, ▁who ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Dom us ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁In ▁this ▁account , ▁Martin ▁An es ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁" good ▁men " ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁By ▁ 1 5 0 3 , ▁the ▁Dom us ▁was ▁rem od elled ▁to ▁partition ▁the ▁hall ▁into ▁two ▁divisions ▁to ▁formal ize ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁municipal ▁hall . ▁ ▁Its ▁design ation , ▁Dom us ▁Municip alis , ▁actually ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁class ified ▁by ▁the ▁Instituto ▁Portug u ês ▁do ▁Pat rim ón io ▁Ar qu itect ón ico ▁( IP PAR ) ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁de grad ation , ▁without ▁appropriate ▁roof ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁squ at ters ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁as ▁shelter . ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Dire c ção - G eral ▁dos ▁Ed if í cios ▁e ▁Monument os ▁N acion ais ▁( ), ▁or ▁D GE M N ▁( which ▁evol ved ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Instituto ▁de ▁Gest ão ▁do ▁Pat rim ón io ▁Ar qu itect ón ico ▁e ▁Ar que ológ ico ▁( I GE SP AR )). ▁Similar ▁rest or ations ▁were ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Ser vi ços ▁dos ▁Monument