Casa De Lombillo

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    cnr Empedrado & Mercaderes, Habana Vieja
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Lonely Planet review

This resplendent casa (house) is one of Habana's oldest, dating from 1741. Named after one of its 18th-century owners, the count of Lombillo, who made his fortune in the slave trade, the building is most notable for its exquisite interior balconies and stately Tuscan-style columns. During the mid-19th century the palace served as Habana's main (and first) post office, and a stone-mask mailbox in one of the outside walls is still in use.

In late 2000, the Casa de Lombillo was gutted and restored. It now functions as the main office for the city historian, Eusebio Leal Spengler.