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San Germán

Porta Coeli Church (Catholic faith) in San Germán. You can see its staircase and the semicircular arch entrance with pilasters. Above the entrance there is a rectangular window and above it, a belfry with a bell. In front of the steps, across the street, there are two light posts. This church was originally the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has housed the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

House Greasers Lived in Second Term Where Rachel was Born

Front view of Greasers family home. The house is surrounded by a metal fence and is made of one level of wood with a flat zinc roof. In the front the house, there is a porch surrounded by a wooden balustrade. On the other hand, the door and windows are double in wood and glass. Above these there are also wooden uprights. The back of the house is built on stilts. You can also see continuous houses with similar characteristics.

Section of San Juan Fortifications, with Buick

A group of people walk by the entrance of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, at the Old San Juan. It stand out a sentry box with the shape of a tower followed by a rampart with battlements and the tower of the lighthouse with ornamental finishes on its corners. Also, it is notable an automobile.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence

View of the balcony and the bottom portion of the Ramírez de Arellano home. On the bottom, a roll up door towards the basement can be seen. A wooden stair and tubes laying against the wall can be seen also. On the balcony, various pillars and a portion of the parapet can be seen. The grilles on the entrance are also visible. On the eaves, the zinc sheets are partially visible as well as an undulated decorative border.

Two Women and Two Men Posing in Front of a Wall

Two women and two men posing in front of a wall of a building. The building has two wooden windows, and metal grilles. One of the windows has a canvas awning. There is a parked automobile. A man walking by can be seen in a corner of the image.

Adjuntas Hospital

Facade of the "Adjuntas Health Center and Hospital" characterized by a flat roof, walls with a rock texture, support pillars, a main door and shutter-type windows.

Workers Preparing the Site in front of the Lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers preparing the site in front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel lobby. On the façade of the guest room tower, several wooden scaffolds stand out. The sunbreakers on the tower and the lobby are also prominent. In the vicinity, there is a pickup truck, construction equipment, a prefabricated pipe, and a boat on the beach shore.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket First Construction Stage

Initial construction stage of Hermanas Dávila supermarket. The accumulation of soil on the ground can be seen due that it has been prepared for the construction. Several falsework supporting columns formwork is visible at the construction site. In the background there are several automobiles belonging to a dealership. A house and a road can also be seen.

Fortress of la Concepción

Detail of two broken doors of Fortress of la Concepción. At the top of the wall, pipes are visible. Zinc sheets can bee seen atop the overhang. At the bottom right, there are more zinc sheets lying around.

Grand Prairie House

Side view of a house in the town of Humacao. In the front, there is an entrance with stairs and a ramp. It has a double glazed door with glass on the top and a wall lamp. On the side of the house, there is a garden on a wall. There is also, a double glazed door with a balcony. It is surrounded by a metal fence railing. On the back side, the house has a balcony bordered by a metal fence railing supported by columns. There are people and an automobile parked on the sidewalk.

United States Flag Raising Ceremony at La Fortaleza

United States flag raising ceremony at La Fortaleza. The façade of La Fortaleza, also known as the Santa Catalina Palace, has a Neoclassical style. Quoins and flat arches are visible on the first floor, and a balcony with iron railing on the second floor. Design elements are also visible, namely, colossal orders, cornices, brackets, a frieze, and a pediment. In front of the building, there are United States soldiers in formation. People can be seen on the balcony of the second floor. There are some soldiers on the roof of the building raising the flag.

Buildings X

Close-up view of a porch of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The porch, where there is a person standing, is sustained by concrete columns. Also, it is decorated with plants in ornamental pots, and the floor is covered with checkered-motif tiles. Right in the middle, there is a large wooden window surrounded by glass and moldings, it is covered by a metallic grille. To both sides of the window, there are simple, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00038

View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building. Air compressors, cables, a square that appears to be a skylight, and a long vertical tube can be observed. Two open spaces between the walls show a white window with grilles. Weeds grow in different areas, and moss grows on the walls. The southern city wall enclosure can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Designed Criollo House

Exterior views of a one-story house in the town of Aibonito, on Federico Degetau Street. The house is made of wood with a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by wooden balustrade sustained by thin wooden columns. The floor is covered with native tiles. It has double lattice-style glass windows. Over the doors, there are relieving arches with wooden moldings. Over the house, there are two attics with zinc gable roofs. It has fan and lattice mullions. To the far left there is an attached two-story building, made of concrete, with lattice-style windows.

Typical House on Hillside

View of the façade of a wooden house built on stilts, in a rural area. On the right side, you can see a smaller building. The roofs of both structures are gabled; in the largest structure you can see a door and a double window and a staircase gives access to the entrance of the house. On the outskirts, two horses can be seen. The surrounding area does not have any other structure, on the right side there is an area with vegetation and a trash can.

Jack's Club Hotel

A two-story building with an awning leading to a staircase, which in turn leads to the entrance. At the entrance, there are three arched doors. One of the doors has a sign that reads, "Cerrado por reparaciones hasta nuevo aviso". On the second floor, there is an uncovered balcony with an overhang, featuring a cement balustrade supported by six Corinthian columns. The second floor also features cornices and various decorative elements with plant motifs. The building has a rooftop with a cement balustrade. On the rooftop, at the corners of the façade, there are two circular decorative elements, one in the shape of a compass, and the other in the shape of an anchor. There is a neon sign on the balcony's balustrade that reads, "Jack's Club Hotel." Three people are standing in front of the building. To the left, part of a six-story building with Art Deco-style details can be seen.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00009

Designed Criollo Hacienda House, Hacienda Santa Clara

Side view of a balcony in Santa Clara Arriba, in the town of Yauco. The house is made of wood and has double lattice-style windows, also made of wood. Against the wall, there is a wooden table and a low wooden bench, over which there are potted plants. The roof is made of zinc and is sustained by wooden beams.

Scene Near El Morro

View of the facilities at the headquarters of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Between them stand out part of the pool next to El Polvorín that served to the Bastión San Antonio. Next to it stand out the dome of the chapel at the Cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi. Also, it is noticeable a crenelled parapet with sentry box and the houses of the community of La Perla, at the bottom of the rampart of San Juan.

Orocovis #27, Río Piedras

Two-story, wooden house in the town of San Juan. On the first level the house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks. It has a simple, wooden door with a crossbar and wooden moldings over it. The windows are lattice-style with wooden moldings. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with an ornamental metallic bar railing. The balcony is decorated with hanging pots. To the far left, the house has an ornamental metallic bar fence. To te far right, there is a wooden house with similar characteristics. There are several people in front of the house and in the balcony.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Site with Fire Hydrants

Site of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. To the right, there is a wooden building with various doors, casement windows, hanging fabrics, eaves, and flat wooden and zinc roofs. A portion of this building has a gable roof. In the back, the frame of the warehouse is visible as well as its piers. A fire hydrant can be seen in the center, as well as trucks, some of which are property of the transportation office, and there are gas tanks also.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Wall and Scaffolding

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica. A concrete wall, some columns, and falsework can be seen inside the building. In front there is a sign of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, a sidewalk, a speed bump under construction, and a power electric post.

Sunset Silhouetting Grass Hut at Water's Edge

Silhouette of a hut close to the seashore during the sunset. It has a rectangular shape and it is built on stilts. To one side you can see the leaves of a palm tree and at the end you can see the sea.

White Stucco Church with Cars in Foreground

Side view of the cathedral in the city of Caguas. At the foreground, next to the plaza there is a parking lot where you can see several vehicles parked. At the end it distinguish the Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús built in concrete with the roof covered by roof tiles. Above the the door you can see a hallway under mullions, the roof is inclined and covered by roof tiles. Besides that, above the hallway there is a rose window simulating a clock with cristal and ornamental moldings. The superior border is ornate and crowned with a Latin cross. Additionally, on both sides you can observe belfry towers with ornamental designs, the roof is covered by roof tiles and crowned by latin crosses. The belfries are under round arches and decorated with bossage and framed by metallic railings. Lastly, at the far right end of the cathedral you can see a continuous building under construction.

Dorado King's House Rooftop

Aerial view of the rooftop of the antique King's House of Dorado. The structure rooftop is covered with black canopies. The hallways that are in the surroundings of the building are missing part of the zinc plates that are part of its rooftop.

El Morro Castle and Fort

View of one end of the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. On the other hand, on the far left are the embrasures, openings and cannons. At that end, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament. In the background, you can see a rotation rail next to a raised platform with a semicircular shape and stairs at each end.

Benigna's House

A wooden house with a woman at the door along with two other people of different ages. The house has a gabled zinc roof and is founded on piles. An aluminum latrine stands out in front of the house. In the background, on the mountain, a dirt road can be seen.

Buildings R

Side-view of an abandoned, two-story house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. On the first level, there is an area without walls, with zinc plates. On the second floor, the house has a front balcony with a wooden balustrade. Also, there are several double, wooden doors and windows, in front of which there are wooden ledges.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

Pavement in Viejo San Juan, the view is zenithal angle. The original cobblestone pavers can be seen with cracks due to the heavy traffic of these streets. In between the pavers there are grains of sand, small plants, dry leaves, and debris such as straws and a cigarette.

Living Quarters for Workers on a Large Farm

Wooden barracks for farm workers. They are elongated wooden buildings built on stilts. They have gabled zinc roofs and doors with a board step, all the doors are closed. There is a smaller building, with a door and two windows, which judging by the smoke, could be a kitchen.

A Child on a Four-poster Bed

View of a child on a furniture, seemingly a four-poster bed, with a floral-print fabric. In the background, a wooden wall and a door frame can be partially seen.

View of the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón

View of the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón from the grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Portions of the small fort are made out of wood with zinc roofs surrounded by a wall with a battlement, parapet, and sentry boxes. The bridge to enter the small fort has two semicircular arches and the entrance is framed by two columns. Next to the small fort, there is a small building with a rectangular window and a flat roof.

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Sitting room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. The sitting room has various spaces divided by arches. The walls have painted decorations that simulate moldings and columns. There are various hanging lamps and wall mirrors, rocking chairs, chairs and small tables. The roof has exposed beams and the floor is made of wood.

House under Construction

View of several houses, including one under construction with a flat roof, walls made of noticeable blocks, openings for windows, and a column in the porch area. Following that, and in contrast, there are several wooden houses with zinc gable roofs. In front of most of these houses, there is a fence made of wooden boards and wire mesh. Along the dirt road that passes in front of the houses at a lower level, there are utility poles, animals, a bicycle, and people.

Caguas High School

Several students in front of the José Gautier Benítez High School in Caguas. The façade consists of a portico with four Ionic-style columns supporting an entablature and a triangular pediment. The main door is framed between pilasters and on the entablature, it bears the inscription "High School". Also notable on both sides of the portico are a pair of towers crowned with domes. The building's windows are rectangular and some have double sashes that open outwards.

Buildings in the northwest area

View of a commercial building in the northwest area of the island. The buildings are multi-level. They are made of brick and concrete with a flat roof. They have folding glass windows and several doors. In front of the buildings, there is a paved street and an American flag. The area is surrounded by vegetation, power poles and piled gravel.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

View of a pedestrian street in Old San Juan. Buildings of more than one store and different colors can be observed. In the forefront is a green building with several entrances doors and steps, the building has a white rectangle between two of the doors and on the second floor. More buildings can be seen in the background on the right side of the image, some of them have balconies. Tables, a yellow umbrella, and people sitting and walking around can be observed in the surrounding areas.

Mountain Home

A person in front of a house made of wood and zinc located in the mountain. At the background is also visible a kind of hut covered with thatch and a zinc roof. Between both there is a cultivated land.

Ordóñez Gunds in a Military Truck

Ordóñez guns in the bed of a military truck at the parking lot of the Castillo San Cristóbal, in Old San Juan. Other vehicles can be seen in the parking lot, segments of walls, a sentry box, and a portion of the city's defense system. Norzagaray Street is also partially visible with some parked cars, others in transit as well as two buildings, two military personnel, and several tourists.

Ponce City Hall

Architectonic drawing of the City Hall from the city of Ponce. The building has two floors made with masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the first floor there are bossage, two double windows and two double doors framed and crowned with an entablature. In the middle there is the main entrance under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and flanked by two pairs of Tuscan pilasters. Aside from that, on the second floor there are five double doors framed with flat moldings and presided by balustrades. The middle door is presided by an overhang balcony with balustrade supported with brackets. The front facade also has a continuous entablature and a pediment that crowns the building. The pediment is small and has a clock, pilasters, spirals, moldings and continuous cornices. In addition, above the building there are three flag poles. On the upper right far end there is a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The Ponce City Hall was built between 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

Medical Center - Húcares Neighborhood in Naguabo, Falsework and Workers

Construction of the Medical Center in the Húcares Neighborhood in the municipality of Naguabo. A portion of the building with falsework and a flat roof can be seen. There are workers on the roof. In the surrounding, there are trees, plantain trees, and barbed wire.

Cemetery, San Juan

View from inside the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in Old San Juan. In the middle, there is a paved sidewalk with an entrance under a semicircular arch. On both sides of it there are tombs and mausoleums decorated with tombstones, railings and religious statues and images on pedestals covered in marble. On the other hand, surrounding the cemetery you can see the Wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle with a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. This is distinguished by being made of masonry and stone. To the far right on the wall, you can see a building in the distance.

Two Thatch Houses

Front view of huts built in a rural area. The huts are made of wood, yagua and straw with thatched roofs. In the front, you can see a wooden door and some wooden steps in front of it.

Fence

Close-up view of fence details. In the foreground, there is a metal bar fence under a concrete relieving arch. Alongside the fence, there are wooden trunks. Following it is a backyard surrounded by a low wall in concrete, over which there is a metallic grille and a large tree.

Vernacular Art Deco, Double-Entrance Façade

Close-up view of the details of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and concrete. It is covered with ornamental metal grilles supported by columns. Some potted plants hang from the grilles. The upper edge is decorated with cornices.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Balconies of Old San Juan can be observed. It has a semicircular composition, balusters, handrails, and angular corbels. There is also the illusion of a balcony, but unlike actual balconies, these have no floor. The building also has double-hung windows.

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Side view of houses, under construction, in the town of Luquillo. The residences are over gravel and are made of concrete with flat roofs; they only have walls and roofs. In the area there are piled wooden boards, materials, and construction machinery. In the distance, buildings and automobiles can be seen.

Bastión de San Agustín - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Bastión de San Agustín located in Old San Juan. A stone and brick masonry wall with arrow slits can be observed. It has a sentry lookout post with hemispherical dome, cornice, a keystone, a small window, ashlar, cordon, and a lamp. Rocks can be observed, as well as two people walking along the Paseo del Morro. Behind the Bastión de San Agustín is a building called Casa Rosa, which is painted pink and white. It was built in 1812 to serve as barracks for the troops assigned to the Bastión de San Agustín. The building has pilasters, cornices, parapets, and arcades.

Old Isla Grande Naval Station

Construction of the old Isla Grande Naval Station in San Juan.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Buildings in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas in Old San Juan. There are terracotta-colored stairs that lead toward Calle Sol. On the left side of the image there is a several story building that is painted yellow and orange. It has lattice windows with eaves, some with window guards and others with ac units. Adjacent to the building is another green and white building. It has a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by piers and a skirt roof. There are also wall lamps with black brackets. Next to this building is another building painted yellow and white. The doorways of the building are framed by white moldings. There is another white and light blue-colored building in the distance, which has cornices, lattice windows, a balconet with wooden double doors and transoms. Palm trees and potted plants can also be observed in the image.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The interior frame of a wooden building can be seen. There is a worker on one of the beams. Wooden beams and parts of the building are visible on the ground. Behind there is another one-story wooden building and several parked vehicles.

Criollo-style House

Side view of a corner house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story over concrete, with a combined zinc roof. It has a porch where there is a person standing. The porch has an arch surrounded by an ornamental metal railing supported by columns. The house has several double wooden doors with glass. In the upper edge, it has cornices and ornamental friezes. On the street there are several vehicles as well as people walking. To the far right, and along the street, there are more houses and commercial spaces with different characteristics. In one of the establishments, there is a sign that reads: "Tropicana."

Calle Caleta de San Juan 72 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Designed Bungalow Influenced

One-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is surrounded by a low stone fence, over which there is a metallic bar fence sustained by columns. The windows are lattice-style and covered by decorative metallic bars. The house has a front garden separated by a sidewalk that leads to the entrance stairs of the balcony. To both sides of the stairs, there are potted plants. The balcony is semicircular and stands out from the rest of the house's frame. It is sustained by columns and has a concrete balustrade. There is a glass door and central mullions over it. Both sides of the house have wooden gabled roofs. The construction is to scale and over the windows, there are eaves with a semi-pitch roof. Over the balcony, there is an attic with a gable roof. There are two automobiles parked on the street.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral Wall with Entrance

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. A lateral wall can be seen, it has metal windows and an entrance with eave. A wall segment has exposed blocks and falsework, there is a worker working on the scaffolding. Other workers and a shed are visible at the construction site. The ground is muddy and there are vehicle tracks.

Hall with Tapestries and Wooden Chairs

The hall's wall is decorated with two embroidered tapestries, one of them has a map of Latin America and the Caribbean with the name of: "Pizarro". In the image the wooden chairs and furniture distributed throughout the hall are highlighted. There are double doors, a round table, two chandeliers hanging from a ceiling with exposed beams and the floor covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs. In the background of the image there are wreaths drawn on the top side of the wall.

Two buildings on a commercial street

Two buildings with stores on the first floors. One of them has display cases, a ledge, and over the edge you can partially see a sign that reads "Americano". The other building is labeled "Bargain's Corner La Sortija". On the second floor there is a balcony with a curved design. There are persons gathered around the sidewalk.

Handcraft Class at One of the Vocational Units of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Boys in a handcraft workshop at one of the vocational units of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). They are working at tables with papers, drawers, and drawing tools. It is visible that the room has a blackboard, a cabinet for storing objects, and on the tables there are raised drawers that are used for drawing. The building is made of concrete, it has wooden doors and windows, and glass windows. A group of men visiting the workshop can be seen.

Factory in Bayamón, Rear View

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón. The back wall which has falsework is visible. Through the window openings the scaffolding can be seen inside the building. Next to it, part of another industrial building is visible.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Construction Stone

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. Two parts of the residences are seen with falsework, semicircular arches, a curved pediment, hip roofs, and eaves. Additionally, piles of stones, construction machinery, a tower-like installation, and a chute hanging from it are visible. Workers can be seen in the area. In the background, the Arecibo District Hospital can be seen. This hospital is a multi-level building featuring semicircular arches, windows, and ornamental moldings.

Water Gate to Old City

Several persons walk close to the Door of San Juan. The door is framed between a lintel arch, pilasters and cornices. Also notable are the crenellated parapet of the wall and sentry boxes with loopholes and crowned with a dome and ornament (key). At the top of the gate, there is a picket fence and walls with bars and roofs. In the background, several multi-level buildings stand out with windows, doors with moldings, balconies with railings, roofs and awnings. There is a triangular pediment, semicircular arches and a dome with a lantern crowned with a cross.

Guayama Theater

View of the main façade and left side façade of the Guayama Theater, the old Calimano Theater. On the bottom, there are various double glass doors. Above, white decorative details as well as the glass windows are visible. On the left façade, a glass window can be seen on the bottom, and above it, two glass windows and a jalousie window are visible.

Buildings with Coffee Grinder at Hacienda Buena Vista

Main facade of two buildings at Hacienda Buena Vista. The building to the left has a door and two double windows. The one to the right has a door with lattice and a wall with green lattice. The roofs are gable roof and are made with zinc. The right building has a chimney. In the lower part you can see the coffee grinder.

University of Puerto Rico

View of the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, through a fence. From top to bottom, the Tower is characterized by a pinnacle, the tiles on the roof, the cresting, the cornices, the openings, semicircular arches, balustrades and a clock. The buildings at the base have tile roofs and windows. In front of the tower, there are a couple of cars parked and then the Paseo Real stands out.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Portico

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A single-story building can be seen with eaves, a flat roof, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a portico. The portico has columns and connects to another side of the hospital with a sign indicating: "Centro de Salud." There is a low wall and stairs. In the background, there are mountains.

Hall of Mirrors

Interior of the Hall of Mirrors. The ceiling has moldings, brackets, and a chandelier. In the surroundings there are several pilasters with triglyphs in relief, large mirrors with ornamented frames, and wooden double doors. There are several chairs and two rattan wooden sofas. In the center there is a circular table, on the right side there is a semicircular wooden table with glass decorations, and on the left side there is another wooden table with a small statue.

Demetria

A woman besides a boy and two young girls in front of a wooden house. The house has a door with a frame and on the roof one of its inclined slopes and the eaves are notable. In front of the house, there are flowering plants and a stick fence with barbed wire. In the background, there is a barrack (storm shutter) with gabled slopes and a door.

Windowless Building Rear Facade in Humacao

The rear of an industrial building and one of its lateral parts under construction is shown. The roof still has exposed beams, but has a gable roof shape. There are several openings on the lateral and rear part of the building which are the frames where the windows will be. Through these openings the condition inside the building can be seen, which still has falsework and abutment. The building is surrounded by construction material, such as tools, machinery, and scaffolding with several workers at work. There are also several workers working on the roof. The grounds around the building are covered by brushwood.

Quinto Centenario Square Under Construction

Quinto Centenario Square located in Old San Juan. A portion of the square can be seen during the construction process. The Totem Telúrico monument can be seen in the center. The work is surrounded by a metal scaffold where several workers can be seen working. The large staircase that leads to the monument and connects the two levels of the square stands out. In the background, the old De La Concepción Hospital, El Grande, can be seen.

The Expansion of Town Hall, Yauco

Diagonal view of Town Hall of the municipality of Yauco. Two-story building. The building has a drainage canal on the roof, persienne style windows on the second floor and wooden doors with a small window in the middle on the first floor. There are four men in front of the building. One of the men is observing a water pump that is in front of them. On the left side of the building there is another two-story building with a baluster railing and double-leaf doors. On the right side of the building there are a pair of wheels, a boundary wall, and trees.

La Parguera Viewed from Above

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Houses and businesses can be seen as well a an Esso gas station and a public square. Also visible is the coast of the Caribbean Sea with piers and houses built on the water. Various types of small watercraft are visible, some of which are docked and others are sailing away.

Farmer's House

View of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. On the first level, the house has a simple wooden door and a small, lattice-style window. To the far right, there is a metallic bar gate followed by concrete stairs. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete wall. The door is simple, made of wood, and there are more lattice-style windows.

Typical Building "R" Construction Vacant Lot

Land view for project number 6-458-58 of Ramirez Construction Corp in Hatillo. The land is vacant. Trees and palm trees are visible in the background.

Bayamón District Hospital, Entrance

Bayamón District Hospital. View of one of the entrances of the building under construction. This part of the building has three levels and a portico with three arches. The walls have falsework installed and construction materials and debris can be seen at the construction site.

Pereyó House - 95000435

Side view of the Pereyó House, also referred to as the López de Pereyó House and the Palmira House, in the town of Humacao. It’s a one-level Bungalow-style concrete house with a corrugated metal sheet roof. On the side of the house is an open garage supported by columns with eclectic capitals, stairs, and French windows topped with matching transoms. Rectangular openings can also be seen at the foot of the wall. The residence was built in 1930 and designed by architect Francisco Valines Cofresí.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Formwork for Interior Columns

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the formwork phase for the interior columns. Five holes for the columns can be seen, one of them already has the reinforcing bars installed. Also, the falsework for the walls has begun. There is a loading vehicle and several workers.

Statue of Christopher Columbus and Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

Statue of Christopher Columbus at the Colón Square in Old San Juan. There are benches, lampposts, and a gazebo in the square. Behind it, some buildings of the San Francisco Street are visible, and on one side, the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) can be seen, where a United States flag is waving.

Lighthouse Near Behind

View of the posterior facade of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. Along the facade you can see several doors and windows that form semicircular arches. The doors and windows are double and painted with color green. Above the door and windows you can see the frieze and the cornice. On the building rooftop there is a viewpoint with railing. Over the tower also you can see a window. The tower balcony has parapet. Some brackets gives support to the balcony. At the background you can see part of the ocean, a lagoon and several buildings.

Historical Blue Building in Guayama

Detail of the main façade of a blue historical building. The building has two windows with grilles and a door with grilles. The window and door frames form arches and have arched grill designs. On the roof, a portion standing out is visible which bears a date inscription. On the right, next to the building, another historical building is visible with a head start sign; on the left, various buildings can be seen along the street.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00042

View of the posterior of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. An ornamented acroterium on top of a stepped wall can be observed. The wall has four pilasters with white moldings, a semicircular arch with grilles, and a green-colored scaffold. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Several gray, white, red, and orange-colored high-rise buildings located on Tetuán Street can be observed in the distance.

El Fanguito Slum San Juan Water View

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño, there is a community of semi-attached houses. The houses are made of wood and zinc, built on stilts over the water. These have zinc gable roofs and double wooden windows.

Church and Courtyard

Front view of church from a specific level. In the foreground there is a plaza surrounded by concrete planters and benches. The church has a double daughter door under a semicircular arch. At both ends of this there are double wooden windows also under semicircular arches with mullions in the middle. The window arches are decorated with ornamental moldings. On the other hand, above the door you can see another window and an oculus surrounded by moldings. Finally, at the top there is a bell tower surrounded by metal railings and crowned with a cross. To the far left of the church, you can see more semi-detached buildings with different characteristics.

Grand Criollo House

House built over a concrete wall in the town of Coamo, on Ruíz Belvis Street #11. The house is made of wood and has a zinc hipped roof. The house has a double side stairway with wooden railings that lead to the entrance porch. The balcony is large and surrounded by a wooden baluster sustained by fine wooden columns. The windows are lattice-glass style. Over the windows and doors, there are wooden mullions. The front part of the porch has a gable roof and two flags. The top border that surrounds the house has moldings.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Lateral View

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, lateral view. The building looks finished. It has a pitched roof and the wall with exposed blocks, pilasters, windows, and a loading entrance with a sliding door can be seen. There is metal scaffolding and some construction materials scattered around the area.

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Fort of San Cristóbal, Entrance on Norzagaray Street

Fort of San Cristóbal, entrance on Norzagaray Street in Old San Juan. The outer walls of the fort, built in stone, can be seen. It has a barbed wire fence, and in its vicinity, there is a post with a lantern and a cart. In the background, a portion of a building is visible.

Juan Ponce de León Statue

Statue of Juan Ponce de León at San José Square, Old San Juan. The statue is on a pedestal. The side entrance to the San José Church (Catholic) can be seen in the background. Four children are posing next to the statue.

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Foundation Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in the foundation works of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are the formwork, wooden structural framework, scaffolds, concrete pouring equipment, as well as structural elements like walls, rebar, and foundation slabs. Sheds are installed in the vicinity, and in the background, a Spanish Revival-style building with awnings on the windows stands out.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00007

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks that has a black-colored railing. There are brick steps, trees, two chairs sculpted with a cat figure, and people sitting on benches can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The old headquarters of the El Mundo/Puerto Rico Ilustrado newspaper in Old San Juan can be observed on the right side of the image. It was built in 1923 by the architect Francisco Roldán Martinó. The building has elements of the Moorish Revival architecture style. It is painted cream, white, and gray. The building's facade has mosaics, pilasters, glass windows, and an ornamented balcony supported by corbels. Adjacent to it is an orange and white building. This building has a portico with square columns and doorways with transoms and white grilles. The rear of Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as Capilla del Cristo, can be seen on the left side of the image. It was built in 1753 by the military engineer and architect Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has architectural traits of the Mudéjar architectural style and was built out of brick and stone. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, is partially visible in this image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, brown-colored lattice windows, and transoms. The San Juan Bay can also be observed in the image.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Side view of a one-story house on stilts. The house is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof. It has some uncovered areas, without wood nor zinc. The windows are made from the wood of a leaf.

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University of Puerto Rico Tower

Distant view of the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, made up of a pinnacle, a roof with tiles, cornices, openings, semicircular arches, clocks on each of its faces and crests that are repeated on several levels. At the base of the Tower and around it, there are other buildings with tile roofs, cornices and notable windows. In the background, the two towers of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar Parish in Río Piedras are visible.

Buildings K

Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood, built on stilts, and has a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled, and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person standing. Alongside the stairs, there is a wooden animal pen. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. Also, there are plants in decorative pots, some on the floor, and others hanging. The door is wooden, double, and has several windows, some are double and wooden, others are aluminum lattice-style. Some interior windows are covered by fabric curtains. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce 2014 00029

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the floor with chess motif partially covered with debris. In addition, the ceiling has decorative coffered that is deteriorated and a semicircular opening flanked by pilasters. Through the opening you can distinguish an adjacent room with a window covered with a wood panel and more debris on the floor. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Comerío Health Center, Interior with Objects

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A space inside the hospital can be seen with a tank, another rectangular object with drawers.

Buildings X

View of a living room inside a house. The house is wooden and the floor is covered with native tiles. In the room, there are wooden-Rattan chairs. A piano in front of a wooden bench can be seen. There is also a double wooden door, glass windows covered by metallic bars, and fabric curtains.

The Morro

One of the bastions of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, at the Old San Juan, viewed from a tunnel that gives access to this section of the fort, that is in one of the inferior levels. You can observe a battery, a bartizan, merlons, several cannons and tourists. In the battery area there is a metal railing.

Entrance Gate of the University of Puerto Rico

Entrance gate of the University of Puerto Rico, recently built. There is a street in the foreground that is wet, automobiles passing by the area, electric wiring, a large sidewalk with piles of construction sand, falsework, trees, shrubs, and palm trees. The fence is made of bricks, concrete, and steel. A man can be seen standing in front of the entrance gate.

Municipal Public Restrooms

Drawing of the old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The facade has parapets, balusters, cornices, dentils, and curved corners. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". Two wooden lattice windows with rectangular moldings and a keystone at the top can be observed. The sides of the building have two wall lamps supported by brackets. In front of the building, two staircases converge into a wall with balusters and two streetlights. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Milking Cows in Front of a Building

Two cows and a calf on an unpaved street in front of a building. A man is milking one of the cows. The building has three lintel arches with moldings on the top and wooden doors, one of which is a Dutch door. The center door is labeled with the number eight. Several people (women, children, and men) are on the sidewalk and inside the building. A man is carrying a baby. There is a brick wall adjacent to the building.

Buildings S

Close-up view of the details of houses in the town of Lares. To the far right, there is a one-story concrete house with columns. It is separated by an ornamental metallic bar fence. On the far left, there is another one-story house made of wood built on concrete, with a front balcony surrounded by an ornamental bar railing. The house has double wooden doors in lattice-style surrounded by wooden moldings. Some of the side windows are double, wooden, and aluminum lattice-style with eaves over them.

View of the Balcony of A Building in Aguadilla

The balcony has a metal railing. Three window frames are visible and its openings are sealed. Between each frame, decorative columns protruding from the wall can be seen. In addition to the windows, a portion of the door is visibly sealed. At the bottom, some blue frames can be partially seen. On the wall, there is a sign and a camera.

Gold Father

View of a yellow building with a round corner in Caguas. On the first floor, an area of shop windows with glasses can be seen inside. One of the walls has a mural. Roll-up doors are also visible. There are windows along the building on the second floor.

Ponce City Hall - 2013 00001

Front view of the City Hall from the city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the first floor there are bossage, double wooden windows and a double door made of wood and glass framed and crowned with an entablature. In the middle there is the main entrance with ornamental metallic grille under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and flanked with two pairs of Tuscan pilasters. Aside from that, on the second floor there are several double doors made of wood and glass framed with flat moldings and presided by balustrades. The middle door is presided by an overhang balcony with a balustrade supported with brackets. The front facade also has an inscription that says: "Casa Alcaldía", a continuous entablature and a pediment that crowns the building. The pediment is small and has a clock, pilasters, spirals, moldings and continuous cornices. Apart from that, on the other side of the street you can distinguish an end of the Public Square Federico Degetau. It has concrete benches and light poles. The Ponce City Hall was built between 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

Caguas Museum

View of a portion of the windows on the left side of Caguas Museum. On the first floor, there are two windows forming arches decorated with fanlights. The arches are missing its finish. On the second floor, two balconets are partially visible. The façade has quoin details in the corners.

House, Cruz Ortiz Stella Street, Humacao

Two-story houses located in the town of Humacao. On the first level, the house has a side entrance with a simple door. On both levels, the house has windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Also, it has eaves on the edges of the windows and door. In front of the house, there is a garden with several plants.

Military Parade in Bayamón's Public Square

A military parade at Bayamon's public square. There are soldiers in the middle of the square and onlookers around it. The square is next to the Santa Cruz Church (Catholic church). The lateral façade of the church can be seen with buttresses, an entrance with a door framed by pilasters and a pediment, and another entrance with a balcony and a balustrade. Other two front towers with a belfry and a dome can be seen in the back.

Ponce Fire House

Facade view of the Parque de Bombas of Ponce. The building was built mostly with wood, it has an open central section and two lateral towers of two floors on each one. The central section has two thin pillars and shows two cusped arches, one round arch and windows with fanlights. The roof has a decoration of lambrequin. The walls are painted with red and black stripes; the arches and lambrequin have a combination of blue, green, red, yellow and white. The first floor is a garage, there are two fire trucks. In front you can see two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. At the end you can see the dome of the cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.

Buildings E

Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. On the first level, there is a balcony where there are several people. It is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns. The door is wooden and simple, and above it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by moldings. To the far left, there is an ornamental metallic gate, followed by a parked car. The second floor has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The doors are double, made of wood, and surrounded by moldings. Along the street, it is possible to see other houses with similar characteristics.

Boys Camp - Swimming Bosque Insular de Maricao

Boys playing and swimming in the recreative facilities of the Maricao State Forest. There is a pool with natural water with a little bridge and walls covered with stone.

Buildings D

Close-up view of a concrete house door. The double door is wooden and surrounded by moldings. On the far right of the door there is a mailbox.

Buildings beside Road

Three buildings with varied characteristics located next to a road. One of the buildings have two levels of height and presents a facade compound by double doors, brackets, a balcony with parapet that integrates ornamental blocks and arches. It is followed by a house with flat roof, moldings, double windows with appentices and an arch that accentuates the porch. Next to it, there is a wooden building with zinc gable roof.

Plaza with Modern Church, Man on Horseback Talking with Pedestrian

Vieques plaza with the Adventist church on the background. This church it is characterized by its modern style. It has a tower and two crosses; one of them crowned the facade and the other located above the main entrance it is formed by windows made of sheets of glass. On the square there are several people and one of them is riding a horse. Also, you can see benches, gardens and columns with light bulbs. Additionally, at one far end it is visible part of a building with an inscription of: "Plaza Muñoz Rivera".

Sentry Box Fort El Morro

View of one end of the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. To the far left are the embrasures and openings. At that end, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament.

Vernacular Wood & Cement Houses

View of a a street with one-story terraced houses. In the foreground, there is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a Dutch-style door made of wood. To the far right, there is a zinc plate that divides both houses. The following house is made of concrete with a flat zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. The upper edge has eaves. To the far right, there is a wooden division attached to a concrete construction with a double garage door. Same as the house, there are concrete eaves over the garage door. Attached to this is a small wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a simple wooden door and a fire hydrant in front. Finally, there is a house made of wood and concrete with a gabled zinc roof and a wooden pediment. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Buildings V

Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The living room is decorated with wooden chairs, armchairs made of fabric, wooden tables, and a wooden shelf. The walls are decorated with frames and decorative tapestries, also, the floor is partially covered by a fur rug.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 00 in Old San Juan. The façade of a building painted orange and white can be partially observed in the image. It has a gate with white grilles, brick steps, a parapet with wooden balustrades, and wooden lattice double doors framed by a rectangular white-colored molding. There is also a sidewalk and a cobblestone road in front of the building.

Buildings L

Front-view of a house, made of wood, over concrete located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a front balcony, where there are several people. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall with molding designs. It has two doors with lattice-style windows and glass mullions over them. In the pediment of the house, there is a wooden lattice-style window. The upper edge also has an ornamental frieze. In front of the house, there are two people standing and some parked vehicles. To each side of the house, there are other houses with similar characteristics.

Hato Rey Typical Building Initial Construction Stages

Initial construction stages view of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58 building. There are beams marking square areas at the construction site. In addition, beams can be seen supporting columns formwork. There are also several unmolded columns.

International Style House Design by Henry Klumb

One-story house with a flat roof in the town of San Germán. The house has lattice-style windows, simple wooden doors, and glass doors. To the far right, there is an open garage with a small wooden door that leads to the entrance of the residence. To the far left, there is an entrance surrounded by a concrete wall and a wooden railing in front of a wooden door. To the side, there are glass doors. The area is surrounded by trees and natural vegetation. In front of the house, there are concrete tiles decorating the entrance of the residence.

Guavate Prison

Guavate Correctional Camp (Camp Guavate) in Cayey. You can see a two-story building, it has a cornice that divides both floors and another on the roof. You can also see other smaller buildings, made of wood or cement with a zinc roof. The facilities are in a mountainous area and there is a hillside that looks ready for planting. Several men are seen near a booth at the entrance to the camp.

Small Houses along the La Plata River

View of a community of houses built in front of the La Plata River. The houses are made of wood, built on stilts and have zinc roofs. You can see wooden doors and windows as well. You can see people standing next to them and wooden and zinc latrines.

Coat of Arms with Alluding Details to the Spanish Monarchy

Coat of arms with alluding details to the Spanish monarchy. Among the figures of the coat of arms are: golden fleece, battlemented fort, fleur-de-lis, a crown, a bull, and a bird.

Arecibo District Hospital Nurses Residence, Side Façade

Side façade of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital. It is a two-story building with a series of glass windows, some of which are semi opened on the first floor. There are three pipes installed vertically, which serve as drainage.

Plaza de Colón, San Juan

View of Plaza de Colón and buildings in Old San Juan. In the foreground, the Colombus status stands out on a column with a fluted shaft and scroll motifs at the base. In the surrounding area, there are several multi-level buildings with balconies, balustrades, railings, moldings, pilasters, cornices, awnings and tiles. Semicircular arches and mullions are also notable on the buildings, as well as different types of double-leaf and glass doors. In the streets around the square, there are several buses and some people.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Along the Street View

View of a building from the distance. At first glance a fire hydrant can be seen. Along the street the gutter and the sidewalk are visible. In the background there is a "Coca Cola" truck and a building. The building has several doors and windows. There is also a cistern on its roof.

Buildings R

Rear-view of a Victorian house in the town of Naguabo. It is a two-story wood and concrete house. On the first level, it has wooden, lattice-style windows with glass and ornamental moldings. The first level is decorated with moldings and pilasters. On the second level, there is an ornamental frieze and a concrete balustrade. There are several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. The patio is surrounded by trees and vegetation. To the far right there is a concrete, two-story house.

Home in San Juan

Two-story house with a façade composed of semicircular and quadrilobed arches, columns with Corinthian capitals, balconies with iron balustrades, corbels, tiles and roofs. On the upper edge, a pair of pediments with square and circular perforations stand out. The house also has several windows with fanlights and glass panes. In the front there is a garden followed by a concrete fence and a sidewalk on which a woman walks.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions and Blocks

Elevated view of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. Mullions and block patterns can be seen. Between each mullion, an open space is visible. The surface of the low wall is not whitewashed.

Children Participating in a Parade

Children participating in a parade at Old San Juan. There are two flag bearers, one of them carrying the United States flag. Other children can be seen carrying small flags of the United States. Some buildings and row houses are visible most of which have balconies and balustrades. There is one person on one of the balconies. One of the houses is unusually narrow with a façade bearing two surbased arches on the first floor and two balconies on the second floor; there is a pilaster with quoins on each side.

Catacombs, San Juan

View from the columbarium of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in Old San Juan. At the left end of the columbarium, the wall is covered by niches under semicircular arches. Some of the niches have tombstones and vases decorating them. At the other end, you can see an arcade of semicircular arches and exposed beams on the ceiling.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00024

A balcony in Old San Juan that has railings, handrails, balusters, and wooden studs can be observed. The balcony is roofed with wooden beams and zinc roofing. A lamp, floor tiles, and chairs leaning on the railings can be observed. The Teatro Tapia building can also be observed, which is a yellow building with white ornamental moldings, wooden parapets, semicircular arches, and a balcony with balusters and railings. Lamp posts, tables under white awnings, and people sitting can also be observed in the image.

Caguas Plaza

Front view of a public square in the town of Caguas. In the foreground, the plaza is surrounded by trees and vegetation. There are also paved spaces and others surrounded by decorative fences. You can see persons walking and concrete benches. In the background, you can see the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral. The cathedral is made of concrete with the roof covered by tiles. In the front, there is a staircase that leads to the entrance doors. In the front, there are three double wooden doors under semicircular arches and with truncated suns above them. Above the doors, there is also a balcony under mullions, the roof is sloping and covered with tiles. On the other hand, above the balcony there is a rose window simulating a clock with glass and ornamental moldings. The upper edge is ornamented and crowned with a Latin cross. On the other hand, on both sides there are bell towers with ornamental designs, the roof is covered with tiles and crowned with Latin crosses. The bell towers are under semicircular arches and decorated with padding and surrounded by metal railings. Finally, on the street in front there is a bus traveling and at both ends of the Cathedral there are buildings with different characteristics.

Commonwealth School Hato Rey

Commonwealth School extension project in Hato Rey. It is visible that the project is in the initial falsework stage. There are buried wooden beams and others stacked on the ground, three wooden frames, a fence and several houses that adjoins the school. There are workers at work.

Main road between Caguas and Ponce

Main road between the towns of Caguas and Ponce. The street is paved and traveled by vehicles. To both sides of it, there are houses with similar characteristics. They are made in concrete with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and simple doors with crossbars over them. Also, they have balconies with concrete entrance stairs. Some houses are surrounded by metal bar fences or concrete walls.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport

Aerial view of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport. The image shows the runway, buildings under construction, the San Antonio Channel, part of San Juan islet, Condado Lagoon, San Antonio Bridge, Dos Hermanos Bridge, Puerto Nuevo River, the Martín Peña Channel, Miramar, Condado, Santurce, some vessels, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Buildings A

Side view of a wooden house on stilts with a zinc roof. In the façade, there is a balcony with a low concrete wall. It has wooden doors, over which there are wooden transoms. Also on the side, the house has different styles of windows, both lattice-style and double-wooden. The house is surrounded by vegetation.

Vernacular Urbanización House

One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. In the front, the house has lattice-style windows and a garden built over a concrete wall. To the far right, there is a balcony where a simple wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and some people standing can be seen. Alongside the balcony, there is an open garage sustained by columns, where there are parked automobiles. There is also an attached two-story house. Its first level is made of concrete and is covered with decorative bars. The second floor is made of wood, has a flat roof, and lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is another entrance with an open garage and an automobile parked in front. On this side, the house is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, View from the Roof

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the roof of the building across the street, the existing building can be seen. It features an extensive porch with several people visible and the name "Hospital Municipal Toribio." This building is two stories high with a hip roof, casement windows, transoms, and three covered balconies. In the center, there is a wheeled crane with cables, vehicles, and construction materials. At the far ends of the site, two wooden-framed structures can be seen. Additionally, there is a shed made of wood and zinc.

Music Room with Indoor Balcony

Music room with indoor balcony. There is a grand piano, a table and rattan chairs, two bookshelves with doors, a wall mirror, a floor clock, a floor lamp, a wall lamp, a hanging lamp, and several area rugs. The ceiling has exposed beams, and the floor is made of wood. A staircase leads to an indoor balcony on the second floor.

Jemp Store - Where We Buy Groceries

Two men pose in front of the door of a grocery store. The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood, a gabled zinc roof, wooden windows and doors followed by a sign "Que pollo...! To - Ricos Frescos de Aibonito". In front of the store, a car is partially visible.

Old Church - San German

Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. You can see its staircase and the semicircular arch entrance with pilasters. Above the entrance there is a rectangular window and above it, a belfry with a bell. On one side of the church you can see the Vivoni house and three other houses. The Vivoni house stands out for its classic columns, balconies, decorated gables and its turret. The adjacent houses have balconies with thin pillars and railings. In front of the church there is a small square with cement benches, lamp posts and trees. There are cars parked on both sides of the square. This church was originally the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it has housed the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

University of Puerto Rico Theater

View of the Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, characterized by a portico with a semicircular arch crowned with a parapet and framed between ornate columns. It is followed by a gallery of semicircular arches, with Solomonic columns on both sides. The windows mostly have fixed glass or skylights. Next to the theater, the Hostos building is partially notable, while in the front, there are gardens with bushes and palms, as well as sidewalks that are also part of the Quadrangle.

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Pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers are deteriorating, have cracks, and have pieces missing. The grout has faded and the space between the pavers is significative. Small plants and leaves can be seen in the spaces between the pavers.

Plaza Colón, the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater and the Southwest Side of Old San Juan

View of Plaza Colón, the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater and the southwest side of Old San Juan. In the center of Plaza Colón the Christopher Columbus statue, people, threes and a gazebo can be seen. In front of Plaza Colón the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater is located. The building has a gable roof, a pediment, arches, doors, and windows in the entrance and by its sides. Also, the buildings located in O'Donnell Street can be seen, these have windows and double doors, balconies and balconets with balustrades, and arched doors. In the image, there are also several buildings located in the southeast of Old San Juan. In the distance La Puntilla neighborhood, the port, two ships in San Juan Bay, and mountains can be seen.

House #44, 25 de Julio Street, Yauco

Front facade view of a one-story house in the town of Yauco. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. It has a rooftop surrounded by a concrete balustrade, separated by a pediment surrounded by moldings. Under the rooftop, the upper edge has cornices and ornamental friezes. It has a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The house has several double wooden doors with lattice-style and decorative moldings over them.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00001

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan. It was built in 1625 in the 17th century, after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A plaza, at night, can be seen with railings, four benches, people, trees, and a boundary wall made of stonework. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The Paseo de la Princesa can be observed on the left side. A tower with a dome is located in the upper part of the old La Princesa prison. The building has parapets, cornices, lattice windows, and white moldings. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored the building in 1992 to serve as the headquarters for the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. There is also a sidewalk with street lights and several palm trees. The rear of the Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as Capilla del Cristo, is visible on the right side. It was built in 1753 by the architect and military engineer Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has characteristics of the Mudejar architectural style. It was built in brick and masonry. The side façade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, which later became the Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, is also visible. The building has several floors, parapets, cornices, and window openings. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen from a distance.

Dr. Troyer's Home and Office

House of two floors that has a portico with an asymmetric arch and windows with canopies, roof tiles and grilles. The second floor has windows with canopies, corbels and roof tiles. Also, it has oculus, gable roof with roof tiles and a tower with a hipped roof also covered with roof tiles. The house has an annex with a door and two windows with canopies and a sign that says: "Troyer & Son Optical Supplies Clinical Laboratory". There is concrete fence that has poles, finishes with roof tiles and metal grilles. In front there are three automobiles parked.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office in San Juan, Paint Shop

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. A worker is seen with a wooden table, iron materials, and a metal scaffold. In the background, there is a wall with openings, a roll-up door, and through it, another metal scaffold and a wall fan are visible.

Isla Grande Airport

Aerial view of Isla Grande Airport in San Juan. There are two buildings, various airplanes, a seaplane, and a boat.

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Bridge over the Jacaguas River

Road bridge over the Jacaguas River in Juana Díaz built by General Davis. It is an arch bridge made of concrete and the parapets have moldings and quadrangular finishes.

Wooden Building with Two Signs, Lateral View

On the left side of the image a two-story wooden building with zinc roof, a balcony, and three windows that open outward held by a pole can be seen. The building has two signs, one of them reads: "Luis M. Cabrera Contractor. Civil Engineer" and the other contains a telephone number. At the rear of the building there is a construction in progress with beams protruding. Parallel to the building there is another small one-story wooden building with a zinc roof. A sidewalk, soil, two wheelbarrows, a road, and vehicles passing by are visible. There are three groups of people, one is on the balcony, a group is sitting in front of the two-story building, and another group is sitting on vegetation at the other side of the road.

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Side-view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. It is a two-story house, made of wood, with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall. It has a garden in the front, and a balcony with a flat roof. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style, over which there are zinc eaves. To the far left of the second level, there is a smaller house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, it has a double wooden door with a mullion over it. Lastly, on that same side, there is a wooden house with a concrete garage.

View along a Street in San Germán

View along a street with historical buildings and houses in San Germán. On the right, the porch of a house with a railing and pillars is partially visible. On the left, various houses and buildings are visible. The pink and blue house has stairs with a handrail leading to the porch. On the porch, four columns, the railing, the gate, and four double doors are visible. The columns form four arches. Above, the cornice is visible. Beyond the pink and blue house, two buildings that seem to be abandoned can be seen followed by a blue and yellow building. Further in the background, other buildings are visible.

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One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house has a garden in the front, built over a concrete wall. The house has lattice-style windows in the front. To the far right, there is a balcony where a simple wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and some people standing can be seen. Alongside the balcony, there is an open garage sustained by columns, where there are parked automobiles. There is also a two-story house attached. The first floor of the house is made of concrete and is covered with decorative bars. The second floor is wooden with a flat roof and lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is another entrance with an open garage, where there is an automobile parked in front. On that side, the house is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars. There are several vehicles parked in the street in front.

Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under a Renovation Phase

View towards the bridge San Antonio on one of its renovation phases. Along the bridge you can se scaffoldings. On the back scaffoldings you can see two worker doing their tasks. Two men are on the bridge, one at the bus stop shelter zone and the other at the border of the bridge since there is a train moving. On the locomotive you can see the train driver peeking out through the window. The train has gasoline wagons. At the background towards the left you can see more workers and at least a small structure. Coconut palm trees and the power lines are part of the view towards the background.

Francés Hotel

Wooden house with an attic-style roof. The house has a large balcony surrounding it. The balcony has a wooden railing sustained by wooden columns. Over the house, there is an attic with a balcony surrounded by a wood railing, sustained by small columns. There is also a rooftop surrounded by balustrade. The house has double wooden windows with decorative glass. In front of the house, there is a garden surrounded by a wooden fence. The garden is divided by wooden pergolas and vegetation.

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View of a house made of wood and zinc, raised on stilts, with a flat zinc roof located in the town of Luquillo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Frederico Font-Ubides House

Architectonic drawing of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has an entrance presided by stairs, it has a double door under a semicircular arch framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with a sunrise transom and ornamental moldings. The entrance is flanked by two balconies with curve shape surrounded by ornamental railings modulated by corinthian order fluted columns on square pedestals. Inside the balconies you can also distinguish double doors framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with sunrise transoms and decorative moldings. The columns go up and in turn support a continuous entablature with cornices, an ornamental frieze and moldings. In addition, the second floor is surrounded by a balustrade like an open balcony, it is modulated by pillars above which there are amphorae. You can also see that the second floor is smaller hence it occupies the left far end and has a curve upper border matched with moldings and pyramid finishes. To the right far end there is a double gate and a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

San Juan Transportation Office, Facade

San Juan Transportation Office. View of the main facade. The two-story building has a projecting section with a curved wall, persiennes on both floors, and eaves at window level. A wooden shed is attached to one side.

Thatched Building, Palmarejo, Coamo

Upper part of a hut. You can see that it has a gable roof and is covered with straw. The wall covering consists of bundles of straw tied to the poles that make up the frame of the construction.

Caribe Hilton and Normandie Hotels Seen from Airplane

Caribe Hilton and Normandie hotels viewed from a plane. You can also see other buildings and houses in the area, part of the avenues that connect Santurce with Old San Juan and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Close up view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has a window crowned with entablature with ornamental moldings, dentils and an acroterium. The upper border also has a continuous entablature with ornamental frieze and a cornice. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Home Eleanor Roosevelt Project in Hato Rey

Houses in the Eleanor Roosevelt residential area in Hato Rey. In the foreground, walls with pillars and designs formed by rectangular openings and channels stand out. The houses mostly have flat roofs, bay windows, eaves, semicircular arches, moldings, awnings, and gardens. In front of the houses, there is a sidewalk and a street.

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View from the roof of one of the interior spaces of the Former La Princesa Prison. The exposed wooden and metal beams cross vertically and horizontally. The walls are white, and to the left is a lamp with cables inside a white tube. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The interior spaces have the floor made of wood that is deteriorated and two rectangular openings framed with decorative moldings. Through the left opening you can see a room with windows covered with wood panels and through the right opening you can distinguish an end of a balustrade. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Blue, Red, and White Building

Front view of one-level house on stilts. The house is made of wood and is surrounded by a fence made of the same material, the roof is gabled made of zinc. In the pediment there is a small lattice-style wooden window. In addition, at the front there is a small balcony where there are two double wooden doors with ornate pillars on them. On both sides of the doors, you can see lattice-style windows surrounded by wood moldings. On the other hand, on the sides of the house there are more double wooden doors with studs on them.

Front Entrance University of Puerto Rico

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has ornamental moldings and an entrance under a discharge arch, in front of where there are some stairs. Some elements that highlight the façade of the tower are: the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches and the shields. In addition, in the front it has a marble staircase, light posts and concrete benches.

Corridor at La Fortaleza

A corridor at La Fortaleza with moldings on the ceiling can be seen. The left wall has semicircular arcades supported by pilasters. Along the corridor there are jalousie windows, a door, and rocking chairs. On the right side of the image there are two candelabra wall sconces and plants. The floor is made of marble squares.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Shoring

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. A two-story section of the building can be seen from the roof of a lower section. The walls have falsework and shoring. There is a wooden tower for transporting concrete. A tree can be seen in one of the corners of an inner courtyard. There are several workers at work.

Aerial View of Housing Developments

Aerial view of several residential developments in the Municipality of San Juan.

Old Municipal Cemetery

Detail of a mausoleum and its surroundings. The area of the mausoleum is separated from the other tombs by a fence. The floor is tiled and a staircase gives access thereto. The mausoleum has a vaulted ceiling over four columns. Some of the tombs have panels over them, and others have crosses resting over them. The roof of a house and the railing of another are visible in the background.

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Side facade of a two-story Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. On the first level, the house has an ample portico supported by columns. There are double wooden doors under semicircular arches surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on top. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by ornamental metal grilles supported by columns. The walls are decorated with cornices and ornamental friezes. Also, in the upper parts of each side of the house there are pediments surrounded by cornices. Lastly, people are seen walking on the sidewalk in the surrounding area, and vehicles are parked on the street. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the Municipal Government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Welcome, Rio Piedras

View from the Constitución Avenue at Rio Piedras. The street is paved and on both ends of it there are parked vehicles. In the middle of the street as an entrance there is an arch with an inscription that says: "Welcome". On the arch there are several flags of Puerto Rico and United States. Behind the arch you can see connected buildings with different characteristics. The ones that stand out are balconies, canopies covered with roof tiles and doors crowned with entablatures. In the distance you can also see people walking on the street.

Houses Affected by a Natural Disaster

Wooden houses affected by a natural disaster. There are destroyed houses and debris. One of the houses seems to have been dragged by the water. There are puddles on the unpaved street. There are various people on the street, one of them is on a cart pulled by horses.

University of Puerto Rico Building

Student Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building has vertical bands on its façade like sunshades, parapets and columns. Also notable are a terrace, a roof terrace, some shutter-type windows, stairs and a perforated wall with square shapes. In front of the building there is a person walking between the sidewalk and some planters.

Ulrichs White One Story Building Porch with Balustrade

View of the Ulrich house in the town of Aibonito. The house is on one-story, built on wooden stilts, with a zinc roof. This house was built in 1915 and combines Creole and Beaux Arts styles. On its front façade, it has concrete stairs that lead to the porch that is surrounded by a balustrade. The right end of this has a protruding semi-circular design also surrounded by the balustrade. In addition, you can see the lower front part covered by grating. On the other hand, the doors and windows of the house are double wooden with glass and studs at the top. Finally, at the left end of the house you can see a protruding curved gazebo with a hexagonal shape and a gabled zinc roof.

Employees and Workers at Castañer Farm in Lares

Group of workers and employees of Castañer Farm in Lares. There is a large group of men, some sitting others standing, in front of a medium-size wooden building. The building has a gable roof, awning windows that open outward, a front staircase, and an access double door. It is noticeable that the doors and windows are held in place by metal hinges and that a piece of wood is used to hold the windows open from one corner of the window to one corner of the window frame. On both sides there are two more buildings of which the side is only visible. Above the entrance door there two louvered windows that are usually used to allow crossed ventilation inside the building. Behind there are tress and palm trees that cover the entire area and there are pathways formed with stones and with fences that lead to a road.

Completion of the Cement Plant Construction in Guaynabo

Finished cement plant in the town of Guaynabo. The buildings that make up the industrial plant can be seen and chimney components, tanks, containers, an extensive pipeline, electric wiring, and four large building with gabled roofs and high walls. There is also a group of men working, cement processing machinery, barrels, a fence delimiting the road, access roads, and automobiles. There are trees, shrubs, an extensive piece of land and the bay's coast can be seen.

Shanties

Wooden houses in Aibonito. You can see crowded wooden houses, poorly built. Most of them on stilts, with gabled zinc roofs. Some have wooden walls, others have zinc scraps. The houses are located on both sides of a dirt road. There are people (mostly children) in front of the houses and a woman leaning out of one of the doors. In the background, you can see a street with houses in better condition.

Intermediate Floor Slabs at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers through the intermediate floor slabs at the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Some structural elements stand out, including walls, pillars, and a staircase rising in the middle. Also noticeable are construction materials and equipment, including wheelbarrows, rebar, and wood boards.

Jamaican Train Partially Excavated, Hacienda Esperanza

View of the excavation of the Jamaican train at Hacienda La Esperanza, in the town of Manatí. The ruins and the excavation area with bricks at different scales are in the foreground. The area is surrounded by a fence made of wood and rope. In the background, there are roofless concrete walls and greenery in the surrounding area.

School Lunch Room Pulguillas Half Open Building

View of a school in the Pulguillas neighborhood of the Town of Coamo. In the foreground, you can see a wooden and yagua construction with a gable roof. The walls are incomplete and several people can be seen inside. Behind you can see a larger building. It is on one level in wood with a zinc gable roof. There is a double wooden door and window and a flagpole with the United States flag. Finally, in the surroundings you can see children and animals.

Mennonite Church Coamo

"Evangelical Mennonite Church" of Coamo composed of wood, with a roof covered with zinc. The façade is characterized by a balcony with relieving arches, balustrade, windows and double doors with mullions. On both sides of the main door there are signs and one of them indicates: "Welcome Sundays 9:30 Fridays 7:30". In the front, a concrete wall followed by a parked automobile is visible.

Glacis of El Morro

Glacis of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan. In the background, the entrance, the walls, and the lighthouse of the fort are visible. The entrance is a portico with pilasters and a triangular pediment. In the area of the glacis, there are various men.

House on stilts in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing project

Wooden house on stilts. The house has windows that open outward, a small balcony with a person facing their back, another person in front of the door, exiting the inside of the house, and a wooden balustrade. In front of the house, there is a child barefoot and without clothes. On the far left, you can see another house with the same characteristics. In front of the house, there is a fence made of barbed wire and wooden boards. In the far right background there are more houses, vegetation and livestock animals. At the top, there are electrical lines.

Prairie Design

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. It is a concrete house with a hipped zinc roof. It is surrounded by an ornamental metal grille supported by wall pillars. To the far right, the house has a porch surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is covered by a curtain made of fabric. To the far left, the house has wooden double windows and a side porch, also with a wooden railing. On the street in front, there are two parked vehicles.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Room with Sterilizer

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The interior of a room is visible, consisting of a bedpan washer, a flushing device, and a clinical sink with a sterilizer. The floor and walls are tiled. The flushing device is of the "Aeroflush" brand.

Construction of Hangars at Military Base

Two hangars under construction at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The construction is at the falsework phase. There are construction materials, machinery, and various workers around the hangars.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Rodding for Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz, beginning of the columns' construction. Several rodding for the columns can be seen, as well as several wooden bases to support the reinforcing bars. In the area there are some sheds, machinery, and construction materials, and there are parts of the grounds marked with wooden pickets.

Dining Hall with Wooden Chairs and Pedestal Plates

Lateral view of a hall with wooden chairs with studs on its sides, pedestal plates and candlesticks. Two ceiling chandeliers, candelabra wall sconces, and candleholders can be seen. There are double doors and jalousie windows. Two wall furniture with decorations and a painting are visible.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00003

Front view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade has a portico presided by stairs with an entrance under a semicircular arch framed with flat moldings and flanked by columns that in turn support an entablature. In addition, on both far ends there are balconies with rectangular openings crowned with entablatures, balustrades supported by fluted square columns that in turn support a continuous cornice and the open balcony from the second floor. It also has a balustrade modulated with square pillars with spherical finishes. Additionally, the second floor has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures matched with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature matched with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice on which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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View of the construction adjacent to a house in the coastal town of Loíza. There are several wooden huts with zinc roofs. To the far left, there is a wooden construction, on stilts, with a flat zinc roof. Besides it, is a pile of debris. In the background, there is a wooden hut with a zinc gabled roof and several people. To the far right, there is a doorless and windowless house, under construction, made of wood and zinc. Lastly, to the far right, there is also a one-story, concrete house with a flat, zinc roof, and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

View of the Main Façade and a Portion of the Right Façade of a House in Guayama

View of the main façade and a portion of the right side façade of an orange house in Guayama. A window and the porch area are visible on the wall of the façade. The porch has a balustrade with ornamental blocks and grilles. A portion of a door opening is visible on the porch area. On the left side of the porch, there is a stair. A broken window can be seen on the right façade. The house had a gable roof, but only the beams remain.

Building by Road

A house located near the road in which also there is a sign. This house has a flat roof, moldings and a porch that integrates a parapet with motifs with X shape and an arch. The doors and windows are double and have muntins, as well as appentices. In the front part there is a garden delimited by a fence made of metallic mesh and wood.

Central High School and Library

Lateral view of the Old Library of the Central High School featuring flat surfaces, columns, and two types of simple, straight windows, with some stone walls creating contrast. In the background, a partial view of the Central School of Visual Arts in San Juan stands out, featuring a roof overhang, corbels, and casement windows integrated into semicircular arches. In the front, there is a wall with a design in a horizontal stripe and a curve, followed by two types of grilles and a balustrade. In 2004, the Old Library of the Central High School became the seat of Ballets of San Juan.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Metal Grills

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. Two workers can be seen working on metal grills. The space is composed of wooden supports, metal grills that serve to create storage spaces, as well as lamps and windows. There are piled boxes, an industrial ladder, and tools. More lamps are visible through the window.

Concrete House at a Military Base

Concrete house at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It has a gable roof, a porch with balustrade, wooden double casement windows, quoins in the corners of the walls. In front of the house, there are various trees and a parked automobile.

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Front-view of a house, made of wood, over concrete located in the town of Manatí. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by concrete brackets. The double doors are wooden and there are wooden, ornamented mullions over them. To the far right, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics. Alongside both houses, there is a person standing.

Criollo-style House

Distant front view of a corner house located in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story over concrete with a combined zinc roof. It has a balcony with arches in the façade. It is surrounded by an ornamental metal grille railing supported by columns. The house has several wooden double doors with glass. In the upper edge, it has cornices and ornamental friezes. In front of the house, there is a public square decorated with benches in wood and metal, there are also several light posts. There is a sign that reads: "DBS for your community." On the street in front there are several vehicles parked and people around. To the far right, row houses with different characteristics can be seen.

Sentry Box, El Morro

Bartizan connected to the crenelled parapet of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro rampart. Also, stand out the lighthouse lantern and the ornamental hip knobs with the shape of tiny bartizans.

Fajardo District Hospital, Vehicle Entrance

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A circular vehicle entrance can be seen with a portico and segmental arches. The central circle has piles of sand, barrels, and debris. A portion of the hospital with wooden falsework and scaffolding is visible. Double doors are also visible.

Bridge La Concepción

Bridge La Concepción in Caguas. It is an arched bridge over Cañas River in the Central Road, a military road, a segment between San Juan and Caguas. It has two semicircular arches, a pillar with a turret, and a flat parapet. On one side of the bridge, there is a road that leads to the river where people can be seen next to a cart, some oxen, and a saddled horse. A wooden house with a hip tiled roof is visible.

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San Juan Transportation Office, Lateral Facade 

San Juan Transportation Office. One of the lateral facades of the building can be seen, which has two stories, each with eaves at window level. There is falsework installed on the wall. Part of a gable-roofed shed is visible.

Building's Main Facade Under Construction in Humacao

The main facade and one lateral part of an industrial building under construction are shown. The entrance, which has extended eaves is at the main facade. There are several openings on the main facade and lateral walls of the building which are the frames where the windows will go. Through these openings the state inside the building can be seen, which still has falsework. Additionally, on the lateral part of the building there is an opening with eaves in the middle that appears to be a loading dock. The building is surrounded by scaffolding on which there are several workers at work. Similarly, workers can be seen working on the ground in front of the building's main facade and on the roof. At the site there are also construction materials, tools, and construction machinery.

San Felipe Apóstol Cathedral

View of the main façade of the Catholic church San Felipe Apóstol Cathedral. A staircase provides access to the church from the sidewalk. Four decorative columns that project from the wall can be seen in the front. An arch decorated with a fan light constitutes the frame of the wooden door. Windows with stained glass can be seen at both sides. Above, a saint can be seen on the window in the center. The cornice and acroters can be seen also.

Aerial View of Several Buildings at the Town of Arroyo

Detail of some buildings in the town of Arroyo. Along the street you can distinguish several buildings on both sides. To the right you can observe a red building with white double doors followed by a bigger building with gable roof. To the left you can see a blue building with double wooden doors with turquoise color. The building rooftop is under the construction process and it has already concrete in it. Among the construction materials on the rooftop, you can see rods and blocks. Next to the blue building there is the zinc roof of another structure and at the back area there is a pool that they are building a part of it with blocks.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. A courtyard that has a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by wooden beams which connect to some stairs that lead to a lower level can be seen in the upper half of the image. There is a water fountain framed by bricks which form a semicircular arch on the walls of the staircase. The corridor of the courtyard has four wooden benches, wooden lattice double doors, several plants, and a brick floor. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Military Parade at the Plaza de Armas

Military parade at De Armas Square in Old San Juan. The soldiers are marching towards the Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace). A portion of the façade of the City Hall, a building with a Neoclassical style with two arcades, one on each floor, can be seen. The arcade on the second floor is a balcony with a balustrade that has a fabric decoration. There are spectators on San Francisco Street, in the balconies of City Hall, and in the balconies of City Hall and the building next to it.

Street Scene, People Walking, Man on Balcony

View of San Justo Street in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and on both sides of it, you can see semi-detached buildings. The buildings are multi-level and have different characteristics. There are balconies surrounded by metal railings, doors surrounded by moldings and buildings decorated with cornices and moldings. There are also roofs covered by tiles and identification signs in stores and commercial establishments. On the other hand, on the street you can see several vehicles and people walking.

Foundations for the Construction of the El Falansterio Building

Beginning of construction of the residential building El Falansterio. It is visible that they are in the stage of placing the foundation piles that will allow them to raise the building. In the surroundings there are construction materials and machinery around, falsework, large ladders, concrete piles, construction sand, dump trucks, automobiles, and workers. Industrial buildings and other buildings that surrounds the site can be seen at the back of the construction area.

House Betances Street, #7 Camuy

Side view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by a front garden. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall, sustained by columns, where there is a person standing. The windows are lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. The door is simple and has glass windows surrounding it. To both sides of the house, there are more houses.

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One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc gabled roof. The windows are lattice-style and are covered by ornamental metallic grilles. The balcony, where there are several people speaking, is small, has a central arch, and is surrounded by a low concrete wall with embossed details. The house has double, wooden doors in lattice-glass style. The doors are surrounded by stained glass windows and a mullion over them. On the pediments, there are two wooden, lattice-style mullions. To both sides of the house, there are gates made of ornamental metallic bars and houses with different characteristics.

Usabon Church

Usabon church at Aibonito, it has two levels of height and made of wood. The facade presents several doors and double windows, an appentice and a balcony with wood railing and metallic mesh, while it has a gable roof with zinc. At one far end also it is notable some piers with a chain link fences and a dirt road. At the background, at the top of the hill, there are two houses.

Front View of a Residential House

Front view of a concrete house. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metal decoration. The residence has a front garden with different plants. The roof is flat and has eaves with jerkinhead roofing tiles. The windows are lattice covered with ornamental metal bars. To the far right, there is an arch covered by a metal awning. To the far left, in the background, a home with similar characteristics can be seen.

Bathtub Tiles and Balcony Detail

Close-up view of the details in a bathroom. The house is in concrete, the floor and walls are covered with native slabs. To the far right, a bath tub can be seen, and to the far left, a balconet with an ornamental metal fence parapet.

Color Corrected, Robinson School, Ida Haslup Goode Hall

Frontal view of the school Robinson School at Santurce. The school has two levels with the roof partially covered with roof tiles. At the foreground, there is a paved trail that leads you to the entrance porch where you can see entrance stairs, wall lamps, wooden chairs and several people standing. The porch stands out from the building and it has staggered details, ornamental blocks and an inscription that says: "Robinson School Ida Haslup Goode Hall". On each end of the porch you can see hallways, the ones at the first floor are under arcades of round arches and the ones at the second floor under discharge arches. Additionally, it was the first school in the island that introduced preschool education programs and special education program.

Three-story Building with a Collapsed Wall

Cuartel de Ballajá (barracks) at Old San Juan after the bombing of May 1898. It is a three-story building with a collapsed wall. It can be seen that it has a series of arches in the interior. In one of the corners, there is a wooden scaffold and three men in front of a gate. The patio of the building has a wooden fence, and there is a child close to the fence.

The Morro

Partial view of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. You can observe the fort lighthouse lamp, two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. On the wall you can observe a round arch with a metal railing that is part of the recessed balcony. Also, you can see a bartizan. At the foreground there is a cannon.

San Juan Intercontinental Hotel

Façade of the "San Juan Intercontinental Hotel" and the lobby area. In the tower where the bedrooms are located, the following elements stand out: balconies, railings, and also doors and glass windows. In front of the hotel, there are two flagpoles with the United States of America and Puerto Rican flags. Following, are some cars and several persons walking around the roundabout.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Front Lateral View

Front facade view of a building under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. It has a wall higher than the main roof, a small entrance also with roof and jalousie type windows. At one building's end there is a wheel loader. There are people working in front of the building.

Houses and Piers at La Parguera

An area with piers and houses at La Parguera, Lajas. Several houses built over the water, small piers, and some docked boats can be seen. Three boats can also be seen on the shore, two of them overturned. One of the piers has a sign advertising boat rides.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Side Façade

Warehouse construction of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. From the side façade of the warehouse, its straight composition, the flat roof, and the window openings can be seen. To the right, another building is visible, as well as a portion of the project which also has a flat roof and a rectangular opening. In its surroundings, a sewer, and piles of construction sand and stone can be seen.

Vernacular United States Influence House

Front view of the exterior part of a house in the town of San Juan, on Hoare Street #7122, in Santurce. The one-story house is made in concrete. It has a hipped roof made in zinc. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall that is divided by a metal ornamental gate. There is a garden in the front with trees and plants. Also, there is a portico with entrance stairs. The portico is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The double lattice-glass style windows are made of wood. The door is simple, made of wood, and has a mullion over it. To the far right, there is a two-story house with lattice-style windows.

Garden with Fountain at La Fortaleza

Garden with a fountain in its interior, in La Fortaleza. Noteworthy in the space are the reliefs of the fountain, the bricks used in the walls and sidewalks, stairs and balustrades. On some walls, there are also notable pots with different plants.

Coamo Church

Front view of church in the town of Coamo. The church is one-story, made of wood on concrete with a zinc roof. In the front there is a porch where several people are standing. This is surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by thin columns. You can also see several aluminum lattice-style windows over which there are wooden mullions with ornamental designs. Next to the windows you can see a plaque that says: “Evangélica Mennonite Church.” To the far left there is a continuous concrete building. Finally, on the street in front you can see several parked vehicles and people walking on the sidewalk.

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Side facade of the upper part of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted mustard, cream, and white. A terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern, windows with white moldings, and a pinnacle can be seen in the image. Cornices, parapets, and part of the windows can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Bayamón District Hospital, View From the Adjacent Lot

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building under construction from the adjacent lot. It can be seen that the walls, except for one, still has falsework. Three rectangular windows and three semicircular arches with railings are visible on the wall where falsework has been removed. There are construction materials and debris around the building.

Entrance to Inter American University San Germán

Entrance to Universidad Interamericana in San Germán. In the foreground you can see the gardens, the paved road and a sidewalk on which a woman is walking. In the background, among the trees, you can see a tower.

Home between Cayey and Guayama

House located between Cayey and Guayama, characterized by its spacious balcony with balustrade, corbels and semicircular arches. At the foot of the house, a terraced garden with rocky retaining walls stands out, while in the background a tongue-and-groove wooden shed is partially notable.

Robinson School

Private school Robinson School at Condado. It has a porticoes with two rounded pillars and an eave with horizontal flutings. On the eave there are two pilasters that divide the center of the wall in three rectangular spaces with circular holes. On both sides of the portico there are arcades of semicircular arches above of it you can see flat arches and roof with roof tiles. The building has a sign that says: "Robinson School Ida Haslup Goode Hall".

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Close-up view of the windows details in a Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. In the foreground, there is a door made of wood and glass, surrounded by moldings. To the far left, a wooden door with embossed details and glass can be seen. Above this, there is a mullion made of glass and wood, and ornamental moldings. To both sides of the door, there are wooden pilasters.

Tomb of Ponce de León - San Juan

Tomb where the remains of Juan Ponce de León lie in the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Juan Bautista. The monument has a representation of a human figure in low relief and a plaque with the inscription: "I. N. D. Under the Pontificate of His Holiness Pius convent of St. Thomas of Aquinas (today of San José) where the mortal remains of Juan Ponce de León (a native of the land of Campos) were deposited since 1559, whose noble lineage was cleared for his bizarre deeds. Soldier in Granada, captain in Hispaniola, conqueror and governor of San Juan del Boriquén. Discoverer and first advancer of Florida; military valeros, skilled leader, loyal vassal, honest administrator, loving father and industrious and consistent colonist, he surrendered his soul to God and his body to the earth in Havana (June 1521). To his venerated memory and in honor of Christian civilization for its impulse introduced, for its bravery founded, and for its diligent cooperation spread in this fertile Puerto Rican land, consecrates pious tribute, the Spanish Casino of San Juan. A. D. I. 909."

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View of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The facade has two semicircular openings, one of them is framed with wood crowned with metallic awnings. Through them you can distinguish the interior of the house with ceiling decorated with a deteriorated coffered. You can also see an adjacent balcony with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets, exposed wooden beams, a decorative border and balustrade modulated by square columns. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Railway Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation

View of the renovation work of the railway bridge over the San Antonio channel. At the start of the bridge, on a railway car, you can see a group of workers doing their tasks. Near the workers there are several tools and construction machinery. Along the bridge you can see more workers on the bridge or on the scaffoldings. Towards the right side you can see part of the pipelines and another bridge of the area under construction. To the left side you can see the bridge with the small street light tower. The power lines go from one end to another. A Fisk tire advertisement is visible. The palms and the houses complete the background of the scene.

Reforestation Camp at Barrio Guajataca

Houses amongst trees at the reforestation camp of Barrio Guajataca in the town of Quebradillas. There are three men looking into the distance. The buildings are made of wood with gable roofs, awning windows that open outward and awning hardware that keep them open. In the surroundings there are trees, shrubs, grass, and a path that leads between the buildings. This space in Barrio Guajataca was used as a reforestation camp.

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View of a wooden house on stilts with a flat, zinc roof located in the town of Luquillo. The house has a wooden shelf on the wall with kitchen utensils on it. The floor is also wooden, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door.

The Old Church, San Germán

Partial view of a religious building in San Germán. It has pilasters and cornices, it also has a turret and a dome. In front of the building there is a house with a hipped roof. There is also a chain link fence with cement posts.

El Morro Sentry Box

Sentry box at the end of a narrow corridor between two walls. You can see the dome, cornice and body, through the entrance you can see a window.

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Close-up view of the details of a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a large porch surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. Also, it has double, wooden, lattice-style windows. Lastly, to one side of the porch, there are concrete stairs covered with native tiles.

House, Santurce

Front view of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. To the far left, there is a balcony with a railing made of ornamental, concrete blocks. The balcony is covered by ornamental metallic bars, and surrounded by a metallic curtain. The door is simple in wood with a metallic mesh. The windows are lattice-style, covered by ornamental metallic bars. On the street in front, there is a vehicle parked and a person standing. To the far left, more houses with different characteristics can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office, Parking Lot

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Formwork for the parking lot divisions are visible. The new garage where there are various vehicles can be seen in the background.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Boiler Room

Boiler and incineration room of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A construction site with wooden scaffolding, workers, ladders, cylindrical machinery, and piles of construction materials can be seen. The building has two levels, openings, piers, and eaves. The zinc fence framing the area stands out, and in the background, there is greenery.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Side view of a one-story house built on stilts. The house is wooden with a gabled zinc roof. It has some uncovered areas, without wood nor zinc that allow visibility into the empty interior. The single-pane windows are made of wood.

Isla Grande Naval Station

Aerial view of Isla Grande Naval Station. The houses, barracks, and other structures can be seen. There are two water towers and a pier. A portion of the San Juan Bay can be seen.

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Side-view of a wooden house with a flat, zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by spaces surrounded by vegetation. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low wooden wall. It is decorated with plants in decorative pots and patio chairs. Over the balcony, there is also a metallic curtain. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the rear part, an extension of the wooden construction with a zinc, gabled roof can be seen. It has a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing and over it, a metallic curtain. The door is wooden with lattice-style, aluminum windows. In the street alongside the house, there is a vehicle parked and a person standing.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico in the Río Piedras campus, characterized by an altarpiece-type entrance in Plateresque-style with ornate pilasters. The body of the Tower has bas-relief details and a clock. Cornices denote the last two upper sections of the Tower, in which semicircular arches, ornamental bands, crests, roof tiles and pinnacles are also notable. At the base, there are several semicircular arches with mullions, windows and a lintel arch on which there are heraldic motifs. In the front, there is a plaza with the sculpture of Román Baldorioty de Castro, which is partially visible. It is followed by the Paseo Real with palms on both sides and along where a person walks.

Modern House

Front view of a one-story concrete house in the town of Cayey. The house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The balcony is surrounded by arcades with relieving arches. In front of the balcony, there are several people standing and vehicles parked in front. The windows and door are lattice-style and have glass on the sides. Above the windows and outside of the balcony, there are eaves.

Straw Hut by Ocean

Hut besides the ocean made of natural fibers, sticks and a pile foundation. It also has a door, a window and a hipped roof. To one side of the hut, there is a type of bonfire.

San Juan Cemetery

View from inside the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in Old San Juan. In the middle, there is a paved sidewalk and on both sides of it, you can see tombs decorated with tombstones, railings and statues and religious images on pedestals covered in marble. On the other hand, surrounding the cemetery you can see the Wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle, distinguished for being made of masonry and stone. On the far left, you can see an end of the La Perla neighborhood distinguished by its continuous wooden houses built on stilts. To the far right on the wall there are several buildings and an amphitheater with a wide screen and benches under flat zinc roofs. The amphitheater was built in the 1950s for the purpose of soldiers enjoying a movie under the stars facing the sea.

University of Puerto Rico

View of the tower Franklin D. Roosevelt of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. The tower has a roof covered by roof tiles, crestings, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of that there are balustrades. Besides that, there is a clock and two cristal windows. Other elements that stand out the facade of the tower are: the border of dragons, the shafts, the garlands, the chandeliers, medallions, pilasters, segmental arches, the statues and the shields. The windows are double and made of painted glass. In addition, to the far right end of the tower it stand out a flagpole with the United States flag. Lastly, on each side of the tower you can see connected buildings with similar characteristics.

Partial View of the Main and Left Side Façades of a House in Guayama

Partial view of a two-story house in Guayama. On the first story, a wooden door and a wooden window are visible. An open garage door is also visible. On the second story, a window opening covered with wood and a window with a panel over it can be seen. The balcony on the second story has a railing and grilles. On the left façade, a wall with glass blocks can be seen.

Hall at La Fortaleza

Hall with exposed beams and two ceiling chandeliers. The wall is decorated with two tapestries with images alluding to Juan Ponce de León and a ship. In the background of the image, between the doorway of the double door, a painting located in another room can be seen. In the center of the image there are several rattan wooden chairs and furniture, a round wooden table with a candle, and a crystal glass candle holder. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs. On the left side of the image there is a knight statue holding a sword and on the right side there is a wall cabinet.

