The Casa Palacio de Alcalá gains stability after its consolidation

At number 31 Empecinado Street stood the Torrejonero, one of the most popular bars in Alcalá de Henares. The building preserves within it a Casa Palacio from the XVII century and was in critical condition. The stabilisation and consolidation works have now been completed.

The intervention has stabilised the exterior façades and the structures needed to support them. Elements that had come loose or were at risk of falling have also been removed. The works have made it possible to uncover hidden parts and to carry out archaeological surveys and investigations to better understand the building and its relationship with the layout of the city wall.

The building is classified as residential with environmental protection and is subject to the protection regime applicable to BIP. The first known documentary reference appears in the Catastro de Ensenada of 1753. The reading of the façades suggests that the current building may date back to the XVII century. Originally, it would have been a two-storey manor house with a cellar, possibly built after the Colegio Convento de Mercedarios Descalzos, in the second half of that century. During the XX century, it was extended upwards with additional structures. In another historic building in Madrid, a possible restoration of its bells is also being studied, as noted in the proposal concerning the Casa de la Villa.