On 10 October 1957, during a period of repairs by the Directorate for Public Works (), for the district of Horta, under the supervision of the Direcção-Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais (DGEMN) and Direcção dos Serviços de Conservação (), the director of the Directorate informed by telegraph the suspension of activities due to the eruption of the Capelinhos volcano.