El Morro, San Juan

View from one of the outside walls of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, in the Old San Juan. It can be appreciated the two levels of the fort. You can see a sentry box in the superior level and battlements on both levels. Also, you are able to see the tip of the lighthouse lamp. There are four men.

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Close-up view of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is wooden and has a balcony where there is a person standing. It is surrounded by a low, wooden wall sustained by a fine column. The door of the house is double, made of wood, and surrounded by moldings.

Detail of a Window of an Orange House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of an orange house in Guayama. On the wall of the main façade, a window can be seen. A broken window and the portion of another window are visible on the right façade. The house had a gable roof, but only the beams remain.

Aerial View of a House Zinc Rooftop in Ponce

Aerial detail of a house rooftop in Ponce. The house rooftop is made with zinc and a gable roof. The house has roofing tiles. In the rear part of the house you can see part of a balustrade and stair. The neighbor house rooftop is also a gable roof and with zinc. The fence of the neighbor house is green and it has an entrance gate.

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Ox Carts, Mayagüez

A loaded ox cart in front of a structure with a gable roof in Mayagüez. The structure is a type of large shed with a wooden base, a zinc roof, and metal pillars. The walls are picket fences. The cart is loaded with medications for the military hospital in Mayagüez. There is a man over the cart, one behind it, and one in front of the oxen.

Salinas Public Square

Salinas Public Square. The green areas of the square surrounded by bushes can be seen. There are various electric power poles and a fountain. There are also some trees. The Catholic church Nuestras Señora de la Monserrate (Our Lady of Monserrat), the city hall, and various houses, all surrounding the square, can be seen. The church has a square tower in the center with a small pediment and a cross at the top. It also has Roman arches, oculi, pilasters, and a cornice. The city hall's façade has flat arches and a tower with a dome.

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Gibson Caribe

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. Two workers are seen applying plaster to one of the lateral walls, which still has falsework. There is a segment of the wall that still has exposed blocks. Construction materials on the ground and the building's barbed wire fence are visible.

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Distant view of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground, there is an ample backyard surrounded by vegetation. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof, over which there is a roof appendage. It has glass windows. On the first level the house has double, lattice-style, glass windows. The second level has a porch surrounded by a railing, over which there are plants. The railing is sustained by concrete columns.

Shacks in Swampy Area

Wooden houses with gabled roofs, mostly made of zinc, located in a swampy area. In the area there are notable accumulations of sticks and fences with barbed wire. There is a "Chesterfield" sign taped to one of the latrines.

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Interior patio of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. There is a facade with six dark-brown wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed with white molding and semicircular arches at the top. Cornices, parapets, and four flagpoles can also be observed. In front of the facade are two benches and a fountain where a black bird, commonly known in Puerto Rico as "chango" or "mozambique", can be seen perched on top. There is a metal gate with an ornamented semicircular arch on the left side of the image. Two palm trees and two benches can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Wooden House at the Fort of San Jerónimo

Wooden mansion built over the Fort of San Jerónimo in San Juan by the United States Army after the Spanish-American War of 1898; and was dismantled in 1949. On the first floor of the house, the entrance is covered by an eave. On the second floor, there is a balcony with wooden windows. On each side of the façade, there are some towers seemingly hexagonal. One of the towers is the entrance to the second floor, the door has a round ornamental design on the frame. The other tower is a projecting room with an eave and wooden jalousie windows. The exterior walls of the fort can be seen as well as a ramp, a sentry box, and a portion of the bridge connecting the fort with the land. Fort of San Jerónimo was key in the defense of San Juan, Puerto Rico during the English attack of 1797.

Detail of the Side of the Foreman House

View of the side of the Foreman house in Adjuntas. At the facade you can see the windows. They are made with glass in the lower part and in the upper they are miami type. Also, you can see some orange tubes that give support to the beams. To the left you can observe a glass door. At the background there is a room with stone cladding, decorative creepers and a gable roof.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see some stairs without railing, debris on the floor and an opening with exposed bricks. You can also distinguish a rectangular opening under the stair framed with wooden moldings. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Straw Hut on the Beach

Hut with walls and roof made of palm leaves, it has a doorless entrance. It is on a beach, you can see the calm sea. On the beach, there is a man and a boy.

Interior of a Building Under Construction

Interior view of a building under construction. Several windows can be seen throughout the image and in the center there is a door opening. There are several people working, three of them are on a falsework. There is a wooden ladder and the floor is covered with sand.

Designed Bungalow with Second-Story

Diagonal view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a low wall with a metallic bar railing. It has a front garden with different plants and double glass windows. The windows have decorative metallic bars. Over the front windows, there are eaves sustained by wooden beams with a semi-pitch roof. There is a balcony in the front surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are decorative metallic bars. They are sustained by columns. Above the house, there is an attic with a gabled roof. All of the eave has cornices. In the background, there is a building of greater size.

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Side view of a two-story concrete house with a zinc roof. The house has a porch with entrance stairs sustained by columns. It has double, wooden, lattice-style windows with transoms over them. The wooden entrance door has a transom over it. Above the house, there is a lattice attic.

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View from the interior of a house in the town of Moca. The house is wooden, with a wooden main door surrounded by glass fanlights. The room, where several people are, is decorated with a reclinable leather chair, a small wooden table, and rattan chairs. The walls are decorated with vases and photographs. Also, there are several relieving arches covered by fabric curtains.

Gordon Realty Building

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of the facade which has three metal windows and a double door. The wall has plaster terminations already. In front of the door there is some debris. There are several workers working on the building's roof.

Two-story house

View of a concrete, two-story house. The house has a low concrete wall surrounding it. It has a semi-pitched roof, lattice-style windows and eaves over them. In the front, there is a balcony with rounded arches covered by fabric curtains. The roof of the balcony is also semi-pitched. To the far left and on the side, there are houses with similar characteristics.

Mennonite Parsonage, La Plata

Parsonage home of the church Menonita at La Plata, Aibonito. It is a single-level house in concrete with square plan. It has double wooden doors and windows, frames with metallic screen and a patio with grass and some ornamental plants.

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Zenith angle of cobblestone pavement in Viejo San Juan. The cement pavers can be seen, and between them is trash like straws, cigarettes, and leaves.

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Close-up view of a concrete house in a San Juan neighborhood. It has a gabled, semi-capped roof. There is a garden in the front with different trees and plants. The façade of the house has covered arches, and underneath, the wall is covered with bricks. The arches are covered with ornamental metallic bars. Behind the house and to one side, there are other buildings, of greater size.

Young Couple by Garita

A young couple posing in front of a sentry box that is connected to the ramparts defensive system of the Old San Juan. The sentry box is characterized by an opening, a little window, a cornice and a dome crowned with ornament.

Aerial View of the Non-commissioned Officers Quarters

Aerial view of the non-commissioned officers living quarters at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. They are identical wooden houses arranged in two perpendicular rows. A portion of the military base grounds is also seen.

Torre University of Puerto Rico

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has a roof covered by tiles, crests, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of where there are balustrades. On the other hand, you can see a clock and two glass windows. Other elements that highlight the façade of the tower are: the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches, the statues and the shields. The windows are double painted glass. Additionally, on both sides of the tower there are flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. In front of the tower, you can also see a parking lot where several vehicles are parked.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Interior Walls and Columns

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction. It has three walls and interior columns raised (five columns in the center of the building). The window and door openings can be seen. In the background there is a wooded area.

El Morro Viewed from the Sea

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan, viewed from the sea. The floating battery is visible as well as the walls of the different levels of the fortress, the lighthouse, and the tower. On one side, the Asilo de Beneficencia and the Ballajá Barracks are visible.

Coastal Houses

Main façade of a coastal house on stilts. It is a wooden house with a zinc hip roof. It has a front porch surrounded by a wooden railing. The porch is decorated with a wooden bench. To the far right, there are aluminum jalousie windows. To the same side, there is also a one-story concrete house with a zinc gable roof. It has a porch surrounded by a small concrete wall featuring ornamental blocks, as well as a simple wooden door, and jalousie windows.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A portion of the building can be seen, featuring mullions, Miami-style windows or windows with shutters, and a flat roof. Around it, planters, a portion of a vehicle, and mountains in the background can be seen.

Workers in Front of the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in front of the construction of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the building, several elements such as columns, walls, and wooden structural framework are noticeable. In the surroundings, there are various construction tools and equipment. Cables connected to wooden pillars can be seen also.

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Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Elevated View with Road

Elevated view of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. An unwhitewashed building with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, stairs, and a portico can be seen. Some of the hospital's openings are covered with wooden panels. The road parallel to the hospital is visible. Workers are performing various tasks. In addition, there are scaffolding, blocks, wood, a sign, construction materials, piles of construction sand and stone. There is a metal fence and a barbed wire fence. At the rear there are mountains.

Main Façade of La Fortaleza

Main façade of La Fortaleza at Old San Juan. The quoin design on the first story can be seen, as well as a balcony with a metal railing and doors with pilasters and cornices on the second story, and windows on the third story. The top portion has a frieze, a cornice, and an acroter. In front of the building, there are two soldiers and one cart.

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Repaving of Calle Fortaleza in Old San Juan. Pavers can be seen arranged in a construction area. There is sand on the soil as a base for the pavers.

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Main and Left Side Façades of a Wooden Cream-colored House

View of the main façade and left side façade of a cream-colored house in Guayama. The porch has a railing and four columns. Two windows and a door are visible on the wall. On the left, a silver gate can be seen, and on the wall of the left façade, various windows are visible. On the gable roof, beams and zinc sheets are visible. A portion of another wooden house with a zinc roof can be seen on the right.

Designed Bungalow Influenced Reinforced Concrete House

Front view of a concrete house with a gable roof in the town of Cayey. The house is surrounded by a concrete wall divided by a metallic bar pedestrian gate. It has a front garden with trees and plants. The windows are lattice-style, the double door is made of glass, and has a central mullion over it. There are entrance stairs and a large balcony sustained by ample columns. The balcony has a gabled roof, a lobed arch, and is decorated with metallic chairs, a hanging lamp, and decorative metallic bars.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00024

Close view of the entablature of the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted gray and white. An entablature with friezes in high reliefs with white images of the zodiac signs in the metopes is seen over a portico. Triglyphs, guttae, cornices, and dentils can also be seen. An entablature is supported by Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts and round capitals. The La Puntilla condominium can be observed in the distance, and it is painted orange and cream. It has balconies with eaves and lattice windows. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

The Morro

Partial view of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Atlantic Ocean. You can observe a wall and merlons in two levels of the fort. You can also appreciate that there strong waves.

Attorney Notary Public

Detail of a roll-up door of a three-level building in Caguas. A portion of what the roll-up door used to cover, which is broken, can be seen.

Car in front of Old Building

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a vehicle traveling on the street. In front, there are some stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far right, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

El Morro

Ramp of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro with a view to a sentry box connected to the rampart. At the foreground stand out the semicircular arch of the tunnel that covers part of the ramp. Followed by a crenelled parapet and several cannons between the embrasures and rotation rails. At the center, a pair of steps leads to a platform in which there are several people looking at the Atlantic Ocean.

El Morro Ramp

A man descends the stairs parallel to the San Felipe del Morro Castle ramp. The semicircular arch of the tunnel that covers part of the ramp and the roof of a tower-shaped sentry box, stand out. It is followed by the crenellated parapet and several cannons between the embrasures and steps. On the wall ,there is an attached sentry box with a loophole, crowned with a dome and a spherical ornamental element.

Store Ulrich Foundation

Two men at the entrance of a store in the Fundación Ulrich (The Ulrich Foundation). The building is made of wood with zinc and gable roof and double windows that open to the outside.

Cardona Residence

View of a portion of the façade of the Cardona Residence in Aguadilla. Four columns are visible on the porch. On the left, there is a domed tower that gives access to the balcony where there is also a balustrade. The roof is made of zinc. A sign with the word museum can be seen on the entrance.

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Side-view of a two-story house, with a flat, zinc roof in the town of Arecibo. On the first level, it has two simple, wooden doors with embossed details and wooden mullions over them. Also, on the lower part of the doors, there are wooden ledges. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with a small gate made of metallic bars that leads to the second floor of the house. To one side of the second floor, there is a double, wooden door over which there is a wooden mullion and power lines cables. In the front, there is a balcony sustained by ornamental brackets. The balcony is surrounded by a wall with concrete, ornamental blocks. The front part is made of wood, with aluminum, lattice-style windows, and a double, wooden door with lattice-style windows. There is a wooden mullion above the door. To both sides of the house, there are more houses with similar characteristics and in front of the sidewalk, there are several people standing.

Military Base Chapel

Chapel at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It has a four-sided tower at the center of the façade. The bottom part of the tower is a porch with three semicircular arches. The top part of the tower has eight semicircular arches and no roof. It has wooden arched double doors and windows. The walls look deteriorated, not painted. In front of the chapel there is an Ylang ylang tree, and behind it, there are various palm trees. In 1948, the name of this military base changed to Ramey Air Force Base.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Corridor with Counter

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Interior corridor of the building. On one side a wooden counter can be seen. There are three lamps on the ceiling. At the end of the corridor there is a door and a sink.

Ammunition Store House Tall Arched Concrete Building

Front view of the ammunition warehouse located in the town of Aibonito. The warehouse is one-story and has a semicircular shape in masonry. This is built on a square platform. It has several steps at the front that lead to the door. In addition, on the front it has a path and a metal door. Finally, to the far right you can see some ruins surrounded by a wire fence.

Guayama Congregation of the Iglesia Evangélica Unida of Puerto Rico

Façade of the Iglesia Evangélica Unida of P.R. The church has a right angle porch. Along the porch, various columns and the diamond- and heart-shaped decorative parapet can be seen. A door and a louvered window can be seen on the porch's wall. The roof of the church is made of zinc.

Yabucoa Church

United Evangelical Church in Yabucoa. The façade of the building has a three-level central tower. The first level is a portico with four columns of the Corinthian order, on the second level there is a window, and on the third level there is a bell tower with ogee arches. At the top of the tower there is a cross. The building has a single-level side wing whose entrance is framed by pilasters and which has a crenellated design on the roof.

Aerial View of La Parguera

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. The coast of the Caribbean Sea is visible with houses built on the water as well as piers. Also visible are the houses on the mainland and in the mountain area. There is a house on the top of a hill. There are also various cays near the coast.

Main Facade of a House in Ponce

View of the facade of a house in Ponce. In the balcony you can see three piers and the railing. The balcony floor has tiles. Over the balcony wall you can see two double doors and two windows. The house has a gable roof and has lost the majority of its zinc cladding. Above it you can see several of the zinc plates, boards and wooden beams.

Military Base Photographic Laboratory

Photographic laboratory at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building with a gable roof and built on stilts. It has steps leading to the entrance, a double door, and awning windows. In the back, there is a tower with a gable roof. It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars aligned at both sides of the building.

Barn Under Construction

View of a barn under construction located in a rural area. The building is single-level made of wood and zinc. It has a gable roof partially covered with zinc and wooden beams exposed, also, above it you can see two people. Besides that, there are several double doors also made of wood.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00013

Close view of the entablature, cornices, and column of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel's main facade in the old Spanish Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. A portico with a triangular pediment and an entablature supported by a Tuscan column with a non-fluted shaft, round capitals, annulets, abaci, and echinus. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Front-view of a one-story house made of wood and concrete. The house has a flat roof and in the front, there is a porch sustained by an archway of semicircular arches. The archway is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, and cornices. The porch is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic railing. Also, it has several double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style windows. Over them, there are mullions in wood and glass. On the street in front of the house, there are several parked vehicles.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00019

View of the facade of the Former La Princesa Prison building from the Paseo de La Princesa pathway. Palm trees, benches, shrubs, and streetlights can be seen in the foreground. In the background is a building with streetlights and shutter-type windows. Multiple-story buildings can be seen above. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of a door of the Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion. It is a wooden double door with an arched glass above, and below it, a wooden louvered window. On the floor, there are two types of tiles.

Criollo-style House

View of a commercial street in the town of Mayagüez. There is a two-story, concrete building. On the first floor, there is a store with several doors under semicircular arches. Some of the doors have metallic curtains over them. Also, there are several promotional signs. On the second floor, the house is wooden with a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. It has several lattice-style doors and windows. To both sides, there are more houses with different characteristics. On the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

Ponce Slums

Slum houses in Ponce, mostly made of wood with gable zinc roofs and pile foundations. In some, the doors and windows, between one and two leaves that open outwards, are notable. In front of the houses stands a fence made of sticks with barbed wire on which there are clothes hanging. Two men are visible and one of them is dragging a wheelbarrow. There are also several animals in the area.

Tropical Medicine

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicina in San Juan, in Plateresque-style. On the first level of the building, the mostly double-leaf doors that open outwards are notable. On the second and third levels, elements such as arcades, mullions, balustrades, cornices, windows with fixed glass, triangular pediments, pilasters, friezes and heraldic motifs stand out. At the ends of the building, the towers with crests and pinnacles also stand out, while the tiles are visible on the roof. In front of the building there is a garden, stairs and a street.

Tourist Information Office in San Juan, Façade and Shrubs

Façade of the Tourist Information Office building in the municipality of San Juan. In the foreground, two shrubs can be seen in front of the single-story building. There is an entrance with steps leading to an arcade with Corinthian columns. Behind these columns, there is a door and windows with semicircular arches. The building also features windows with cornices and bas-reliefs at the top, three with semicircular arches and pilasters. At the top of the building, there are small rectangles with bas-reliefs and the name of the building: ".Tovrist.Information.Office." The roof has tiles. The sea can be seen in the background.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00010

View of the interior of the balcony of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has a balcony with curve shape and the floor covered with ceramic tiles in which you can distinguish a mosaic with the initials "P.U.". The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental iron balustrade modulated by square pedestals. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Ballajá Barracks,

Courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks, a Spanish Colonial Style building during a guard mounting. On one side, there is a group of armed soldiers, on the other side, a military band is seen, both in formation. In front of the first group, two officers are visible. Behind the soldiers, one of the walls composed of arcades on each of its three floors can be seen. On the first floor, there is a hallway behind the arcade; on floors two and three, rooms with balconies are visible. At one end of the courtyard, a water tank and another metal tower are observed.

San Germán

Two-story house in the town of San Germán. In front of the house, there is a wall with moldings, over which there is a planter with plants. In front, there is a bench made of wood and metal. On the first level, the house has several doors with wooden moldings bordering it. One of the doors is larger. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. It has double doors and windows in wood and glass. Above the doors, there are ornamental moldings. The roof of the balcony is flat, in zinc, with an ornamental border. To the sides, there are more houses with different characteristics.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Shed

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A shed with a gable roof, wooden beams, and wooden pillars providing support is visible. Inside the shed, construction materials such as rolls of wire mesh, a wooden table, and two wooden installations can be seen. A worker carrying a bucket is also visible.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00063

View of the main facade of the Neoclassical-style La Princesa Prison building from Paseo de la Princesa. The main entrance of the building and some architectural style elements, such as pilasters and a pediment, can be observed in the foreground. Some steps lead directly toward the entrance. There is an access ramp, two flagpoles on each side, one with the United States flag and the other with the Puerto Rican flag, a sign with the current name of the building, shutter-type double-leaf windows, and streetlights. Above is the watchtower and its dome. Several multi-story buildings can be seen above this building. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Fort of San Jerónimo Viewed from the Sea

A view from the sea of Fort of San Jerónimo and the wooden house built in its vicinity. A portion of the bridge that connects the fort to the San Juan Islet, the fort's walls, and a sentry box are visible. The house has a gable roof, wooden and glass windows. The second floor has a room that protrudes from the wall. There is an electric utility pole in front of the house.

Partial view of two buildings in a commercial area

Partial view of two buildings in a commercial area. One of them is labeled "Franklin's". On the second and third floors, there are glass windows. The other building is under construction or being remodeled. There are persons (adults and children) on the sidewalk.

Military Base Dispensary

Dispensary at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A wooden building with a gable roof. It has steps leading to the double door, and awning windows. It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars aligned at the sides of the building. Atop the door, there is a sign reading: "Dispensary Borinquen - Field".

Dr. Chardón’s Visit to the Rural Area of the Island

Group of people receiving Dr. Carlos Chardón on a visit to a rural community. There are small, wooden houses with windows, door, and zinc, gable roofs. The people in the group are women, men, and children. The difference in clothing between the visitors, who are public service officials, and the residents of the rural community is noticeable. In the surrounding area there is a horse, trees, other houses, and mountains in the distance.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Metal roof tile of the dome of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion on the floor.

Windowless Building's Under Construction Alternative View in Humacao

The main facade and one of the lateral facades of an industrial building under construction are visible. At the main facade entrance there are several workers at work. The entrance includes extended eaves supported by two pillars. At the top of the main facade there are empty frames with eaves, in which windows will be placed, as well as the lateral facade. Through these frames it can be seen that inside of the building there still some falsework and the roof has exposed beams.

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View from the inside of a shed adjacent to a wooden house in the town of Moca. The shed is made of wood and zinc. Inside are tables, chairs, ladders, wood, tools, and debris. Also, there is a clothesline and an attached one-story construction, made of concrete, to the far right. It has an aluminum, lattice-style window and a door.

Mennonite Church Pulguillas

Mennonite Church in Pulguillas with a concrete composition in various planes and volumes. In the front part, a type of tower stands out with a cross, eaves and the main wooden door. On the sides, some windows and light sources are notable. On one side of the church, there is a staircase.

San Juan Farmers Market

Interior of the marketplace in Old San Juan. The buying and selling activity is taking place in an open courtyard. There are many people (women and men). Two arcades with Roman arches are visible. Two entrances to the building can be seen also with Roman arches and fanlights.

Arecibo District Hospital Nurses Residence, Façade and Wooden Building

Diagonal view of the side façade of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital. It is a two-story building with a series of glass windows. There are three pipes installed vertically that serve as a drainage system. Behind it, a wooden building is visible.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Front view of a door in a house in the town of Ciales. An ornamental metal railing is visible. The house is made of wood, and it has a double, wooden door with jalousie windows and stained glass surrounding it. Above the door there is a wooden sunrise transom.

Main and Left Side Façades of a House with Decorative Plaster

Main façade and left side façade of a house with decorative plaster in Guayama. On the porch, the balustrade and six columns can be seen, and on the porch's wall, there are two doors. On the left façade, a wall covered by flat zinc is partially visible. The gable roof of the house is covered with zinc sheets. On both sides of the house, other structures can be seen.

Front of a Neighborhood House

One-story neighborhood house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and single doors with lattice-style windows. In front of the house there is a sidewalk on which there is a mailbox. The entrance of the house has a low concrete block wall. To the far left there is a carport with patio chairs and decorative pots. There are also hanging potted plants. To the far right an open walkway where there is a small garden that leads to the balcony can be seen. The balcony is also open and has decorative potted plants. To both sides of the house there are backyards with trashcans and clotheslines. These are divided by metal bars and houses with the same characteristics. On the roofs of the houses there are television antennas.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00002

Close up view of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood with a gable roof made with corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the vernacular style. The pediment has a wooden window framed with moldings and crowned with a small triangular entablature. Similarly, the pediment is matched with a continuous cornice and a valance.

Design of a Criollo House, Arecibo

Front view of a house in the town of Arecibo, located on #119 Cristóforo Colón Street. The house is one-story with a flat roof. In the front, it has stilted arches under which there are doors and windows. To both sides of the arches, there are pilasters. It has lattice-style windows and double doors, one of the doors is lattice-glass style. Above them, there are fan mullions and over the main door, there is a wooden transom. In front of the windows, there are ornamental parapets. The upper edge has cornices and ornamental friezes. To both sides, attached buildings are visible.

House, Hacienda Boca Chica

View of a building in ruins located in Hacienda Boca Chica, in the town of Juana Díaz. It is one-story, roofless, and made of brick and lime. To the far right, it has a wooden porch with a zinc roof. To the far left, there are several entrances with empty doors, some of them with wooden frames.

Art Deco Design

Front view of an Art Deco-style house in the town of Moca. It is a two-story concrete house with a flat roof. On the first level, there is a double wooden garage door, over which there are eaves. To the far right, there is a concrete wall over which there is an ornamental metal grille. On the far right, the house has a semicircular shape. In addition, on the second floor, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. The double windows are made of aluminum with glass and have transoms above them. In the upper edge, there is a parapet with horizontal fluted strips. On the street in front, there are several vehicles and on the sidewalk there is a group of people standing.

Main and Right Side Façades of a White and Brown House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a white house with brown details. The porch has a railing, four columns, stairs, and an entrance gate. Two windows and a door with grilles can be seen on the wall. On the right façade, various windows with awnings can be seen. The gable roof is covered with zinc sheets.

House across the Lane

House under construction in the urban center of Aibonito. You can see walls and columns started. In the construction area there is sand, stone, blocks and a cement mixer. Behind the house, you can see some buildings with gable roofs and stone walls. In the distance, you can see the towers and dome of the San José Church (Catholic faith).

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Distant view of houses. In the foreground, there are structural frameworks on concrete stilts with exposed metallic rods. In the distance, houses on the hill with different characteristics can be seen. Some houses are built on stilts, and others are two-story. They have lattice-style windows, and others, have double windows. The houses are connected by paved paths. They are surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico. A wall with a semicircular arch shape with two square openings (one of which is covered) and a pillar in the center can be observed. The walls have stains, cracked paint, and are generally deteriorated. The floor has black and white tiles. There are two tires and a blue chair to the left side of the image. Part of a cream-colored door can be seen on the right side of the image.

Development of the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction site of the first floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel covered with wooden structural framework and support scaffolds for the workers. Two cranes are also visible on both sides of the construction, and a small concrete batching plant identified by its logo "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." In the surroundings, there are construction materials and sheds. In the background, there is Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, and the buildings in the Condado area.

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Front-view of an animal pen. The pen is sustained by wooden trunks, metallic bars, and a zinc roof. There is a wheelbarrow and debris to the far left. The hut is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Pig Breeding in Castañer

Pigsty in Castañer Farm in Lares. It shows a designated space for pig breeding within a cultivable land of a farm. There are three workers around it and three pigs inside the pens. The pigpen is made of wood, it has some sheds with roofs, and it's fenced-in with barbed wires. Around it there are trees, shrubs, and an agricultural land space.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival House

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house has a garden in the front. There is also a balcony with covered arches in the façade. Over the arches, there are decorative metallic bars. The construction over the balcony has a jerkinhead roof. The lower part of the front wall is covered with bricks. The upper part of the wall has a small hexagonal mullion.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Scaffolding

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. An unplastered building with wooden scaffolding, a flat roof, eaves, and openings for windows and doors can be seen. Additionally, in the background, there is a tower-like structure and a chute hanging down. A sign frame is also visible. Around the area, there are debris and piles of construction sand.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00019

Documentation of the former American Colonial Bank building. There is a small post in the foreground and behind it a brown wall and a space close off by metal sheets. On the upper half of the image there is a circular piece with a rectangular piece that seems to be a lock. There is a small relief and there is a base of pilasters and a grille on the upper half of the image. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Calle sin asfaltar

Unpaved street with wooden houses to each side. Wooden and cement fences. There are power line poles to only one side of the path.

Girl in Pink Dress in front of House

Front view of a one-story house in a rural area. The house is made of wood, zinc and yagua with a zinc roof. In the front, it has a wooden door. On the other hand, in front of the house there is a girl standing and two metal containers.

Entrance of a Building Under Construction

Entrance of a building under construction. It has two stories, at the top there is a smaller building than the one on the first floor, there is some falsework and several workers. On the first floor, a polished wall, a doorway, a mound of sand, a metal barrel, windows, eaves, concrete blocks, and a chain link fence are visible. In addition, on the first floor there are four workers and one of them is holding a rope. On the left side of the image there is a wall protruding from the building with windows and pipes.

Stove Made of Masonry and Stone

Stove made of masonry and stone. It has two semicircular arches with openings for the oven and the coal. On the top of the stove there is a burner, kitchen utensils, and a hanging element. On the top side there is a wooden board with decorative objects. On the left side of the image there is a wooden mortar with pestle and on the right there is a rattan wooden chair. The floor is made of masonry.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Autoclave

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. View inside of an sterilizing room where an open autoclave is visible and a tank on top of a table supported by cabinets. There are tiles in the floor and half the walls.

White House in Guayama

Main façade of a white house in Guayama. On the main wall, a window is visible. The porch is on the right and has grilles and a railing. Inside the porch, a portion of a window and a door can be seen. The house has eaves and a portion of the roof is made of wood.

Construction Workers with Molds for the Construction of a House

A group of construction workers arranging the molds for the formwork of a house. At the construction site, the mesh of steel bars, walls with concrete before plastering, and partially a portion of door frame are also noticeable.

La Perla Huts

View of the community of La Perla in the Old San Juan. The houses are built on stilts in front of the sea and are made of wood with zinc roofs. Some of the houses have balconies surrounded by railings and wooden windows.

Vernacular Fisherman's House

Concrete house on stilts in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has a balcony surrounding it, the balcony has a concrete balustrade and persons standing. The windows are lattice-style, it has a single wooden door and a sliding door. On the first level, it has a wooden door with lattice windows. Decorative chairs and potted plants can be seen. At one end of the house there are wooden stairs. Above the house there is an antenna and power lines. The house is surrounded by plants and trees.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport and the San Antonio Channel

In the center of the image the San Antonio Channel, the San Antonio Bridge, and the runway of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport can be seen. On the left side part of the San Juan islet, Sixto Escobar Park, and Puerta de Tierra are seen. Also, buildings, the Condado Lagoon, the Dos Hermanos Bridge, Miramar, Condado, Santurce, and the Atlantic Ocean are shown.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Speed Bump Construction

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Several workers can be seen working on the construction of a speed bump in front of the building. In the area there are two sheds, a wooden ladder, two wheelbarrows, stacked metal pipes, and an automobile. Several rodding for the columns can be seen.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Falsework

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Shoring, rodding, and formwork for columns are visible. There is a wooden tower for transporting concrete. A worker can be seen sitting near the tower.

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Side-façade of a house built on stilts in the town of Luquillo. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level of the house, there is a clothesline. On the right side, the house has concrete stairs without railings. The house has a balcony in the front surrounded by a wooden railing. In addition, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots, same as the stairs. It can also be seen that the door is a screen door, the windows are lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings. Lastly, in the surroundings, there are more houses with similar characteristics.

Superior Part of Three Pilasters at the Catholic Church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of three pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Over the pilasters you can see the molding. Above the molding you can see a pattern with shape of clams.

The Pink House

Front view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete with a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a front garden. It has double, wooden windows with lattice-style, under semicircular arches and truncated suns. In addition, it has double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style. In the upper part, there are ornamental friezes.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00001

Diagonal view of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. Deteriorated pavers can be seen as well as two pavers with a lighter color can be seen in the center. The ground is uneven. There are two storm drains.

Criollo Neoclassic

Front view of a Neoclassical-style house located in the town of Ponce. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. The main façade has arches supported by columns. The edges of the arches are decorated with slabs and an ornamental frieze. Under the arcade there is a front porch surrounded by a concrete railing with ornamental metallic bars. There are three double wooden doors surrounded by wooden moldings with glass sunrise transoms over them. The middle door is larger and to each side there are stained glass windows. To the far right, the house has eaves covered by roof tiles. In the street in front there are several vehicles parked.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00031

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior there is a room with the floor covered with chess motif tiles, debris, a clothesline and decorative coffered on the ceiling with exposed beams and wood. In addition, there is a rectangular opening framed with moldings and crowned with a transom, a rectangular window and a hallway under semicircular openings. Through the hallway you can distinguish an adjacent room where there are double doors made of wood and glass covered with wood panels. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

José Celso Barbosa Birthplace

Main and left-side façade of the museum José Celso Barbosa Birthplace in Bayamón. On the area of the balcony, there is a balustrade and two columns. Three doors and three plaques can be seen on the wall. The roof is partially damaged and is supported by braces. On the left façade, two windows are visible. Next to it, there is a ramp with a handrail and a wooden bench. Next to the house, on the right, there are two two-story buildings. The first one has grilles on the first floor and the windows on the second floor can be seen. The second building has a balustrade on the roof and acroters.

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View of a wooden house on stilts with a flat, zinc roof, located in the town of Luquillo. The house has an open balcony without railing where there is a person sitting on a metallic rocking chair. At the other end, a wooden shelf on the wall with kitchen utensils on it can be seen. The floor is also wooden, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a single, wooden door. Alongside the house, there is a gas tank and two persons standing.

La Torre Main Symbol of the University

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. Several elements are noteworthy from the upper part, such as the pinnacle, the roof with tiles, the openings, the semicircular arches, the balustrade, the clock, windows with glass leaves, the interlacing decoration in low relief and the cresting that is repeated at various levels.

Fort Gate

It is the Gate of the Revellín del Príncipe de Puerta de Tierra demolished in 1897. It is a gate with a Roman arch, quoins, and a cornice. There is a wooden railing extending at both sides of the entrance and along some steps. Stone walls, also at both sides of the gate, and battlements. In the background, to the right, a portion of Fort of San Cristóbal can be seen. There is a man leaning against the railing and another walking toward the fort.

Borinquen Field Base Parachute Building

Parachute building of the Borinquen Field Base. Wooden structure over stilts with gable roof and wooden awning windows. It bears a sign on the door: "Parachute Department." Another (on the wall): "T-110." In the back, it has a higher tower-like annex with a hip roof. Behind it, there is another gable roof wooden structure.

Sun Transoms & Tiffany Lamp

Detail view of the inside of a wooden house. The room has two double wooden doors, over which there are glass truncated suns. The roof is made of wood and in the middle, there is a hanging Tiffany lamp.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00010

Close up view of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see an entablature above a door an on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with a transom and triangular entablature decorated with acroterium. In addition, the upper border is matched with continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

La Parguera, Aerial View

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Houses built on the water are visible as well as various piers and watercraft. There is a road that extends parallel to the coast. Various sizeable houses standout on the edge of the street.

El Salitral Sector, Ponce

El Salitral Ward in Ponce. There are wooden houses with gable roofs built on stilts. To one of the sides, there is a wooden building that seems to have a grandstand. The area were the houses are located is enclosed by posts and barbed wire. In front of the fence, there is an empty piece of land and there are various people there. Behind the houses, there are some palm trees and a mountain range can be seen in the background.

Presbyterian Hospital Wooden Building

Façade of one of the three buildings that composed the first headquarters of the Presbyterian Hospital in Condado. A two-story tropical wooden building on stilts. The first floor has a spacious balcony with slim pillars and a wooden balustrade surrounding the structure. On the second floor, there is a central balcony with slim pillars and balustrades. A staircase provides access to the entrance. The roofs are pitched. The area under the stilts is covered with lattice panels. In front of the building, there is a palm tree, and a woman is posing in front of the palm tree.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Wooden Framework and Rebar

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The wooden framework is visible with rebars. Around it, workers are seen as well as construction materials and buildings. These buildings have flat roofs and casement windows with transoms. A zinc and wood roof stands out.

El Fanguito San Juan

Group of houses that form part of the El Fanguito community. Most are made of wood with gabled zinc roofs, and stand on stilts over a body of water. In the center, there is a sign with the warning "Cable crossing do not anchor."

San Juan Transportation Office, Subterranean Pipeline Installation

San Juan Transportation Office. Three workers are seen working on the installation of a subterranean pipeline. Pipes are visible inside a trench and in the background, parts of some construction vehicles.

Criollo-style House

Front view of a two-story house, made of wood with a hipped, zinc roof. In front of the house, there is a garden with different trees and plants. On the first level, the house is surrounded by a low concrete wall with side steps leading to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. There are aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. On the second level, the house has lattice-style windows with transoms over them. They are also surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the house, there is a squared wooden attic with a hipped, zinc roof and wooden lattice-style windows.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz, column construction stage. Rodding can be seen, three of the columns already have formwork. Within the building's perimeter there is a bulldozer.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

View from the interior of a house made of wood and zinc. The roof is gabled zinc. In addition, the roof has wooden beams.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 21 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 21 in Old San Juan. There is a green and white-colored building with elements that are representative of the Neoclassical style. It has three white-colored moldings in the shape of a semicircular arch with three wooden double doors. Two of the doors are lattice and have a gate with black-colored ornamented grilles. The door in the center has a small grilled window and a brick step with an image in its riser. The wall has a sign with the number 21. The upper part of the has cornices, parapets, and street lights supported by brackets. Adjacent to this building is another building that is painted pink and white, which has several pots with flowers on its roof. There is also a yellow high-rise building with eaves above the windows. There is a sidewalk and a cobblestone road in front of the building.

Inside Look at the Expansion of Town Hall, Yauco

An inside look at the expansion of the Town Hall of the municipality of Yauco. A wide space can be observed with open persienne type windows. On the right side of the image there are men working. Two of the men are standing, one of them has a button-up shirt and pants, he is carrying some books on his shoulders. The rest of the men are dressed in suits and closed toe shoes. Three desks can be observed, with books, paper, and small machines on them.

View of Aibonito

View of a residential area in Aibonito. The rear of the Menonita Hospital and two former Spanish barracks buildings can be seen. In addition, houses and buildings in the urban center of the town and a cemetery are visible in the distance. Among the buildings, the San José Church, of Catholic denomination, stands out.

Construction of Houses by the Rural Rehabilitation Plan

Houses, under construction, in the tobacco-growing area in the town of San Lorenzo as part of the Rural Rehabilitation Plan. The buildings are made of wood with zinc roofs, have latrines, and what appears to be a closed entrance at the front. It can be seen that the land has paths, an access road, fences delimiting the land, other houses, and bohios in the distance. There are also people, mountains, trees, shrubs, and palm trees that are part of the landscape. The uneven land where the houses were built is shown.

"Vernacular Plueblerino" House

One-story house in the town of Hatillo, on road #2. The house is wooden with a zinc flat roof. It is surrounded by a metal bar fence with barbwire. On the far right, there is a small balcony with entrance stairs in concrete, covered with native slabs. The balcony is under an arch and has a balustrade, over which there are plants in decorative pots. The single door is made of wood and is under a relieving arch with moldings and a mullion over it. It has lattice-style windows and small wooden eaves over them. At the far left there is another single wooden door, above which there is a wooden eave. There are several persons standing on the balcony and an automobile parked in front.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

Close view of the lantern, pediment, and dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The lantern is terracotta, salmon, and white-colored. It has framed wooden lattice windows with semicircular moldings. The terracotta-colored dome and triangular pediment with white moldings can be partially observed in the image. Subsequently, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy began being used for exhibitions and as the administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

House with Tiled Roof

A two-story cement house with a wooden tiled roof. It has double windows (wooden on the outside and glass on the inside). On the second floor, there is a decorative fan-shaped window. There is a porch on the first floor. The property is surrounded by barbed wire fencing, and there is a car parked in front of the fence. Behind the house, a single-story structure with an arched entrance and windows can be seen. It appears to be attached to the house.

El Morro

View of a segment of the walls of the San Cristobal Castle of el Morro. Two levels of walls with battlements can be seen. There are cars parked in front of one of the walls.

Entrance to the Square of Adjuntas

Entrance to the square of Adjuntas. An area enclosed by a fence with two square poles and decorative finishes is visible. Inside the area, there is a kiosk, and beyond it, there are other structures. In front of the fence, there are saddled horses. There are two children near one of the poles and various people gathered in front of the kiosk.

Dr. José Padín Vocational School in Corozal

Dr. José Padín Vocational School in the town of Corozal. The building is made of concrete, has wooden double doors and windows, above the doors and windows there are glass windows. From the front a concrete space in which there are small jardiniéres with plants in pots can be seen all around. From an open window and door children sitting in a classroom are visible. In the distance there is a mountain, trees and palm trees.

Home Visitation Jean Harbison

Side view of a house located in a rural area of the island. The house is on one level with windows crowned with wooden eaves. Around the house there are plants and a group of people standing.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Southeast View and Worker

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the southwest view, a worker is seen on a wooden ramp. The building has an austere design, featuring louvered windows, eaves, a flat roof, and piers. Around the construction site, there is a machine, a wheelbarrow, ladders, barrels, a zinc fence, and other materials. A portion of a staircase is visible in the hallway of the building. In the background, mountains and trees stand out.

Designed Bungaloid with Second-Story

Diagonal view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood with a gable roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with a metal railing. There is a front garden with various plants. It has double glass windows. The windows have decorative metal grilles. Above the front windows, there are eaves supported by wooden beams with a jerkinhead roof. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade with decorative metal railings on top. It is supported by columns. Above the house, there is a gable dormer. The entire eave has cornices. In the background, a larger building can be seen.

Straw huts Coconut Trees Along Beach

Huts and coconut palm trees along the coast of the ocean. The huts are mostly made of natural fibers and sticks. In some, the door, window and gable roofs are notable. In the background, houses with zinc roofs are visible.

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Close-up view of a latrine adjacent to a rural house. The latrine is made of wood and zinc. It has a simple wooden door and over it, an open mullion. Behind it, an animal cage can be seen, made also of wood and zinc, but smaller in size.

Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory

View of the dish or receptacle of the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, located within a depression. In the foreground, the roof of a small building is notable, followed by concrete walls and several steel cables.

Two Flags at Luquillo Police Station

View of the front façade of the Municipal Police Station in the town of Luquillo. The station is two-story, in concrete. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall. This is separated in the middle by a metal bar pedestrian gate that leads to the entrance of the first level. At the right end of the first level, you can see a balcony under a semicircular arch surrounded by a low concrete wall. On the other hand, on the far left there are some concrete stairs surrounded by concrete railings. On the second level, there is a side door made of wood and glass. You can also see the aluminum lattice-style windows and in the front, a semicircular balcony window. The balcony has ornamental designs, a door, flags at both ends and a sign in front that says: “Puerto Rico Police Zone Humacao Luquillo District.” Finally, at both ends of the station, there are houses with different characteristics.

Thatched Houses Boy Running

Row of huts with gable roofs, built on stilts. You can see the horizontal rods that give structure to the walls and ceilings covered with palm leaves. One of the homes has pieces of what appears to be roofing cardboard. The land where the huts are located looks arid. There is a child running and two others under one of the huts.

La Granja Housing Project in Caguas

Public housing complex in the town of Caguas. There is a circular plaza with jardinières around it and a United States flag on a flagpole in the center. The buildings shown in the photo are part of the housing project called "La Granja". They are made of concrete, have wooden doors and windows, small jardinières at the entrances, and a fenced space in the back. In addition, there are people around, automobiles, paths, pieces of wood, and other buildings near the houses. There are trees, shrubs, and mountains in the background.

Tract Houses

Front view of a house on sale in the coastal town of Luquillo. One story house with a flat roof, jalousie windows covered with decorative metal bars, and a single door. Over one of the windows there is a sign announcing a furniture sale. On both sides of the house, there are other houses with similar characteristics. To the far right, there is a garage covered with a decorative metal grille and a parked automobile in front. Inside the garage, there are piled construction blocks. To the far left, there is a porch covered with a decorative metal grille and surrounded by a garden over a wall. Inside the porch, there are two patio chairs. In front of the house, there is a garden divided by a sidewalk that leads to the porch of the house.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Parking Lot

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the parking lot showing a curb segment and in the center there is a green area delimited by the concrete parking bumpers. There are several parked vehicles. Two buildings can be seen on one side.

Catholic Church, Ponce

Side view of the cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe at Ponce (catholic faith), a building with neoclassic style. You can see the two frontal towers, each one has three levels and they end with a dome, lantern and a cross. At the lateral facade you can distinguish two levels, each one with a series of windows of round arch. On the rear area there is a square apse with dome, lantern and a cross on top. Behind the church you can observe part of the Parque de Bombas in Ponce.

Two Men and a Woman in Front of a Concrete House

Two men and a woman in front of a cement house. The house has a flat roof, an eave, a porch, windows and a double-leaf door that opens outwards. In front of the house, there is a garden with various bushes, flowers, palms and a barbed wire fence. In the back, there is another tongue-and-groove wooden house with a flat roof and single-leaf windows that open outwards.

University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras

Distant view of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From top to bottom, the tower has a hipped roof covered by tiles. You can also see cresting, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of which there are balustrades. On the other hand, the path to the tower is surrounded by palm trees and lamp posts.

Court House in Ponce

Judicial Center of Ponce. The building has two floors, the visible part has a shape of "L" and it has a green area in the middle. On one of the walls there are pilasters and persiennes, on the other one there is an entrance and persiennes on the first floor, on the second floor there are brise-soleil. You can see part of the parking lot and several automobiles.

Aerial View of the Field of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Field of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. You can see the gable roof of the house with dormer window. There are some roofing tiles that are missing. In front of the house you can see the fence. The trail that connects with the house it extends by different parts of the field. At the back area you can see a greenhouse and some gazebos with gable roof.

Las Mesas Reforestation Camp in Mayagüez

Buildings under construction for the reforestation camp at Cerro Las Mesas in the town of Mayagüez. There are workers building the walls, moving materials, and standing on roofs. In the surroundings there are materials such as wood and work objects such as ladders and wheelbarrows. Two automobiles are visible, one of which is a cargo truck. The buildings under construction are elongated, have a rectangular shape and there are made of wood, have gable roofs, awnings windows that open outward, and awning hardware that keep them open. In the background there are mountains with trees and palm trees. The reforestation work of Las Mesas was done in combination with the Maricao Forrest and the Experimental Station of Mayagüez.

House of Doña Matilda, Cuchilla

View of a house in the Cuchilla neighborhood in the town of Morovis. In the foreground, you can see a small wooden and zinc house with a gabled straw roof surrounded by vegetation. The house has a wooden window through which a person looks out. On the other hand, in the back you can see a larger wood and zinc construction.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the left side of the façade of La Ponderosa Lighthouse Ruins. Two window openings are visible on the left and a portion of what used to be the entrance. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

House at the San Gerónimo Fort

Wooden house at the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort. It is a two-story house. On the second story, there is a railing with a decorative motif, jalousie windows, an eaves with lambrequins , and a tower with a door. On the first floor, there is a room with a jalousie door and windows. A sign with the number one thousand seven hundred ninety-nine can been seen. In front of the house there are two military men on horseback.

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Exterior close-up view of a house located in San Juan. The house is made of concrete, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by an ornamental metallic grille. On the inside, the window has fabric curtains. Above the window, which is surrounded by plants, there is a concrete eave.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00018

Corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, and mint green. There is a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade. The floor is brick, and there are three wooden doors and four pilasters with white moldings on the wall. A streetlight can also be partially seen on the hallway floor. The top part of the facade has parapets and cornices. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Fajardi District Hospital, Roof Slab

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The roof slab for pouring concrete is seen. The building has wooden scaffolding and falsework on both levels, openings for doors or windows, and a flat roof. An structure is visible running partially through the roof. Debris is present on the left side of the roof.

Pink Building in Aguadilla

View of a two-story pink building in Aguadilla. The porch has four columns and a balustrade. Two staircases and a ramp lead to the porch area where there are four doors with grilles. There is a balcony on the second story with a balustrade. To the back of the building, on the right, a balcony and a balustrade can be seen followed by a building with a gable roof. There is a gray structure with windows next the right wall.

House, Route 753 #216, Arroyo

Front view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc roof in the town of Arroyo. The house is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic fence and a front garden. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The columns have ornamental designs. The house has double windows in wood and glass. They are surrounded by ornamental, wooden moldings.

Site Preparation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the site prepared for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the front, a person stands out, observing through a topographic level. Next, several workers are noticeable alongside machinery used for site preparation. In the area, there is a building with a hipped tile roof and three doors on its façade. In the background, a small bridge with two arches is visible, leading to Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, at the entrance of which there are two columns and a type of sentry box.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00023

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The ceiling is a gable roof with wooden beams exposed, some of them with an X shape pattern and hanging lamps. It also has double doors under pointed arches and wooden windows with stained glass, one of which has a larger size. In the interior spaces you can also see several rows of wooden benches and one end of the altar. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Comerío Health Center, Foundation and Workers

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The construction site is visible in the foundation stage, featuring exposed rebar, wooden falsework, and several walls. Workers are engaged in various tasks. Around the area, there is a fence and some poles. On the left side, a two-story building stands out. It has a balcony with a railing, tiled eaves, awnings, and the lower level houses a grocery store. Hanging from it is a sign that reads: "Coca Cola." Parallel to the road, there are more buildings and houses on the mountains.

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Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00037

Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a mountain of bricks, white walls, and an unassembled metal scaffolding. Cables, receptacles, a hose, and a metal shelves can also be observed.

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Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. The construction of a space in the shape of a semicircular arch can be seen, as well as a wall in the center that divides the area, exposed pipes, blocks, and black and white tiles. Receptacles, a paint container, and a water pen can be observed.

View of Tetuán Street from the Corner with De La Cruz Street

Tetuán street view from the corner with De la Cruz street. To one of the sides, there is the building of the old Banco Español (Spanish Bank), and to the other, the Palace Hotel, followed by two-story houses at both sides. The street is paved with cobblestones and has a sewer grate. There are people on the sidewalks and passing through.

La Perla

View of the La Perla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The La Perla neighborhood is distinguished by its wooden houses with zinc roofs built on stilts facing the sea. Wooden windows can be seen, some have balconies with railings and others have clotheslines. The walls of the San Felipe del Morro Castle are visible In the distance, and are known for being made of masonry and stone.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The building is a one-story structure with eaves, a flat roof, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a porch. The porch has columns and connects to another side of the hospital with a sign reading: "Centro de Salud." There is a low wall and stairs. In the background, mountains stand out.

High Neoclassic-Style House

Front façade of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The house has a wall over which there is a metallic bar fence sustained by pillars, followed by a front garden. On the first level, the house has a large porch sustained by columns. There are semicircular arches surrounded by moldings and truncated suns. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing, sustained by columns. There are several arches with double, wooden doors with lattice-style, truncated suns, and moldings over the windows. In the upper part, there are cornices and ornamental friezes. In the front, there is a pediment with ornamental moldings and cornices.

Grand High Neoclassic House

Exterior view of a concrete house in the town of Guayama, on #26 Palmer Street. The house is one-level and has a flat roof. It has a balcony with semicircular arches and the porch is surrounded by balustrade. Over the arches, there are are bas-relief designs that decorate the front of the house. The windows are lattice-style and the walls have moldings. On the ends, there are ornamental metallic bar fences. The upper edge has cornices and decorative friezes. To the far left of the house there are more residences.

Fortín Toa Baja

View of one of the facades of the small fort San Juan de la Cruz known as El Cañuelo. The wall presents signs of fading because of the time. Over the roof you can see a railing.

House Made of Wood and Concrete in Aguadilla

View of the main and left side façade of a house. The house's fence is made of metal, featuring a gate at the entrance. In the porch area, the door, windows, columns, and balustrade can be seen. The porch has a canvas awning, and in front of it, there is a garden. On the side façade, a covered carport can be seen. A door and windows are also visible. The house has a hip roof covered with corrugated zinc sheets. On the right side of the house, there is another concrete house with a zinc roof. Further to the right, a building is partially visible.

Exterior of a Building, View From a Distance

The exterior of a finished building with concrete and brick walls can be seen in the distance. The roof is flat with eaves and appears to have chimneys. Throughout the building, different windows are visible, there are jalousie windows, several windows with two open casements and a fixed one, and others are closed. There are trees and vegetation in the surroundings.

Building Under Construction, Possibly La Plata Church

View of a construction in the community of La Plata. The building has wooden beams exposed and on its surroundings there are two people and construction materials.

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Aerial view of the town of Utuado. In the distance, paths and paved streets with passing vehicles can be seen. Houses and buildings with different characteristics can also be seen. In addition, the area is surrounded by mountainous vegetation and electrical cables.

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Side facade of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. On the first level, the house has an ample portico supported by columns. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal grille railing, supported by columns. The walls are decorated with cornices and decorative friezes. Also, in the upper parts of each side of the house there are pediments surrounded by cornices. Lastly, to the far left there is a wooden scaffold and two persons working on the house. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the Municipal Government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

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Close-up view of a residence in the town of Ciales. It is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. The house is surrounded by a low, concrete wall divided by ornamental metallic gates. It has a garden in the front that leads to the entrance of the house. In the front left part, there is a balcony surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, over which there are metallic bars and a fabric curtain. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a concrete house of greater size.

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Bayamón District Hospital, One of the Facades

Bayamón District Hospital. View of a section of the building under construction where some facade decorative elements can be seen. This part of the building has two stories, in one of the walls there are arches and pilasters with capitals. On another wall, a facade composed of a semicircular arch entrance on the first floor, a balcony on the second floor, and a broken pediment are visible. The walls have falsework and in front of the building there are two sheds and stacked wooden boards.

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Victorian house in the town of Naguabo. It is two-story and surrounded by a concrete fence sustained by small columns. It is divided in the middle by a metallic bar gate that leads to the entrance stairs. To both sides of the stairs, there are concrete balustrades and plants in decorative pots. The house has an entrance porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Ionic order columns. On the first level, it has lattice-style double, wooden windows with glass and ornamental moldings. Same as the door, it has pilasters on each side. The door is made of glazed wood, with pilasters on each side, and surrounded by moldings. On the second level, the edge has an ornamental frieze and a balustrade. There are several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. In both pediments, there is a small balconet with balustrade and wooden, truncated suns.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Foundations

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, foundation stage. The building's perimeter marked with wooden planks can be seen. Excavations have been done and there are mounds of removed soil. There is an excavating machine and several workers at work. A mountain is visible in the background.

Installation of Rebar and Construction of Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers installing rebars and building the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also noticeable are a shed, construction materials and equipment as well as a light truck.

Buildings W

View from the interior of a wooden house located in the town of Moca. The room where a person stands is decorated with a wooden table covered with a fabric tablecloth and matching chairs. On the wall to the far right, there is a wooden window with a wooden transom. On the rear wall, there is a wooden and glass china cabinet beside a table. The wall is decorated with a photograph of Rafael Hernández Colón, a decorative frame, and a landline telephone.

El Morro Gun

A lady near the cannon and the rotation rails at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Also, it stand out a man on the crenelled parapet of the rampart. At the background, it stand out a sentry box and next to it, the Atlantic Ocean.

Building with a Collapsed Wall

A building made of cement and wood with its front wall missing, likely due to demolition. There are debris on the ground, and two men are standing on the debris.

Tract Houses

Front view of a one story house in the town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof with jalousie windows covered by metal grilles. It has a single door with a transom over it. A small wall bordering the front of the house with a garden over it can be seen. To the far left, there is a garage bordered by a metallic ornamental fence. Inside, there is a door with jalousie windows that gives access to the house. In front of the house, there is a pedestrian sidewalk with two in-ground trash cans. There is a metallic antenna on the house. In the distance, there is a house, under construction, and a mountainous landscape.

Buildings Q

Front-view of a building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat roof. To the far right of the building, there is a pharmacy with a sign that reads: "Farmacia Nueva". It has a single door over which there are moldings. The upper edge has cornices and moldings. The far left side of the building is surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence followed by a garden. The building has double, wooden doors surrounded by moldings, also, there is a porch sustained by columns. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The upper edge has cornices and an ornamental frieze. In the upper edges, there is also a balustrade similar to the one in concrete below. Lastly, in the street in front of the building, there are several vehicles, a street vendor in a pickup truck, and beside him, a snow cone street vendor.

Buildings C

Front view of a corner house located in Santurce. The house is one-story, made of wood, and has a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate. It has a front garden and concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The stairs are decorated with potted flowers. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The house has a single door, made of wood, with lattice and a wooden transom over it. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are also surrounded by wooden moldings.

Stove Made of Masonry and Stone with a Clay Vase on the Floor

Stove made of masonry and stone. It has two semicircular arches with openings for the oven and the coal. On the top of the stove there is a burner, kitchen utensils, and a hanging element. On the top side there is a wooden board with decorative objects. On the left side of the image there is a wooden mortar with pestle and clay vase on the floor. On the right there is a rattan wooden chair. The wall has a decorative object and the floor is made of masonry.

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The façade of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico building can be observed. The front façade of the building is composed of five extended parapets with railings and iron balusters. It also has a pediment, pilasters, and brackets. Paddings of different sizes can be observed as part of the design of the façade. There are semicircular arches with green grilles, a window with transparent panels, an ornamented cornice, a lamp, and a post. There is another building next to the bank, which has two extended parapets with ornamental moldings.

Euphonics Corporation, Concrete Pouring

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan. The process of pouring concrete for the facade parapet can be seen. To one side there is a concrete mixer, a pile of concrete sacks, and several workers. The parapet falsework, a bucket for concrete and three other workers on the roof are visible.

Truck laborer houses

View of a Spanish colonial structure in the town of Aibonito. The structure has a flat roof and is covered with stones and brick. The doors are double with wooden lattice-style. The upper part has an ornamental frieze. The area is surrounded by plants, grass and trees.

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View of a wooden house backyard in the coastal town of Fajardo. The area is surrounded by trees and debris. To the far right, there is a wooden house with a zinc roof, in front of a metal trashcan. In the background, another construction made of wood, concrete and zinc, with a single wooden door can be seen. Alongside it, there is debris, and in front, a clothesline.

San Antonio Channel, Puerta de Tierra and Part of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport Runway

In the center of the image San Antonio Channel is shown, on the left side part of Puerta de Tierra, the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park, the Normandie Hotel and the Caribe Hilton can be seen. On the right side part of the runway of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport can be partially seen. The image also shows buildings, the Condado Lagoon, the San Antonio Bridge, the Dos Hermanos Bridge, part of Miramar, Condado, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Gable Roof Houses

A cluster of wooden houses, elevated on pilings, mostly with zinc gable roofs labeled with numbers. Many of the houses have balconies with railings, casement windows, and single or double doors, and also plank doors. Some houses have straight wooden board steps as access, while others have grilles above the doors. Between the houses, clotheslines, and light poles are visible, and in the background, a couple of limestone hillocks.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence

Main façade of the Ramírez de Arellano in Mayagüez. The house is supported by stilts. Some stairs with a handrail give access to the balcony upstairs. On the balcony, the parapet and a portion of a door and window are visible. The house has a hip roof and is made of zinc.

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Side-view of a house built on stilts in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. On the first level there is an open space, where there is a person sitting. There are also chairs, plants in pots, refrigerators, and a wooden door. On the second level there is a balcony surrounding the house. In the rear part of the house besides plants in decorative pots, there are wooden stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The windows are lattice-style, made of glass and aluminum. There is a simple door made of aluminum and glass.

Corner House, Rodolfo González Street #83

Two-story buildings in the town of Adjuntas. On the first floor there are two shops with double, glass doors and a transom over them. Also, on the walls there are advertisements of each establishment. On the second floor there is a house with a jerkinhead roof. It has a wide balcony surrounded by an ornamental fence railing. It has wooden benches and lattice-style wooden, double doors. Surrounding the doors are glass transoms. On the house, there is an ornamental pediment on cornices. At the ends it has merlons and battlements.

El Morro Sentry Box and Walls

View of one end of Castillo San Felipe del Morro rampart in the Old San Juan. This military construction from the Spanish colonial period is a structure in masonry and stone. In the foreground, to the far right it extends the rampart, to the far left there are embrasures, openings and canons, also you can see a sentry box crowned with dome and ornament. Lastly, at the end there are wooden constructions with flat roofs and windows made of wood.

Buildings H

View of neighborhood houses. The houses are made of concrete with aluminum, lattice-style windows and, to the far right, there is an area covered by ornamental metallic bars. Also, some have a wall made of ornamental blocks. Some houses are surrounded by low concrete walls. On the street, several vehicles parked can be seen.

Buildings D

Side view from the other angle of a house, located in San Juan. The house is wooden and has a gabled roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental bars sustained by columns. The gabled pediment has a lattice-style window and all of the eave has wooden cornices. At the rear, a larger building can be seen.

El Fanguito Slum San Juan

Group of houses that form part of the El Fanguito community. Most are made of wood with gabled zinc roofs, and stand on stilts over a body of water. In the background, several buildings and a tower crowned with a dome are notable.

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Front façade view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. It is built on stilts and has steps made of blocks and wood. It has two, double wooden doors and windows. Chairs, a board of plates in front of which there is a person standing, and several curtains made of fabric covering the wall can be seen through the open door.

Wooden House in a Military Base

Wooden house located in a military base. Its design includes several elements corresponding to the bungalow style. It has a staircase leading to a balcony covered with wire mesh, a double-leaf window, a gable roof, a dormer, and a stone fireplace.

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Side-view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and it is covered with ornamental metallic bars. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. It is decorated with a chair and a matching table, made of metal. The windows are lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is single. To the far left, the house has a metallic gate that leads to the side patio. Also, an adjacent, two-story house made of concrete can be seen. On the street, there is a vehicle parked and several girls standing on the sidewalk. To both sides, there are houses with different characteristics.

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Batería de Baja de Mar located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was built approximately in 1794. The ruins of the fortlet can be observed from high above atop the Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue, behind the National Guard building in Puerto Rico. The image displays the ruins of several stone masonry walls on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Shrubs and high-rise buildings can be observed in the distance.

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View of a two-story house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a concrete, ornamental block fence. There is a garden, in the front, with plants in pots and trees. On the first level, the house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The balcony is decorated and has plants in hanging pots. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style with mullions over them. The door is wooden and single, also with mullions over it. In the pediment on the second level, there is a balconet with a concrete balustrade. It has lattice-style windows and a wooden door. To the far right, there is falsework.

Bayamón District Hospital, Interior Wall

Bayamón District Hospital. Detail of one of the interior walls, which is lined with light-colored tiles with dark veinings. In the wall there are three holes for electrical installations. On one side there is a door opening through which part of the adjoining room is visible.

Saddled Donkeys

A row of donkeys with saddles on a street. There is a man next to one of the donkeys and holding the bridles. There are various men on the sidewalk. Wooden buildings and masonry buildings can be seen at both sides of the street.

Street of Criollo Vernacular Houses

Street view with different houses in the town of Camuy. The first house is built over a concrete wall. Some parts are made of wood, and it has a gabled zinc roof with lattice-style windows, and a single wooden door. It has a balcony surrounded by a cement wall, sustained by columns. The second house is built over a concrete wall. Some elements are made of wood and it has a gabled zinc roof, lattice-style windows, and a balcony surrounded by a wall of ornamental blocks. Over the walls there are ornamental metallic bars. The third is a house made of concrete and has a gabled zinc roof, lattice-style windows, and a single door. In the distance, other similar residences and power lines are visible.

Hilltop Hotel or Apartments With Parking Complex

Hotel Barranquitas located on the top of a hill and characterized by its rectangular shape and numerous windows on its façade. At one end there is a terrace with a parapet and railings, as well as an umbrella and a flagpole. On the slope of the hill, several bushes are notable.

Tourist Information Office in San Juan, Façade and Cannon

Façade of the Tourist Information Office building in the municipality of San Juan. In the foreground, a cannon can be seen on the grass in front of the single-story building. There is an entrance with steps leading to an archway with Corinthian columns. Behind these columns, there is a door, windows with semicircular arches, and a rectangular plaque. The building also features windows with cornices and bas-reliefs at the top, and three windows with semicircular arches and pilasters. At the top of the building, small rectangles with bas-reliefs can be seen, along with the name of the building. ".Tovrist.Information.Office." The roof has tiles. Buildings and plants can be seen in the background, and in between them, there is a car.

House on Hillside

House made of concrete at the top of a hill. The facade it is characterized by a porch, a main door, several aluminum windows like persiennes, an eaves and a flat roof. At the bottom of the hill stand out a fence made of sticks with barbed wire.

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Beginning of Evening Classes for Workers of Doña Juana Camp in Villalba

Group of workers of Doña Juana camp sitting in a classroom participating of the learn to read and write classes. This same work was done in all of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) workers’ camps and it included other subjects. There are long tables with benches, one behind the other, and some of the men have folders and notebooks in their hands for note taking. The building is made of rustic pieces of wood, the beams that make up the ceiling are visible, and the windows and doors are closed. The space is illuminated by an oil lamp and there is a poster on the rear wall.

Santuario de la Monserrate

View of one of the staircases of the Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. The steps are made of bricks. Along the stairs, there are handrails, and further below, some bars can be seen. An opening with a cross on top can be seen also. Closer to the entrance, a statue and a sitting bench are visible. At the bottom, the entrance gate can be seen open. Various streets and houses can be seen in the background.

Guayama Electronic Library

View of the left side façade of the Guayama Electronic Library. On the bottom, four wooden windows are visible. A porch and a balustrade with columns are also visible on the first floor. Above, six wooden windows are visible. A portion of a metal fence is visible around the building.

Arecibo Square and Catholic Church

Arecibo square and Catholic Church. The square is built above the street level and is enclosed with metal railings. Near one of the entrances to the square, there is a kiosk with a sign, reading: "Refrescos" and "Helados"; which means soda and ice cream. The church is in the background and has a portico with a semicircular arch, pilasters, and pediment. Atop the portico, there is a choir arch, and above it, a clock. At the very top, a quadrangular bell tower with an arch, pilasters, a dome, and a cross can be seen. In front of the square, there is a woman and a man on horseback. Various buildings and houses surrounding the square are also visible.

Designed Criollo Hacienda House

One-story house on Hacienda Delfina, located in the town of Maricao. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gable roof. In the front facade, the house has a planter with different plants. It is divided by concrete entrance stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a balustrade sustained by fine wooden columns. The house has double wooden doors and windows, over which there are small wooden moldings. To both sides of the house, there are dwellings with similar characteristics.

Living Room and Dinning Room

Living room and dining room. In the living room, there is a sofa, two armchairs, an ottoman, and a rattan table. There is also a floral-patterned armchair with its ottoman and two rocking chairs. A table and chair for the telephone, a console table, and a table with carved legs on which a lamp is placed. Three area rugs, a floor lamp, two wall lamps, and two hanging lamps. It has a fabric curtain to separate the living room from the dining area, which has a table with chairs and a glass window.

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Rear facade of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows surrounded by moldings and double lattice-style wooden windows. At the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low wooden wall. In the surrounding area there are trees and vegetation.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the façade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a torch-shaped ornamentation in the upper right corner of the image. Trees, shrubs, a palm tree, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, a flagpole, grass, and a traffic sign can be seen in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Paved roads

Low angle view of paved highway roads. On the far right there is a zinc structure and concrete houses in the distance. There is also a construction machine. On the far left, there is a large zinc ranch with a gable roof. The mountainous area is surrounded by extensions of crops and different houses.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center,

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Several workers can be seen pouring concrete onto the second level floor slab. They are using electric vibrators for this task. Exposed rods, wood, and pipes are visible. In the background, there is a baseball field with three people on it. The field is bordered by a fence with advertisements that read "KLIM" and "Gudo." The bleacher area of the field is also visible. This space features stairs, windows, and a gable roof. There are trees and palm trees in the surroundings.

Aerial View of the Garden Area at the Foreman House

View from the garden at the Foreman house in Adjuntas. At the bottom you can see the water pond, several plants and a trail with stone cladding. To the left you can observe a wall with stone cladding and to the right some frames with glass windows. Additionally, you can see stairs. At the roof you can observe part of the zinc covered with blue awnings.

Gibson Caribe, Walls with Scaffolds

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. One of the lateral walls and part of the front wall are covered with falsework. Some areas already have plaster, in others blocks are exposed. On the lateral wall the loading door opening can be seen. In front of the building there is a pile of wooden panels used for formwork. There are workers at work.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival House

Concrete neighborhood house in San Juan. It has a gabled jerkinhead roof. The house is surrounded by a small concrete wall. The wall is divided by a metallic bar fence. There is a garden, in the front, with different trees and plants. The façade of the house has covered arches and, under the arches, the wall is decorated with bricks. The arches are covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far right there is an open garage, on the edge it has a design with vertical stripes. In the background, a similar construction of lesser size can be seen.

Gordon Realty Building

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of the facade which has three metal windows and a double door. The wall has plaster terminations already. Around the building there are construction materials and some debris.

Men Working at Area Beneath the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of an industrial area. The place is built with metal beams. You can observe wooden tools and several ropes. Some men are standing on scaffoldings while others are at the bottom part.

Buildings H

View of a neighborhood street. The street is paved and, to both sides, there are houses with different characteristics. Some have balconies covered by grilles, lattice-style windows, and gabled roofs. Also, there are vehicles parked in the street and light posts on the sidewalks.

Building with "Jesús resucitó, viene otra vez" Sign

Façade of a church with the sign "Jesús resucitó viene otra vez". The church is wooden and has a gabled transverse roof with zinc sheets and notable eaves. On the façade and side walls, it has double-leaf windows with hinges and others with lattice slats. It also has double-leaf doors and in one of them you can see a pillar with a rising sun motif.

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Close view of an ornament on an iron grille at the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A light-green circular design with volutes can be observed. The deterioration of the paint and the metal can be observed in the image. Glass panels can be observed behind the ornamentation.

Two-story Pink Building

View of a two-story pink building in Aguadilla. The porch has five columns a balustrade. Two staircases and a ramp lead to the porch, which also has four doors with grilles. A column with a lion statue can be seen near the porch. There is a balcony with a balustrade in the second story. On the right, to the back of the building, a balcony and a balustrade are partially visible followed by a building with a gable roof. To the right, a portion of a gray structure can be seen.

Old San Juan Viewed from Castillo San Cristóbal

View of the Old San Juan from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort). The Colón square is visible as well as the surrounding streets. The statue of Christopher Columbus can be seen in the middle of the square as well as a kiosk in one of the corners. Also visible are the buildings and houses of the city, including the Municipal Theater. In the background, the San Juan harbor and bay are visible.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower at the University of Puerto Rico

Completion of the construction of the University of Puerto Rico’s tower named Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is visible that the tower and the surrounding buildings have a Spanish Renaissance architectural style. Built with materials such as plaster, wood, tiles, and with some roofing tiles. In the surroundings there are many trees, sidewalks, paths, and a large space of land with grass.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Worker, and Steamroller

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. A worker is seen working with a steamroller engraved with the word "HERCULES." This machine is used to level and stabilize the ground for construction. To the left, there is a flat roofed building and three window openings; through one of the openings, another type of machinery is visible. In the background, other people, a vehicle, poles, debris, and another building with a zinc hipped roof are visible.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A view of the façade of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. Window openings and a door opening can be seen as well as the eaves. The area of the collapse can be seen also. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Buildings J

Front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with a wooden mullion over it. In front of the door, there is a wooden fence and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. There are two persons in front of the house, and the area is surrounded by coastal vegetation. To the far right, there are double, wooden doors and a ladder.

Street Scene, Orocovis

The street Federico Degetau at the town of Orocovis with view to the stairs that leads the houses to the Cerro La Guaira. The buildings at one far end of the street presents on their facades elements like brackets, balconies with ornamental blocks and with railings, as well as appentices. On the other side is located the square in which it is visible a group of people and part of the San Juan Bautista Parish (catholic). At the Cerro La Guaira top stand out a tanks.

Caribe Hilton Hotel Beach

Aerial view of the beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel were there are various people on the shore and small pier. The yard between the beach and the hotel has palm trees, trees supported by stakes, and rectangular buildings with flat roofs.

Workers and Intermediate Floor Slabs at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers on the intermediate floor slabs in the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Some structural elements such as walls, pillars, and a staircase rising in the center are prominent. Construction materials and equipment such as wheelbarrows, rebar, wood boards, and scaffolds are also noticeable.

Criollo House

Front view of a house from the end of the street. The house is one-story with a wooden, hipped, zinc roof. The construction has a Criollo design with a large balcony supported by columns that are divided by arches. It also has a metal balustrade with designs. The house has several double doors with windows that have a circular design and wooden details. Above the house, power lines are visible. In front of the house there is a passable sidewalk, people, and automobiles circulating on the street. On the far right, a house with similar characteristics can be seen in the distance.

Caguas Unión and Amparo #44

View of the main facade of the building old masonic lodge at Caguas. On the facade you can see the four columns in the entablature. Over the portico wall you can see three windows holes above. At the bottom part there were two window holes and one for a door. They seemed to be covered with graffitis. At the pediment you can observe an oculus. The building has a fence with grilles and an entrance gate.

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Front view of a chamfer-style house located in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is one-story, made of wood, over concrete with a flat, zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. The windows are double, made of wood, and lattice-glass style. They are surrounded by wooden moldings and over them, there are wooden truncated suns. Lastly, there is a vehicle parked in the street in front.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Elevator

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Interior view of an elevator. It has metal handrails and a ceiling fixture.

Wooden House with Zinc Sheets on the Roof in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden house in Guayama. The façade has three columns and a railing on the porch as well as a wooden door with a window on the porch wall. On the left, the house has a wooden door that leads to another portion of the house. The house has a zinc roof. Concrete houses can be seen at both sides of the wooden house.

Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory

Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory located within a depression and formed by a dish, perforated aluminum panels, as well as a platform elevated and suspended by steel cables attached to reinforced concrete towers.

Buildings at El Morro

Buildings in the vicinity of El Morro in Old San Juan. One of them is a one-story building with an arcade façade. Next to it, there is a seven-car garage. There are also two multi-story buildings with straight line façades.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Workers can be seen performing a task on the street located in front of the hospital construction site. The workers have shovels and trowels. There are trestle scaffolds and wooden boards all around. In the background, a person on a bicycle is visible. An extensive wall made of blocks stands out. There are electric power poles, trees, and mountains.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Right Lateral View

Right lateral view of an industrial building, made of concrete, under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. It has the front facade higher than the roof, jalousie-type windows, a double entrance space with a small roof, and a small enclosed space connected to the main building. Around it there are marks on the ground and posts indicating the perimeter. At the back there are mountains and a building. At one end there is a sidewalk and construction material.

Women and Children in the Middle of a Street

Women and children in the middle of a street with wooden houses on both sides. There are some picket fences in between some of the houses, and clothes are hanging out to dry on some of the fences.

Construction of a Building in Scaffolding Stage

Construction of a building in scaffolding stage. Formwork and falsework can be seen. On the left side of the image there is a pulley crane, a concrete mixer, a shed, and a dump truck. In the center a pickup truck and workers walking are visible. There are construction materials such as beams and wheelbarrows. Mountains, trees, and vegetation can be seen in the distance.

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Front-view of an establishment labeled as: "Friquitín La Esquina Caliente ¡Una cerveza de 21 quilates!", located in the coastal town of Loíza. The establishment is one-story, made of wood, and has a flat, zinc roof. It has double, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions. To the far left, there is an attached concrete house covered with ornamental metallic bars. In the street, there are several vehicles parked.

Dining Hall with Two China Cabinets

There is a dining hall with a rectangular table and a round one. It has wooden chairs with studs on its sides, pedestal plates, and candlesticks. In the corners of the image there are two china cabinets with tableware. Ceiling chandeliers, candelabra wall sconces, and candleholders can be seen. The windows are of jalousie, the floor has checkered-pattern tiles and a carpet with a lion design.

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View from a door to the interior of a house in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, with windows made of wood and glass. In the foreground, there is an open wooden door. Through the door, the interior of a house that is decorated with an armchair made of fabric, chairs, a table, and plants in decorative pots can be seen. The walls are decorated with frames. To the other side, a single wooden door surrounded by windows made of glass and wood are visible.

People Looking Out House Window Honduras - Cidra

Persons looking out the windows of a house in the Honduras community in the town of Cidra. The house is located on the side of a road and a stick fence with barbed wire. The house is wooden, founded on piles, with double leaf windows that open outwards, and its roof is gable.

Men in Front of a House Built on Stilts

Zinc-roofed house built on stilts with a balcony, double doors, and a staircase at the entrance. In front of the house there are four men, two of them are seated on a bench. On the left side of the image there are some parked cars and a man next to one of them. Also, there is a round construction and trees around the house.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Dental Equipment

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A Dentist room is visible where there are various dental equipment, including an adjustable chair, a sink, a lamp, and dental tools affixed to the equipment.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00003

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a plaza with railings, four benches, people, trees, and a boundary wall made of stonework. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The posterior part of the Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as Capilla del Cristo, is on the right side of the image. It was built in 1753 by the architect and military engineer Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has characteristics of the Mudéjar architectural style. It was built in brick and masonry. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, which later became the Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed on the left side of the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and window openings. The roof of the old La Princesa prison can also be observed. The building has parapets and white moldings. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored the building in 1992 to serve as the headquarters for the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen from a distance.

Criollo-style House

Side view of a corner house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story over concrete with a combined zinc roof. It has a porch with arches surrounded by an ornamental metal grille railing supported by columns. The house has several wooden, double doors with glass. In the upper edge it has cornices and ornamental friezes. On the street, there are several vehicles as well as a person walking. To the far right, and along the street, there are more houses and commercial spaces with different characteristics. In one of the establishments, there is a sign that reads: "Tropicana."

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Ground Preparation

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. A worker operating a bulldozer can be seen. The vehicle tracks are visible on the ground. There are two houses and some mountains in the background.

Aerial View of the left facade of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Aerial view from the left of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. In the lower part you can see the atrium with cars parked and the fence with balustrade. From the church you can distinguish several door openings and windows, in the front part you can observe the cross above the pediment. The vaulted roof forms a cross. The church has three domes. The church annexe to the right has two levels and a virgin image, next to the annexe building to the church you can see the building of the Hotel Palacio Provincial followed by the Real Intendencia and the Departament of State. Along the streets and around the church you can see several additional historical buildings.

Breeding of Purebred Goats at Castañer Farm

Goat breeding station at Castañer Farm. There is a wooden sheepfold, with a gable roof and fences on its sides. The building has a passage that serve as an entrance for the goats. Goats can be seen grazing in a trough and in its surroundings there are wooden stakes that seem to have fenced the place. Trees and a cliff are visible in the background.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00019

Close view of the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. A portico supporting an entablature with friezes, high reliefs, and images of zodiac signs in the metope can be observed. It has three Tuscan-style columns with a non-fluted shaft, round capitals, collars, and abaci. A wooden double-leaf door with an ornamented semicircular arch framed with white moldings can also be observed. A grilled gate, bushes, and a vehicle can be seen in the distance. Part of the La Puntilla Condominium, which is painted cream and yellow, is visible. The lattice windows, balconies, and eaves can be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 20 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 20 in Old San Juan. There is a cream and white-colored building that has elements which are representative of the Neoclassical architecture style. The façade has two green-colored wooden lattice double doors with a small grilled window framed by white rectangular moldings and a brick floor. There is an opening in between the doors with green-colored wooden balusters that has a sign with the number 20. There is a sidewalk in front of the building.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Main Facade Segment

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo. A segment of the main facade with pilasters and windows can be seen. In front of the building there is a speed bump under construction and two workers. To one side a shed is visible.

Non-commissioned Officers House

Non-commissioned Officers house at Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. It is a one-story concrete house. The openings for doors and windows can be seen. There is a wooden ladder leaning against the eave of the house. An hangar under construction can be seen in the background.

Jayuya City Hall, Façade with Workers

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. The façade of the two-story building can be seen featuring casement windows, a tower, and eaves. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks with shovels and wheelbarrows. In the surroundings, piles of dirt, mountains, and pieces of woods can be seen.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00009

Close view of the side facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. A green-colored scaffold can be seen next to a wall painted gray, white, and yellow. The facade has cornices, pilasters with white moldings, and a metallic semicircular arch framed by white moldings. An acroter can be partially observed in the upper part of the building. There is also a pink and white-colored building with cornices in the distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Better Home in San Juan

Façade of a two-story mansion numbered "1210" with some elements of the Spanish Revival style. In the foreground, there is a sidewalk, a wall with pillars, and a grille gate; followed by a garden with several palms and bushes. In the lower part of the house, several semicircular arches, windows with bars, and roofs are visible. On the second level, there is a balcony with a parapet composed of ornamental blocks, pillars with staggered corbels, and louver windows with glass panes. The roof of the house is composite, with tiles.

Casa Grande at Castañer Hospital, Eucalyptus Tree

Two persons in front of Casa Grande at the Castañer Hospital. The building is made of wood with a gable roof, balcony, balustrade, as well as double-leaf doors and windows. On one of the balconies a line with hanging laundry stands out. In the surroundings, you can see some wooden buildings and five, a tree and a palm.

Criollo Design

Close-up view of a wooden house. The house has a zinc roof. In the front, it has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It has several double, wooden doors over which there are mullions and wooden moldings.

Julio García Díaz Building Construction at the University of Puerto Rico

Building under construction that will house the biology program of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There is a building made of concrete surrounded by falsework with men working on its construction. The building has a Spanish Renaissance architectural style with a portico entrance and edge ornaments, a finial in the center and corner of the building. Wide wooden windows can be seen. In the surroundings there are construction materials and sand, trees, and shrubs, buckets to load materials, there is also a fence that divides the building from another one that is made of wood and has a gable roof.

