Estrela d'Ouro
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Estrela d'Ouro (English: Gold Star) is a Lisbon workers' village located in the parish of São Vicente, between number 22 on Rua da Graça and number 14 on Rua da Senhora do Monte.
The enclave was designed to house workers by the architect Norte Júnior in 1907[1] and commissioned by Agapito Serra Fernandes, a confectionery industrialist of Galician origin. Construction was completed in 1909. Villa Rosalina, the former owner's house, with a private chapel, lake and garden, is located in the center of the enclave.[1] The other buildings are located at its northern end. They generally each have a ground and first floor with an external balcony and access staircase in a U shape plan around private streets named after relatives of the owner.[1] In total, the neighborhood has 120 small apartments.
The old Royal Cine on Rua da Graça (a local supermarket since the 1980s), was also part of the development,[1] though built later in 1928.[2]
