The coal mines were far Catllaràs factory Clot del Moro which was intended production and any inhabited place. This made it necessary to build a house by technicians and other staff working there.
To lift construction, chose a place called "The Meadows" near the mines and in a natural setting surrounded by fields and meadows natural, forest, allowing a wider view of the environment of a large beauty.
Construction began in 1902 and was developed in two phases considering the unfavorable weather conditions, harsh winters. For this reason, during the first phase was to build the structure, the exterior walls, fireplace and central part of the window visors, which corresponded to the ground floor. Subsequently, a second phase was completed works, supposedly in 1903.
After a period of intense activity Catllaràs productive mines in 1932 the house was sold to the City of La Pobla de Lillet. Since then, the house underwent a progressive deterioration that was becoming more and more evident, despite some interventions rather served to adapt to new applications than to make a true reconstruction. This situation worsened as a result of the Civil War and its aftermath left the house in an almost ruinous.
Since 1907, the house suffers first reforms consisted of a change in the slope of the barn windows and covering with cement socket initially coated with river stones.
Again news of reforms in 1940 that the building was in poor condition.
Since 1971, the house underwent new modifications to adapt it to a new function that was used, which was the summer camps, which further distort the original image. It completely eliminated the scale was the central element of the front and had a practical reason for being replaced by another metal unrelated to the original project. Also changed the initial coating of the facade, on artificial slate roof. Also the interior underwent major modifications.
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