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Original residence of the Pastoriza family
This building belonged to the family of Saturnino Pastoriza, who arrived from the city of Vigo (Galicia, Spain) in Ushuaia, to work in a sardine cannery. The industrial venture didn't work, but the Pastoriza family settled in the city. The building was constructed in 1918. Maipú 91.

Original residence of the Peña family
This quaint house, along with others scattered around the city was built by Lisandro Garcia in 1928. It is a rock-hard building with an attractive roof. Part of the building projects from the center of the facade, and serves as an entrance hall.
The law courts for Justices of the Peace and the Customs offices were housed In this building. It was an important one in the city. It was bought by the Peña family. Maipú 263.

Original residence of the Cortés family ("Volver" Restaurant)
This residence was constructed at the beginning of the XX century by Ramón Cortés. He was in charge of the city's order, as the second commander of the Penitentiary and Ushuaia's first Police Chief. He married María Sánchez Caballero, the first city's schoolteacher. As from the closing down of the Penitentiary in 1947, it was occupied by some of the released inmates. Another resident of this house (up to 1985) was Doña Rafaela Ishton, one of the last Ona natives to survive civilization. In 1990 a well--known restaurant by the name of "Volver" opened up on these premises. Maipú 37.

Original residence of the Blanco family
Built for Mr. Blanco, the clerk of the Penitentiary, by its inmates, it was called "Villa Julieta", after his daughter. Its original location was on the corner of Gobernador Deloqui and Juana Fadul Streets. Its porch, sheltered by an arched roof and its triangular upper windows are some unique and unusual features of Fueguian early 20th. Century architecture. It was sold on several occasions until the Chamber of Ushuaian Architects finally decided to buy it.

Original residence of the Leviñanco family
Typically Fueguian in architecture, this old house dates back to the beginning of the XXth Century. It is notable for its 4-sloped roof with steeply dropping eaves
Gobernador Paz 56.

Original residence of the Calderón family
Another typical family home feature is the wind shielding on the roof and side hall protecting from the strong southern winds. Gobernador Deloqui 402.

Original residence of the Fadul family
This nice house was built by the Fadul family, who came from Lebanon, and settled in 1913. The rectangular house has a two--sloped roof and three doors; the two side ones being framed by windows to let in more light, and the main entrance topped by a first-floor bow window. Juana Fadul 156.

Original residence of the Fique family
Don Luis Fique arrived in 1884 with Comandante Laserre's mission. Thus he became the first Argentine to live in Ushuaia. The Fique family ran a general shop with its own dock - the most important one at the time. This family also owned land in Ambarino Island (Chile) and in the area of Olivia River (Argentina), a sawmill with which it produced building planks. San Martín and Belgrano.

Original residence of the Masciochi family
It was built in 1892 by an Italian employee of the Ushuaia Penitentiary who had worked in the Puerto Brown sawmill. San Martín 857.

Original residence of the Otero family
This belonged to the Spaniard Don Perfecto Otero, who arrived at the city of Buenos Aires in 1915. Six years later, having married María Saldivia Torres, he came to Ushuaia. Today's family house, used as a home since 1940, at the beginning housed a shellfish preserves establishment. Maipú and Piedra Buena Streets.

"Casa Bebán" Exhibition Center
This building, bought prefabricated from Sweden by catalog, was put up between 1911 and 1913 by Don Tomás Bebán, and was the premises of the Banco de la Nación Argentina (Argentine National Bank) until 1915. Later, in 1963, it became the Bebán home, and was closed when its original owners died. When it reopened it was a clinic and as from 1976 a hotel called ''Las Goletas''. Later it was menaced with demolition, but the family who owned it gave the premises to the local Municipality. Later it was disassembled, repaired and relocated on the "Paseo Los Antiguos Pobladores'' (First Inhabitants Mall), and opened on November 4 1994. Now it is a showplace for cultural events and exhibits. Maipú and Plüschow.

Legislatura Provincial (Provincial Legislature)
This is an impressive construction facing the Civic Center. It used to be the authorized dwelling of Governor Pedro Godoy (1894), the third Fueguian governor. In 1920, after a fire that ruined the first Government House, it was repaired and enlarged to house the government. In 1976, it was transferred to its current premises, while this building was occupied by the Central Police Office. Now it is the seat of the Provincial Legislature and has been declared a National Historical Monument in 1983.
Maipú 465