Chrono House

Ideal for large groups who want to know the city of Camagüey and taste typical dishes of Cuba. What was a sketch written on a napkin from the 50's by the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer; it becomes the XXI century in one of the places of greater splendor and renown of the legendary Camagüey. We distinguish the architectural design of the 1950s, with a high standard, conservation and beauty; making it one of the ideal places to stay, taste typical dishes of Cuba and enjoy the city. *** Our history *** After the 50's of last century, when the wealthy Camagüeyan husband Barreto Hernandez made one of his accustomed trips to South America. On that occasion, during a lunch, they shared with the prestigious Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who sketched on a napkin in the manner of a sketch, which would become the original idea of ​​the house, today a heritage of architecture in Camagüey. The place chosen for the concertation of the work was the nascent Distribution Port-au-Prince, conceived after the parceling of the Washington City Estate in October of 1923, former property of Mr. Grecencio de Varona, unique urbanization in the way of direct access to the airport of the city, the port of Nuevitas and Playa Santa Lucia, at that time. The napkin was delivered to the famous architect Germán Delamartter-Scott Tapia, who projected and registered the plans on December 21, 1959 as file 2190 of the branch of the National College of Architects in the region making it the most representative housing of rationalist architecture of Camagüey. The Port-au-Prince Partition became a symbol of the emerging higher classes of Camagüey society, such as the then Minister of Agriculture Álvarez Fuentes, the Superintendent of the Luis Barreto Railways, famous doctors such as the Gynecologist-obstetrician Dr. Abel Marrero, Dr. Manuel Sorís Martín, the representative of the pharmaceutical firm Zandoz, Dr. Adolfo Marrero, family of the General Mambí, of the Vega and the historian of the city Gustavo Sed.