Molino de Pérez

The Molino de Pérez was built by the Uruguayan architect Juan María Pérez in 1840, located in what nowadays is known as the Veltroni Passage, near Rambla O´Higgins (the promenade of Montevideo) and Alejandro Gallinal.

Location

Montevideo, Uruguay, Punta Gorda, Parque Baroffio Malvin.

History

The building itself was a running watermill, but it suffered damage over the years and in 1950 a reconstruction of the wheel was planned in “Abra del Perdomo”, Maldonado Department. Horacio Arredondo was in charge of this construction.^[1] The stone walls remain from the original building, but the most touristic feature of the watermill is its mechanism inside. The structure has 2 levels. It was constructed with stone and in some original parts with brick. The floor is wood. In the 1950 restoration large windows were added to the sides of the building so that the machinery could be seen from outside.

References

Coordinates: 34°53′46.4″S 56°5′43.13″W / 34.896222°S 56.0953139°W / -34.896222; -56.0953139