Enrico Francesco Leopoldo "Enrique" Ferrarese (July 3, 1882January 1, 1968) was an
Italian Argentine
Italian Argentines ( it, italo-argentini; es, ítalo-argentinos, or ''tanos'' in Rioplatense Spanish) are Italian-born people (born in Argentina or Italy) or non-Italian citizens of Italian descent residing in Argentina. Italian is the largest ...
real estate developer.
Professional life
Born in
Cerea
Cerea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy.
History
From 923 AD until 1223 Cerea was a ''castrum'' (fortification). On 1223 Cerea it became a "comune" but, a year after, it was plundered because of the war be ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
in 1882, arrived in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
at age 2 with his father, Giuseppe Angelo, and his mother, Luigia Martini, who renamed him Enrique Ferrarese. He married Ana Carrasco González (1888–1924), with whom he fathered four children: Enrique, Blanca, Ali, and Noemí. Enrique founded the construction firm ''Ferrarese Hermanos & Cia.'' with his brother Guido. The firm began working mostly on façades, plaster details and ornamental finishing on other major projects such as the ''Bola de nieve'' (snowball) a large spherical structure on top of a building located in the intersection of Córdoba and Laprida. The warehouse of ''Ferrarese Hermanos & Cia.'' was located at 1251 Callao Street.
The ''Bola de nieve'' building stands today as one of the architectural landmarks of
Rosario. Soon thereafter ''Ferrarese Hermanos & Cia.'' went on to build family homes and a series of retail service stations for the Dutch oil company,
Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (structure), a thin structure
** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
** Thin-shell structure
Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard o ...
. One of the first major works was the construction of another iconic building in Rosario, the one known as the Palacio "La Rosario", which will later become the birthplace of the legendary guerrilla warrior
Ernesto Guevara
Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 June 1928, although one tertiary source, (Julia Constenla, quoted ...
, aka
. "La Rosario", is situated at the intersection of Urquiza and Entre Rios. Next in line came the
Palacio Fuentes, A recognizable landmark and one of the first
skyscrapers
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...
in South America.
[Rosario patrimonial value – Palacio Fuentes – 1998]
Other projects carried by ''Ferrarese Hermanos & Cia.'' were the "Club Rosarino de Pelota", the "
Barrio Fisherton
Fisherton () is a barrio (traditional neighborhood) in Rosario, . It is located in the western part of the city. Its main street is Eva Perón Avenue (continuation of Córdoba Street, going east–west).
Fisherton is primarily an upper middle-cla ...
Golf Club", the tribune of "
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
" stadium in
Parque de la Independencia
The ''Parque de la Independencia'' (Independence Park) is a large public park in Rosario, . It is located near the geographical center of the city, its limits defined by Moreno Street and three important avenues: Pellegrini Avenue, Ovidio ...
, and the building commissioned by Countess of Chateaubriand in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
. Enrique Ferrarese died in Rosario on January 1, 1968.
Gallery
Image:Palacio Fuentes 1.jpg, Palacio Fuentes
Image:La Bola de Nieve, cúpula.jpg, Bola de nieve
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrarese, Enrique
1882 births
1968 deaths
People from the Province of Verona
Argentine agnostics
20th-century Argentine businesspeople
Businesspeople in construction
Italian emigrants to Argentina
People from Rosario, Santa Fe