House Made of Wood and Concrete in Aguadilla

View of a house made of wood and concrete in Aguadilla. The lower structure, the columns, and balustrade are made of concrete. The walls are wooden. There is a gate that provides access to the stairs leading up to the porch. On the porch, two doors, a balustrade, and columns can be seen. A window completes the main façade, while on the side façade, four windows and part of the frame of another can be seen. The roof of the house is partially gabled and its is made of corrugated zinc sheets. On the left side of the house, there is a yellow house made of wood and concrete . The porch of the yellow house has a balustrade and bars. Next to it, there is a two-story blue house, and more houses can be seen in the background.

Art Deco Design

Interior view of a balcony in an Art Deco house located in the town of Moca. The house is made of concrete with double glass-aluminum windows, over which there are matching transoms. The single door is made of wood and glass. The balcony is decorated with chairs and a matching rattan table, in addition to plants in decorative pots.

Old Casino of Puerto Rico Lobby

Lobby of the Old Casino of Puerto Rico during a function as first headquarters for the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The central stairway is highlighted. A large mirror at the top of the stairs. There is an exhibition of carved saints and an advertisement for a painting exhibition.

Glass window in the vaulted roof of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

View of one of the left windows of the vault of the catholic church Cathedral Saint John the Baptist. The window is located between two pilasters.

Statue of Lincoln San Juan

Abraham Lincoln status in a garden adjacent to the school named after him in Old San Juan. The statue stands on a base with bas-reliefs and is surrounded by a chain-link fence and a gate. In the back, the school building with mostly shutter-type windows is partially notable. On the sidewalk in front of the sculpture, there is a child. Next there is a paved road that meets a cobblestone street.

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Interior view of a one-story, concrete house. The room is decorated with chairs and matching armchairs. In addition, it has tables, one to the far right over which there is a record player. To the far left, there is another table with photographs and decorative figurines. In the middle of the room, there is a baby playard and a person beside it. Behind her, there is a kitchen table covered with a fabric tablecloth and matching chairs. The walls are decorated with figures, a mirror, and religious paintings. The floor is covered with terrazzo. Lastly, the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Gerardo Sellés Solá School

View of a school called Gerardo Sellés Solá. The front façade has two doors and four windows, two side windows can also be seen. The doors and windows have eaves. Next door is a two-story building. Behind the house you can see the roofs of two other buildings.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00009

Zenithal view of the cobblestone pavement in front of where the González Padín store was located in Old San Juan. Cobblestone pavers placed vertically can be observed. In between them are small plants, dirt, and rocks. The tip of a white, black, and red, shoe can be observed in the bottom half of the image.

San José Church After the Bombing

San José Church, in Old San Juan, after a bombing during the United States invasion. It shows damage to the façade, a hole in the area of the quatrefoil, and damage in one corner of the pediment. In front of the church, there are soldiers on a horse-drawn cart, three men, and three children.

Country Store along Road Two Persons at Window Tin Roof

Front view of small rural store built on the edge of the street. The store is one-story in wood, with a zinc gable roof. In the front there is a window where several people are standing. The window is wide and above it there is a flat zinc roof. On the other hand, at the far right you can see a wooden side window. Several posters can be distinguished pasted on the external walls of the store.

House, 445 Guayama

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Guayama. The house is in concrete with a zinc, hipped roof. The house is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence sustained by wall pillars. There is a garden in the front that leads to the entrance. The house has a porch to the far left and a balcony to the far right. The porch is sustained by columns. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade and sustained by columns. The windows are lattice-style and the doors are single. Above the house, there is an attic with a gabled roof and lattice-style windows.

Comerío Health Center, Roof with Pipes

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A corridor and a worker engaged in a task. The corridor has louvered windows, openings, and exposed pipes above.

Tenement near Caguas

Three children in front of a rectangular wooden building with several double-leaf doors and a gabled zinc roof. On the façade, there are also several product posters such as "Dolores Mejoral Resfriados", "Denia", "Klim Leche", "Tome Princesa", "Kresto", among others. In front of the building there are several containers, cardboard boxes and a couple of bed frames.

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Front view of a two-story house made of concrete and located in the town of Luquillo. To the far left of the façade, there is a small wooden store with a zinc gabled roof. The store has a double wooden door, and to one side, there are double wooden windows. To the far left of the store, there is a metallic bar fence. On the first level of the house, there is a balcony where there are several persons standing. The balcony is surrounded by a railing made of concrete, ornamental blocks. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and several wooden doors. The second level of the house has a front balcony with a flat zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is wooden and lattice-style, the rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left, there is a concrete house surrounded by a metallic bar fence.

Criollo Neoclassic House

Front view of a one-story Neoclassic-style house. The house is surrounded by a balustrade sustained by wall pillars. Following it, is a front garden with different plants. The house has a large porch sustained by columns. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. The upper part the house has an attic with double windows in wood and glass. To both sides of the house there are more houses with different characteristics. On the side street, there are several vehicles parked.

Window of A Building in Caguas

Detail of a window of the entrance to a building in Caguas. The window is missing one of the glass panes. Various tiles can be seen on the floor. A decorative column is also partially visible.

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Side-view of a concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof and, in the upper edge, it has horizontal-style moldings. The windows are double, aluminum, lattice-style with glass mullions over them. Also, above the windows, there are concrete eaves. The side patio has a wall over which there is a metallic bar fence that divides the house with the backyard of the adjacent house.

La Perla, Another View

View from La Perla neighborhood in Old San Juan. La Perla neighborhood is distinguished by its wooden houses with zinc roofs built on stilts facing the sea. You can see wooden windows, some have balconies surrounded by wooden railings and others have clotheslines. At the top, in the distance, you can see the walls of the San Felipe del Morro Castle that surrounds the neighborhood, these are distinguished by being made of masonry and stone.

Reina Street #106, Ponce

Distant view of a house located in the town of Ponce. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. It is located on a corner and is chamfer-style. On both sides of the house, there are balconies under archways that are sustained by Doric-order columns. They are surrounded by ornamental metallic bar railings. In the middle, there are three windows, made of wood and glass, over which there are ornamental garlands and moldings. In the upper part, the house has crenellated parapets and a rooftop with a circular gazebo sustained by columns. In addition, it has a metallic railing and is roofless. On the street there are several vehicles.

San Antonio Bridge in el Condado

San Antonio Bridge seen from the Condado Lagoon. On the sides of the bridge, there are electrical poles. Five women are posing on a canoe on the shore of the lagoon. In the background, a building can be seen.

Wooden Cream-colored House with White Details in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden cream-colored house with white details in Guayama. On the main façade, the porch with the ornamental parapet and four columns are visible. Three wooden louvered doors can be seen also on the porch's wall. On the right, a portion of another wall with latticework is visible. On the roof, the zinc sheets are partially visible.

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Rear facade of a coastal house, on stilts, located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood and has a zinc hipped roof. It has wooden steps that lead to a double wooden door. The windows are also double and made of wood. To the far left there is a one-story, concrete house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks. The wooden door is single and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Bob Ebey Posing at El Morro

Man posing inside a sentry box at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. It is an hexagonal sentry box with an entrance with the shape of an arch and narrow rectangular windows. On the side you can see part of a rampart.

Two-story Building

A two-story building with a lowered arch windows. In the back, there is a wooden staircase and balconies with wooden balustrades.

Aerial view of houses

Aerial views of an urbanized area. There are several houses with similar characteristics. They are made of concrete with flat roofs, and some have balconies. You can see the paved roads and power line poles. The area surrounding the houses is filled with gravel.

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Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Frontal Lateral View

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, frontal/lateral view. The building has a portico with eaves and above it, a large window. On one side there is a loading door with eaves, windows, and a section that projects from the wall, this section has small windows. Part of the scaffolding and a metal gate are visible. In front of the building there is a concrete mixer, building stone and construction sand. There is a worker.

View of El Morro from Bay

View from the bay to the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the buildings of the San Juan Islet. From El Morro stand out a rampart with crenelled parapet and the lighthouse. Next to it there is the San Juan's door and also stand out several buildings like the tower of Banco Popular and La Fortaleza or Palacio de Santa Catalina.

Vernacular Criollo Design House

Front view of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc roof located in the town of Guayama. On the far right, the house has a level with a hipped, zinc roof, surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence, supported by wall pillars. In the front, it has two double, wooden, lattice- style windows, surrounded by wooden moldings. Over the windows, there is a fabric curtain, and in front there is a planter with several plants. There are side stairs leading to the balcony with metal railings at each end. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by columns. Over the balcony there are fabric curtains covering it. There are two double, wooden doors with a transom over them, and wooden moldings surrounding them. The upper part has wooden moldings and cornices. Above the balcony, on the second level, there is another balcony without a roof surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing; it has two double, wooden, lattice-style doors, and wooden transoms above them. The house has lattice-style windows surrounded by moldings. Above the house, there are two attics with a zinc, gabled roof and glass windows.

Hotel Barranquitas

Hotel Barranquitas façade. On the first level, the following are notable: the support pillars, a wall with blind-type windows and a pair of persons. On the second level, there are small gardens attached to a wall of glass windows which are framed with wood and allow visibility to the tables inside. A type of visor also stands out as a sunshade, while at the top a wall lined with wood followed by an eave, stands out.

A Man, a Child and a Priest Walking Down the Street

A man, a child, and a priest walking down the street of a downtown. They are in front of a building with double doors. An intersection and another building with various doors can be seen also.

Porta Coeli Church San Germán

Façade of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. In the front, there are stairs that lead to the main entrance. The door has a semicircular arch shape and is framed between pilasters that support an architrave. It is followed by a rectangular window and a belfry at the top. On one side, a deteriorated wall with exposed bricks is notable.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence - Carport

View of the façade of the carport of the Ramírez de Arellano residence. On the right, an open garage can be seen with a car inside it. On the left, an open gate can be seen. On the second floor, there is a balcony with a railing and two doors. The house has a gable roof.

Bastión de San Justo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. The upper part of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, a keystone, and a small window can be observed in the image. Trees can be seen in the surrounding areas.

Vernacular House

Plunge view of a house located in a rural area. The house is made of wood and zinc with a gabled zinc roof. On the front, there are wooden steps in front of the entrance door. The door is simple in wood and supported by a stick. Next to this there is a trash can, on the far left there is a gas tank. On the far right of the house there are clotheslines and a metal fence. On the road in front of the house, you see a child playing with a tricycle. In front of the child, there is another construction similar to the house made of wood and zinc.

House with Wrought Iron Gates

One-story downtown house. It has a cement fence with an iron proton that provides access to the vehicular entrance. It also has a balcony and a garage with iron bars. The gates and bars have the same geometric design. There are flowers planted in the patio and in the green area on the sidewalk.

Interior balcony in the Office of the Mayor of San Juan

View from the balcony in the interior of the San Juan Mayor's office. The balcony has a cement balustrade and round columns. You can see two bell towers that form part of the building's façade. In the background, there are other buildings located in front of Plaza de Armas.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House

Front view of a house in the town of Guayama, on Enrique González Street. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat roof. The front facade has semicircular arches with pilasters. It has lattice-style windows over which there are fanlights. In front of the windows there are ornamental metallic guardrails. The double door is wooden with lattice windows and a fanlight over it. On the upper edge, the house has cornices. To the far right, there is an ornamental metallic gate.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport and Puerta de Tierra

View from Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport towards Puerta de Tierra. There are planes, several buildings, and a hangar with a sign that reads: "Pan American Word Airways". Between the San Juan islet and the airport is San Antonio Channel. In the distance there are several buildings, the towers of San Agustín Church, ports, ships, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Women Doing Laundry, Shanties Rising Up From the Water

Persons washing clothes on the river bank. Behind them, there are clotheslines with laundry hanging and several wooden or ribbed zinc houses, mainly with gable roofs and a pair of doors. The houses are located on a slope between a body of water and a type of wall.

Children Posing in Front of a Wooden House

Children of different ages posing in front of a wooden house. There are two small boys naked. The house has a double door. It has a roof gutter on the eave. Next to the wooden house, there is a concrete house with balconies and metal railings. In one of the balconies, there is a sign that reads: "La Reformada Esperanza Fonda y Posada". The street in front of the houses is unpaved.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Rodding

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, in the rodding stage for the columns, in Manatí. Apart from the rodding, the scaffolding can be seen. In the background there is a mountain. There are workers at work.

El Fanguito

View of El Fanguito at El Caño Martín Peña in the city of San Juan. Next to El Caño there is a community of connected houses made of wood and zinc built on stilts over the water. They have gable roofs made of zinc, double windows, wooden doors and besides some houses there are clothes strings.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Column Formwork

Construction of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey, formwork stage for the columns. There are several formwork ready, others just have reinforcing bars in place. Several workers are seen working on the columns. Behind the construction a building with an industrial appearance is visible.

School in Cataño

School in Cataño. Various children of different ages are seen posing with some women in the middle of the street. Behind them, there is a row of wooden houses. The first two houses have porches with wooden railings and slim pillars. In between those houses, there is a wooden fence.

Ductile Iron Pipes

Storage area for ductile iron pipes, among which several people are working, with one of them operating a forklift. In the background, wooden houses with gable roofs are visible, as well as electrical wiring.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00011

Close view of the acroterium located on the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. An ornamented gray-colored acroterium and a green-colored scaffold can be seen in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

House, José C. Barbosa Street #56, Cayey

Front view of a one-story, concrete house in the town of Cayey. The house is surrounded by a wall covered with stones. The wall is separated by a gate made of ornamental metallic bars. Following it, is a front garden that leads to the balcony. The balcony has a gabled roof and a relieving arch, sustained by columns. The double door is made of squared glass. Above the door, there is a wooden transom. The windows are lattice-style and the roof of the house is gabled.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension B, Wall Construction

Construction of an extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, extension B. In this construction stage, the walls are being built and the falsework, scaffolds, and piers are visible. Workers can be seen on site, as well as blocks and wooden panels. To the side, there is an additional hospital building with three-centered arches, a window, and stains on its surface. Behind it, a cylindrical tower and palm trees are visible.

Mounted Unit Parade at the De Armas Square

Military parade at De Armas Square in Old San Juan. A mounted unit can be seen riding toward the Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace). A portion of the façade of the City Hall, a building in the Neoclassical style, can be seen as well as its arcades, one on each floor. The arcade on the second floor is a balcony with a balustrade that has a fabric decoration. There are spectators in San Francisco Street and in the balconies of the City Hall.

Soldier Lowering the United States Flag

A soldier lowering the United States flag at the Castillo San Cristóbal, Old San Juan. A segment of the wall featuring a battlement can be seen, as well as a cannon, and a small platform over which there is a potted plant.

Old San Cristobal Fort San Juan

View of one end of the wall of Fort San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. At the left end of the wall you can see embrasures and openings. The wall also has openings in front of which there are metal railings. On the other hand, to the far right you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament.

Reconstructiono of a House

Reconstruction of a three-story house. It is a concrete house with an "L" shaped layout. It has columns that extend all three floors and end in surbased arches, balconies with tube railings on the two upper floors, doors with transoms, and a pair of windows on each visible outer wall level. There are cornices separating the second and third floors. In front of the house, there is a road roller, and behind it, two metal towers can be seen. Several workers are visible.

Vernacular Bungalow

One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood and has a zinc, gabled roof with lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is small and has a central arch with a concrete baluster. Two women are in the balcony and on the sidewalk, there is another woman. The door is double, made of glass, and over it, there is a central mullion made of glass. On the house, there are two other wooden lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is an entrance with a low concrete wall and a metallic bar gate. Another house with similar characteristics is also visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side Windows

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the side view, the louvered windows, eaves, flat roofs, and the two levels of the building are visible. Additionally, a hallway with a flat cover, pillars, and a staircase can be seen. The walls are unplastered, and a zinc fence frames the area. There is some debris visible. In front of the fence, there is a cylinder. In the background, mountains stand out.

Peñon after Betsy, Girl by Damaged House

Front view of a house on stilts in a rural area in La Plata neighborhood, in the town of Aibonito. The house is wooden with a zinc gable roof. This house is affected by the passage of Hurricane Betsy, it is missing walls and some parts of the roof. You can see debris in the surrounding area and some things inside the house, such as a hammock, wooden tables, clothes, among other things. To the far right, you can see an extension of the smaller wooden construction with a flat roof. Finally, in front of the house, there is a girl standing and debris.

Atocha Street - Ponce - 2013 00003

Close up view of a building on the Atocha street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two levels with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Vernacular style. On the second level it has an overhang balcony with ornamental metallic grille balustrade. You can also see three double doors framed with flat moldings and crowned with entablatures supported with brackets. In addition, the upper border of the building has a continuous entablature.

Vocational School of Pugnado Afuera in Vega Baja

Building built to be the Vocational School of Barrio Pugnado Afuera in the town of Vega Baja. The building is made of concrete, has wooden windows and doors, arches around its facade, hallways, a large jardiniére, and a wall with flagpoles to place a flag. In front of the school there is a large area of land with stones and in the back there are mountains with trees and palm trees.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Folding Doors

Construction of the Medical Center in the Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. A space with benches is visible featuring folding doors, and two single doors. There is a sign behind the folding doors.

Puerto Rican Home

Facade of a concrete house with a triangular pediment, eave and parapet in the roof. The windows are like persiennes with aluminium sheets and glass. The house also has flower beds, a pair of chairs and a delimited yard by a fence made of sticks, barbed wire, piers and railings. At the back part, it is notable a wood shed, while at the front part it extend a road. Next to it, stand out the wood and a pile of blocks in a construction area, as well, another house with a gable roof. At the background, in the hill, also stand out several buildings, between them, the Casa Manresa at Aibonito.

Isla Verde International Airport

Façade of the terminal and hotel of the Isla Verde International Airport. You can see the parking lot, the entrance to the terminal, the hotel and the control tower. There is an area to drop off passengers that is covered with round pillars, this extends beyond the width of the hotel, which has four floors of rooms. The control tower is located on the roof, which has a metal railing. An external staircase is seen on one of its sides. There are cars in the parking lot. In front of the building there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States.

A Child Sitting on a Cannon

A child sitting on a cannon located on a wall in Old San Juan. On each side of the cannon, there is a pile of cannonballs. The child is barefoot and his clothes look old and stained. On one side, the wall of a building is visible. In the background, various palm trees are visible.

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View of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers on the top are wet and the significative space between the pavers in the center where there is accumulated water and leaves can be observed. There is a broken paver in the top part of the image.

District Court

Detail of the windows of the Aguadilla District Court. Two windows and a portion of another are visible. One of the windows is missing a glass panel on the left. Another building is visible on the right.

Mennonite Mission Headquarters Where We Lived - Aibonito

Headquarters of the mennonite mission at Aibonito. It is a house made of concrete with hipped roof and zinc. It has stairs that gives you access to a balcony with concrete wall, the wall has holes with the shape of diamonds. Also, it has two doors with crossbeams and a double window also with a crossbeam. There is a metallic fence with concrete poles, a pedestrian gate and a vehicle gate.

Puerta de Tierra and San Juan, Aerial View

Aerial view of Puerta de Tierra and San Juan. The roofs and rooftops of the houses and buildings of the zone are visible. The street leading to the Old San Juan is clearly visible. On one side, the Atlantic Ocean can be seen, and on the other, the San Juan bay.

Façade of the General Electric Instrument Corporation

A spacious building with modern shapes labeled "General Electric Instrument Corporation." On the façade, there is a row of windows with glass panes that break up the wall with contrast. Additionally, it features a porch, along with stairs with a railing and planters attached to the wall. Next to it, there is another building notable for its entrance and windows.

Two men Mixing Concrete

Closeup view of workers working in a construction in a rural area. The workers are working with concrete on ditches on the ground. Under the framed ground there are wood pieces and behind the workers you can see a fence made of wood and barbed wire.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00010

Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted pink, gray, white, and brown. The upper part of the building has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. A semicircular arch with white moldings, wooden doors and windows framed by white moldings, and a streetlight supported by an ornamented corbel can be observed. In front of the facade are trees, three benches, and a streetlight. La Puntilla Condominium can be seen in the distance. The building is painted cream and orange. It has balconies with eaves, doors, and double-leaf windows with moldings. The electrical wiring of the utility poles can also be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Typical Store in San Juan

Façade of a gift shop labeled "Aguadilla in San Juan the souvenir shop", "Lace threads", "The Oldest Gift Shop in Town", "Novelties". The store sign has spiral motifs and a representation of maracas. Some corbels with wavy details also stand out on the sign. The store has three entrance doors with hanging hand bags, jibara-style hats and clothing. Inside the store you can see some ceiling lamps. In one of the doors you can see two people talking and in front of the store, there are a couple of parked cars. This store was located at 352 San Francisco Street, Old San Juan.

House with Airline Signs

Front view of a house in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a parked vehicle. The house is surrounded by a metal fence, it is one-story with a hipped zinc roof. To the far right, there are stairs that lead to a small balcony with a low wall. The door is made of wood and has glass windows on the sides. On the other hand, the windows are double made of wood and glass. On both sides of it, you can see airline signs.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building

Laundry building of the Bayamón District Hospital. It is a one-story building that has a portico with three semicircular arches and window openings. In addition, falsework installed on the exterior can still be seen, as well as remains of construction materials scattered on the ground.

Barranquitas Pool

View of a pool in Barranquitas. Around the pool there are several umbrellas, chairs and sun loungers. You can also see several persons of various ages around the pool.

House in a Slum, Transformed into a Pueblerino House and Shop

Front view of a two-story house. The house is surrounded by a metal fence supported by wall piers. To the far right of the first floor, the house has entrance stairs that lead to the porch which is surrounded by a low concrete wall. Over the balcony there is a metal awning. Also, there are stairs with an ornamental metal handrail. To the far left, there is a carport supported by concrete columns. To the far right of the second floor, the house has jalousie windows and a small balcony. On the entire upper edge, the house has a metal awning. The front of the second floor has a low concrete wall. To the far left, there is a roofless open space. The house is surrounded by greenery and other houses with different features.

#44 Union and Refuge Lodge

View of the roof of the old masonic building No. 44 Union and Refuge Lodge in Caguas. Two columns are visible and other two are partially visible. Two window openings and a door opening are visible downstairs on the wall. The openings are sealed and there is graffiti on them. Upstairs, there are three window openings and wooden beams are visible through them on what used to be the building's roof, which is now destroyed.

Construction of Operations Building and Hangars

View of buildings under construction at the United States Army military base named Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. The operations building is seen during the construction of the external walls, and the hangars are in the falsework phase. There are also two wooden structures already finished: one with a gable roof and the other with a hip roof. There are people and vehicles in the construction area.

La Fortaleza and Buildings in the Distance

La Fortaleza and several buildings in the distance. The wall that borders the Paseo de La Princesa, the San Juan Gate, piers, and boats in La Puntilla, part of the Bay of San Juan, and a platform that extends towards the bay can be seen. On the right side of the image there are several buildings, electric wiring, palm trees, and trees. In the center of the image are La Fortaleza and a circular tower. There are mountains in the distance.

Heyliger Sub-Division Sidewalk Foundation

View of the street and sidewalk construction process. On the left workers can be seen working on the sidewalk foundation. Part of a building with Miami style windows and a door is also visible. There are several automobiles, part of another building, and palm trees in the background.

House, Hatillo

View of a two-story house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is in concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of ornamental, concrete blocks. There is a garden in the front with plants in pots and trees. On the first level, the house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The balcony is decorated and has plants in hanging pots. The windows are lattice-style with transoms over them. The door is wooden and single, also with a transom over it. On the second level, there is a balconet with a concrete balustrade. It has lattice-style windows and a wooden door. To the far right, there is falsework.

Ponce Cement

View of a cement factory in the town of Ponce and the quarry. The central building of the factory is made up of beams and a gabled zinc roof. In its surroundings you can see some sheds, tanks, cars, tank cars, sand and stacked stone. In the center, there are three chimneys with the inscription: "Cemento" and "Empresa Ferre".

Comerío Health Center, Piers

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The construction of the piers is visible, some of which are already finisged and others are in the formwork stage. The piers are supported by a low wall. Exposed rebar, pieces of wood, falsework, and mountains are visible.

House with Decorative Plaster in Guayama

Main Façade of a house with decorative plaster in Guayama. A balustrade and six columns can be seen on the porch. On the porch's wall, there are two doors. The roof is covered with zinc sheets. Other structures are partially visible on both sides of the house.

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Close up view of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood with gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the Vernacular style. It has an overhang balcony with flat roof made of corrugated metal sheets matched with a continuous entablature with valance. Similarly, the pediment has a wooden window made of wood framed with moldings and crowned with a small triangular entablature. At the same time, the pediment is matched with a continuous cornice with valance.

Aerial view of town

Aerial view of an urban town. There is a paved road, to both sides of the street there are houses with different characteristics. Some in concrete, others in wood. They have gable and hipped roofs. They have double wooden windows and simple doors. Some have balconies with balustrades and others have walls surrounding them. The street is busy with cars and people. On the far right, there is a church made in concrete, with a tower with a semi-circular roof and semicircular arches. The building is surrounded by a fence. At one end of the street there is an establishment with a sign that reads "Colmado Martínez." The area is surrounded by vegetation and in the background there are mountains.

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Swooping view of cobblestone pavement with the focus of the image being the center where there is a paver with a missing fragment. The cobblestone pavers were replaced by cement pavers and the deterioration of these can be observed.

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House Río Cañas Abajo, Juana Díaz

Façade of a concrete house, built on stilts, in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are bicycles beside concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, sustained by wooden columns. The house has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The door has a screen door and a transom over it.

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Buildings in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan can be seen, as well as Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and the sea. On the left side of the image is an ornamented fence, palm trees, and rocks. The buildings have Miami style windows, fixed and glass lattice windows. Some buildings have gable roofs and were built on stilts. Part of the dome and lantern of the Capilla del Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis can be observed in the distance. There is also a lighthouse, embrasures, city walls, and the sentry lookout posts of Castillo San Felipe del Morro.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Partially Destroyed Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of the remains of a wooden house in Guayama. On the outside wall, a window opening can be seen. On the porch, a portion of a door opening and the stairs' handrail are visible. On the left façade, a portion of a window over the remains of the wall can be seen. Other structures are partially visible on both sides.

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View of a one-story house in the town of Lajas. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence and a pedestrian gate. It has an open balcony where there are several persons. The balcony has concrete steps on one side. The single door is wooden and the windows are lattice-style. In the background, a mountain and houses can be seen.

Two Girls and a Woman in Front of a Bohio

Two girls and one woman in front of a bohio. The bohio has walls and roof made out of straw. Next to it, there is a small house with walls and roof made of zinc. There is a blanket hanging on the door of the bohio. A mountain can be seen in the background.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00027

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic. On the interior spaces you can distinguish two rectangular openings framed with moldings and crowned with transoms. In addition, you can see the floor covered with debris. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Grand Queen Anne Two-Story One-Family Mansion

Victorian house in the town of Naguabo. The house has two levels. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by small columns. It is divided, in the middle, by a metallic bar fence that leads to the entrance stairs with concrete balustrade. To both sides of the stairs, there are decorative potted plants. The house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, sustained by columns. The first floor has double lattice-glass style windows, as well as a glazed wooden door, surrounded by pilasters. On the second floor, the border has a frieze and a balustrade. The double, wooden windows are lattice-glass style. On both top ends there are attics with gable roofs. The attic has a concrete parapet, a double window, and a fanlight. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Major Construction Site, Hotel Caribe Hilton

Distant view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel construction located in Condado. The buildings are under construction, the unwhitewashed walls and exposed scaffolding can be seen. In the surroundings, construction materials and a wooden gazebo with a gable roof along with two small constructions of the same material with a flat roof are visible. In the distance, more buildings and the sea can be seen.

Two Mansions and a Wooden House

View of two mansions followed by a small house. The first is a two-story mansion with perrons leading to a porch over which there is a balcony with a gable roof. It also has a balustrade around the two stories and the roof. The second is a four-story mansion with two side staircases on its façade that meet on the porch with square pillars. These square pillars can be seen around the house as well as the balustrade on the first two stories. On the fourth story, there is a tiled roof with different levels. Both mansions have flagpoles on the roof. The house next to the mansions has a gable roof, three windows, and a door. There is a sidewalk and an unpaved street that extends along the front of the houses. On the porch of the first mansion, the silhouette of two women can be seen.

Dorado King's House Front

Partial view of the main facade of the antique King's House at Dorado from above. In the bottom part you can see part of six doors. Also, you can see a portico with zinc roof. In the back area you can see part of the building rooftop and two houses.

Rooftop of a House Destroyed at Aguirre

Detail of the destroyed rooftop of a house in Salinas. The roof is missing the majority of the zinc plates. The beams and boards that are part of the roof are visible. The side of the main facade is the only one that has almost all the plates. In addition of the roof, you can see the trail that connects the house with the entrance gate and the fence. The architectonic styled is known as Bungalow.

Criollo-style House

Interior view of a Criollo-style house in the town of Añasco. The house is in wood and concrete. The floor is covered with native slabs. To the far right there is a low concrete wall that separates the corridor from some stairs. The stairs have a small ornamental metallic gate. There are double, wooden doors and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Above some of the doors and windows, there are glass and wood transoms. In the background, there is a room decorated with wooden chairs and double wooden-glass windows.

Pat and Fidels First House

Front view of a one-story house with a flat roof. The house is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. It has a front balcony decorated with metal chairs. The door is double made of wood and has a metal mesh door inside. On the other hand, the windows are double wooden windows and mullions above them.

Street in La Parguera

Unpaved street at La Parguera, Lajas. There are houses on both sides, most which are made of wood. One of the houses has a sign reading: "Rodriguez Place Seafood Bar Restaurant." The building next to it also has a sign, and two vehicles as well as various power poles can be seen along the street. Various people can be seen walking by.

Cayey Slums

A couple of adults and children barefoot around a tap, collecting water in metal containers. Next, a house made of tongue-and-groove wood, founded by piles and with a zinc-covered roof, stands out. On one side of the house there is a double-leaf window that opens outwards. Notable in the surrounding area is a chain-link fence followed by other houses with similar features that extend towards the background.

United States Soldiers Entering Coamo

United States soldiers entering Coamo. Soldiers can be seen marching with their weapons leaning on their shoulders. In the background, there is a two-floor building with three doors framed by pilasters and cornices, and a projecting balcony with an iron railing. There are two women in front of the building.

New Housing Development

Housing development at the town of Aibonito with view to the San José church (catholic), from which it stand out its two towers and the dome. The houses have similar characteristics like flat roofs, porches, ornamental block, windows like persinnes, carports and gardens. Through the streets that extend between the houses there are several automobiles parked. At the background it is also visible the buildings that are part of the Public Residential Liborio Ortiz.

Isla Verde International Airport Tower

Tower of the International Airport of Isla Verde of approximately four stories. In the façade you can see the support pillars and walls in contrasting tones. Each wall has windows made up of three sheets of glass. On one side you can see the half-turn stairs and the railings. On the roof of the building, there are two spheres and a tower with railings and glass. Around the building there are light poles and a parking lot with cars.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Side Façade and Lamppost

Diagonal view of the side façade of the laundry building of the Arecibo District Hospital. In the foreground, there is a lamppost. The building has two small square windows and eight pivoted windows, all of which are open. They are all made of glass. There are two entrance doors with stairs and eaves. On the ground, there is accumulated soil from construction work, and nearby, there is a small upright object visible.

Modifications to Residential House

One-story house with a flat roof and jerkinhead roofing tiles. The house is separated from the sidewalk by a wall of ornamental blocks. The wall has a small ornamental metal grille gate. Inside there is a front patio in which different planted trees and potted plants are visible. The balcony, on the front walls, has decorative wall lamps and a balustrade supported by semicircular arches. Inside the balcony there are hanging lamps. On the far right, there is a garage with an ornamental metal grille gate. The house has lattice windows and a screen door. A television antenna is visible on the roof. At both ends of the residence, houses with similar characteristics can be seen.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan is shown here in a backlit image. The roof has a parapet, and the semicircular dome has a lantern and pinnacle. The cornices and window openings are also visible. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Governor's Office

There is an office with coffered ceiling, garland ornamented friezes and two chandeliers. The walls are decorated with bas-reliefs and fluted pilasters with Ionic-style capitals. In the surroundings there are ornamented double wooden doors, a wooden screen and the floor is made of marble. In the background of the image there is a balcony with grilles and a wooden desk with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. In the center there is a wooden table with several chairs.

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Students Center

Students Center of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus. The building has floor under the street level. It has a wall with vertical brise-soleil and other wall with brise-soleil with a geometric design that seems ornamental blocks. In front of the building there is a young lady and an automobile.

Greasers on Steps of Porta Coeli San Germán

Close-up view of the entrance to the Porta Coeli Catholic church in the town of San Germán. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch in front of which there is a group of people standing. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door you can see a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Originally it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

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A cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan can be observed. The sunlight is reflecting off of the pavers that have cracks and marks on them.

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Balusters in the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a railing and green-colored iron baluster, which belong to a parapet or balcony. It has flowers and volutes in its design. The material is corroded and deteriorated. Trees, the sea, and a yellow building with balconies can be seen past the balusters.

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Close-up view of a house located in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story and made of wood. It has a double, wooden door with a fanlight over it. The door is open and on the lower part, there is a wooden railing. Through the door, the interior of the house decorated with an armchair, a wooden china cabinet, and an aluminum, lattice-style window can be seen.

Nova Scotia Bank

Nova Scotia Bank in Old San Juan. The main entrance is at a chamfered corner. A staircase provides access to this entrance, which is adorned with floral mosaic decorations and moldings. The mosaic decoration is repeated throughout the façade of the building. On the upper floor, there are wooden windows with canvas awnings. On the ground floor, there are windows with metal grilles. Several people, including a police officer, are in front of the building.

Santurce from Condado

View of Santurce from Condado. At the foreground there is the lagoon of Condado. From a distance you can see houses and buildings from them it stand out windows and roofs covered by roof tiles.

Construction of a Building in Scaffolding Stage with Beams and Columns Installed

Building under construction in scaffolding stage. Columns and beams installed are visible throughout the image. The building does not yet have a roof nor floor. In the corner of the left side of the image, a wooden ladder and a construction pallet can be seen.

San Juan Water Gate

View towards the door of the city viewed from the Small Inlet of San Juan. The door is a double-leaf wooden door and forms part of a wall. It is followed by a couple of beacons, a wall with drainage and the view towards the San Juan Bay. Also notable are part of the cobblestone street, a sign at one end and a plaque with a visual representation attached to the wall.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Construction Site View

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Rodding for columns and an area with formwork can be seen. Two wooden sheds, a concrete ramp, and three vehicles can also be seen. There are several workers at work.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The room is decorated with a fabric sofa, a round, wooden table covered with a tablecloth, and matching chairs. There is also a wooden china cabinet, a hanging lamp, and a painting decorating the wall in the background. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are covered by metallic mesh. Also, the floor is covered with native tiles.

Typical Building "R" Construction Process in April of '61

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction view. Workers can be seen working outside. Some of the block walls are already built. Some workers are seen on scaffolds on the inside. On the left, there is a work machine. Some columns and reinforcing bars can still be seen at this construction stage.

San Juan Transportation Office, Parking Lot

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Parking lot divisions at the rear of the new garage. The small walls still have falsework. Several workers can be seen working on the construction site.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Framework and Falsework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The wooden framework is visible with rods and falsework. Next to it, a portion of a two-story building with a porch and several openings stands out. A zinc fence encloses the area. In the background, there are houses and buildings. Workers are also visible, performing various tasks.

Nieves Lumber Construction Corp Building

Partial façades of the Building "Nieves Lumber Construction Corp. Guayama P.R." On the right, the arcades with roll up doors can be seen. Along the façade where the sign is visible, the doors and windows can be seen. The arches have an arched grill decorative element. On the farthest left, two openings can be seen covered with panels.

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View from the watchtower of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. Semicircular arches can be observed. Trees, part of the prison's flat roof, and two multi-story buildings can also be observed. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Busy Street in Old San Juan

A busy street in Old San Juan. There are row houses and buildings on both sides of the street. The houses have projecting balconies, some have metal railings, others wooden balustrades. Some structures have shops in their first floors. Many people can be seen passing through. Ox carts and carriages can be seen also.

Two buildings in a commercial area

Courtyard and Garden

Courtyard of a two-story building. The lower floor is made of concrete. It has an arch divided by a column, and above the column, there is a sign that reads "Bureau of Public Works." There is a double-leaf door with a Roman arch, three rounded steps and two more double-leaf arched doors. In the courtyard, there is a garden with ferns, palm trees, and other plants, as well as a fountain. On the second floor, there is a wooden balcony with slender pillars and a balustrade. There is also a window wall of wooden windows with jalousies.

Designed Criollo House

One-story house in the town of Guayama, on Luis Venegas Street. The house is made of wood over a concrete wall. The roof is flat and made of wood and zinc. It has a large porch surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The porch is decorated with potted plants, wall lamps, and wooden pilasters. The double, lattice-style doors are made of wood. Over the doors, there are wooden moldings. The upper edge of the porch has wooden cornices and friezes.

New Concrete House, People in Front

Group of people in front of a concrete house characterized by a porch, a wooden door, a flat roof, awning windows with glass panes, and an open garage with two parked automobiles. Next, another house stands out with similar characteristics and with aluminum shutter-type windows.

Sugar Mill

View from a distance of a sugar mill. It is a complex with various structures, including a two-story building with a gable roof and a chimney. The sugar cane crops next to the mill are also visible.

Doctor Stover's House

View of the house of doctor Stover, it has one level with a staggered roof and is surrounded by a fence made of wood and barbed wires. The house has a porch with railings where you can see several people. Additionally, it has doors and double windows with muntins over them.

Vernacular Bungalow

One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood and has a zinc, gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is small and has a central arch with a concrete balustrade. The door is double, with glass, and over it there is a central mullion made of glass. Above the house, there are two wooden, lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is another house with similar characteristics.

Bohios with Mountains in the Background

Various bohios, built on stilts, and a mountain in the background. In front of the bohios, there are two women with turbans, a girl with a head covering, and a small naked boy.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, View with a Road and Buildings

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. Two buildings with flat roofs, curved pediments, double windows, eaves, and openings for doors or windows are visible. The buildings are equipped with falsework and scaffolding. Next to them, there is another two-story building with casement windows and a flat roof. Additionally, there is a fourth building with a flat roof, double doors, eaves, and a covered entrance with semicircular arches. Workers can be seen in the area. In the center, there is a stone path, and in the background, a wooden shed can be seen.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Rear and Lateral View

Rear/lateral facade view of an industrial building, made of concrete, under construction in a rural area of the municipality of Juana Díaz. It has a slightly gabled roof, white jalousie style windows, and several openings where windows and doors would go. In the surrounding area there are ladders and it can be seen that the ground was being worked. At the rear of the building there is a dump truck and in the distance, behind the truck, another building is visible.

Boat in the San Juan Bay

Boat departing from the San Juan bay, viewed from one of the walls of the city. A segment of the wall with its battlement, a one-story building with an arcade façade, and two small structures are also visible.

Casa Miguel C. Godreau - Ponce - Historic Photo

Front view of a house on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of wood with gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the Neoclassic and Vernacular styles. It is presided by a fence with ornamental grilles modulated by square pillars and a balcony modulated by square columns that in turn support the overhang roof of the balcony. Inside the balcony you can see doors and rectangular windows decorated with moldings and crowned with entablatures. In addition, above the balcony there is a dormer window with windows framed with flat moldings. You can also see houses on both ends with different characteristics. The Miguel C. Godreau house dates of 1925, years later, in 1986 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Aerial View of Places and Buildings Located in Guaynabo, Cataño, and San Juan

Aerial view of places and buildings located in Guaynabo, Cataño, and San Juan. The area where the federal prison Metropolitan Detention Center is later on located, part of some buildings that belonged to Fort Buchanan and the Puerto Rico Glass Corporation factory, located in what is now the Amelia Industrial Center, can be seen. In the distance the port area of Guaynabo, the Puerto Nuevo Bay, buildings in Cataño municipality, San Juan Bay, Old San Juan, and the area of Condado is partially visible.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds building in Caguas. Part of the scaffolding, unfinished walls, window openings, and a small eave with brackets can be seen. Several electric power posts, and two houses are also visible.

La Fortaleza

Entrance to La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, characterized by a grill between two piers with horizontal flutings. In the facade of La Fortaleza stand out a segmental arch, the louver cristal windows between fluted shaft pilasters that support the frieze characterized by triglyphs and bas-reliefs. Also, the pediments, the moldings and the cornice are prominent. At one far end of the street from upfront stand out the building facades with wooden doors and louver, moldings, brackets and balconies with iron balustrades. On the street and, at the interior of La Fortaleza, several vehicles are notable.

Thatched Hut Along Shore at Arecibo

Hut on a beach in Arecibo. It is built on stilts, has a hipped roof and a doorless entrance. The walls and roof are made of palm leaves. The space around the hut is covered with plants, except for a part where you can see sand, probably a path. There are two short palms. You can see that the sea has strong waves.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions and Windows

Elevated view of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. Mullions, block patterns, and the building's eaves are visible. Between each mullion, Miami type windows or jalousie windows can be seen. In front of this facade, a jardinière with debris is noticeable.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. This image displays an overhead view of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, a cornice, a lamp, and a small window.

Fajardo District Hospital, View from the Roof

View from the roof of the construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A flat roof with construction materials is seen. There are wooden scaffolding and falsework on the building. In the background, houses, mountains, and two towers stand out.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo. A lateral wall and part of the main facade are visible. The falsework can be seen on the front wall and inside the building. The surrounding land is covered with grass.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00020

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the deteriorated coffered ceiling with metallic beams and wood exposed. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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Sample of paving stone found in the street construction area. The stone is missing a fragment on the top.

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View of a two-story wooden house with a zinc roof, located in Río Piedras. The house has double windows, made of glass and wood. In the upper part, there are lattice-style, aluminum windows surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, the house has concrete entrance stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person. The balcony has a wooden railing and the double door is also made of wood. The house is surrounded by vegetation.

Aerial view of the Ballajá Barracks

Aerial detail of the roof of the Ballajá Barracks in San Juan. Right in the middle you can see the wide inner courtyard of the barracks. Also, you can observe the openings formed by piers in the building interiors. At the roof you can observe the garden viewpoint of Ballajá. Around the barracks there are several streets. To the right you can see part of the building Instituto de Culture Puertorriqueña and to the left the Plaza del Quinto Centenario with the tótem telúrico (telluric totem).

The Academy Outing, El Morro

Several youths and one adult visiting the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan. Some are in one of the fort sentry boxes, from which you can appreciate the dome, the entrance and a window. Also, you can see part of the adjacent rampart, where you can see the adult and one of the youths. At the background, the Atlantic Ocean.

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View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The ceiling is a gable roof with wooden beams and hanging lamps. In the interior there is an elevated altar, presided by a wooden balustrade and steps. It is covered with red carpet and has lecterns on each side, chairs, music instruments and decorative posters. In the middle, under a semicircular arch framed with wooden moldings is located the altar table. The table is made of wood, covered with a lace tablecloth and matched with a book, candelabra and flanked by decorative pots on small decorative columns. It also has a wooden cross on the wall and on both sides of the altar windows under semicircular wooden arches with stained glass. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Detail of a Door, Vernacular Criollo House

View from the inside of a house, towards the door. The door is double, wooden with lattice-style and stained glass windows.

Cayey, View of Plaza and Church

Cayey public square. It has cement benches, light poles and trees. Many people can be seen, including a group of girls dressed in white. The girls are near the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic faith). Regarding the church, you can see its tower with clock and bell tower and its dome with lantern, since the trees obstruct much of the façade.

Jíbaro Country House

One-story house in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of zinc with a zinc, gabled roof. It has wooden steps with a single, wooden door and lattice-style windows. To the far left, there are several persons standing.

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Bayamón District Hospital

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building’s interior where a wall covered with tiles that has two metal doors can be seen.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Arcade in the Courtyard

View of the arcade in the courtyard of the old Asilo de Beneficencia in Old San Juan after the column repairs were completed. It consists of semicircular arches with quadrangular columns with bases can capitals. A hallway can be seen behind the arcade with exposed beams and windows and doors featuring metal grilles. In the hallway, there are two wooden ladders and a sand sifter. This building was transferred in 1937 for military use.

Wooden Yellow House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a yellow house in Guayama. On the porch, the ornamental parapet and six columns can be seen. On the porch wall, there are two windows and a wooden door. The house has a gable roof and is covered with zinc sheets. In the background, on the left, a partially destroyed house can be seen, and on the right, there is a black gate and a portion of a house.

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Close-up details of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof. On the first floor, there are sash windows surrounded by wooden moldings. On the second floor, the lattice-style windows are made of aluminum and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. To the right, there is a balcony with entrance steps. In the background, a larger building can be seen.

Old Corner Store La Cocora

View from the street toward the corner store La Cocora in Guayama. At the top of the main wall, the name "Colmado La Cocora" can be seen. Below, there is a double door and an area that seems to have been a window. Along the other façade, three doors and a window can be seen. On the roof, zinc sheets are partially visible.

Art Deco Design

Interior view of a living room in an Art Deco house in the town of Moca. The walls of the living room are covered with decorative wallpaper. The ceiling has ornamental moldings, a hanging lamp, and the floor is covered with native tiles. The room is decorated with chairs and small matching tables made of wood. There is a curio cabinet against the wall and a table lamp. In the middle, there are two small, wooden tables on which there are photographs and decorative figures. There is also a large fabric-covered sofa with cushions. In the background, there is a window covered with a fabric curtains. To the far right, there is a single, wooden door over which there is a wooden transom.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00079

View of the patio from the Former La Princesa Prison seen from the Convento y Casa de la Salud de las Siervas de María. In the center and back side of the building are visible trees and three gates. The Parque de Las Palomas, the city wall, and the Santo Cristo de la Salud Chapel are on the left. On the right is the Paseo de La Princesa pathway. In the background, the ports of San Juan, where there is a ship, are seen. There are also buildings of different stories and colors. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Mid-Stage of Construction

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. Most of the main facade is covered by falsework. A group of workers can be seen in the area. Reinforcing bars protruding from the main facade roof are visible. The lateral facade is also full of falsework and is missing its plaster.

House, Eureka Central

Angle view of a house in Central Eureka. It is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, hipped roof. The house has a metallic bar gate in the front. On the first level, the house has walls covered by latticework. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with concrete railings where there is a person standing. On the second level, the house has wooden windows covered by a metallic mesh curtain. Underneath the windows there is latticework. In the upper edge, there are eaves made of wood and zinc. Above the house, there is an attic with a zinc, gabled roof.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00012

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a space with a ceiling with beams and lamps, and two doors, one of which is a double door with glass panels. There are semicircular arches, moldings, and graffitis with an arrow above them that read "Rep". The green balusters of the parapet can be seen through the yellow door.

Home at Pulguillas

Side view of one of the houses made of wood with part of the wall covered with palm leaves and the other part covered with metal plate parch. The roof has roofing cardboard. It is built on stilts. On one side there is a huts with roof and a wall of palm leaves. Both houses are surrounded by bushes. Behind it you can see a building made of wood with gable roof.

Formers President House of the Aguirre Central

View of the back facade of the former president house of the Aguirre Central. The house is made of wood and painted with color white. Part of the lower walls is destroyed. On the ground you can see windows and a wall collapsed. On the intact walls you can see several windows and doors. In addition to the debris, there are two dogs in the area. The house has a hipped roof and it has roofing tiles, At the background you can distinguish part of the chimney. The architectonic styled is known as Bungalow.

Entrance to the University of Puerto Rico Library

Entrance to the Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. This building is part of those that were built thanks to funds from the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The entrance shows the Spanish Renaissance architectural style and its arches and columns show Corinthian ornamentation. It has wooden glass doors and windows, central fanlights and double doors, there are stairs in front of the building’s entrance and a long corridor. There are materials used for the construction in front of the entrance stairs.

Designed Criollo Hacienda House

Two-story house in the town of San Germán, on Road 318. It has a hipped, zinc roof. The first level is made of concrete, it has several wooden, double doors and windows. On the second floor, the house is made of wood, it has double, jalousie-glass windows. On one side, there is a balcony with a wooden railing supported by wooden beams. The balcony has double, wooden doors. To the other side, the house has a terrace with a wooden balustrade, over which there are potted plants. The house is surrounded by trees and greenery.

Brown Stucco Church

View of church located in the community La Plata. At the foreground, there is an announcement poster. Besides that, the building is single-level with gable roof made with zinc. At the frontal part there is a double door made of wood under a round arch crowned with a oculus and the windows are double also made of wood. From distance, on the mountains you can see houses.

Designed Prairie House

Front view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence. This is separated by an ornamental metallic gate. There is a garden, in front, with trees and plants. To the far right, the house has a large balcony with entrance stairs. The balcony is surrounded by a railing and a curtain made of fabric. In front, the house has a part that stands out; which has a gabled roof. There is a wooden, lattice-style design. To the far left, there is a side balcony with concrete railing. The house is surrounded by vegetation and power line poles.

View of the Left Side Facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Left side facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the lower part you can see the basement windows. Above it the is a door with railing and two windows. Even higher you can see four additional windows. The roof is a gable roof and you can observe its roofing tiles.

Cemetery and La Perla from El Morro

View of Old San Juan from the San Felipe del Morro Castle. El Morro is a fortification from the Spanish colonial period in masonry and stone. Along the wall, you can see sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments. On the other hand, in the distance you can see the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery and the community of La Perla, distinguished by its adjacent wooden houses built facing the sea. You can also see buildings with different characteristics and an amphitheater with a wide screen. The amphitheater was built in the 1950s for the purpose of soldiers enjoying a movie under the stars facing the sea.

San German, Seen from Side

Side view of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. At the foot of the wall there are two children. Noteworthy are a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, rectangular windows with panels and bars, as well as tiles on the roof. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it became the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Building on hill

Barranquitas Hotel located at the top of a hill and characterized by its rectangular shape and the glass windows on its façade. Inside, several tables and people are partially visible. Several bushes and flowers are notable on the slope of the hill.

Tract Housing

Side view of a house located in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is in concrete with a tile roof. Surrounding it, there is a metallic bar fence followed by a front garden. The main façade of the house has arches covered by metallic bars. To both sides, the house has large, open garages; also covered by metallic bar gates. On the side walls, there are ornamental blocks and aluminum, jalousie windows covered by metallic bars. To the far left, there is a house with a garden over a wall.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00034

Close-up of the frieze from the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the La Puntilla neighborhood of Old San Juan. The building, which was built in 1800, represents the Neoclassical architectural style. Part of a gray and white entablature can be seen, with a high-relief frieze in the metope and an image of a white fish, which alludes to the zodiac signs. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Interior view of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood. In the foreground, there are wooden armchairs. Separating the living room and the kitchen, there is a wooden half-point with ornamental wooden designs. The following room is decorated with a wooden table and matching chairs. In addition, there is a refrigerator and some wooden kitchen cabinets. Windows can be seen on the rear wall. On the far right, there is a relieving arch surrounded by wooden moldings and over it, a wooden fanlight.

Façade of A Yellow Two-story Building in Caguas

View of the façades of a yellow two-story building in Caguas. The doors and windows of the first floor are all sealed with wood panels and PVC sheets. In the background, on the right, an area with moldings and an arch is visible. Various windows can be seen on the second story.

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University of Puerto Rico Tower

The Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico as seen from Paseo Real. Construction with elements of the Plateresque style. The uppermost part of the tower can be seen, where there is a clock with its low relief interlace design, three semicircular arches with balustrades, the frieze, the dome with tiles, and the pinnacle. Students, mostly females, can be seen walking along Paseo Real toward the exit. The pathway is lined with royal palm trees and lampposts.

View of urban road

View of urban highway with paved road. There are cars traveling on both sides of the highway. On the far right there is a concrete one-story house with a flat roof. It has a concrete fence that surrounds it. At one end it has a large balcony supported by columns. The windows are lattice-style and there are concrete eaves above them. At both ends of the house there is garbage and construction materials. In the background you can see smaller buildings and structures.

Vernacular Criollo House

View of a one-story house with a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a railing that is supported by columns. The balcony is decorated with plants in decorative pots and hanging lamps. There are four wooden doors surrounded by wooden moldings. On the far right, the house has a single, wooden door and a lattice-style window surrounded by moldings. On the far left, the residence has another semi-detached house with similar characteristics.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garages Completed

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the garages. They are two perpendicular buildings with roof and columns. One of them has divisions forming three cubicles at one end. There are vehicles inside and outside of the garages.

Capilla del Cristo - Old San Juan

Façade of the Christ Chapel in Old San Juan, composed of a rounded arch, pilasters, moldings, a frieze and exposed ashlar brick. At the top of the façade, there are pinnacles and a belfry with a bell. In the entrance, there is another semicircular arch with a fence as a gate. You can also see the cobblestone street, a sidewalk, and a partial view of a fence, a wall lantern, and a sign.

Catholic Church of Ponce

Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe Church in Ponce. It has a portico with two pairs of columns, a pediment with a cross on top, and two towers of three levels with domes and lanterns. On the towers, there are entrances and windows with pointed arches. It is undergoing remodeling or repairs, there are various workers working on ladders.

White House and Old Wall San Juan

Distance view of Old San Juan house from La Princesa promenade (homonym). In the foreground is the wall built of masonry and stone. In addition, you can see several sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments. On the wall you can see a house with a flat roof on which there is a flag. The house has glass windows and a fabric curtain at one end.

Main and Left Side Façades of an Orange House in Guayama

View of the main and left side façades of an orange house in Guayama. A window and the porch area are visible on the wall of the façade. The porch has a balustrade with ornamental blocks and grilles. A window and a door opening are visible on the porch area. On the left side of the porch, the stair and an arch with a gate can be seen. The house had a gable roof, but only the beams remain.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00026

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can distinguish a room with wooden beams exposed, debris, on the walls, exposed bricks and a rectangular opening. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Juncos

Several people, children and houses near the banks of a river in Juncos. The houses mostly have gable roofs, lined with zinc and also have between two to three double-leaf doors on their façades. Some also have balconies with wooden railings. Also notable on the hillside are several large wood and concrete houses and buildings, and at least one has semicircular arches. In front of the houses, several lines with hanging laundry are also notable.

Construction Site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers operating cranes and bulldozers on the construction site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are also sheds for storing tools and construction materials, as well as a concrete batching plant. At one end, there is a multi-level building with awnings on the windows in the Spanish Revival style, while at the other end, the Art Deco-style Normandie Hotel can be seen partially.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Mechanical Kitchen

Mechanical Kitchen at the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Two burners, known in Puerto Rico as cooking stoves, can be seen along with a rectangular metal table with a sink. There are also ovens. The floor and a portion of the walls in the space are tiled. Exposed pipes, lamps, the range hood, vents, and other metal materials hanging from the ceiling are visible.

San Juan from the Bay

View of the Old San Juan from the bay. Some docked watercraft are visible as well as various buildings of the Recinto Sur Street. The flag of Spain is waving in the harbor.

Saint Just Project Houses

Houses at the Saint Just project land in Río Piedras. There is a group of houses scattered over a large area of land. Each house is made of concrete, have wooden awning windows that open outward, awnings on each window, awning hardware, and latrines made of wood and with zinc roofs. In the surroundings there are people, an automobile, fences delimiting the space between the houses, access road, farming land, palm trees, trees, shrubs, and mountains.

Aerial View of Caribe Hilton

Aerial view of Condado. In the foreground you can see the Lagoon of Condado and the Fortín San Jerónimo. The fort is a construction from the Spanish Colonial period designed in masonry and stone. Besides that, in front of the lagoon is the hotel that it can be distinguish by its balconies with brise-soleil and in the rooftop a tower with an inscription that says: "Caribe Hilton". To the far left you can see more buildings with different characteristics and vehicles in the area. In the back you can observe the Normandie Hotel with its impressive composition of seven floors made of concrete molded like a big ship. Next to it you can see the stadium Sixto Escobar.

Staircase With Decorative Tile Risers

Polychrome Delft tiles on the risers of a staircase under a semicircular arch. At the bottom, there is a wooden railing and on both sides, there are notable doors. A glass lamp with garland motifs stands out from the ceiling.

House with an Attic

A view of a segment of the house. It has single hung windows, a pitched roof, and an attic.

Crowd in Slum Area

Several persons, mainly boys and girls, among the houses in a slum. The majority of the houses have a zinc, gabled roof, pile foundations, and matched lumber walls. In some houses, balconies, windows, and double doors that open outwards are visible. At one end, there is a fence made of pieces of wood and zinc. Some clotheslines with hanging clothes can be seen.

Gingerbread-style House, Early Gothic

Front view of a house located in the town of Lares. The house is one-story in wood over concrete with a gabled, zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall separated by an ornamental metal grille gate. There is a front garden separated by entrance steps that lead to the porch. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns, also in wood. It is decorated with a wooden rocking chair where there is a person sitting. The house has several wooden, double, jalousie doors with glass. The upper edges have moldings and ornamental patterns. The upper edge of the house has cornices and an ornamental border.

Vernacular Criollo

View of Hacienda Delicias located in the town of Maricao. To the far right, there is a wooden house with a gabled, zinc roof. There are two vehicles parked in front. To the far right, there is another wooden house with a gabled, zinc roof. In the middle, there are tents covering the area that is surrounded by bushes and vegetation. In the background, there is a larger house. It is two-story and made of wood over concrete, with a gabled, zinc roof. It also has lattice-style windows and several garage doors. The area is surrounded by vegetation.

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Two-story, corner house on Luchetti Street, in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a wall covered with vegetation, divided by a metallic bar gate. The house has lattice-style windows, and a jerkinhead roof. On the street, there are several vehicles and persons walking. On the other side of the street, to the far right, there is a large building with balconies, over which there are fabric curtains and metal railings.

San Francisco Street, Old San Juan

San Francisco Street at Old San Juan. Row houses can be seen on both sides of the street, most of them have shops on their first floors. There are businesses with outdoor and hanging signs. The street is paved with cobblestones and the streetcar rails can be seen. There are many people passing through.

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Documentation of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. Area where the space between the pavers is significative, the grout has faded. There are leaves and small plants in between the pavers.

Bombarding of the San Felipe del Morro Castle

View of the San Felipe del Morro Castle during a bombarding. The fort is visible from the outside. There are two smoke columns, one larger than the other, coming from inside the fort.

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View of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, to the right far end you can distinguish a two-story building with double wooden doors and overhang balconies supported with brackets. In front there is a paved street with light poles and standing people. On the other side of the traveled street there is the public square Federico Degetau decorated with garden areas, benches and light poles. Aside from that, in the background there is the building from the Banco de Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic style. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked with pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, rose windows, dentils and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through a rectangular framed door, crowned with entablatures and flanked by Corinthian Order fluted columns. Above this you can also see an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. In addition, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Industrial Building in Fajardo, Falsework on the Facade

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. The falsework for the main facade construction and a loading entrance in the lateral wall can be seen. Through the entrance, metal scaffolds are visible inside the building.

A Woman Posing in Front of a Sentry Box

A woman posing in front of the entrance to a sentry box. There is a narrow path between the two stone walls leading to the sentry box.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., Facade

View of the main facade of the knitted glove factory Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., still under construction. A portico with eaves, part of the front wall, and a speed bump can be seen. In front of the building there is a concrete mixer, blocks, and building stone and sand.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of the stairs of one of the porches of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. The path in the garden connecting with the stairs is partially visible. The stairs and the visible portion of the porch have two different types of tiles. The handrail connecting with the railing on the porch is also visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Slabs and Concrete

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Workers can be seen pouring concrete onto the second floor slab. They are using electric vibrators and wheelbarrows for this task. Exposed rods, wood, and pipes are visible. In the background, the bleacher area of a sports field can be seen. This space has a gable roof and stairs. Mountains are also visible.

House with Thatched Roof, Hurricane Shelter

Wooden house with a pile foundation, a thatched roof and a sign with the Popular Democratic Party logo next to the main door. At one end there is also a storm shelter to take refuge from hurricanes, characterized by its gabled thatch roof and a small door in the front. Between the two there is a person and several animals are notable in the surroundings.

Aerial view of the Carraízo reservoir

Aerial view of the Carraízo Reservoir in the town of Trujillo Alto. At both ends of the reservoir, there are houses and structures. On the far right, there is a busy paved road. The dam has eight gates and at the far right there is a structure attached to the gates.

Columbus Monument

Christopher Columbus Monument, at the Colón Square at Old San Juan. Fort San Cristóbal can be seen in the background. At the square, there is a guard and various children.

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Interior view of a stove hut. It is supported by wooden panels with a gabled roof, sustained by wooden trunks. There is a fabric covering the wooden roof. The place has a stove over a wooden table with pots and kitchen utensils. In the space, there are other wooden tables of different sizes, also with kitchen utensils. In addition, there is a person sitting on a chair. The area is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Casa Blanca, Buildings, and the Wall of the Paseo La Princesa from a Distance

Casa Blanca, other buildings, and the wall that runs along the Paseo de La Princesa are partially visible. The top side of Casa Blanca's facade has cornices, a flagpole with the United States flag, and a television antenna. There are hung windows, jalousie windows, double windows, and an oriel crystal window with fanlights, and a ventilation element at the bottom. There are canvas and aluminum awnings, wooden balustrades and walls with battlemented borders. On the right side of the image there is an unfinished building with a clothesline coming from one of the window openings. There are other multi-story buildings with double doors and a street with automobiles. The wall is made of masonry, it has embrasures with railings and a bartizan. On the lower part there is part of the Bay of San Juan.

Caribe Hilton Hotel Foundation

A view of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and elements such as formwork, footings, and walls. On the prepared site, there is a crane, sheds, and a concrete batching plant. In the background, there is a multi-level building with Spanish-revival style balconies and awnings on the windows.

Caribe Hilton

Front view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see a parking lot with several vehicles parked. On the other hand, the Hotel has two attached buildings, one smaller than the other. The smallest has an entrance porch with a flat roof, at one end you can see an inscription that says: “Caribe Hilton.” On the other hand, the central building is distinguished by having balconies with sunshades surrounded by railings and an overhanging tower on the roof. In the distance, you can see the sea and more buildings.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. A room with metal cabinets, a sink, and countertops can be seen. It also has two windows, a checkered-pattern floor, and walls half covered with tiles.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Foundations

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, initial foundation stage. The building’s perimeter is marked with wooden beams and rodding for the columns can be seen. There is a loading truck, an excavator, a concrete mixer, construction materials, two sheds, and an automobile on the construction site. There are workers at work.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Side Façade

Construction of the Medical Center in the Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. The side façade of the unfinished building can be seen. It has louvered windows, folding doors, a flat roof, benches, and piers. Surrounding it, there are palm trees, other trees, and dirt.

Wooden House with a Porch and a Fence

Wooden house with a zinc roof. It has a porch with a roof supported by slender wooden pillars. A portion of the porch is covered with palm fronds. There is a double, wooden window. A wooden fence surrounds the area, and there is a staircase leading to the balcony's entrance. On the stairs, there is a man, a woman and a baby, and a woman on the balcony with her back turned.

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Close-up view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. There is a person sitting on a chair in the front balcony of the house. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The double door is wooden and has a wooden molding over it. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

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Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch that has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. Also visible are children's toys and tables with matching chairs. It has two double, wooden doors with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door.

Construction of a Vocational School of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Construction of a vocational school that is part of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). There is a building half-built, workers around it, falsework forming the building, construction materials, and rod bars that help support the walls they are building. In the surroundings there are paths where the workers walk, a fence that divides one of the areas, construction sand, a house, trees, shrubs, and mountains. On one of the mountains a sign is visible that reads: "P.R.R.A. Proyecto 5-104".

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00027

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A plaza with three people, two benches, and a railing with grilles, steps, and trees can be observed. The upper part of a boundary wall made out of stonework and bricks, interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices, can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The roofing tiles of the upper part of the United States Customs House, also known as the Aduana of San Juan, can be observed on the right side of the image. Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink and terracotta. This building entered the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988. The San Juan Bay and a cruise ship in Dock 1 can be observed. A Crowley Logistics ship, part of the premises of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, also known as Isla Grande Airport, has several high-rise buildings, and mountains can be seen in the distance.

House on Way to Torrecilla - Christmas

Front view of hut built in a rural area. The hut is made of wood and palm fiber with a gable roof. On the front you can see a door through which a child and a dog look out. Plus, it has an open window. On the other hand, in front of the house there is a clothesline next to an unpaved path.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Roof and Scaffold

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A construction site is visible from an elevated level, and the square frame of the design stands out. Flat roofs, louvered windows, cables, barrels, and blocks are visible. Both sides have wooden falsework and scaffolding. In the center, a wooden framework marks the construction site where the piers formwork was carried out; exposed beams stand out. Workers are at the openings of the building and within the central framework.

Interior Courtyard of La Fortaleza

A two-story building can be seen throughout the image. The top floor has a balcony with jalousie windows and an air vent at the bottom. There are also cornices and brackets. On the first floor there are: semicircular arches, jalousie windows with fanlights, a lantern, a door, rattan chairs, and several pots with plants.

Housing Development, Aibonito

Distant view of a public housing complex in Aibonito with several rectangular-shaped buildings with flat roofs and at least two-stories. On the façades, some balconies, doors and windows are notable, while around the buildings, there is a road. In the background, you can see other types of buildings with different types of roofs, including gabled ones, and in the background, the mountains stand out.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral View

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey, lateral view. The area where the new construction is attached to the original building, which has walls with exposed blocks can be seen. The new part has plastered walls and pilasters, it also has a door and three windows.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Concrete Mixer Truck

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Two concrete mixer trucks of the Ready Mix Concrete Inc. company and a crane loading a concrete bucket can be seen. The vehicles are in front of a wooden building with a zinc roof. Behind the edifice, a building under construction can be seen with several workers on the roof. In front of one of the trucks there is a worker with a shovel.

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Concrete house in a San Juan neighborhood. It has a gabled, jerkinhead roof. There is a garden in the front with different trees and plants. The façade of the house has covered arches; underneath the arches the wall is covered with brick. The arches are covered with ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there is an open garage with a vertical-stripe design in the upper edge. In the background, a similar but smaller construction can be seen.

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Interior view of a house in San Juan. View from the living room to the dining room. The living room has a small marble table with porcelain figures over it. Also, there is a small armchair and to the far right, there is another one with a small table beside it. Both rooms have matching hanging lamps. The wall to the far right is covered by a mirror. The wall to the far left has a fabric curtain over the lattice-style windows. The floor is covered with native tiles and partially covered by a rug. To the other side of the room, there is a large, wooden table with six chairs. There are decorative porcelain figures on the table. On the rear wall, there is a wooden piece of furniture and decorative paintings. In addition, there is a small table with a landline telephone and a stool.

Structures on Mar Chiquita beach

Rear view of structure in Mar Chiquita beach in Manatí. There are three small, wooden houses with gabled roofs and two structures that seem to be businesses, one of them labeled "Mar Chiquita Beach". Also, there is another structure with a hipped roof.

Main Façade of a House in Guayama

Detail of the main façade of a house in Guayama. On the wall of the façade, a window and the porch area can be seen. The porch has a balustrade with ornamental blocks and grilles. The door opening is visible on the porch's wall. A stair and an arch with a gate can be seen on the left side of the porch. The house had a gable roof and the beams are the only thing remaining.

Building Under Construction with Worker Buffing the Floor

Walls and part of the finished ceiling with beams and columns can be seen. Throughout the image there are falsework and construction sand stacked in small mounds along with other construction materials. At the rear and lateral side there are window openings. A group of workers are visible in the background and in the center there is a worker buffering the floor and at the back there are two workers on a scaffold.

University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. From the top of the tower towards its base, several elements of the Spanish Revival and Plateresque style are notable, such as: the pinnacle, the tiled roof, the semicircular arches, the balustrade, the clock, the openings, the interlocking decoration at the bottom, relief and cresting that is repeated on the various levels. At its base, near the entrance, some pilasters with decorative elements in the Plateresque style are notable. To one end of the tower, some heraldic motifs on a lintel arch are notable. In front of the tower, there is a street, a parking lot with several cars and then the Paseo Real with palms and along which several people walk.

Makeshift House with Family in Doorway

Improvised house with a family at the door. The house is made of pieces of corrugated zinc, straw, natural fibers, sticks and a gabled roof.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, Lateral View

Lateral view of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport. Two-story houses with trees on its surroundings, buildings with long flat roofs, the runway, and vehicles moving through roads can be seen. There are also hangars, planes, and ships. Spanning the San Antonio Channel is the islet of San Juan, in the distance Puerta de Tierra, La Puntilla, Puerto Rico Capital Building, the San Agustín Church, and other buildings of Old San Juan are shown.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Grounds

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. The cleared grounds can be seen, a part of it has been leveled with a machine. In the background there is a shed, a wooden house, and an industrial building with a barbed wire fence. There is also a construction machine and several automobiles. Some workers are visible in the area.

Side Façade of a Wooden House in Guayama

Side façade of a wooden house in Guayama. Along the façade, doors and windows are visible. Various panels are missing on the wall. The zinc roof is missing some sheets and the beams are visible. In front of it, there is a two-story structure.

San Juan Waterfront

View of Condado lagoon from the Caribe Hilton Hotel area. In the foreground, you can see a paved street where several vehicles can be seen. Ahead, you can see the Condado Lagoon and the Los Hermanos bridge, on which there are vehicles traveling. At the other end of the bridge, you can see buildings with different characteristics such as: balconies, windows and roofs.

Catholic Cathedral - Ponce

Cathedral of Ponce in Plaza de las Delicias. The façade is characterized by a portico with Doric-style columns, pilasters, an arched fronton, and a double-leaf door that opens outwards. On the second level, there is a triangular pediment crowned with a cross and a niche and a rectangular window with an arched pediment, located between double pilasters and pyxes also stand out. Next you can see the cornice and the two towers with pilasters with fluted shafts, windows framed in semicircular arches, triangular pediments, octagonal domes and lanterns crowned with crosses.

Central de Azucar, Ponce Products - Sugar and Rum

Sugar refinery and rum distillery in Central Mercedita. Some tanks identified with the brands "Snow White" and "Don Q" stand out. The roof of a building is also partially visible.

Caguas Public Square

View of the public square in Caguas. A portion of a balustrade is visible bordering the square. Inside the square, various sitting benches, garden areas, and a portion of a merry-go-round can be seen. A caged structure is also visible. Various buildings with doors and windows are visible in the background, one of them is a high school with a balcony on the second floor.

Peñon after Betsy, People by Damaged House

Side view of a house after the passage of Hurricane Betsy on the island. The house is made of wood, on stilts and has a flat zinc roof. It is partially demolished. It has a wooden window and a simple wooden door. It is in a rocky area and in front you can see several people and children.

Old City Gate

The San Juan Gate is characterized by a flat arch and a sign with a representation of San Juan Baptist integrated to the wall. Through it you can see a pair of people, a stroller and the San Juan Bay. Also, it is notable the cobbled street, a sentry box, a fire hydrant and a sign of the National Park Services.

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View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the floor covered with native tiles made of ceramic with square shape. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Buildings in San Francisco street in Old San Juan. On the left side of the image there are several colonial style buildings in purple, blue, red, yellow, cream, and white. The buildings have balconies with balustrades, skirt-roofs, moldings, eaves, pillars, canvas curtains, and parapets. Double doors, glass windows, and cornices can be observed. A building with two towers and a tiled roof can be seen in the distance. A dome crowned with a pinnacle on one of the towers of the San Juan City Hall building can also be observed. On the right side of the image is a hip knob on the upper half of a white building. There is a red and white Art Deco style building with geometrical shapes on the upper half of the image. Next to it is a turquoise-colored building with a pediment and eaves. There is a street with automobiles, people, trees, electric wiring and sidewalks.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Falsework

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills Inc. knitted glove factory, in the scaffolding stage. In addition to the scaffolding, several interior columns and ceiling beams can be seen. In the vicinity, there is a concrete mixer, blocks, and building stone and sand. There are construction workers at work.

A Seller of Chicken on Market Day, Ponce

A seller of chicken near a buyer during a market day in Ponce. A man can be seen barefoot carrying various chickens tied and a young woman can be seen with a basket. Behind them, there are various men. In the background, a portion of a house with quoins and jalousie windows with iron grilles balconets featuring scroll designs.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00006

Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. An open space with stained walls can be observed, as well as five windows and small double doors. The windows have transparent panels and one of the five windows is framed by a semicircular arch. There are wooden panels covering parts of the windows, a wheelbarrow, and another semicircular arch on the right side of the image. There are also graffitis with arrows above them that read "OK".

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Scaffolding

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of scaffolding inside the building. Some columns, metal beams, and formwork for concrete beams can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. Main facade of the building under construction. A wall with door and window openings is visible. There are two workers at work.

Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Front

View of the main facade of the catholic church Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio. In the surroundings you can see the metal fence and the entrance gate. A stair with handrail leads to the entrance area. Over the wall you can see four pilasters that goes from the floor until the cornice. Over the white border that form the entrance there are some latin inscriptions, above you can see a double door with wooden balustrades. Over the roof there is a steeple with two bells and a cross at the top.

San José Church

The façade of the San José Church (Catholic) in Old San Juan. The design is in the Gothic style. The entrance of the church features an arched tympanum with pilasters. Above the entrance arch, there is a window with a balcony and balustrades, and above the window, a quatrefoil opening. The façade ends in a gable with pinnacles and a cross in the center. One of the church's domes is visible. In front of the church, there is a parking area and a car. Two women can be seen walking in the vicinity.

Building of the Antiguo Correo y Corte Federal José V. Toledo at the Old San Juan

Frontal view, from the Comercio street, building known as Antiguo Correo y Corte Federal José V. Toledo at the Old San Juan. The building is made up two parts. The first one was built in 1914 and it had the influence of several architectonic movements like, Beaux-arts, the Federal style and Spanish Renaissance. You can observe it has the pavilion shape and it has the colors cream and light gray. Is built with cement and limestone, its roof is covered with terracotta roofing tiles and its doors and windows are from by voussoirs and covered with green grilles. In front of the building you can see narrow stairs that form the main entrance of the building. The second building was built on 1940 and also has the influence of the Avant-garde movement and Venetian school. It has the aspect of a tower with roof extension with the shape of lanterns, part of the roof is covered with roofing tiles and it has the colors cream with light gray. Its windows and doors are also formed by voussoirs. You can find the building intercepting the streets Comercio and Tanca. You can observe other buildings around like, the Popular Bank of Puerto Rico, Ochoa building and what it was the American Colonial Bank. Additionally, you can see on its surroundings bus, kiosks, automobiles, sidewalks, power lines, light poles, a flagpole with the United States flag, people, and the paved streets with paving stones. The opened lot that is in front of the building became the municipal parking lot Doña Fela.

Wooden House with Zinc Covering in Guayama

Façade of a wooden house with zinc covering in Guayama. On the main wall, a window and a door with grilles is visible. The pediment is hanging over the wall.

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View of the interior of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. On the interior spaces, the room is decorated with tables, a sofa and some spiral stairs. In addition, there is a double door made wood with lattice crowned with a sunrise transom with stained glass with Tiffany style. You can also see the ceiling decorated with an ornamental coffered and a hangin lamp. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension A with Falsework

Construction of the extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, Extension A. A straight façade can be seen with eaves and a door opening. To the right, the wooden falsework is visible. At the rear, a portion of the hospital can be seen where a semicircular arch and windows with shutters stand out. Piles of construction stone, blocks, and wood can be seen on the construction site. There are trees in the background.

Street with Rowhouses

View from the end of a busy street. To the far right, there are rowhouses with different features. In the foreground, there are three houses. The first house is a single-story, wooden house with a gable, zinc roof. It has a single, wooden door and a transom with a louvered design at the top. Next, is a larger single-story, wooden house with a gable, zinc roof. It has two wooden, double doors with jalousie windows. In front of the doors, there are wooden sills and glass transoms above the doors. At the top, the roof is supported by ornamental brackets and also has an ornamental edge. The next house is a two-story, concrete house with a hipped, zinc roof. On the first floor, the house has a single, wooden door and jalousie windows. On the second floor, the house has a front balcony supported by ornate concrete brackets. The balcony is surrounded by a low wall of ornamental, concrete blocks. It has a single, wooden door surrounded by wooden moldings. At the top, it has a wood and glass transom. The windows are jalousie-style made of aluminum and surrounded by wooden moldings. There are more houses with similar characteristics. On the street in front, several vehicles are parked.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00050

View from the patio of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. Steps with railings lead to a white double-leaf door. Above the door is a streetlight. Potted plants are on both sides. Two windows with grilles can be observed. The second floor displays small shutter-type windows. The city wall, trees, and buildings can be seen on the left side behind the prison building. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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Front view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has an open balcony with a balustrade. In addition, it has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which it rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Old Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Caribe Hilton Hotel Foundation Construction

A group of workers carrying out tasks related to the construction of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. On the site, construction equipment and materials, namely, wood boards, construction rods, and a crane are noticeable.

House, Route #187 Piñones

Front view of a coastal house in the town of Loíza. The house is wooden and built on stilts. The roof made of zinc is gabled at the front, yet flat at the rear. It has wooden casement windows and lattice-style windows. In the front, there is a balcony decorated with chairs and metallic tables. In addition, there are plants in pots on the floor and also hanging. To the far left, there are wooden stairs and an area with a wooden fence. The area is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Glacis of El Morro

View of the Glacis of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) where the Polvorín de Santa Elena (ammunition dump), the mental asylum of the island, the Asilo de Beneficiencia (nursing home), the Ballajá Barracks and La Fortaleza are visible.

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Apartment building followed by several houses on residential street

Residential street. There is an apartment building with at least three floors, followed by two cement houses with wooden gabled roofs, and several other houses. You can only see the right side of the street. The building has a low cement fence with an entrance with two steps. On the first level there is a picture window, and on the second level, a balcony with a canvas awning. At the end of the street, there is a building with a dome.

Fire House at Ponce

Façade of the Parque de Bombas in Ponce. The polychrome bands that alternate black and red stand out, as well as the banked arches with colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are some roof appendages and the lambrequin on the edge of the eaves. The entrance openings have railings, pillars and several cars partially visible inside. The inscription "Parque de Bombas" and "February 2 1883" also stand out on the façade. In front of the building, there are two flagpoles and one of them has the American flag. In the surroundings there are several people, cars and buildings with semicircular and padded arches.

San Juan Airport

Front view of the terminal at the Isla Grande Airport in San Juan. The building is two-story with a flat roof and glass windows. On the walls, you can read several signs and at the top it says: “Puerto Rico Transportation Authority San Juan Air Terminal.” In front, there are several vehicles and a flagpole with the United States flag.

Second Floor With Shutters

View from the second floor of La Fortaleza covered with shutters. Below this, there are notable semicircular arches, while on the roof, the eaves with corbels and a roof appendix stand out.

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Kiosk style building called "Placita La Perla" in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. The building is made out of wood and has zinc roofing. Two people, a hinged window, a scale, plantains, fruits, a food display case, and a wall light can be seen in the image. A house with a balustered balcony can be partially observed in the upper half of the image.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Façade and Double Door

Diagonal view of the façade of the laundry building of the Arecibo District Hospital. The building has two small square windows to the left, and eight pivoted windows, one of which is open. They are all made of glass. It has a double door with a step and eaves. In front of the building, there are construction materials. To the right, there is another façade with windows and an access door.

Ponce City Hall - 2013 00004

Close up view of the City Hall from the city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the first floor there are bossage, two double windows made of wood and glass framed and crowned with entablature. In the middle there is the main entrance with ornamental metallic grille under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and flanked with two pairs of Tuscan pilasters. Aside from that, on the second floor there are three double doors made of wood and glass framed with flat moldings and presided by balustrades. The middle door is presided by an overhang balcony with a balustrade supported with brackets. The Ponce City Hall was built in 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

Caravan on Dos Hermanos bridge

Caravan of cargo trucks with persons aboard, over the Dos Hermanos bridge. The bridge goes over the Condado Lagoon in Santurce. It is a bridge with a baluster railing and columns with lamps. There are several persons on the bridge railing and three persons inside the water.

Ulrich Foundation

View of the façade of a house. The construction is made of various materials. The roof is made of zinc, some of the walls are made of wood and the balcony part appears to be made of some cement mixture. On the balcony, you can see several columns and the balustrade. Canvas curtains are part of the balcony decoration. The patio is decorated with grass, palms and flowers. On the left side of the patio, there is a ramp that leads to the garage area.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Side Façade with Fire Hydrant

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. From the side façade of the warehouse, its straight composition, flat roof, and window openings can be seen. Through one of the openings, a lamp is visible. A pile of stones and a fire hydrant can be seen in the surroundings.

