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The exterior of the central block and entrance has a wide patio enclosed by an elaborate fence with pillars are iron grating. The windows are only interrupted at the lower level by a large carved entrance doors and two smaller side doors. Neoclassical statues, urns, and other decorative elements are
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The structure and grounds were renovated in 1997, but have since fallen into ruin. The cost of operating the retirement home and preservation of the historic structure caused significant financial difficulties, and operations of the retirement home was transferred in 2018 to another address.
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in 1989 and began work at the retirement home in 1993. Oliveira celebrated Good Friday mass at the nearby Church of Boa Viagem on April 9, 1993, and was murdered at the Dom Pedro II Home by a mentally ill resident. Oliveira was stabbed 44 times. She was
336:. Antônio Gonçalves Gravata sold the house to Commander Francisco Xavier Machado in 1859. The mansion was subsequently altered into a social services home in the 1880s. It was re-inaugurated in 1887 as the Santa Isabel Poor House (
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Machado was built in the first half of the 19th century, and was the largest private residence in Bahia of the period. It was home to the Ambassador of Portugal and later the first director of
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rosewood, all in the Dom João V style. Some alterations are visible in the interior of the building; they date to the 1880s when the residence was transformed into an asylum.
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exterior details, it has the standard structure of stone masonry and follows the plan of a "great
European Baroque palace." It is possibly a "provincial" replica of the
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in 1978 under inscription number 983. The listing includes the wooden garden, statues, and ceramics produced by the Santo Antônio do Porto factory in Lisbon.
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