The building was burned down on December 7, 1945, due to it being the location of the offices of the Revolutionary Union political party, including that of its leader, Luis A. Flores.

The early 20th century building, named after its owner family, served diplomatic functions, such as hosting the Legation of France and receiving a visit of an Uruguayan delegation in 1918, headed by then Foreign Minister Baltasar Brum.

[2] It later hosted law firms and part of it served as the headquarters of the Revolutionary Union, a fascist political party headed by Luis A. Flores, who also had his office in the building.

On the night of December 7, 1945, at approximately 11 p.m., the building was attacked by a pro-APRA crowd with firearms and dynamite.

[3] Two men were arrested after the events, Víctor H. Rivadeneira and Leonardo Sánchez, who were at the building and whose arrest warrants were highlighted by the apristas, and were thus blamed for the gunfight that hit APRA militants Justo Espinoza and Arturo Franco, and subsequent fire.