La Plata Valley

View from a distance of La Plata Valley. You can see houses with different characteristics between the mountains.

"Vernacular Pueblerino" House

Interior view of a residence in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood. The walls are decorated with frames, figures, and a clock. The frames of the doors are covered with a curtains made of fabric. To the far left, there is a window covered with a curtain made of fabric. There is also a hanging lamp and all the top edges of the wall have moldings. The room is decorated with a circular table with a decorative tablecloth and matching chairs. There is also a refrigerator and a television set.

Detail

Close-up view of the ornamental designs painted on a wooden wall. The background is beige and the designs are brown-gold.

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Rear view of a two-story, concrete house located in Miramar. The house has lattice-style, aluminum windows surrounded by moldings. On the first and second level, there are balconies surrounded by low walls made of ornamental concrete blocks. The upper edge of the house is decorated with moldings, an ornamental frieze, and corbels supporting the cornice. The pediment has a lattice-style window surrounded by moldings.

Susúa Reforestation Camp

Buildings made of wood that house the Susúa Reforestation camp in the town of Sabana Grande. There is a large and elongated building that serves as the center of the camp and two other buildings that are houses. There is also other smaller wooden buildings, one of which has no roof. There are people, automobiles, and trees in the surroundings. In the background there is a large mountain that is part of the landscape.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Roof’s Concrete Pouring

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the construction during the concrete pouring for the third floor roof. A dump truck and a concrete mixer truck are visible. There is a wooden tower for transporting concrete. Several workers are working on the roof. Next to the building there is a shed with a concrete mixer inside.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House and Tienda

Interior view of a residence in the town of Añasco, in the San Antonio neighborhood. In the living room, there is a wooden armchair and a small, wooden table over which there are photographs and decorative figurines. The floor is made of wood and is partially covered by a rug. On the walls, there are decorative frames. On the rear wall, there is a flat arch with moldings. Over the arch, there is a curtain made of a decorative fabric. Through the arch, an antique bed and table can be seen. The floor is also made of wood and partially covered by a rug.

San Juan Transportation Office, Parking Lot Divisions

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View of a wooden house on stilts with a flat, zinc roof located in the town of Luquillo. The house has a wooden floor, aluminum, lattice-style windows, and a gas tank next to the wooden stilts.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic Hacienda House

Hacienda house in the town of Sabana Grande. The house has two levels and is made of concrete. On the first level, to the far right, there are several arches that stand out. On the lower part of the arches, there are concrete balustrades over which there are decorative potted plants. There are five double doors with wall lamps to both sides. On the second floor, there are also arches that stand out with concrete balustrades. The lattice-glass style windows are double. Also, there are two balconets with small eaves and parapets surrounding the area. To the far right, the first floor has arches that stand out and are covered by wooden garage doors. There is also an open balcony with a hipped zinc roof where there is a door and pieces of furniture. On the second floor, there are two glass windows. Over the cornice, there is an attic with a concrete wall with balustrades. Also on that side, there is a gazebo sustained by columns. The area is surrounded by vegetation.

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Close-up view of the entrance details of a two-story Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. On the first level, the house has concrete stairs that lead to an ample porch sustained by columns. There is a double, wooden door in the center with embossed details and double doors, also wooden, on its sides. These are under semicircular arches surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms at the top. On the second level, a balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by columns. The walls are decorated with cornices and decorative friezes. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the municipal government of San Sebastián and subsequently became the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Vernacular Criollo House, Arecibo

Front view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is one-story, in wood with a gabled, zinc roof. In the front, the house has double doors with lattice in front of wooden parapets. Above the doors, there are glass transoms. At one end, the house has lattice-style windows. In addition, at the top, the house has an ornate border supported by ornate beams. At each end, the house has dwellings with different characteristics.

People Walking by De la Cruz Street in Old San Juan

People walking by De la Cruz street in Old San Juan. There are row houses with shops on their first floors, including a tailor shop, a shoe store, a perfume shop, and Farmacia Guillermety (drug store). Most houses have two floors and projecting balconies. On the walls, there are metal lamps with spiral designs. In one of the houses, there is a flagpole with the Spanish flag.

Monument in Honor of the Defense Against the Dutch

Monument in honor of the defense against the dutch attack to Puerto Rico in 1625. The monument is a sculpture on a pedestal that has a plaque, on one side there is a cannon. On the other side you can see the corner of a building.

Complex to be Identified

Distance view of the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. The buildings are one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. They have lattice-style windows with sun breakers dividing them. In addition, on the front you can see a wide porch supported by thin columns and a flat roof. Also in front of the building there is a parking lot where you can see several parked vehicles and some people walking.

Art Deco Design

Close-up view of windows in an Art Deco-style house in the town of Moca. It is a concrete house with double windows, made of glass, and aluminum with ornamental designs.

Aibonito Hospital Under Construction

Front view of the construction of the Aibonito Hospital. The building is one-story and is unwhitewashed with wooden scaffolding. In front, you can see piles of gravel, construction materials, workers dragging carts and others on the roof.

Wooden Yellow and Green House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden yellow and green house in Guayama. The porch is covered with grilles and has a metal railing. On the porch's wall, there is a door and a window. On the roof of the porch, some zinc sheets are visible. The house has a gable roof. Other structures are visible on both sides of the house.

Visit to Castañer

Foundations of a brick house under construction at Castañer Farm. In front of the building there is a group of men who are Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) officials visiting Castañer. Behind the officials there are workers in the process of building the brick walls of the house. Construction materials such as wood, brick, iron rods, concrete, and rope can ben seen in the surrounding area. There are large trees behind the building.

Dispensary at Barrio Padilla of Corozal

Group of women with their babies at the entrance of a medical clinic at Barrio Padilla of Corozal. The floor is made of tiles, which alternates between two colors. There is a wooden lattice covering the walls' openings of the space and all the women are seated on chairs waiting. Two open double doors can be seen on the right side and among the wall there are signs communicating public health details. The building is made of wood and is one of 122 dispensaries that were built by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) as Medical Centers at the camps of the towns in the center of the island.

Old Teachers' Retirement System

View of the building of the old teachers' retirement system. On the second level, there are windows along both façades. In the areas where there are balconies, doors, windows, and columns can be seen as well as the metal railings of the balconies. On the third story, the same pattern can be seen. On the fourth story, the pattern changes for there are Juliet balconies on one of the façades.

People in a Kitchen

People of various ages in a kitchen with a wooden cabinet featuring drawers and spaces for storing dishes. There is another cabinet with outward-opening doors on top of which a small stove with pots, a fabric strainer, and kitchen utensils can be seen. At the back, a window is noticeable on the wall.

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Front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. In the foreground, there is a wooden fence filled with plants. At the rear, the house is made of wood, raised on stilts, with a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person standing. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. In addition, there are plants in decorative pots; some on the floor, and others hanging. On that side, a parked vehicle can also be seen. The door is wooden and double, and has several windows; some are double wooden and others are aluminum, lattice-style. Some windows are covered, on the inside, with fabric curtains. To the far right, next to the house, there is a small wooden table with pots on it. A clothesline is also visible. The house is surrounded by sand and coastal vegetation.

Luis Llorens Torres housing project

Mrs. Fela besides other government officials who met in a classroom (probably an assembly hall or theatre) to offer information about the government housing project Luis Llorens Torres. Three attendees can be seen at the activity.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision, Scaffolding

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, Manatí, in the scaffolding stage for the external walls. It can be seen that the walls of the first floor are already finished. A crawler crane, a concrete mixer, construction materials, and a shed are visible. In the background, some hills and several wooden houses can be sighted.

Capitol building from across the Street

View of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the monument dedicated to the memory of the Puerto Ricans who died in the battlefield. It is located on a pedestal on a semicircular platform surrounded by a balustrade. On both sides of it there are stairs also surrounded by balustrades. On the other hand, behind you can see the Puerto Rico Capitol building. It is distinguished by its Neoclassical style, it is built of concrete and steel covered in white marble. The building has glass windows under arches and semicircular arches, cresting, ornamental frieze and is crowned with a dome and lantern. Several people are seen standing around.

Machinery and Construction of the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Earth-moving equipment in front of the construction of the first floors of the guest room tower and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are the wooden structural framework and beams. In the vicinity, there are also workers, and construction materials, and in the background, the installation of a concrete batching plant can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A portion of the building is visible featuring mullions, Miami-style windows or louvered windows, and a flat roof. Around it, a planter and a portion of a vehicle are visible. Additionally, there are mountains in the background.

House, Hacienda Santa Arriba, Yauco

Front view of a farm house in the town of Yauco. The house is built on stilts, made of zinc with gabled roof of the same material. It is surrounded by a barbwire fence. It has an open balcony with a flat, zinc roof. At the top, there is a transom with a small eave over it. In the front, there is a parked vehicle.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Rear Entrance

Craftsman Billfolds in Caguas, rear entrance side view. A stair that gives access to a door with eaves, walls with pilasters, and windows can be seen. The roof ends in a small eave with brackets. A barbed wire fence, two electric power post, a ditch, and a concrete pipe are visible. There are two workers.

Residential Dwellings

View of a paved street in a residential area. To both sides of the street, there are one-story, concrete, semi-attached houses with different characteristics. The houses are individually surrounded by low concrete walls. Some have gabled roofs with jerkinhead roofing tiles, while others have flat roofs. The residences have lattice-style windows with concrete eaves over them. Some have semicircular arches covered by fabric curtains.

Unidentified House

Interior view of a wooden terrace with a zinc roof and wooden floor, partially covered by a rug. To one side, the space has a wooden railing supported, on both sides, by wooden columns. The area is decorated with different potted plants, chairs, and in the background, two persons can be seen standing. The roof has wooden beams and a ceiling fan.

Main Façade of a Wooden House in Guayama

The main façade has four visible doors with ornamental transoms on what used to be the porch area. A portion of a gate is also visible. The house had a gable roof and its beams are visible.

Industrial Building in Fajardo, Walls and Falsework

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. The front wall and one of the lateral walls, that still has falsework and formwork can be seen. Through a lateral entrance the scaffoldings for the interior columns and the roof are visible. Around the building there are construction materials and some debris scattered. There are workers at work.

Juan Morell Campos Project in Ponce

Houses of the Juan Morell Campos project in the town of Ponce. The first image shows a worker sitting on a steamroller in front of the construction of the houses. There are men at the construction site placing scaffolding and formwork to form walls. In addition, construction materials such as stone, sand, and reinforcing bars can be seen. The second image shows some finished houses made of concrete with arched entrances and wooden windows. In the surrounding area there are electric wiring, other buildings, a cemetery, and a large piece of land with trees and shrubs.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

View of the towers of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. On the left tower, two wooden double doors can be seen. The borders of the tower have a quoin finish. On the visible area of the porch, there are five columns. On the tower on the right, a portion of a door connecting to the balcony can be seen as well as a portion of the front window. Both towers have bulbiform domes. In between each tower, just above the columns, sculptures shaped as chalices can be seen.

Town Square on Way to Salinas

People sitting on the benches around the square at Salinas. Also, stand out a lights garland that extend between the trees, the gardens with fences made of stakes and a trashcan at a corner of the square. Next to the sidewalk there is a parked automobile.

Hurricane Shelter

Man posing in front of a storm shutter. It is a triangular built with a frame made of bamboo canes and with thatch. It has a little door made of wood. It is surrounded by bushes. In front of the storm shutter there is a man posing.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. A corridor with a series of arches, baseboards, and green-colored balusters can be observed. The walls are mustard and white. A double-leaf door with transoms, green-colored exposed beams, and hanging lamps can be observed. A trash can and some people sitting on benches can also be observed.

Spanish Soldiers in Mayagüez

Three Spanish soldiers on horseback in front of a house in a rural area of Mayagüez. Behind the soldiers, there is a man standing, a house made of wood with a gable roof, four jalousie windows, a dormer window, and lambrequins. The house has a barbed wire fence, and a wooden gate with a small gable roof.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Roof and Machinery

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A tiled roof, various construction machines, and workers can be seen. Two wooden frame structures with rods are visible as well as a two-story building in the center. The central building has several openings and a semicircular arch.

View from El Morro to La Perla

View of the Old San Juan from the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. El Morro is a fort from the Spanish Colonial period made of masonry and stone. To the far left you can see a staggered wall in masonry and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. Additionally, from distance there is the community from El Barrio La Perla, distinguished by its continuous houses made of wood built in front of the sea. Also, you can see other buildings with different characteristics.

Hall with Tapestries

The hall's wall is decorated with two tapestries with images alluding to Juan Ponce de León and a ship. There are two chandelier hanging from the ceiling. In the background of the image, between the doorway of the double door, there is a room with a painting of a person, a wooden table with a candle holder, and two rocking chairs. In the center of the image there are several rattan wooden chairs and furniture, and a round wooden table with a decorative glass object. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs. On the left side of the image there are wooden doors and a knight statue on a table holding a sword.

General Miles Arriving at the Ponce Port

General Miles aboard a boat approaching the Port of Ponce. The general is on his way to plant the United States flag. In addition to the boat, a United States flag vessel can be seen as well as the skyline of Ponce.

Jayuya City Hall, Side Façade and Workers

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. The side and front façade of the building are visible. It consists of two levels with casement windows, a tower, and eaves. Workers can be seen performing various tasks with shovels and wheelbarrows. The main door has a semicircular arch frame. Additionally, there is a ladder on the ground and houses on the mountainside.

Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of several construction workers at the Caribe Hilton Hotel construction site. Scaffolding and a vertically extending wall in the center are noticeable. In the lower area of the site, there are piles of construction materials such as blocks, pipes, rods, beams, and other equipment including a dump truck and a crane hook. There are also several wooden sheds with gable roofs. In the background, the boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen.

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View of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks. It has lattice-style, aluminum windows covered by ornamental, metallic grilles. There are also double, lattice-style windows made of wood and glass. Above these, there are glass mullions and eaves covered with tiles. To the far right, there is a concrete house with a flat roof and lattice-style windows that belongs to this property.

Plaza Degetau Street, Ponce

Plaza Degetau Street in Ponce. The Hotel Meliá, the tramway, and part of the Parque de Bombas can be seen at the plaza. There are two horse-drawn carriages in front of the hotel. Persons are seen in the carriages, in the plaza, and on the sidewalks. A policeman is located near the plaza.

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Front-view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in pots. It has double, wooden doors with wooden, lattice-style windows. Above the doors, there are wooden mullions. In front of the house, there is a person crouching down and a vehicle parked on the street.

Church, Plaza, Hills Beyond Town

View of the plaza and Church of San Antonio de Padua in Barranquitas. The church has stairs on the sides, where there is a railing and balustrade. The staircase leads to the main door and is framed between pilasters. Above the door, there is a niche with a sculpture and railings. There is also a window framed in a semicircular arch and is followed by a quadrilobed stained glass window and the pediment crowned with a cross. At one end of the façade the tower is notable with rectangular windows in the body while in the upper part it has semicircular arches, cornices, pinnacles, tiles and crowned by a cross. In front of the church you can see a square with benches, lamp posts and gardens. Around the square you can see several buildings with flat and gable roofs, with balconies, balustrades, railings, awnings and cornices. Also notable are several cars, a dump truck, and several people on a street next to the church.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. The floor with black and white tiles, an entrance with steps, and a double door can be observed in the image. There is also a wooden panel, an unassembled scaffolding, and metal struts.

Bayamón District Hospital, Walls with Scaffolding

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building under construction showing the walls covered with falsework and formwork at the top. A wooden tower is also visible with a pipe for depositing concrete. There is a worker working on the roof.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The building composed of a flat roof, eaves, and mullions can be seen. At the rear, there is another part of the building with falsework and reinforcing bars. There are workers on the building's roof. There are construction materials, such as wood, blocks, wheelbarrows, and a tower type installation all around. An extensive wall serving as a barrier is visible. At the rear, mountains are located.

Pipe Warehouse

Area of a ductile iron pipe warehouse with a person standing among them. In the background, the large warehouse building with a gable roof and a utility pole with electrical wiring can be sighted.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Columns

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the construction site showing columns, rodding for columns, and wall formwork. There are several workers working on the roof of the building section that has scaffolding and formwork. In the background, a building with zinc walls and roof can be seen.

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Cobblestones pavers replaced by cement block pavers in Old San Juan. There is space in between the pavers, a horizontally placed paver with cracks on it, and a broken paver in the center.

Vernacular Criollo-style House

Front view of a one-story house, made of wood, with a hipped, zinc roof. The house is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence, supported by wall pillars. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing, supported by wooden columns. The windows and door are double, wooden, with wooden moldings surrounding them. On the sidewalk in front of the house, there is a person standing. To the far left, there is a house with similar characteristics.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, Condado, Miramar, Santurce, and Hato Rey

Aerial view of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport, Condado, Miramar, Santurce, and Hato Rey. In the image the runway, planes, hangars, a water tower, roads, and other buildings can be seen. By the distance San Antonio Bridge, Dos Hermanos Bridge, Condado, the Condado Lagoon, Miramar, and Hato Rey are shown. The Atlantic Ocean is also visible.

Children in front of houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing project

Wooden houses on stilts with windows that open outward. Two of the houses have wooden balustrades and a roofed balcony. In front of the houses, you can see a barbwire fence. On the sidewalk, there are four children barefoot. In the upper left corner, there is a person on top of a house, you can see the power lines. At the opposite end there is another person with his back to the balcony.

View of Mayagüez

Panoramic view of the town of Mayagüez from a road in a rural area. You can see a curve in the road, an area of mountains, the houses and buildings of the town and in the background, the Caribbean Sea. There is a person walking on the road.

Foundation Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in the foundation construction works of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the area are the formwork, footing, wooden structural framework, scaffolds, as well as structural elements including walls, rebar, columns, and the foundation slab. Around the construction site, there are sheds installed to store construction materials and equipment, as well as a concrete mixer truck. In the background, a multi-story building with awnings, roof tiles, and balconies in the Spanish Revival style stands out.

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Paved road

View of a paved main road. The street is traveled by an automobile. To one side of the street there are concrete, one-story houses with flat roofs. They have balconies with metal railings. They have lattice-style windows and are fenced with walls or metal bar fences.

Designed Art Deco House

Two-story house with a flat roof in the town of Moca. To the far left of the first level, there is a garage with double doors and automobiles parked in front. To the far right, there is a wall over which there is an ornamental metal bar fence. This is separated by a metal bar gate. The second level has glass windows, over which there is an eave and decorative moldings. To the far right, there is a balcony with a semicircular arch. Above the house, there is a small dome with a cross on it.

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel With Automobile Parked in Front

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. It is a two-story building with the first floor made of concrete and the second floor made of wood. The second floor features a balcony with a wooden balustrade and retractable blinds. The balcony is built on round, concrete columns. There is an automobile parked in front of the house with one man on board and another posing next to the vehicle.

Library and Teachers College of the University of Puerto Rico

Buildings that house the Library and the Teachers College of the University of Puerto Rico at the Río Piedras Campus. The buildings have a Spanish Renaissance architectural style with ornamental decorations on its walls, arches, and columns. There are long corridors, wooden double doors and windows and central fanlights. The roof has hipped sections and roofing tiles. Construction materials and a tree are also visible in the area.

Supreme Court Building

Facade of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, located at the Park Luis Muñoz Rivera. The building has a rectangular storey on a perpendicular water pond and interface with the entrance halls. Also, stand out the concrete dome above a circular room. On both sides of the water pond it is prominent a pair of flags at half mast and it is followed by the gardens along with several bushes and palm trees.

Vernacular House

View of a house on Hacienda Dos Ríos located in the town of Maricao. The house is wooden, built on stilts with a gabled, zinc roof. In the front, it has a balcony with side, concrete stairs. The balcony, where there is a person sitting, has a wooden railing and a small, wooden door. The door is double, wooden, with a transom over it and it is surrounded by wooden moldings. The windows are double, wooden, with transom over them and are surrounded by moldings. In the front window, there is a fabric curtain on the inside that stands out. Alongside the house, there is a wooden fence. To the far right, there is another house with the same characteristics. The houses are surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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View of small constructions in the coastal area of Loíza. The constructions are one-story, made of wood and zinc. One of them is roofless and the single doors are also wooden. To the far right, there is a clothesline and wooden debris.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Left Lateral View

Lateral view of an industrial building, made of concrete, under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. There are people around the building, some working on the facade and the roof and others talking. It has jalousie type windows. Construction equipment and machinery such as ladders and a single axle trailer can be seen in the surroundings. There is a fence made of wooden posts and barbed wire next to the building.

Historical Building with Archades in Guayama

View of a historical building in Guayama. The arcades with oculi are visible on both façades. It has glass windows, and on the farthest right arcade, it has a double glass door. The shades are also visible through the glasses.

Main Façade of a Wooden House in Guayama

Main façade of a wooden house in Guayama. The porch has a railing, three columns, and an entrance gate. On the porch's wall, there is a window and a door with a window. The house has a gable zinc roof. In the background to the left, a portion of a house with windows, a porch, and railings can be seen, while on the right, a wooden house with a zinc roof is partially visible.

Historical Building Color Gray and White in Caguas

Main facade of the historical building in color gray and white in Caguas. At the bottom part you can see four rollable doors. Above one of the doors says: "Se alguila" (For rent) and there is a phone number. At the second floor you can see four double doors. In the middle there is a balcony and on both sides of the balcony you can observe a balconet. Between each door you can see the pilasters and at the building's borders the bossage finished. Above the arches there are garlands. Neat the roof you can appreciate the cornice. At the upper part, in the middle you can see the acroterium and the date "1910".

Inside Waiting Room of New Hospital

View of a waiting room at the Castañer hospital in Lares. There are columns, wooden benches, an interior garden, a glass wall with a wooden door. On the ceiling there is a row of lamps and signs indicating the different rooms. Through the glass wall, you can see some wooden buildings and some palm trees.

Spanish Colonial Revival

Front view of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has a roof covered with roofing tiles. The dwelling has a front garden with palms trees and plants. To the far right, there is a ramp for vehicles with stairs in the middle. The ramp leads to an open garage under a semicircular arch. The edge of the arch is decorated with tiles. In the back of the garage, there is an ornamental metallic gate. The residence has, in the middle, a semicircular arch surrounded by tiles and covered by a fabric awning. To the far left, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows covered with metal grilles.

View of the Main Facade of a Wooden House in Arroyo

Main facade of a wooden house cream color in Arroyo. The balcony has a railing with piers and grilles. Over the balcony wall you can see four double doors and two Miami windows. The majority of the roof lost the zinc plates and you can see the beams. To the left of the house you can see part of a house with gable roof and an awning covering it.

Market in Ponce

A seller during a market day in Ponce. He has a fruit and vegetable stand on the floor where the goods are displayed in a fan shape and the seller is seating in the middle, protecting himself from the sun with an umbrella. There are three empty baskets next to him, and the area is covered with gravel. There are many people in the surroundings and a row of trees is visible. Behind it, a portion of the façade of a building is visible with Doric columns and a cornice.

Narrow street with cement fence at the end

Narrow street with a cement fence at the end. To the left side, there is a cement building. To the right, a cement structure with a zinc roof, with a parking and several automobiles. In the background behind the fence, there are wooden houses. Trees and bushes border the sidewalks on both sides of the street. On the right, there is a sign that reads: Honking is forbidden.

After Betsy, 6 Children by Damaged House

Side view of a house after the passage of Hurricane Betsy on the island. The house is made of wood, on stilts, with a flat zinc roof, and it is partially demolished. It has a wooden door which is open and in front, there are several children standing.

Man Posing Next to an Ox Cart, Coamo Hot Springs

A man posing next to an ox-drawn cart in front of the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. A staircase and a balcony, both of which have slender columns and wooden balustrades, can be seen.

Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico in Stained Glass - Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014

Brick Home

House of bricks in a rural area. It has two wooden windows and there is an electric meter on the wall. You can see a man peeking out from one of the windows. There are people (adults and children) passing by the house.

Hunsbergers and Yoders at Castle Ponce

View of the Serrallés Castle in the town of Ponce. The castle is in Spanish Colonial style. This one stands out for having the roof covered by tiles, mullions under semicircular arches. Furthermore, it is made of concrete and the walls are covered simulating masonry. In the front you can see some stairs with balustrades and a fountain in front of which there is a group of people standing. Some window arches are covered by ornamental metal grilles. Since 1991, the Serrallés Castle is a museum that tells the history and impact of sugar cane and the rum industry in Puerto Rico.

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Side-view of a house located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall. To the far right, there is a shack made of wood, with a zinc roof and wooden doors. In front of the house there are plants, and a clothesline.

Balcony with Semicircular Arches

A three-story building is visible. On the third floor the roof has cornices and brackets, jalousie windows, and a balconet with an ornamented balustrade. On the second floor there is a balcony with wooden balustrade and semicircular arches. The lower part has plantain trees, palm trees, and vegetation.

Roofing Palo Hincado Church

View of the construction of the roof of the community church Palo Hincado, in Barranquitas. The roof is gable with zinc boards and in the wooden framework, elements such as the ridge and the joists are notable. In the construction work there are several carpenters performing various tasks.

View from the Right of the Remains of a Façade in Guayama

View of the remains of a structure in Guayama. On the façade, the ornamental parapet with two columns forming an arch can be seen. A gate is also visible. Portions of other structures can be seen on both sides of the collapsed area.

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Interior of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The dome's interior, which was decorated using the "Trompe l'oeil" painting technique and simulates ornate moldings, can be seen in the upper half of the image. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. The dome is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. In the center of the image is a wooden double-leaf door with cornices and a semicircular arch decorated using the "Trompe l'oeil" painting style. There are niches on each side, and the floor has checkered tiles. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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El Morro Light Tower

View from the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. El Morro is a fortification from the Spanish colonial period built of masonry and stone. In the foreground, there are stairs with wooden railings. Its edges have battlements from which cannons appear. The lighthouse crowned with its lantern, rises above the Castle.

Building Under Construction in Land Preparation Stage

The image shows the land with vegetation where a building will be built. In addition, several people working on the site preparation are visible. In the adjacent areas there are several buildings and houses. In front of the site there is a road with cars passing by. In the lower left corner of the image, a tractor and beams are partially visible. There are also electric power posts, trees, and palm trees.

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Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the main wall and left wall from the inside of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The opening of the entrance door and the window openings of both walls can be seen. The remnants of walls inside the ruins can be seen also. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Girl Holding Leash of Pig Feeding outside House

View of rural house built on stilts. The house is made of wood with a zinc, gable roof. It has a wooden door, in front of which there are some wooden steps. On the far right, there is a clothesline and on the far left, a family, a pig held by a rope, and debris can be seen.

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Front-view of a one-story house, made of concrete. In the foreground, a gazebo with a gabled roof and a garden that surrounds the house can be seen. The house has double windows in glass. In addition, there is a balcony covered by ornamental, metallic bars. It is decorated with a table and matching chairs. The wooden doors are single, and above them, there are wooden mullions.

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Casa de España building in Old San Juan. Its architecture is representative of the Spanish Moorish Revival style. There is a white tower with tiles, rectangular moldings, and square moldings. There are mullions supported by columns with a continuous cornice. The tower also has a stairway with railings and corbels. There are wooden double windows and a hinged door in the lower half of the tower. People can be seen in the surrounding areas. The building has tile roofing and a white wall with blue trim at the top. A pergola supported by white and gold pillars can be seen on the right side of the image. One of the entrances of the Castillo de San Cristóbal and a masonry wall can be observed in the distance. Casa de España was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983.

Comerío Health Center, Interior with a Nurse

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An interior space of the hospital can be seen, where a nurse is standing in front of a radiology lightbox. Around her, there are two desks with drawers and two lamps; on these desks are a book and a file. Additionally, two rolling chairs are positioned at the desks. Four wall-mounted shelves hold towels and a tray with 'Raisin Bran' cereal, plates, and teapots. Other containers on wall shelves are also visible. Through the doorway, a stretcher, a patterned curtain, and a trash can are visible. Another wooden door is on the left side. The floor is tiled.

Central de Azúcar, Ponce

Sugar plant in Ponce (Central Mercedita) with two chimneys protruding behind a building with glass pane windows. Also notable in the building are the pipes and various roof appendages. In the foreground, a pole with the American flag stands out.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, South Elevation

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The south elevation is visible where a two-story building stands out with its flat roof, louvered windows, eaves, balconies with railings, and pillars. A plot of land stands out where there are wooden poles and children in school uniforms. Behind it, the mountains can be seen.

Porta Coeli

View of the façade of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. In the front, there are stairs that lead to the main door framed in a semicircular arch and pilasters. In the gable, there is a window with rectangular molding and in the upper part, a belfry. The roof of the church is gabled with tiles. You can see a person on the stairs.

San Juan Port

A view of the San Juan Port. There are various watercraft, including two sailboats with the United States flag. Streets and structures surrounding the port can be seen. One of the buildings bears a sign, reading: "Depósito de J. Ochoa y hermano."

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The main facade of the Former La Princesa Prison building features a watchtower in the form of a sentry post. On the right side of the image, there is a streetlight and a trash can. The sentry post is in the center, and behind it are a fence, branches, and the southern city wall enclosure. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Formwork

Laundry building of the Bayamón District Hospital. Construction of the formwork for the top side of a wall. There are two workers at work.

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Side view of the entrance stairs of a balcony. The house is made of wood and concrete. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is decorated with chairs and potted plants. The upper, outer area of the balcony is surrounded by a metal awning and there is a garden in the front. The house has lattice-style windows and a single, wooden door. Also, there is a screen door covering the door opening.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration's Offices Under Construction

Beginning of the construction of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) administrative office buildings, in the area of Puerta de Tierra in San Juan. Men are seen working in the area and standing in front of wooden construction materials. The buildings are long, are made of wood, are slightly raised off the ground on stilts, have gable roofs, awning windows that open outward, and stairs in front of their entrance doors. There are electric wiring and street lights around, large buildings in the distance, and an area full of trees that belongs to the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park.

Tobacco Growing on Hillside Below House

Tobacco field on a slope. In the upper part, where the tobacco plants end, there is a wooden house built on stilts, it has a zinc roof and the walls are made of scraps of wood, zinc and cans. You can see a window and a door that opens into the void, without steps. Near the house there is a small building with metal sheet walls that looks new, probably a latrine. There are several children on one side of the house and two more in the field.

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View of a house located in the rural zone of the town of Utuado. The house is wooden, built on stilts with a zinc, gabled roof. It has concrete steps that lead to the entrance. Also, in front of it there is an unpaved path alongside power line poles.

Builders in the Construction of a House

Group of builders performing various tasks in the construction of a flat-roof house, with a noticeable window opening on its façade. On one side, there is scaffolding that the construction workers use to access the roof. In the foreground, a couple of individuals are filling containers with soil, and there are several construction materials and tools around.

Gibson Caribe, Roof View

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. View of part of the roof, it can be seen that some waterproofing or insulating material was applied. There is a worker at work.

La Fortaleza

Entrance to La Fortaleza, also know as the Santa Catalina Palace characterized by a gate between two piers with horizontal flutting. The facade presents a segmental arch, windows, moldings, pediments, pilasters and a frieze. On the superior part stand out the two flags of United States of America and Puerto Rico. The buildings located on both sides of the street of La Fortaleza also have moldings, arches and flags, as well brackets and balconies with iron balustrades. One of the buildings is identified as: "Iglesia Presbiteriana" (Presbyterian Church). Through the street there are several automobiles parked and people walking on the sidewalk.

Comerío Health Center, Façade and Low Wall

Health Center in the Municipality of Comerío. The façade of the hospital under construction can be seen. It is a one-story building with a flat roof, louvered windows, and mullions. Additionally, two low walls filled with soil are visible. In the background, houses and a mountain stand out.

Façade of the Pedro Pérez Building in Guayama

View of the façade of the Pedro Pérez building in Guayama. Five gray doors can be seen along the façade as well as two windows divided by eight pilasters together with various smaller windows atop each one of them. After the cornice, a balustrade and the name Pedro Pérez with a date are visible.

Group of Men Standing

A group of eleven men standing. Behind them is a wall with wooden hinged doors. An automobile can be partially seen on the right side of the image.

Old Larol Tree near Post Office San Juan

View of a cobblestone street in Old San Juan, the Banco Popular building of Puerto Rico in Art Deco style and part of the Post Office. The bank has a portico and windows with glass panes on its façade. To one side of the bank, there is another building with semicircular arches, awnings, moldings, pilasters, pediments, balconies and windows with fanlights and glass. It is followed by a corner of the Post Office building, of which some columns, awnings as well as the eaves of the roof are notable. On both sides of the street, there are several cars parked and several people are noticeable. On the right you can see part of the American Colonial Bank of Puerto Rico, founded in 1899 as "the first truly American bank to operate on the Island and by 1910 it was the largest in Puerto Rico." Then it became Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. Part of the entrance to the Old Post Office and Federal Building are also located on the right.

Parroquia San Fernando Rey

Main facade of the Catholic Church Parroquia San Fernando Rey of Carolina. At the bottom part you can see the entrance double door. Additionally, you can observe four decorative pilasters. Above you can see a stained glass and an oculus with six small pilasters. At the upper part of the tower you can see a hole from the area where is supposed to be the bells. At the background, you can distinguish several buildings, of which the city hall stand out at the left background.

Colón Square

Plaza de Colón (square) in Old San Juan. In the center of the square, there is a monument of Christopher Columbus, a statue on a pedestal with plaques at the base. The square has wooden and metal benches, electric power poles, and some trees. Row houses and buildings surrounding the square can be seen. There are people in the square and on nearby streets.

Inside of an office

Interior view of what could possibly be an office. The wall is covered with wooden panels up to the level of the windows. The double windows are wooden. The floor has a checkered motif. There is a table with a miniature airport. The mockup is labeled "P. R. Transportation Authority". Behind the table, there is a globe.

Isla Verde International Airport

Aerial view of Isla Verde International Airport, still under construction. The runway, the hotel, the terminal, the parking lot, and other facilities are visible. Above the hotel, the control tower, still unfinished, can be seen also.

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The interior of a sentry post, a corridor, and part of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro masonry wall in Old San Juan. A plot of land and the Former Insular Madhouse can be seen in the distance with a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern, high reliefs, cornices, green-colored windows with square and rectangular openings, arches, quoins, and a pediment with columns. There are trees, automobiles, and people in the surrounding areas. Later on, that building became known as the School of Art and Design. A wall from the Asilo de Beneficencia building, which later became the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture's headquarters, can also be partially seen in the background.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the façade and side wall of La Ponderosa Lighthouse. From the façade, a door opening with its staircase and three window openings can be seen. A collapsed area identified with a danger warning tape can be seen also. From the side wall, only a portion of the window openings remain. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Aibonito Hospital Under Construction

View of one end of the construction of the Aibonito Hospital. The building is one-story and is unwhitewashed with wooden scaffolding and construction machinery. In front of it, you can see piles of gravel, construction materials and pieces of wood. A child is also seen standing, workers dragging carts and others on the roof.

Casa Blanca - Old San Juan

View towards Casa Blanca in Old San Juan. The building has a flag on its roof and the windows on the walls are noteworthy, as well as a viewpoint with a roof and balconies with awnings. In its surroundings, other two to three-story buildings stand out. There are also two sentry boxes attached to the city wall and a cannon pointing towards the Bay of San Juan.

House Main Street #102, La Claridad Neighborhood - Carolina Slums

Front view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The house is surrounded by metallic bars. The first level is in concrete and is not whitewashed, nor does it have windows or doors. There is debris in the front and stairs without railings. On the second level, the house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony with a metallic railing. On this section, the door is wooden and the windows are squared in glass.

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The balusters of a balcony in Old San Juan can be observed. The balusters are painted green and they are made out of iron, which indicates that they are from the nineteenth century. It also has volutes in its design. The handrail is made out of wood.

Houses under construction

View of a house under construction. The house is one-story, in brick, with a flat roof. It has lattice-style windows, a simple door and a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. To the far left, there is another house with the same characteristics.

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Typical School in a Rural Area of Puerto Rico

Typical school building with four classrooms in a rural area of Puerto Rico. The building is made of concrete and brick, has double wooden windows and awning windows above them that open outward. There is a group of men gathered in front of the building's entrance. It is visible through three of the windows that there are children inside, some are looking out the window and others are paying attention to class. In the surroundings there is a space of land with grass and mountains in the background.

Foundation and Rebar Installation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers involved in the foundation and installation of rebar for the concrete pouring in the construction project of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also notable are the footing and the formwork. In the vicinity, sheds, tools, machinery, and construction materials such as rebar and wood are visible.

Parcela Wood House

Coastal house in the town of Naguabo. Wooden house over stilts; the hipped roof is made of zinc. The house has lattice-style windows and a single, wooden door with lattice-style windows. To one side, the house has a gas tank and an electric meter box. In front of the house there are concrete stairs and a wall under construction. There are three persons standing in front of the house.

Gate to City

View of San Juan's door from water. In the foreground there is the sea, along the coast you can see the Paseo La Princesa and the wall with merlons in masonry and stone. Additionally, you can observe sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments. In the middle it stands out the entrance of San Juan located under a discharge arch decorated with moldings and cornices. Passing the wall there are houses and buildings that stand out with different characteristics.

Humacao Project Under Construction

A street in Humacao partially shows the construction of an industrial building in its initial stage. Two workers can be seen walking towards the project under construction. Right in front of this project there is a wooden post to support power lines. There are two automobiles parked at the side of the road. The ground next to the construction site is covered by piles of gravel. In the distance another building, which seems to be a house, is visible.

Grand Belvedere House

Two-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The first level is lower than the sidewalk. There are stairs in front of the house. It has a balcony surrounding the residence; the balcony has a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. Wooden windows that open outward can be seen combined with lattice-style glazed glass, over which there are small, wooden eaves. Above the house there is an attic surrounded by windows which are the same as in the lower part. There is also a roofless balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade.

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Front view of a two-story, concrete house. The house has entrance stairs to the porch, which is sustained by columns. It has a wooden door with a glass fanlight over it. Also, there are double, wooden, lattice-style windows with fanlights over them. In the upper part of the house, there is a balcony and a double window.

Designed Criollo Hacienda House, Hacienda Delicias

Front view of Hacienda Santa Clara Abajo in the town of Yauco. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has a front yard with vegetation. The hacienda is made of wood and has a zinc, gable roof. It has entrance stairs that lead to the balcony that is surrounded by a wooden balustrade, over which there are potted plants. The balcony's roof is flat and made of zinc, sustained by beams and fine, wooden columns. It has three, wooden, double doors with wooden, lattice-style windows.

Criollo Pueblerino House

Exterior view of a one-story house in the town of Villalba. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence followed by a front garden. To the far left, the house has a side balcony with a flat roof, surrounded by a railing sustained by columns. To the far right, the house has double, wooden windows with glass, crossbars and moldings over them. On the street in front of the house, there is a vehicle parked and two persons standing.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Laundry Equipment

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. An interior space is visible with three machines that are part of the laundry equipment, such as dryers and washers. One of them is from the brand "Prosperity," the other has a cylindrical shape, and the third one is propped on wooden boards. The windows are louvered.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Room with Cabinets and Shelves

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of a room with metal cabinets, countertops, sink, and shelves. In addition, it has a checkered-pattern floor, two windows, and walls half covered with tiles.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Elevation

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The elevation of the building can be seen with falsework and wooden scaffolding. The hospital has a flat roof, pillars, semicircular arches, and windows. Workers are visible around the area. Also notable are the piles of construction sand, sacks, wood, wheelbarrows, and a shed.

House with Bamboo and Palm Trees

A two-story house built in concrete with a hip wooden roof. On the second story, it has an open balcony where chairs and clothes hanging from a tube can be seen. A man working on the roof, which is missing a portion, can be seen. Surrounding the house, there are palm trees, bamboo trees, and some leafless trees. A portion of a wooden house can be seen in the background.

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Front facade of a house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is one-story and made of wood with a gabled, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metal grille followed by a front garden where there are several persons standing. It has a small balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental blocks. The door is single and it is surrounded by wooden moldings. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and over them, there are zinc eaves. A vehicle is parked in the street in front of the house, and a person stands on the sidewalk. On both sides, houses with different characteristics can be seen.

Criollo Neoclassical Design

Front view of a one-story, concrete house with a flat roof, located in the town of Arecibo. The house has several arches with pilasters, under which there are two windows on each side and a door in the middle. Over the door and windows there are sunrise transom. The door is double and wooden. On the right side, there is a wooden, double, jalousie window, whereas the one on the left is an aluminum, jalousie window. In front of both windows, there are ledges of ornamental metallic grilles. On the upper edge, the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. On both sides, there are rowhouses, and on the street in front of it, there are vehicles parked.

Street Vendors on a Downtown Street

Street vendors on a downtown street. The stands are tables arranged along the street. Four wooden houses and one concrete house can be seen. One of the wooden houses has a sign reading: Calle del Comercio (street name). Another house has a sign reading: "Fonda" (inn) and the United States flag. There are many people on the street (adults and children). In the background, the top of a mountain can be seen.

Pipelines at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Partial view of a pipeline at the Caribe Hilton Hotel.

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Interior view of a door in a Victorian-style house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The double door is made of wood, with lattice-style windows in wood and stained glass. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood.

House in Front of the Sea

Lateral view of a house in front of the sea. It has two stories made of concrete and a wooden roof. On the first story it has a balcony and a room projecting from the façade, both with pitched roofs. On the second story, windows and a portion of the eaves can be seen. The house has a low stone fence and a wooden gate. There are various palm trees around the house.

Unidentified House

View of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has double, wooden doors. To the far left, the house has another double, wooden door, over which there is an eave. On the second floor, the house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by slim, wooden columns. On the second level, the house has two double, wooden, jalousie doors and wooden moldings over them. To the far left, there is a double, wooden window. The upper edge of the house has wooden cornices.

Interior of a Vernacular Concrete House

Interior view of a house. In the foreground, a living room decorated with chairs made of Rattan and wood is visible. There are also wooden tables covered by tablecloths, with decorative figures over them. The space has floor lamps, a hanging lamp, and flowers in decorative pots. The next room is a dining room where a person is standing. It is decorated with a large, wooden table covered by a fabric tablecloth and matching chairs. In the middle, there is a hanging lamp and a large, wooden and glass china cabinet against one of the side walls. The rear wall has a double, glass and wood door, on which there is a fanlight also made of wood and glass. There are more relieving arches without doors, on which there are fanlights and ornamental moldings.

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Details of the corner of the former American Colonial Bank building. An ornate carving marks the corner and divides the two floors of the building. There are ornaments on each side and the walls of the lower half of the building are yellow. Connected to the carving is a moulding and cornice. Above are walls painted in a brick-like color and part of the pilasters. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Vocational Unit at Castañer

Facade of a building constructed for the Castañer vocational unit in the town of Lares. The building is made of concrete, it has double wooden windows, and narrow arches leading to corridors that surrounds the building. It has two jardinières, one in the shape of a container, and the other one is on the ground. There is a concrete base with a flagpole to place a flag, and in the distance there are mountains which have houses, trees, and palm trees.

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Close-up front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The wooden door is single, with embossed details.

Dos Hermanos Bridge

Aerial view of Dos Hermanos Bridge. Several buildings can be seen such as the Normandie Hotel, Fort San Gerónimo, the Sixto Escobar Park, and the beginnings of the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Luis Muñoz Marín Park, the building where the General Archive of Puerto Rico later on is located, the towers of the San Agustín Church, the Capitol Building, and other buildings in Puerta de Tierra can be seen. The Condado Lagoon, and the Atlantic Ocean is also visible.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Columns and Scaffolding

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A building can be seen in the initial stages. It has columns and falsework inside. In the background, a wood and zinc building in poor condition is visible, and behind it, a project section that already has formwork on the roof can be seen. There are wooden beams lying on the ground.

Art Deco Design

Interior view of an Art Deco-style house in the town of Moca. There are two rooms separated by a wall. Both are decorated with Rattan and fabric chairs, as well as tables with decorative figurines. On the wall, there are frames and a mirror with ornamental edges. The wall is covered with decorative wallpaper and has socles on the lower edges. In addition, the floor is covered with native tiles.

La Perla

View of the La Perla neighborhood in Old San Juan. You can see several houses with different characteristics. The houses are built on stilts, they are made of wood with gabled zinc roofs. Some have double wooden doors and windows. In addition, they have balconies, some with roofs surrounded by wooden railings and others uncovered. The area is surrounded by garbage, debris and some people can be seen. On the other hand, in the distance you can see the sea.

Morro Castle and Wall San Juan

View of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The design of the wall has embrasures and openings. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. The lighthouse tower stands out from the wall and has a window under a small semicircular arch. It is decorated with cornices, finials, a crenellated edge and is crowned with the lantern.

Main Façade and Left Side Façade of a White House

Main and left side façade of a white house in Guayama. The view is partially covered by tree branches. The railing, grilles, and three columns can be seen on the porch, where there is also a main door and a window. On the left façade, two windows and the zinc covering can be seen. The roof of the house is made of wood and zinc sheets. On the left, a gate and an arch with ornamental tiles are visible, while on the right, the portion of another structure is visible.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Front view of a door in a house located in the town of Ciales. An ornamental metal railing can be seen. The residence is in wood, and it has a double, wooden door with lattice-style windows and stained glass surrounding it. There is a wooden fanlight above the door.

Plaza con áreas verdes

Plaza with green areas with trees and plants. To the left of the image, there is a façade of a three-story building with a sign on the upper floor. "For radios and refrigerators furniture and jewelry [Rivera]".

Bartolo Brethren Mission Church

Brethren Church in the Bartolo neighborhood in Lares. It is made of wood with a gable roof and has a bell tower with a hipped top. It has a folding door and windows and a step and two cement planters. On one side there is a wooden building with three doors that has a flag of the Popular Democratic Party. On the other side there is a car.

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Close view of the frieze from the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Part of a gray and white-colored entablature with a high relief frieze in the metope with the image of a bull painted white, which alludes to the zodiac signs, can be seen in the image's foreground. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Roof’s Rodding

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the roof showing the preparation for the concrete pouring. Shoring, electric pipes and a tower segment for transporting concrete can be seen. There are several workers at work.

Criollo-style House, Chelo Román Street #23

Frontal view of a house located in the town of Adjuntas. The house is one-story with a zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic fence with an ornamental bar gate. It has a frontal garden and there is a person standing. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wall of ornamental blocks. At the top part of the balcony there is a metal awning.

Wall Mirror Between Doorways

There is a large wall mirror with ornamentations on its ends between doorways. In front of the mirror there is a hanging mobile, in the lower part there is a wooden chest, and on the sides two rattan wooden chairs. On the left side of the image there are steps leading to another room with a hanging lamp. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric floral designs.

Vernacular "Criollo Pueblerino"

Two-story house, made of wood, over concrete in the town of Ponce, Torres #41 Street. The first level is made of concrete. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall sustained by columns. It has two wooden doors over stilted arches. The second level of the house is made of wood and has a flat roof made of zinc. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. It has two doors with relieving arches and wooden moldings. The upper edge has wooden moldings. To the far left, there are ample, concrete stairs.

Officers of the Twenty Fifth Guard of King Alfonso in Arecibo

Officers of the Twenty Fifth Guard of King Alfonso in Arecibo. Various military men can be seen posing in front of a building, and among them, there is one officer on horseback. The building has grilles on the first floor and a decorative molding over the door. The second floor is made of wood.

Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

It shows the Ablah Hotel Supply Co construction in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. There are several scaffolding throughout the building as well as a wooden tower. A small zinc building can be seen on the left side of the image.

Main and Left Side Façade of a Wooden Mint Green and White House

View of the main façade and the left side façade of a mint green house in Guayama. The porch has a railing, a gate, and four supporting tubes. The wall of the porch is made of wood and on it, there is a window and a louvered door. The house has a gable wooden and zinc roof. On the left side wall, two windows are partially visible and a white door can be seen. On the right, a two-story structure can be seen.

Rural Home

House in a rural area. You can see two houses with zinc gable roofs. They are located on the side of the road. In front they have a clothesline with clothes hanging, also there are clothes on the grass that borders the road. You can see several girls in front of the houses.

177 Barbosa, Moca

Concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there are ornamental metal bars. It is divided by an ornamental bar gate that leads to entrance stairs. To the far right, the house has a semicircular-style with a balcony. To the far left, it has glass windows with glass fanlights over them. In the upper edge, it has horizontal moldings.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Front Façade

Construction of the Medical Center in the Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. The front façade of the building can be seen. It is a one-story building with louvered windows, benches, single doors, folding doors, a flat roof, and piers. Wooden planks can be seen on the benches. Surrounding the building, there are trees, scaffolding, palm trees, and a road.

Spanish Soldiers in Front of a Hut

Spanish soldiers posing in front of a hut built with a gable roof covered with palm leaves and a wall of bark of royal palm.

Small Country Store

A group of persons in a small shop made of wood and zinc. The shop has a double-paned window on which there are several posters with representations of buildings, a woman, and a horse-drawn cart. Next, on the wall there is also a sign that announces "Drink Klim milk, the favorite in everything." Various bottles and containers of products for sale are visible through the window.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., Town Centre View

View of Corozal's town centre from the knitted glove factory, Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc. Houses and buildings of the town can be seen, among them the Holy Family Catholic Church.

Capitol Building in San Juan

View from Avenue of the Constitución towards the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical style. In the entrance, there is a staircase that leads to the portico with eight Corinthian-style columns that support the entablature. On both sides of the porch, there are windows in rectangular frames with glass leaves, moldings and some with awnings. Above the dome there is a lantern appendage and at its base, a semicircular arch while the edges of the building have cresting. In front of the building, you can see a pole with the American flag, a truck and a sidewalk.

Pontoon Bridge in Guánica

Pontoon bridge in Guánica. It is a military construction. A soldier can be seen on the bridge. On the shore, there is a wooden construction with a roof but no walls; behind it, there is a wooden house with a gable roof. There are some covered wagons scattered through the area.

Main Façade of a Wooden Pink House

Main view of a wooden pink house. The porch area has ornamental parapets and four columns. On the wall, three double doors with transoms are visible. The zinc on the roof is partially visible.

Salinas Plaza

People sitting on the benches around the square at Salinas. Also, it stand out the light garlands, the gardens with fences made of stakes, trees and a trashcan. Next to the sidewalk there is a parked automobile.

Hurricane Shelter on Right, on Road to Rabanal

Distant view of houses affected after the passage of Hurricane Betsy on the Rabanal community in the town of Cidra. The house is made of wood and yagua with a gable roof, it is partially collapsed, part of the roof and some walls are missing. To the far left, there is an animal ranch on wooden stilts, with a flat roof. On the other hand, to the far right, you can see another house with similar characteristics built with wood and yagua. The houses are built on sloping and rocky areas, they are surrounded by plants and animals in the distance.

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Banco Popular de Puerto Rico building in Calle Comercio 455 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and it is painted cream and white. This image displays an aerial view in which the side façades of the building can be observed. The upper half has parapets, cornices which have dentils, and a blue-colored hip roof. It also has signs that read "BPPR" and "Banco Popular". The lower half has four fixed windows with red canvas curtains framed by white-colored rectangular moldings and a mesh-type roll-up door. In front of the façade is Calle Nilita Vientos Gastón, as well as a sidewalk, a street light, automobiles, several planters with palm trees inside, and a cyclone mesh fence. Calle Paseo Covadonga can be observed on the left side of the image. Ricardo Alegría Gallardo's sculpture which was done by the sculptor Jan D'Esopo can be observed, as well as several palm trees, a sidewalk, automobiles, and lamp posts. The old train station in Old San Juan, which was inaugurated in 1916 and demolished in 1960, can be observed in the distance. During the 1980s, the Covadonga parking garage was built in its place.

Don Placido's House

Frontal view of a house built in a rural area. The house is single-level with flat roof, the frontal part has a balcony decorated with wooden chairs. Besides that, the door and the windows are double and made of wood crowned with muntins. Through the open window you can see a cloth curtain. Lastly, in the lateral right part there is a wooden construction with zinc roof.

Telegraph

A portion of the main and right side façades of the Telegraph building in Caguas. On the main façade, a window can be seen and along the right wall, various windows and two skylights with glass blocks. The cornice and the eave are visible, and along the border of the roof, there is a chain link fence with barbed wire. On the right, a light blue building with wooden windows can be seen.

Lateral Façade of La Fortaleza

One of the lateral façades of La Fortaleza at Old San Juan, viewed from a distance. The Roman arches on the first floor can be seen as well as the pilasters, balconies, and windows of the second and third floor, as well as the two medieval towers, the fence, and the entrance to the sunken garden. Various buildings near La Fortaleza as well as a segment of the stone city wall, two sentry boxes, and the San Juan Gate can be seen also.

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Side view of the entrance to the Former Insular Madhouse located in Old San Juan. The facade is gray, cream, and white. On the upper half of the building, there is a dome with a lantern, wooden lattice windows, and a pinnacle. It has cornices, a pediment, quoins on the corner of the walls, four columns, double-leaf windows with green-colored transoms, semicircular arches with turquoise-colored balustrades, and a lattice wall. Streetlights, a wall with grilles and columns with finials, automobiles, and trees can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Workers' Houses

Workers' houses. It is a group of huts with roofs covered with palm leaves. There is a road in between of the houses where various people, adults, and children can be seen.

Effects of Santa Clara cyclone in Puerto Rico

View of a rural area devastated by the passing of a natural phenomenon. In the foreground, there are structures on a concrete wall. The structure is in destroyed rubble, next to it there are three persons standing. Other houses are partially complete without roofs, but with wooden walls. In the area, there are several houses that share the same characteristics. They have zinc roofs and are made of wood. The area surrounding the community is littered with debris. In the background you can see the mountains and small structures.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00011

A paver found in the street construction area being held up can be observed in the forefront of the image. A part of the paver has been cut and different components can be seen. The cobblestone pavement can be seen in the background.

Public Square and Arab Kiosk, Ponce

Arab Kiosk, Ponce Square. The polygonal structures with arches and arabesques can be seen in between the trees. There are people gathered at the kiosk and in the square, of which, the sizeable trees are visible as well as the iron lampposts.

University of Puerto Rico Buildings and Cars

Group of buildings in modern style with a rectangular shape. On its facades there are visible walls covered mostly with shutter-type windows and also brise-soleils in the form of vertical bands and geometric motifs. In front of the buildings, there is a sidewalk with a couple of people walking on it, followed by a road, a parking lot, and several cars.

Typical Building "R" Block Wall Details

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction view. Construction is well underway. The block lateral wall is visible. Several beams and boards can be seen around the walls. Scaffolding is also visible. Two workers are seen working outside the building. A tool shed can also be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office, Parking Lot and New Garage

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Parking lot and new garage seen from above. The garage looks finished and there are several vehicles inside. There are workers working on the construction of the parking lot divisions.

Grand Criollo House

One-story house with a flat roof in the town of Juana Díaz, on Degetau #39 Street. The house is attached to others, it has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by ornamental pilar bars. The roof over the porch is made of zinc and the upper edge has cornices. The lattice-style, double doors are made of wood and are surrounded by relieving arches.

Building Under Construction, Main Facade View

The main facade of the building under construction can be seen. Falsework is visible throughout the image and the top of the facade is buffed while the lower part is in blocks. On the right side of the building there are eaves and in front of it there are stacked beams. There are several workers, construction materials and machinery. Adjacent to the building, two houses are visible.

Shot of El Morro, Sentry Box, Ocean

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The building built facing the sea has sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments, embrasures, openings and cannons. In the background ,you can see a rotation rail next to a raised platform. This platform has a semicircular shape and stairs at each end.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Façade with Vehicles and Poles

Façade of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A one-story building with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows or louvered windows, stairs, and a porch is visible. The porch connects to another part of the building with a sign reading: "Centro de Salud." Workers are seen engaged in various tasks. Additionally, there are vehicles, a chain-link fence, a low wall, construction materials, a bicycle, and the main street.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. Stairs can be observed in the image. The stairs have railings and balusters, one of the railings is cream and the other is green is made out of iron. The iron part has ornamentations with flowers and volutes. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them. Each step have two anti-slip on the surface. There are also exposed bricks and a semicircular arch with a sunrise transom.

Dining Hall with Jalousie Windows

There is a dining hall with a rectangular table and a round one. It has wooden chairs with studs on its sides, pedestal plates, and candlesticks. On the left side of the image there is a wall table, a painting, and double wooden doors. A china cabinet with tableware, ceiling chandeliers, candelabra wall sconces, and candleholders can be seen. The windows are of jalousie and the floor is covered by a carpet.

Gordon Realty Building, Columns

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. The building's columns can be seen, some of them still with formwork, each column is surrounded by falsework. There are several workers working, some of them on scaffolds. A wall of the original building is visible. There are stacked wooden panels on the ground.

Aibonito Hospital Under Construction

View of one end of the construction of the Aibonito Hospital. The building is one-story and is unwhitewashed, some parts of the building have wooden scaffolding and others have wooden rods. In the surrounding area, there are piles of gravel, construction materials and pieces of wood. A parked vehicle is also seen.

San Juan Wall, West Wing

View of one of the San Juan walls, in the west area of the city. A segment of the wall is covered by greenery. Also visible is a sector of the bay and some buildings, including, the la Guardhouse of the Santa Elena Bastion, and the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress).

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Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00017

El Fanguito

A complex of houses that constitutes the slum El Fanguito. They are on stilts along a water body and are made-up with wood and covered with zinc, mainly, gable roofs. Some have balconies and clotheslines with hanging clothes. At one far end also it is notable a boat.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00007

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan. It was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. Night perspective from the posterior of the old Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce building. The building was designed in 1926 by the architect Antonín Nechodoma to be the headquarters of the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore in Puerto Rico. It was previously known as the San Juan Securities and Supplies Lonja. It was acquired by the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce in 1937 and was sold to a private party in 2019. The building is painted orange and white. It has hung windows, hinged windows, and a portico. A boundary wall made of stonework, a railing, and planters with shrubs can be seen. There is another building painted gray and white next to this building. It has white moldings, parapets, cornices, and lattice-style and glass windows. Behind this building is the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. The building is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architectural style. It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and was built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. One of the towers has a clock and a sign that reads "Banco Popular." The Paseo de la Princesa pathway is visible on the right side of the panorama. Trees, palm trees, and streetlights can be observed. The semicircular roof of Dock 1 in San Juan Bay can also be observed. The Old Post Office and Federal Courthouse José V. Toledo building can also be seen, representing several architectural styles such as Beaux Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. It has two towers crowned by lanterns with pinnacles and Spanish tiles. Rectangular glass windows and parapets are visible. The building entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In addition, several high-rise buildings can also be seen on the other side of the Bay.

Wooden House with a Swing

A wooden two-story house with a wooden swing on the yard. The house is built on stilts and has a balcony surrounding the second story. The balcony has a wooden railing at the front and a wooden balustrade on the side. It has double doors, and there is a child at one of the doors. There is a wooden jalousie window at one end of the front façade. In the yard in front of the house, there are several palm trees.

Building in La Plata

Tongue-and-groove wooden building with a gabled roof, eaves and several doors on its facades. Around the building, there are bushes and trees, while in the front there is a street.

Detail of Yellow Building Facade Partially Destroyed in Arroyo

Remnants of the main facade of a yellow historical building in Arroyo. On what it remains from the facade you can see a double door with ornamental frame and part of the cornice above. The building only has one area of the main facade and the right side. The rest of it is debris.

Vernacular House

Side view of a one-story house located in the town of Maricao. The house is in wood over concrete with a gabled, zinc roof. The windows are lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. There is a single, wooden door surrounded by wooden moldings. On the side, there is a balcony with a flat, zinc roof, a table against the wall, and a bucket of water. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Designed Bungalow with Second-Story

Diagonal view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood with a gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a low wall with a metal fence railing. It has a front garden with different plants. It has double, glazed windows. The windows have decorative metal bars. Above the front windows, there are eaves supported by wooden beams with a jerkinhead roof. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are decorative metal railings. It is supported by columns. Above the house there is a gabled attic. The entire eaves have cornices. In the background, a larger building can be seen.

Grass Huts Near Beach

Living area on a beach, there is a wooden house with a thatched roof, a storm shelter, a shed and a latrine. The shed has only one wall, it and the storm shutter is made of straw. The latrine is made of boards with a roof on a single slope. You can see some dunes and behind them, the sea. Next to the house there is a tree and under it, you can see some children.

Estructura de cemento con techo a dos aguas de madera

Cement structure with a zinc, gabled roof, cement balustrade and side stairs with access to the entrance. Adjacent to a three-story cement structure with a roof made of wood and zinc. There are several cars parked and persons who seem to be waiting for a service.

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The interior of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The walls are painted cream and yellow. The dome's interior with an oculus can be partially observed, which is decorated with the painting technique known as "Trompe l'oeil," which simulates ornate moldings. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. The dome is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. A wooden double-leaf door with a cornice, pilasters, and a metallic semicircular arch can also be observed. Above the door is another semicircular arch decorated with the "Trompe l'oeil" painting style; two niches can be seen on the sides of the door. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Bastion at the Walled City

View of one of the bastions that is part of Old San Juan walls. A sentry box, a portion of Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, and part of Fort San Felipe del Morro can be seen. Three military watercraft are visible. There are various people looking from the wall.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Details of the remnants of the staircase to the entrance of what was formerly the tower of the Punta Borinquen lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Pillar Construction

Industrial building under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. External walls already built in blocks, falsework surrounding them, support columns with exposed steel beams and part of the support for the gable roof can be seen. Around the building there are construction materials and equipment such as a wheelbarrow and a wood pile. To the right there is a group of five people that seem to be resting. In the center there is a small wooden cabin with a zinc roof where materials were stored.

Construction Works in the Beach Area of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Cranes, trucks, and workers on the beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, the construction works of a couple of rectangular buildings are noticeable. The Normandie Hotel, the boardwalk stretching towards the Escambrón beach, and a building with vaulted ceiling and wall studs stand out.

Military Parade on San Francisco Street

A military parade on San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. A portion of the façade of the San Juan City Hall building, specifically the arches, moldings, and balconies can be seen. The façade of the building next to City Hall can be seen also. The ground floor houses a restaurant with a sign that reads "Restaurant La Segoviana." On the second floor, there is a balcony with a wooden balustrade where many people are watching the parade. Many people are also lined up along the sidewalk. The street is paved with cobblestones.

Van and Car by Church, Children Outside

A group of girls and boys next to a truck and automobile located in front of a wooden church. The construction has a façade characterized by double doors, wooden windows, and other aluminum shutters; while the roof is hipped with zinc. Next, a chain-link fence and another wooden building with a zinc roof are visible.

Persons on the Sidewalk of a Street

Various persons on the sidewalk of a street. There are three women and a baby in front of a masonry house; a fourth woman stands in the entrance to the house. There is a man wearing an apron, with his back turned, in front of the same house. Two men can be seen in front of a wooden house adjacent to the first house. The concrete house seems in poor condition with unpainted walls. The street is unpaved. In the background, another street and another masonry house can be seen, perpendicular to the first.

Public Housing

Public housing buildings characterized by one or two-stories, blind-type windows, balconies with railings and doors that open towards a sidewalk. Between the buildings, there are swings and slides. In the background on a hill, wooden houses with mostly gabled roofs are notable.

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Close-up view of the details of a window in a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The double window is made of wood and glass, over which there is a glass fanlight and a wooden molding. Alongside the window, there is a person standing.

White Building with Two Flags

View from San Juan's Bay to Santa Catalina Palace or better known as La Fortaleza in the Old San Juan. In the foreground, there is the San Juan's Bay, along the coast it extends the crenelated wall made in masonry and stone. On the wall there is a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. To the far left there is the Santa Catalina Palace, the oldest construction known in the island which dates from XVI-XIX century. It is distinguished for having semicircle edges with crenelated borders. Also, it has windows, an inclined lateral roof and two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. Additionally, to the far right, connected to La Fortaleza, there is the Convent of the Servants of Mary established in Puerto Rico in 1887. The building has double windows under round arches and an eave covered with roof tiles.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Workers and Sign

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A plot of land with piles of sand and construction stone is visible. Workers are seen engaged in various tasks, with two children behind them. There are also two flat-roofed buildings with openings and construction materials in front of their façades. A sign stands out, and it reads: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Departamento de Obras Públicas División Construcción de Edificios Hospital y Centro de Salud Utuado, P.R." There is an extensive block low wall, electric poles, trees, and mountains in the background.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez Lateral Front View

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. The wall with exposed blocks, pilasters and windows can be seen. The front facade has stairs and a portico with two thin pillars and eaves. In front of the building there is a street and sidewalks under construction. A crane is visible behind the building.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00010

Documentation of the former American Colonial Bank building. A brown wall and a space closed by metal sheets with a yellow-colored signature can be seen. There are two plaques on the upper half of the image, a circular plaque with an inscription that reads: "Mosler Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Fundado en 1895" which surrounds the center that has an eagle and a lock, and the other plaque that reads: "Depósitos Nocturnos". This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can distinguish a standing person and the entrance double door made of wood that is deteriorated. The opening is semicircular and is framed with moldings and covered with a wood panel. In addition, in the surroundings you can see a standing person, walls with exposed brick and debris on the floor. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Colón and Patria Battalions at Ballajá

Colón and Patria Battalions of the Spanish Army at the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. Soldiers are in formation and behind them there is a stage decorated with flags. In the background, the wall of the building that has arches in each of the three levels and the balconies in the two higher floors. People can be seen in some of the balconies.

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La Fortaleza Decorated with United States Flag

Main entrance of La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina (palace), Old San Juan. The façade is decorated with United States flags for the 4th of July celebration. In front of the entrance, there are two guard booths, a horse-drawn carriage, and several men. The façade of La Fortaleza, in the Neoclassical style, features a first level with quoins and a balcony on the second level. Flat arches, colossal order pilasters, a frieze, dentils, a cornice, and a pediment are other design elements present on the façade of this official residence.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Roof

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A worker is seen on the roof. The roof has exposed reinforcing bars and pipelines. At the rear, the other part of the building with pillars, falsework, and more workers on the roof are visible. An additional building is located with a gabled roof, an extensive block wall, and poles with wires hanging down.

Right Side Façade of a Mustard Yellow and Gray House in Guayama

View of the right side façade of a wooden mustard yellow and gray house. Along the right wall, four windows are visible. On the porch, two columns, a portion of the railing, the entrance gate, a door, and a window. The house has a gable zinc roof. On the back of the house, there are various visible structures.

House, Eureka Central

View from another angle of a house on Central Eureka, located in the town of Hormigueros. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, hipped roof. On the first level, it is covered by wooden slats. To the far right, concrete stairs with a metal railing can be seen. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. The double windows are in lattice-glass style. Above the windows, there are wooden transoms. The house also has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Outside the residence, there are two persons standing.

Cathedral - San Germán

Several persons pose on the steps in front of Porta Coeli in San Germán. The façade is characterized by a door in the shape of a semicircular arch framed between pilasters that support an architrave. It is followed by a rectangular window with bars, followed by a cross in low relief and a belfry at the top. On one side, a deteriorated wall with exposed bricks and an integrated fence is notable. At the other end of the church, a door, a pair of pilasters and some windows are notable.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00014

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is a plaza with four people standing in front of a railing. There are also two benches, handrails, street lights, bicycles, and trees. The San Juan Bay can be seen in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of a crack inside the San Carlos de Borromeo Catholic church. In addition to the crack, an arch and a wooden door are partially visible.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a staircase with railings and green-colored iron balusters. The balusters have ornamentations with flowers and volutes. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them. The steps each have two anti slip strips on the surface.

Street of Stairs on San Juan

Some children through the stairs of the Street del Hospital at the Old San Juan. The buildings on both sides of the street have flat and round arches, moldings, cornices, parapets and balconies with metal railings and appentice. From some doors stick out different flags and, additionally, several automobiles are notable.

Houses after Hurricane Santa Clara

View of a house after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara. The houses are surrounded by a concrete wall and metallic bars. To the far right the house is two-story in wood and concrete. On the first level the house has a double wooden door with a concrete eave over it. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The house does not have a full roof. To the far left there is another one-story house in wood with a zinc hipped roof. To one side it has entrance stairs in concrete. It has a balcony surrounded by a balustrade made of decorative concrete blocks. It has double wooden windows with a crossbar over them. The houses are surrounded by fallen trees.

Doris Slagell in front of Oldest Church in Western Hemisphere - San Germán

A woman in front of the Porta Coeli Church (Catholic) door in San Germán. Part of the pilaster and the studs on the door are notable. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Grilles Privately Constructed Neighborhood House

Front view of a one-story house with a flat roof and ornamental bars. The house is bordered by a decorated metal baluster. It has a front yard with potted plants and a light post. On the far left there is a garage with an ornamental bar gate. On the far right there is a balcony also decorated with ornamental railings. The balcony has hanging lamps, lattice-style windows, and a single door. Adjacent to the house, a construction with the same characteristics, but smaller in size can be seen. At the rear, there are power lines and television antennae.

Criollo Neoclassical Design

Main façade close-up view of a concrete house located in the town of Arecibo. There is a semicircular arch with moldings and pilasters. Under the arch, there is a wooden, double door over which there is a wooden sunrise transom. The upper border has moldings, cornices, and ornamental friezes.

Chapel La Fortaleza

Altar of La Fortaleza chapel with a missal, chalice and candle holder. On the wall, behind the altar, there are details of the mosaic made by Arnaldo (Marcolino) Maas (1951) with representations of angels carrying chalices. Also, on the altarpiece, a mosaic of opaque slabs that represents Christ on the Cross and the Magdalene prostrate at his feet, the Virgin and the pious women, rests .

Dos Hermanos and Guillermo Esteves Bridges

Dos hermanos and Guillermo Esteves bridges viewed from the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Part of the hotel's beach and the Condado lagoon are visible. In the background, buildings in Miramar and Santurce can be seen.

Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, San Antonio Channel, Puerta de Tierra, Dos Hermanos Bridge, Condado, Miramar, Santurce, and Hato Rey

Aerial view of Comandante Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport. The runway, planes, buildings, and hangers can be seen. There are ships and the ports of Puerta de Tierra in the San Antonio Channel. In the distance is the Dos Hermanos Bridge, the Condado Lagoon, and buildings in the Miramar, Condado, Santurce, and Hato Rey areas.

Country House, Laundry, Banana Trees

Wooden house in a mountainous area, seen from above. It is built on stilts, has two steps, a door and a gabled zinc roof. There is a girl at the entrance. In the patio, you can see banana plants and a line with hanging laundry.

Results of Fire in Aibonito

Ruins of buildings and houses after a fire in the town of Aibonito. Concrete walls, broken aluminum windows, zinc sheets and a fence with metal bars are notable in the area. In the foreground, a couple of benches stand out and on one of these the inscription "Regimiento 65 Inf" stands out.

Falansterio Housing Project Built over Slums San Juan

Perspective view of a public housing complex known as El Falansterio. The residential complex is made of concrete, has curved edges, fluted moldings and ornamental openings with rectangular shapes. The windows are made of double-leaf wood that combine louvres and fixed glass. The balconies with railings and eaves also stand out. In front of the housing complex there is a sidewalk, gardens and a street.

Catholic Church Nave

The nave of a Catholic church seen from behind a metal grille that provides access to the interior. The central image on the altar is a statue of a virgin with a saint on each side. The church has arched windows with stained glass on the front and side walls. Hanging lamps are present on both sides of the nave. There are approximately thirteen pews on each side of the nave, and they are fully occupied by women wearing mantillas.

Ponce

View of the Ponce city in which it stand out several houses and buildings like the Plaza del Mercado, the theater La Perla, the Escuela Superior (Ponce High School), the tower of the Parish Our Lady of the Mercy and some others. Also, it is notable a joint of buildings that are part of the Residential Portugués. At the background stand out the Caribbean Sea and the island Casa de Muertos.

Fifth Cavalry, United States Army

Soldiers of a United States Army cavalry passing by a street in San Germán. The street is in a slope and unpaved. Houses are visible on both sides. There are two women on the porch of one of the houses and a man on another. A man can be seen on horseback going in the other direction with respect to the soldiers.

Telegraph

Main façade of the Telegraph building in Caguas. Three doors forming arches and decorated with fanlights can be seen, and on each side, there is a window. The window on the left is covered with a hurricane shutter. Above, five windows can be seen. The radio tower can be seen projecting from the back of the building. On the left side, a four-story building and various of its windows and a portion of the balconies are visible. On the far right, a multi-story blue building with various jalousie windows is partially visible.

Main Entrance

View of the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. The buildings are one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. These have lattice-style windows with sun breakers dividing them. In addition, on the front you can see a wide porch supported by thin columns and a flat roof. Inside the porch there are specific benches where several people can be seen sitting. Also in front of the building, there is a parking lot with several vehicles parked.

Gallardo Apartment Hotel

"Gallardo Apartment Hotel" building in Condado characterized by its modern style façade with balconies, oculi and shutter-type windows. On one side of the building there is a house with tiles on the roof and on the front, there is a fence with ornamental blocks. At one end a person pushing a cart is notable.

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Interior space of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. There are walls with semicircular arches. These arches have windows with transparent panels which open from the inside. The sunrise transoms in the window openings can be observed. A double window with four transparent panels that also open from the inside can be observed on the right side of the image. Wooden beams can be seen on the ceiling. The walls and floor are stained and have paint remains on them.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, General View with Falsework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building can be seen from a general view with scaffolding and wooden frames. The walls are being erected, the second level floor is being worked on, and blocks are forming the walls. Around the site, workers are performing various tasks and construction materials are visible. A zinc fence encloses the work area. In the background, there are houses with gable roofs, porches, doors, and windows.

Land Surveying at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Land surveying process and the installation of stakes and flags for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Earth-moving machinery and workers engaged in various tasks are also noticeable. In the background, there is a building with a hip roof and three doors in one of its walls. At one end, a road and a bridge leading to the small fort, Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, stand out.

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View of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, you can see an end of the Old Banco de Ponce with two floors and characteristics of the Beaux Arts. On the other side you can distinguish the building of the Banco de Ahorro Ponceño, which it is chamfered, has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. Nonetheless, the exterior facade is divided in three levels. On the first level it has windows under semicircular arches covered with iron grilles, crowned with keystones and a door under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a glass transom. The second floor has double doors with French style framed with ornamental moldings and presided by balustrades. In addition, they are articulated by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that go up to the additional level and support an continuous entablature decorated with garlands, dentils, an upper overhang cornice with brackets and an inscription that says: "Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño". The third level has a railing with balusters between pediments with medallions with stained glass, the one in the middle has a clock, all of them have ornamental moldings and in relief details. At the same time, the roof has dormer shape. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was established in 1895, however, it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico and Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, since 2022 is the headquarters of the news media, La Perla del Sur.

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Farmer's Home

Rural scene with several wooden houses. A farmer's house stands out, with its zinc hipped roof. The house is founded on piles, it has double-leaf windows that open outwards and through one, a person is visible. It is built on a hill, in front it has flowering plants, a dirt path and a fence made of sticks with barbed wire runs parallel. In the background, you can see a group of people walking up the path.

San Juan Transportation Office

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. It is a two-story building. The first floor already has walls and windows. The second floor has columns and formwork for the roof. There are two workers at work.

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View of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The windows are lattice-style and the wooden door is single, with embossed details. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation. To the far left, there are several persons walking, and to the far right, there is another house in the distance, next to a clothesline and a parked vehicle.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. There is a parapet with ornamented metal balustrades and wooden double door with fanlights framed by a semicircular arch. There is a wall lamp and a representation of a saint of the catholic religion.

House in Salto, Man Going Up Path

A couple of persons at the door of a house on the slope of a mountain in Salto. The house has a gable roof, is founded on piles and is made of straw, sticks and zinc. In front of the house, there is a line with laundry hanging. In the background, along a path, another person is notable walking away from the house.

Wooden House with Zinc Cladding

In front of the house you can see a garden with palm trees and decorative bushes. In the balcony area you can observe several piers and the railing. On this area you can see, in addition, some windows. The roof has lost part of its zinc cladding. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Wall and Pier Building

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. The construction of the walls in blocks, window openings, and piers with exposed beams can be seen. In front of the construction, there is a worker operating a concrete mixer. At the rear, wooden falsework is visible on a section of the warehouse; there are also more workers on the roof and another portion of the building is visible. To the right, a building with doors is visible —some of them have small coverings—, blocks, a flat roof, and on the roof, there are workers. There is debris, materials, industrial ladders, poles, and wheelbarrows can be seen around the construction site.

Devil's Sentry Box

Devil's Sentry Box at the Fort of San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. Damages to the structure are evident. The stone construction of the fort walls (Fort of San Cristóbal) can be seen.

Sentry Box, La Perla

Sentry box and wall segment in Old San Juan. At the foot of the wall, you can see several houses from the La Perla neighborhood. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean.

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Low-angle shot of the former American Colonial Bank building. A series of arches with railings, pilasters, and a circular ornament on the wall above each pilaster can be observed on the first story. The second story has seven double doors each with a parapet, pilasters and pediments above each door. The third story also has seven double doors with parapets for each of them. Four of the double doors on the third story have plants in front of them. There is a tree, a streetlight, and a sign that reads "No estacione" or "No parking" in the surrounding areas of the building. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Bastion of El Morro

One of the bastions of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), in Old San Juan, seen from a tunnel with a ramp that gives access up to this section of the fort which is located in one of the lower levels.

View to the Interior of the Building La Princesa Old Prison in the Old San Juan

A glance to the interior of the building of the La Princesa Old Prison, located in the Paseo de la Princesa in the Old San Juan. The building has influence of the architectonic style of Neo-renaissance, is painted with white, it has flat roofs with molding, windows with wooden grilles painted with green, doors with shape of arches, a stair in the exterior with ornamentation and green gates in two entrances. It has two smaller edifices adjoining, one of them has the roof with the shape of hipped roof and the other one with flat roof with a red tube that stick out and clothes line. There are two people in the lower part of the building and you can observe a part of the defense rampart. In the edifice outsides there is a pier with two vessels and you can see a person sitting. You can observe part of the San Juan Bay with docked boats, some areas delimited and trees. Subsequently, this building became the office of the Tourism Company of Puerto Rico.

Roofs at Old San Juan

A view of the roofs of some of the buildings of Old San Juan. The San Juan Bautista Cathedral stands out and its rooftop, domes, and pediment can be seen. The façade of La Fortaleza and a portion of the San Juan Bay can be seen.

University of Puerto Rico Buildings, Cars, Students

Modern-style building, flat roof and rectangular shape at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. On the façade, the walls are covered mostly with shutter-type windows, which are notable. A lobby with concrete benches is also visible on the first level. In front of the building, there are sidewalks on which several students walk and then a group of cars in an area identified with a sign that reads: "University personnel parking area." On the façade, the walls covered mostly with shutter-type windows are notable. A lobby with concrete benches is also visible on the first level. In front of the building, there are sidewalks on which several students walk and then a group of cars in an area identified with a sign that reads: "University personnel parking area."

Unidentified Bridge

View of a pedestrian bridge, made of wood, without railings. To both sides of the bridge there is greenery.

Mayagüez Health

View of a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of wood over concrete. It has a zinc, gabled roof and an attic with a zinc, hipped roof. The house has a balcony surrounding it with a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. Also, it has several, double, wooden, lattice-style doors with truncated suns over them. In the surroundings, there are more houses and vehicles on the street.

Church With Lifesize Manger

Nuestra Señora del Pilar Parish in Río Piedras with a life-size manger. The façade consists of a central body flanked by two towers crowned with tiles and Latin crosses, moldings, a rose window and a niche. The doors are framed between Corinthian columns and semicircular arches. In front of the church and the manger, several people are notable.

Construction of Houses for Farmers in the Tobacco-Growing Region

Houses under construction for farmers that are in the tobacco-growing and cotton-growing region of the coast. There are two houses that are under construction, both are made of concrete, have arches at the entrances and wooden windows are being installed. In the middle of the two houses there is an older one that is made of wood with zinc roof, it has a large balcony in front with stairs to give access, this house is slightly raised off the ground by stilts. In the surrounding area there are construction materials such as piles of sand, stairs, a board to raise materials to the roof, buckets, ladders, zinc plates and falsework. In the distance there are two more larger houses, an automobile on the side of a tree, palm trees, shrubs, and trees.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A double door with louvre windows and a sunrise transom can be observed. Semicircular arches, doors with transparent panels, one of which is made out of wood, can be seen through the door. The walls has stains and deterioration on their surface. There is also a graffiti with an arrow pointing upward that reads "OK".

Ice Wagon

Ice wagon pulled by a donkey. The wagon is labeled: "Fábrica de hielo S... H.". It is at a street in front of a wooden fence. There are two men and a girl posing next to the cart; one of the men is carrying a basket on his head and is barefoot.

