The Manor of the Noronhas ( pt, Solar dos Noronhas) is a

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located in the

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of Ribeira Seca,

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of Calheta, on the island of São Jorge, in the archipelago of the

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History

Members of the Noronha family originally settled in Terceira, sometime in the 16th century, in the form of D. Luísa de Noronha. Daughter of Pedro Ponce Leão (a member of the Royal Household and aid to Queen

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) and D. Helena de Noronha, D. Luísa had her home in the town of Angra, in the heights of ''Rua do Gallo'' (today ''Rua de D. Amélia''), today the location of the Palacete Silveira e Paulo. The ''solar'' was named for the family that constructed it in the 18th century; it was constructed in 1781. This extensive manorhouse is unique for a rural landed-gentry of the period, and conveys the importance and wealth of this important family on the agrarian island of São Jorge at the time.

Architecture

The important building includes a chapel annex, the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres, which was constructed during the same period, in the Baroque style.

References

;Notes ;Sources * * {{coord missing, Portugal Buildings and structures in Calheta, Azores Noronhas