Architecture and Design Atlas

How Space Is Shaped
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Buildings and Structures

House of Laments

Cultural and Institutional Buildings

The House of Laments is an 18th century mansion in Guanajuato, Mexico, originally built for the daughter of the Marquess of San Clemente and later used as a post office. In the 1890s and 1900s it was the residence of Tadeo Fulgencio Mejia, who committed a series of murders there reportedly driven by a belief that he could contact his deceased wife, and the building is popularly said to be haunted. It now operates as a museum protected under local and state heritage legislation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Guanajuato, Mexico 2
Completed Year
1890 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Villa, Concepts

In Style

Source House of Laments (Wikipedia)
Source House of Laments (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Located In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source House of Laments (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. House of Laments (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Laments, lead definition
    The House of Laments (Spanish: "Casa de los lamentos") is a historic place in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Lead section
    Now the house functions as museum, and the local legend says several paranormal phenomena happen in the mansion.
  • Infobox: completion_date
    1890
  • In Style: Spanish Colonial Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Spanish Colonial, Baroque
  • In Style: Baroque Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Spanish Colonial, Baroque
View the Source
2. House of Laments (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
    Wikidata item Q15207473, instance of (P31): villa
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Guanajuato, Mexico
    Wikidata item Q15207473, property P131/P17 (location): Guanajuato, Mexico
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.