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Much of the current exterior appearance was the result of the reforms that were made in the late 30’s of last century. This Town Hall is located on the building that was formerly the granary of the granary and the neo-Gothic clock tower is preserved from the old Town Hall. The primitive building had its entrance on Calle Real, with a large window overlooking the square.
The original building became too small. Thus, in July 1907, the possibility arose of buying house number 2 on what was then Vega Street, now Tren Street, thus enlarging the old Town Hall, which consisted of a single hall. Already in the twenties, the need for expansion became increasingly necessary, since almost all the officials were in the same premises. The rectory still consisted of a single room that was used for plenary sessions, as well as other commissions and local boards, with the municipal archives in the upper part. The construction of a new building was really necessary, which is why two years later house number 14 on Calle Real was purchased to house all the premises. A building of these characteristics was never built here; what was done was to repair and condition it to a certain extent.
At the end of 1931, the City Hall was still located at 56 Calle Real. Little by little, work was carried out to improve the meeting room and the entrance, with the elevation of the door, work on the staircase leading to the upper part, changes to the dividing wall of the two bodies, as well as a change in the flooring. The different rooms would be divided between the original building, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, and house no. 14 on Calle Real.
In September 1938, reforms would be made in the Town Hall, works that would be done in different stages, so as not to hinder the bureaucratic progress, having to move the offices and dependencies to other places if they wanted to undertake a total eviction and reform at the same time. A year later, it was necessary to continue with these works and demolish the existing structures, with the idea of taking advantage of the materials to make a new building. Thus, the offices were moved to the then No. 19 Real Street.
The inauguration would coincide with the Fiestas de la Santa Cruz, on May 3, 1941, with the result that a large number of outsiders came to visit the new building.
Years later, on July 18, 1955, a new assembly hall was inaugurated and blessed, also coinciding with the blessing of the water supply extension works. At the end of that same year, the need to place iron gates on the arches of the façade of this building was raised, since the upper floor lacked security guarantees, as it could be accessed from the street. In January 1956 the blacksmith Ricardo Borreguero Domínguez was contracted to build and install the gates for the price of 14,000 pesetas. In March the gates were already in place.
It is of interest to mention the tower of the old Consistory of El Viso, located in the Plaza del Sagrado Corazón and inserted in a building of the first half of the twentieth century, which replaces the previous one. This tower is from the mid-nineteenth century, neo-Gothic style and with a clock on the front, which overlooks the square.
Currently, and after a thorough restoration, the building is the headquarters of the Municipal Historical Archive since its inauguration in November 2021.