Typical building "R" Building's Roof Under Construction

Ramirez Construction Corp. project 6-458-58 building's roof view. It can be seen that a large part of the roof has been covered with a roofing membrane. Two vents are visible on the roof. Among the materials used for roofing, membrane rolls can be seen. There are some houses and buildings in the background.

Secondary Dinning Hall at the Condado Hotel

Secondary dining hall at the Condado Hotel where dining tables with utensils and tablecloths are noticeable. One wall is covered by a full canvas curtain, followed by another wall formed by a folding accordion-style door. The ceiling has a section with lighting and hanging decorative elements.

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Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. It has a front wall divided by a decorative metallic bar fence. To the far right, there is a front yard and a small balcony surrounded by a decorative concrete wall. Also, on this side, there is an attached house. Over the wall there is a covered arch and the door is wooden and single. To the far left, there is a door crossed by bars. The house has a parapet edge and satellite antennae.

Dining Room of Grand San Germán House

Interior of a residence in the town of San Germán, on Luna Street. Room view towards the dining area of the residence. The interior is made of wood with wooden cornices. On the walls to both sides, there are double door frames, made of wood, with glass-lattice style. There are also frames on the walls, wooden pieces of furniture and chairs. In the front part of the room, there are concrete balustrades surrounded by potted plants and decorative figures. To the far right, there is a spiral staircase made of wood. In the middle of the room, there is a large dining table, made of wood, with matching wooden Rattan chairs. There is a wood coffered ceiling with a Gothic edge, right above the table. At the rear, there are open, double doors and a washbasin next to the doors.

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View of a side yard in a one-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a side door made of wood. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a low, wooden wall over which there are plants in decorative pots. The balcony has a metallic awning covering it. The yard is covered with concrete, and there is a low, wooden wall that separates another house with similar characteristics.

Ballajá Barracks, Guard Mount

Courtyard of Ballajá Barracks, a Spanish colonial building, during a guard mount. On one side, there is a group of armed soldiers, and on the other side, a military band, both in formation. In front of the first group, two officers are visible, behind the soldiers, one of the walls composed of arcades on each of its three levels can be seen. On the first level, a corridor behind the arcade is visible; on levels two and three, there are rooms with balconies. At one end of the courtyard, a water tower and another metal tower are visible.

San Juan Road

View of a highway. What appears to be an establishment selling construction materials can be seen. In the area, there is a large shed with zinc walls and roof, mounds of sand and stone for construction, and cargo vehicles. Some houses are visible on the side of the highway. There are automobiles passing by. In the background, some mountains can be seen.

Bayamón District Hospital, Wall with Plumbing Installation

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building’s interior, specifically of a room with tile-covered walls showing a plumbing installation on the wall. The artifact has, among other things, a water faucet and a lever.

A Home in Guavate

View of a house built in the Guavate area. The house is made of wood and yagua. It is built on stilts and the roof is flat zinc. It has several simple wooden doors.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 57. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted green and white. There is a balcony with wooden balustrades and a skirt roof supported by piers and wooden beams. It has wooden lattice double doors and a wall lamp. There are two small tables with square table tops, a table with a circular table top, and several potted plants on the balcony. There is also a wooden table with a bird cage on top. Next to this building is another building that is painted yellow and white. It has parapets, white moldings, and several potted plants. There are trees in the surrounding areas.

Sagrado Corazón School

Sagrado Corazón School in Santurce. The Catholic school consist of a two-story building. The center of the façade features a portico with Doric columns, above which there is an uncovered balcony with a balustrade. Three doors with arches over pilasters provide access to the balcony. At the top of the school there is a pediment. The building has two lateral wings with windows; a cornice separates the first and second floors. The part that connects the central façade and the two wings has arched windows with fanlights. There is a balustrade on the roof. The building is surrounded by a rustic fence made of barbed wire and wooden posts. The entrance to the building is a dirt path. At the top of the image, a drawing of the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be seen as if it were floating above the building.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Reinforcement of Slab

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The reinforcements for the second level floor slabs can be seen. In this process, pipes, rods, and wood are visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side View with Stairs

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the side view, the two levels of the building can be seen, featuring louvered windows, a balcony with a railing, openings, eaves, a flat roof, and a covered corridor with pillars. Additionally, there are two staircases, both providing access to the corridors. Surrounding the structure, there are scaffolding, sacks, metal fences, and debris. A metal fence that encloses the area and a sidewalk are prominent. In the background, there is another building with a gabled roof, windows, a door, and a balcony with a railing. Further back, mountains can be seen.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Kitchen

Kitchen interior of the Hospital and Health Center located in the municipality of Guayama. A space is visible with tiles on the floor and walls, Miami or louvered windows, and exposed pipes. The kitchen hood affixed to the ceiling and the steam kettles stand out. There is a door opening and a pier in the center of the kitchen.

Interior of a Cement Vernacular House

Interior view of a house. The living room is decorated with chairs made of wood and Rattan, as well as wooden tables covered with fabric tablecloths, over which there are decorative figures. Also, there are floor lamps and hanging lamps. The floor is covered with native slabs. The rear wall is decorated with frames and in front of it, there is a television on a table. The windows are covered with fabric curtains. There are also plants in ornamental pots and several persons standing. In the foreground, there is a hanging lamp and decorative moldings on the wall.

Capitol

Perspective view of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassic-style. The façade is characterized by a portico with eight Corinthian columns that support an entablature. On both sides of the porch there are windows with moldings and some with awnings. Also notable are the cornices, the cresting of the edges as well as a dome crowned with a lantern. In front of the building there is a pole with the American flag.

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View from the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house the floor is partially covered with debris and the ceiling is decorated with coffered that is deteriorated. It also has several semicircular openings through which you can distinguish the balcony surrounded by a balustrade. The balustrade is modulated by square columns that in turn support the ceiling of the balcony with exposed wooden beams and a decorative border. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Aerial View of the Front of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

At the garden area you can see the trail that connects with the stairs and the roof with roofing tiles with the house.

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View of an open space next to the Former La Princesa Prison building seen from the Paseo de la Princesa pathway. In the foreground are green gates and columns on both sides with a streetlight. Behind the gates are garbage containers, a white tarp, cardboard, and a ladder. In the surrounding areas, outside the prison premises, are trees, plants, the southern city wall enclosure, and part of a gazebo from a bar with an open terrace called "It's Rum Time." Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Jayuya City Hall, Opened Windows

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. The building is visible, consisting of two levels with casement windows, several of them open, a tower, and eaves. Exposed pipes can be seen. In the background, there is a gas station, a car, and people.

House Made of Wood with Balustrade and Concrete Piers

View of the main facade of a wooden house with a concrete balustrade. The house has a metal gate and the balcony has piers, a double door made of wood and a door or window gap covered with a board. The balcony roof is made with zinc. The rest of the roof has a gable roof. To the left of the house you can see part of a several level building with persiennes.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Ciales. The house is wooden and one-story. The living room, where there is a person, is decorated with a wooden china cabinet and a wooden center table, over which there are newspapers and Rattan chairs. Also, potted plants and a painting hanging on the wall can be seen. There are several, double, wooden doors with lattice-style and ornamental details. Above these, there are ornamental, wooden fanlights.

Poured Silo going up

A group of persons working on a cylindrical-shaped silo. The area is surrounded by sticks and barbed wire and in its surroundings, there is machinery for working soil and a pile of stones.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood with a wooden roof. It is decorated with a wooden piece of furniture and a small table made of glass and metal, over which there are decorative figures. The wall to the right side has fanlights on the upper edge and a space covered by a fabric curtain. On the wall to the far left, there is an aluminum, lattice-style window surrounded by wooden moldings. Lastly, the floor is covered with terrazzo.

Design of a Criollo House

Row, concrete house in the town of Ciales, on Ignacio Fernández Street #79. The house is built over a wall and has a balcony with side stairs that are surrounded by a baluster sustained by fine columns. The residence has lattice-style windows and double wooden doors in lattice-glass style. Over the doors, there are ornamental mullions and wooden moldings. The roof above the porch is flat and made of wood and zinc. Over the house, there are two attics with gabled roofs made of zinc and lattice-style mullions.

Mr. Moreno's House

Façade of a wooden house with a zinc hipped roof. In the front, it has a metal bar gate, a fence made of metal mesh, a garden and a sidewalk that leads to the main entrance stairs. It also has a balcony that goes around the house, and some wooden railings. On the façade a double-leaf door and a window are notable. A type of gabled attic with horizontal sash windows stands out on the roof. At the base of the house, a grating stands out.

Wooden Houses in Aguadilla

Wooden houses in Aguadilla. Various small wooden houses built very close together, most of them look in bad shape. There are various people in front of one of the houses.

Pink House at Matón

Concrete house with ears of corn hanging from the edge of the roof. The house also has eaves, a porch, a double door and windows that open outwards. In the background, a type of latrine is visible and, in the surroundings, several bushes.

Man in Doorway of Rural Home

A man glances through one of the doors of a convenience store in a rural neighborhood. The store has a stilt foundation, a barbed wire fence, a zinc gabled roof, a window on the side and three wooden doors through which part of the interior is visible. The walls are lined with pieces of wood and metal sheets. In the background a path is visible that leads to a wooden house with several people in front.

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Mechanical Workers Cooperative

Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey. One-story building, it has a gable roof with a slight slope and exposed steel beams. On one side there is a wall with windows and on the other an open garage. A concrete mixer, and some debris can be seen. Behind it there are several wooden houses.

People Walking by San José Street

People walking by San José Street in Old San Juan. It is visible that the street was paved with cobblestones. On one side, the edge of De Armas Square can be seen, and on the other, a portion of the façade of the Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendent's palace). It is an Elizabethan Neoclassical style characterized by the quoins in the first floor.

Comerío Health Center, Nurses in the Hallway

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A hallway with nurses and desks can be seen. Most of the desks have rolling chairs. Additionally, all the desks have drawers, lamps, and shelves with towels. On one shelf, there is a tray with cereal, plates, and teapots. At the end of the hallway, a double glass door is visible. The floor is tiled. The ceiling features lamps and a clock. Several doorways are also prominent.

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Low-angle shot of the former American Colonial Bank building. The first floor has the main entrance that can be seen on the left side of the building, as well as pilasters, a circular ornament on the wall above every pilaster, a series of arches with grilles, and an additional entrance on the right side of the building. The second floor has seven double leaf doors each with a parapet, pilasters and a pediment at the top. The third floor also has seven double leaf doors with parapets. Four of the doors have plants in front of them. There is an additional door on each of the sides of the second and third floor. There are trees, street lights, an automobile, people walking, a sign that reads "Desvío", and a building in the background that can be seen in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Streets and Sidewalks

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision Project in Manatí, view of two perpendicular streets and its sidewalks. One of the streets divides a level lot. There are electric power post, street lights, a construction vehicle, and a fence. Behind the fence, there are two parked automobiles. There is a person walking on one of the sidewalks. Houses, a building, and mountains can be seen in the background.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Workers

Construction of the residences for doctors and directors in Arecibo. Workers are seen digging in the ground, alongside a sign frame, two pillars, and a wooden barrier surrounding a hole. In the background, there is a wooden and zinc building with a sign. Around the area, there are piles of earth, construction materials, a road, and trees.

Art Deco Design

Interior view of an Art Deco house in the town of Moca. The room is decorated with rattan chairs, where there are several people sitting. There are matching, wooden tables and a marble bust. The floor is covered with native tiles and a rug, which covers it partially. The walls and ceiling are made of wood and have moldings in the upper edges, while there are socles on the lower edges. The double windows are made of glass and aluminum with a transom over them. The relieving arches dividing the rooms are surrounded by wooden moldings and have wooden transoms above them.

Cream-colored House with Pink Details in Guayama

Façade of a cream-colored house with pink details in Guayama. On a wall of the façade, a window can be seen. On the porch area, the door and another window are visible. The porch has railings, grilles, and steps. On the left side façade, three windows are partially visible. The house has a zinc roof.

El Fanguito

A complex of houses that constitutes the slum El Fanguito. They are hanging on stilts over a water body. They are made-up of wood and zinc roof. At one of the houses it stand out a window from which it extend to the exterior a type of dishwasher with several kitchen tools. On its wall also it is prominent the name, written with paint, as: "Esther". On the water between the houses there is trash and accumulated debris.

Ponce Fire House

Frontal view of Parque de Bombas in the town of Ponce. The old fire station of Ponce dates from 1882 and it has Gothic style, built in two levels of wood. It is painted with red and black polychrome lines. It has ornamental borders and perfectly finished windows with sunrise transoms. On the superior border there is an inscription that says: "Parque de Bombas". To the far left you can see a space surrounded by wooden railings. Additionally, on the first floor there is an open garage with several antique fire trucks. In front you can see two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. Lastly, on the street in front of it you can observe people standing and moving vehicles.

Corridor Inside a Building

The corridor inside of a building can be seen. There are three walls with ornamental blocks. In the background, in the center of the image, there is what appears to be a wheelbarrow. On the wall on the right side of the building there is a door and Miami style windows.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Concrete Mixing Materials and Equipment

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the construction site showing construction stone and sand, concrete mixers, an official truck, and other materials and equipment related to the preparation of concrete mixes can be seen. The material and equipment are located in front of two buildings in different stages of construction. One building already has columns, walls, and roof. The other has columns and the falsework needed to pour concrete for the roof.

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Close-up view of a concrete house windows. On the first level, the window is close to the ground; which is double, wooden, and lattice-glass style. On the second level, there is a double, wooden lattice-style door with a glass transom over it. In front of the door, there is a wall with a railing over it.

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Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523 and is painted orange, white, and brown. The upper part of the building has a parapet, cornices, a balcony with a skirt roof, and balustrades supported by piers and wooden beams. It also has wooden lattice double doors framed by white moldings that have a orange-colored rectangular ornament in the center. The lower half of the building has a wooden double door that has a curved white molding with an oval shaped figure at the top. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. Next to this building is another building which is painted yellow and white. A balcony with wooden balustrades supported by piers and a skirt roof can be partially observed. There are also hanging christmas lights. The lower half of the façade has a wall with rectangular figures and a white molding. In front of each building there is a sidewalk, a sign that reads "No estacione" and a cobblestone road.

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Front façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The one-story, concrete house has a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with balustrade, divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. The residence has front stairs with decorative pots to each side. Also, there is a roofless balcony in the front surrounded by concrete balustrade. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the wooden door is single. Above the windows and door, there are truncated suns. To the far right, the house has a semicircular shape. The façade of the house has arches sustained by pilasters. Behind, a building greater in size can be seen; also, to both sides, there are houses with different characteristics.

Yauco, Puerto Rico

A car on the road near the "Int 127" intersection in Yauco with a view towards a group of colorful houses and buildings on a hill. Among the buildings, the pediment with a cross and the tower of a church stand out, while at the other end a water tower is notable.

Grand Spiritual Lodge Number 1 - 06000507

Oblique view of the Grand Spiritual Lodge Number 1 facade, also known as the Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico or House of Souls, located in Santurce, a sector in the Municipality of San Juan. The three-story concrete building was designed by Luis F. Delgado and Juan Rivera París and built in 1928 using volunteer labor from followers of the spiritualist philosophical thought in Puerto Rico. The building's first cornerstone was laid on November 29, 1926. The main facade utilizes abstract elements of Classical origin. Each level is differentiated from the next by a transition of openings—from an open balcony on the first level to only three windows on the second and third levels—and square-section columns on the first floor that transform into pilasters on the second level and into the facade wall on the third. A simple pediment crowns the facade with a relief forming the name and date of construction that reads: "Logia Espiritual Número 1, Casa de las Almas, 1928." A pole with a flag can also be seen. Below the pediment are rows of horizontal metal louver windows, with textured concrete relief panels just below each one. The second-level windows are crowned with three concrete moldings repeated on the first level. Originally, the windows were wooden, casement, and glass, but were later replaced by the current ones. Vertical metal grilles and columns protect the three large, flat arches on the first level with simple moldings. The central arch is the only access door to the building. The side facade displays similarly styled windows on all three levels with small, stepped eaves. The urban setting includes a narrow street with several cars in front of the building and electrical wires hanging from poles. The building is on the same land where Mr. Balbino Vázquez and his wife, María Cruz Carpintero, founded the Spiritualist Center in 1910. Both were mediums and used their residence to hold meetings. In 1922, they added a wooden meeting room with a capacity for 300 people and named it the House of Souls. Spiritism, a philosophical movement that spread throughout Europe, the United States, and Latin America in the 19th Century, originates in the thought of Allan Kardec, and its fundamental principles combine philosophy and science. It had particular appeal among middle-class professionals, who considered it progressive. The first Spiritualist centers in Puerto Rico emerged in the 1870s. Mr. Vázquez, a carpenter responsible for the Center's construction, died in 1937. His will and public document specified that the building and land would be administered by the Board of Directors of the Grand Lodge and that the building would not be used for any purpose other than its original purpose. Should the Grand Lodge cease operations, the building would pass to the Puerto Rican government, which could only use it for charitable or educational purposes. Fortunately, none of these stipulations have ever been necessary, as the Grand Lodge, a non-profit organization, has continued to function as a community study center and promoter of the philosophical positions of the Spiritist Doctrine from its founding to the present. The building has been preserved with structural integrity, serving as a lasting symbol of Puerto Rico's social and cultural history in the 20th Century.

San Juan Transportation Office, Garage Completed

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. View of the completed garage. The pitched roof, window openings with bars at the rear, beams, pillars, and ceiling fixtures can be seen. There are several automobiles parked inside.

Vernacular House

Entrance view of a house in a rural zone of the island. In the foreground, there is a vehicle next to an unpaved path. To the far right, there is a metal bar fence. Next to the fence, there is a wooden shack with a flat, zinc roof. On the other side of the path, the fence is wooden with barbwire. In the background, a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof can be seen. Also, the house has lattice-style windows and is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Valves in a Water Treatment Plant

Valve system in a water treatment plant with visible walls, platforms with railings, pipes, and lampposts. In the background, there is a cubic-shaped building with openings, followed by settling tanks and a couple of workers.

Fort San Cristóbal and Buildings in Old San Juan

Embrasures, walls, bartizans, and other buildings are seen in Fort San Cristóbal. The old casino of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater, the building where José Julián Acosta School is later on located, the old train station in Old San Juan, La Puntilla, and other buildings are shown. Norzagaray Street is partially visible as well and in the distance the San Juan Bay.

Chapel La Fortaleza

Mosaics with representations of angels and Christian iconography in the chapel of La Fortaleza.

San Juan Harbor

View of the San Juan harbor and its surroundings. The pier, various docked watercraft, Dabán Avenue, and various buildings, including the Banco Territorial y Agrícola de Puerto Rico (bank) and the Finlay building are visible. Various stacked wooden boxed can be seen in the pier as well as people disembarking.

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View of a house built on stilts in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. On the first level, there is an open space where there is a person sitting. There are also chairs, plants in pots, refrigerators, and a wooden door. On the second level, the house has a balcony where there are two persons standing. The balcony, that surrounds the house, has a concrete balustrade. The windows are lattice-style in glass and aluminum. The residence has a single door and a sliding door made of glass. The house is surrounded by trees and palm trees.

El Morro Fort, San Juan

American flag sticking out from the rampart of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. On the rampart border it is also notable a railing.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Uneven Ground

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Several workers can be seen engaged in various tasks with pickaxes and wheelbarrows. Among them, there is a building with falsework and casement windows. Additionally, a slope in the terrain stands out, along with a wooden table for handling materials

Little Green House

Façade of a small house in a green tone, in an L-shape and with tongue and groove wooden walls. Part of its roof is gabled and on its façade, the windows with fanlights and mullions stand out. In the front, there is a garden and a sidewalk leading to the front steps and the front door.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00025

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The main facade can be partially observed. An eave is covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels on the upper part of the facade. In the lower part of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered by tiles with floral designs. The building entrance has wooden double-leaf doors and an inscription at the top that reads "Ateneo Puertorriqueño." On the right side of the image, there are high relief friezes with representations of masculine figures and an inscription that reads: "Animi cultus humanitatis cibus". The piece is known as the "Friso de la cultura" and was sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Casts Assembling for the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Renovation

View of the bridge over the San Antonio channel under renovation process. At the lateral area you can see the casts for arches under an assembling process. On the scaffoldings you can see men working. To the other side of the railway bridges is the bridge with balustrade. On this one there are cars crossing. At the background there are several houses and coconut palm trees.

House, La Parguera, Mailbox 375

View of a one-story house in the town of Lajas. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a chain link fence and a pedestrian gate. It has an open balcony where there are several persons. The balcony has concrete steps on one side. The door is single and wooden, and the windows are lattice-style.

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Side-view of a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has double windows made of wood and glass, over which there are glass fanlights and wooden moldings. The residence has a small balcony where there are two persons standing. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall with an ornamental metallic bar fence. The floor is covered with native tiles.

Pueblerino House, Route 14 #19

Front view of a one-story house with a hipped roof in the town of Aibonito. The house is surrounded by an ornamental fence. It has a garden in the front that leads to the balcony entrance stairs. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there are planters with plants. The balcony is sustained by columns. The door is wooden with lattice-style windows. There are several persons in the balcony and in front of the house.

Modern Building with Cross on Top

Building with a cross on the roof. It is located at the top of a hill, it is shaped like a horseshoe with eaves towards the interior patio. The eaves have thin tubular pillars, two doors with crossbars can be seen. The interior patio is delimited by a curved wall where three people can be seen.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The room is decorated with tables, over which there are decorative figures and a scale model of a sailboat. The walls are decorated with paintings and on the rear wall there is a mirror. In addition, at the rear wall, there is a piano, over which there is a table lamp and a vase. Next to the piano, there is a wooden chair. The room also has a ceiling fan and a fabric curtain on the wall to the right.

Ponce from Castle

View of the town of Ponce from the garden of the Serrallés Castle. You can see houses and buildings with different characteristics and the domes of the Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe Cathedral. There are vehicles passing through the streets and in the distance you can see the sea. Since 1991, the Serrallés Castle is a museum that tells the history and impact of sugar cane and the rum industry in Puerto Rico.

Remnants of the Façade of a House in Guayama

View of the remnants of a house façade in Guayama. On the main wall, there is a window, and on the right wall, two windows are partially visible. The wooden beams can be seen on the roof. Also visible are the entrance door and a window on the left wall due to the partial destruction of the main wall. In addition, next to the wall, a large bed, two headboards, and a dresser can be seen.

El Fanguito Slum of San Juan

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña, in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño, there is a community of townhouses. The houses are made of wood and zinc built on stilts. They have zinc roofs and wooden windows and doors.

Pueblerino House with Early Gothic Trim

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is in wood with a flat, zinc roof. In the front, the house has a porch surrounded by a wooden balustrade sustained by thin, wooden columns. It also has an ornamental Gothic-style border. The double windows are lattice-style and glass, and the door is double glazed. Above the windows and the door, there are glass transoms. To the far right there is a residence with a flat zinc roof and lattice-style windows. To the far left, a dwelling separated by a chain link fence and zinc can be seen.

Wooden House with Palm Leaves Roof

Wooden House with palm leaves roof. It is built on stilts, has a gable roof, wood plank walls, and wooden doors and windows. Behind it, there are trees and palm trees.

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The old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) is located in the Ballajá neighborhood in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The main facade has a rectilinear pediment, with four pairs of Ionic columns at the top, white-colored semicircular arches, doors, wooden lattice, double-leaf windows painted green, and cornices. The lower half of the facade has four pairs of doric columns, semicircular arches, wooden lattice double-leaf doors with mullions, and wooden double-leaf windows painted green with moldings. It also has an entablature with triglyphs and an inscription in the metope. The building entrance has a stepped wall with railings and is closed off with grilles and a metallic gate supported by square piers. Sidewalks, street lights, a person, shrubs, and palm trees can be seen in the image. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00044

Side view of the Madres Carmelitas chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and cream. It has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings in the upper half of the building. It also has cornices and a semicircular arch with ornamented grilles. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. A window opening with white moldings and a wall lamp supported by brackets can also be observed. There is another cream, white, and gray-colored facade on the right side of the image. It has a parapet, cornices, semicircular moldings, and wooden double-leaf doors. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. The La Puntilla condominium, painted cream and orange, can be seen in the distance. It has balconies with eaves, parapets, and double-leaf doors.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Lamp

Interior of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. In the foreground, a lamp hanging from the ceiling for medical procedures is visible and another circular lamp behind it. The walls are covered with square tiles. On one of the walls, there are two small frames with exposed cables.

Cesari 1893 Mansion

View of the façades of the Cesari Mansion in Yauco. On the first floor, the ornamental rectangular frames used for the door and window openings stand out. On the second story, there is a balcony and various balconets with railings. The ornamental frames form arches.

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Front facade of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The house is surrounded by an ornamental metallic gate supported by concrete pillars and a front garden. On the first floor, the house has a large porch supported by columns. It has double wooden doors under semicircular arches, surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on the upper part. On the second floor, the house has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic grille supported by columns. As in the first floor, double wooden doors under semicircular arches, surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on the upper part can be seen. The walls are decorated with cornices and ornamental friezes. Also, in the upper parts of each side of the house, there are pediments are surrounded by cornices. Lastly, persons walking on the sidewalk and vehicles parked on the street are visible in the surrounding area. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the municipal government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Stables of Hacienda Buena Vista

View along the stable of Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. One of the stable areas is opened and it has accumulation of wood. The other areas are fenced and have containers for the animals nourishment. At one of the fenced areas you can see a donkey. The stable roof has zinc plates and also it has a gable roof. At the background you can see a wooden house, part of a window, its opened shutters and its gable roof.

Destroyed house after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara

Front view of a house after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara in Puerto Rico. The house is wooden with a gabled zinc roof. The roof is partially covered. The wooden walls are no longer there, you can only see the wooden beams. In the upper front part, the house has a crossbar. The area is surrounded by debris and fallen trees.

Industrial Building Under Construction Project Land in Humacao

A land is shown where a construction project will be worked on. The project seems to be in its initial stage, therefore, construction materials, such as concrete cylinders have begun to be placed. In the distance there are wooden posts supporting power lines.

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Sugar Mill

Sugar mill. A wooden building with metal roofs and different levels. Chimneys and a metal tower with a wooden box on top can be seen. One of the side wings of the buildings has two stories with double doors and casement windows.

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Close-up view of the details of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood, it has an aluminum door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. Over them, there is a fanlight made of wood and glass.

Half Block away from Front of Capitol

View of the dome of the Capitol of Puerto Rico from half a block away. In the foreground, there is a fence followed by buildings of approximately two stories. One of the buildings has a roof made of corrugated zinc, tongue and groove wooden walls, a balcony and windows. Next door is another concrete building with a flat roof, and some windows are visible on the side.

Gibson Caribe

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo, partial view of the main facade and one of the sides. Stairs and a portico with two thin pillars and an eave can be seen. The walls are already plastered, and have windows installed, through the windows scaffolding is visible inside the building. Outside there are some construction materials and debris. The fence of a adjacent lot where part of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company sign is visible, from the sign it reads: "Willians Co".

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Room with Autoclave

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of a room with an autoclave built into the wall. In addition, it has metal cabinets, a double sink, and countertops. The lower cabinets are installed on platforms. The walls are half covered with tiles. Suspended pipes and holes for electrical installations are visible in the ceiling.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, a keystone, and a small window can be observed in the image. There is also a plaza with two benches, a trash can, a street light, and a green-colored metal fence. The United States Customs House, which is also known as the Aduana de San Juan, can be observed on the right side of the image. Its architectural style is representative of the Spanish Colonial Revival style and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink, white, and terracotta. It has a tiled roof, rectangular windows, arcades supported by white columns with capitals, and three flagpoles with flags on them. The United States Customs House was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. There are shrubs in the surrounding areas and the San Juan Bay can be observed in the distance.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Post and Shed

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The façade of the hospital, which is a one-story building with a flat roof, louvered windows, and mullions, can be seen. In front of the building, there is a low wall and a post. In the background, a wooden shed with a gable roof stands out. Mountains are also visible.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00001

Front view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade has a portico with entrance under a semicircular arch framed with flat moldings and flanked by columns that in turn, support an entablature. In addition, there are two balconies supported with fluted square columns that flanked the entrance and in turn support a continuous cornice and the second floor open balcony. It also has a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. Additionally, the facade has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures matched with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature matched with dentils, ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which rests a balustrade modulated with square pillars with spherical finishes. the frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently,in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Cemetery Structure

Columbarium with a funerary monument. A column with a plinth as a base, the cornices and some attached vases are notable. In the background, there is a wall and then the mountains.

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Side-view of a Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. It is two-story and it is surrounded by a concrete fence, sustained by small columns. On the first level, there are double, wooden, lattice-style windows with glass and ornamental moldings. Same as the door, it has pilasters to each side. On the second floor, there are several double, wooden windows with lattice-style and glass. On that side, a pediment with a small balconet with balustrade and wooden truncated suns can be seen. To the far left, next to the house, a one-story garage, made of concrete, with double doors is visible.

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Side-view of a wooden house with a flat, zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. At the rear, an extension of the wooden construction with a zinc, gabled roof can be seen. It has a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing, over which there is a metallic awning. The door is made of wood with aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 9 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. There is façade with a double door, an ornamented transom, and framed by a flat molding that has a sign with the number 9 above it. There are three brick steps in front of the door. There is a window opening that is covered by metal grilles which can be partially observed on the right side of the image. There is also a person standing inside in front of the window and the below the window is a sign that reads "Limbers". In front of the building is a sidewalk, several planters with plants, and a shrub with purple-colored flowers.

Concrete House in Guayama

View of a house in Guayama. On the lateral façade, three windows with grilles and a door are visible, while the windows and grilles of the porch and carport are visible on the main façade. The house has a concrete fence with ornamental blocks.

University of Puerto Rico Lounge

View of the interior room at the Student Center in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. Noteworthy are the wooden panels interspersed with a fence of vertical bands followed by a parapet. Also notable are the tiles that cover the floor and several persons sitting in chairs. Outside, there are some plants and bushes as part of a garden.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00002

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan. It was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. The moment was captured at night and displays a plaza with railings, three benches, people, trees, and a boundary wall made of stonework. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later converted into a park. The Paseo de la Princesa can be seen on the left side. A tower with a dome is located in the upper part of the old La Princesa prison. The building has parapets, cornices, lattice windows, and white moldings. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored the building in 1992 to serve as the headquarters for the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. There is also a sidewalk with street lights and several palm trees. The posterior part of the Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as Capilla del Cristo, is on the right side. It was built in 1753 by the architect and military engineer Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has characteristics of the Mudéjar architectural style. It was built in brick and masonry. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, which later became the Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be seen. The building has several floors, parapets, cornices, and window openings are visible. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen from a distance.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The room is decorated with chairs and an armchair made of leather and wood, where there is a person laying down. The walls are decorated with paintings and religious figures. The rear wall has a double, wooden window with wooden, lattice-style windows. Right above the window, an ornamented truncated sun made of wood can be seen.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival House

Front view of a residence in the town of San Juan. The house has a small concrete wall that surrounds it, with a garden. On the wall, there is a small baluster with a metallic bar fence. The wall is separated by a metallic gate that leads to the garage. The area is covered with decorative tiles on the ramp and stairs. The garage has an ornamental metallic bar gate; sustained on each side by Solomonic columns. This area has a flat roof and jerkinhead roofing tiles. To the far right, the front of the house has a fabric awning.

San Juan Transportation Office, Construction Vehicles

San Juan Transportation Office. View of the roofed area built for the gas pumps. Two construction vehicles, building materials, and three workers are visible.

Destroyed Yellow House in Guayama

Ruins of a yellow house in Guayama. Some of the panels, beams, and columns of the house remain. Inside, a portion of a window is visible. On the right, the wall of a house is visible, and to the back, on the left, more structures can be seen.

San German - Oldest Church in Western Hemisphere

Porta Coeli Church (Catholic faith) in San Germán. You can see its staircase and the semicircular arch entrance with pilasters. Above the entrance there is a rectangular window and above it, a belfry with a bell. On one side of the church, you can see the Vivoni house and two more houses. In front of the church there is a square and three cars parked on the street. An elderly man is seen behind one of the cars and two people sitting on the steps. This church was originally the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has housed the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Man in Front of a Building with a Crop of Plantains

Man in front of a building with a crop of plantains. The building is built of wood, it has a zinc roof, double doors, and a sign that reads: "Office". Several wooden boxes can be seen on the right side of the image and there are trees on the left side of the image.

Soldiers in a Street in San Juan

Two soldiers walking by a busy street in Old San Juan. A horse-drawn cart and people walking by are visible. The typical rowhouses and buildings of the area are visible.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Column Construction

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A row of columns that have been raised right in front of an existing building with zinc walls and roof can be seen. There are several workers at work and a man, in the foreground, watching. Other wood and zinc buildings can also be seen. In front of one of the buildings there are old tires piled up.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., Scaffolding Phase

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., knitted gloves factory, in the scaffolding stage. Falsework can be seen at both ends of the construction and internal columns already built in the center. There are also some ceiling beams already placed. In the vicinity there is a concrete mixer, beams stacked on the ground, building stone, and other materials. At one end, there is a kilometer marker indicating, "K14 H". In the background, there is a mountainous area and several houses and buildings including the Holy Family Catholic church. There are workers at work.

San Germán

Street in the urban center of San Germán. It is a sloping street with houses on both sides. There are wooden and cement houses. Along the street, power lines with streetlights and automobiles parked on one side of the street can be seen. In the background, houses on the side of a mountain are visible.

Caribe Hilton, San Juan

View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the Condado Lagoon where there are several people and the San Jerónimo Fortress, from the Spanish Colonial period built of masonry and stone. On the other hand, the Hotel is distinguished by having balconies with sunshades and on the roof a tower with an inscription that says: “Caribe Hilton”. To the far left, you can see more buildings with different characteristics.

San Juan Port

San Juan Port. One of the piers with a structure that is below the floor level of which only the roof is visible, can be seen. There are various watercraft of different sizes.

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View of the interior of the belfry tower of the first methodist church of Ponce located in the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce.The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. In the interior of the tower you can see the walls made of exposed concrete and the interior of the dome with onion shape. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Main façade of a house built on stilts in the town of Luquillo. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first floor, the house has a clothesline. To the far right, the house has concrete, railing-less stairs. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with hanging flower pots, and in the upper part, there is a metallic awning. The door is a screen door, the windows are lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings. To both sides, houses with similar characteristics are visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Elevation C

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The elevation C of the building can be seen with falsework and wooden scaffolding. The construction of walls with blocks on both levels of the hospital is also visible. Workers are engaged in various tasks. Construction materials, a shed, wheelbarrows, barrels, and piles of wood can be seen also.

Man in front of Mountain House with Animals

A man in front of a house on a hill, with animals in the surroundings. The house is made of tongue-and-groove wood, founded on piles and has a zinc roof. The doors and windows are double-leaf that open outwards. In the background, the mountains stand out.

Funeral Procession on Foot

Funeral procession on foot. There are various men carrying a coffin and others accompanying him. Two children who are part of the procession can be seen also. Behind them, there is a carriage. They are walking down an unpaved street. On one of the sides of the street, a masonry house and a wooden house can be seen.

Lafayette Sugar Mill in Arroyo

Lafayette Sugar Mill in the town of Arroyo. There is a sugar mill building in full operation with freight cars full of sugar cane collected and gathered into piles. The sugar mill building is made of steel, with zinc gable roofs, large windows, a tank elevated off the ground and a mill that towers over. Some metal bars divided on the ground making way and that are part of the railroad transit system are noticeable. There are men working all around, fences dividing areas within the site, and trees.

House and Child Approaching Ciales

View of a boy in a garden in a house in Ciales. The house has a gable roof and stairs that lead to a balcony with wooden railings. The doors and windows are double-leaf that open outwards. On the side, there is a door with a metal grille and the wall has wooden shingles as a covering. Next, you can see two other houses made of wood, zinc and pillars. In front of the houses, you can see a mailbox, a fence made of wooden blocks and the street follows.

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A balcony in Old San Juan can be observed. The balcony has a skirt roof and bottom beams. It is composed of studs, railings, iron balusters. There are two lamps and one of them is supported by a stud. Four semicircular arches, electrical wiring, and a tree can be observed in the image.

Aerial View of Water-front Homes

Aerial view of a residential area adjacent to a body of water. There are, for the most part, wooden houses on stilts, with zinc roofs. Although, a cement house under construction is distinguished. Behind the wooden houses, you can see several blocks of the city.

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Unknown Spanish Soldier Monument

Unknown Spanish soldier monument in Yauco. It was built to honor a soldier who died in combat in Yauco during the Spanish-American War and who could not be identified. It consists of a cross on a pedestal which, in turn, is on a platform, and is enclosed by a metal fence with ornamental tops and a staircase. On the pedestal, there is a flower offering.

People Working on the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of part of the bridge San Antonio detailing workers on their job. At the upper part the workers are using a railway car to give maintenance to the bridge. Meanwhile, at the bottom part, you can see a worker on a scaffolding giving maintenance to the walls. Additionally to the scaffolding where there is the worker, you can see others on both sides of the bridge. On the water you can see part of a yawl. At the background of the image you can see the power lines and the bridge with balustrade. On that bridge you can see the small towers with street lights. The background has some coconut palm trees and structures. One of the structures with gable roof.

Vernacular Criollo

Front view from a distance of a wooden, one-story house with a zinc, hipped roof. The house has a front balcony where there are several people standing and it is surrounded by a railing made of concrete ornamental blocks. It has jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden, double, jalousie door with glass panes is also surrounded by wooden moldings. On the street in front of the house there are parked vehicles.

Houses at La Parguera

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. The coast of the Caribbean Sea is visible surrounded by the houses built on the water. Also visible is the Magueyes Island and various cays. In addition, there is an area of houses built on land and in the background, a mountain is visible.

Shack

Wooden house on the side of a road, seen from the rear part. It has a gabled zinc roof and a side annex with a single-slope roof. You can see a door with a deadbolt lock, the door is open, but the passage is closed by a small gate with horizontal bars. There is a barbed wire fence and on the fence there is laundry hanging. You can see a path parallel to the road that reaches the house. Trees can be seen along the road. In the background, you can see an agricultural building, a farmland, other houses and mountains.

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Interior view of a house located in San Juan. The living room has a small marble table with porcelain figures on it. Also, there is a small armchair and to the far right, there is another one with a small table beside it. On the table, there are photographs and a lamp. In the center of the room, there is a hanging lamp. The wall to the far left, is covered by a mirror. Both walls, the one on the right as well as the rear one, have fabric curtains over the lattice-style windows. The floor is covered by a rug, and next to the window, on the rear wall, there is a wooden door with ornamental, embossed designs.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. Lateral view of the building, the part where the new building was attached to the original building can be seen. The original building has walls with exposed blocks and the new construction has plaster. There is a barbed wire fence, next to the fence stacked concrete blocks are visible.

Industrial Building in Fajardo, Back Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo, back/lateral view. The formwork on the top side of the walls and the scaffolding inside the building can be seen. To one side a concrete mixer and a scaffold mechanism, a pulley and a bucket, to lift the concrete mix to the roof are visible. Around the building there is construction sand and stone, reinforcing bars and wood.

House with Pink Zinc Sheet Covering in Guayama

View of the right side of a wooden house with pink flat zinc sheets. Along the façade, eight spaces with jalousie windows can be seen. Some portions of the house is missing the covering and some of the flat zinc sheets are bent. The fence and the gate with ornamental grilles can be seen also. The roof of the house also has zinc sheets and is gabled on the front portion.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Roof and Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Several workers are seen preparing the roof for concrete pouring. The roof has exposed reinforcing bars and electrical conductors. Falsework and formwork of the building are visible at the ends. On the left side, there are more workers.

Military Clinic

Wooden structure used as a clinic in the Battle of Coamo during the United States invasion. It is a wooden house built on stilts with a flat zinc roof that has a door and a window. On one side, a tree and a two-wheel cart are visible, and on the other there is a wooden ladder leaning against the wall. There are children in front of the clinic.

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Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch and it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs, armchairs, and plants in decorative pots. Also, children's toys and tables with matching chairs are visible. The residence has a single, wooden door and several lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. To the far left, there is a closed garage with double, wooden doors.

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Cobblestones pavement in Old San Juan. The deterioration of the pavers can be observed. The focus of the image is a broken paver. Tire marks can be seen.

Poured Silo Further Along

A group of workers carrying out tasks in front of a cylindrical-shaped silo. One of the persons is operating a machine and another is leaning on a shovel. Next to the people, there is a truck on a stone floor and at the other end, there is a pile of zinc plates. On one side, some walls with pillars serving as a corral for cattle are partially notable.

Stone Wall from San Cristobal

View of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The design of the wall has embrasures and openings. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. Beyond the wall there is a community of coastal houses and buildings with different characteristics. Among these, windows, balconies and bars surrounding them stand out.

House, Las Croabas Fajardo

View of a house built on stilts in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. On the first level, there is an open space where there is a person sitting. Also, there are chairs, plants in pots, refrigerators, and a wooden door. On the second level, the house has a balcony where there are two persons standing. The balcony that surrounds the house has a balustrade. The windows are lattice-style in glass and aluminum. There is a single door and a glass, sliding door. The house is surrounded by trees and palm trees.

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View of a wooden house on stilts with a flat, zinc roof, located in the town of Luquillo. The house has an open, railing-less balcony where there is a metallic chair and a person sitting. Also, a wooden door in front of wooden steps can be seen.

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View of adjacent houses in the town of Manatí. To the far right, the one-story house is made of concrete with a zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and is separated from the next house by a zinc plate. To the far left, the house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Governor's Mansion

View of the governor's mansion known as La Fortaleza or Palacio de Santa Catalina. The building is characterized by pilasters, windows with fanlights and fixed glass, cornices, parapets and an attached tower with crenellated parapet. On the roof, some awnings and a flagpole are notable. On one side, a belfry crowned with a cross stands out. The base on which La Fortaleza sits is delimited by the wall of San Juan in which the crenellated parapet and a pair of attached sentry boxes crowned with domes and spherical ornament are also notable. Along the walk that borders the lower part of the wall, some people are notable.

Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Right Side

Right side view of the catholic church Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio. In the lower part you can see a double window made of wood and two doors. Above there are four double windows. Also, you can see part of the steeple with the cross at the front part. In the atrium you can see a trail and two benches for sitting.

Peñón Church

A wooden structure with zinc roof and a stone base built at the roadside. You can appreciate the formal attire of several women and children reunited around the building. You can observe another building at the background, while the mountains take the space from the scenery.

Grand Belvedere House

Two-story house with a zinc, hipped roof in the town of Mayagüez. The house is surrounded by vegetation and trees. On the first level, the house has double, wooden, lattice-squared glass style windows. On the second level, the house has a large balcony surrounded by a railing, over which there is a planter with plants. This baluster is sustained by columns. In the balcony, there are windows with the same characteristics as those on the first level. There are also glazed doors and an eave with a wooden edge. Over the house, there is an attic with glass windows and a jerkinghead roof.

Spanish Military Hospital

Courtyard of the Spanish military Hospital in San Juan. Patients and employees are seen posing next to three men wearing formal attire. They are in front of an arcade with capitals, and in between the arches, a door with metal grilles can be seen.

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Corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, brown, and mint green. There is a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade. The floor is brick, and there are two wooden doors and pilasters with white moldings on the wall. A streetlight can also be partially seen on the hallway floor. The top part of the facade has parapets and cornices. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Jayuya City Hall, Façade and a Lamppost

Façade of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. It is a two-story building with casement windows, eaves, a semicircular arch with an iron gate, and a tower. In front of the city hall, there is a lamppost and a street.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with a wooden mullion over it. In front of the door, there is a wooden fence and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. There are two persons in front of the house and the area is surrounded by coastal vegetation. To the far right of the house, there are double, wooden windows, a ladder, and piled debris.

View of the Main and Lateral Façades of a Wooden House

A view of a pink wooden house in Aguadilla. A staircase allows access to the porch where there are four white columns. There are also two double doors and a door sealed with a panel. It has a gable zinc roof. On the left side wall, five windows are visible and some of the wood is deteriorated. To the left, a commercial building is partially visible. To the right, there is a blue two-story house with an entrance gate and a fence with balustrade. Some of the windows of this house are visible, and its roof is decorated with tiles.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Façade Construction

Façade construction of the Bayamón District Hospital extension. In this stage, the walls of the front façade are already built, there is an opening for the main door as well as a low wall with two stairs. On the side, wooden falsework is visible. On the right, an additional hospital building can be seen with stains on the surface, three-centered arches, a window, and three levels. Behind it, a cylindrical tower and palm trees are visible. There is a worker, shovels, and wheelbarrows.

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Deteriorated pavers in Old San Juan. There is a paver with stains and a whole in the center as well as various sunken pavers around the storm drain.

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View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see an arch supported by a compound column. In addition, the ceiling is decorated with an ornamental coffered. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 20 in Old San Juan. Part of the façade of a cream and white-colored building that has elements which are representative of the Neoclassical architecture style can be observed. It has a green-colored wooden lattice double doors with a small grilled window framed by white rectangular moldings. It also has parapets, cornices, and a palm tree at the top. Adjacent to this building is the façade of another building that is painted orange and white, which can be partially observed. It has a balcony with balustrades supported by piers and wooden beams. The lower half of the building has an oculi and a parapet with a lattice door framed by a white molding.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Wooden House in Guayama

Detail of the main and right side façades of some house ruins. Along the right façade, various doors and windows can be seen. A door opening is also visible. Most of the wall is missing the wood panels. On the main façade, the porch area with various doors is visible. Some steps and a gate lead to the porch. The roof is missing most of the zinc sheets and the beams are visible.

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United States Troops Headquarters in Guayama

View of the United States troops headquarters in Guayama. It is a two-story building with flat arches on the first floor and doors with semicircular arches and a sunrise transom on the second floor. It has a projecting balcony with a metal railing and slim pillars all along the second floor. On the roof of the balcony, there is a cornice and a parapet. There are eight soldiers posing in the balcony. Some soldiers are also visible in front of the building. On one side of the building, another one is visible with a sign, and on the other side, there are two houses.

Street in El Condado

Traffic on Ashford Avenue in front of the "Condado Plaza Holiday Inn" hotel characterized by its modern facade with balconies, railings and windows. There is a pedestrian bridge between the hotel and the adjacent buildings.

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Angle-view of a house located on the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there are plants in small pots. The doors are single and made of wood and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left, a wooden shack with a zinc roof can be seen. In front of the house, there are plants and several persons standing.

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Emulsión Giménez Inc

Side view of a commercial building. The building is in the background and is surrounded by vegetation. It is two-story in brick. It has lattice-style windows and simple doors with eaves over them. Also, the building has letters that read "Emulsión Giménez". On the second level, there is a rooftop surrounded by a brick and concrete wall with ornamental adornments.

Home in Ponce

Neighborhood house at Ponce. The residence has a concrete hallway that leads to the entrance, which consists of a small portico with eaves. The house has metal grilles with a concentric squared design and a cyclonic mesh fence. On one side, a house with a stone wall can be seen and on the other side another house that has a wall with ornamental blocks is visible. Behind the houses there are power line poles and part of a power substation tower can be seen.

Vernacular Two-Entrance House

Wooden house on stilts in the town of Patillas. The house has a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a concrete wall, and to both sides of it, there are concrete stairs. The residence has a balcony in the façade, sustained by fine wooden columns, where there are two persons. The house has lattice-style windows and a metallic mesh door. In the upper part there is a wooden lattice-style mullion. In all of the upper edge, there is an eave made of wood and zinc, which is sustained by wooden beams.

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Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch and it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with plants in decorative pots. It has a single, wooden door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. In front of the house, parked vehicle can be seen.

Cayey

Distant view of the town of Cayey. You can see buildings and houses with different characteristics. You can also see paved streets and power lines.

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Group of people in front of a wooden building in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. The building has a wooden balcony, hinged windows and doors, wall lamps, and a roof supported by beams. Tables and plastic chairs can also be observed. Another building with glass lattice windows and a gable roof can be seen.

Brand New Student Union Building

Student Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building has several planes and volumes, and its façade is composed of vertical bands like sunshades, walls and columns. In the upper part, a perforated wall with square shapes is notable, while in the lower part, you can see some shutter-type windows and a wall with a rocky visual texture. In front of the building, there are sidewalks and gardens.

Results of Fire in Aibonito

A group of people observe the ruins left by a fire in the town of Aibonito. In the area, some concrete walls and burned zinc sheets stand out. Among the buildings that remained, one stands out for its façade with vertical and horizontal bands typical of the Art Deco style and identified with "AC", "Telegraph". The building was the office for the Puerto Rico Communications Authority (ACPR).

Old San Juan from Puerta de Tierra to Fort San Cristóbal

Aerial view of Old San Juan from Puerta de Tierra to Fort San Cristóbal. Several buildings located in Puerta de Tierra can be seen, such as Luis Muñoz Rivera Park, the main offices of Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), the building that is today the General Archive of Puerto Rico, the San Agustín Church, the port area, public housing buildings. The former School of Tropical Medicine, the Capitol Building, the Fort San Cristóbal, and other buildings are also visible in the distance. Three communications antennas, the Atlantic Ocean, and part of San Antonio Channel can be seen as well.

Cristobal Colón Statue San Juan

Square in Old San Juan with the Christopher Colombus statue over a a fluted column and a plinth with scroll-shaped ornaments. In the background, several buildings are notable, characterized by balconies, balustrades, cornices, moldings, windows, awnings, semicircular arches, mullions, tiles and parapets. Notable around the monument are a staircase, street lamps, several cars and a person.

Mountain Home

House on the side of a mountain with two boys at the door and a girl outside near a dog. The house is founded on stilts, its walls are covered with zinc, natural fiber and sticks, while the roof is gabled covered with asphalt. In the background, a building and a road that crosses the mountain stand out.

El Morro Greenery

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. To the far left are the embrasures and openings, you can also see two sentry boxes with a dome and ornament. In the distance, you can also see the sea.

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Spanish Colonial

Front view of a building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is one-story in concrete with a flat roof. To the far right of the building, there is a pharmacy with letters on it that read: "Farmacia Nueva". The building has a single door with moldings over it. The upper edge has cornices and moldings. To the far left, the building is surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there is a metallic bar fence. The building has wooden doors surrounded by moldings. The upper edge has cornices and an ornamental frieze. On the street in front, there is a street vendor in a truck, beside it there is a snow cone vendor.

Row of Buildings in Guayama

View of various buildings along a street in Guayama. The orange building is a pharmacy. On the first floor, the entrance door, a window, and a window covered with a hurricane shutter can be seen. On the second floor, there are three Juliet balconies. From the green building, the grilles over the doors or windows are visible. The blue two-story building has a balcony and an ornamental parapet on the second floor.

Coastal construction area

View of a coastal area under construction. There is an unpaved path and to both sides of it, there are wooden houses. They are built on stilts and have zinc gable roofs. They have double wooden windows and folding doors. Some houses are under construction and only have some walls and the floor. There is also coastal vegetation in the area.

Spanish Colonial Revival Design

Front view of a Spanish Neocolonial-style house in the town of San Juan. It is a concrete house with a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a front garden. The house is covered with bricks in the lower front portion. Above these, there are arches covered by ornamental metal grilles. The upper edge of the house is covered with roofing tiles. To the far right, there is a carport with a metal awning. In the background, a single door and a window can be seen; both are covered with ornamental metal grilles. On the street in front of the residence, there is a parked vehicle.

Fisherman's House

View of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by metallic bars with a wooden gate. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a concrete wall. There is a double, wooden door and the windows are lattice-style with wooden moldings on the edges. There are persons in the balcony and in front of the house.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Cleared Land

View of the land clearing for the Hermanas Dávila supermarket construction. Several houses are visible in the background. It can be seen that one of the houses is a two-story one with a balcony on the upper level. In between the land with houses, a street with vehicles can be seen. On the left side of the street, a small building, and several parked automobiles under a roofed area are visible.

Aibonito Hospital

A joint of buildings that are part of the Mennonite Hospital at Aibonito. They are characterized by their modern style with simple surfaces, windows like persiennes, stairs with railings, a portico, brise-soleil and flat roofs. Between the buildings are notable several parked automobiles, as well light poles, sidewalks and green areas and flowers.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, construction with elements of the Plateresque style. You can see the upper part of the tower, where there is a border with crests and pinnacles, two flagpoles with the flags of the United States and Puerto Rico, windows, clocks, a low-relief interlacing design, three semicircular arches with balustrades, border and a dome with a pinnacle. You can see part of Baldorioty de Castro Plaza, several trees and some parked cars.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Scaffolding

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, view of one of the corners. Falsework on the building's exterior and interior, ceiling beams, exterior columns, interior columns reinforcing bars, exposed block walls and window openings are visible. There is a worker at work.

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Nadir view of a two-story house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete, and its roof is covered with roofing tiles. The windows are lattice-style, in aluminum. On the first floor, there is an ogee arch surrounded by native tiles. Under the arch is the entrance with a wooden-glass door covered by a metallic grille. Above the door, there is a glass fanlight. Also, on the second floor, there is a semicircular arch covered by an ornamental metal grille, in front of which there are moldings.

Theater of the University of Puerto Rico

Completion of the construction of the University of Puerto Rico Theater. It is visible that the building is made of concrete, has the shape of an auditorium and that its architectural style is of the Spanish Renaissance. It has a narrow entrance with stairways, arches and columns with Corinthian design, a long corridor in front, parts of its roof are gabled and hipped with roofing tiles. In the surroundings there are construction materials such as: zinc plates, pieces of wood, a concrete mixer, a wooden cylinder with coiled cable, boxes with construction materials inside, and a work station. In addition, houses can be seen in the distance, a mountain, trees, shrubs, and palm trees.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Roof Supports

Industrial building under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. Some walls in process made of blocks, concrete columns with exposed steel beams, and support for the gable roof can be seen. There are construction materials and equipment such as blocks, wooden ladders, and pipes in the surroundings. In the foreground there is a barbed wire fence and mountains are visible in the background.

San Juan City Hall

San Juan City Hall. Neoclassical-style building. The façade has a series of arches in the two floors, and two lateral towers with domes. In the center, there is an acroter from which a flagpole with the United States flag protrudes. Other buildings can be seen next to the city hall. There is also a partial view of Plaza de Armas (square) which has metal and wood benches, street lamps, and some trees. Two men can be seen on the square.

Houses with agricultural landscape

View from a street in a rural area. In the foreground, there is a wooden and concrete house with a gabled zinc roof. In the front of the house, there is a balcony with entrance stairs and a balustrade made of decorative concrete blocks. The windows are double wooden.

Cannons at the Santa Elena Bastion

Three Spanish Mata cannons at the Santa Elena Bastion, Old San Juan. A portion of a flat parapet and another portion of a battlement are visible. The San Juan bay is visible.

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Two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. The first floor is a garage, in front of which there is a person standing. It is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars and to the far right, there are stairs with an ornamental metallic railing. The second floor has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a single, wooden door. To the far right of the house, there is a yard surrounded by a metallic bar fence where there are plants in hanging pots.

A Slum Section in Aibonito

View from a road towards children and slum houses in Aibonito. The houses mostly have tongue-and-groove wooden walls, gabled roofs with zinc, balconies with wooden railings, and casement windows. Some of the houses are founded on stilts and at least one has concrete, segmental arches on its balcony. Between the houses, there are posts with electrical wiring and some clotheslines and signs labeled with: "Denia" and "Oasis" are visible.

Construction Work on the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of the side of the railway bridge on the San Antonio channel under a process of renovation. You can see a group of men on the scaffoldings that are on the bridge. A tool is being used by the group of workers to move a beam. On the other side you can see parts of another railway bridge with people observing.

La Enriqueta Estate

Main façade and left side façade of a wooden green two-story house in Moca. On the porch area, semicircular arches can be seen formed by the pillars. The balustrade and the entrance door is also visible. On the second story, the balcony with the balustrade, pillars, and three white doors can be seen. On the left side façade an annex concrete room can be seen and, on the left wall of the second story, various doors and windows can be seen.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Front Wall and Lateral Wall

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. A front wall and a lateral wall can be seen, both have falsework. The front wall has formwork at the top, on one side there is a barbed wire fence. In front there is a street under construction.

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View of a side garden in a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The garden is decorated with planters, concrete benches, and a niche with a religious figure. In the rear part of the garden, there is a wall and a gate similar to the entrance one, but of greater size. To both sides of the garden, there are wooden houses with zinc roofs. The house on the right side has lattice-style, aluminum windows and the one to the left has double, wooden windows.

San Juan Transportation Office, Annex Completed

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building. Completed extension to the administration building. It is a one-story hall, attached to the two-story building. It has a door, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. Next to is there is a green area with a wooden fence.

Workers on the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers operating construction equipment and installing electrical conduits at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. There are various materials and tools on the site, such as: wood boards, rods, beams, rolls of wire mesh, wheelbarrows, and barrels.

Buildings and Waste Collection Truck

A modern-style building with a vaulted roof and a waste collection truck with signs that read Nuestra capital!.. mantengamosla limpia" and "Gobierno de la capital obras públicas." In the area, there is also a chain-link fence, containers, and in the background, other multi-level buildings.

Tower at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has a roof covered by tiles, crests, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of where there are balustrades. On the other hand, you can see a clock and two glass windows. Other elements that highlight the façade of the tower are: the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches, the statues and the shields. The windows are double painted glass. In the surroundings of the tower there are plants and buildings with characteristics similar to those of the tower. In addition, several people can be seen in front.

Broken Window of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Detail of a window of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. The window is double and the right leave is broken, also, it has an eave with bracket. To the left you can see part of the chimney and above to the right you can see part of the wooden roof and the beams.

Construction of Six Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction of the lobby and six floors of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the construction, a group of workers, formwork, and structural framework are noticeable. In the vicinity, there are several sheds, construction materials, and equipment, as well as the installation of a small concrete batching plant with its logos "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area."

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Interior view of a wooden house in the town of Camuy. In the foreground, the living room is decorated with armchairs made of leather and wood, as well as a hanging lamp and plants in decorative pots. The rear wall has decorative frames and a double, wooden door with a wooden fanlight. Through the door, a bedroom can be seen with a wooden bed, next to which there is a wooden table and a desk lamp. The space has aluminum, lattice-style windows and above it has a wooden fanlight.

Public housing under construction

View of public housing under construction. In the foreground there is a man standing with a camera in his hands. There are several concrete buildings with flat roofs. They are two-story, with lattice-style windows, simple doors and small balconies. The balconies are surrounded by low concrete walls, over the balconies and windows there are small eaves. To the far right, there is a smaller wooden structure surrounded by grass and construction garbage, such as boards, blocks, dirt and pipes.

View of a Downtown Street from a Second Floor

View of a downtown street from a second floor. It is an unpaved street. On one side, most of the houses are made of wood and have one floor. On the other side, there are two-story houses, the first one made of concrete, and the second one made of wood. They have a projecting balcony with balustrades and slim pillars. Businesses and a hanging sign reading: "barbería" (barbershop) can be seen. There are people in the balconies, sidewalks, and walking on the street.

General Miles on a Boat Arriving at Ponce

The watercraft that took General Miles to Ponce to plant the United States flag. The Caribbean Sea, the port, and the skyline of Ponce are visible.

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Close-up view details of a wooden house entrance with a zinc roof. The balcony is covered by a metallic awning and decorated with patio chairs. The door is made of wood with embossed details and aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows to both sides of the door, are also aluminum, lattice style and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

San Juan Airport

View of Isla Verde International Airport in the coastal town of Carolina. The building is approximately five-story and has a roof terrace surrounded by railings. In addition, at the top, the control tower surrounded by glass windows stands out. At the front, it has a wide portico with a flat roof that is supported by columns. In front of the porch, there are flagpoles with flags. On the other hand, the building has aluminum lattice-style windows and flat eaves above them.

Parque de Bombas

View of the Parque de Bombas of Ponce. The building is red and black with a Victorian style. On the right side of the building, you can see a smaller structure of the same color that served as headquarters for the Pedro Juan Parra '56 American Legion or Executive Committee Office. This was a veterans service office. Several people are seen walking along the sidewalk. The sidewalk connects with Ponce Federico Degetau square. In the background of the image, you can see a building with the El Cometa hardware store. Although it was previously a hardware store, later on it became the office of the Ponce Municipal Legislature.

Porta Coeli San Germán

Front and side façade of the Porta Coeli church in San Germán. In the front, there are stairs that lead to the main door framed between a semicircular arch and pilasters. In the gable, there is a rectangular window and in the upper part, a belfry. The roof of the church is gabled with tiles. On the side, a pair of doors in rectangular frames and a semicircular arch are notable. Next, there are some walls to support the terrain. In front of the church, you can see a sign with an inscription and a representation of the Puerto Rican flag. About three people are walking along the sidewalk in front of the church.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House and Shop

Interior view of a residence at the San Antonio neighborhood in the town of Añasco. In the living room, there are wooden armchairs and a small wooden table with photographs and decorative figures over it. The floor is wooden and partially covered by a rug. On the walls there are decorative frames. The rear wall has a flat arch with moldings. Over the arch there is a decorative fabric curtain. Through the arch, an antique bed and table can be seen.

Palace of Santa Catalina (La Fortaleza)

Front façade of Palace of Santa Catalina (residence of the governor) in Old San Juan. It has a quoins and an entrance with a flat arch on the first floor. The rest of the façade combines pilasters, doors with cornices and corbels, a frieze, and a cornice. At the top, there is a pediment with a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States. On the right side, there is another building (one floor), on which a flag of the United States is displayed.

Vernacular "Criollo Pueblerino"

Interior view of a house in the town of Ponce, Torres Street #41. The house is made of concrete and has lattice-style windows. The wall to the far right is covered with wood. The room is decorated with wall furniture, figures, paintings, and photo frames. There is also a leather armchair. To the far right, there is a counter made of leather and wood with two matching chairs. On the counter, there are figures and utensils. There is also a large dining table, made of wood, with matching wooden chairs.

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View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. The Paseo de La Princesa pathway shows rows of palms and trees, benches to sit on, and people. There is a flagpole with the United States flag. More trees, several multiple-story buildings, palm trees, and the San Juan Bay can be observed towards La Princesa main street. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00055

View from the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The interior spaces have the walls partially covered with ceramic tiles and a rectangular opening framed and crowned with a wooden transom. Through the opening you can distinguish an open balcony with ornamental grille balustrade and the floor covered with chess motif tiles. You can also see an adjacent balcony with an overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets, a decorative upper border and balustrade modulated by square columns. Between the balconies there is a semicircular opening crowned with a metallic awning. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Butcher's Shop, Town Hall, and Gate, Yauco

Diagonal view of the butcher's shop, the Town Hall, and the gate of the municipality of Yauco. From left to right, a wooden gate can be observed, followed by several buildings on the same street. The first building, the butcher's shop, has rounded arches, barred windows, a wooden door with a sunrise transom above the openings and another entrance on the right side. There are five people in front of the butcher's shop, four seated in front of the entrance and another walking nearby. The second building, the Town Hall, is a two-story building. It has a small balcony with a baluster railing. In front of the Town Hall, there are people walking on the street and sidewalk.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The room is decorated with tables and a china cabinet, over which there are decorative figures and a scale model of a sailing ship. Also, there is an armchair with cushions and several floor lamps. The walls are decorated with paintings and there are fabric curtains covering the windows.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, and a keystone can be observed in the image. There is also a plaza with two benches, a trash can, a street light, palm trees, and a green-colored metal fence. The United States Customs House, which is also known as the Aduana de San Juan, can be observed on the right side of the image. Its architectural style is representative of the Spanish Colonial Revival style and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink, white, and terracotta. It has a tiled roof, rectangular windows, arcades supported by white columns with capitals, and three flagpoles with flags on them. The United States Customs House was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. There are shrubs in the surrounding areas and the San Juan Bay can be observed in the distance.

Fajardo District Hospital, Construction Site

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A two-story building is visible with falsework and wooden scaffolding, semicircular arches, and rectangular openings. There are workers in the area, piled wood, piles of sand, and a tower-shaped structure.

Officials Posing Next to a Garbage Truck

Government officials posing next to a garbage truck. They are standing behind a pile of garbage. In the background, the San Juan bay and its urban panorama can be seen.

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Close view of the base of the columns and pilasters of the main façade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. Two pilasters and two white-colored Tuscan columns with a non-fluted shaft, shaft toruses and rings supported by brown-colored square plinths can be seen. The floor has checkered tiles and two steps. The wall is painted salmon and brown. A wooden double door and a white molding can also be partially observed. Subsequently, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy began being used for exhibitions and as the administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Miranda Slum in Puerta de Tierra

Group of houses near one another at the Miranda slum in Barrio Puerta de Tierra in San Juan. There are houses made of wood, many of them have added sections built in a simpler way. These have wooden windows and doors, zinc roofs, some of them have balconies at the entrance, and are slightly raised off the ground on stilts. People are seen walking around the neighborhood and doing daily chores. There are also small children walking and playing in the area. Other large buildings are visible at the back of the slum and one of them is the dome that belongs to the San Agustín Church. The following are part of the landscape: a plantain plant, garbage in the surrounding area, a chicken house next to one of the houses, buckets used for washing clothes, barrels used for garbage, wheelbarrows, and domestic animals.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00020

Diagonal view of the cobblestone pavement, with the focus of the image being the center where there is a paver with a missing fragment. The cobblestone pavers were replaced by cement pavers and the deterioration of these can be observed. Marks or stains can be seen on the upper left side of the image.

Luis Muñoz Rivera Birthplace

View of the main and left façade of the Luis Muñoz Rivera birthplace. The porch area has a gate and an access staircase, a balustrade, four columns, and three doors. A sign reading "Museo Luis Muñoz Rivera" (museum) hangs from the wall. On the left façade, five window frames and a door frame can be seen. The house has a gable zinc roof. On the back, a three-story building with doors, windows, and a staircase is visible. On the right, a building with a door and a railing is partially visible.

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Casa Grande

View of a spacious house with a zinc roof and walls made up of tongue-and-groove and padded wood. It has double-leaf windows that open outwards and with moldings. At one end, a propane gas cylinder and a pipe attached to a wall are notable. The house is surrounded by a large garden.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez, Scaffolding

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. A wall with falsework can be seen on the outside, as well as columns surrounded by metal scaffolds and formwork over the columns on the side. In front of the building there is a speed bump under construction and several pipes on the ground.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Chimney and Electric Transformers

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A chimney and electric transformers can be seen. The building is two stories high with eaves, louvered windows, double doors, and a covered corridor with pillars. One section of the building has a zinc and wood roof. Surrounding the area, there are several workers, scaffolding, ladders, pieces of wood, a metal fence, and a wooden pole.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Formwork

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of the central area is visible. Falsework, wooden scaffolding, workers, and panels that support the formwork are visible also. Additionally, a portion of a flat roof can be seen as well as louvered windows, and the two levels of the building. Around, construction materials, cables, and barrels stand out.

View of a Blue House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a blue house in Guayama. A window can be seen on the outside wall. A step and a gate allow access to the porch. The porch has grilles and a balustrade, and a window and a door can be seen in the area. On the roof, various zinc sheets can be seen. On the right, a two-story house is partially visible.

Vernacular Pueblerino House, Luquillo

One-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo on Florida Street #107. The house is wooden and has a zinc, gabled roof. The residence has a porch with lateral stairs, which is surrounded by a concrete baluster sustained by columns. There are double wooden doors, over which there are transoms. On one end it is possible to see that the windows are double and wooden. On both ends, there are divisions with zinc panels and similar dwellings.

Destroyed Wooden Structure in Guayama

View of the remains of the wall of a wooden house in Guayama. On the right, and behind the collapsed structure, two orange structures can be seen.

Man on Motorized Tricycle Talking to Couple by Concrete House

Man on a motorized tricycle speaking with a woman and man in front of a cement house. The house has a flat roof, an eave, a porch, windows and a double door that opens outwards. Around the house there is a garden with various bushes, flowers, palms and a barbed wire fence.

Road Worker's Booth Colonial Spanish Style

One-story construction in the town of San Germán. The building is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has a flat roof and is made of brick and stone. The windows are lattice-style and there are brick pilasters. In the surrounding area there are benches and plants. The doors are double and made of wood. The upper edge has a frieze and a cornice.

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Rear-view of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of wood and concrete with a flat, zinc roof. The dwelling has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a wooden door with concrete, entrance stairs in front of it. Same as the windows, there is a wooden fanlight above the door. To the far right, an abandoned vehicle can be seen.

Industrial Building Rear Facade Under Construction Humacao

The rear and lateral facade of an industrial building under construction are shown surrounded by scaffolding and piles of wood scraps. In the middle of the rear facade there is a doorless opening with eaves. In addition, both visible facades have rectangular frames for placing windows. Through these frames it can be seen that inside the building still preserves falsework. The building has a gable roof shape although it has not yet been completed. To the right of the building several wooden post have been placed to create a fence.

Democracy Building

Façade of the Democracy Building in Caguas. Three doors and two windows are visible downstairs. The corners of the building are finished with quoins. Upstairs, there is a balcony with a railing, three windows and two doors.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Roof’s Formwork

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, in the roof's formwork stage. Apart from the roof's rodding and formwork, the main facade wall and interior columns can be seen. Inside the building there is a concrete mixer and construction materials. There are workers at work.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Lamps and Fire Exntinguisher

Interior of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. On the left side, there is a space with Miami-style windows or louvered windows, and a door opening. On the right side, there is a square opening where a fire extinguisher is visible. Next, there is a rectangular frame with transparent panels at the top and dark panels at the bottom. Through the upper panels, hanging lamps can be seen.

University of Puerto Rico Campus Scene

Daily scene with several students on campus. Part of a building stands out and then the Tower with its pinnacle, the hipped roof, the cornices, a couple of windows and semicircular arches. There is a sidewalk separating the grass from the road. Several trees such as flamboyant and palms are notable on campus.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Type House with Eggplant in front

Façade of a house with several plants and flowers surrounding it. The house is in concrete, it has a door and double-hung windows that open outwards, a roof and an eave.

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Rear view of a two-story, concrete house located in the town of Hatillo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows, over which there are eaves, also in concrete. On the second level, the house has a zinc, gabled roof and part of the house is in wood with metal bars. Also, to the far left, a wooden scaffolding next to the house can be seen.

Exterior of a Building and a Vacant Lot

The exterior of a building and a large area with vegetation can be seen from a distance. The building is a one-story building with air conditioners and several windows. Adjacent to the building there is another smaller one-story building. There is a fence dividing the vacant lot and the buildings. On the left side of the image a loading truck is partially visible. There are trees, mountains, and power lines in the surrounding area.

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Front-view of a coastal house located in the town of Lajas. The house is made of wood; raised on stilts over the water and has a flat, zinc roof. At the front part, the house has an entrance, wooden path without railing that leads to the house. There is a space in the front without railing, decorated with plants in pots and jars in different sizes. Also, there is a clothesline with laundry hanging. Lastly, the house has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings and a single, wooden door.

Caribe Hilton Hotel, Site Preparation

Workers operating earth-moving equipment and construction equipment in front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. A portion of the sunshades that form the balconies of the hotel can be partially seen. To one side, a couple of buildings in the Spanish colonial revival stand out with rooftops, terracotta roof tiles, semicircular arches, and awnings on the windows; while, in the background, a group of houses can be seen.

Old San Juan from the Old Insular Asylum to the Condado Lagoon

Aerial view of Old San Juan from the old Insular Asylum to the Condado Lagoon. Several places and historical buildings can be seen, such as the old Insular Asylum, which later became the School of Fine Arts and Design's headquarters; the Asilo de Beneficiencia, which later became the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture's headquarters; the Cuartel de Ballajá, the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, La Perla, the Nacional Gallery, the San José Church, La Fortaleza, and the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista. The Paseo de La Princesa, La Puntilla, the San Antonio Channel, and the San Juan Bay can also be seen. Fort San Cristóbal, the Capitol Building, Puerta de Tierra, Dos Hermanos Bridge, and the Condado Lagoon are visible in the distance.

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Front-view of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a porch surrounding it with a concrete balustrade sustained by fine columns. The roof of the porch is flat and made of zinc. The dwelling has several double, wooden doors. Also, above the doors, there are wooden fanlights with an ornamental design. In the pediment, there is a wooden, lattice-style fanlight. To both sides, there are semi-attached houses with similar characteristics. Also, persons standing on the sidewalk are visible.

Concrete Reinforced Vernacular House and Shop

Front view of a two-story house built in concrete. On the first level, the house has double wooden doors. To the far right, the house has an attached part without plaster with lattice-style windows. On the second floor, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental, concrete blocks and a single, wooden door with a wooden cross. The house also has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Same as on the first floor, to the far right, the house has an attached, wooden part with a zinc roof and more lattice windows. To the far left and in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked, a girl walking, and a person on a bicycle.

Designed Criollo-style House, Hacienda Santa Clara

Side view of a balcony in Santa Clara Arriba in the town of Yauco. The house is made of wood and has double lattice-style windows, also made of wood. Against the wall there is a wooden table and a low wooden bench, over which there are potted plants. The roof is made of zinc and is sustained by wooden beams.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00034

Lateral view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The lateral facade has a balcony surrounded by a balustrade that is interrupted with stairs and flower beds. In addition, the floor is covered by chess motif tiles and debris. You can also see a rectangular window covered with ornamental iron grilles framed with moldings. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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The main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The portico of the chapel's entrance can be observed with a triangular pediment, four Ionic-style columns with capital, and spiral volutes supporting an entablature. A semicircular arch with a rectangular opening and four pilasters on the sides can be observed. The entrance also has steps and semicircular window openings. Adjacent to the chapel is another one-story building with eaves, window openings, and rectangular doors. There is a tree in front of the building. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

First Methodist Church Charles W. Drees Memorial

View of the main façade of the First Methodist Church Charles W. Drees Memorial in Guayama. The façade consists of the main portion of the church on the right, the tower in the middle, and a room left of the tower. Along the façade. Five windows decorated with fanlights can be seen along the façade as well as the tower's entrance door. An oculus with a stained glass is set on the triangular portion of the façade. On the right façade, a portion of a window frame is visible as well as the roof covered with a blue tarp. The roof is gabled. The tower has a hip roof.

Store in Aibonito

A store in Aibonito with a façade characterized by a parapet decorated with geometric details and labeled with "La Placita" and "1926". Under the parapet, it has a cornice and then several doors with a ventilation grill at the top. The walls are also labeled with various advertisements such as "Butcher shop, food stall", "Beef", "Pork", "Poultry and eggs for sale", "Vegetables for sale", "Cow's milk", "Fruits and vegetables", "Root vegetables". The graphic representations of livestock animals, a woman with a basket of vegetables, a set of fruits and a banana plant also stand out. In the background, the balcony with railings of a tongue-and-groove wooden house is partially notable. Several people are notable between the doors of the store.

University of Puerto Rico Building

View of the Student Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building is made up of several planes and volumes, and from its façade, the following are notable: columns, vertical bands like sunshades, terraces, eaves and walls, some of which are perforated with square shapes. In front of the building, there are sidewalks, streets and gardens.

Condado Hotel Cafeteria

View of the cafeteria at the Condado Hotel, where two columns with a checkered pattern are prominent in the center, followed by a counter with taps and barstools. Around the space, there are several dining tables with their respective sofas. The walls have medium curtains with an abstract design. There's also a double-leaf door with glass panels, a row of rectangular lamps on the ceiling, and a couple of air ducts.

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The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

Side facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted mustard, cream, and white. It has a semi-sphere-shaped dome and lantern at the top, lattice-style windows, and moldings. Cornices, quoins in the corner of one of the walls, arches with green balusters, and a lattice wall can be observed. There are also double-leaf windows, two water tanks, streetlights, a wall with grilles, and automobiles. The ocean can be seen in the distance. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

San Juan Walls

View of a stretch of the north side wall of Old San Juan. The Atlantic Ocean can be seen. There are some houses near the wall.

Moving to Luis Lloréns Torres Public Housing

Moving trucks parked in front of Luis Lloréns Torres government housing project. Three upper floors of one of the buildings, windows, and part of cantilevered balconies can be seen. In front of the building, there is a row of palm trees. There are both adults and children aboard the trucks and persons walking on the sidewalk.

Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia

Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace) in Old San Juan. A three-story building with a segmental arch, quoins, and windows with Roman arches and grills on the first story. The second story has balconies with double doors with cornices, and the third story has windows with Juliet balconies. To one of the sides, another building can be seen, perpendicular to the first but with two-stories. On the first story, there is a commercial establishment. A segment of De Armas Square can be seen and, to the front, there are two men. There are also various people seated in the benches of the square and other people in front of the palace.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Concrete Pouring

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Workers working on the concrete pouring of the building's roof. Some are carrying material in wheelbarrows, others are pumping concrete and others are spreading it with shovels.

Nechodoma Style House

Front view of a one-story house located in the town of Aibonito. The house is in concrete with a hipped, zinc roof. In the foreground, there is a front garden with a concrete fountain. The fountain is empty and surrounded by plants in decorative pots. To the far right, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by concrete columns. In the front, it has concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. On each side of the stairs, there are decorative pots. To the far left, the house has an open garage with a flat, zinc roof. In the background, there is a house with similar characteristics.

Main Entrance to the Building Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the Old San Juan

Facade of the building known as the Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the neighborhood La Puntilla of the Old San Juan. The entrance of the building has the shape of arch and shows elements with influence of the architectonic style Neoclassic. It has four columns with Toscan Order, at the top of the entablature there is a coats of arms, it has a frieze with metopes that shows symbols of the zodiac signs and a sunrise transom made with steel with spirals with S shape. The building is built in masonry, it has a sign of identification that says: "Entrance Entrada" and a steel gate. Also, you can see moldings, cornices, denticles, brackets, balustrades and a window with a steel grill. In front of the building there is a small wall delimiting, a fire hydrant, a sidewalk and the street. Nearby there are trees, bushes and palm trees.

Casts Details Under Assembling Process for the railings and the arches of the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of part of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. The lateral area of the bridge has scaffoldings with men working. You can see the detail of the assembling process of the casts for the railings and arches of the bridge. On the other side of the bridge you can see another man working. At the background there is a bridge with balustrade and with men looking from the railings.

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9

Drawing of a building located in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial architecture style. The upper half of the building has a stepped pediment and is crowned by a hip knob. It has four balconets supported by brackets, hinged and lattice windows, and four eaves covered by tiles. The main entrance has double doors with transoms and is framed by a stepped molding. The lower half of the building has two lattice windows with flat ornamented moldings. There are three brick steps in front the entrance.

House, Federico Degetau Street #57, Aibonito

Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Aibonito. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a railing sustained by columns. In addition, it has double doors with lattice-style, fanlights over them, and glass to the sides. On the edges, the doors have wooden moldings. Above the house, there are two attics with lattice and wooden truncated suns.

Hato Rey Industrial Sub Division Small Building View

Glance towards a construction area. A gutter can be seen along the street. At the construction site there is a mixer truck and men working. There is a small building with chain link fences. Several buildings are visible in the background.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Piers

Warehouse construction of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. Piers with exposed rods are visible as well as the floor under construction. To the left, there is a portion of the building made of wood, it has doors, and a roof with wooden beams and zinc roofing. There are blocks, wooden panels, and scattered wood nearby. At the back of the piers, wooden falsework, workers at work, piles of sand, zinc, wheelbarrows, metal barrels, and more blocks can be seen.

Naval Station and Customs House, Old San Juan

View of the Naval Station, the Customs House in Old San Juan, a portion of the harbor, the bay, and various docked watercraft as well as various people walking by.

Presbyterian Hospital

Presbyterian Hospital façade in Californian mission style. Among its main features, are the segmental arches on the first level followed by stairs, a door with a roof and two bas-relief cross motifs in the upper part of the façade. It also has different types of outward-folding windows with fanlights and others framed in semicircular arches. In front of the building there are a couple of cars, while in the foreground the walls labeled "Presbyterian Hospital" stand out.

Main Entrance of La Fortaleza and Part of an Adjoining Building

Facade of La Fortaleza from the main entrance. There are two gates with grilles, one is supported by two columns and the other is on the sidewalk. In front of the gate there are three police officers. On the right side of the image there is another building and a woman between a doorway with fanlights. The building has balustrade, brackets, a lantern, a door with jalousie windows and sunrise transoms. La Fortaleza can be seen in the background of the image. The top part of the building has two flagpoles with flags, cornices, dentils, and double windows. In the center there is a curved pediment with fanlights. In the lower part of the building there is a semicircular arch and automobiles.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Slab Work

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Workers can be seen pouring concrete and working on the slabs for the second level floor. Rods, wood, wheelbarrows, and pipes are visible. In the background, there are buildings with windows, semicircular arches, and hip roofs.

