Casa de La Estanca, Borja

Alterations were made in the 18th century, such as those rendered in 1771 to lower the roof and build stables adjacent to the rear façade. Mudejar elements are found on all three levels of the building’s exterior façades, the ornamental scheme repeating itself on all four sides of the building. The main façade faces south, where this three-sectioned design can be observed. The middle section features strips of double courses of angled bricks in a stretcher bond arrangement along with a panel of decorative brickwork consisting of a grid of double-angled crosses forming a regular geometric pattern. The upper section has five double round arches in the typical Aragonese arcade fashion. The façade is finished with a strip of angled brick to form the eaves, which must have been higher prior to the work done in 1771. In 1771, the stables were built on the rear façade, and the west façade, which had been damaged, was coated in a layer of brick and mortar. The middle section of the east façade has a flat-arched opening, constructed in response to damage sustained over time, that disrupts the decorative elements. With the arrival of classical elements in the 16th century, we see a decline in this art form. This was prompted by the assimilation of renascent ornamentation, leading to the co-existence of both styles and to the subsequent decline of the Mudejar style.