▁owner ▁of ▁lim estone ▁quar ries ▁and ▁the ▁then - big gest ▁l ime ▁factory ▁in ▁Argentina ▁( located ▁at ▁Mal ague ño , ▁ 1 5 ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁C ór dob a ). ▁ ▁Fer rey ra ▁chose ▁the ▁location ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁S arm iento ▁Park , ▁a ▁ 1 7 ▁hect are ▁( 4 3 ▁a cre ) ▁space ▁created ▁along ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁C ór dob a ' s ▁eastern ▁edge ▁( New ▁C ór dob a ) ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁gener ations ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁palace ' s ▁inter iors , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Bed room ▁( D orm itor io ▁Imper io ), ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁the ▁furn iture ▁was ▁copied ▁by ▁f amed ▁cabinet maker ▁Krie ger ▁of ▁Paris , ▁from ▁those ▁used ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte . ▁ ▁The ▁m ansion ▁was ▁ex prop ri ated ▁by ▁the ▁C ór dob a ▁Governor ▁José ▁Manuel ▁de ▁la ▁S ota ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Following ▁a ▁complicated ▁ref urb ishment ▁process , ▁the ▁" F er rey ra ▁Palace ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum " ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁political ▁consider ations ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁red es ignation ▁that ▁December ▁as ▁the ▁Ev ita ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum , ▁in ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁influ ential ▁former ▁Argent ine ▁First ▁Lady