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Close-up view of the entrance details of a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The building has a porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Doric columns. The porch is decorated with plants in pots, metallic chairs, and matching tables. There are several double, wooden doors with windows. The windows as well as the doors are aluminum, lattice-style, and are covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Above the building, there is a concrete balustrade similar to those of the building's porch.

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Side view of the facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted gray, white, pink, and terracotta. At the top of the building, it has a semicircular dome crowned with a lantern and lattice windows framed by white moldings. The building has cornices, a semicircular arch with ornamented grilles, a wall lamp supported by brackets, a wooden double-leaf window with molding, and a metallic grille. The triangular pediment, entablature, pilaster, and tree can also be partially observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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View from the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María. In the foreground is a row of potted plants on the left side. The Paseo de La Princesa pathway can be observed where the Former La Princesa Prison and the Fuente Raíces are located. A group of people can be seen near the area. There are trees, automobiles, and multi-story buildings in the surrounding areas. The city wall, more buildings, ships, and part of San Juan Bay can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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View of various buildings in Old San Juan. The cream and white-colored side façade of the Casa Olímpica building can be observed. This building of Neoclassical style has cornices, lattice double windows with fanlights, corbelled balconies, pergolas, double doors, and two entrance porches. The masonry wall of the Castillo de San Cristóbal can be partially observed on the left side of the image. The marble façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico, the dome with a lantern, and the glass double windows on the drum can be observed. The cornices, parapets, and fixed glass double windows can also be observed. Next to the Capitol building is the former School of Tropical Medicine. The salmon-colored Hogar Nuestra Señora de la Providencia building can also be seen. Next to this building is the dome with a pinnacle on the Parroquia San Agustín building in barrio Puerta de Tierra. There are people, automobiles, tall buildings, roads, trees, palm trees, vegetation, and the ocean can be seen throughout the image.

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View of an open space on the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building seen from the Paseo de la Princesa pathway. There is a white double-leaf latticed door with small steps. A green streetlight above the door and the dome of the watchtower can be observed. There is another slightly higher step on the left side and shutter-type double-leaf windows. A table, a tree, and the end of the cornice of the main facade can be observed on the right. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Designed Criollo House and Shop

Two-story house in the town of San Germán. At the sidewalk in front of the house there is a wall with moldings over which there is a planter with plants. In front of it, there is a bench made of metal and wood. The first level of the dwelling has several doors bordered by wooden moldings; one of the doors is larger. On the second floor, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade sustained by fine wooden columns. On that level, the doors and windows are double and made of wood and glass. Over the doors there are ornamental moldings. The roof of the porch is flat and made of zinc with an ornamental border. There are more buildings on both sides.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

View of the building of the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico in Caguas. There are various doors and windows on the first floor. One of the visible windows has a hurricane shutter. One of the walls is missing two tiles. On the second floor, there are various windows in both façades, and a balcony with doors is also visible. The canvas awning on the balcony is broken. A four-story building can be seen in the background. There is a balcony on the second, third, and four stories. On the third story, a portion of the railing is broken, and in the fourth story, only a portion of the railing is lying on the floor.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Back Lateral View

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, lateral/back view. The lateral wall which has fixed windows and a door with eaves can be seen. At the bak there are stairs, a door with eaves and fixed windows.

Gallardo Apartment Hotel - Santurce

Perspective view of the "Gallardo Apartment Hotel" building in Condado characterized by its modern style façade with a portico, balconies, oculi and shutter-type windows. On one side of the building there is a house with tiles on the roof and on the front there is a fence with ornamental blocks.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Crane and Cargo Vehicles

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A crane and a man working with the crane cable can be seen next to a concrete bucket. In addition, several official cargo vehicles are visible parked in front of a wooden building. The new building, under construction, can be seen behind the wooden building and several workers working on its roof.

Crane, Trench, and Workers at the Caribe Hilton Hotel Site

A view of a person in the front observing through a topographic level. In the background, there are various workers in a trench operating tools and earth-moving machinery at the Caribe Hilton Hotel site.

Doorway of a Grand Spanish Colonial Revival House

Residential entrance in the town of San Juan. The entrance is surrounded by plants. It is an entrance under an ogee arch that leads to the main door. The arch is decorated with native tiles. The door is made of wood with moldings, stained glass, and decorative metal grilles.

Wooden Building with an Ornamental Border on the Roof

A wooden building with an ornamental border on the roof in Old San Juan. It is built below the street level. The center portion has a gable roof and two lateral wings at a lower height with mono-pitch roofs. The central portion has an entrance and two windows; each wing has an entrance. To one of the sides, there is an annex with two entrances with Roman arches.There are various men on the main entrance, a man in one of the wings, and two men walking on the street.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Land Delimitation

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The land delimitation is visible with wooden pillars. Workers are engaged in various tasks, one of which is the excavation of the land. Mountains are visible.

Street of the Old San Juan

A street of Old San Juan. Two- and three-story row houses can be seen on one side of the street. All of them have arched entrances and projecting balconies with balustrades. On the street, there is an ox cart and a carriage. There is a man walking on the sidewalk and various men walking on the street in the other direction. The street is paved in cobblestone.

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An unfinished building on the oceanside of barrio La Perla in Old San Juan can be observed. The building's walls were made with exposed concrete blocks. The building has Miami type windows, the roof and some of its walls are made out of wood, and it is built on stilts. A sentry lookout post and part of the wall of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be seen in the distance.

Sitting Room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Sitting room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. There is a square table with a vase of flowers and several baskets. On the table, there is a hanging lamp. There are three chairs, two wooden benches, a wooden chest, and an area rug. The space is separated from the adjacent space by a half-wall. In the adjacent space, there is a hanging lamp, a rocking chair, and a window. The walls have painted decorations that simulate moldings. The floor tiles have a checkered pattern.

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Building built near the oceanside of the barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. Several buildings with eaves, gable and flat roofs, cornices, parapets, and fanlights can be observed. On of the building walls has graffiti on it. Rocks, grass, debris, and a person can be seen in the center of the image. Part of the light house, a sentry lookout post, and the Castillo San Felipe del Morro wall can be seen in the distance.

Warehouse and Trucks of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority

Warehouse with a gabled roof, walls covered with corrugated metal, casement windows, and garage doors. Also visible are a couple of flat-roofed buildings and utility poles with electrical wiring. In the foreground, there is a group of people among the rows of vehicles and trucks labeled with "Autoridad de Acueductos Puerto Rico."

Ordoñez Gun in Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

Ordoñez Gun installed in Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan.It is on one of the lower levels of the fort, on a rotating rail. You can see a wall with fortification openings, battlements, a sentry box, and the lighthouse lamp. Next to the cannon, there is a sign with information about the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Patio Serallés Palace Ponce

View from the interior patio of the Serrallés Castle in the town of Ponce. The castle is built of concrete. This patio is decorated with a fountain, a statue, planters and decorative potted plants. Since 1991, the Serrallés Castle is a museum that tells the history and impact of sugar cane and the rum industry in Puerto Rico.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Lateral Wall and Roof

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. The roof and one of the lateral walls can be seen. A section of the wall has plaster, windows, and door, the other part still has scaffolding, exposed blocks, and window openings. In the area there are metal scaffolds, construction materials and some debris. Workers are seen working.

Imposing Building with Addition Troyer and Son Optical Suppliers Clinic Laboratory

Front view of a house next to commercial establishment. The house is two-story, in concrete. It is surrounded by an ornamental metal grill. It has windows covered by ornamental metal bars. Above the windows there is an eave covered by tiles. On the second level, you can see a wooden door and windows above which you can also see eaves covered by tiles. On the far left, a tower stands out and a smaller semi-detached building can be seen. In front of this, a terrace with a flat roof. Additionally, a vehicle is seen parked on the street.

San Juan Capitol Building

View of one end of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see a paved street. The Capitol of Puerto Rico is distinguished by its Neoclassical style, it is built of concrete and steel covered in white marble. The building has glass windows under relief arches and semicircular arches. On the other hand, the walls are decorated with pilasters, cresting, an ornamental frieze and it is crowned with a dome and lantern. On the front, you can also see two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States.

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Side-view of a wooden house on stilts in the town of Moca. The house has a flat, zinc roof. To the far right there is an open balcony with entrance stairs, where a person stands. Also, it has a single door surrounded by moldings in wood and glass. Next to the door, there is a photograph of Rafael Hernández Colón. To the far right, the dwelling also has double, wooden windows and an adjacent, concrete house with aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Houses along Street

Houses along a street. They are cement houses with different designs. The former are one-story, the latter are two-story. You can also see the sidewalks and power lines.

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Corner building formerly known as the American Colonial Bank building. The first floor is painted cream and white. The building has a series of arches with pilasters, french doors, and sunrise transoms. A Spanish flag and green-colored letters that spell out "Rest. Triana" can be seen at the main entrance of the building. The upper half of the building is painted red and has double french doors with parapets. The doors on the second floor have pilasters and a pediment while the ones on the third floor each have a cornice. There are buildings, people walking, vegetation, street lights, and automobiles in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

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View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see a double wooden door with lattice style windows framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom also made of wood. In addition, the room has decorative frames on the walls and a showcase made of wood and glass. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

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Front and lateral view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. On the surroundings you can see vehicles parked on the paved street. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade has a portico presided by stairs with entrance under a semicircular arch framed with flat moldings. In addition, on both sides there are balconies with rectangular openings crowned with entablatures, have balustrades supported by fluted square columns that in turn support a continuous cornice and the open balcony from the second floor. It also has a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. Additionally, the second floor has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. Aside from that, the lateral facade also has a rectangular window closed with a wood panel. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came to the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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Cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. The deterioration of the pavers can be observed. There are two broken pavers, the grout has faded, and tire marks can be seen.

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View from the dungeon of the Former La Princesa prison in the municipality of San Juan. The cell entrance shows a frame and a small round orifice on top. The walls are masonry. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Casa Miguel C. Godreau

Architectonic drawing of a house on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of wood with gable roof with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Vernacular styles. It is presided by a balcony modulated by square columns that in turn support the balcony overhang roof. Inside the balcony you can see doors and double windows framed with moldings and crowned with entablatures. It also has two access stairs, one of which is flanked by pillars crowned with amphorae. In addition, above the balcony there is a dormer windows with windows framed with flat moldings. Aside from that, on the upper right corner there is a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The Miguel C. Godreau house dates of 1925, years later, in 1986 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Ashford Avenue, Condado

Aerial view of the Ashford avenue in el Condado. The buildings on both sides of the avenue are visible. The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel stands out, and in the background, the Caribe Hilton hotel. To the left, the Condado Lagoon, and to the right, the Atlantic Ocean.

Aibonito Hospital

A joint of buildings that are part of the Aibonito Hospital. They are characterized by their modern style with simple surfaces, windows like persiennes, a portico, vertical stripes as brise-soleils and flat roofs with some ventilation tubes. On the parking lot it is notable several automobiles, light poles and green areas.

San Juan Transportation Office, Subterranean Pipeline

Excavation in the construction area of the San Juan Transportation Office. A trench with exposed pipes and rods can be seen.

Houses Along Road

Wooden houses along a sloping street in an urban area. Some are built on stilts, others have cement footings. They have double-leaf doors and windows, some with mullions. The roofs are made of zinc, gabled, and on most of them there are antennas. In front of one of the house, you can see a small kiosk with two cigarette signs. On the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street there are power poles with spotlights, one of them has a transformer. Some people can be seen on the street, as well as a man leaning out of a window and another standing on a balcony.

San Juan Slaughterhouse

Old slaughterhouse in Old San Juan. It is an "L" shaped building with windows and doors with arches and a cornice, which is built very close to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. The path leading to the building can be seen as well as various cows, a cart, and some people around it. On one side, there is a shed and a wooden house. In the background, walls and a sentry box can be seen.

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Front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, built on stilts, and has a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person standing. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. In addition, there are plants in decorative pots; some on the floor, and others hanging. The door is wooden, double, and has several windows; some are double and wooden, others are aluminum lattice-style. Some windows are covered by fabric curtains on the inside. To the far right, there is another single, wooden, lattice-style door, where there is a child standing. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Lottery

Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan, you can see buildings along the entire street, most with commercial spaces on the first floor. Part of the building of the defunct González Padín store, the Gillies and Woodward and Kodak stores, and a bar can be seen. One of the buildings has a large sign that says, "Lottery." There are cars and trucks parked on one side of the street.

Top Level of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

View of one of the top levels of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Old San Juan. The battlements, smooth parapets, the top portion of the lighthouse, a ramp leading to a lower level, and a flagpole with the flag of the United States are visible.

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Main façade of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. The residence is surrounded by a low wall made of concrete. In the front, there is a balcony under relieving arches. The balcony is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks and it is decorated with potted plants. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the upper edge of the house has merlons. To the far right, a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof and lattice-style windows can be seen. A parked vehicle can also be seen at the street in front.

Factory in Bayamón, Main Facade

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón, main facade. Part of the wall, which has falsework and formwork at the top can be seen. The building's main facade, a portico with two thin pillars and an eave are visible. Part of another industrial building can be seen in the background. There are workers at work.

Street at an Urban Center in a Town of the Mountain Region

A street at an urban center of a town in the mountain region. There are wooden houses on one side of the street, and concrete houses and buildings on the other side. One of the buildings has a sign reading: "Calle Washington" (Washington Street). There are various men on the street and the sidewalks. Also, some donkeys are carrying loads and there is also a cart pulled by oxen. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Lateral Wall

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. One of the building's lateral wall and a front wall segment can be seen, both have scaffolding. Through the scaffolding, window openings and a door opening are visible. There is construction sand and stone in the area.

San Germán

Front view of a Victorian-style house in the town of San Germán. The house is two-story. On the first level, there is a balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental blocks sustained by fine columns. There are several double, wooden doors with glass, under semicircular arches and truncated suns surrounded by moldings. To the far left of the second floor, there is an uncovered balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental blocks. There are two, double, wooden doors with truncated suns and moldings over them. Also, the windows are double, made of wood and glass, and there are sash windows with truncated suns. On the edges of the semicircular arches and relieving arches of the windows, there are ornamental moldings. On the upper edge, there is a wooden attic window with an ornamental block railing. The upper edges have ornamental friezes. There are several vehicles parked and persons standing on the street. On the far left, a concrete, terraced house with a metal awning and an ornamental block wall can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Roof’s Concrete Pouring

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the work during the roof's concrete pouring. An elongated roofed building with a room at one end can be seen. It has columns surrounded by falsework. Two concrete mixer trucks and a crane loading a metal bucket for pouring concrete are visible. There are several workers working on the roof.

People in Front of a Façade of a House

View of the facade of a house and the garden where a group of people of various ages are carrying out tasks. The house is made of a solid material and has a porch with a balustrade. The house's door is a double door with a transom window at the top. Partially visible inside the house is a window with a transom. A portion of the house is surrounded by a chain-link fence, and partially visible through it is another wooden structure with double casement windows.

Woman with a Sad Iron Inside a Wooden House

View of a child and a woman with a sad iron inside a wooden structure. In one of the interior walls of the structure, there is a shelf with containers. Through the doors, a foundation of solid materials with construction rods and a wooden framework can be seen.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Main Facade

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo. The main facade which has a portico with two thin pillars and an eave, pilasters, and windows can be seen. The building has a barbed wire fence and a tube gate, next to the fence there is a sign that reads, "Another work of the Fomento Program". At the front there is a sidewalk and a speed bump under construction. There are several men sitting on the portico.

Luchetti Street #372, Condado

View of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is two-story, in concrete. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there are plants vines. The house has lattice-style windows and the roof is covered with roofing tiles. To the far left, there are eaves with a jerkinhead roof supported by ornamented brackets.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Front Facade Under Construction

Front and lateral view of an industrial building under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. It is in the front facade construction stage where an opening is visible that could be the main entrance. Along the building there is falsework. Around the building there is debris, automobile tracks on the ground, and wooden ladders.

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Front view of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. Its design is articulated horizontally presided by a garden and a brick masonry fence matched with ornamental iron grilles. In addition, the facade is presided by a balcony with balustrade modulated by ionic order columns on square pedestals that in turn support a continuous entablature. The entablature has cornices, moldings and a crenellated parapet. Aside from that, inside the balcony there are several double doors made of wood with lattices framed with flat moldings. Some doors are under rectangular arches crowned with glass transoms and others under semicircular arches crowned with sunrise transoms made of glass and decorative entablatures supported by brackets. The entrance door is double, stand out since it has a spherical design and is presided by stairs. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Cars in Front of Mueblería Santurce

View of a commercial street at Santurce. At the foreground, you can observe a paved street with vehicles moving and parked. Additionally, connected buildings with different characteristics like, eaves covered by roof tiles, balconets, double doors crowned with cristal muntins and establishments posters; one of the posters says: "Mueblería Santurce". Other elements that decorate the buildings are, pilasters, balconies supported by corbels and railings made of ornamental blocks where people peek out. Also, there are columns supporting round arches and doors covered by ornamental metallic grilles.

Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the workers and various structural elements in the first phase of construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, including support columns and a vertically rising wall in the center. In the area, there are piles of construction materials such as blocks, wood boards, beams, rods, and prefabricated pipes. There are also ladders, wooden structural framework, scaffolds, a crane, and wiring. In the background, the Normandie Hotel sign is noticeable, as well as the boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

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The façade of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. The front façade is composed of five extended parapets with railings and green-colored iron balusters. The building also has a pediment, brackets, and rectangular moldings in between each parapet. There is are paddings of different sizes as part of the façade's design. There are semicircular arches with green-colored grilles, sunrise transoms, ornamented cornices, and lamps. There is an elevated ornamentation with a curvature on the upper half of the bank. There is also construction on the street and a person walking nearby.

El Fanguito, from Bridge, Party Flags Flying

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. The houses are made of wood and zinc, built on stilts over the water. These have gabled, zinc roofs and double wooden windows. Some are destroyed and flags and signs can also be seen. In addition, there are buildings and electricity poles in the distance.

Hall with Painting of Queen Isabell II on the Wall

There is a wall with the portrait painting of Queen Isabell II, two candelabra wall sconces, and a painting by José Campeche y Jordán known as "The Governor don Miguel Antonio de Ustáriz". In the center of the image there is a wooden table with a candlestick, there are also two rocking chairs. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles and a decorative carpet.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Rear View

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, rear/lateral view. The building looks finished. The construction has windows all around, a loading door, and a barbed wire fence. There is a shed and a parked automobile in the surroundings. The ground adjacent to the building has vehicle tracks.

Fisherman's Village

View of a fishing village with houses founded on piles and mostly covered with natural fibers, wood, zinc and gable roofs. On one side, a corral type of structure framed with sticks and metallic mesh stands out.

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Pilaster of the former American Colonial Bank building. There are semicircular arches with grilles on both sides of the pilaster. French doors with sunrise transoms on the top can be seen behind the arches. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Hurricane Destruction Añasco

View of houses in ruins after the passage of a hurricane in the town of Añasco. A community of ruined terraced houses can be seen. Some are destroyed and others are missing their roofs. Furthermore, they have no doors or windows. The area is surrounded by wood and zinc debris.

Classroom

The interior of a classroom in a Catholic school. It has wooden desks arranged in rows on each side of the classroom, divided by a central aisle. At the front, there is a table on a wooden platform and a chair. The front wall has two double windows with transoms, and in the middle of the windows, there is a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the right corner, on a table, there is a statue of the Virgin Mary. On the right side, there are wooden cabinets. Along the right wall, there are windows with transoms.

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Side-view of a house built on stilts in the town of Luquillo. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a clothesline. To the far right, the house has concrete stairs without railing. In addition, in the front part of the second floor there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. It is decorated with hanging flower pots and in the upper part, it has a metallic awning. The door is a screen door and the windows are lattice-style, which are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the surrounding area there are other houses with similar characteristics.

Kitchen of the Santa Rosa Bayamón Housing Development Project

View of the kitchen and dining area of a house in the Santa Rosa neighborhood in Bayamón. The kitchen area features a stove with four burners and an oven, a refrigerator, and a wall-mounted shelf. A wall separates the kitchen from the living room, which is partially visible and features a dining table with rattan chairs. On the table and the wall, there are floral decorative elements.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of a wall of Fortress of la Concepción. Two window openings and a window can be seen on the wall. In front of it, some benches are visible. There is a windowless building to the right, and a door as well as a door opening can be seen to the left. Zinc sheets are visible over the roof. In front of a wall with doors, zinc sheets can be seen lying on the ground.

Cranes in Front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A pair of cranes on the beach shore and a group of workers working in front of the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The façade of the guest room tower with defined sunbreakers conforming the balconies also stands out.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the collapsed brick wall from the inside of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

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General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Ground Preparation

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz, in the ground preparation stage. Four men are seen working with what appears to be a blueprint, next to them there is a topographical surveying instrument. On the ground there is a worker operating a bulldozer, a shed, and three motor vehicles. Mountains are visible in the background.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez, Rear View

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. Walls, door openings, windows, and formwork in the highest part of the rear wall can be seen. There is a shed at the construction site. There are workers at work.

Rural community

View of a rural community. In the foreground, there is a paved path with a concrete wall to one side. There are persons walking on the path. There are several houses with similar characteristics to the sides of the path. The houses are wooden with gable roofs or flat zinc roofs. Some houses are built on stilts and others on the ground. They have double wooden windows and simple doors. Some houses have balconies and others have clotheslines in their backyards. Also some houses are surrounded by wooden fences with barbwire. The area is surrounded by vegetation and mountains.

Dwelling, Escolástica López Street #684, Ceiba

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered by ornamental, metallic bars. The balcony's roof is flat and made of zinc. There are persons standing inside and outside of the balcony. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is single. There is a parked vehicle in front of the street. To the far left, there is a two-story, concrete house.

Old San Juan from La Puntilla to Fort San Felipe del Morro

Aerial view of Old San Juan from La Puntilla to Fort San Felipe del Morro. Buildings located in La Puntilla, the La Princesa Prison, the Paseo de La Princesa, and La Fortaleza are visible. On the right side of the image there are multi-story buildings. On the left side Fort San Felipe del Morro with trees in its surroundings, the old Insular Asylum headquarters of the School of Fine Arts and Design, the Welfare House current Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, and the Ballajá Quarter. The San Juan Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean can also be seen.

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Close-up view of the details in a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental concrete blocks. The wooden door is single and has embossed designs. It is surrounded by wooden moldings and above it, there is a fanlight made of wood and glass.

Designed Criollo-style House, Hacienda Delicias

Front view of a house on Hacienda Delicias in the town of Maricao. The construction has two floors. The first floor is made of concrete and it has frames covered with metallic mesh. To the far left, there is a closed garage with a wooden door. The house is made of wood and it has lattice-style windows on the second floor. The zinc, gabled roof is sustained by wooden beams. To the far left, there is an attic with the same characteristics. In the facade there is a sign that reads "Hacienda Delicias".

La Concha

Tower of rooms at the Hotel La Concha. The building is rectangular, with brise-soleil on its facade, wavy details and surfaces lacking devoid of ornamentation. By the sidewalk that extends upfront the hotel several people are walking and next to it there is a visible automobile and pole with signs that indicates: "Calle Delcasse" (Delcasse Street), "Ave. Ashford" (Ashford Avenue), "National Car Rentals 4.50 up".

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Details of the column next to the entrance to the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. In addition to the detail of the construction, the door opening is also visible. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

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Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan. A pier with an ornamented covering can be observed, as well as the beams that form the pergola. The pier's ornamentation is oval and circular.

Three Men Walking on a Sidewalk

Three men walking on a sidewalk of a street near to a two-story house. The house has a fence made out of wooden stakes and concrete, a balcony on the first story and windows in between the two small projecting balconies on the second story. Next to the sidewalk, there is an electric power pole.

Coastal Neighborhood

View of houses in a coastal community. The houses are in concrete; some have gabled roofs, while others have flat roofs. Various houses have jerkinhead roofing tiles. The residences have double windows and lattice-style windows. The houses are individually surrounded by low concrete walls. Some homes have open balconies sustained by columns. The area is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Fajardo District Hospital, Flat Roof Slab

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Slabs can be seen on the roof, along with exposed beams, workers, and pipes. The building has a flat roof with falsework and wooden scaffolding. A tower-like structure is visible. The rebar of the second floor slab is in progress.

First Cathedral Thatched of Puerto Rico, Built by Ponce de Leon, 1509, Rebuilt 5 times -

Frontal view of the Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista and Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios at the Santo Cristo street in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, you can see the Plaza Feliza Rincón de Gautier. Between the plaza and the cathedral there is a street with moving vehicles and standing people. Additionally, in front of the cathedral there is a staircase that leads to the three wooden double doors under rounded arches. The cathedral has a neoclassic style decorated with cornices, pilasters, a stained glass, entablature and a facade crowned with a cross. Lastly, the Cathedral of San Juan is the second oldest of the Americas built in 1521.

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Zenithal view of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan.

Foundation Construction Site at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view from the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón toward the construction works of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are workers operating earth-moving machinery, and sheds to store construction materials. At one end, a multi-story with awnings on the windows can be partially seen. The Art-Déco style Normandie Hotel, and next to it, a boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club also stand out.

Double Windows in the Inner Courtyard of La Fortaleza

Throughout the image there are double wooden windows that open outward and have air vents at the bottom. On the roof there are cornices with brackets, a pedestal tower with weathervane, flowers, and vegetation.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 21 in Old San Juan. There is a green and white-colored building with elements that are representative of the Neoclassical style. There is a wooden lattice double door with a gate that has black-colored ornamented grilles. The door is framed by a white-colored semicircular molding and has floor is made out of bricks. A white molding and a bracket can be observed in its façade. There is a sidewalk and a cobblestone road in front of the building.

Ox Cart

Ox cart on an urban area. There is a wooden house with a balcony, a balustrade, and slim pillars. It has three double jalousie doors and moldings on the tops. Next to it, there is a concrete house with a flat arch door, pilasters, and a ledge, and a wooden gate. Behind the cart, a man and a woman can be seen.

Catholic Church and Plaza Colón Mayagüez

Front view of a church in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground is Plaza Colón, which stands out for its floor with a checkered motif. It is surrounded by a fence of ornamental blocks on which there are statues. There are also concrete benches and planters with plants. On the other hand, the church has stairs that lead to the entrance porch made up of four columns and a roof covered by tiles. Three double doors are seen above which there are mullions. In the porch you can see a niche with a religious statue and an oculus. At both ends above the doors, there are also oculi. The rest of the front façade is decorated with moldings. On the other hand, to the far left there is a multi-level building crowned with a Latin cross. On the street in front, you can see vehicles passing by and people walking.

Exterior of Two Buildings

Two buildings with gable roofs, jalousie windows, and exhaust fans can be seen in the distance. In between the two buildings there is what appears to be a trailer. There are power lines, streetlights, trees, and vegetation all around. On the sidewalk there are two poles, one made of steel and one made of wood with signs.

Casa Blanca and the San Juan Wall

Distant view of Casa Blanca (on the right side of the image) and the wall of San Juan. Other houses and buildings of the old city and a portion of San Juan Bay can be seen also .

People going up Steps to Barracks Type Building with Red Roof

Several persons going up stairs with wooden railings that lead to the entrance of a building. The building is founded on piles, it is made of tongue-and-groove wood and has a gable roof. On its façade, it has several single-leaf windows that open outwards, as well as a couple of doors. Around the building there is a dirt path, a couple of wooden posts and a garden with flowers.

San Juan Hotel

The façade of the El San Juan Hotel in Isla Verde. The entrance to the lobby features a roof supported by pillars that connects to a stone-clad wall with an arched opening. There are seven floors of rooms with balconies and balustrades. On the stone wall, there is a sign that reads "El San Juan."

Spanish Civil Guard

Soldiers of the Spanish Civil Guard riding their horses along a street in Old San Juan. There are two men and a child on a cart. The houses on one side of the street as well as people standing in front of the house are visible.

Engineer's House, Sugar Mill

Two-story, wooden house with a zinc, hipped roof in the town of Patillas. On the first floor, the house is covered with wood in a lattice-style pattern. On the second floor, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden baluster. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden, glass windows with wooden fanlights over them. There is also a double wooden door. To the far right, the construction has concrete stairs with a metallic railing. The residence is surrounded by a wooden, zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. In the surrounding area there is a sidewalk and power line poles. On the street, there is a person.

Construction of Hangar

Construction of hangar at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The construction is at the scaffolding stage. There is a trench in front of the construction. Various workers are working on the construction.

Gordon Realty Building, Exposed Block Wall

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of one of the walls that still has exposed blocks. The window openings and the door eave under construction are visible. The interior columns and a concrete mixer can be seen through the openings . In front of the wall there are wooden beams and panels.

At Serrallés Castle

View from the interior patio of the Serrallés Castle in the town of Ponce. The castle is built of concrete and is in Spanish colonial style. The stairs in the inner courtyard are decorated with a plant in a decorative vase. Since 1991, the Serrallés Castle is a museum that tells the history and impact of sugar cane and the rum industry in Puerto Rico.

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Front and lateral view of a house located on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. On the surroundings you can see parked vehicles on the street and an adjacent parking lot. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade has a portico presided by stairs with entrance under a semicircular arch framed with flat moldings. In addition, on both sides there are balconies with rectangular openings crowned with entablatures, have balustrades supported with fluted square columns that in turn support a continuous cornice and the open balcony from the second floor. It also has a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. Additionally, the second floor has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pillars that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. Aside from that, the lateral facade also has rectangular windows closed with wooden panels. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Aibonito Hospital

Aibonito Hospital with a modern facade characterized by a portico, vertical stripes as brise-soleils, flat roof and persienne windows. On its surroundings stand out the gardens with bushes, sidewalks and light poles.

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View of the south facade of La Giralda, located in the Miramar sector of the Santurce neighborhood in the Municipality of San Juan. This eclectic residence, built around 1910, combines elements of the Neoclassical and Victorian styles and was designed by architect Francisco Valinés Cofresí. Its square, irregular floor plan features four levels of reinforced concrete, including an attic, a basement, and the gabled roof. The facade is organized into three sections, presenting a symmetrical design with balanced proportions. The central section of the first level has a double entrance door made of mahogany wood with fixed glass panels. The entrance portico, which forms part of the balcony, features partially fluted Corinthian columns on a base the same height as the concrete balustrade surrounding the balcony, and a series of steps providing interior access. Although partially hidden by the balcony's hanging curtains, the other two sections of the facade on either side of the main door have windows framed by concrete molding, a lower cornice, and lintels. The walls are covered with smooth plaster. The second-level facade features another balcony that protrudes slightly toward the front of the building. A closed double door can be seen, surmounted by keystone concrete lintels and framed by quoined pilasters on either side, creating a high-relief effect. A rectangular glass window with geometric designs is on either side of the door. The third floor, the attic, is characterized by a small balcony surmounted by a wooden pediment, a double door, and narrow single-pane glass windows on either side of the door. From this balcony, one can see the low roof of the second level, covered with a weather-resistant bituminous cardboard membrane simulating wooden shingles. A weather vane or ornament crowns the upper part of the attic. The Victorian-style gabled roofs of La Giralda combine the classical pediment element, which is present in many Neoclassical buildings. The original roof was composed of wooden trusses covered by zinc panels, but it was reconstructed. Due to the height of the floors, the arrangement of its architectural elements, the effect of the tower, and the volumetric balcony, La Giralda retains the scale of the properties of its time. A low wall with concrete pillars in front of the house divides the garden area from the street. In the background, several buildings, trees, and palm groves can be seen. La Giralda is a historic house that reflects the majesty and dignity of its place and time design. This neighborhood emerged as a planned residential suburb for the local upper class in response to the population growth of San Juan in the 19th Century. Miramar's architecture consolidated into an exclusive residential setting that contrasted with other areas, accentuated by the arrival of transportation that connected the area to the urban center. The house stands out for its size and durable construction materials, as most houses of the time were made of wood. Although it suffered alterations and deterioration, it was restored in the 1990s, maintaining its exterior integrity, and has become an icon of Miramar's architectural and social history.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. This is a backlit image that displays a semicircular dome with a lantern, window openings, moldings, and a pinnacle. Parapets and cornices can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Industrial Building Lateral Facade Under Construction Humacao

A partial view of an industrial building under construction shows its front and lateral facade. Both facades are surrounded by scaffolding and construction materials, such as piles of gravel, panels, and machinery. The front facade has a rectangular frame at the top in which windows will be installed, also visible are the eaves frames that will be placed in this section. Similarly, the lateral facade has several openings: some are frames to install windows and another in the middle with eaves that will serve as a loading dock. Through these frames it can be seen that inside the building preserves falsework from the initial stage of construction. The building's wall show exposed concrete without plaster. In front of the building there is a worker posing, behind him there are more workers on scaffolding and roof at work.

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Front-view of a Chamfer-style house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete with a flat, zinc roof. In the front, there are entrance stairs covered with tiles. Also, there is a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. The door and windows are double, wooden, and lattice-glass style. Above the windows and the door there are wooden sunrise transoms and moldings. In addition, there are wooden mullions and moldings above both sides of the house. The top side of the house has a smaller attic with a flat, zinc roof and wooden, lattice-style windows. To the far left of the dwelling, there are other semi-attached houses with different characteristics. Lastly, on the street in front, there are several vehicles parked and persons standing on the sidewalk.

Two Pilaster in the Interior of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilasters in the interior of the Cathedral of San Juan. The molding above the pilasters is cracked. Above it you can see a clam pattern.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival Two-story House

Two-story, corner house on Luchetti Street in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a wall covered with vegetation. The wall is divided by a metal grille gate. The residence has lattice-style windows and a jerkinhead roof. On the second floor there is a double glazed door that leads to a small balcony with a concrete railing with moldings. On the wall there is a hanging flower pot. Above the door there is a small eave supported by beams and covered by a jerkinhead roof.

Two-Story Single-Family House with American Vernacular-style Influence

Front view of a wooden house in the town of Arroyo. The house is one-story and has a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. The residence has a garden in the front with different plants. The doors and windows are double, wooden with lattice-style. The balcony has a railing sustained by two columns. The house has two attics with gabled roofs.

Casa Grande

Façade of a spacious house with a sign that reads: "Mennonite Biblical Institute". In the entrance, there are steps that lead to a balcony with wooden railings and columns. The roof is combined with corrugated zinc and the walls have padding. In the front, there is a large garden.

Spanish Prisoners Captured in Las Marías

Spanish prisoners captured in Las Marías and taken to Mayagüez after the United States invasion. The prisoners can be seen walking in line, and there are United States soldiers on both sides. There are spectators on the sidewalk. Houses and buildings can be seen on both sides of the street.

Thatched House in Ponce

Hut surrounded by palm trees in a coastal zone in Ponce. It has a roof made of palm tree leaves. Behind there is a clothesline with hanging clothes. You can see a trail that leads you to the house.

Cathedral Façade, San Juan

View of Santo Cristo Street in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and at both ends of it, you can see buildings. The buildings have different characteristics, among which we can mention the balconies surrounded by wooden railings, double wooden doors with windows, moldings and cornices adorning the buildings. Eaves and fabric cornices are also seen over the doors. On the other hand, to the far left are the steps in front of the Cathedral Basilica minor of San Juan Bautista Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. The front façade of the cathedral has doors under semicircular arches, pilasters, entablatures and a pediment crowned with a cross. At the left end of the cathedral, you can see an ornamental metal grille gate under a discharge arch. Finally, on the street you can also see parked vehicles and people walking on the sidewalk. The Cathedral of San Juan is the second oldest in the Americas.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the floor covered with debris and a rectangular opening. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Workers

Health Center in the municipality in Comerío. The façade of the hospital under construction can be seen. Workers are engaged in various tasks on the windows and the roof, supported by wooden scaffolding, with one of them on a small ladder. The building has a flat roof, louvered windows, mullions, and a design of squares between them. Surrounding the area are piles of construction sand, wood, and a low wall.

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Front and lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. In addition, the facade has a rustic aspect that simulates masonry blocks and a curve upper border matched with moldings. It also has windows under pointed arches and rectangular arches made of wood with stained glass framed with overhang moldings and a wooden door presided by steps. The front facade is decorated with a rose window, supported with buttress and matched with garden areas. Above the church you can distinguish the dome with onion shape dome with spherical finish that crowns the belfry. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Building of the La Princesa Old Prison in the Old San Juan

Building of the La Princesa Old Prison in the Old San Juan. You can observe the facade of a building that has the architectonic influence of the Neo-renaissance and is painted with white. You can see a dome, lantern, pediment and a clock on its roof. It has pilasters and bossage on its walls, a fence made with stakes, and two flagpoles; one with the flag of Puerto Rico and another one with the United States flag. In the entrance there is a sign that says: "Evita el delito y reforma al delincuente" (Avoid the crime and reform the delinquent). Behind it there are buildings that have balconies, moldings and pilasters and one of them is painted with pink. Around it you can observe the paved street with asphalt, benches to sit, power line poles, trees and bushes. Subsequently, this building became the office of the Tourism Company of Puerto Rico.

Partially Excavated Jamaica Train

Excavation site view of the Jamaican train at Hacienda La Esperanza in the town of Manatí. In the foreground, the area is excavated with bricks on different scales. The area is surrounded by a wood and rope fence. At the rear, there are roofless, concrete walls and vegetation in the surroundings.

Construction Work at the University of Puerto Rico

Buildings under construction for the Library and the Teachers College of the University of Puerto Rico at the Río Piedras Campus. There are buildings made of concrete with two stories and interior corridors, gabled roofs with roofing tiles, Corinthian columns, long corridors with arches, mullions between double windows, wooden windows and doors and a courtyard. In addition, construction materials, falsework, trees, and two men in front of one of the doors can be seen all around.

Workers at a Cement Plant in Guaynabo

View of the cement plant known as Puerto Rican Cement in Guaynabo. The chimneys, buildings with flat and gabled roofs, pipes, cylinders, and several workers are visible throughout the plant. In the background, a valley with several buildings with gabled roofs, followed by a body of water can be seen. The Puerto Rican Cement was built in 1937 in the Amelia neighborhood of Guaynabo.

Typical Guest Room at the Condado Hotel

Typical room at the Condado Hotel with two beds covered by an abstract patterned fabric. At the headboard, there is a pitcher with glasses and decorative plants. Next to it, there is a side table, two chairs with a crisscross pattern on the backrest, a lamp with a pattern of light and dark squares, and a floor-to-ceiling curtain. The floor is covered with square tiles, and there is a rug at one end.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Warehouse

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. The warehouse is a building with glass awning windows. The walls are plastered but not painted. There are several vehicles parked in front of the building. A worker is visible on a scaffold working on a window.

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View of the garden in a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The garden has jardinières with plants, trees, and some plants planted in concrete pots. To the far right, there are entrance stairs that lead to the porch with metallic railings to each side. The porch is surrounded by a concrete balustrade and sustained by Doric columns. In addition, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots, metallic chairs, and matching tables. The building has several double, wooden doors with windows. The windows as well as the doors are aluminum, lattice-style, and covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Above the building, there is a concrete balustrade similar to those of the building's porch.

Slabs and Foundation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers engaged in the construction of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The floor slab, formwork, and footings stand out. In the surroundings, there are sheds, construction materials, and equipment such as wheelbarrows and hoses.

Caminero House Near San Germán

Lateral view of a road laborer's house in the town of San Germán. The house is one-story, in brick, covered by stone and a flat roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has lattice-style windows and piled blocks to one side. The upper edge is decorated with friezes and ornamental moldings. To the far left, there is a small construction.

San José Church - San Juan

View of the Church San José in the Old San Juan. The church is an example of Spanish Gothic architecture from XVI century. It is built in masonry, it has a double door made of wood under a round arch decorated with moldings and pilasters. There are several windows under discharge arch and round arches covered by wooden balusters. Besides that, at the left far end you can see a connected building with doors and double windows made of wood, some of them have cloth curtains. Lastly, in front of the church there is a vehicle parked on the street.

Demolition of Buildings that Were Part of the University of Puerto Rico's Facade

Demolition of the Janer, Baldorioty, and the Normal School buildings that were part of the old facade of the Universidad de Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus. A half-demolished building is visible with workers inside removing parts of its walls. The building was made of concrete, it had arches, balusters, and wooden windows. It is visible that the foundation of the building has stones. Behind it there is a larger building with a tile roof and a flagpole with the United States flag. Around the site there are people, electric wiring, pedestrian walkways, an access road, a fence enclosing the demolition site, trees, and palm trees.

Nurses' Residence, Aibonito

Residence of nurses at Aibonito. Is a single-level building, it has glass windows and a door with a window. The entrance has an eave and two flower bed made of bricks with ornamental plants. It is located next to a road.

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Close-up view of a wooden house details located in the town of Naguabo. The door is wooden with embossed details and it has a window. Same as the window on the door, the windows in the house are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings.

Tract Houses

Neighborhood houses in the coastal town of Luquillo. In the foreground, there is a paved street with walkable sidewalks. On both sides of the sidewalks there are mailboxes, power line poles, persons, and trashcans. Also, on both sides of the street, houses with different characteristics can be seen. The dwellings have flat roofs, balconies, lattice-style windows, and single doors. In addition, there are residences with ornamental fences, metallic railings, garages, and entrance stairs. Television antennae are visible on the roofs. In the background, a natural landscape with trees can be seen.

Maricao National Forest Boys' Camp

A group of children sitting between the crenellated parapet and a stone tower window in the forest of Maricao. On the tower, there are semicircular openings and on each side, it has pavilions with a gable roof, tiles, stone pillars and benches. In the front, there is a straight staircase.

Vernacular Early Gothic Revival House

Exterior view of a house in the town of Naguabo, on Ruíz Belvis Street #7. The house is built over a concrete wall. It is one-story, made of wood, and has a zinc, gabled roof. The residence has a porch surrounded by concrete baluster over which there is a decorative metallic bar fence; it is sustained by fine wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and potted plants. The house has lattice-style windows and double doors made of wood and lattice; there are fanlights above the doors. The upper edge of the dwelling has cornices and an ornamental Gothic-style border. There is an attic with a lattice-style fanlight. To the far right there is a house with lattice-style windows. Three persons can be seen on the sidewalk.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Workers and Construction Stone

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The unfinished building with a flat roof, eaves, and mullions is visible. Workers and children can be seen on the stairs and around the area. Piles of construction stone and wood are present. One section of the building has falsework. In the background, there is a metal fence and mountains.

Designed Criollo House

One-story wooden house with flat, zinc roof. The dwelling faces the paved street where there is a sidewalk and parked automobiles. At one end of the house there are small stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony has an ornamental metal railing. It has double windows with wooden, lattice-style and the double door is wooden. On the balcony ceiling there is a hanging lamp. On the far right, power lines and another adjacent residence can be seen with similar characteristics, but with glass windows and doors. There are several people walking on the street, sidewalk, and balcony.

Focus to the Girder Railway Bridge over the San Antonio Channel

View to one of the railway bridges of the San Antonio channel. The bridge has its metal beams and on its borders you can see tied up trunks. To the left side you can see another railway bridge and to the right far end you can see a bridge with balustrade. At the background you can see several houses.

Borinquen Field Base Bomb Dump

Aerial view of the ammunition dump at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. There are four small wooden structures with a flat roof. A street connecting two other buildings of the base with the runway can be seen.

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Aerial view of Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan. The construction of dock 8 can be observed in this image, which includes construction sand piles, trucks, machinery, and a crane near the bridge area. The Capitol, the Capitolio Plaza building and the walls with crenellated parapets of Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be seen from this angle.

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Close-up view of the details in a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a large porch surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine wooden columns. The porch's floor is covered with native tiles. Also, there are double, lattice-glass style doors, over which there are truncated suns. Lastly, in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

Unidentified house

Two-story house with a flat zinc roof. On the first level there are two simple wooden doors, on the upper edge they have a wooden post and ornamental designs. At the bottom of the door there is a wooden railing. It has several lattice-style windows. In front of the house, there is a sidewalk and passable street with persons. On the far right there are straight stairs with a small metal grille gate that lead to the second level of the house. At one end of the second level there is a double wooden door on which there is a wooden pillar and power line cables. In the front part it has a balcony supported by ornamental beams. The balcony has a wall with ornamental concrete blocks. The front is made of wood, has lattice-style windows and a double door with lattice-style windows. Above the door, there is a wooden pillar. At both ends of the house you can see more structures with similar characteristics.

San Juan Cathedral

Frontal view of the Cathedral Basilica Menor of San Juan Bautista Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios on the street of Santo Cristo in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, you can see the Plaza Felisa Rincón de Gautier decorated with light poles, flower beds and metallic benches. Between the plaza and the cathedral there is a street with vehicles traveling and people standing. Besides that, in front of the cathedral you can see a staircase that leads to the three double wooden doors where you can see people. The cathedral has a Neoclassic style decorated with cornices, pilasters, a stained glass, entablatures and a facade crowned with a cross. The Cathedral of San Juan is the second oldest of America built in 1521.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Columns

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View from a distance of the construction in the column raising stage. Some rodding, formwork, and falsework are visible. There are two building adjacent to the construction. Mountains can be seen in the background.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Mustard Yellow and Gray House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a wooden mustard yellow and gray house. The porch has four columns and one railing. On the porch area, an entrance gate is visible, and on the wall, there is a window and a door. The gable roof over the porch has zinc. A gate and a portion of the house's wall is visible on the left.

Mr. Antonio Fantauzzi's House

Mr. Antonio Fantauzzi's house, owner of Lafayette Sugar Mill, in the town of Arroyo. It is a Vernacular architectural style house built with a mixture of materials such as wood, concrete, zinc, and steel. The house has two-stories and a porch that surrounds the building on both floors is noticeable. There are ornamental elements such as pillars that help support the roof, pilasters that frame the walls, valances in some angles that are part of the roof, and a gate with an ornamental steel design. In front of the house there is a flagpole for placing a flag and another one smaller at the rooftop. There is also a wooden picket fence, trees, and shrubs.

View of mountainous area

View of a mountainous zone. There are two, large, wooden structures, probably for some agricultural use. Also, there are several wooden houses scattered throughout the land. In the background, in a valley, there is a town or urban center. There is a picket fence and barbwires.

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Lateral view of the Old Banco de Ponce building located in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics from the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic styles. The lateral facade shows windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, rose windows and dentils. In the front part you can also distinguish a Corinthian Order fluted column. Aside from that, to the left far end separated by the well known Callejón del Amor or Paseo Antonio S. Arias you can distinguish an end from the building of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño characterized by its entrance through a chamfered corner and its characteristics from the Beaux Arts style. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Usabon Mission

Several adults and children in front of a two-story, wooden Christian missionary building. Notable on the façade are the double-leaf windows and doors and a balcony with a metal mesh railing. Several cars also stand out in front of the building.

Tobacco Barn Seen across Tobacco Field

View of a tobacco ranch and several houses between the mountains. The tobacco ranch in the foreground, has a gabled roof with zinc and walls with natural fiber. On one of its sides, there is a door and several tobacco plants around the ranch. From the ranch a path extends that leads to some wooden houses with flat and gabled roofs and pile and zinc foundations. In front of the houses, you can see some people. In the background, on the mountainside, you can see several houses.

Vernacular-style Farm House

Front view of a beach house located in the coastal town of Lajas. It is a one-story, wooden house built on stilts with a zinc roof. In the front, there are wooden entrance stairs that lead to the porch. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns. The porch is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far left, there is an area of the porch surrounded by a screen door. The double windows are made of glass and aluminum, and the door is single and made of glass with windows surrounding it. In front of the house, there are several people standing.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Scaffolding and Formwork

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, in the scaffolding and formwork stage for the interior columns. Above the walls the columns' reinforcing bars can be seen. Construction materials and some debris are visible on one side of the building.

Construction of Foundation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of construction workers is carrying out construction works for the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, construction equipment and materials such as wood, rods, beams, prefabricated pipes, hoses, ladders, wheelbarrows, a cement mixer truck, and a crane are noticeable.

Man at Top of Steps of Porta Coeli San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch, in front of where there is a person standing. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door, you can see a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far left, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Casa de España

Façade of Casa de España and Fuente de Leones in its outer patio. In the foreground, a couple of columns stand out, supporting a metal gate grille with scroll motifs. In the portico of the house, the semicircular arches with padding stand out and then a door with an ornate edge stands out and above which is the text "Casa de España". On the second level, there is a balcony whose parapet supports some street lamps, while the eaves of the roof are supported by corbels. On the walls, some pilasters are notable, as well as moldings and windows with grilles framed in semicircular arches. Also notable is a tower crowned with a Spanish flag and the roof covered with polychrome tiles.

Design of Criollo House

Front view of a residence in the town of Río Grande. The house is one-story and has a zinc, gabled roof. It has a side balcony with concrete stairs. The balcony is surrounded by a low, concrete wall that is sustained by wooden columns. The walls of the balcony are made of wood and the exterior walls are covered in decorative plaster. The house has lattice-style windows and the double windows are made of wood, glass, and lattice. The windows hang over relieving arches and wooden moldings. On top of the windows, there are glass fanlights.

Lighthouse Front Right Corner

Main facade and right side of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. At the main facade you can see the entrance area in the middle and several windows along the wall. At the right wall there are three double windows made of green wood. Over the rooftop you can see an area with railing. From the behind area stick out the lighthouse tower. At the tower you can see the balcony with parapet and a weather vane. At the background you can se a green area with numerous coconut palm trees and the ocean.

Wooden Two-story House

Wooden two-story house built on stilts. On the first story, there is a porch without railings with slim pillars, a door and glass windows. There is a side stairwell leading to the second story where there is a balcony with wooden railing all around the house. One of the corners of the balcony is covered with palm tree leaves. On the first story, there are two men leaning against the wall. In front of the house, some plants can be seen, and in the background, various palm trees can be seen.

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Reina Street #106, Ponce

End of a house in the town of Ponce. The house is one-story, made of concrete, with a flat roof. It has archways under which there is a balcony with ornamental metallic bar railings, sustained by Doric-order columns. Also, under the archways there are wooden-glass windows and fanlights. In front of the windows, there are ornamental metallic bar railings. Above the archways, ornamental faces can also be seen. The upper edge has ornamental friezes and crenellated parapets. On the street in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00015

Close up view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. Above the upper border continuous cornice rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars crowned with spherical finishes. It is interrupted in the middle by a curve pediment framed with flat moldings. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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Close-up view of windows in a house located in San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has double windows in glass and wood. These are surrounded by glass and moldings. On the inside, the windows have ornamental metallic bars and fabric curtains. Below the window, there is a planter with plants.

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Side-view of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat, zinc roof. On the far right, there is a small balcony with a concrete railing. It has a wooden door with a glass fanlight over it. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and have a fanlight with a wooden ledge over each one of them. To the far left, there is another wooden door with a fanlight and eave over it. To the same side, an abandoned vehicle next to the house can be seen.

Left Facade of a Two-level building in Ponce

Left facade of a two-level building in Ponce. In the wooden part you can see several windows along the facade. Also, you can distinguish a white door. It has a gable roof and is made with zinc. At the background, you can see a two-level pink and white building. Both levels have balconies with railings and piers.

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Side view of a corner house in the town of Carolina. The house is wooden with a zinc gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. In front of the house there are blocks and piled gravel. In addition, the residence has a balcony with several persons standing and it is surrounded by a railing. In the balcony there is also a clothesline for laundry. The area is surrounded by trees, the street is paved, and there are several vehicles parked nearby.

Neighborhood House

Front view of a neighborhood house in the town of Luquillo. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. To the far right, the residence has a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. The windows are lattice-style and the door is single in wood. The house is identified as "EB20" in the middle. To the far left, the dwelling has an open garage sustained by columns.

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Front view of a house entrance in the town of San Juan. The house has a low wall surrounding it with a small ornamental metallic bar fence. It is followed by a front paved patio that leads to the balcony. The balcony is small and is surrounded by a concrete wall decorated with tiles. Over the wall, there is a small grotto with decorative vases.

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Side-view of a concrete house located in the town of Hatillo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows, over which there is a concrete eave.

House, Barrio La Arena, Piñones Loíza

Main façade of a coastal house in the town of Loíza. The house is built on stilts and made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. It has a small balcony with steps to one side. The balcony has a wooden railing and a decorative bench. The door of the house is wooden and single. At the rear, there is a small wooden construction.

Juana Díaz Typical "R" Building, Lateral Facade Under Construction

Lateral view of an industrial building under construction in the municipality of Juana Díaz. The lateral facade in process and part of the main facade can be seen on the right side of the image. Along the building there is falsework, one of them larger next to one of the lateral walls. There are construction material and machinery such as concrete mixer, wheelbarrow, ladders, and sand in the surrounding area.

Deportation of Spanish Soldiers

View of the San Juan harbor during the deportation of Spanish soldiers upon the United States invasion. Buildings of the Spanish navy are visible as well as a portion of the harbor with docked watercraft and a boat in the bay. There are soldiers in formation and others marching; spectators can be seen also.

San Juan Bautista Cathedral

Three women pose in front of the San Juan Bautista Cathedral where the remains of Juan Ponce de León are located. Notable on the façade of the cathedral are a stained glass window, several pilasters that support an entablature and the semicircular arches on the main and side doors. There are several cars on the street in front. The cathedral is also known as Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (named minor basilica in 1978).

Man with Hat in Door of Tin Sided House

View of a house built in a rural area of the island. The house is designed on wooden stilts; other materials you can see are bamboo and zinc. It has a simple wooden door through which a standing person appears.

Wall with Semicircular Pilasters and Reliefs with Images of a Lion, Crown, and Two Children

Wall with semicircular pilasters and triglyphs in reliefs. There are reliefs with images of a lion, a crown, two children, and a garland. There is a railing with wooden balustrade. The marble floor is partially visible.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Lateral Facade

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, building's lateral facade. It has a loading entrance and windows on both sides of the entrance. In front of the entrance there is a metal scaffolding. There is also a fence with a gate under construction, in the area there is a wheelbarrow and mounds of sand and stone.

San Juan Islet

An aerial view of the Isleta de San Juan. El Morro, Ballajá Barracks Building, Asilo de Beneficencia (Mental Asylum), La Fortaleza (palace), San José Church, and Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery can be identified.

Slum Area across from the Hospital in Piña

View of a slum from Piña Hospital. The houses are located on the bank of a river and are made of wood, zinc and mostly covered with gable roofs. The majority has fences made of wooden blocks and in the surroundings, there are stone clusters, poles and electrical wiring. In front of the houses there is a river and in the foreground, a railing is notable.

Criollo House

Front view of a house from the end of the street in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story with a wooden, hipped, zinc roof. The residence has a Criollo design with a large porch supported by columns that are divided by arches. It also has a metal balustrade with designs. The house has several double doors with windows that have a circular design and wooden details. Above the house, some power lines can be seen. In front of the dwelling there is a passable sidewalk, people, and automobiles traveling on the street. On the far right, a house with similar characteristics can be seen in the distance.

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Details of side façade of the former American Colonial Bank building. There is an open black grille, behind it is a brown-colored door with rosettes, a number on the upper half of the door, three holes on the left side of the door, and an a flat arch with a cornice and corbels. On the left side there is a street light, a semicircular arch with grilles, and a sunrise transom behind the arch. A lamp that hangs from the roof with a chain can be seen in front of the door. There are two holes on the upper half of the wall. Pilasters can be seen as part of a semicircular arch on the sides. Above the pilasters there is an circular ornament, moulding and cornice of the building that divides the first floor, which is painted yellow, from the other two that are painted in a brick-like color. The second and third floor have french windows with parapets and windows at the top of the doors. The doors of the second floor are framed with pilasters and a pediment while those on the third floor only have a cornice in the upper area. On the right side of the image is a streetlight and a two-story building with a iron balustrade balcony and an awning. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Wooden House with a Cross Gable Roof

A two-story wooden house built on stilts with a cross gable roof. The area of the stilts is covered with lattice panels. It has steps that provide access to a front balcony with a pitched roof, slender pillars, and a wooden railing. It has double doors and double windows. The outer windows open outward, while the inner ones open inward. The house is located in a coastal area.

San Juan Apartments

View from inside the public housing complex. In the foreground, you can see a paved street with vehicles parked at each end. On the other hand, to the far right there is a sidewalk with two people walking. The buildings are adjacent, with three levels and a flat roof. They have balconies and aluminum lattice-style windows.

Front of Neighborhood House

One-story neighborhood house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and single doors with lattice-style windows. In front of the house there is a sidewalk on which there is a mailbox. The entrance of the house has a small concrete block wall. To the far left there is a carport with patio chairs and decorative pots. There are also hanging potted plants. To the far right an open walkway where there is a small garden that leads to the balcony can be seen. The balcony is also open and has decorative potted plants. To both sides of the house there are yards with trashcans and clotheslines. These are divided by metal bars and houses with the same characteristics. On the roofs of the houses there are television antennae.

Prisoners in Jail

A group of prisoners formed in the courtyard of a jail in Old San Juan. Three of them are holding sticks and are lined up several steps ahead of the rest. A portion of a wooden ramp can be seen. Behind the prisoners, a wall with barred windows is visible. Beyond another one of the walls, a tower protrudes.

Dining Hall with a Man Lighting a Ceiling Chandelier

The image shows a dining hall and a man lighting a ceiling chandelier. Around the walls there are cornices, pilasters, double jalousie windows, and a candelabra wall sconce. In the center of the image there is a table with a tablecloth, glasses, plates, centerpieces, candles, and several rattan wooden chairs.

House at Boca de Cangrejos #199 Carolina

Front view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with a wooden transom over it. At the doorway, there is a wooden fence and the windows are lattice-style. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

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View of the details of a door of a one-story, concrete house in the town of Arecibo. The house has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and ornamental friezes. It has a double, wooden door with lattice, glass, and a truncated sun over it. In front of the door, there is an ornamental metallic ledge.

Vernacular House

View of a commercial street in the town of Villalba. In the foreground, there is a corner house. It is one-story, in wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a small balcony without railings where there are several people. In addition, it has two, double, wooden doors with transoms on them. The windows are also double wooden with transoms. On the far left side of the house there is a wooden gas station with a zinc, gabled roof. At one end, there is an open garage with a flat, zinc roof. In the front, there is a fabric curtain covering the entrance. Above the store, there is a sign that reads "Shell." In front of it there is a gas pump and several persons standing. Along the street there are more establishments and buildings. On the street in front, vehicles passing by can be seen.

Caribe Hilton

Perspective view of the façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with its logo on a central wall that protrudes among the sunshades forming the balconies of the guest room tower. Each balcony has railings, doors, and windows. In the lower area, a stone wall and a window wall partially protrude, through which a staircase and a pair of columns are visible.

Construction of houses in urban area

View of a street under construction. The street is paved and to one side, there are semi-detached houses. The house have the same characteristics. They are made of concrete and unpainted tarnished. They are one-story with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and are surrounded by gravel.

Vernacular Pueblerino, Façade with Two Entrances

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. It is a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a front porch with several people in front of it. The porch is surrounded by a concrete balustrade supported by columns. The residence has two wooden, double doors with transoms over them. To both sides of the house, there are more dwellings. In the street in front, there is a parked vehicle.

People in Front of the Façade of a House

A view of a group of people of various ages in front of the façade of a house. The house is made of solid material and has a porch with a balustrade. The roof of the house has a contrasting stepped detail on the edge. Partially visible are a door and several casement windows with transoms, as well as a garden with various plants.

Heyliger Sub-Division Sidewalk Construction

On the right a group of workers can be seen working on the sidewalk construction. Next to them, part of a building with windows and a door is visible. The building is undergoing maintenance. In the background a worker is visible on the road, a small truck, and several palm trees and trees.

House Route 753 #92, Arroyo

Front view of a wooden, one-story house with a gabled roof in the town of Arroyo. The house is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic bar fence followed by a garden, where there are several persons standing. The residence has double, wooden windows and doors. Also, it has a balcony sustained by columns and is decorated with chairs. In the upper part, the house has two dormers with gabled roofs and double, wooden windows.

Hato Rey Typical Building Rear Facade of Building Already Built

Rear facade view of the Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58 building already built. At the entrance a double chain link gate can be seen connected to the pillars of a barbed wire fence. The building has Miami style windows along its wall and in its annex. The loading double door can also be seen. Eaves are visible at the top. In addition, two ladders are visible leaning against the wall and eaves of the building.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A wooden spiral staircases with railings and balusters can be observed, as well as a roof with beams. The walls and the ceiling have stains and deterioration on the surface. There are also white cylindrical tubes.

Cockpit

View from the inside of a cockpit in the town of Adjuntas. The room is made of wood with a zinc roof. In the middle, there is a circular space covered with sand, over which there are hanging lamps and some transparent boxes. The ceiling has exposed wooden beams.

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Side-view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has double wooden windows with transoms over them and are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is another house with similar characteristics.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building

Laundry building of the Bayamón District Hospital. Construction of the upper part of the walls. Formwork and scaffolding can be seen. There are workers mixing concrete and others pouring concrete into the walls. In addition, on the ground there are different construction materials such as wheelbarrows, wood, shovels, buckets, among others.

Former House of the Central Aguirre President

View of the main facade of the former house of the Central Aguirre president. The house is made of wood and painted with white color. At the first floor you can see the stairs with handrails that connect with the balcony. The balcony has piers and railings and along its wall you can see several windows and a door. At the second floor you can distinguish a balcony that is missing half of its railing and piers. The house is missing the right part of its roof. The construction of the roof is a hipped roof and it has roofing tiles. Over the roof you can observe a dormer window and a brick chimney. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Soldiers Marchinh in front of the Old Customs House in Ponce

Soldiers marching in front of the Old Spanish Customs House in Ponce. This building was later designated the General Headquarters of the United States Army. Only a portion of the façade is visible featuring two windows with grilles on the first floor, two windows with balconies, in one of which, three military men can be seen, and balustrades on the second floor. The soldiers, besides their weapons and ammunition, are carrying a bag, a canteen, and a cup. The last one in line is carrying the United States flag.

Serrallés Castle

View of the garden of the Serrallés Castle in the town of Ponce. The Castle is built of concrete. It has a swimming pool surrounded by a balustrade. In addition, there are stairs also surrounded by balustrades. Since 1991, the Serrallés Castle is a museum that tells the history and impact of sugar cane and the rum industry in Puerto Rico.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00036

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house there is a wooden door on which there are hanging clothes. In addition, there is a broken transom that crowns the door. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Betania Church

Side view of the Bethany Lutheran Church. The church is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. At one end of the roof, you can see a bell tower. On the other hand, the church has glass lattice-style windows and a simple wooden side door. Finally, on the far right, you can see some stairs.

Souvenirs Shop

Facade of a historical building of two levels. The first floor is used as a souvenirs shop, at the outside of the establishment you can see part of the merchandise. Among the merchandise they sell dolls, hammocks and flags. Also, you can see a sign that advertise the sale of water and soda. The second floor of the building is abandoned. Over the balcony railing you can distinguish a sign that says: "souvenir" and has a cartoon wearing the flag of Puerto Rico. At the left of the building you can see a historical building used as a bank and to the right you can see another building.

Night on cobblestoned street

Nocturnal view of a cobblestoned street in Old San Juan. There are two-story houses to both sides of the street, one of them has balconies with double arched doors in the first floor, and a cantilevered balcony on the second floor. Metal lighting poles, trees on the sidewalks, parked cars to both sides of the street.

Right Side Façade of a House in Guayama

View of the right side façade of a cream and light blue house in Guayama. On the right façade, two windows and a door are visible. In front of the house, another house with a balustrade and grilles on the porch can be seen. A portion of the zinc sheets on the roof of another house is visible in the background.

Ponce Street Scene - "Estación Ongay" Sign

View of a paved street in the city of Ponce. On both sides of the street there are continuous buildings with different characteristics. The characteristics between the buildings are, doors under round arches, balconies with metallic railings, cornices, moldings and promotional posters that say: "El Olimpo Coca Cola" and "Station Ongay". Also, you can see power line poles, vehicles and people traveling the street.

Cream and Light Blue House in Guayama

Façade of a cream and light blue house in Guayama. There is a gate and steps leading to the porch where windows and a door with a window are visible. The porch also has four columns and parapets.

Grand Beaux Arts House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Ponce. Low-angle view of the wall and ceiling. The wall has a ravaging arch sustained by columns in the corners. The coffered ceiling has ornamental moldings. On the wall, there are cornices and ornamental friezes. There is also a wood and fabric border.

Casa de España

Façade of a building identified in its front with the inscription: "Casa de España". The entrance is characterized by a metal bar fence and a gate that leads to the area of the lion fountain and the lobby where the steps, semicircular arches and lintels are notable. The building has a roof with polychrome tiles, towers with columns between semicircular arches and lintels. Some windows are framed in a semicircular arch and others have rectangular frames with grilles. Also notable are bas-reliefs, Moorish-style ornaments, moldings, cornices, corbels and light posts.

Persons in the Vicinity of Fort San Cristóbal

People in the vicinity of Fort San Cristóbal at Old San Juan. The walls of the fort can be seen. There is a ramp leading to the entry gate. Before the ramp, there is an area with a metal fence and gate. There are people (men and women) near the ramp.

Industrial Building Under Construction Facade

The facade of an industrial building with a flat roof, buffed walls, and awning windows can be seen. The building is fenced with barbed wire posts, a cyclone wire gate, and a sign with the logo of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company. Adjacent to the building there are three buildings of one and two stories. At the sidewalk a wall with the number "K 9", possibly indicating kilometers, is visible. There are also sand, construction materials and machinery, and a car.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Columns' Rodding

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Three column rods and the building perimeter markings can be seen. Two sheds are visible in the background.

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One-story house with a gabled roof located in Río Piedras. The house has a garden in the front with different plants. To the far left, there is a balcony sustained by a column. There is also a hanging lamp, a single, wooden door, and wooden, lattice-style windows. Above the wooden windows, there are glass windows that cover the front of the house. To the far right, there is an open garage with columns and a parked automobile. On the wall in the garage, there are lattice-style windows and an entrance door. In the background, a wooden fence can be seen. Lastly, in the street in front there is a parked vehicle.

A Man and a Woman Posing in the Porch of a Wooden House

A man and a woman posing in the porch of a wooden house. The house has two stories, a zinc roof, and is built on stilts. It has a porch without railings, with slim pillars, two doors, and glass windows on the first story. On one of the corners of the second story, there is a balcony with a wooden railing and windows. There are some plants planted around the house.

Mercedes de Seralles Mausoleum

Frontal view of mausoleum in the town of Aibonito. The mausoleum is fenced with a ornamental metallic grid. The building has an entrance portico supported by columns in front of it there are stairs. On it there is a facade with an inscription that says: “Capilla de Ntra. Sra. De los Desamparados a la memoria de Mercedes P. De Serralles” (Chapel of Our Lady of the Helpless in memory of Mercedes P. de Seralles), also, it is framed with cornices and crowned with a latin cross. Lastly, the double door is ornate crowned with a sunrise transom.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00026

A wheel loader can be seen on cobblestone paving. Construction materials such as a tool bag, dry mortar, and a bucket with more tools can be observed on top of the bucket loader. There is also a backpack. The pavers look dirty and have different shades of color.

Vernacular Criollo House with Window-Box

House built in wood over a wall in the town of Manatí. It has a gabled, zinc roof. The windows are lattice-style and in the front it has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by beams. The doors are double wooden and have wooden transoms over them. The house has a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. On the far right, there is a terraced house in wood. It has a gabled, zinc roof and double wooden windows.

Criollo Design, Residential and Commercial Building

Side view of the house above a store located in the town of Manatí. The building is made of wood over concrete with a gabled, zinc roof. The first level has semicircular arches with pilasters on the ends. Several promotional signs can be seen on the building and on the doors there are letters that read: "Café-Bar Plaza." On the far left there is an entrance arch with a barbershop sign. On the second level, the house is made of wood. It is surrounded by a balcony with a wooden railing that is supported by slim wooden columns. The residence has several wooden, double, jalousie doors with glass panes. Above them, there are glass transoms and wooden moldings. At the top, the house has a pediment with an ornamental border. There are several vehicles parked on the street.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00075

Patio gates of the Former La Princesa Prison. Three different-sized balustraded double-door gates can be observed. Two of them are open, and the other one has trash cans on each side. The city wall, trees, windows, and streetlights attached to the building can also be seen in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Goats Island, Palo Seco, and Old San Juan

Aerial view of Goats Island, Palo Seco, and Old San Juan. Manuel Enrique Street that connects Palo Seco with Goats Island, the Fort San Juan de la Cruz, also known as El Cañuelo, the Aguas Frías Channel, and the land where Bacardí Rum Distillery is currently located in Cataño. Several bodies of water such as the Ensenada de Boca Vieja Bay in Toa Baja, the San Juan Bay, the San Antonio Channel, the Condado Lagoon, and the Atlantic Ocean can also be seen. The islet of Old San Juan, the Fort San Felipe del Morro, the Paseo de La Princesa, La Puntilla, Puerta de Tierra, Condado, Miramar, Santurce, and Hato Rey are visible in the distance.

Factory in Bayamón, Wall with Scaffolds

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón. One of the building's wall with falsework can be seen. There is an entrance with double doors, an eave, and right next to it there is a large opening with a man posing.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Tractor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, and a portico can be seen. Around it, there are workers performing various tasks. A metal fence surrounds the area. The sidewalk with streetlights is visible. A sign indicating: "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Public Works Building Construction Division Hospital and Health Center Utuado, P.R." stands out. In the foreground there is a tractor. Piles of materials, vehicles, and another work machine can be seen.

Houses Built on the Water, La Parguera

Houses built on the water at La Parguera, Lajas. There is a row of wooden houses in the shore of the bay. Various watercraft are visible in front of the houses. There are many people on a motor boat outboard.

Street in Old San Juan

Scene day to day of the San Justo street at the Old San Juan. Through the cobbled street there are several people and automobiles parked. Also, it stand out the facades of the buildings characterized by flat or segmental arches, showcases, persinnes windows or shutters, moldings, cornices and parapets. The balconies and the parapets have iron railings and parapets with ornamental blocks. Some establishments are identified with signs like: "El Louvr" and "Royal".

Houses Under Construction in the Fruit-Growing Area

Construction and rehabilitation of rural houses under the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) program in a fruit-growing region. The houses being rehabilitated are made of concrete, have arched entrances, and wooden windows. Each house has a latrine in the back made of wood and zin. Construction material such as wood, scaffoldings, and a sign that cannot be read well but indicates that it is part of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) project can be seen in the surrounding area. The image shows a boy sitting on a wooden building, an access road in front of the houses, as well as shrubs, trees, and palm trees in the area.

John Driver and Wilbur Lentz

Two men pose in front of a concrete house, modern in style and numbered "1665" and "D 98." The façade consists of a porch and an open garage. It also has a door and several aluminum shutter-type windows. The roof is flat and a couple of eaves protrude. In front of the house there is a sidewalk and at one end, part of a picket fence is visible.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of a portion of the façade of La Ponderosa Lighthouse Ruins. The old entrance with its staircase and a window opening on the right are visible. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Dorado King's House Behind

View of the posterior part of the antique King's House at Dorado. The majority of the construction is made with wood and is painted with color green. Over the walls you can see several double doors made of wood. Some piers with beams and zinc form a roof and hallways around the building. The building has visible damages. The roof hallway is missing most part of the zinc plates.

Newer Church with Landscaping

Front view of the old Divino Niño Jesús Chapel (Catholic church) built where the old Insular Leprocomium was located in Trujillo Alto. The church is surrounded by a metal fence. In the middle, there is a paved sidewalk with concrete benches followed by some stairs. The double wooden entrance door is under a semicircular arch crowned with an entablature. On both sides of the door there are stained glass windows with moldings above them. Furthermore, above the door there is an oculus and a bell tower crowned with a Latin cross. Currently, this church later on became the "St. Spyridon Russian Orthodox Church in Union with Old Rome".

Balconies Street

View of San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. On both sides of the street there are commercial and residential buildings. Some of their characteristics are: entrances under semicircular arches and balconies surrounded by railings of metal bars. There are also double wooden doors with mullions on them, moldings and friezes decorate the buildings. Some of these have signs or inscriptions on them. The rest of the street is decorated with hanging lights.

Entrance to the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

Entrance to the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. The porch with walls and battlements, the lighthouse, a tower, a flagpole with a flag, the land, and structures surrounding the fortress can be seen, as well as the Island's Mental Asylum. There are people on the road leading to El Morro and in the space near the asylum.

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Side-view from another angle of a house located in San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metallic railing. It has a garden in the front with different plants. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. The gabled pediment has a lattice-style window and all of the eaves have wooden cornices. At the rear, a building of a greater size can be seen. In the street in front there are several vehicles parked.

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Inside view of a coastal house in the town of Lajas. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof and built over stilts in the water. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. In the foreground, there is a refrigerator; in the following room, there is a piece of wooden furniture with plates and kitchen utensils. The walls are decorated with frames and posters. Also, hanging from one side, there is an oil lamp.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Workers in Scaffold

Construction of the Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. Some bleachers as visible, as well as scaffolding, falsework, semicircular arches, and openings.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Materials

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. A concrete wall and another wall in progress with blocks can be seen. It has a flat roof. Around the area, there are workers, construction materials, and equipment, as well as a type of motor vehicle on the right side. Among the materials, there are wood, blocks, and a wheelbarrow. In the background, the greenery and a mountain stand out.

Herreras-López Residence

Façade of the Herreras-López residence. The porch has five columns and a metal railing. One of the doors, and the openings of the other doors are visible in the porch area. A balustrade can be seen on the roof. A portion of a structure can be seen on the right, of which the windows and the eaves are also visible. In addition, there is a building on the left.

Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the foundation for the Caribe Hilton Hotel construction. Prominent in the construction site are scaffolds, foundations, formwork, columns, and slabs. Also, the sheds surrounded by construction equipment, machinery, and a concrete batching plant with its logos "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." are visible. In the background, several multi-story buildings with Spanish Revival-style awnings, Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area can be seen.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Balcony and Stairs

Extension of the Bayamón District Hospital. A multi-level building is visible with three-centered arches in the hallways. A square balcony with railings can be seen. The space at the bottom of the balcony has a double door, louvered or "Miami"-style windows, a lamp, and two stairs. At the rear, there are palm trees, lampposts, and a cylindrical tower.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Interior Wall

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Interior wall of the building, it is covered with tiles. At both ends of the wall there are door openings that give access to two rooms. The walls of the rooms are also tiled.

Passengers Aboard an Ox-drawn Cart

Passengers aboard an ox-drawn cart in the middle of a street in Yauco. Some passengers are sitting on the edges of the cart and others on the cart itself. In front of the oxen, there is a young man holding a stick, people standing on one side of the cart as well as some houses and a building. In front of one of the houses, a pile of stones is visible.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00046

Interior patio of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted cream, white, and gray. On the right side of the image is a facade with a parapet, cornices, quoins, six pilasters, moldings, and wooden double-leaf windows and doors. In front of the facade are shrubs, three war cannons, and a circular water fountain. Another facade on the left side of the image has cornices, semicircular moldings, and wooden double-leaf doors. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. The La Puntilla condominium is painted orange and cream, which can be seen in the distance. It has balconies with eaves and rectangular windows. There are several creams, blue, gray, white, red, and orange-colored high-rise buildings located on Tetuán Street, which can be seen in the distance. There are also trees and electrical wiring of utility poles.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Reinforcement of Slab on the Second Floor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The reinforcements for the second level floor slabs can be seen. In this process, pipes, rods, and wood are visible. Workers are engaged in various tasks. In the background, there are houses with gabled roofs, windows, crossbeams, and wooden construction.

Hospital Construction, Clinic

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. You can see a two-story building. Wooden scaffolding can be seen on one of the walls, the window openings, construction machinery, workers and four men next to a car. There are two houses adjacent to the construction.

A Group of Men and a Partial View of a Building in a Field

A group of men standing and squatting. A roofed building with double windows can be partially seen on the right side of the image. Palm trees, trees, mountains, and another building can be observed at a distance.

Street in Aibonito

Street in the urban center of Aibonito. It is a sloping street where you can see that most of the buildings have commercial spaces on the first floors. A sales stand stands out with hanging inflatable toys and a counter with various merchandise and has a rolled canvas curtain. Right next door there is a store with cigarette advertisements. You can also see a paint store with a Du Pont sign. Another location has a sign that says: "La Ponceña Sundial Shoes." Up ahead is a two-story building with an American flag on it. Along the street you can see power line poles with spotlights. There are cars and a bus parked.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00039

View towards the bay from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building. In the foreground is a pyramid-like skylight and a cable next to it. Also visible is an open space with tiles, shutter-type windows, and a semicircular arch above them. In the background, part of the city wall, the Convento y Casa de Salud de Las Siervas de María, the bay, trees, palms, and the Paseo de la Princesa pathway are visible. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009 00001

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a torch-shaped ornamentation in the upper right corner of the image. There are trees, an automobile, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, grass, and a flagpole in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Old Arsenal of La Puntilla at Old San Juan

Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy at La Puntilla, Old San Juan. The building has a porch with four Tuscan columns, and a semicircular arch on the entrance. Over the columns, there is a frieze with images of the signs of the zodiac and a cornice. Over the cornice, there is a pedestal, and atop it, there is a coat of arms. In front of the building, there is a carriage, and various people (soldiers and civilians).

Breakwater at the Caribe Hilton Hotel Beach

A view of the works on the breakwater at the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. In the area, there are several workers next to a crane, and others in the water. Additionally, construction materials such as prefabricated pipes and a boardwalk connecting to the breakwater demarcating the hotel's beach can be seen.

View of San Juan from Caño Martín Peña

View of buildings in San Juan from Caño Martín Peña. You can see the channel of the marine watercourse. Also, you can see different buildings and houses on stilts in the area. The houses have zinc gabled roofs and simple, wooden doors. Vegetation and power line poles.

Lighthouse at Cabo Rojo

Los Morrillos Lighthouse in Cabo Rojo in Neoclassical-style. The base is rectangular with a façade composed of a parapet, cornice and segmental arches that frame the doors and windows. The tower is hexagonal in shape with windows in its body and crowned with a lantern surrounded by an iron balustrade. An American flag protrudes from the roof of the building.

San Juan Transportation Office, Scaffolding

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. A quadrangular column surrounded by falsework can be seen.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00032

View of an open space on the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building. There is a white double-leaf latticed door with small steps. A green streetlight above the door and the dome of the watchtower can be observed. On the left, shutter-type double-leaf windows are seen. On the right side are tables, chairs, trees, palms, and multi-story buildings in the distance. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Stained Glass Windows

In the image there are some stained glass windows. The top part has stained glass windows with the image of Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist. The lower part has two other stained glass windows, the one on the left side of the image has Puerto Rico's coat of arms with an inscription that reads: "Island of Porto Rico". The stained glass window located on the right side has a coat of arms with an erect lion and an inscription that reads: "Ponce de León".

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00008

View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see a double wooden door crowned with a transom made of ornamental wood and a sign that says: "salida". In addition, the upper border of the wall has continuous moldings. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

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Side view of a one-story wooden house with a flat, zinc roof. The house has a wooden window and a metal sink in front of it. Underneath it, there are several propane gas tanks. To the far right, there is another house with similar characteristics.

University of Puerto Rico Covered Patio with Tables

View of a terrace with several student among the tables at the Student Center in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. Notable in the area are the columns, a parapet as well as the lamps and ceiling beams.

Construction of Operations Building

Construction of the operations building at the Borinquen Field, Military Base in Aguadilla. It is a wood structure built on stilts. The structural framework of the building can be seen. Various workers are working on the external walls and the roof.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of a window of Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. The wooden window has two arched glasses. The quoin finish can be seen on the borders of the building as well as the cornice above.

Buildings in Front of the San Juan Harbor

View of the San Juan Harbor from the bay. A boat can be seen as well as the Dársena square. The Old Post Office, Banco Popular, and the Customs House building stand out. The Old Post Office and the Federal Building combine the Spanish Neoclassical sty;e with native architecture influence and the style of federal buildings of their time. The seven-floor annex added to the original three-story building can be seen. Moreover, the bank is a multi-story building in the Art Deco style. The Customs House has a Plateresque style and two floors with a gable tiled roof. Its main entrance is facing toward the San Juan bay and has ornamental terracotta elements. In front of the Customs House, there are three flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States as well as the coat of arms of the United States.

Old Alcazar Movie Theater

Main façade of the old Alcazar movie theater in Caguas. Three roll-up doors can be seen on the first floor. At the top, there are various white decorative elements. On the left, a portion of a pink building with an eave and a window is visible. On the right, there is a two-story building. The second story is made of wood.

