Reus. Carrer de Llovera

Looking into Raval de Santa Anna lane, I return to Plaça del Prim and continue along the pedestrian Carrer de Llovera, continuing the Carrer de Monterols.

At number 17 is the Casa Querol, the work of the already well-known Pere Caselles i Tarrats. The house was built in 1901 by order of Ferran de Querol i Bofarull, lawyer, historical writer, chairman of the Tarragona Archaeological Association.

It is worth paying attention to the niches of the upper floor, decorated with plant and flower compositions made in the sgraffito technique. The left one includes the emblem of the Rose of Reu (the symbol of the city, depicted on the coat of arms and flag), the right one is the coat of arms of the Kerol family. Another coat of arms is made in the form of stucco decoration under the balcony.

The next house, numbered 19-21, was owned by the prosecutor of Reus, Casa Tomàs Jordi, and was built in 1909 by the same Caselles. A memorial plaque above the ground floor states that in the house that previously stood on this site, Saint Rosa Molas y Valve, founder of the Order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation , was born in 1815. The order was founded in Tortosa in 1858, and now branches of this organization exist in 17 states.

The building contains all the typical features of Art Nouveau: curved lines, asymmetrical elements, shaped metal bars of balconies. The author did not change his commitment to plant stucco, here it is even painted in the colors of natural nature, although not as bright as in the already familiar Casa Anguera.

Go a little further and at number 47-49 we will see the House of Punyed (Casa Punyed), this is one of the early works of Pere Caselles. The building was built in 1902 and has a neo-Gothic facade, of the Art Nouveau elements there are only metal balcony grilles and smooth plant lines in Gothic patterns. Although the house was built for the Iglesias family, its name comes from the Punyed pharmacy, which has occupied the first floor for more than 70 years.