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Antonio Navarro stresses that "are often recovered as much original building blocks of the building using traditional materials and construction techniques"

The Director General of Planning and Housing, Antonio Navarro, accompanied by the mayor of Ojós, Francisco Salinas, today visited the House of the Inquisition, an eighteenth century building has been restored by the regional government and the City, and after rehabilitation complete, will house the Ethnographic Museum of the municipality.

In this sense, Antonio Navarro said that "the rehabilitation of this housing recovery is an important part of the architectural heritage of eyes, as this two-storey building, which for a time was hosting the Inquisitor, was built in the eighteenth century and is part of the municipality's history. "

The work consisted in the complete rehabilitation of this building which formerly was connected with the neighboring Church of St. Augustine by passageways.

"We have recovered as much original building blocks of the building, always looking for not changing the original appearance of the house.

To this end, we have used traditional materials and construction techniques, "the responsible autonomy.

"The main value of the intervention in a building of its kind, is in the repair of those items with a special architectural value, as the shield of the existing facades, for the Massa family, originally from Extremadura.

To do this, they are repaired when possible or, if it is damaged pieces are replaced by other similar to the original, "said Antonio Navarro.

Currently, the building houses the municipal offices while completing work on the City Hall, but the project envisages the use of the house as host of new Ojós Ethnographic Museum, where it will present the customs and traditions of this town, located in the heart of the Ricote Valley.

This work is part of the program "Rehabilitation of buildings for public use 'from the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, and has had a total cost of 290,000 euros.

Public Works has financed 50 percent of the project with 147,373 euros and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has provided 81,587 euros.

For its part, the City Council has provided 61,040 euros Ojós.

"The policy of regional heritage conservation is a priority for the regional government," said Antonio Navarro, who also recalled that the Directorate General of Land and Housing makes an important investment in all municipalities in the region, "always concerned to maintain and preserve the buildings that are part of the history of peoples Murcia. "

Source: CARM