The history of the property dates back to the early 20th century. It was the home of José García Sánchez, founder of Banco Zaragozano, and in 1914 architect Francisco Albiñana designed an extension. Another floor was added in 1933 in a project signed by Roberto García Ochoa. The result is a detached building with a basement and three floors, where features such as the rear tower and a glass-enclosed lookout still stand out.
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In 1957, the state acquired the house to turn it into the headquarters of the Juvenile Guardianship Board. It later passed into the hands of the autonomous community and, following the transfer of justice powers, housed the Juvenile Guardianship Court. Space, functionality and accessibility limitations eventually led to its relocation in 2013 to the Fueros de Aragón building in the City of Justice, leaving the chalet empty.
However, the building still preserves traces of its judicial past. Its basement retains spaces linked to the property's former uses, including an identification parade room, an unusual feature in a building that was originally a home. The renovation will now have to reconcile its new institutional use with the architectural protection of the property, which has 877 square meters of built space and a garden on a 743-square-meter plot.
