Joseph Thomas was an industrialist in the graphic arts sector and, like many industrialists or artisans, had a workshop-house built, locating the lithography and engraving workshop on the ground floor and the house on the upper floor. In 1895 he commissioned the work and the project to the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, who carried out a neoclassical style building. In 1912 an important transformation was carried out adding 3 floors to the building, always respecting the original style.
The family business of lithography and engraving had been in operation for three generations.
