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The promoter of this house was D. Francisco Martínez de Sobral y Aguilera, First Physician to the Chamber of King Carlos IV and previously Physician of the Monastery and of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo. Work began around 1792 and it is not known with certainty who the author of the project was, although it is attributed to Juan de Villanueva. It can be considered one of the finest buildings in the historic centre of San Lorenzo.
The building has an almost square floor plan with a central courtyard and is arranged in three levels. One was added in the 19th century, maintaining its current configuration since then. The main facade is notable for its Herrerian trims and granitic stone chaining at the corners, as well as the access door, flanked by two granite pilasters with rusticated stonework that support the brackets holding up the balustraded balcony.
House built for the First Chamber Physician of King Charles IV, Don Francisco Martínez de Sobral; an 18th-century building that reflects the residential architecture of royal servants in El Escorial.