Caserío de Abrahantes, Casa de Doña Eva y Juzgados, Pinos Puente
Dating back to the seventeenth century, the semi-detached Caserío de Abrahantes in Plaza Iglesia is one of the oldest buildings in the municipality. The two-storey house is topped by a curved, ceramic-tiled roof. The façade is simple and unadorned, with a two-lobed stone arch above the main doorway. In its centre, the keystone stands out, housing the family crest. Furthermore, a small staircase leads up to the doorway, elevating the entire building. Once owned by the Bobadilla manor, the house later became part of the Caserío de Abrahantes, and its kinship with the renowned Abrantes Palace in Granada is reflected not only in its name, but also in its heraldry. It is currently privately owned.
To the right of the Casa de Doña Eva is the courthouse, or Juzgados. Built on three floors and attached at one end, it is topped by a turret on the far right. The building has a gabled roof with ceramic tiles, except for the turret which has a hipped roof. The façade is very characteristic of the mid-twentieth century and features a small plinth on the ground floor that extends to the top of four tall, narrow windows highlighted by their grilles, as well as two doors, one of which is topped with a semicircular arch and the other with a basket arch. The second floor has six doors with ironwork balconies, some topped with small triangular and semicircular pediments and some with plain cornices. The third floor has five smaller windows in the shape of semicircular arches, while the turret has larger windows.
As you walk up Calle Real, you will find some early twentieth-century houses whose facades, with their neoclassical historicist overtones, clearly stand out. However, the Casa de Doña Eva is the most striking of all. Built in the modern era, this large house is striking both for its size compared to the other buildings on the street and for its spectacular architecture and façade. Structured over three floors, the top floor is notable for its two turrets at the corners. The historicist flavour is clear to see in the ashlar-like mouldings on the door frames, windows and balconies. Furthermore, some ornamental motifs that are very characteristic of the Neoclassical repertoire are particularly striking. The house has now been transformed into the state-funded Centro de Educación Infantil “Castillejo”, where a large number of young children are taught and educated every year. It is located on Calle Real.
Location
The Caserío de Abrahantes is located in Plaza Iglesia, while the Casa de Doña Eva and the courthouse can be found on Calle Real in Pinos Puente.