Hangar under Construction in Falsework Phase

Hangar under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is at the falsework phase. There are workers on the roof and the ground. There are two load vehicles in front of the construction.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Falsework and Zinc Sheet

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. Wooden falsework can be seen on block walls. On the roof and next to the building, there are workers at work. Window openings, a small building with an open door, a flat roof, and another worker carrying a wooden box are visible. Near the construction site, there is debris, wood pieces, zinc, and rods. There is an equipment covered with a zinc sheet. To the right, a pier is visible.

Barefoot Mother and Children, Two with Shoes, Outside Thatched House

View of a hut built in a rural area of the island. At the foreground you can see a standing family. The hut has one level made of wood and thatch with gable roof.

Detail of a Wooden Double Door

View of a wooden double door on the porch of a house in Aguadilla. The paint on the door is worn. The floor has the marks of where the tiles were once.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Scaffolding

Construction of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in the falsework stage. Part of the scaffolding inside the building, wooden ladders, and the steel beams of the roof can be seen. Part of the roof is already covered. Some of the rodding for the exterior columns are visible. There are workers at work.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00021

A balcony, which has a skirt roof, located in Old San Juan can be observed in the image. It is composed of wood, balusters, handrails, studs, and the balcony floor has partitions and corbels. There is a lamp, and wooden and glass double doors. The doors have a white-colored frame and a ornamental molding at the top.

Advanced Construction Phase of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the guest rooms and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel at an advanced construction phase. In the vicinity, a shed, construction materials, a crane, workers, and vehicles can be seen.

Commercial street

Commercial street with multi-story buildings. The first floors are local businesses with showcases: "Ferretería Ramírez", "La tienda Nueva", there is a hanging sign, "Sundial shoes for the Family". Along the sidewalk, there are several street vendors. Two fruit and vegetable stalls on carts, a snow-cone cart, and a car with merchandise over it. There are persons (adults and children) passing. One of the buildings has a curved, cantilevered balcony.

Suburban House

Front view of a three-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. On the first floor of the house there is a balcony surrounded by a wall of ornamental, concrete blocks. The residence has lattice-style windows and a single door. To the far left, there is an open garage with a wall of ornamental, concrete blocks, a parked automobile, and a clothesline. There are also right angle stairs with a divider fence. On the second floor, there is a screen door and lattice-style windows. To the far right of this floor there is a balcony surrounded by ornamental, concrete blocks. In it, there are decorative potted plants. On the third floor, there is a concrete, ornamental, block wall that surrounds the roofless construction. To the far left, there is a small squared construction surrounded by metallic mesh. The house is surrounded by a metal bar fence, a garden with a sidewalk, trees, vegetation, and a small grotto to the far right. In the background, another house with similar characteristics can be seen.

Sugar Cane Grinding in La Puntilla

Men grinding sugar cane in La Puntilla, Old San Juan. They are sheltered by a shed next to the wooden building, of which, only a wall is visible. They are using a manual grinder. There are various people watching and some children can be seen around them. In the background, a wooden house is visible, and beyond it, La Princesa Jail can be seen as well as a segment of the wall and some buildings.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

A small balcony with two double-leaf glass doors can be observed. There is a streetlight above the balcony. On the sides of the balcony, there are double-leaf shutter-type windows. In the lower half of the image is a streetlight, something hanging that seems to be a cable and a flat arch with two white doors that could be the entrance of the building. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Crane on the Beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A worker and a crane preparing the site in the area of the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. Also noticeable are several workers in dump trucks on the strip of land extending from the shore into the water, forming a sort of breakwater. Additionally, several prefabricated pipes, a boardwalk, and the roof of a building with terracotta tiles can be seen.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A wall of stone and brick masonry can be observed. It has a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. Trees and a cream and white building are also behind the boundary wall. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

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View of row houses in a coastal area. In the foreground, there is a wooden house built on stilts with a flat, zinc roof. It has double doors and windows in wood. In front of the door, there is a wooden step. To the far left, a one-story concrete house with a zinc roof can be seen. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. It is decorated with chairs and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Statue of Columbus, Mayagüez

Front view of the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Parish in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground is Plaza Colón, which stands out for a floor with a checkered motif that is surrounded by a fence of ornamental blocks on which there are statues. You can also see concrete benches and planters with plants. On the other hand, the church has stairs that lead to the entrance porch made up of four columns and a roof covered by tiles. Three double doors with mullions are seen. Above the portico there is a window and an oculus. At both ends, the doors also have oculi. The rest of the front façade is decorated with moldings. On the other hand, on the left side there is a multi-level building crowned with a Latin cross. On the street you can see vehicles passing by and people walking.

Bayamón District Hospital, Elevator

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building’s interior showing an elevator, a circuit breaker box and a transom door. The walls and floor are dirty.

Cardona Residence

Close up of the tower of the Cardona Residence. The tower has doors in both floors. The doors have railings. Next to the tower, on the left, windows and eaves are visible. A column and a portion of the porch with a metal railing can be seen on the right. Above, a portion of the balcony's balustrade on the second floor is visible.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Rear View

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz, rear view. It can be seen that the roof has two levels. The visible part of the building has plaster and windows already installed. There is an entrance, near it workers are seen working in an area fenced with wood. Part of another building is visible in the background.

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Close-up view of a house door in the coastal town of Fajardo. The door is made of wood with embossed details. Above it, there is a fanlight made of wood and glass. An image of Santa Claus is stuck on the door.

Interior of the University of Puerto Rico Library

Interior space of the Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There is a large room with wooden counters, coffered ceiling, windows coupled with glass and muntins. A reading room closed with walls can be seen in the background, it has wooden glass doors and a small room on the left that is divided from the large room only by a small wall.

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Interior view of a construction in the coastal town of Loíza. The construction is made of wood and the roof is partially covered with palm leaves. Some doors are made of wood, as are the support beams.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with a Metal Fence and a Mountain

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A section of the hospital façade is visible, featuring a one-story structure with a flat roof, louvered windows, eaves, and mullions. Next to it, there is a metal fence and another section of the building still under construction. In the background, mountains stand out.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00054

View of the main facade of the Former La Princesa Prison. There are rows of palm trees, benches, shrubs, streetlights, and a flagpole with the Puerto Rican flag in the foreground. Behind them is the building with shutter-type double-leaf windows, streetlights, and a sign with the current name of the building. Several multi-story buildings can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral Entrance

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. Building's lateral view, there is an entrance with a double door and eave, and metal windows. It can be seen where the new part of the building was attached to the original building. The original building has exposed blocks walls and the new construction has plaster. Construction materials and debris are visible on the ground.

Right Facade of a Two-level Building in Ponce

Right facade of a two-level building in Ponce. In the right facade you can see three glass windows in the lower part and three gates. At the gable roof you can observe a green window. At the background, there are several buildings from which is worth to mention the United Methodist Church.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of the Fortress of La Concepción. Two of the walls of the fortress are visible. The overhang with zinc sheets and a portion of a pipe are visible. There are more zinc sheets on the ground. There is graffiti on one of the walls. On the right, a portion of another building is visible.

Aibonito Hospital

View of one end of the Hospital in the town of Aibonito. The building is one-story, with a flat roof. In the foreground, you can see a concrete path that leads to an entrance surrounded by metal fence. The door is simple and made of wood. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a portico where there are several specific benches. In front of the building, there is a parking lot with several vehicles.

Man with Backdrop of Dam under Construction

Man posing with a dam under construction in the background. At the foot of the dam there is a building with a gabled zinc roof and in front of it there are several construction vehicles. At the top of the construction, you can see another similar building. You can see cables with a system of pulleys to transport materials, which cross over the construction.

Rabanal Clinic before Hurricane Betsy

Clinic at the neighborhood Rabanal from Cidra. It is a building made wood with gable roof. It has a metallic on the arch. You can see a door and five double windows. There is family outside the building.

United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau Building

Weather Bureau Building located in the Puerta de Tierra sector in San Juan. The entrance is a semicircular arch framed by pilasters with low relief decorations, on each pilaster there is an eagle. Above the archway of the entrance it says: "U.S. Dept of Commerce Weather Bureau". A small cornice divides the two floors of the building. On the second floor there is a balcony and two pairs of linked windows. On the sides of the balcony, you can see two moldings with emblems, one of them is from the Department of Commerce. On one side of the building you can see a small cantilevered balcony with an iron railing. The roof is hipped covered with tiles and on top of it there is a tube railing. In front of the building you can see a pole with the United States flag and a parked car. The Weather Bureau was moved to the International Airport in 1946, after that date it became home to the Military Museum of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

Wooden Cream-colored House in Guayama

View of the main and left side façades of a wooden cream-colored house with white details in Guayama. On the main façade, the porch with its ornamental parapet and four columns are visible. Also, three wooden louvered doors can be seen on the porch's wall. The left façade has three visible windows. The house has a gable roof with visible zinc sheets over it.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras Campus. There is the pinnacle at the ceiling, followed by the cresting, the cornices, the openings, the semicircular arch, a balustrade, the clocks, the bas-reliefs details and the flags that are notable in the tower. In the tower base it is also visible part of the ornamental stripe, some columns and some sculptures.

Escuela Superior Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein High School. Three-story building with stairs that lead to a lobby with round columns. It has windows on the three floors, balconies and sun breakers on the second and third floor. There is a metallic fence, two flagpoles without flags and two light posts. Three cars in the parking. There are several students on the stairs.

Fort of San Jerónimo with a Wooden House

Fort of San Jerónimo in San Juan. There is a wooden house with a gabled roof in the vicinity of the fort. The house has two stories. On the lower floor, an entrance with eaves is visible. On the second floor, there is a bay window, and on the side, there are windows with wooden frames and glass. The fort's walls, a sentry box, part of the bridge connecting the fort to the San Juan Islet, and an electric utility pole can be seen.

Historical Building with Green Details in Guayama

View of the main façade of a historical building with green details in Guayama. On the front, two windows and one door with grilles can be seen. The window frames and the door form arches. On the top, the cornice is visible.

First Two Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction of the first two floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The construction site prominently features columns, scaffolding, and wooden structural framework. On the beachfront, there is a crane, while around the construction area, there are sheds, and next to them, materials such as wood, pipes, and barrels are noticeable. On one side, there is a small concrete batching plant identified by the logos "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." In the background, Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, and the buildings in the Condado area can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Land Delimitation

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An extensive plot of land with wooden pillars marking the area where the construction will take place is visible. Workers can be seen around the site performing various tasks. In the background, there are palm trees, other trees, and mountains.

Tin lined House on Hillside Wonderful Light

View of a house located in a mountainous rural area. The house is built on stilts; it is made of wood and zinc with a gable roof. In addition, it is surrounded by a fence of barbed wire and vegetation.

Belvedere House

Front view of a two-story house located in the town of Sabana Grande. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall over which there are ornamental concrete blocks and metallic bars. Over the pillars of the walls there are concrete pots with plants. The wall is separated in the middle by an ornamental metallic bar gate that leads to the entrance stairs. To both sides, the stairs have concrete balustrades and plants in ornamental pots. On the first level, the house has small glass windows under rounded arches. Also, the arches are surrounded by red ceramic. On the second level, the façade is curvy and has a large balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The double doors are in wood and glass, and similar to the windows, they also have glass mullions over them. Also, doors and windows are surrounded by red ceramic. Above the house there is a roof appendix with a zinc roof. It also has windows in wood and glass. On the street in front, there are several cars parked.

Wooden House with a Hip Roof, a Porch and a Fence

A wooden house with a zinc roof. It has a porch with a roof supported by slender wooden pillars and a double wooden window. There is a wooden fence, and a staircase leading to the porch's entrance. One side of the porch is covered with palm fronds. On the staircase, there is a man, a woman, and a baby, as well as a man leaning against the fence.

Beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A partial view of the construction of the first levels of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel and site preparation on the beach. In the building, wooden structural framework and some workers can be seen. Between the strips of land extending from the shore towards the center of the beach, there are cranes and construction materials such as wood boards and prefabricated pipes. A segment of a boardwalk and the roof of a building with terracotta tiles can be seen also.

Dorado Beach Hotel

Distant view from a car of the Dorado Beach Hotel characterized by its elongated shape, flat roof and simple surfaces. In the surroundings, several palms and a Puerto Rican flag stand out.

Traditional Kitchen in a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Camp

Interior of a typical kitchen for workers in one of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) camps. There are pots, plates, water pitchers, cleaning buckets, a brick oven, a sink, trash cans, wooden tables, trays, and an extraction hood in the working area. There are four men working and dressed in a cook's uniform. The building is made of wood with single doors and double windows, exposed ceiling beams can be seen, and some of the windows are open as well as one of the entrance doors.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of one of the workshops. It is a building with a gable roof and columns. It has a small enclosed space with a window in a corner and a low wall that divides the facility in two. There are several vehicles inside and others outside. There is a man sitting on the floor, leaning against one of the columns.

Wall with Ornamented Coat of Arms in Bas-Relief

There is a wall with an ornamented coat of arms in bas-relief. Below the relief there is a hanging lamp and a double door. In the surroundings there are three other wooden doors. On the right side of the image there is a wooden chair and the floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Tower of the Antique City Hall

Upper part detail of the tower of the Antique City Hall. The dome is decorated with tiles. The top part has a weather vane. At the background you can see part of the church Parroquia San Fernando de la Carolina. From the church stick out the tower and the dome. Also, you can observe part of the plaza. There are benches and garden areas.

Construction Site and Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction site and foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the construction site, various elements are noticeable, such as the columns, wooden structural framework, scaffolds, and rods. On the top portion, and around the construction site, there are several workers, construction materials, and tools such as wood boards, barrels, rods, pipes, and piled soil. The sheds for storing equipment are made out of wood with flat and gable roofs. There are also cars, dump trucks, earth-moving equipment, and a concrete batching plant bearing the signs "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." Next to the construction of the hotel, there is a building of approximately six stories with awnings on the windows. In the background, the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, a bridge, the lagoon, some chimneys, and the Condado area can be seen.

Economy Industries, Second Floor

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande. Wall raising on the second floor. The columns' formwork can be seen and there are workers placing blocks for the wall.

Hato Rey Typical Building

Building's interior view of Contractor: Const. Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58. The building's interior is an open space. Columns and beams are visible in the building. In addition, windows can be seen along the wall. The windows are Miami styled.

House at the End of the Road

A two-story concrete house with a hip roof. It has an open balcony on the second floor, double doors, and double windows. There is a pathway leading to the entrance staircase. The house has a front garden.

Calvary Baptist Mission

Building identified as "Calvary Baptist Mission". Its façade consists of stairs that lead to a porch with railings. It also has a door with mullion windows and the roof is hipped. In the front there is a sidewalk, a garden and a chain-link fence. At one end, a type of open garage and a couple of cars as well as two people stand out.

Port of Ponce

The port of Ponce viewed from the sea. The building of the Old Spanish Customs House and other buildings of the port area are visible. Two of the buildings have signs reading "Carlos Armstrong." Some of the buildings have flags of different countries.

Fajardo District Hospital, Piles of Wood

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Piles and wooden panels are seen. The building is single-story with a semicircular arch, falswwork and wooden scaffolding. Exposed rods and a tower-like structure with cables hanging from side to side are visible. Several workers are in the area.

Square of Caguas Santiago Riera Palmer

Aerial view of the Plaza Santiago R. Palmer at Caguas. The square has a fence with balustrades. Within the square you can see several areas for gardens with benches to rest, a water fountain, a carousel and a green cage. At the surroundings of the plaza you can see streets and several historical buildings. Among them, it must be mention the catholic church and the catholic private school Notre Dame.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

High-angle shot of the detail of the collapse of La Ponderosa Lighthouse Ruins. The debris belongs to the right portion of the façade. The area is separated by a danger warning tape. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Facade

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo. The building's facade which has a portico with two thin pillars, an eave and windows can be seen. Part of a lateral wall with windows are visible as well, near the window there is a metal scaffolding. In front of the building, a telescopic crane's hook and a parked automobile can be seen.

Industrial Building Rear Facade with Windows Installed in Humacao

The completed rear facade is shown with jalousie windows installed at both ends and plastered of an industrial building under construction. Similarly, its lateral wall is shown with jalousie windows installed in the frames, although it is still surrounded by scaffolding. In the middle of the rear facade there is an entrance with double doors installed and eaves. The building has a gable roof and there are several workers working on it. To the right of the building, several wooden posts have been placed to create a fence. In front of the building there are piles of wood scraps.

Arab Kiosk, Ponce

View of the Arab Kiosk at the public square of Ponce. It is a polygonal structure with arches, pillars, and a dome decorated with arabesques. People can be seen gathered at the Kiosk and walking in the square.

Metal Grilles Privately Constructed Urbanization House

Front view of one-story house with a flat roof and ornamental metal bars. The house is bordered by a decorated metal baluster. It has a front yard with potted plants and a light post. At the far left there is a garage with an ornamental bar gate. On the far right there is a balcony also decorated with ornamental railings. Inside, it has hanging lamps, lattice-style windows, and a single door. Adjacent to the house, a construction with the same characteristics, but smaller in size can be seen. At the back there are power lines and television antennae.

La Fortaleza and the San Juan Gate

A view from a distance of La Fortaleza (also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina (palace) and the San Juan Gate. Nearby structures, a stretch of the city wall, and a portion of the bay can be seen.

Poor Family

Woman and two children sitting next to a wooden house. The house is built on stilts, has a window, as well as a board wall and roof. The wall has some tin patches. The woman is sitting on a wooden box, sewing. Besides her there is a girl, sitting on another wooden box, with a baby on her lap.

Ballajá Barracks after a Bombing

The Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan after the bombing of May 1898. It is a Neoclassical three-story building with a collapsed wall. The arcades of the inside are visible. In one of the corners, there is a wooden scaffolding and a gate. There is debris around the building.

Street Criollo Houses

View of an urban street with houses and attached structures in the town of Añasco. Along the street there are parked cars. On both sides of the street there are different structures. Some of these structures are wooden and have gabled zinc roofs. Others have flat roofs and are two stories high. They also have balconies sustained by columns and concrete railings. They have lattice-style windows and promotional posters. There are concrete structures that are only one-story high. Along the street there are power line poles and people walking.

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Aibonito Hospital

An automobile in front of the portico at the Aibonito Hospital. The building, also, have a facade with modern style in which stand out the simple surfaces, the flat roof with a wavy detail and the persiennes windows. On its surroundings stand out the gardens with some bushes, sidewalks and light poles.

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The Former Insular Madhouse is located in Old San Juan. A terracotta and cream-colored lantern with a pinnacle on top of a dome can be observed. It has wooden lattice-style windows and white moldings. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

117 Tanamá, Río Piedras

Main façade of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall. In the front, it has a balcony with relieving arches. The residence is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks. The windows are lattice-style and the upper edge has merlons.

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There are three buildings in Old San Juan, two of which have balconies. The balcony on the right side of the image is part of the pink-orange building and is composed of a front skirt supported by beams, studs, railings, handrails, and balusters. The balcony located on the orange building, which is on the right side of the image, has a railing with balusters and handrails. Both balcony floors have partitions and corbels. They also have parapets with railings, wooden balusters, semicircular arches, and double doors with persienne type windows. The pink building in between two buildings has a tile sign that reads: "Calle de la Tanca".

El Morro Fortress

View of cannons in embrasures, a tower-shaped sentry box and the ramp at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Several openings in the shape of a semicircular arch are also notable in the fortification wall. A pole with the American flag protrudes from the top.

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Building in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 in Old San Juan. The façade of a yellow and white-colored building can be observed. It has cornices, a parapet, two pots with pink flowers, a green-colored umbrella, two oculi, and a wooden lattice double door with moldings. There is also a parapet with balustrades and wooden lattice windows framed by white moldings. The building has characteristics from the Neoclassical architecture style. There is a sidewalk, a parking sign, a cobblestone road, and an automobile in front of the building. There is also another blue and white-colored building with multiple stories that has balconies with canvas awnings and an entrance with a grilled gate that has an eave with tiles at the top.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. Part of a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and a pinnacle can be seen. The cornices and two latticework windows with white moldings are also visible. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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View of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, there are people walking on the street and vehicles traveling. Aside from that, to the right far end there is the building of the Bank of Ponce. The building has three levels made with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic styles. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, dentils, rose windows and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through a rectangular door framed, crowned with an entablature and flanked by Corinthian Order fluted columns. Above the entrance you can also distinguish an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". Aside from that, to the left far end separated by the well known Callejón del Amor or Paseo Antonio S. Arias, you can distinguish the building of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño characterized by its entrance through a chamfered corner and characteristics of the Beaux Arts. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Girl Walking toward a Wooden House

A girl walking toward a wooden house. The house is in bad condition and there is a naked boy at the door. Next to it, there is another wooden house with a hip roof and three doors that seems to be a store. There are two men leaning out of two of the doors. Between the two houses, there is a wooden wheelbarrow.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Nurses' Station

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. View inside the nurses' station where the wooden counter with cabinets and swinging door are visible. Also, there are louvered-style windows, a wooden door, and tiled floor.

318 Castelar, Santurce

Main façade of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate, followed by entrance steps. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. The single door is lattice-style with a transom over it; the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The house is surrounded by trees and power lines cables.

Luna Street

Residential street with wooden houses; it is unpaved. There is debris and puddles. One house seems to have been dragged by the water to the middle of the street. Various men are seen on the street; one of them on horseback. There are various persons on the porch of one of the houses. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Caguas Public Square

View of the Santiago Riera Palmer town square in Caguas. A kiosk, a gazebo, a merry-go-round, and various sitting benches are visible on the square. Various buildings along the street can be seen in the background. Some of them have balconies, and Juliet balconies. The overhangs and cornices of these buildings are also visible.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the poster available at the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins. The poster has information in Spanish and English about the history of the lighthouse.

House Rooftop of Ponce with Damages

A house rooftop detail in Ponce. The rooftop has suffered lost of zinc plates, you can see some of the beams that support the roof. To the right side (right facade) of the house you can observe the left side of the building that has several levels and it has grilles. In front of the house you can see part of the sidewalk and the street.

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Construction Site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the site preparations at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, a shed surrounded by construction materials and equipment, a concrete batching plant, various trucks, and earth-moving machinery stand out. In the background, Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and buildings of the Condado area can be seen.

Pink Building in Guayama

Façade of a pink building in Guayama. The building has various glass doors and windows. On the left, the wall with glass blocks is partially visible. Above, the cornice is partially visible.

Railing Detail, Vernacular Concrete House

Foreground view of a house fence in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a front garden. The garden is divided by entrance stairs that lead to the porch. To both sides of the stairs, there are low concrete walls. The porch, where there are two persons standing, is surrounded by a a low concrete wall railing. The house has double wooden, jalousie windows with glass on the ends. Over the windows, there is a glass transom.

Criollo, Neoclassic House

Front view of a house located in the town of Coamo. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there is a wooden balustrade. To the far left, there are two column pillars with an ornamental metallic bar gate. The house has a porch surrounded by a wooden balustrade sustained by fine columns. The windows are lattice-style and the double doors are wooden, with lattice. Above the doors and windows, there are wooden transoms. In the upper front part, there is a pediment with cornices at the edge. On the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

Semicircular Arch in Criollo House

Interior view of a house. The living room is decorated with chairs and tables in Rattan and wood. On one of the tables there is a radio. The room's floor is in marble with a checkered motif and is partially covered by a decorative rug. In the middle of the space there is a hanging lamp. The walls are decorated with frames and photographs. In addition, the walls have moldings and ornamental friezes. Dividing the two rooms, there are semicircular archways that are sustained by columns and pilasters on the sides. The dining room, in the next room where there is a person standing, is decorated with a large wooden table covered with a tablecloth and matching chairs. At one of the walls there is a china cabinet made of wood and glass. The doors are wooden and single, surrounded by moldings and the windows are lattice-style and also surrounded by moldings.

Building with the Shape of a House Next to the Ramparts of Second Defense

Building with the shape of a small house with influence of neoclassic architectonic style next to the ramparts of second defense at the street Recinto Sur of the Old San Juan. The building has the colors white and pink, it has double stairs at the entrance that give access from the right or the left, its roof has finish with the shapes of balustrades and denticles, its windows and doors have bossage, pediments and pilasters ornamentation. To its right side you can see part of wall that used to be part of the ramparts that circle the capital city. To its left side there is a stair to go up to the buildings that are behind the building. Also, you can observe three additional buildings behind it that are bigger and have more than one floor. It is notable that one is painted with white color and pink, part of its roof have a pyramid shape. You can observe two other buildings, one is painted with shades of green and it has balconies on its second floor. The other on is painted with two shades of pink and has glass windows. Additionally, there is one opened kiosk with two people nearby, power lines, bushes, sidewalks, a paved street with concrete, power line poles and trees.

Building a Home for the Poor

Men working on the construction of a house in a rural area. They are putting the floor. On the construction area there is a cement mixer, concrete bags, construction stones, a tray an several metal barrels.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Concrete Mixer Truck

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A concrete mixer truck can be seen in front of a building with columns, scaffolding, and shoring. Two employees are pouring concrete into a bucket that is attached to a crane cable. There is a wheelbarrow and a concrete pump on the roof.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. This image displays a close view of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a small window and a cornice. There is also a palm tree.

Criollo Design, Residential and Commercial Building

Lateral view of houses and commercial establishments. The building is two-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. The first level has several double, wooden doors over which there are ornamental moldings. To both sides of the doors there are pilasters. On the second level, the house has a front balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. Also, there are several double wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. There are ornamental moldings above the doors. The upper edge of the house has an ornamental border and wooden cornices. To the far left of the second level, the house is covered with zinc plates. To the far right there is a two-story, concrete building with a sign that reads "Panasonic". To both sides of the house there are buildings with different characteristics. On the street in front parked vehicles and people walking can be seen.

Bella Vista Hospital

Partial view of the façade of the Bella Vista Hospital in Mayagüez. It has a wide entrance that leads to a lobby, with a sign that says: "Bella Vista Hospital." You can see an eave between the first and second floors, balconies with tube railings and glass windows and doors that occupy a large part of the walls. In front of the building there is a garden with a mango tree, flowers and bushes. Several cars are seen parked.

Workers at the Caribe Hilton Hotel Beach

Workers carrying out tasks in the area of a pier and on the shores of the Caribe Hilton Hotel's beach. Various people operate machinery such as a crane and a bulldozer. Other workers are near the dump trucks. Various construction materials and tools are also noticeable on the sidewalk near the hotel. Parallel to the sidewalk, there are rectangular buildings with flat roofs, and various palm trees surrounding them.

Fort of San Jerónimo and a Wooden House

A side view of Fort of San Jerónimo in San Juan. The fort's walls, a sentry box, and a flagpole with the flag of the United States are visible. There is a two-story wooden house with a gable roof. On the second floor, it has a bay window and a door with a circular decorative design above the frame. It also features wooden windows with an eave.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Concrete Patio

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction and renovation of the patio and building for mental health patients is visible. The area consists of a concrete floor, workers, and a building. This building features a flat roof, openings for doors or windows, and transoms. Surrounding the area, there are various construction materials such as wood, hammers, wheelbarrows, and stones. In the background, there is a pole, a tree, and behind them, a mountain.

Buildings with Gable Roofs at Hacienda Buena Vista

View of the buildings with gable roofs at Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. The left wall of the building has a door and several windows. That building has a wall with cladding and over it you can see several additional windows. Both buildings have zinc roof. From one of these stick out a chimney. On the ground you can see part of the water channel of the hacienda that extends until the rear part at the background.

Construction Site for the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the site preparations for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are various workers near a truck and earth-moving machinery. There are also sheds surrounded by the construction materials. In the background, a multi-level building with Spanish-revival style awnings on the windows stand out.

Isla Verde International Airport Building

Tower of the International Airport in Isla Verde, of approximately four stories. In the façade you can see the support pillars, and on each wall, there are windows composed of three glass panes. On one side you can see the half-turn stairs and the railings. On the roof of the building, there are two spheres and a tower with railings and glass. In front of the building you can see two flagpoles and nearby light poles and a parking lot with cars.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Lateral Wall

Construction of the Bayamón District Hospital laundry building. A lateral wall with a canopy door and several window openings and part of the front wall can be seen. The building still has falsework installed on the walls, and on a wooden tower with a pipe as well. There are several construction elements on the floor, such as wheelbarrows, shovels, buckets, among others.

Heyliger Sub-Division

View of the Heylinger Sub-Division construction. The street is completely paved. On the left side there is a building with several Miami style windows and a door. There are also several parked automobiles. On the right side of the street there are workers at work. A wheelbarrow and some blocks are also visible. Part of a building covered by trees and palm trees is visible in the background. A chimney can be seen protruding at the top.

House in Bayamón

View of a single-level house in the town of Bayamón. The house has a flat roof and a clad border simulating brick. Surrounded by a garden and an ornamental metallic fence. To the far left there are spaces covered with cloth curtains. Also, there are windows with lattice style. Additionally, to the far right you can see a garage door.

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Front façade view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The wooden house is one-story with a zinc, gabled roof. It is raised on stilts and has stairs made of blocks and wood. The residence has two double, wooden doors. To the far left, there is another house separated by a fence made of zinc plates. To the far right there is a vehicle, and in the surroundings, debris.

Porta Coeli Cars Parked, Man Climbing Steps

Façade of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. The church has access stairs, a main door framed in a semicircular arch, and pilasters. On the gable end it has a rectangular molding and on the upper part, a belfry. The roof is gabled with tiles. On one side you can see a wall with a fence and cladding and exposed bricks. At another end that faces the street, you can see a wall that serves as support. Some buildings are identified on both sides of the church and part of the balcony, balustrade, moldings and columns protrude from one of them. In front of the stairs, there is a sidewalk with benches, several people around as well as cars.

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Indoor space of the Former La Princesa Prison patio. It has a series of arches on each side. The roof has exposed beams and white circular lamps. A white golf cart is in the foreground, and another cart covered with a sheet can be seen in the background. The patio is visible from both sides of the image with potted plants, trees, benches, the city wall, and an orange and white construction barrel. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Children in Alley

View from a community. In the foreground, a group of children can be seen standing. To the far right, along the street there are people standing and one-story houses made of wood. The houses have zinc roofs, wooden doors, and balconies surrounded by railings. Besides that, to the far left there is a single-level wood and zinc construction.

Calle Caleta de San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Buildings in Calle Caleta de San Juan in Old San Juan. There are several building with characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style. There is a cream, orange, and white-colored building on the left side of the image. The upper half of the building has cornices, wooden double doors with rectangular moldings, a balcony, and a balconet with metal balustrades supported by wooden beams. There are also people on the balcony. The lower half of the building has four pairs of double doors covered by grilles and framed white moldings and cornices. Adjacent to the building is another red and white-colored building. The upper part of the building has wooden double windows and a platform supported by wooden beams. The lower half of the building has parapets with balustrades and double doors with cornices. Next to this building is another building that is painted blue and white. The building's wooden lattice double doors and a balcony with balustrades can be partially observed. There is a sidewalk, several automobiles, trees, and a cobblestone road in front of these buildings.

Houses Under Construction in Río Piedras

Experimental houses under construction in Río Piedras. These houses were built using materials produced in the country. The project was directed by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) Plan Division. Workers are seen assembling the roof of a house made mostly of brick with some openings for windows and doors. In the surroundings there are construction materials such as: falsework, trestle scaffoldings, wood assembly stations, and buckets. Engineers Manuel A. Font and Martín Aparicio can be seen posing, one in front of the building and the other on a scaffolding. In the background there are mountains, trees, and shrubs.

North Side of the Fort of San Cristóbal

Exterior view of the North Wall of the Fort of San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. One of the gates to the fort can be seen as well as a windmill and a flagpole with a United States flag.

Garita - People Below El Morro Walls

People walking near El Morro. You can see part of the walls of the fort and one of the sentry boxes. You can also see a tree and part of a building on the fort grounds. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean.

Courtyard and Garden

A courtyard and garden. It has arches with columns and capitals, and cornices atop the walls. The garden has plants in pots and others planted in the soil directly. There are three girls and a young men posing.

San Juan Cathedral

Frontal view of the Cathedral Basilica Menor of San Juan Bautista Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios on the street of Santo Cristo in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, to the far right end you can see the Plaza Felisa Rincón de Gautier decorated with light poles, flower beds and metallic benches. Between the plaza and the cathedral there is a street where there is a vehicle traveling and people standing. Besides that, in front of the cathedral there is a staircase that leads to the three double wooden doors where you can see people. The cathedral has a Neoclassic style decorated with cornices, pilasters, a stained glass, entablatures and a facade crowned with a cross. To the far left end stands out a lantern with cristal windows, on that end there is also a building connected. The Cathedral of San Juan is the second oldest of America built in 1521.

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View from the interior of a wooden house in the town of Camuy. In the foreground, the living room is decorated with armchairs made of wood and leather, a television with decorative figures on it, and plants in hanging pots. Next, is a wooden dining table with matching chairs. The table is covered with a tablecloth. The walls are decorated with paintings and a clock. At the rear wall, there is a china cabinet made of glass and wood. Several double, wooden doors can be seen, over which there are wooden fanlights. In addition, there are two persons sitting in the room.

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Lateral view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a flat zinc roof. On the first level, the house has a balcony where there are several persons; it is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns. The door is wooden and single, and above it, there is a fanlight made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by moldings. To the far right, the house has lateral concrete stairs decorated with potted plants. Above the side door there is an eave made of wood and zinc sustained by wooden brackets. The second floor has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The doors are double, made of wood, and surrounded by moldings. Along the street, it is possible to see other houses with similar characteristics.

Military Parade of the United States Army at the De Armas Square

Military parade of United States army soldiers at the De Armas Square, Old San Juan. Soldiers can be seen marching, with their weapons on their shoulders, behind officers on horseback. There are spectators on the edges of the square as well as on the balconies and the rooftops of some of the buildings. Horse-drawn carts can be seen on the street. The square is decorated with ribbons tied to poles, and a kiosk can be seen on one of the sides of the square.

Plaza de Armas and the Department of State of Puerto Rico from Rafael Cordero Street

On the left side of the image the sidewalk, some awnings, and a balcony of the González Padín building is partially visible. In the background, the Palacio de la Real Intendencia is located, which later on houses the offices of the Department of State of Puerto Rico. The building has balconets with ornamented railings, pilasters, friezes with cornices, and windows with semicircular arches. In the center is the Plaza de Armas, street lights, people, trees, and cars in the surrounding area. Behind the Plaza de Armas is the San Juan City Hall. The facade of the building has arcades, ashlar, and balcony with balustrade.

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The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. A wall with cornices can be observed, a wall lamp supported by a bracket, and a wooden lattice double-leaf window with moldings covered by a wooden grille. Next to the window is a metal gate with ornamented semicircular arches and white moldings. A water fountain, a bench, doorways, and wooden lattice windows with semicircular arches and white moldings can be partially observed in the distance past the gate. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Rear Wall

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz, rear wall view. The wall already plastered and still with falsework can be seen. It is visible towards inside the building that has scaffolding for the ceiling beam construction. Behind the building the top of a crane can be seen. In the area there are reinforcing bars and other construction materials. There are workers at work.

Hurricane Shelter with Door

Hurricane shelter made of natural fiber, pieces of zinc, and bamboo tied crosswise. The shape is triangular and its slopes touch the ground. On one of its sides, it has a small door and at the top, a type of wire is visible. In the background, on the mountainside, a road and several wooden houses with gabled and zinc roofs can be seen. Part of a river can also be seen.

Houses in a Residential Area

Front view of a one-story neighborhood house in the town of Luquillo. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall with oculi on the lower part. On one side of the wall, there is an ornamental metal bar gate that allows access to the garage. The garage is open and sustained by columns. To the far left, the house has a front garden next to the entrance. The wooden door is single; also, the house has a screen door. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. In front of one of the windows, there is a metallic bar railing. To both sides of the residence, there is a house with similar characteristics.

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Partial view from the roof of the building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. There is a skylight roof, a glass-roofed building, air conditioning units, and barbed wire. On the left side of the image is a several story building that is painted gray and white and has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style. It has balconets and parapets with iron balustrades and doorways with fanlights framed by white flat moldings. Adjacent to this building is another building that is painted red and white, has parapets, cornices, and a semicircular arch. Next to this building is a building painted pink and white that has a frieze with triglyphs and circular ornamentations in the metopes. It has a doorway with a curved molding. The right side of the image has a high-rise building that has several glass windows with black frames.

Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation Process

View of the bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. At the outskirts of the bridge you can see boards and wooden poles among other construction materials. The lateral area of the bridge has casts under an assembling process and scaffoldings. Several men are working on both sides of the bridge. On the bridge there are more men and a gantry crane. At the other side of the railway bridge you can see another bridge with balustrade. Over this one, there are cars crossing and you can see people. At the background there are several houses and a gas station.

Beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the construction of a sidewalk and site preparation on the beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are construction materials such as wood boards, and there is also a boat on the beach shore. In the background, there is the Normandie Hotel and the boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Dorado King's House Front

View of the main facade of the antique King's House at Dorado. In the entrance you can see a stair decorated with tiles. Along the facade you can observe six double doors. The two middle doors are on a balcony with railing, two piers and a zinc roof. Along the facade you can appreciate the cornice painted with white. In front of the building there is a garden with decorative bushes.

Entrance Tunnel, El Morro

View of the San Juan gate on La Princesa promenade. The wall is a construction from the Spanish colonial period, it is built of masonry and stone. The door is double and made of wood with iron details. In the background, you can see a wall facing the sea.

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Interior view of a wooden house in the town of Ciales. In the foreground, the room is decorated with a leather armchair besides a palm in a decorative pot. Dividing the rooms, there is a "half point" piece of furniture sustained by wooden columns. In the upper part, it is adorned with a wooden mullion. The following room is decorated with wooden tables and matching chairs, where there is a person sitting. In the wall in the background, there is a large decorative frame. It has several double, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions.

Hato Rey Typical Building Main Facade

Building's main facade view of project number S404 (a) 59. A barbed wire fence can be seen outside. Stairs provide access to the entrance. At the entrance there is a glass block wall and several pillars. There are windows on both sides of the main wall. Windows at the top are also visible. The building has eaves. To the right side there is another building.

Carretera y casas de madera

Road with vacant land and wooden houses to one side. On the other side, there is a row of wooden houses. You can see some wooden picket fences. One of the houses has a pole made of bamboo with a flag.

A Caravan of Horses Carrying Coffee

A caravan of horses carrying coffee. They are on one side of a street; next to the horses, there is a man and two children. A two-story wooden house with a projecting balcony, a balustrade, and turned wooden pillars can be seen. The house is between two single-story buildings, and both buildings have multiple doors.

Construction of Two Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of two floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are scaffolding, formworks, walls, and columns. In front of the construction, there are workers operating site preparation machinery and tools. In the background, a multi-story building with Spanish-revival style awnings on the windows is partially visible.

Downtown Mayagüez

Downtown Mayagüez viewed from above. The roofs of the houses and buildings are visible, some of which are covered with tiles. In the background, the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church (Catholic) stands out.

Train Passing the Bridge Tracks under Renovation of the San Antonio Channel

View of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under the process of renovation. Along the bridge you can see scaffoldings placed. Over the scaffoldings there are men working. The bridge is full of beams. A train is crossing it.

Vernacular, Criollo-style House

Front view of a one-story wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is built on wooden stilts. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence and in the front it has wooden stairs without railings. The balcony, where a person is standing, is surrounded by a wooden railing. It has a single, wooden door and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The door and windows are surrounded by wooden moldings. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Better Home of San Juan

Façade of a house in San Juan characterized by a porch, columns with corbels, some shutter-type windows, and others with glass leaves and awnings. The house also has eaves, tiles, gables and a gable. In the front, it has a garden and bars with scroll motifs that join a wall.

Green and Light Brown House in Guayama

Main and left side façades of a green and light brown house in Guayama. On the main façade, a porch, three columns, and an ornamental parapet can be seen. On the porch's wall, some panels covering the doors or windows can be seen. On the left wall, two doors and an eave are visible. On the roof, a portion of a blue tarp is visible. A car with power lines over it can be seen on the street.

University of Puerto Rico Building with Flowered Balcony

View towards a balcony with flowers at the Student Center of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The balcony has a parapet, several columns and shutter-type windows. On the ceiling, the beams and several lamps are visible.

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View of cobblestone pavement wet because of rain in Old San Juan. There are three storm drains, water can be seen rushing down into the drainage system, and you can see a part of the sidewalk. The drainage system canal can be differentiated from the rest by the direction the pavers are placed.

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At Airport

View of a garden with a pond at the Isla Verde International Airport. Around the pond there are several bushes and flowers, and in the background, a wall with aluminum shutter-type windows, and glass stands out.

Colón Square, Old San Juan

Colón Square in Old San Juan. The statue of Christopher Columbus is visible in the middle as well as a kiosk on one side Rowhouses and buildings in the San Francisco and O'Donell streets are visible. There is a man walking by the square.

Street with businesses and automobiles parked to a side

Commercial street in an urban zone. Three businesses stand out: Café Rest. Royal, Carnicería Cerra, a pharmacy and a watchmaker. The majority of buildings are two-story, with balconies, and cement or iron balustrades. There is a wooden house between two of the buildings. Vehicles parked on the right side of the street and two persons passing.

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Front view of the house entrance in the town of San Juan. The house has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall decorated with tiles. Over the wall there is a covered arch and the door is single and made of wood. In front of the balcony there is a small niche with decorative vases.

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Facade of the entrance of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature. The columns have round capitals, abaci, annulets, toruses, and echinus supported by square plinths. On the wall are two pilasters with square capitals and a semicircular arch with grilles ornamented and framed by white moldings. The floor has checkered tiles, two steps, and a wooden double-leaf door. A triangular pediment, a window opening with semicircular moldings, cornices, and a bracket can be partially observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Fajardo Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol Left Side

View of the left side facade of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. At the bottom you can see part of the fence with balustrades and a gate. Some stairs gives access to this side of the church. Over the fence you can see a sign that says: "Kiosko abierto hay de todo" (Open kiosk we have everything). Over the left wall of the church you can see three windows and an entrance. One of the windows is opened. At the front part you can see the tower. The tower has semicircular arches and at the top part a dome with a cross. Along the gable roof you can see some small windows. From the posterior part stick out the dome with a cross at the top. Annex to the church you can see a building with several windows, doors and with railings and part of a historical building. At the background you can see a building used a jewelry store.

Construction of the University of Puerto Rico Theater

Building under construction that will house the Theater of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The falsework with formwork used to form concrete walls, two wooden cylinders, each with a coiled cable inside, the construction machinery, the pumping chute for pouring concrete, workers, and trees can be seen.

Façade of a House in Aguadilla

View of the main façade of a house. The fence of the house is made of metal and it has an entrance gate. Various doors, windows, columns, balustrades, and a staircase can be seen in the porch area. The porch has canvas awnings and in front of it, there is a garden. On the left, the carport is visible as well as the door and windows on the side wall. The house has a hip roof covered with corrugated zinc sheets.

Bob and Delmar on Porch, Coamo Arriba, Woman Sweeping

Two men and a young woman sweeping on the porch of a house in Coamo. The house is made of tongue and groove wood, with railings, double doors, windows and a roof covered with zinc. In the foreground, a barbed wire fence and then a horse are notable.

University of Puerto Rico

Franklin Delano Roosevelt tower of the University of Puerto Rico at the Rio Piedras Campus. From the superior part of the tower to its base there are several elements from the Spanish revival and plateresque style that are prominent like the pinnacle, the roof with roofing tiles, the round arches, the balustrade, the clocks, the openings, the decoration in bas-reliefs and the cresting that repeats on the different levels. The base buildings also have roofing tiles on its roof and round arches. In front of the tower there is a square and a parking lot with several automobiles.

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New Modern Library at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Modern facade of the library José M. Lázaro at the University of Puerto Rico, design by the architect Henry Klumb. The brise-soleils stand out with geometrical shapes and the persienne windows. At the entrance area several people are notable. In front of the building there is a sidewalk, a garden with palm trees and bushes. On the street a construction equipment and a hurdle stand out.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

Two-story house with a zinc, gabled roof at Hacienda Dos Ríos in Maricao. The first floor is covered with wood. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with a metallic railing and a door. The second floor is made of wood and has double, wooden, lattice-style windows. The residence has double, wooden doors and a large balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. A portion of the balcony is sustained by stilts. The roof over the balcony is flat, made of zinc, and is sustained by wooden beams.

Children standing in front of a house

Front view of a one-story concrete house. The house has a porch covered by a fabric curtain. The lower part is covered by a concrete planter with diverse plants, in front of which there are children standing. The house has lattice-style windows, over which there are concrete eaves. To the far right there is another house with similar characteristics. Simple wooden door and lattice-style windows.

Stained Glass Windows Between Two Walls

The image shows some stained glass windows between two walls. The top part has two rectangular stained glass windows alluding to Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist. In the lower part there are two squared stained glass windows. The one on the left side of the image has Puerto Rico's coat of arm with an inscription that reads: "Island of Puerto Rico". The one on the right side has a coat of arms with an erect lion and an inscription that reads: "Ponce de León".

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Rear view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete, with a flat roof, and raised on stilts. The first level is a garage; which is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. The second level has lattice-style, aluminum windows and a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. To the far left there are concrete stairs, also with concrete railings.

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Front view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Inside it there are four double doors made of wood with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed and crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings, bossage pilasters and some lateral stairs. To the right far end of the house there are some stairs that give access to the balcony. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Welcome Portal for Governor in San Juan

Frontal view of San Juan's entrance. In the foreground there is a paved street traveled by vehicles. On both sides of it there are sidewalks where you can see a person walking. In the middle of the street you can observe as an entrance a broad arch with the inscription that says: "Bienvenido", on both sides there are emblems. From a distance it stands out buildings with different characteristics.

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Concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof and in the upper edge, it has horizontal-style moldings. To the far left, the house has double, glass windows with glass fanlights on them. In addition, to the far right, the house has a porch where there are more windows.

Unloading Ordnance in Ponce

Men, most of whom are soldiers, unloading ordnance in the Ponce Port. There are some boards between the boats and the shore which are used as a bridge to transfer the ordnance to land. A stone dock can be seen as well as boxes, wheel barrels, and horses along it. In the background, there is a wooden structure with a gable roof.

Bayamón District Hospital Expansion, Front Façade

Extension of the Bayamón District Hospital where a straight and simple façade can be seen with a double door, eaves, and windows. The door has rectangular glass panes and the windows are louvered or "Miami" style windows. At the rear, another building is visible with various windows, some of which have shutters. In front of the door, there are two low walls and one of them is a raised garden bed. The surrounding grounds of the hospital are unpaved. In the background, trees can be seen.

Wooden Cream-colored House with Copper Red Details

View of the main façade of a wooden cream- colored house with copper red details. There is a metal railing on the porch and three tubes. On the porch's wall, there is a window and a door. The house has a gable roof and a portion of one of the zinc sheets is visible. On the right, two houses and a building are partially visible.

El Fanguito

Group of houses in El Fanguito community over a marshland. The houses are mostly made of wood with zinc gabled roofs and pile foundations. In some, the doors, wooden sash windows that open outwards, and latrines are also notable. At one end of the community, a tower with electrical wiring stands out while several buildings are visible in the background.

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Rear-view of a house on stilts in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof. The residence has lattice-style windows and others are double and made of wood. In addition, it has two doors made of wood with wooden steps in front of them. To the far left, there is a wooden table, over which there are metal pots and to the right, there is a wooden scaffold. Also, a parked vehicle and debris can be seen.

Hotel Normandie San Juan

Façade of the Hotel Normandie with its logotype in the upper part of the building. The hotel is in Art Deco style, it has a lobby, columns, balconies, railings, cornices, windows with glass panes and oculi. In front of the building there are several cars, taxis, a couple of people and the street.

Reference Room at a Library

Reference room of a library. It has a wall with shelving and a card catalog cabinet, both made of wood. On the other wall, there are two windows with surbased arches and in between them, there is a painting, two framed documents, and a desk. In the center, a reading table can be seen with its chairs and two lamps.

Catedral de San Juan vista de la parte posterior

Rear view of the Cathedral of San Juan. You can see the dome, the bell towel, arch-shaped windows, windows with balconies, a balustrade fence and an iron gate that leads to the parking.

Industrial Building Facade and Main Entrance

The facade and main entrance of an industrial building is shown. The building has two floors, the upper part is smaller than the lower part and the roof is flat. The lower part has a gable roof and contains awning windows and Miami type windows. The entrance has eaves and a ramp leading to the door. Several workers are seen on the roof with a hoist pulley and a worker using a construction machine. The building's area is fenced with barbed wire posts.

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View looking north at San Justo Street intersection with San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. On both sides of the street, there are buildings with different characteristics, among which balconies surrounded by metal bars stand out. To the far left, you can see a sign that says: “Royal”. This sign refers to the fact that this is the building of the old Royal Cinema. There are double wooden doors and fabric curtains over some of them. Additionally, the buildings are decorated with cornices and ornamental moldings. On the other hand, several vehicles and people walking can be seen on the street.

View towards El Morro Fortress

View of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro from the Bay of San Juan. The fortification highlights the crenellated parapet with attached sentry boxes, some semicircular openings, the lighthouse and a flagpole with a flag.

Colored Windows Inside La Fortaleza

View from inside of the castle Santa Catalina or better known as La Fortaleza in the Old San Juan. Along the hallway the wall is covered by windows made of wood with a lattice style and colored stained glass. Framing the windows there are pilasters of Tuscan order. Besides that, the roof has wooden beams exposed and hanging lamps. The castle Santa Catalina del Morro is the oldest construction in the island and it dates from XVI - XIX.

Apartment Houses near Lares

Apartment building with a rectangular shape and a gabled roof covered with zinc. On the façade there are several stairs with railings, doors, and windows, among which some boys and girls are visible. A paved road runs in front of the building.

House with a Damaged Roof

Concrete house with a zinc roof. It has a damaged roof, probably due to a weather phenomenon. There are several palm trees around the house, one of which fell onto the roof. In front of the house, there is a man holding a tool.

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Building of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. An extended parapet with railings and green-colored iron balusters can be seen in the image. The iron balusters have vegetation motifs and the face of a female figure. There are green double doors with panels. Pilasters and a pediment can be seen surrounding the doors. The building is also composed of paddings and ornamented cornices.

Designed Criollo House

House made of wood in the town of Arroyo, Road 753 #216. Entrance stairs can be seen with potted plants on both sides of it. Also, there is a balcony with an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The residence has double doors made of wood with lattice-style windows; over the door there are wooden moldings. There are also lattice-style windows and hanging potted plants.

"El Fanguito"

View of a community known as "El Fanguito" in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, a body of water can be seen surrounded by a fence made of metal bars and wood. There are several wooden houses on stilts and wooden entrance stairs. The roofs are hipped and made of zinc. The residences have double wooden windows and single doors. Some houses have a small balcony with wooden balustrades. Wooden dividing fences and clotheslines are visible.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The room is decorated with rattan chairs, a table, and a television. The walls are decorated with frames. At the rear wall, there is a double, wooden window with lattice-style, wooden windows and a wooden, ornamented truncated sun over it. To the far right, there is a double, wooden door with lattice-style and a wooden, ornamented truncated sun over it.

Street in a Residential Area

Street in a residential area. It seems as if an atmospheric event has happened. There are wooden houses and a two-story, concrete house can also be seen. There are trees and wooden fences on the ground. Adults and children are visible on the street. There is an electric power pole and light poles.

Evangelical Church

Façade and side of an Evangelical Church with a zinc gable roof, a cross in the upper part and walls with horizontal leaf windows in aluminum. Above the main door, there is a visor with a light bulb and an inscription in the form of a semicircular arch. In the foreground you can see a fence made of barbed wire and sticks.

Arroyo Sugarcane Mill

View of Central Lafayette in Arroyo. You can see part of a building with a gable roof and metal walls, several trucks loaded with cane, a crane and a water tower.

Oldest Church in Puerto Rico - San Germán

Porta Coeli church at San Germán with a facade compound by a wooden door framed on a round arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, a steeple and the roof with gabled roofing tiles. In front of the church stand out a staircase, while at one far end is notable a ruined wall. On its origin it was the Convent Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and since 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

Women and Child Posing in a Balcony

A woman and a child posing in the balcony of the top floor of a house in Old San Juan. The balcony has metal railings. The balcony's door is made out of wood and has glass and a crossbeam. Next to the door, there is a birdcage. The balconies of the next two houses can be seen.

Santuario de la Monserrate

Detail of a brick wall. On top of the brick wall, a wall with windows can be seen. In the green area, various bent corrugated zinc sheets as well as broken wood boards are visible.

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Lateral-view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The house has lattice-style windows covered with ornamental metallic bars, over which there are eaves with jerkinhead roofing tiles, same as on the roof. The eaves are sustained by concrete brackets. There is a concrete planter with different plants bordering the house. To that side, at the end, a construction with similar characteristics, but of lesser size can be seen.

Church of Santa María Interior

Interior view of the Santa María Reina Church which highlights its vaulted shape, the wooden benches, the altar and a Christian iconographic representation of the Virgin and a couple of angels.

Buildings I

View towards a house located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall over which there are plants in small pots. The wooden doors are single and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left, there is a shack made of wood with a zinc roof. In front of the house there are plants, several persons standing, and a clothesline next to an abandoned vehicle.

Main and Right Side Façades of a House with Decorative Plaster

Main façade of a house with decorative plaster in Guayama. A balustrade and six columns can be seen on the porch. On the porch's wall, there are two doors. Various windows, two of which have awnings, can be seen on the right façade. The gable roof is covered with zinc sheets. Other structures are visible on both sides of the house.

Comerío Health Center, View from Above

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío seen from an upper level. The building is one story high, with a flat roof, mullions, louvered windows, and two planters bordered by low walls. In the background, other buildings, such as houses and businesses, are visible. A sign reading "Esso" stands out. A mountain is also prominent in the background.

House Façade with Ornamental Blocks

View of the façade of a house, with one half made of solid material and the other half made of wood. In the front, there is a wall with a wooden frame and wire mesh. The façade features jalousie windows, a door with a transom window, a porch with ornamental blocks, triangular arches, and a staircase. The top of the façade has a molding that combines straight and curved lines. The side of the house is predominantly made of wood and has double casement windows. Along the side, there is a sidewalk, a cubic base supporting a type of cistern, and a wall in the background.

Buildings Z

Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Añasco. The house is one-story and made of wood. The living room area, where there are several persons, is decorated with wooden chairs and tables. On the tables, there are decorative figures and vases. The walls are decorated with frames and photographs. On the wall to the far left, there is a double door in wood and glass, surrounded by wooden moldings. On the wall to the far right, there is another double, wooden door with lattice-style windows in wood and glass.

White House and San Juan Wall

Side view of Casa Blanca at the Old San Juan. The building has a window with canopy and balconies that overlook the bay. On the roof there is a flagpole with a flag of United States. Also, you can see a house and nearby buildings, several of the constructions are made of wood. You can observe a trail of the old city ramparts, a sentry box and an area with trees and palm trees.

Hurricane Shelter with Tin Roof, Children Inside

Distance view of a storm shutter built in a rural area of the island. The storm shutter is made of wood and zinc with gable roof right above the ground. It has a simple wooden door through which a child peek out. In the surroundings you can see a clothesline.

Detail of the Destroyed Roof of a Wooden House in Guayama

Closer look of the destroyed roof of a wooden house in Guayama. The house has a gable zinc roof. On the wall of the left façade, two windows can be seen. On the porch, the railing, two columns, and an entrance gate can be seen. On the wall of the porch, there is a window and a door with a window. On the right, various houses are partially visible.

Comerío Health Center, Nurse with a Tray

Interior space of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A nurse carrying a tray of medications is seen. Next to her is a desk with shelves, lamps, and a rolling chair. The center of the room is noticeable for its composition, featuring cabinets, two sinks, burners, tanks, receptacles, a refrigerator, glassware, and a trash can. Glass pane provide visibility into the next room. A bathroom with a sink and a lamp is also visible. The doors are wooden, the floor is tiled, and a clock hangs from the ceiling.

Bayamón District Hospital, Interior Walls

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building’s interior showing two walls half lined with light-colored tiles with dark veinings, there are also two transom doors and a door-sized hole in one of the walls.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Slab Work

Workers can be seen pouring concrete and working on the slabs for the second level floor. Rods, wood, wheelbarrows, and pipes are visible. In the background, there are buildings with windows, semicircular arches, and hip tiled roofs.

Vernacular, Two-Entrance Façade

Front façade of a one-story house on stilts located in the town of Patillas. It is a wooden house with a gabled, zinc roof. In the front, there is a concrete wall that covers the entrance stairs to the porch. There are two people standing in the porch, which is surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns. The dwelling has jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The door is an aluminum screen door, over which there is a wooden transom and is surrounded by wooden moldings. In the pediment, there is a wooden louver vent.

Multi-colored Building in Caguas

Detail of the façade of a multi-color building in Caguas. The top façade has lost some plaster. Inside the building, a column and some shop windows are visible. There is a two-story olive toned building next to it, on the right. On the second story, a balcony with railings and various doors and windows are visible. The corners of the building are finished with quoins. On the left of the multi-color building, the side façade of the Caguas Museum is partially visible.

Maricao

One-story house over stilts in the town of Maricao. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. To one side of the balcony, there are concrete steps and a low wooden door that leads to the balcony. The balcony has a wooden railing and a person sitting in a chair. The windows and door are double, in wood, with a wooden transom over them. Also, they are surrounded by wooden moldings. The front window has a fabric curtain coming out from inside.

Mansion and Shacks

Two-story mansion in the town of Barranquitas characterized by its segmental and semicircular arches, a terrace and a balcony with a balustrade, roofs, a pediment with ornamental detail in low relief and stairs. In the background, on the slope of a hill, several wooden houses with zinc roofs contrast.

Buildings A

Side view of a two-story house made of concrete with a zinc roof. The house has double, wooden lattice-style windows with transoms over them. The entrance door is also wooden with a transom over it.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00022

A balcony in Old San Juan with railings, handrails, and green-colored iron balusters can be seen in the image. Green-colored wooden double doors with persienne and glass openings. It also has a segmental arch. Ornamental moldings can be seen around the doors and on the white frieze. There are planters with trees and plants, an orchid, and decorative lights that are hanging from the handrails.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00020

View from the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is an extended parapet that have railings and iron balusters. There is a path with stairs, benches, lamp posts, and a small wall with railings and balusters. There is an orange and cream-colored building with windows and glass panels and a flat roof. The sculptures of the Plaza (fountain) of the heritage of the Americas, a sentry lookout post, a boundary wall, trees, and the sea can also be observed in the image.

Street Scene - Old San Juan

Del Cristo Street in Old San Juan, seen from San Sebastián Street. You can see terraced houses and colonial-style buildings, most of them are two-story with cantilevered balconies. Among the buildings there is the Conciliar Seminary of San Ildefonso, and at the end of the street, the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud (Catholic faith). You can see some people passing by and some cars.

United States Soldiers and Spanish Prisoners

Three United States soldiers followed by a group of Spanish prisoners crossing a bridge in Ponce. One of the soldiers is on horseback. The bridge has metal railings with lattice grilles. A hilly area can be seen in the background.

Aibonito Hospital

View of one end of the Hospital in the town of Aibonito. The building is one-story, with a flat roof, lattice-style windows and mullions. In the foreground, you can see a parking lot with several vehicles parked. On the other hand, to the far left there is a portico decorated with several concrete benches and two people standing next to it.

Buildings H

View of a neighborhood street. The street is paved and to both sides, there are houses with different characteristics. Some have balconies covered by metallic bars, lattice-style windows, and gabled roofs. Also, there are vehicles parked on the street and light posts on the sidewalks.

Atocha Street - Ponce - 2013 00001

View of the buildings on the Atocha street from the coastal city of Ponce. The buildings are connected, they have two levels with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Vernacular style. At the foreground, you can distinguish a light pole in front of the building. On the first level, the building has the wall partially covered with small tiles in two colors. The rest of the building is painted pink and on the second level, it has an overhang balcony with ornamental iron railing. In the balcony you can see two openings framed and closed with wood panels. In addition, the upper border of the building is decorated with a continuous entablature. Aside from that, the adjacent buildings a sign on the first floor and on the second floor an overhang balcony with ornamental metallic grille balustrade. You can also see three double doors crowned with entablature supported with brackets and a continuous entablature.

Pilaster in the interior of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of three pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Saint John the Baptist Cathedral.

Lighthouse Right Side and Rooftop

Right side facade of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. At the right wall there are three double windows made of green wood. Over the rooftop you can see an area with railing. From the back area stick out the lighthouse tower. At the tower you can see the balcony with parapet and the weather vane. Behind the tower there is a gazebo with green hipped rooftop. At the background you can see a house at a green area and the ocean.

Mosaics with Motifs Alluding to Christianity

The image is composed of two mosaics with allusive images of Christianity. On the top part there are two figures and a dove with haloes and at each end there are two angel figures. On the lower part there is an allusive image of Jesus' crucifixion, two candles, and a bible.

Salto Near La Plata

Woman with a baby in her arms posing in front of a hut, next to her there is a man carrying a box. The hut is built on stilts, with yagua walls and a palm leaf roof. It has a doorless entrance. In front of the house, you can see poppy plants and hanging laundry can be seen on them. In the background, you can see some mountains.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Interior view of a house in the town of Humacao, on Road 3. A living room with antique wooden furniture can be seen. A plant in a decorative pot and a small table are also visible. On the walls there are paintings in frames and the double door is made of wood. Over the door, there is a fanlight made of decorative wood.

House with Arches and Quoins

Two-story house with a hip roof. The first floor has a porch with a sloping roof and two slender pillars. At each end, there are double-leaf arched doors. The door arches and the corners of the façade have quoins. On the second floor, there are six windows. They are double-leaf on the outside and double-leaf with louvers on the inside (double window). At one end of the image, a woman is seen with her back turned.

Nice House Santurce

Front view of houses in a community of Santurce. In the foreground, the street, where a vehicle travels, is paved. The house is on a corner and has glass, lattice-style windows on the first level. In addition, the wall is lined with stones and has an oculus design. On the second level, the house has a balcony with mullions and a fabric curtain over the side windows. To the far left, a semi-detached house with different characteristics can be seen.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 21 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 21 in Old San Juan. There is a green and white-colored building with elements that are representative of the Neoclassical style. There is a wooden double door with small grilled windows that is framed by a white-colored semicircular molding. It has a brick step with an image in its riser. There is a sign with the number 21 above the door. The cornices of the building, a sidewalk, and a cobblestone road can also be observed.

Designed Criollo-style House, Hacienda Delicias

Front view of Hacienda Santa Clara Abajo in the town of Yauco. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has a front yard with vegetation. The construction is made of wood and has a zinc, gabled roof. It has entrance stairs to the balcony, which is surrounded by a wooden balustrade with potted plants. The balcony's roof is flat and made of zinc, sustained by beams and fine wooden columns. The hacienda has three, wooden, double doors with wooden, lattice-style windows.

Sabana Grande

Façade view of a house in the town of Sabana Grande. In the foreground, there is a garden decorated with a fountain surrounded by a balustrade with decorative figures over it. The house is wooden with a hipped roof. It has entrance stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The double, wooden windows are lattice-glass style. Above the windows, there are transoms and wooden moldings.

Dorado Beach Hotel

Two-story building of the Hotel Dorado Beach. The façade is characterized by stairs with railings with protruding linear motifs, wooden doors, aluminum shutter-type windows and vertical walls as sunshades. Also notable on the flat roof are appendages with windows. In front of the building there is a garden with various bushes and plants, some wooden benches, a small cart with several bags, as well as a path along which a couple of people are noticeable.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00012

The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The dome's interior has gold-colored ornamentation on the pendentives. The pilasters, a wall with latticework, and a green-colored baluster railing can be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Effects of Santa Clara Hurricane

View of a rural area devastated by the Santa Clara hurricane in Puerto Rico. There are several persons over the debris of the houses. Some houses are roofless and others are destroyed. The houses in the area are in wood with zinc roofs. The area is surrounded by trees, mountains and house debris.

El Morro Cemetery

Neoclassical-style Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Chapel in the Old San Juan cemetery. The drum of the chapel is characterized by burial niches at its base, semicircular arches between pilasters, followed ascending by a cornice, a dome and a lantern. Around the chapel there are several tombs with crosses, sculptures and tombstones, and among these a woman is partially visible. In the background, part of the city wall is also notable.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see an entrance under a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters and crowned with an entablature. The entrance also has an ornamental gate and to the right far end a pedestrian gate under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. There are also four double doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, to the right far end of the residence there is a pedestrian gate crowned with a semicircular transom. On the second floor you can distinguish a double window made of glass and three overhang balconies with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double doors framed with flat moldings, similar to the window, they are crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is divided with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00029

Roof view of the Former La Princesa Prison building. The building was used as a watchtower. It has a dome, a cornice, and an arcade. In the surrounding areas, there are lighting fixtures, cables, an antenna, and other equipment. Part of the southern city wall enclosure, a building, trees, palms, and a cruise ship are seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Gordon Realty Building, Concrete Footings for Walls

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. Concrete footings for walls, columns, and beginnings of block walls can be seen. Two column rods and part of the original building can also be seen. There is a mountain in the background.

Two Soldiers in the Courtyard of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia

Two Soldiers in the Courtyard of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia in Old San Juan, viewed from the second floor. They are in a paved hallway that leads to a section of the building that has a single floor and its façade is a semicircular arcade. On both sides of the hallway, there is grass, one side bordered by trees and shrubs. This building was transferred to the federal government in 1937 for military use.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00002

View of building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see one end of an entrance under a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters. The entrance also has an iron door and to the right far end a pedestrian gate made of ornamental iron under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. There are also two double wooden doors framed with flat moldings and crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies with ornamental iron railings supported by decorative brackets. The balconies have double doors made of wood framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Debris on the beach surrounding the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins.

Buildings S

Front-view of a house made of wood over concrete in the town of Manatí. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by concrete brackets. The double doors are made of wood and over them, there are wooden ornamental fanlights. To the far right, there is a semi-attached wooden house with similar characteristics. Next to both houses, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence in front of concrete steps. Also, a side entrance door to the house on the far left can be seen.

Robinson School, Santurce

Front view of the Robinson School in Santurce. The school is two-story with the roof partially covered by tiles. It has windows under semicircular arches and glass discharge arches. You can also see an entrance under a semicircular arch in front of where there are several steps. On the other hand, in front of the building there is a paved path where several people are standing and a patio surrounded by vegetation. Robinson School was founded in 1902 as a school for orphan girls. In addition, it was the first school to introduce preschool education programs and a special education program on the island.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, View of the Garages

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. The completed garages are visible, they have columns, roofs, and rear walls with openings at the top. One of the garages has an enclosed space with a door and windows at one end. Vehicles can be seen inside as well as outside.

Beaux Arts House

Front view of a concrete, two-story house. The house has concrete front stairs. At each end of the stairs there are balconies surrounded by ornamental metal railings. The railing is supported by ornate columns. At the front, the sides have a semicircular shape. There are three doors under semicircular arches, which are double in wood and glass with truncated glass suns above them. Also, the doors are surrounded by ornamental moldings. The wall has garlands and ornamental designs. On the second level, the house has a rooftop terrace surrounded by a concrete railing. In addition, it has a smaller attic with glass oculi. The upper edge has cornices and on the ends there are pinnacles. To the far left, there is a house with different characteristics. There are parked vehicles on the street in front.

Typical Building "R" Initial Stage Construction

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction view. The construction is at an early stage where the rodding to make the columns can be seen. Near the construction site, a shed built for tools and workers is visible. There are palm trees and houses in the background.

Buildings D

Close-up view of the façade details and door of a house located in Miramar. In the foreground, there is an ornamental metallic railing, followed by a double wooden door. The door has lattice-style details, and in the upper part, glass. To both sides of the door, there are pilasters while at the top, the door has ornamental moldings and a low relief.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 23 - Hotel La Herencia - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There is a courtyard that has staircases which lead to a lower level. The floor has terracotta-colored bricks, four wooden benches, wooden lattice double doors, and a wooden lattice window. In the background is an opening with a semicircular arch which leads to a corridor. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

University of Puerto Rico Building with Flowered Balcony

Perspective view of a flowered balcony at the Student Center of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The balcony has a parapet, several columns, shutter-type windows and notable ceiling beams. In the background, part of a street, a fence and a building are visible.

Shack with Fishing Net

A shack and fishing nets in the west shore of the bioluminescent bay of La Parguera, Lajas. The wall of boards without openings and the zinc roof can be seen. There is a small pier whose platform extends from the shack a few feet into the water. On the platform, fishing nets are seen, and a net is stretched over a horizontal board attached to the shack's wall and a pole on the pier. Behind the shack, there is a trestle scaffold. The cabin and the pier are on a rocky shore.

Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of approximately ten floors of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Two scaffolds stand out, and in the center, there is a worker on a hanging scaffold. Various groups of workers are located in different areas of the building, while in the surroundings, there is a dump truck and piles of construction materials such as wood boards, pipes, beams, and blocks. In the background, a segment of the beach and El Escambrón Beach Club are visible.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00035

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a space with semicircular arches, bricks, and metals struts that support the ceiling. The floor has white and black tiles. There is a chair and an industrial ladder. There is also a wooden cabinet in the background.

Rural community

View of a community in a rural area. There are several houses with different characteristics. There are wooden houses and concrete houses. Some have flat concrete roofs and others have gabled or hipped zinc roofs. The houses have double wooden windows or casement windows. In the background, there is a church with a bell tower next to a concrete two-level structure. The area is surrounded by mountains and vegetation.

Borinquen Field Radio Control Tower and Military Ambulance

View from a distance of the radio control tower at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The second story of the tower can be seen, which has awning windows, a balcony, and an observation area with a lookout and a glass roof. At the forefront of the image, there is a military ambulance.

Isla Verde Airport

Water view of the San Juan Coast Guard building complex. The buildings are single-level with cristal windows and wide entrance openings. There are two cylindrical control towers that stand out from the buildings. Besides that, in the surroundings you can see airplanes and parked vehicles.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00010

View from the interior patio of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper part of a facade with cornices, pilasters with moldings ornamented in Bas-relief, and semicircular arches with green-colored wooden lattice windows and transoms can be observed. In the lower half is an arcade with keystones supported by square piers, two doors, and wooden lattice double-leaf windows painted green and framed with white flat moldings. A corbel, potted plants, and a brick floor are also visible. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

House in Vieques

House in Vieques. It is a two-story corner house. The second story is made of wood and has a balcony with a balustrade all around it. Slim pillars support the eaves of a hip roof. The eaves have a lambrequins finish. Portions of two nearby houses, the street where the houses are, and a lamppost are visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Reinforcement of Slabs

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The reinforcement for the second floor slabs can be seen. During this process, pipes, rods, and wood are visible. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. In the background, there is an unfinished building.

Factory in Cabo Rojo

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, frontal facade view. The building has a portico with two thin pillars and eaves, pilasters, and windows. In front there is a sidewalk and a speed bump under construction. A crane can be seen on one side.

Main and Right Side Façade of a Wooden House under Repair in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of a wooden house. The porch with four columns and a railing can be seen on the main façade. There are three doors on the wall, and people sitting in the porch area. On the right façade, three windows with awnings are visible, and a smaller one at the top. The gable roof is under repair.

Summit Hills Construction Project

Construction of a two-story concrete building, flat roof, aluminum shutter-type windows and unfinished paint on its surface. In front of the building there are construction materials and a car. To the side, a large plot of land fenced with a metal mesh stands out.

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Side view of walls, under construction, in the town of Luquillo. The walls and floor are over gravel and made of concrete. Also, two columns are visible. The roof is not yet built. To the far left, there are some wooden formwork. In the distance, houses and automobiles can be seen.

View Away from El Morro Fortress

View of cannons in embrasures, a tower-shaped sentry box and another with a dome attached to the crenellated parapet, and the ramp in the San Felipe del Morro Castle. Several openings in the shape of a semicircular arch are also notable in the fortification wall. At the top, there are some railings and a flagpole.

Mrs. Fela handing a radio to a woman

Felisa Rincón de Gautier hands a radio to a lady who seems to be blind. They are in a house. The lady is sitting in a straw chair. There is a curtain on one of the walls.

Sanitary Outhouse

View of a latrine built in a rural area. The latrine is made of zinc with flat roof. From a distance above the mountain there is a house that appears.

Ballajá Barracks, South Wing

View of the south wing of the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. This façade of the Neoclassical-style building has rectangular windows with balconets. There are four colossal order pilasters in the middle and three balconies with balustrades. Between the building and the street, there is a green area with trees. Two parked automobiles and various people can be seen on the street.

Buildings G

Interior view of the garage at a house in San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is a balcony decorated with chairs made of fabric. To the far right, there is an open garage surrounded by plants in decorative pots. In the background, there is a table and a wooden fence.

Casa de Peregrinos

View of the main façade of the Casa de los Peregrinos in Hormigueros. The yard of the Catholic church connects with the house. There is a gate and a staircase on the entrance that allow access into the house. Various pillars, doors and a window can be seen on the first floor. On the second floor, the railings of the Juliet balconies, and other balconies can be seen. The house has a gable zinc roof.

San Sebastián Bastion

View of the San Sebastián Bastion in the north area of Old San Juan. The wall featuring the battlements of the bastion is visible as well as other segments of the city wall, two sentry boxes, and the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Also visible are houses and buildings, such as the Slaughterhouse.

Porta Coeli Church - San Germán

You can observe the main facade of the church Porta Coeli, previously a catholic convent. It was built on an elevated land over the street, giving the way to its staircase. Its main entrance have a door with round arch and a window with balustrades on its superior part, both are sealed. The church consists of a single nave closed by thick masonry walls that support its gable roof made of roofing tiles and wood. You can observe people sitting on the concrete benches at the exterior of the square, while others walk in from of the house Vivoni, which have victorian style elements.

House - Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

A man and a boy in front of a house belonging to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration. The house is made of concrete with a gable roof, also a main door and windows with roofs and wooden sashes that open outwards. In the back of the house, there is a small wooden room with a zinc roof while around it there is a chain-link fence.

Buildings X

Interior view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The interior of the house is made of wood and the floor is partially covered by a fabric rug. The walls are decorated with paintings and on the wall in the background, there is a piano and a china cabinet. The rest of the room is decorated with rattan chairs, a wooden table, and a floor lamp. To the far left, there is a wooden door over which there is a wooden fanlight.

Military Camp in Mayagüez

Soldiers in a military camp in Mayagüez. In the forefront, two soldiers can be seen sitting and eating their food next to a stone stove. Also visible are soldiers standing, tents, wheelbarrows, and horses. In the background, the old Infantry Barracks in Mayagüez can be seen.

Modifications to Neighborhood House

One-story house with a flat roof and jerkinhead roofing tiles. The house is separated from the sidewalk by a wall of ornamental blocks. The wall has a small ornamental metal grille gate. A front yard, in which there are different trees planted and plants in pots can be seen. The balcony has decorative wall lamps on the front wall and a balustrade supported by semicircular arches. Inside the balcony there are hanging lamps. On the far right there is a garage with an ornamental metal grille gate. The dwelling has lattice windows and a screen door. Above the house there is a television antenna. At both ends of the house, there are residences with similar characteristics.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Advanced Stage Construction

Construction detail of the Hermanas Dávila Supermarket building. The construction is at an advanced stage. Falsework can be seen on one of its facade. Around the building, there are several men working. In addition, construction materials and a machine are visible. The other facade has a covered walkway supported by pillars. Next to the hallway there is an automobile and in the background an automobile dealership can be seen. On the other side of the building part of a house is visible.

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Close-up view of a front garden. The garden is decorated with metal bars and different plants. To the far left, the entrance stairs to the house with wooden and metal railings on each side can be seen. The house has an ornamental metal fence that covers the front space.

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Front-view of a one-story house, made of wood, with a flat, zinc roof. In the front, the house has a single door and double, wooden windows. Also, there is a sign on the door that reads: "Superior Paint Puerto Rico vístete de color", and another one on the side that reads: "Tu y yo somos de La Palma". The house is surrounded by debris, trees, and to the far left, a parked vehicle can be seen.

Construction of the Agustín Stahl Building at the University of Puerto Rico

Construction of the Agustín Stahl building at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There are men working on the construction with falsework, formwork to build concrete walls, sand, and building stone. A street corner with a sewer, a fire hydrant and many stones that the workers are using can be seen. There are other building behind the one being built and there are also electric wiring, trees, and mountains.

Belvedere House

Main façade of a two-story house. The house is in concrete with a zinc hipped roof sustained by brackets. On the first level it is surrounded by a concrete balustrade followed by a front garden. To the far right, the first level of the house has an open garage sustained by columns. To the far left, it has a balcony with a zinc roof sustained by brackets. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The house has several doors in metal and glass, over which there are fanlights in glass and metal. The second level is extended only on the far left side. The windows are sash-style in glass, under which there are planters on the windows, sustained by brackets.

Catholic Church Rabanos

A woman poses under a pointed arch from the façade of a Catholic church in Rábanos. The pointed arch is part of the belfry in which a cross and a bell are also notable. The church is made of concrete with a gabled roof. The main door is double-leaf. It has a molding, a ventilation grille and a visor with a spherical light bulb. On the side of the church, the shutter-type windows with a roof are notable.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Boiler and Incinerator Room

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The boiler and incinerator room can be seen from the outside. The building is two stories high with eaves, louvered windows, double doors, and a covered corridor with pillars. Surrounding the area, there are two men, cars, a ladder, a lamp, barrels, a metal fence, and a tank. The industrial chimney and the electrical transformer are also visible. In the background, there are mountains and trees.

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Front façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a zinc, hipped roof. The residence has stairs in the front with decorative pots to each side. There is also a roofless balcony surrounded by concrete balustrade. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and the door is wooden and single. Above the windows and door, there are truncated suns. The façade of the house has arches sustained by pilasters.

Spanish Colonial Road Worker Shed

Side façade of a road worker shed in the town of San Germán. It is a one-story brick house with a flat roof and a stone finish. A metallic fence surrounds it. It has jalousie windows and there are piles of blocks on one side. The upper border is decorated with cornices, friezes, and ornamental moldings.

Building of the Lafayette Hospital in Arroyo

Building built to lodge the Lafayette Hospital in the town of Arroyo. The building has an Art Deco architectural style and this can be seen by the shape of its windows, the curved corners of its walls, and the ornamentation on the edge of its roof. It is made of concrete, has wooden doors, and windows with wood and glass. It is visible that in the front of the building there are several parked automobiles, there are people standing around the place, as well as a large fence, some trees and palm trees.

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Heyliger Sub Division Falsework View

View towards the construction site. In the area there is falsework. There is also a concrete mixer. Men can be seen working on scaffolding and below it. Some building are also visible. The building on the right has double windows. The surrounding area is full of palm trees.

Aibonito Plaza with Ferris Wheel

Numerous people at the Aibonito square where fair attractions such as the ferris wheel and a carousel are visible. In the center, the façade of the San José Church can be seen, characterized by its main door between pilasters, double windows framed in pointed arches, a pediment crowned with a Latin cross, moldings, cornices, and a clock in one of the two towers. On one side of the Catholic church there is a building with semicircular arches, tiles on the roof, windows awnings, and glass windows. At the other end, the façade of a building with trefoil arches and a balustrade on the rooftop can be seen.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Leveled Land

Project for the construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí. It can be seen that the land has been leveled, there are mounds of removed soil, and vehicle tracks. A dump truck, a shed, stacked panels, houses, buildings, and mountains are visible. There are four boys playing ball.

Fajardo District Hospital, Roof Slab Reinforcement

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The reinforcement of the roof slab with rods and wood is seen. Several workers can be seen engaged in various tasks, along with wooden poles, construction materials, pipes, and three tower-like structures.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

The interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico. There is a staircase with light-green ornamented railings. The ornamentation on the railing has vegetation and animals on its design. The wall has moisture stains and the space is deteriorated.

Building under construction

Buildings under construction in a rural area. The building is two-story, in concrete with a flat roof. It still has empty arches on the doors and windows. It has concrete eaves and some areas are covered with wooden boards. On one side, there is a wooden fence with barbwire that surrounds the area. On the side, there are architecture materials, workers, construction machinery and piled gravel. The area is surrounded by vegetation and mountains.

Lunch Time in a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Camp

Inside a lunch room at one of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) camps. The workers are all seated eating at long tables during their lunch break. It is noticeable that the majority of the workers are young. The building is made of wood, it has double windows, with lamps and exposed beam on the ceilings. There are several tables throughout the space and on them there are water pitchers, plates, utensils, and cups.

Church of Santa María Exterior

Façade of the Santa María Reina Church with a vaulted shape, sunshades with geometric motifs, wooden doors and attic-type windows on the sides. At one end, there is a cross and a sidewalk around the building on which a couple of people walking are notable.

