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This eighteenth century building is part of the property in the municipality of regional architectural interest

The Director General of Planning and Housing, Antonio Navarro, today visited the construction that the Department of Public Works and Planning to the City subsidizes the municipality with 292,320 euros for the rehabilitation of the House-Museum of Ethnography 'Pepe Marsilla'.

"It's a performance that is part of the regional government grants, which aim to collaborate with local authorities to the recovery of historic buildings to be allocated to public use," said the CEO.

Eighteenth-century building is part of the property of the municipality and now houses the Ethnographic Museum of the population, which is part of the Bullas Wine Route.

Located in the historic old town, near the parish church and close to the Avenida de Murcia and Spain's Square, which houses City Hall and the municipal garden.

Through the works takes place 730-meter conditioning inside the building and rehabilitation of the facade and replacing the covers "resulting in a renovated both outside and inside, in addition, enjoy a new independent entrance Rosario Street, with access by lift for people with reduced mobility. "

"Thus, with the construction of new access to property, not only seek an independent space for municipal facilities but also improve accessibility with the new elevator and stairs that provide the building," added Navarro.

This building, which was partially restored between 2006 and 2007 for use as a House-Museum of Ethnography, and now see comprehensive preparation completed, the home of the mayor of the town, José Marsilla Melgares de Aguilar, who promoted the arrival telephone, telegraph, electric light to the population and the construction of the Asylum and Hospital for Aged in the Barrio de La Cruz.

Navarro concluded that "with this action we believe in the history of the municipality and the Region of Murcia, through the preservation of our architectural heritage, reflected in this case one of the leading figures in the town in the nineteenth century."

Source: CARM