Casa de Ferro
The Casa de Ferro (English: Iron House) is a historic prefabricated iron building located in Maputo, Mozambique. Originally built in Belgium, the structure was bought by the Portuguese colonial government and reassembled in 1892 in Maputo (at the time named Lourenço Marques). It was intended to serve as the residence of the Governor of the District of Lourenço Marques.
| Casa de Ferro | |
|---|---|
The main façade of the building. | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Maputo, Mozambique |
| Address | Intersection of Avenida Samora Machel and Rua Enrique de Sousa |
| Completed | 1892 (assembled in Maputo) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Danly system |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Danly |
However, the building was never inhabited and has instead served as the seat of a variety of local and national institutions throughout its existence. The house is currently open to the public as a fine example of the experimental use of iron in European colonial architecture in the final decades of the nineteenth century.
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