THE ENGLISH NEIGHBORHOOD IN CABALLITO

The English neighborhood in Caballito is one of those wonderful urban oases you can find walking by Buenos Aires City. It’s delimited by the avenues Del Barco Centenera, Pedro Goyena, Emilio Mitre and Valle Street. These 6 apples keep a unique architectural patrimony where the Tudor and Italian eclectic styles coexist in amazing houses, transporting the visitors to a different Buenos Aires.

The streets are narrow and many of them keep the original cobbled-paving. The only cars in these streets are those from the people who live there: a quiet peaceful place. This urban island is framed by some centennial trees and it was declares “Historic Protection Area”, with the objective of preventing architectural changes and to preserve the beauty of the constructions.


 The neighborhood was designed in the end of the 20’s of last century by a group of architects, among who outstand: Eduardo Lanas, Coni Molina and Ferrari. The houses belonged to employees of a national bank (Banco Hogar Argentino), which built the place and gave facilities to its employees to acquire the houses. The English neighborhood name came in the 60’s, imposed by the real state world.

The houses of these neighborhood appear to be mass produced but in an original way. They have pointy arcades, heraldic shields in the windows and a lack of garages, due to the fact that its original inhabitants had chauffeurs. It’s an amazing walk through an unknown part of our city. The way to get there is by subway, A Line, Primera Junta station. From there, you just have to walk 4 blocks down Del Barco Centenera Avenue.