Oldest bandeirista house
In the city.
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Casa do Sítio Tatuapé is the oldest bandeirista house in the city of São Paulo and one of the few of its period still standing, in the Tatuapé district in the east of the city. It was built between 1668 and 1698 by Mathias Rodrigues da Silva, administrator of a priest's lands in the area, and was listed as national heritage in 1951. It is built of rammed earth with six rooms and two attics, and differs from other colonial houses in having a two-sided gable roof. Its first description appears in the inventory of the builder's wife. The house has had a long and varied life: it was a home for 150 years, sheltered drovers travelling the country, and later became a pottery making roof tiles. Today it belongs to the São Paulo City Museum, welcoming visitors and hosting heritage education, a window on life in São Paulo before it became a metropolis.
In the city.
Thick walls.
Home and pottery.
Rua Guabiju 49, Tatuapé, east São Paulo
It is the oldest surviving bandeirista house in São Paulo city.
