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It occupies part of the former estate of Grand Tower of the old part of Canyelles Cortes Sarria, who in the seventeenth century and belonged to Valeria Dalmau Çafont widow of honored citizen of Barcelona Francesc Dalmau. The name derives from a brush or Respall former owner, John Paul Respall, Abaixadors and Barcelona citizen who acquired it in 1739 to the family of Jaime Janer, Mayor Cortes Sarria 1673. At the end of the century Can Brush century property became heirs of John Paul Bacigalupi Respall Eusebio Guell (Barcelona 1846-1918) and the heirs of that heritage incorporated society Urbanización Guell, SA company until it disbanded the 1932. When building the house was acquired by F. Club Owners Association of Barcelona in May 1967, was owned by Brush Can Josep Figueras and Navarro.
Like so many other houses Pla de Barcelona have survived the passage of time, Can brush has lost its function of agricultural origin. In 1935 the educational center was installed Estudios Generales Luis Vives high school, which he held until the closure of the school in 1997. Since January 2001l'ocupa headquarters and administrative the company that manages the neighboring Advanced Clinical Medicine International (CIMA).
It is a house of a basilica plan with the central protruding, covered with Arabic tiles in four aspects. The facade is organized symmetrically, with three balconies on the first floor: is the central axis of the front door in arch, while the sides of both the materials comprising twin Gothic windows. The open loft on the upper body with a central gallery feature five semicircular arches. The façade wall is covered with geometric engravings, like the lower body attached to the left flank of the house, equipped with a front porch
mixtilini completed a profile.
The century building has been important modern reforms and in particular in 1920 when the Society Urbanization Guell designed by the architect Josep Canaleta is practiced restoration, improvement and expansion of the house, adding the lower body attached to right side of the house and the porch left flank and modifying openings in the facade. In 2002 the Company CIMA commissioned architects Alonso and Balaguer reform and comprehensive restoration Can Brush and environment which have respected the original state of the house and the interior suitable for new uses.

Information from the publication "Itineraries: Sarria: Old" published by the district of Sarria-Sant Gervasi in 2007 by the author M. Palau-Ribes.

The cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) Can Brush tree is branched from the base.
The perimeter of the trunk 1.30 meters for 2.06 m. Kept in good condition.

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