The primitive nucleus is from 1582, being later transformed in palace, in the XVIII century. Today it lodges the Overseas Historic Archive.

It is also called “Rebelo de Andrade” or Ceia Palace. This building from 1760 suffered some additions in 1840. placed on a sloping area, it has three floors in the main façade and four at the laterals and posterior façades. The noble floor differs from the others for the treatment given to the ashlar masonry and the iron on the balconies.

This house, repaired in 1919, has luxurious interiors and a neo-Arabian yard with a fountain. This is a good example of a mannerist urban palace, characterized by a great sobriety and simplicity that reveals the usual social division of space. The exterior simplicity contrasts with the romantic exuberance at the interior. It is also known as São Luís da Pena or Pais do Amaral Palace.