Colonel’s House: English and Neobasque Influences in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz)

Abstract

The Colonel’s House is a home located inside the estate La Parra, in Jerez de la Frontera, ten kilometres from the centre of the city. At the present time this estate belongs to La Parra Airport. It was originally conceived as a home for a member of the Domecq family before housing high ranking officers of the Spanish army after the Civil War.It is a example of the influence of the Neobasque and English architecture, assigned to Luis Gutiérrez Soto. Currently the main building is derelict and it has no urbanistic protection. This research is a first study about the estate and the main house as an example of the influence of English architecture.