The first building to visit in front of the Plaza de Armas is the Cabildo, located on Caseros street is a colonial building painted all white, it was the seat of the Government House until 1880 . At the beginning of the 20th century it was declared a National Historic Monument and now it is the Museo Histórico del Norte, in which you can see collections of colonial objects, media of transport of the time and also some jewels of sacred art. There are guided tours and admission is free.
This emblematic building tells us about the first moments of Salta as an organized city, since it was the institution in charge of the government of the city and its jurisdiction. Through the years, it was used for different purposes, it functioned as the Government House, prison and police of the province, it was also occupied by commercial stores and as a hotel.
The heritage of the Museum reveals much of the history of the region and the history from El Cabildo, there are pieces that are preserved inside (formerly a large part was built with wood), there are elements from the first agricultural villages, such as a polished stone sculpture from 500 AD; works of sacred art, liturgical furniture (such as the carved wooden pulpit from the 18th century that belonged to the company of Jesus) and pieces of numismatics and medals. The different rooms tell the history of furniture in this region through pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries made of walnut, oak and palo santo.