fort, San Carlos Department (1770)
Colonial bridge over the Picheuta River (late 18th Century)
Pedro del Castillo Square, the old Plaza Mayor of Mendoza (1561) and site of the old Cabildo of Mendoza (1561-1861)
Training ground of the Ejercito de los Andes, Mendoza (1814/17)
Historic block of Tunuyan (1823)
Site of the Posta de Rodeo del Medio, Fray Luis Beltran, Maipu (18th Century)
Mountain pass of la Cumbre (1817)
Cristo Redentor de Los Andes, Las Heras
Battlefields
Site of the Battle of Potrerillos, Lujan de Cuyo (1817)
Site of the Battle of Rodeo del Medio, Maipu (1841)
Site of the Battles of Santa Rosa (1874)
Tombs
Tomb of General Geronimo Espejo (1801-89) at the Gral. Espejo Military School
Tomb of Colonel Antonio de Berutti, Ruins of San Francisco (1772-1841)
Tomb of Jose Vicente Zapata, Mendoza Cemetery (1851-1897)
Tomb of Juan Gualberto Godoy, Mendoza Cemetery (1793-1864)
Tomb of Tomas Godoy Cruz, San Vicente Ferrer church, Godoy Cruz (1791-1852)
Tomb of Tte. General Rufino Ortega, Maipu (1847-1917)
Misiones Province
Government House, Posadas
Rio Negro Province
Civic complex, San Carlos de Bariloche
Salta Province
Arias Rengel House, Salta
Salta Cathedral, and Pantheon of the Glories of the North with tomb of Martin Guemes
Monument to Martin Guemes, Salta
Cabildo of Salta, housing Historical Museum of the North
San Francisco church, Salta
San Bernardo convent, Salta
House of Hernandez City Museum, Salta
Finca La Cruz and house of Martin Guemes
San Jose church, Cachi
Potrero de Payogasta, Cachi
Pre-Hispanic settlement of Santa Rosa de Tastil, Rosario de Lerma Department
San Juan Province
Birthplace of Domingo Sarmiento, San Juan
Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, San Juan
Temple of San Jose de Jachal, San Jose de Jachal
Achango Chapel, Las Flores
Mills of Sardina in Tamberias (1880); Alto o Garcia (1876) in San Isidro; Huaco ; Escobar or Iglesia in Villa Iglesia; Bella Vista in Villa Iglesia
San Luis Province
Our Lady of the Rosary church, Villa de Merlo
House of Domingo Sarmiento, San Francisco del Monte de Oro
Church of San Jose del Morro
Santa Fe Province
National Flag Memorial, Rosario
Villa Hortensia, Rosario
Central Post Office (Palacio de Correos), Rosario
Former Palace of Justice (now housing the Rosario Law School), Rosario Los otros seis sitios, La Capital, 2006-09-09.
Normal School No. 2, Rosario
Santa Fe la Vieja
Diez de Andino House (now Provincial Historical Museum), Santa Fe
Brener Synagogue, Moises Ville
Santiago del Estero Province
Bridge across Rio Dulce between Santiago del Estero and La Banda Article, El Liberal
Cathedral of Santiago del Estero
Home and museum of Andres Chazarreta, Santiago del Estero
Sanctuary of Our Lord of Miracles of Mailin, nr Lugones
Tierra del Fuego Province and Argentine Antarctica
Aguirre Bay (Gardiner Caves)
Buen Suceso Bay
Harberton Station, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Pavillion of the raising of the national flag by the Lasserre Expedition
Capilla Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria Mision Salesiana, Rio Grande
Snow Hill Cabin (Colina Nevada) used by Otto Nordenskiold's Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Former CAP cold storage plant, Rio Grande
Cemetery of the Salesian Mission, Rio Grande
Monumento Islas Malvinas, Ushuaia
Parish church of Ushuaia
Former Government House of the Territory, current provincial legislature, Ushuaia
Rosas House, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Ano Nuevo lighthouse, Isla Observatorio
Caleta Falsa at the foot of Monte Bilbao
Tucuman Province
House of Tucuman
Tucuman Cathedral
Provincial Historical Museum, Tucuman (former house of the Avellaneda)
Church of San Francisco, Tucuman
House of Jose Colombres, Tucuman (Museum of Sugar Industry)
Jesuit Estancia of La Banda, Tafi del Valle
National Historic Places
In addition to the National Historic Monuments, a number of places have been designated 'National Historic Places' (Lugares Historicos Nacionales), including:
Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Plaza de los Dos Congresos, Buenos Aires
House of Carlos Gardel, Abasto, Buenos Aires
House of Dr Bernardo Houssay, Buenos Aires
Carabassa House, Buenos Aires
Buildings of Austria Street, Buenos Aires
Plaza Rodriguez Pena, Buenos Aires
Garden of the Teachers Plaza, Buenos Aires
Plazoleta Petronila Rodrigiez, Buenos Aires
Plaza Rivadavia, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province
Cerro de la Caballada, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Site of original fort and Plaza de Armas, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Site of the birth place of Luis Pedrabuena, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Site of the family house of Ambrosio Mitre, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Site of the family house of Martin Rivadavia, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires Province
Capilla de los negros, Chascomus, Buenos Aires Province
Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province
Calle Nueva York, port of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
Plaza 1810, Lobos, Buenos Aires Province
Plaza Victorio Grigera, Lomas de Zamora
Childhood home of Juan Peron, Roque Perez, Buenos Aires Province
Pre-Hispanic settlement of Rincon Chico, Santa Maria Department, Catamarca Province
Puerto Bermejo, Chaco Province
Ruins of the city of Concepcion de Buena Esperanza, Chaco Province
Site of monument to Cacique Casimiro Bigua, Tehuelches Department, Chubut Province
Monolith and site of fort, Junin de los Andes, Neuquen Province
Battlefield of Chimehuin, Neuquen Province
Remains of cave paintings, Las Juntas, Guachipas, Salta Province
San Juan de Salvamento Port, Isla de los Estados, Tierra del Fuego Province
Former base of the Anglican mission, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province
El Paramo, Paramo Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego Province
9 de Julio Park, Tucuman, Tucuman Province
See also
[[:Category:World Heritage Sites in Argentina]]
National Parks of Argentina
External links
Monumentos Historicos, entre la Burocracia y la falta de fondos by Daniel Birchner, La Opinion, 2005-10-12 GABBY IS COOL
Mendoza Province Culture department
Tourist guide to National Historic Monuments
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