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The House of the Counts of Calçada A 16th century urban manor house is the headquarters of the Frederico de Freitas House-Museum, where it is possible to see the pieces gathered by the collector Um solar urbano do século XVI é a sede da Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas, onde é possível conhecer as peças reunidas pelo colecionador TEXT CARLOS COSTA, ARCHITECT • PHOTOS MIGUEL NÓBREGA
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he present Frederico de Freitas House-Museum, once known as Casa da Calçada, has its origin in the residence ordered built by the Counts of Calçada, in the end of the XVI century. It is located on Calçada de Santa Clara, in an urban block in the historical centre of Funchal, near São Pedro Church, the Santa Clara Convent and the Funchal Natural History Museum. The property stands out for its dimensions and the colour used in its facades: red.
Access is made by Calçada de Santa Clara, through an iron gate and a path with the traditional pebble paving and is a very important landmark of the urban civil architecture of the city of Funchal. Its construction began in the late sixteenth century, by the Counts of Calçada. It is a wealthy romantic house, composed of several articulated bodies adapted to the topography of the land and that has suffered some additions and renovations over the years. www.essential-madeira.com 38
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atualmente denominada Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas, outrora conhecida por Casa da Calçada tem origem na residência mandada construir pelos Condes da Calçada, nos finais do século XVI. Localiza-se na Calçada de Santa Clara, integrada num quarteirão urbano, no centro histórico do Funchal, nas proximidades da Igreja de São Pedro, do Convento de Santa Clara e do Museu de História Natural do Funchal. O imóvel destaca-se pelas suas dimensões e pela cor utilizada nas suas fachadas, vermelha.
