Historical relic known as «Rancho de Rosas», where the Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Don Juan Manuel de Rosas, remained temporarily and guarded by the Colorados del Monte.

“Transfer from del Rancho de Rosas” to San Miguel del Monte

In December 1987, 170 years after it was built, «La Casa de Rosas» travelled from the banks of the Rio Salado to its current location in the historical centre of the city of Monte. After the Ranch was declared historical heritage, the Bemberg family, current owners of the ranch, donated the $70,000 needed to move it. The transfer demanded 2 months of intense work. architects, engineers, technicians and a team of workers worked on the ranch. The ranch is built of adobe ( sun-dried brick), which means that the walls have no foundation.

They calculated that the weight was around 100 or 120 tons. Underneath the walls, 3 concrete beams 25 meters long and 8 cross beams 8 meters wide by 0.6 meters high were built. Once the ranch had a base, excavations were made around it and they began to raise the ranch to a height of just over a meter.

This is how they took the historic house, on top of a cart that had 120 wheels.

It was the first adobe house moved in South America, an unprecedented event.

It could not be moved by route 3, because a wooden bridge crossing a stream could not have tolerated so much weight. It doubled the distance the house had to travel, from 30 kilometres to 60. The first 25 kilometres were done by a rural road, until reaching Route No. 41, where the remaining 45 kilometres were done. As a result of the rains, there were difficulties in moving the house. The speed was minimal, the truck was travelling at only 5 kilometres per hour, «at a man’s pace» Sic. A total of 60 people took part in the transfer and a total of 40 architects were present to gain experience.

The work began on 1 stOctober 1987 and was completed on 31 December of the same year.

Juan Manuel de Rosas Street on the corner of Belgrano, this was the final destination of the restorer’s ranch.