It is better known as the House of Tiles because its facade is entirely covered with beautiful Chinese tiles. 

It has a stone base on its exterior, pilasters, moldings, finials, Chinese ceramic pinnacles, vases, and two beautiful niches, one above the main entrance and the other in one of its corners. 

Next to its interior staircase, there are murals by José Clemente Orozco. Its construction dates back to 1596 and belonged to the estate of the Count of the Valley of Orizaba, a title granted to Don Rodrigo del Vivero, who sold it to Don Antonio Urrutia de Vergara in 1662. It was then inherited by his daughter and so on until it reached a fifth heiress who renovated it in 1708, giving it the appearance it has now.

In 1881, the Jockey Club operated in this building, attended by distinguished figures of Porfirio Diaz's era society. 

At the beginning of the century, in 1903, the Sanborn's brothers installed the country's first soda fountain there. Currently, it still houses the famous restaurant chain.