Can Jalpí

Sant Joan Street (N-II Road, km 671)

Also known as "Mas Coll" or "Can Gualba", the "Mas Jalpí" (or Gelpí) is an ancient farmhouse acquired in the seventies by the Pineda de Mar City Council. It has been restored and rehabilitated with the aim of using it for social and cultural activities.

In records as from the XIV century, the farmhouse was owned by the Coll family, who obtained from the Cabrera Viscounts the notary with exclusive rights over the whole Montpalau territory, a concession that lasted until the beginning of the XVIII century. During the cruel Turkish pirates attack to Pineda in 1545, the notary Jaume-Joan Coll was apprehended and later set free. As a result of this event, en 1561 a defence tower was built attached to the house. During the XVII century the Coll family became related with the Gualbes family, which was part of the Barcelona bourgeoisie, and during the following century with the Jalpí family, from Arenys de Munt. In 1925, August of Borràs-Jalpí sold the property to the Feliu family from Arenys de Mar.
As for the farmhouse, it's a rectangular building, with the façade parallel to the road. It has a higher section in its left side that belongs to the ancient defence tower. The roof has two slopes, with the ridge parallel to the main façade. It has a round-headed portal with wedge-shaped stones (voussoir), and a little coat of arms above. The windows of the left side feature lintel, sill and stone jambs, while those on the right have stuccoed arris. The perpendicular section attached to the façade features two large windows with gothic decoration.