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Edificio sudamericana de vapores (C.S.A.V), ex Grace Line Company

Location: Plaza Sotomayor

The history of its current owner (C.S.A.V) is associated with the history of Valparaiso. This building was inaugurated in December of 1876 and originally belonged to “Casa importadora de maquinarias agrícolas y mineras Rosse-Innes”(a farm and mining machinery import company). Although, everything started in Constitucion, a southern city of Chile, where “Sociedad anónima naviera” was founded and formed in 1876 by Chilean capitalists, who faced a tough competition with the English and American companies. This company was called “Compañía nacional de navegación”, and relocated its headquarters to Valparaiso in 1872 . The original building was redesigned in two opportunities by this company, and after been sold in 1918, they added a discrete, third floor.​ In the 90’s, the original building was replaced by a new one that only kept its original perimeter walls.

Hotel Reina Victoria

Location: Plaza Sotomayor

Traditional main building of the area built in 1902 by the architect Esteban O. Harrington,​ located where the previous “Hotel Inglés”, damaged by a fire in 1897, was reinaugurated and subsequently followed by the Hotel Reina Victoria managed by Francisca Idiondo . At the end of 1930, the hotel was acquired by Domingo Elotegui. An interesting feature is that due to the site’s narrowness, every room is connected by a hallway and faces the Plaza Sotomayor.

Edificio Sotomayor

Location: Plaza Sotomayor

This constructions dates from early XX century. ​ It is part of a valuable contribution to the configuration and image of Plaza Sotomayor. Due to its style, height and shape, it integrates perfectly with other buildings in the area. Under the typology of main building, a traditional type of architecture in Barrio Puerto, illustrates the irregular layout and the small dimension of the solar. It was configured from a three story, small and continuous elevation, which had characteristics associated with a mixture of Neoclassical and Renaissance styles. Harmonious details of those particular styles can be seen in its symmetrical facade and interior planimetry, its openings are framed, its pediments have a triangular shape and the corners are shaped by stonework that imitates brickwork .