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Arcade House, Former Catholic School

Arcade House, Former Catholic School
RO MS Casa cu Arcade 3
Whitepixels, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
school
Current function:
house
Settlement:
Marosvásárhely, Târgu Mureș
Address:
Strada Călărașilor, Piața Trandafirilor
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.5465139124, 24.5628601605
Google map:
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History

At the beginning of the 18th century, the Catholic Church bought the two-storey corner house for a school, with an open arcade running along the ground floor on the street side. A new part was then built with a similar arcades (legs), providing boarding accommodation and a canteen for the poor pupils. In 1873 the roof burnt down and the upper floor was rendered unusable. During the renovation, another floor was added to the building. At that time, the ground floor arcade was walled in and shops were built. In 1908, the new Roman Catholic grammar school was built, and then apartments were created on the upper floors. The arcade was also restored during the restoration of the building in 1980.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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