Main Façade of a Mint Green House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a mint green house in Guayama. The porch has a railing, a gate, and four supporting tubes. The wall of the porch is made of wood and on it, there is a window and a louvered door. The house has a gable wooden and zinc roof. On the left, a white gate can be partially seen, and on the right, a portion of a wooden pink structure can be seen.

San Juan Slum Houses built Out Over Water

View of a slum in San Juan with houses mostly made of wood and founded on stilts over a body of water. They also have windows, covered with gables and hips with zinc and asphalt. Behind the houses, multi-level buildings stand out.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00002

Interior patio of old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted yellow, white, and brown. An interior patio with moldings on the roof, framed semicircular arches with moldings, and wooden lattice windows can be observed. A continuous cornice, a rectangular window opening with white moldings, and wooden double-leaf windows can be seen under the arches. Ornamented brackets, a trash can, two benches, and four palm trees can also be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00002

View of the interior of the house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. On the interior spaces there is a door made of wood with lattice, armchairs, tables and decorative frames. In addition, the floor is covered with ceramic tiles and a rug that partially covers it. You can also see decorative moldings on the walls and a hanging lamp. The adjacent room has chairs, decorative tables and a double sliding door made of wood and glass crowned with a transom made of ornamental metallic grille. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Columns with Scaffolding

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A row of columns surrounded by scaffolding can be seen. They have concrete at the bottom and rodding is visible at the top. Two of the columns still have falsework. A block fence is also visible. There is a worker at work.

Design of a "Criollo Pueblerino" House

House in the town of Manatí. The house is built over a concrete wall. It is wooden and has a zinc gabled roof. The house has a porch surrounding it, which is encircled by a concrete baluster sustained by fine columns. The porch's roof is flat and made of zinc. The residence has several double doors, in wood, covered by curtains made of fabric. Over the doors, there are fanlights. The dwelling has an attic with a lattice-style fanlight and a gabled roof. To both sides there are houses with similar characteristics. In the corner there are two persons.

View of New Hospital

Distance view of the Hospital Castañer at Lares. Is a building of two floors in front it has a vehicle entrance with a traffic circle. In the surroundings you can see other buildings and houses, also you can see a road.

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Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. This image was taken from the sidewalk of the side façade of the Casa Cabildo building. The Plaza de la Catedral, two sculptures which represent animals, trees, two benches, small walls made of bricks, and street lights can be observed. Next to the plaza is the old Convento de las Madres Carmelitas Calzadas which later became Hotel El Convento. This building was designed in 1646 and is painted cream and white. It is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It has several balconets with wooden balusters and double doors. The entrance has canvas awning and white moldings. There is a wall in front of the entrance with black-colored railings. On the left side of the image is the building which was the headquarters of the Children's Museum. It is painted orange and green. There is a balcony with balustrades that is supported by piers and has a skirt roof. The lower half of the building has a parapet with white moldings, cornices, and double doors. There are also cobblestone roads, potted plants, and automobiles.

Side View of A Pink Structure in Aguadilla

Side view of a pink building in Aguadilla. On the right, the balcony and the porch of the house are partially visible. Five columns are visible downstairs and the balustrade on the balcony can be seen. Three windows, a door with a staircase, and a railing are visible downstairs. Upstairs, four windows are visible. Some pipes are visible on the wall. Behind the building, a portion of a house with a zinc gable roof and various windows are visible. In front of the building, other buildings can be seen.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00024

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. An entablature is covered by tiles with floral designs supported by three pilasters with tiles at the top. There is also a doorway with a semicircular arch with an inscription at the top that reads "Ateneo Puertorriqueño." On the right side of the image, there are high relief friezes with representations of masculine figures and an inscription that reads: "Animi cultus humanitatis cibus". The piece is known as the "Friso de la Cultura," sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps in front of the entrance. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Criollo House Designed

One-story concrete house in the town of San Germán. The house is built over a wall. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by columns that are divided by basket-handle arches. In the lower front part of the columns there are bas-relief designs. The double doors with stained glass windows are raised over round arches. Over the doors, there are fanlights and moldings. In the upper part of the house, there are cornices and ornamental friezes.

Two Women Posing in a Balcony

Two women posing in a balcony on the top floor of a house in Old San Juan. The balcony has metal railings and slim turned wood pillars. On the wall, there is a birdcage. There is a girl in the balcony of the adjacent house.

El Morro Golf Course

View of the golf course in the vicinity of the San Felipe del Morro Castle. You can see a street that borders the field, you can also see the dome of the chapel and the entrance to the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery. In addition, a sentry box, part of a wall and some buildings can be seen. There are several players on the field.

School of Tropical Medicine

Headquarters building of the School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan with a Plateresque-style design. It has a three-level tower on the left and a four-level tower on the right. Each tower has a double door with a balconet and portal-like decorated frames on the second level. On the third level, it features double windows with portal-like decorations and pediments. The tower on the right has open arches and balusters on the third level. Both towers have friezes, cornices, filigree parapets, and pinnacles. The center of the façade consists of three doors with decorated frames and double windows on the first floor. In addition, there are arches, an uncovered balcony with balustrades and corbels, and four coats of arms on the second floor. The third floor highlights narrow arches and a pitched roof covered with roofing tiles. In front of the building, there is a staircase and a flagpole with the United States flag. There is a person in front of the tower on the right.

Military Building under Construction

Military building under construction. It is a concrete building with a hip zinc roof. It has doors and windows all around. Four of the doors have walkways connecting them to the ground next to the building. The windows are separated only by slender columns. Near the building, there are two gazebos and a line of garden shrubs. Three men can be seen painting the roof of the building and several men in one of the gazebos.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00043

Front view of the first methodist church of Ponce located in the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a window under a pointed arch made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections. Above the window there is a rose window also framed with moldings. You can also distinguish the dome with onion shape that crowns the belfry tower. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Economy Industries, Ground Preparation

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, ground preparation stage. There is a motor grader and vehicle tracks are visible. A wall of the original building can be seen. There is a street and houses in the background. There are workers at work.

Highway, Sears Store

Facade of the department store Sears at Hato Rey. In from there is a wide parking lot and, next to it, it is notable a van traveling on the road. At the background stands out a building with several levels of height.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Original Building Facade

Craftsman Billfolds in Caguas, original building facade. There are stairs with railings leading to the main entrance, which has a double door and an eave. The walls have pilasters and windows, and there is an exhaust fan on the roof. At the top of the wall there is a painted sign, "Craftsman Billfolds of P.R.". There is a barbed wire fence and the land is covered with grass.

Grounds in Front of El Morro

Grounds in front of El Morro in Old San Juan. There are two men on an ox cart and various children on the steps of the monument. The road leading to the entry gate of the fort can be seen. A tower and a lighthouse can be seen in the fort.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. The upper half of the building has a stepped pediment and is crowned by hip knobs. It has four balconies supported by brackets, two of them have canvas awnings. It also has hinged and lattice windows with wooden and glass frames and two eaves with tiles. The main entrance has wooden double doors with transoms and is framed by a stepped molding. On the left side of the building is a window with flat ornamented moldings and the right side building is a window with grilles, a person, and a sign that reads "Limbers. Agua. Refrescos". In front of the building is a shrub with purple-colored flowers and two automobiles.

Cubic Structure with Rough Openings

View of a cubic structure with simple walls dividing the entrances, forming rough openings. In one of the divisions, a door with a ventilation grille at the top is noticeable. In front of the following rough openings, there are small enclosed gardens. Around the structure, there is a courtyard with some plants and trees, and a group of children can be seen.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum

Drawing of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and built by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The main facade of the building. The upper part of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. There are also seven multi-foil arches interrupted by eight pilasters. Six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature in the lower part of the facade. Both sides of the building have three-line moldings, two torch ornamentations supported by a straight bracket, and ten glass windows. There are steps in front of the building entrance. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Lateral View with Crane

Warehouse construction of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. From the lateral view of the building, a crane can be seen carrying machinery for concrete casting on the roof. There is a man operating the crane. The building has wooden falsework, window openings, and a flat roof. On the roof, there are various workers operating the concrete pouring machinery. Also, a mixer, blocks, two workers carrying an extension ladder, wheelbarrows, barrels, piles of sand, sacks, and exposed pipes are visible. Near the crane, there is a zinc and wood shed. At the rear, two buildings are visible, of which, a flat roof, piers, and windows stand out.

Antonio Maldonado's Home near Lower Bartolo

A woman and three children pose in front of Antonio Maldonado's house near the Bartolo community. The house is founded on piles and has walls made of wood and zinc, a couple of doors and a partial gable roof. To one side of the house, there is rusted metal drum.

Spectators along the Railway

Spectators along the railway. People can be seen at both sides of the railway. There are soldiers, policemen, and civilians. Two houses at each side of the railway can be seen in the background.

Main Façade and Right Side Façade of a House in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a house in Guayama. On the outside of the house, a fence with ornamental blocks and a gate can be seen. On the right side façade, five windows and a door are visible, and on the main wall, a portion of a window covered by a zinc awning can be seen. In the porch area, the grilles, a gate, and a column over the ornamental parapet can be seen. A portion of a door is also visible. The triangular portion of a gable roof is hanging. On the roof, there are some zinc sheets, and a portion of a utility pole that fell over the house is also visible.

Gate in Wall

View of the San Juan Gate on La Princesa promenade. The wall is from the Spanish colonial period, it is built of masonry and stone. The door is double made of wood. In the background, you can see a wall facing the sea.

Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan

Caribe Hilton hotel with a modern facade that have brise-soleil and which stand out its logotype. Also, around the hotel, a apartment complex with appentices, the Fortín de San Jerónimo del Boquerón and the area of the Escambrón Beach Club are visible. Additionally, between the rocks that emerge from the sea it stick out a piece with the shape of a vigilance dog. It has been attributed the legend of the Dog of San Jerónimo or the Dog Stone.

Country Store, la Parada, La Plata

Small grocery store on the side of a road in Aibonito. It is located on a curve, has four front doors and one side door. The doors and wall are covered with product posters. Next to the grocery store there are some cement guardrails and in the background, you can see some mountains and two buildings, probably agricultural buildings.

Typical Building "R" Completed Construction

Main and left lateral facade view of the Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building. At the front, the main facade area with a portico and stairs is visible. Several windows along the facade and some protruding decorative columns or walls can be seen. On the lateral wall there are several windows and a double door with eaves above it.

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Close-up view of the entrance details of a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence. Next to the balustrade, a front garden that leads to the entrance porch can be seen.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00035

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house the floor is covered with chess motif tiles and can be distinguished the ceiling decorated with coffered. There is also a rectangular opening framed and crowned with a glass transom. In addition, crossing the room there is a clothesline. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

San Germán - Poinsetta Flowers

A street in San Germán with a series of tongue-and-groove wooden houses raised on concrete bases. On the façades, several double-leaf doors with louvers and glass, aluminum shutter-type windows, as well as balconies with balustrades, railings and gates with bars are notable. Bushes with poinsettias stand out between a couple of houses, and several parked cars stand in front of the sidewalk.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00013

A balcony in Old San Juan can be observed. It is composed of railings, balusters, wooden handrails, and the balcony floor has a partition and corbels. The balcony floor is yellow and has stains on the surface. Parts of other buildings can be observed, as well the top part of other automobiles.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Details of a brick column from inside the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. A portion of a former window opening can be seen also. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

House with Couple and Small Daughter in Doorway

Side view of a house in a rural area of the island. The house is built on stilts, it is made of wood and yagua with a zinc gable roof and wooden windows. Additionally, several people can be seen standing next to the house.

Inside a Building Under Construction

The interior of an industrial building with beams, columns, roof, and walls built can be seen. On the central right side there is falsework. There are windows in the background.

Visitors' Entrance to Fort San Cristóbal

Entrance to Fort San Cristóbal. There is a curved ramp at the visitors' entrance to Fort San Cristóbal, and a woman is seated in front of a sign that reads: "Visitor Center. San Juan National Historic Site". The door's entrance is in the form of an arch, has pilasters, and a pediment with circular ornamentations at each end. On the right side of the door there are windows openings, pilasters, cornices, and a flagpole holding a flag. To the right side of the ramp there is another building, also Norzagaray Street is partially visible.

First Company of United States Soldiers that Arrived at Aibonito

First company of United States soldiers that arrived at Aibonito, posing in front of the barracks. It is a mansion with perrons. The main entrance is visible with two double doors, a balustrade, and slim pillars with capital. At the top of the handrails of the perrons, there are two planters as finishings.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Paving

Paving of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. A paving machinery operated by a worker can be seen. Other workers nearby are assisting with shovels and rakes. The elevation caused by the paving is noticeable on the ground. The building has a flat roof, pillars, and walls dividing it. Each division has lamps hanging from the ceiling. The warehouse is still under construction in the background where there are more workers. There are industrial ladders, barrels, metal scaffolds, and window openings.

Loíza Square Above

Aerial view of the Loíza square Ricardo Sanjurjo. Over the square you can see the garden areas with benches for sitting on its surroundings, a sculpture, a water fountain in the middle and a gazebo with octagonal roof. Additionally, you can see the street that divides the square and the catholic church.

International Airport - San Juan

International Airport tower of Isla Verde, it has approximately four to five floors and with walls of shades that contrast. The windows have cristal leaves and on the side stand out the stairs. In the rooftop there is a tower with railings and cristal. Around the building there are light poles, flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States of America and a parking lot where several people walk between the automobiles.

Sitting Room Interior Space

Sitting room of a wooden house. The room has a bay window with sheer curtains, a four-bulb ceiling lamp, two wooden rocking chairs, a rattan armchair, and an area rug. There are also two wooden tables, one with a floral arrangement and the other with a table lamp with a stained glass shade. One of the walls has decorative wallpaper.

Rectangular Stained Glass Windows Alluding to Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist

The image is a close-up of two rectangular stained glass windows of Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist. The stained glass windows have inscriptions. The stained glass window of Saint Catherine says: "The woman who feareth the Lord is to be praised" and the one of Saint John the Baptist reads: "Make straight the way of the Lord".

Neighborhood Houses

Front view of a neighborhood house in the town of Luquillo. The house is one-story in concrete with a flat zinc roof. To the far left, the house has a garage entrance with a parked vehicle. The carport, where there is a child standing, is sustained by columns. In the middle, there is a planter divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. The balcony is open and it is decorated with plants in ornamental pots, as well as chairs made of metal and fabric. Also, it is covered by a metal awning. The dwelling has two doors, one single in wood and a screen door. The windows of the house are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far right, there is another residence with similar characteristics.

Sentry box at El Morro, with Explanatory Sign

Sentry box at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro at the Old San Juan. You can. see the entrance, a window and a dome. Also, you can see a little hallway between the walls that leads you to the sentry box. There is a sign with information about the sentry box.

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Side view of adjacent houses in a coastal zone. In the foreground, to the far right, there is a house made of wood over concrete with a front balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The following house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has concrete steps in front of the single, wooden door. Lastly, there is a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof, which has a balcony in the front surrounded by a wooden railing. The door is made of wood and is surrounded by wooden moldings. In front of the houses there are several persons standing and a clothesline.

Lateral View from Above of the Foreman House

Side of the Foreman House from above. The construction of the house is with wood. On the walls you can see part of some windows. At the garden area you can see a water pond and stone cladding. The area is surrounded by vegetation and at the background you can see mountains.

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Front, close-up view of a corner house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc hipped roof. It has a porch with an archway surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence that is sustained by columns. In addition, the house has several double wooden doors with details in wood and glass.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Diagonal View

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. In the foreground, the workers can be seen performing various tasks. Some walls are finished and others are under construction. It has a flat roof. Construction material and equipment in the surroundings. In the background, the greenery and a mountain stand out.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00017

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the deteriorated wood floor that is partially covered with debris, the ceiling decorated with coffered also deteriorated and a semicircular opening flanked by pilasters an oculus. You can also distinguish a hall with rectangular windows framed with moldings and covered with metallic grilles. In addition, on one end there are wooden doors. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

University of Puerto Rico Building

Modern-style building at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building has two levels and its façade is characterized by columns, shutter-type windows, perforated walls with square shapes, vertical bands like sunshades, stairs with wooden railings, a balcony with a parapet and eaves. In the background, a small building with a gable roof is notable.

Bridge in a Military Road between San Juan and Ponce

A bridge in the Military Road between San Juan and Ponce. It is located in a rural area, it has semicircular arches and a smooth parapet. A horse-drawn cart traveling through the bridge, and some mountains can be seen in the background.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Sign and Tractor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, and a portico can be seen. It also has stairs leading to an entrance. Around it, there are workers performing various tasks. A metal fence surrounds the area. There is a sign indicating: "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Public Works Building Construction Division Hospital and Health Center Utuado, P.R.". Among the various vehicles there is a tractor. Piles of materials are visible.

Governor's Residence - San Juan

Governor's residence in San Juan, also known as La Fortaleza of Santa Catalina. In the lower part, a passage that leads to the Puerta de San Juan entrance can be seen. Also, a wall that borders the land where the Fortress stands is visible. There is a sentry box attached to the wall and another on the passage's wall, both with a visible embrasure and crowned with a dome and key ornament. La Fortaleza has windows with glass panes, semicircular arches, an American flag, pilasters supporting a frieze with low-relief emblems between triglyphs, and a tower with a crenellated parapet. Next, a bell tower with a dome and a cross stands out.

Bar Table

There is a bar table with stools, wooden chairs, and a drink dispenser. In the surroundings there are several pots with plants, a jalousie window, and a door. The wall has a painting and a light switch, the ceiling has exposed beams, and two hanging lamps, and the floor is in checkered pattern.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Falsework

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Formwork for the base of the walls and a tower for transporting concrete can be seen.

View of the Right Side of a Wooden Green House in San Germán

Main façade and right side façade of a wooden green house in San Germán. On the main façade, the porch with a railing can be seen. There are three open doors on the porch forming semicircular arches. On the right, there are some stairs leading to the house. More openings can be seen on the right. A portion of an orange and blue house can be seen on the left, and on the right, the ramp and the gate to the house are visible. Address on the card: Calle Luna 135.

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Front view of a two-story house, made of concrete, located in the town of Luquillo. To the far left of the façade, there is a small wooden store with a zinc gabled roof. The store has a double wooden door, and to one side, there are double wooden windows. To the far left of the store, there is a metallic bar fence. On the first level of the house, there is a balcony where there are several persons standing. The balcony is surrounded by a railing made of concrete, ornamental blocks. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and several wooden doors. The second level of the house has a front balcony with a flat zinc roof, which is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is wooden, lattice-style and the rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far right, there is an attached house with similar characteristics.

Main Façade of a Green House with Brown Details

Main façade of a green and light brown house in Guayama. On the main façade, the porch, one of its columns, and the ornamental parapet can be seen. On the porch's wall, some panels covering the doors or windows can be seen. A portion of a blue tarp can be seen on the roof.

School in the northwest of the island

View of two-story school buildings made of concrete and brick. The school is surrounded by a metal fence and has a front patio where there are children and wooden frames. The building has lattice-style windows and a flag in the front. On the second level, it has low walls like brick railings supported by columns.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of a wall of the Fortress of la Concepción. Most of the wall is covered in mold. Two door openings and their frames can be seen on the wall. At the top, the piping is partially visible. The surroundings are filled with garbage.

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Close-up view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. The dwelling has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. The balcony, where there are several persons speaking, is small and has a central arch. Also, it is decorated with chairs made of metal and leather. The house has a double, wooden, lattice-glass style door; in addition to another single one with the same characteristics. The doors are surrounded by stained glass and a fanlight over them. In front of the house, in the sidewalk, there is a person standing.

Church

A group of people in a tongue-and-groove wooden church with a gabled zinc roof. The windows are made of aluminum blinds and the church has several doors on its main and side façade. In front of the church there is a car and an unpaved street. In the background, other buildings and houses stand out on the slopes of the mountains.

The Devil's Sentry Box

The Devil's Sentry Box, Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan viewed from above. The bastion of the fort which ends in the sentry box is visible as well as the waves crashing against the shore.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., Lateral Rear

Rear/lateral view of the Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., knitted glove factory. The building looks finished. The construction has two floors; in the lower floor, windows and two lateral entrances can be seen. There are stairs leading to the rear entrance, which has a wide door with eaves. The lateral part of that floor has windows and three doors with eaves. The building has a barbed wire fence.

Street in Old San Juan

Buildings and shops on both sides of Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan. Some buildings have signs for establishments such as "Andrea", "El Capricho" and "Cuesta". They are also distinguished by their façades with doors framed in semicircular arches, segments and lintels, as well as balconies, balustrades, railings, corbels, moldings, cornices and parapets. Several people and cars are noticeable on the sidewalks and on the street.

Customs House in San Juan

View of the façade of the Customs building in San Juan seen from the bay. The building is rectangular in shape and is two-story. It includes elements of the Plateresque-style, concentrated mainly in the center where the entrance is located with a semicircular arch, fan pillar, pilasters, cresting, pinnacles and ornaments. The building has a tiled roof, two flagpoles, windows with glass panes and arches with mullions. In front of the building, there is a sentry box with a dome, a garden with several palms and then several boats in the bay.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00010

Ornament in the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. An ornamental molding with vegetation motifs can be observed. There is a circle with a flower in the center, and there are volutes and more flowers surrounding the flower in the center. The ornament is painted brown.

Grand Belvedere House

View of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. It is a concrete house with a hipped zinc roof. The first level of the house has double jalousie-glass windows. To the far left, there are concrete stairs that lead to the second floor. On the second floor, the residence has a balcony surrounded by a railing, over which there are planted plants. The railing is supported by concrete columns. It has double jalousie-glass windows. At the top, there is a belvedere with a hipped zinc roof and glass windows. The dwelling is surrounded by trees and greenery.

Summit Hills Construction Project

Construction of a building in Summit Hills. In the construction project you can see the formwork, the rods, a wall with sunshades and the concrete block walls. In front of the building there is a fence and gate, followed by a staircase. At one end, part of a concrete building with an aluminum shutter-type window stands out.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00036

View of the main facade from the Neoclassical-style Former La Princesa Prison building, seen from the Paseo de la Princesa pathway. In the foreground are seen rows of palm trees, benches, shrubs, and streetlights. The rear of the structure shows shutter-type double-leaf windows and streetlights. Several multi-story buildings can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Lateral View of Scaffolds and Formwork at the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

Scaffolds can be seen throughout the facade. It shows formwork at the top of the concrete building. In the center of the image there is a wooden tower. On the left of the image a zinc building is visible. It shows several people working on the building.

Puerto Rico's Oldest Church San Germán

View of the façade and side of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. The church has a stairway that leads to the main entrance. The door is framed in a semicircular arch and between pilasters. Above the door, there is a rectangular window followed by a partially visible belfry. The roof of the church is gabled with tiles. On one side a wall with a lintel arch is notable. At the other end, a wall that serves as support is notable. In front of the church there are light poles and electrical wiring.

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Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A space with semicircular arches, bricks, a chair, and metal struts that support the ceiling can be observed. There are also two windows with transparent panels, one of which has a sunrise transom at the top. The floor has black and white tiles. An orange-colored metal scaffolding can be observed in the background of the image.

Vernacular House

View of an unpaved area surrounded by wooden houses on stilts and zinc roofs. To the far right, there is a wooden house on stilts, which has aluminum, lattice-style windows. In the foreground, on the left side, there is a wooden fence and zinc plates. In the background, there is another house surrounded by a metallic bar fence and zinc plates, in front of where there is a person standing. Also in the background, there is a house on wooden stilts with a zinc, gabled roof. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wood moldings.

Abandoned Historical Building in Guayama

Main façade of an abandoned historical building in Guayama. On the main wall, three door openings can be seen. The left one still has a metal door with a louvered window, the one on the center has two panels, and the one on the right is empty and the door is hanging on the inside. The frame on each side opening has a decorative molding. Between the left and the middle opening, the words "refrescos" and "sándwiches" can be seen. On the right façade, a door or window opening is partially visible.

Aluminium Latrine

View of latrine in a rural area. The latrine is built in zinc with flat roof, above the hill it appears three people standing.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00005

View of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood and has characteristics of the Vernacular style. It has an overhang balcony with flat roof made of corrugated metal sheets and wooden balustrade. You can see inside of it a decorative pot and a double door made of wood with lattice. It is framed with moldings and crowned with an entablature with ornamental details. Similarly, the upper interior and exterior borders are decorated with a continuous cornice matched with a valance.

Burial Crypts, San Juan

View from the columbarium of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in Old San Juan. On the left end of the columbarium, the wall is covered by niches under semicircular arches. Some of the niches have tombstones and vases decorating them. In front of the niches there is a person standing.

Una Casita in La Plata

A concrete house with a gable roof, a door and several double-hung windows that open outwards. Around the house there is a garden with several bushes and a type of wood and zinc shed is also partially visible.

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Distant view of a one-story house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof; in addition, it has cornices and moldings on the upper edge. The dwelling has several double, wooden doors surrounded by moldings. Also, to the far left, there are several double, lattice-glass style windows surrounded by moldings. Lastly, on both ends, there are adjacent houses with different characteristics and, at the street in front, several vehicles parked can be seen.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez, Main Facade and Lateral Wall

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez, view of the main facade and one of the lateral walls. The building has a portico with two thin pillars and eaves. The lateral wall has pilasters, windows, and a loading entrance. On the roof there are rolls of waterproofing material. Part of another building can be seen on one side.

Construction Next to the Ballajá Barracks, Aerial View

Aerial view of a construction next to the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. One of the side walls of the barracks is visible as well as an area where earth has been removed. In the back, the Quinto Centenario Square can be seen still under construction. Also visible are other nearby buildings, including the Manicomio Insular (mental asylum) and the Old Asilo de Beneficencia. In addition, a segment of the wall is visible, which is part of the city's defense system, and the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery is also visible.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Cubicle with Floor Drainage

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. There is a cubicle that has a device with a shower head and a water flushing mechanism installed on the wall. There is a drain on the floor. Both the walls and the floor are tiled.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00064

View of the main facade of the Neoclassical-style La Princesa Prison building from the Paseo de la Princesa. The main entrance and some architectural style elements, such as pilasters and a pediment, can be observed. There are steps and an access ramp, a flagpole with the Puerto Rican flag, shutter-type double-leaf windows, and streetlights. Above is the watchtower and its dome. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

View of Old San Juan from Upper Floor

View of buildings in front of Plaza de Armas in Old San Juan. In the foreground, the plaza can be seen decorated with benches—where there are people sitting—, light poles, and plants. The buildings are decorated with moldings, cornices, balconies surrounded by railings, and establishments signs. In front of some doors there are cloth curtains, and others are perfectly finished with entablature. Among the buildings, the San Juan City Hall stands out; built in two levels and attached to two buildings on both sides. The facade is decorated with arcades of semicircular arches, cornices, ashlar, moldings, a shield bas relief, and two towers crowned with domes. The construction of the San Juan City Hall dates from 1842.

Hotel Barranquitas

View of the façade of the Hotel Barranquitas with a rectangular-shape, flat roof, glass leaf windows combined with wooden panels. On one side of the building, a type of terrace with railings from which several umbrellas protrude is notable.

Grand Beaux Arts House

Exterior view of a corner house in the town of Ponce. The house has double wooden lattice-style windows, over which there are central mullions and ornamental moldings. In the middle of the windows, there is a double door with the same characteristics, and a balconet with ornamental metallic railing. On both sides of the house, there are large balconies with ornamental metallic railings. Over these, there are basket-handle arches divided by columns. The upper edge has cornices and ornamental friezes. In the central part, there is an ornamental festoon. Above the house, there is a merlon border and a circular rooftop sustained by columns and surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing.

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View of a shed adjacent to a wooden house in the town of Moca. The shed is made of wood and zinc. Tables, chairs, ladders, wood, tools, and debris can be seen in it. A clothesline and the house can also be seen to the far left. The dwelling has double wooden windows with zinc eaves over them.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00016

Main entrance of the former American Colonial Bank. A column with the name of the Recinto Sur street and the name of Restaurante Triana written in green, a street light, and a an ornament with a lion on the bottom half of the column can be observed. Steps that lead to a french door with a Spanish flag on it, a street light, pilasters, a semicircular arch, and building ornaments can be seen next to the column. Moulding, cornice, ornate carving, and a door with a parapet can all be observed on the upper half of the image, which partially displays the second floor. There is a bicycle, a tree, a crosswalk, a sidewalk, and a cobblestone pavement in the surrounding area of the building. More buildings with multiple levels with doors and parapets can be seen in the background. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Shack on Hillside

Wooden house on a slope, seen from above. It is built on stilts, with a zinc roof and a wall of boards with patches of tin and roofing cardboard. Behind the house, you can see a poinciana tree and in front there is a vine plant. There is a family at the entrance of the house.

Construction Work at Ablah Hotel Supply Co

There are people working during the construction process of Ablah Hotel Supply Co in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. On the right side of the image scaffolding can be seen throughout the concrete building. The building has several windows.

Roofs of Buildings in Old San Juan

A view of some buildings in Old San Juan.

Hospital Waiting Room

Waiting room of the Hospital Castañer at Lares. You can observe seats that are benches made of wood and metal. There is a series of quadrangular pillars and a fountain to drink water. You can see the silhouette of a sitting person. The waiting room has a glass wall.

Mass for the Spanish Soldiers at the Ballajá Barracks

Spanish soldiers participating in a mass at the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks, Old San Juan. Various rows of soldiers kneeling can be seen, as well as another group of soldiers standing in a circle, and the priest in front of a small altar. The barracks building seems to have three floors with arches and balconies, and jalousie windows in the second and third floors.

"Mediana Baja" House

Main façade of a coastal house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a balcony with a concrete wall, over which there are potted flowers. The wall is sustained by fine columns. The windows are lattice-style and the wooden doors are single and surrounded by wooden moldings. In addition, the house is encircled by vegetation.

Wooden House on a Plot of Land

Front view of a wooden house with a zinc gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a wooden fence. It is followed by an entrance path leading to the balcony; the pathway has wooden railings on both sides. The balcony is small and is also surrounded by a wooden railing. The dwelling has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden mullions.

House with Hipped Roof in Aguirre

View of a white wooden house with hipped roof. Beneath the roof you can see a white door that gives access to the balcony area. There you can see several windows and a door. The roof is covered with zinc plates. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

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Front-view of a corner house in the town of Carolina. The house is wooden and has a zinc-gabled roof, which is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. In front of the house, there are blocks and piled gravel. In addition, the residence has a balcony, where there are several persons standing, that is surrounded by a railing. In the balcony, there is also a clothesline. The area is surrounded by trees, the street is paved, and there are several vehicles parked nearby.

Market Day in Yauco

Market Day in Yauco. The sales stands are various types of tables located in an outdoor space. Some of them are uncovered, others have some type of tables located in an outdoor space. Many people can be seen around the stands as well as a one-floor wooden house followed by a two-story building with an arcade façade and then, a brick façade with four entrances.

Nico's Place

Front view of a small store. The store is made of wood with a zinc gable roof. On the front, it has two double wooden doors and wooden windows on the sides. In addition, it has several promotional posters and an inscription above that says: “Nico’s place.” To the far right, there is piled debris and to the far left, you can see houses and a vehicle in the distance.

Construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico

Construction process of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. It is visible that the tower is being made of concrete and that it is supported by falsework while its walls are being erected to form the shape. In front of the construction there are two sheds made of wood and zinc, there are construction materials around such as barrels, wood, wheelbarrows for transporting materials, and a bust sculpture. There are also other building on the sides, automobiles, street lamps, paths, sidewalks, stairs, trees, and shrubs.

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Abandoned, two-story house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. The first level is covered with zinc plates; while on the second floor, the house has several double windows, also in wood.

Bella Vista Hospital Mayagüez

View of the main façade of the Bella Vista Hospital in Mayagüez. Three-story building with a wide entrance to the lobby, eaves between the floors that form balconies, French doors and lattice windows that occupy a large part of the walls. A planter with flowers borders the front wall. You can see a driveway and a roundabout with trees and bushes. There are cars parked in front.

Road Worker Shed, Spanish Colonial

Close-up view of a road worker's shed in the town of San Germán. It is a one-story brick house, covered in stone, with flat roof. The construction has aluminum jalousie windows. The upper edge is decorated with cornices, friezes, and ornamental moldings.

Wooden House

Main façade of a house made of wood over concrete with a flat, zinc roof. In the front, the residence has a balcony surrounded by a low wall of ornamental blocks sustained by columns. There are two persons standing, one of them is in the balcony and the other, in front of the balcony. The house has two, double, wooden doors with wooden transoms over them. Both doors are surrounded by moldings of the same material. To the far left, there is a dwelling with similar characteristics.

El Morro Golf Course

Old Municipal Cemetery

Beginning of the path of the old municipal cemetery. On the left, outside of the wall, a bench is visible. On the right, the path filled with tombs is visible. Two of the tombs have balustrades. On the background, in another part of the cemetery, more tombs and various mausoleums are visible.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Sliding Doors

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A portion of the façade can be seen, featuring sliding doors, louvered windows, mullions, and stairs. The three sliding doors each have four square panels. The entrance roof has two lamps. There is also a planter bordered by a low wall. In the background, cables, a mountain, and a house are visible.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Interior Wall

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Several workers can be seen working on the block placement for an interior wall. Columns, ceiling beams, and window openings are visible. A part of the building has falsework.

Remodeling of La Fortaleza

Remodeling works for the installation of modern artillery at La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio Santa Catalina (palace), in Old San Juan. Various soldiers with wheel barrels, others with shovels in the battlement area, three men with formal attire, the bay, and the San Juan harbor with three docked vessels are visible.

Mrs. Lorena Graham

Woman sitting at a desk in an office. The woman is Mrs. Lorena Graham who was the administrator's assistance of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), Mr. Miles H. Fairbanks. The walls of the building are made of wood, and there are frames, on the same wall, that appears to be windows. It is noticeable that the wall is painted with a light color and the frame with a darker color. There are several decorative images posted on the walls and there is also a sign that reads "Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration División de Cooperativas Proyecto de Labores a Mano P.O. 705-3-25". In the office, there is a wooden desk with a chair and several objects on it, such as a notebook, folders, decorative figures, a small flower vase, and a photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Building Under Construction Lateral Facade with Windows Installed in Humacao

Lateral and partial front facade of an industrial building under construction is shown surrounded by scaffolding. On its lateral facade, jalousie windows have been installed and in the middle an opening in the wall has been completed with eaves that will serve as a loading dock. Additionally, on its front facade it can be seen that windows have not yet been installed although they have the frames for it. In this main part of the building, several workers are seen working near machinery and construction material, such as concrete cylinders and what appears to be a concrete mixer. Several workers are also visible working on the building's roof.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00054

Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. Several buildings located in Calle Caleta can be observed. The side façade of the building that was the headquarters of the Museo del Niño can be partially observed on the right side of the image. It is painted orange and it has a square window covered by turquoise-colored balusters. There is another building next to it that is white and blue. It has a balcony with a tiled roof supported by square piers in the upper half and the lower half has window openings framed by white moldings. There is also another cream-colored building with semicircular openings. There is a white-colored building that has a balcony with railings and a street light on the left side of the image. The cobblestone road, shrubs, and automobiles can be seen in the center of the image.

Beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the site preparation on the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. Four strips of land and a breakwater extend from the shore towards the center of the beach, and between these, there are several people and a boat. Construction materials, prefabricated pipes, a boardwalk, and the roof of a building with terracotta tiles are also noticeable.

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Side-view of a two-story house with a flat, zinc roof in the town of Arecibo. On the first level, there are two single wooden doors with embossed details and wooden mullions over them. Also, on the lower part of the door there is a wooden ledge. The dwelling's windows are aluminum, lattice-style. On the second level, there is a balcony, on the front, sustained by ornamental brackets. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of ornamental, concrete blocks. The upper front part is made of wood with aluminum, lattice-style windows and a double wooden door with lattice-style windows. Above the door, there is a wooden mullion. At the front, on the sidewalk, there are several persons standing. To the far left, a one-story concrete house can be seen. This residence has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a metal awning covering the entrance.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Central Area Slabs

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Workers can be seen pouring concrete into the slabs in the central area. The second level is visible with wood, rods, and pipes. Additionally, the building is unfinished, with "Miami" style windows, a flat roof, and eaves.

Bar at the Condado Hotel

Bar area at the Condado Hotel where the curved counter with stools is noticeable, along with a table with a decorative figure and chairs with an abstract printed pattern. Glassware and other utensils are also boticeable, as well as the line of bottles, the cash register, and curtains with tiebacks on the glass windows through which a balustrade is visible. The ceiling features a round platform with spotlights and an air duct.

Ponce Banks

Banco de Ponce with a façade characterized by a portico with a triangular pediment, columns, cornices, windows with bars and others framed in semicircular arches. On the street in front of the building, there are several cars and people walking.

Supreme Court Building

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, modernist style building located in the Puerta de Tierra sector in San Juan. It has three floors, the first floor features pillars and open spaces. The walls have blinds. There is an overhang on the second and third floors containing a spiral staircase, visible through a glass window. The building has a flat dome. You can see part of the patio and a fountain.

Neighbor's House (Cruz Rosado)

A house located on a plain and characterized by its pile foundations, gable roof, double doors, a wooden staircase and walls covered with zinc sheets.

Detail of People Working on the Renovation of the Bridge on the San Antonio Channel

View towards the railway bridge under renovation process. You can see several men working with construction materials a the outskirts of the bridge. On the lateral area of the bridge you can see casts under an assembling process and several scaffoldings with men working with them. On the bridge you can see a train crossing. At the background you can see part of a bridge with balustrade and with people looking from the railings. You can also see at the background part of a house.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

One-story concrete house at Río Cañas Abajo in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is surrounded by a low wall with ornamental metallic bars, which is divided by entrance stairs. There are front gardens to both sides of the stairs. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a baluster sustained by fine columns. The doors are over discharge frames with moldings. In addition, the double lattice-style doors are wooden, and over them, there are mullions. The upper edge of the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. There are several persons and a vehicle parked in front of the house.

Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, Multi-Story Tower

Frontal view of Banco Popular building in the Old San Juan. The building has eleven floors with Art Deco style. In the frontal part it has a prominent semicircular shape. Above the entrance there is an inscription that says: "Banco Popular de Puerto Rico" and a stained glass with Puerto Rico's emblem framed with mythological figures in bas relief. The rest of the windows are made of cristal and on the street in front the building you can see vehicles moving.

Side view of structure

Side view of a two-story structure made of concrete with a gable roof. The structure has double wooden, lattice-style doors and windows. Over the doors, there are fan mullions and wooden crossbars over the windows. In the upper part there is an attic with a gable roof. In the front, the structure has a tympanum with ornamental edges. The structure is surrounded by vegetation and paved areas.

Bungalow House

Lateral view of a Bungalow-style house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc roof. The residence is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. Over the balustrade, there are ornamental metallic bars that cover the area. In the concrete portion, underneath, there are spaces covered by lattice. At the rear, a larger building can be seen.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the left side of the main façade of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. A portion of the window openings can be seen. In the background, a portion of the left and back walls can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Bayamón District Hospital, Driveway

Bayamón District Hospital. A driveway under construction can be seen. It is a sloping street with a curve. Most of the visible section already has concrete curbs ready, but there is a part where formwork can be seen and concrete has not yet been poured. The street is unpaved and there is some debris around.

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View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street in the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. In the interior spaces you can see wooden beams exposed, some of them have an X shape pattern and hanging lamps. You can also see windows with stained glass. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00021

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Part of the main facade can be observed. The upper part of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has five multifoil arches interrupted by five pilasters with tiles at the top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered by tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters are high-relief friezes with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. In front of the entrance is a red bag, steps, shrubs, and two streetlights. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Llorens Torres

View of one of the buildings of the government housing project, Luis Llorens Torres, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Three-story building, the design combines cantilevered balconies and balconies with guardrails. It is enclosed with a cyclone fence.

Looking at Concrete Structure

Two women observe a concrete construction with a pair of openings with the shape of arches. On the surroundings is also notable a ladder.

Railroad Station Avenue, Yauco

An avenue is shown with benches, a power line, and trees that continue in a line all the way to the end. Different groups of people can also be seen looking in the direction of the person who capture the moment. The groups of people are composed by boys, girls, men, and a woman. Different buildings are visible in the surrounding areas.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00067

In the foreground, a wall with a square-shaped hole can be observed. A spotlight is above this wall, and a small cream-colored platform with wheels is to the right of it. Behind is a larger wall with three windows and a shutter-type double-leaf door. Above the door is a green street light. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00020

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This backlit image shows a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices at the top of the sentry post. A masonry wall, trees, and a railing can be seen to the right. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, is visible. The building has several floors, parapets, cornices, and window openings. A tower with a dome in the upper half of the old La Princesa prison is seen at a distance. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. In 1992, the Puerto Rican government restored it and turned it into the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. The San Juan Bay and the chimneys of Central Palo Seco in the municipality of Toa Baja can also be observed in the image.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00001

Interior space of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. Wooden beams can be observed on the ceiling, as well as a semicircular arch, part of a double door, and two flat arches. There are also two windows which have sunrise transoms in their openings. The windows have transparent panels and their frames are green and yellow. The walls and floor are stained and have paint remains on them. There is a graffiti with an arrow above it that reads: "Rep". Receptacles can also be seen in the space.

Couple in front of Thatched House, Husband Holding Baby

View of a hut built on stilts on a rural area. In the foreground, you can see a family standing next to the house. Additionally, the hut is made of wood, thatch, it has a flat roof and a wooden window.

Rodríguez United State Army Hospital

View of the Hospital Rodríguez of the United States Army at the Old San Juan. The building is surrounded by an ornamental metallic grill, next to the entrance there are two sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornament. Beside that, the building has three floors and a flat roof. It is decorated with cornices, an ornamental frieze, bossage, pilasters and balconies with wooden railings. Lastly, over the frieze there is an inscription that says: 'Rodríguez U.S. Army Hospital". This building dates from 1854, used on its beginning as a military infantry barracks, in the decade of 1940 it was converted into a military hospital until 1976. It was restored in 1992 and since then it has been headquarters of several cultural offices.

Hurricane Shelter

Side view of a storm shelter built in a rural area of the island. The storm shelter is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. It is gabled with the roof nailed to the ground in wood and yagua. On the front, it has a door also made of wood and yagua.

Meeting at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Men and women posing in a hall at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel; amongst the group there are three men dressed in clergy vestments. The hall has wooden floors, the walls have painted decorations simulating moldings, and the roof is also painted. There are various paintings on the walls and a hanging lamp. The doors of the hall have curtains with flower motifs.

Façade of a Pink House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a pink house in Guayama. Some stairs with a railing allow access to the porch, which has a railing and columns. On the porch's wall, two windows and a door can be seen. Left of the balcony, the carport can be seen. The roof is partially gabled. On the right, a house is partially visible.

Slaughterhouse and Animal Corral, Yauco

View of the slaughterhouse and animal corral in a rural area of the municipality of Yauco. The slaughterhouse has rounded arches, a wooden roof, and exposed beams. The corral is made out of wood and is surrounded by a fence. Both buildings have hipped roofs. Near the buildings, vegetation, two carriages used for transporting animals, people leaning against one of the slaughterhouse walls, and a barbed wire fence that surrounds the perimeter can be seen. There are hills with more vegetation and buildings in the distance.

Mop Factory Demolished by Betsy

View of an area affected after the passage of Hurricane Betsy on the island. The area is surrounded by a barbwire fence. It is followed by the rubble of a mop factory located in a rural area of the island. The factory is destroyed, you can see work materials, wood and zinc piled up. Also in the distance you can see houses with different characteristics.

Ornate Mirrors and Pedestal Vase

There are two rectangular ornate mirrors between fluted pilasters. In the center there is a pedestal vase with an image of an angel. A wooden and rattan chair is partially visible.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Lateral View

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz, lateral view. A lateral wall that is already painted can be seen, it has a door and installed windows. The ground is painted with parking lot lines. There are three workers working on metal scaffolds, they seem to be painting the windows. Título asignado por el equipo de catalogación. La imagen tiene una etiqueta con inscripción a maquinilla: "General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Juana Díaz, P.R. Project S-554-60 September 15th/19611961 Brico Construction Corp.". Verso. Sello: "Received SEP 20 1961 Chief Construction Department" Inscripción: Tiene firma.

Quarantine Camp

Quarantine camp of the United States army in the San Juan islet. There is a small masonry building, an old Guard House, and multiple tents aligned in front of it. Behind it, the tips of two cannons can be seen as well as the arcade of the building's front façade. Near the tents, there is a group of people, both children and adults. In the background, the San Juan bay can be seen.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral Wall with Scaffolding

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of one of the walls with scaffolding. Window openings are visible and, through them, scaffolding inside the building. In front of the wall there are mounds of soil and debris. Workers are seen working on the roof.

International Airport - San Juan

A garden and a pond surrounded by bushes and flowers in the interior of the International Airport of Isla Verde. Additionally, it is notable the persienne aluminum windows, the cristal windows and a terrace with railings. On its surroundings there are a table, chairs and several people.

Along Route 1 Going to San Juan

A group of people at a fruit stand identified as "Mickey's Fruit Market" on Route 1 towards San Juan. The stall is made of wood, with a gabled zinc roof. Signs promoting products such as "India", "Malta Corona" and "Corona" also stand out. In front of the stall there are several cars.

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Close-up view of a house balcony located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete and the balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall with molding designs. The dwelling has a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars at one end. In addition, it has two doors with lattice-style windows and glass mullions over them. Also, the balcony has a chair, where there is a person sitting and another, standing. In the balcony there is a nameplate with the family name, that reads: "Fam. Mojer Santiago #6". To the far right, there are several vehicles parked on the street, houses with different characteristics, and a person standing on the sidewalk.

Summit Hills Construction Project

Construction of a two-story concrete building, flat roof, aluminum shutter-type windows and unfinished paint on its surface. In front of the building there is a person, building materials and a car. To the side, a large plot of land fenced with a metal mesh mesh stands out.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Constrction and Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Workers can be seen around the area engaged in various tasks. Some walls are being erected. The building under construction features scaffolding, falsework, rods, and wooden frameworks. Various construction materials and debris are prominent. On the left side, there is a partially completed building with openings. In the background, a house with windows, a double door, and a porch can be seen. A zinc fence encloses the construction site.

Lighthouse of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro

Lighthouse of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. On the first level, the tower has a door, a window, and a staircase leading to a second level which has a battlement, a door, and a sign. At the top, there is a balcony with a metal railing, the lamp, and a small dome with a weather vane on top. There is a soldier in the tower and two others in front of the lighthouse.

Old San Juan Chain and Gate with Woman

Chapel of Christ in Old San Juan with a façade composed of a semicircular arch with bars that incorporate scroll motifs. Also notable are some pilasters, a frieze and ashlar brick. At the top, there are some finials and a belfry with a bell. At one end of the chapel there is a fence corresponding to Parque de las Palomas. At the opposite end, a building with a wall lamp with a corbel of scroll motifs, molded doors and a balcony with railings is notable. Also notable is the cobblestone street, some chain bollards and a woman posing near them.

Condado Hotel Cocktail Lounge

Cocktail lounge at the Condado Hotel with several tables featuring decorative figurines and ashtrays. There are also furniture pieces with gentle curves, chairs, and curtains with an abstract printed pattern. The wall at the back consists of a series of vertical elements. Other decorative elements are noticeable on a wall with wooden panels. The ceiling features an irregularly shaped platform with an air duct.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Materials

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A plot of land with materials such as wooden panels is visible. There is also an extensive block low wall, a vehicle, and several people around it. On the right side, there are some buildings supported by pillar foundations, single-pitched roofs, and wooden beams. A ladder leans against one of the walls. In the background, a mountain with houses stands out.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00006

Swooping view of the cobblestone pavement with the focus being the center of the pavement. There is a space in the center which is missing a fragment of the paver. Some pavers have dark stains on them. There is debris and small plants in the surrounding areas.

Comerío Health Center, Nurse and Desks

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The interior of the hospital can be seen. There are two desks with lamps, a telephone, and a file. Against the wall, several shelves hold towels, sheets, and metal trays. Two doors are open, and through one of them, a bed and a curtain are visible. The nurse is engaged in a task.

General Headquarters of the United States Army at the Customs House in Ponce

Partial view of the Old Spanish Customs House in Ponce while it was being used as the General Headquarters of the United States Army. It has a subased arch entrance, windows with grilles, and quoins on the first floor, as well as windows with small balconies and balustrades on the second floor. In three of the balconies, soldiers can be seen leaning out. On the roof, there are two soldiers placing the United States flag and a military flag. Various soldiers and civilians are visible in front of the building, and among them, one on horseback.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The facade colors are cream, mustard, and white. It has high reliefs, cornices, and moldings in the upper half of the building. It also has green rectangular and square double-leaf windows. Quoins can also be seen on the corner of the walls, spotlights on the roof, two streetlights, and some grilles. There are trees in the surrounding areas, and other buildings' cornices can be seen from a distance. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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Vernacular Concrete House

Main façade of a two-story concrete house with a flat roof. On the first level, there is a single wooden door that is open; through which a person can be seen standing and an aluminum, lattice-style window. To the far right, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence followed by a straight concrete staircase that leads to the second level. The second level has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. There, a single wooden door and several aluminum, lattice-style windows are visible. To the far left, there is a one-story concrete house.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00031

Side facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, and green. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets, wooden lattice, double-leaf windows painted green and framed by flat moldings, and quoins. In the lower half of the facade, there are three brackets and windows and doors framed by flat white moldings. There is also a sidewalk, trees, a fire hydrant, a parking lot, and automobiles. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

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View from a house garden. The garden is surrounded by plants in concrete planters. They are surrounded by small metal bar fences and plants in pots. The garden's ground is covered with slabs. In the middle, there is a decorative statue. To the far right, there is a concrete house with a flat roof and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Dwelling, Mario Braschi Street #11, Coamo

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Coamo. The roof is hipped with jerkinhead roofing tiles. The house is made of concrete and surrounded by a wall and an ornamental metallic bar fence. It has a front garden with several persons standing and a balcony sustained by columns. The balcony has a balustrade and plants in decorative pots. The windows are lattice-style and in the upper edge of the balcony, there is an oculus.

Rural House with Political Flag

Wooden house in a rural area. It is built on stilts, has a gable roof and double doors. You can see an annex with a sloping roof and a small door. In the patio there is an area fenced with wooden poles and on the roof of the house, a flag of the Popular Democratic Party. In the entrance, you see a woman and two children.

Susúa Reforestation Camp Playground

Playground at the Reforestation camp called Susúa in the town of Sabana Grande. It's an extensive place composed of three buildings, a playground, a community center, and a garden. There are people around doing things at different parts of the camp. The space is surrounded by mountains, trees, and shrubs. The buildings are made of wood, have gable roofs, and appear to have brass plate terminations, they also have awnings to protects from the rain and the sun. One of the buildings appears to be two in one, it is long and rectangular, has long stairs and narrow steps. In the middle it has an open entrance without walls. The other building looks like a house with a large fenced balcony, double windows, and a small staircase.

Visitors’ Entrance of Fort San Cristóbal, Lateral View

Lateral view of the entrance to the Fort San Cristóbal. The ramp of the visitors’ entrance of Fort San Cristóbal and the parking area can be seen. The door is in the form of an arch, has pilasters, and a pediment with circular ornamentations at each end. On the right side of the door there are windows openings, pilasters, and cornices. On the left side of the image there is a sign with the United States National Park Service logo.

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Close-up view of door details in a wooden house in the town of Fajardo. The balcony, where there are two persons, is decorated with chairs made of metal and leather. The floor is covered with native tiles. The wooden door is single, and has lattice-style windows, stained glass windows, and embossed wooden details. Above it, there is also a mullion made of glass and wood.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Scaffolding for Walls and Formwork for Columns

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the scaffolding phase for the walls and the beginning of the formwork for the columns. Reinforcing bars already installed for the exterior walls can be seen. In the vicinity there is a concrete mixer, construction sand and some plants. In the background there is wooded area.

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View of the balcony in a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by concrete columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The floor is covered with native tiles. To the far right, there are lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. A door bordered by stained glass windows can also be seen. In the background, there is a house with concrete stairs.

Santuario de la Monserrate

Detail of the front yard of the Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. The yard area is semicircular and has a staircase. A green area is visible in the middle. Some houses located in front of the church are visible in the background.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Lateral Rear

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí. The lateral wall has pilasters and windows, while on the rear side there are stairs leading to an entrance with eaves. There are two exhaust fans on the roof, a shed, and a barbed wire fence. In the background, mountains and several wooden houses can be seen. There are workers at work.

Two Ordóñez Guns at El Morro

View of the interior of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan where two Ordóñez Spanish guns are visible.

Plaza Mayagüez Catholic Church

View of the main square in Mayagüez, a monument to Christopher Columbus, the Church of Our Lady of Candelaria and the radio station "WPRA" and a store identified as "Cesani". The plaza is characterized by a checkered floor, areas with small gardens, sculptures that hold light bulbs and a fountain, from which a platform with bas-reliefs that supports the statue of Columbus stands out. The Church has stairs that lead to the porch made up of four columns, a main door and a roof. The façade also has pointed arches and two oculi, one of which is inside a tetralobular molding. The pediment is circular and is crowned with a cross. Next to the church there is a radio station above a store. Around the square there are other buildings two to three levels high with balconies, balustrades, corbels, cornices and signs of commercial establishments. Several cars and people are noticeable on the streets.

Girls Walking Past La Plata Community Center

Three girls walking in front of the La Plata Community Center. The building stands out for its façade with fluted pilasters, windows with fanlights, a door framed in an arch and another with molding. In front of the building, there is a garden with a poinsettia bush, an American flag pole, stairs and a low wall. At one end, some wooden buildings and another group of people are notable.

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Old San Juan Cemetery

View of the cemetery Santa María de Pazzi in Old San Juan. A pathway leading to the cemetery chapel can be seen as well as a circular building with an arcade along its outer walls, pilasters, as well as a dome with a drum and lantern. Different types of graves can be seen, ranging from very elaborate ones enclosed by iron fences to simple wooden crosses. On one side, a wall with an arcade, pilasters, cornice, and parapet with finials can be seen, behind which the burial niches are located. The cemetery borders at the back with a wall surrounding the grounds of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress). In the background is the fort, from which its portico, lighthouse, and tower can be seen.

Grand Belvedere House

Lateral view of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. It is a concrete house with a hipped, zinc roof. On the first level, the residence has double jalousie, glass windows. On the second level, the dwelling has a balcony surrounded by a railing over which there are planted plants. The railing is supported by concrete columns. It has double jalousie, glass windows. At the top, there is a belvedere with a hipped, zinc roof and glass windows. The house is surrounded by trees and greenery.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, lateral view. It has an entrance through which the rear wall can be seen. The main facade which has a portico and windows is visible. Around the building there are mounds of soil.

Grand Prairie House

Lateral view of a house in the town of Humacao. In the front, there is an entrance with stairs and a ramp. The residence has a double glazed door and a wall lamp. To the side of the house, there is a garden over a wall and a double glazed door with a balconet. This area is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. In the background, on one side, there is a balcony surrounded by a metallic bar fence sustained by columns. People and an automobile parked on the sidewalk can be seen.

Urban horizon in San Juan

Urban horizon seen from the San Juan bay. There are several boats in the bay.

Concrete House in Guayama

View of various concrete houses in Guayama. The house on the left has a concrete fence. On the visible wall, a door and a window can be seen. The window has grilles. On the right, there is a block and concrete wall without plaster. Over the wall, a portion of a window and the roof, which is destroyed, can be seen.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence

Detail of a portion of the Ramírez de Arellano residence in Mayagüez. The annex is missing one of the walls and some zinc sheets on the roof. Inside, various lawn mowing machines are visible. Towards the back, an abandoned building without doors or windows is visible.

Hotel Barranquitas

Distant view of Hotel Barranquitas on the top of a hill. At one end, a rectangular building with one of its sides made up of windows stands out. At the other end, there is a terrace with railings and several umbrellas. Between the two, a flagpole with a flag is notable.

Right Side Façade of a White House with a Wooden Door in Guayama

View of the right side façade of a white house. The window area stands out from the wall and has a decorative finish that looks like scales. The double wooden door forms an arch and the roof on the side entrance has wooden beams.

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View from the inside of a wooden house in the town of Moca. Two rooms are visible inside the residence. In the foreground there is a wooden dining table with matching chairs and a metallic piece of furniture. Dividing the rooms is a wooden piece of furniture called "mediopunto" supported by fine wood columns. The following room's walls are decorated with frames and several double wooden doors with wooden transoms. Also, several people can be seen in the interior of the house.

Unidentified Dwelling

One-story wooden house with a zinc gabled roof. The dwelling is on a plot of land surrounded by vegetation. The residence has stairs to access the balcony, on which there is a person standing. The balcony is wide and supported by thin wooden pillars and a wooden railing. The home has casement windows that open outwards and double wooden doors.

Two buildings on a commercial street

Two buildings with stores on the first floor. One of them has display cases, a ledge and on the ledge you can see part of the sign that says "Americano". The other building is labeled "Bargain's Corner La Sortija". On the second floor, there is a balcony with a curved design. There are persons gathered around the sidewalk.

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Main entrance of the former American Colonial Bank building. A column with the names of the streets San Justo and Recinto Sur and the name of Restaurante Triana in green can be seen in the foreground as well as a street light in the center and ornaments with lions on the bottom. Stairs that lead to the toward the french doors, streetlights, pilasters, semicircular arches, and building ornaments can be observed in the background. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

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Arcade in the patio of the Former La Princesa Prison building. The ceiling has exposed wooden beams. The building's patio can be seen in the background. There are potted plants, trees, benches, the city wall, and yellow caution tape with a white and orange construction barrel. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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View from the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see a double framed door made of wood, crowned with a wooden transom and a double window made of wood with lattice. In addition, the room has showcases made of wood and glass, decorative frames on the walls and rattan chairs. Aside from that, the ceiling is made of wood surrounded by moldings, in the middle it hangs a lamp and the floor is also made of wood. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

Typical Building "R" Building Foundation

Ramirez Construction project number 6-458-58 initial stages. Beams delimiting the building's site can be seen on the ground. Reinforcing bars that will be used for columns are also visible. There are some boards on the ground. There are trees and palm trees in the background.

Two Hangars under Construction

Aerial view of two hangars under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Almost finished roofs and portions of the falsework can be seen. Barracks and other structures of the base can be seen also.

Left Side Façade of the Old Corner Store La Cocora

Detail of the left side façade of the old corner store La Cocora. On the wall, three metal double doors are visible, and on the roof, zinc sheets can be seen. Some of the zinc sheets are bent.

El Morro

One of the Bastions of the San Felipe del Morro Castle, in Old San Juan, viewed from a tunnel with a ramp that gives access to this section of the fort, which is located on one of the lower levels.

Detail of the Renovation Process of the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View towards the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. You can see several people working on the bridge. The lateral area of the bridge is covered with casts and scaffoldings. A person is on the scaffoldings working. At the background you can see more people and also a cement mixer. On the other side you can see a bridge with balustrade. On it you can see people looking from and on the railing.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Construction Materials

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A one-story building with a flat roof, mullions, Miami type windows or with persiennes, and eaves can be seen. Also, an entrance with stairs and a door is visible. A metal fence surrounds the area. There are construction materials, such as wooden molds, wooden panels, scaffolding, reinforcing bars, wheelbarrows, blocks, and cylindrical objects all around. A worker is located standing on a scaffold. The sidewalk with streetlights is noticeable. At the rear, there are multi-level buildings and mountains.

Main Façade and Left Side Façade of a Destroyed Wooden House in Guayama

Main façade and left side façade of a wooden house in Guayama. On the façade, three columns and a railing are visible in the porch as well as a door with a window on the wall. There is a gate to enter the porch. On the left, the house has a wooden door that leads to another portion of the house. The house has a zinc roof. On the left wall of the house, a window and some wood panels remain. On the right, a two-story house with a garage on the first story and a balcony with a railing on the second story is visible.

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Interior of a house built in wood and located in the coastal town of Arecibo. The residence has aluminum, lattice-style windows. The space is decorated with armchairs, decorative frames on the walls, religious elements, and clothes hanging on the wall.

Restoration of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia

Restoration of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia in Old San Juan. Only one end of the building is visible. The side wall has wooden scaffolding installed. On the first floor, rectangular windows can be seen framed with moldings, small cornices, and pilasters with quoins. On the second level, there are semicircular arched windows, and the wall ends in a triangular pediment with a coat of arms above the tympana. Construction materials can be seen on the ground and on the rooftop. Behind the Neoclassical-style building, the San Juan bay is visible.

Vanilla Curing Plant in the Castañer Project

Vanilla curing plant of the Castañer Project in the town of Adjuntas. There is a building made of concrete with a main entrance and metal and glass awning windows that open outward. In the surrounding area there are automobiles, access roads, electric wiring, fences dividing the property, parts of a cropland, trees, and shrubs. Mountains can be seen in the background.

Jayuya City Hall, Front Façade and Sign

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. The front façade of the building is visible. It consists of two levels, casement windows, a semicircular door with grilles, eaves, and a tower. On the right side, there is a shed made of wood and zinc. Additionally, there is a staircase and two signs, reading: "Otra obra para servicio del Pueblo Gobierno de Puerto Rico Departamento de lo Interior Construcción de la Alcaldía" and "Departamento de lo Interior División de Edificios Públicos y Obras Municipales Construcción de un Edificio para Alcaldía Contratista Felix L. Albizu."

Metal Sheet Shop

Metal sheet shop at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A wooden structure on stilts with awning windows, and a double wooden door with a padlock. It has a small gable window near the roof. It bears a sign reading: "T-103." Behind it, another wooden structure can be seen.

Cannons at the Santa Bárbara Bastion

View of Santa Bárbara Bastion of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan. Two cannons are visible, one is on the ground and the other is being lowered down a ramp with a forklift. There are two men on each side of the forklift, descending the stairs flanking the ramp.

Statues in Old San Juan

View of the Plazoleta de la Rogativa in Old San Juan. The square is surrounded by a masonry and stone wall. At one end, you can see an opening and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. In the middle of the square there is a modern bronze sculpture built in 1971. This work called La Rogativa was designed by sculptor Lindsay Daen (1923-2001).

Weavers and Lantz Watching Airplanes

Adults and children on a terrace at the Isla Verde International Airport watching planes. The terrace has a floor covered with tiles, railings and support pillars, while a large field juts out in the background.

Queen Anne House

Front view of a Victorian-style house in the town of San Germán. The house is two-story. On the first level, it has a balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental blocks supported by thin columns. There, there are several double wooden doors with glass under semicircular arches and truncated suns surrounded by moldings. On the far left of the second level, there is an open balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental blocks. The residence has two, double wooden doors with truncated suns and moldings on them, as well as double wooden windows with glass and sash windows with truncated suns. On the edges of the semicircular arches and relieving arches of the windows there are ornamental moldings. At the top edge there is a wooden attic window with an ornamental block railing. The upper edges have ornamental friezes. There are several vehicles parked on the street. To the far left, a concrete terraced house with a metal awning and an ornamental block wall can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office, Columns

Building construction for the San Juan Transportation Office in the column raising stage. Several quadrangular columns, an area with falsework, and rodding on the ground can be seen. There is a wooden ladder leaning against one of the columns.

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San José Street, Old San Juan

San José Street, Old San Juan. It is a slopping street paved with cobblestone. Buildings and rowhouses can be seen. There are people walking by, among them a police officer and a peddler carrying his merchandise in a tray on his head.

Beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Site preparation on the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach and a partial view of the guest room tower. On the beach shore, there is a car, some cranes, and a group of workers in a dirt channel with wooden boards. There are two parallel strips of land extending from the shore to the center of the beach, and there is a boat between them. In the area, there are also construction materials such as wood and prefabricated pipes.

La Fortaleza Seen from Side

Lateral view of Santa Catalina Palace or best known as La Fortaleza in the Old San Juan. Along the coast it extends the crenelled rampart in masonry and stone. On the rampart there is a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. At the right far end in front of the bay there is the Santa Catalina Palace, oldest construction of the island that dates from XVI-XIX. It distinguish by having semicircular corners with crenelled borders. Also, it has cristal windows and connected buildings, above La Fortaleza stand out a flagpole with the flag of Puerto Rico.

Parcela Reinforced-Concrete House

Concrete house in the coastal town of Lajas. It is a small house with a flat roof; which has a porch without railing and stairs to one side. In the porch, there are people. It has jalousie windows and a single wooden door. The dwelling is surrounded by a chain link fence and greenery. To one side, there are power poles.

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Yard view at a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is two-story and made of wood over concrete. The dwelling has several double, Dutch-style doors made of wood. To the far left, wooden stairs surrounded by wooden railings that lead to the second floor can be seen.

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Front view of a one-story, concrete house in the town of San Juan. The upper edge of the roof is covered with roofing tiles. To the far right, the house has a carport and a balcony, where there is a person standing and plants in decorative pots. The dwelling has lattice-style windows and a single wooden door. In the background, there is a wooden fence.

Typical Farm in a Coffee-Growing Region

Typical subsistence house with 2.9 acres of land in the coffee-growing region of the island. It is built in a combination of concrete and wood. It has awning windows that open outward with its awning hardware allowing it to remain open, double wooden doors and a latrine made of wood and zinc. The part of the house, that is made of wood, is slightly raised off the ground on stilts. In front of the house there is a farming land and it is fenced. Trees, shrubs, palm trees, as well as paths and another area that will be cultivated can be seen in the surroundings.

Aerial view of an urban area

Aerial view of an urban area in the metropolitan area. You can see different houses and buildings. The streets are paved and traveled by vehicles. There are also power line poles. The area is surrounded by vegetation and trees.

Houses in a Residential Area

View of neighborhood houses in the town of Luquillo. In the foreground, there is a one-story, concrete house with a flat roof. To the far right, there is an open garage sustained by columns, where there is a vehicle parked. To the far left, the residence has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The balcony is decorated with plants in pots on the ground and hanging pots. The windows are lattice-style and the door is single in wood. On the upper edge, the house has a metal awning. To both sides, there are dwellings with similar characteristics.

Wooden Pink House in San Germán

View of the main and left side façade of a wooden pink house in San Germán. Next to the sidewalk there are some stairs with a handrail leading to the entrance of the porch. The porch has a metal railing and, on the wall, four double doors are visible. On the left façade, the house has windows with awnings. The house has a gable roof covered with zinc. On the left, the gate of another house is visible, and on the right, a portion of a house with columns can be seen. Address on the card: 52 Calle Luna.

Street Vendor Child

A child at a sales stand in the street. He is sitting in a low wall and around him there is a wood barrel and two boxes over which there is merchandise. The child is dressed in shorts and a shirt with ripped sleeves, and is holding a hat. On one side, a man can be seen standing. The sales stand is in front of a wooden building.

Old San Juan Viewed from the Bay

View of the skyline of Old San Juan from the bay where a segment of the city walls can be seen as well as the San Juan Gate, La Fortaleza, the San Juan Cathedral, the Carmelitas Convent, the Conciliar Seminar of San Idelfonso, San José Church, and Casa Blanca.

Man on an Ox Cart

A man on an ox cart in a rural area. The cart is loaded with boxes. Behind it, a wooden two-story house with a balcony, a double door, and awnings can be seen. In the background, a mountain can be seen.

Cardona Residence

View toward the Cardona Residence in Aguadilla. The back of the residence is partially visible. The roof is made of zinc. A portion of the roof is gabled and the other is hipped. The roof is missing a portion. There is a fanlight design over the gate. Benches and lamppost are visible along the walkway. The gates of another building are visible on the left. Next to the Cardona Residence, there is another house followed by a building. There is a gray building on the other side of the walkway.

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Side view of semi-attached houses in the town of Ciales. To the far right, the house is one-story, made of concrete, with a zinc roof. In the front, there is a porch with side stairs that are surrounded by a balustrade sustained by fine columns. The dwelling has lattice-style windows and double, wooden lattice-style doors with glass. Above the doors, there are ornamented mullions and wooden moldings. The porch's roof is flat, as well as made of wood and zinc. The house has two pediments with zinc, gabled roof and lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is a two-story, wooden house. On the first level, there is a glass window covered by an ornamental metallic grille. On the second level, the residence has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The windows are aluminum, lattice style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. In front of the street, there are several vehicles parked and persons walking on the sidewalk.

A Soldier and a Women in the Living Room of a House

A soldier and a women in the living room of a house. The soldier is carrying a messenger bag and a canteen; he is holding an object in his hand with his arm extended toward the woman. The living room where they are in has wallpaper, a painting, a ceiling lamp and an area rug. The entrance has a fluted door casing and a curtain instead of door.

Apartment Building

Partial view of one of the two towers of the El Monte Condominium in Hato Rey, still under construction. Semicircular building that has two-story apartments with continuous parapet balconies with corbels and eaves between the levels. Most apartments already have windows installed. There is an external side staircase. Two metal scaffoldings are seen in the elevator areas. Two cranes are seen, one in front of the building and one in the back. The construction area is closed with a wall of zinc sheets.

La Fortaleza Street

View of Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan. On both sides of the street there are commercial and residential buildings. Some of their characteristics are: entrances under discharge arches and balconies surrounded by railings of metal bars. There are also double wooden doors with mullions on them, moldings and friezes decorate the buildings. Some of these have signs or inscriptions on them. On the street you can see vehicles and people walking.

Destroyed House in Ponce

View of what used to be the main facade of a house in Ponce. The majority of the facade is destroyed. You can still see the area of the balcony with its parapets of ornamental block and one of the piers. The wooden wall has fallen to the inside.

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Front view of a house entrance in the town of San Juan. A front patio that leads to the balcony can be seen. The house has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall decorated with tiles. Over the wall there is a covered arch. The residence's door is single and made of wood. In front of the balcony, there is a small niche with decorative vases.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façade of a house in Guayama. On the porch, there are three tubes that served as columns for what used to be the roof of the porch. The railing is also visible. On the porch wall, two doors can be seen. On the wall of the right façade, four windows are visible. The house had a gable roof.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, View with Cables

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A two-story building is visible with louvered windows, eaves, stairs, and a covered corridor with pillars. From this angle, the cables stand out as well as a ladder and a metal fence.

Vernacular Criollo House, Arecibo

Diagonal view of a terraced house in the town of Arecibo. The house is wooden, one-story and built over a wall. The dwelling has a gabled zinc roof. On the front, it has two lattice-style double doors, in front of which there are wooden parapets. Above the doors there are wooden eaves supported by wooden beams. On the far right, it can be seen that it has lattice-style windows and a wall that divides the house from another residence with similar characteristics. On the far left, there is a larger concrete building with lattice-style windows and decorated concrete block balconies.

Coastal Hut Woman Standing in Doorway

Distant view of hut built in the coastal area of the island. It is built of wood with a hipped roof of yagua and palm. It has a door through which a person looks out. On the other hand, in the surroundings you can see the sea in the distance and coastal vegetation.

Tennis Court of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the tennis court of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the site preparation with loader trucks. There are also various workers working inside and outside of the tennis court.

Cockfight

Two gamecock owners one in front of the other each holding a gamecock. They are surrounded by various people (adults and children) and behind them, a wooden house with a gable roof can be seen. In the background, there are more wooden houses built on stilts.

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Close-up of the frieze of the main facade of the Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Part of a gray and white entablature with a high-relief frieze in the metope and an image of a centaur, which alludes to the zodiac signs. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Typical Factory Blog. Type "D" Building Construction

Building construction view for a factory in Mayagüez. Outside of the building there are construction materials and workers performing their tasks. There are also tools such as a wheelbarrow and ladders. The building under construction is surrounded by falsework. Workers can be seen working on the roof.

American Colonial Bank of Porto Rico

Architectural drawing of the old American Colonial Bank building. This drawing was done by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. On the first level of the building is the main entrance on the left side, an arch with grilles, pilasters, a circular ornament on the wall above each pilaster, and an additional entrance on the right side. The second level of the building has seven double doors which each have parapets, pilasters, and a pediment on the top of each door. There is an additional door on both sides of the second and third floor. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur and on the corner of Calle San Justo.

University of Puerto Rico Medical School

The Tropical Medical School with plateresque style has elements like roof tiles, crestings and towers with pinnacles. The facade also presents windows framed on semicircular or flat arches, and some with triangular pediments. Several automobiles travel on the side street.

Ponce Market, Inside Building and in Stalls Outside "Kiosks"

Market Plaza Isabel II in Ponce. It can be appreciated the superior part of the facade Art Deco style. There is an eave supported on big corbels that surround the building. On the eave you can see industrial-type glass windows. In the center you can observe a porch with a curved roof and on it a finish of rectangular forms with horizontal and vertical fluttings. The inferior part of the facade is not able to be appreciated since in front of the building there is a row of shopping stands built with wood. You can see several people on the stands area and contrary sidewalk. Additionally you can see a woman and a child crossing the street.

Ponce Stalls along Street

View of a commercial street in the town of Ponce. The street is paved and on both sides of it there are buildings and commercial establishments. The buildings have windows, over which there are brise-soleil and eaves supported by brackets. The buildings also have doors under relieving arches and semicircular arches. Additionally, the buildings are decorated with moldings and cornices. At the right end of the street, small wooden kiosks with zinc gable roofs are visible. Some have promotional posters and fabric curtains covering the front. In addition, on both sides of the street, people walking and vehicles passing by can be seen. In the background, the Plaza del Mercado Isabel II in Ponce is visible. The Art Deco remodeling that can be seen was designed by architect Pedro Méndez Mercado.

Casa Grande

The Casa Grande at Castañer is characterized by a facade with double doors and double windows, an appentice and a balcony with wooden balustrade. Next to one of the doors stand out a sign that says: 'Colegio No". The building has two levels with zinc roof and has a stair on one of the sides, while the front part there is an automobile parked.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the eaves on the left side of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Hurricane Shelter, Almodadero

View of a storm shelter on the edge of a road in the Almodadero sector in Aibonito. The storm shelter is made of wood with a zinc roof and has a barbed wire fence next to it. Nearby there is a wooden house and in the distance, you can see some more houses.

Casa Margarita Bestard

Architectonic drawing of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof. Inside it there are four double doors with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed and crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings and bossage pilasters. Aside from that, the upper border of the house is decorated with an entablature with cornices, moldings and dentils above which rests a parapet. In the middle, the entablature has a curve pediment. To the right far end of the house there is an ornamental lateral gate under a semicircular arch with moldings and crowned with a keystone. In addition, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Likewise on the upper far end there is logo that says: "PRHBDS". The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Gordon Realty Building, Scaffolding and Formwork

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of one of the building's section showing falsework and formwork. There are workers at work.

Aibonito House

Frontal view of a house in the town of Aibonito. The house has one level with a gable roof. As an entrance it has a portico decorated with chairs and double doors made of wood. Additionally, in front of the house there is a frontal garden decorated with bushes, plants in decorative pots and a fountain.

View of the Railway Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation

View from on side of the railway bridge towards the other. At the background you can observe a group of workers that are in charge of the renovation. Next to the workers you can see different tools and construction materials. To the left side there is another arch bridge. You can see at the background the power lines, coconut palm trees and some structures.

Indoor Space from La Fortaleza

An indoor space from La Fortaleza with several chairs, pots with plants and a table are visible. Jalousie windows with fanlights, columns, and cornices on the ceiling can be seen throughout the image. In the center there are two hanging lamps and the floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Foundation

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Iron rodding for the building’s floor can be seen.

Casa Blanca and the City Wall

A view from a distance of Casa Blanca (right side of the image) and the San Juan wall. Other houses and buildings of the old city can be seen as well as a portion of the San Juan Bay.

Group in front of Modernist Building

Group of people in front a couple of modernist buildings with the shape of dome. At one of the buildings stands out a sliding door with cristal leaves. The buildings are over a platform.

Right Façade of a Wooden Green House in Guayama

View of the right façade of a wooden house. The stairs leading to the porch are visible as well as the entrance gate opened. On the porch area, a portion of a window can be seen. Along the right wall, the windows can be seen. A portion of the zinc roof can be seen also.

Puerto Rico Capitol Building

Façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical-style. In the entrance porch, there are eight Corinthian-style columns that support the entablature. On both sides of the porch, windows in rectangular frames with glass leaves are notable. The building has a cresting around the edges and a dome crowned with a lantern. In front of the Capitol there is a staircase, a garden followed by the sidewalk and the street.

Industrial Building's Falsework and Foundation in Humacao

There are several workers working on falsework and foundation of an industrial building. One of them is seen walking on a partially completed concrete wall's scaffold. Concrete abutments with exposed steel reinforcing bars are visible. There are concrete blocks stacked and ready for use near the construction site.

Vernacular House

Front view of a two-story, concrete house located in the town of Luquillo. To the far left of the front there is a small wooden store with a zinc, gabled roof. The store has a double wooden door and at one end, it has double wooden windows. At the far left of the store there is a metal fence. On the first level, the house has a small balcony where several persons are standing. The balcony is surrounded by a railing made of ornamental concrete blocks. The dwelling has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Additionally, it has several wooden doors. On the second level, the residence has a front balcony with a flat zinc roof; which is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is made of wood with lattice and the rest of the windows in the house are aluminum, lattice-style.

Cardona Residence

View of the Cardona Residence from the other side of the street. On the lower floor, there is a porch with four columns and a metal railing, as well as doors and windows. On the left, there is a domed tower which has various windows and doors. An eave is also visible. On the second floor, there is a balcony with a balustrade. On the right, a sign reading art museum is visible as well as a structure with gates. On the far left, a structure is partially visible, and there is a building behind the Cardona residence.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Advanced Construction Stage

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. The building already has its walls and roof. There is a covered walkway area which has falsework and jacks to support the roof. On the outside and on the building's roof, workers can be seen working.

Typical Building "R" Seen From the Building’s Roof

View from the roof of Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building. Two vents are visible on the roof. Coconut palm trees, trees, and houses can be seen in the background.

Main and Left Side Façade of a Pink Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a pink wooden house with white details. There is a window with grilles on the main wall followed by the porch area with grilles and a railing. On the porch, a window is partially visible.Five windows can be seen on the left façade. Over the roof, some beams and zinc sheets are visible. On the right, a two-story house with a quoin finish on its façade is visible.

Criollo Vernacular Dwelling

Exterior view of a house in the town of Moca. The house is one-story, made of wood, and has a gabled zinc roof. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a wooden baluster sustained by fine columns of the same material. To one side, there is a small metallic bar gate. The roof of the porch is flat and made of wood and zinc. The windows are lattice-style and the double wooden doors have a central fanlight over them. To the far right, the house has a double window, made of wood, over which there is a small eave. In addition, on that same side, there is also a zinc-wood separation and a concrete wall over which there is a metallic bar fence and a gate. To the far left there is a two-story building with an upper balcony, an ornamental metallic railing, and some bars on the windows.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Workers Building Formwork

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Several workers can be seen working on the construction of a formwork at the edge of a roof. Several columns can also be seen surrounded by falsework. Near the area under construction, there are stacked wooden beams and a mound of construction sand.

Military Watercraft at the Port of San Juan

Military watercraft at the Port of San Juan. There are various soldiers on deck; next to it, there is a rowboat with three sailors aboard. Other smaller watercraft can be seen also. In the background, Fort of San Cristóbal as well as houses and buildings can be seen.

Front Extension on Neighborhood House

Single-level, flat-roofed neighborhood house in the town of Luquillo. In the front areas it has jerkinhead roofing tiles. The residence has a sidewalk that leads to the garage entrance and crosses in front of the house. It also has a yard with different plants. After that, a front yard that leads to the balcony covered by walls and ornamental metal bars in the shape of a semicircular arch can be seen. At the far left there is a small ornamental metal gate under a semicircular arch. There is a patio chair and potted plants in the balcony. The house has glass lattice-style windows and a glass door. To the far right there is a garage with an arched metal grille gate. The dwelling has several decorative lamps. Above the house there is a television antenna. To the far left, a one-level house with a flat roof and zinc awnings surrounding the top edge is visible. In addition, it has a railing of ornamental blocks that divides the two houses.

Ballajá Barracks after the Bombardment

Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan after the bombardment of May 1898. It is a Neoclassical-style three-story building. One of the walls is collapsed. The arcades inside are visible. There is a wooden scaffold in one of the corners and a gate. There is debris surrounding the building.

Casa Armstrong Poventud

Architectonic drawing of the Casa Armstrong Poventud located on the Unión street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two levels above an exposed stone base. On the first floor the house has an entrance through an ornate double door under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom and a keystone. The main entrance is flanked by two caryatids above decorated brackets and windows under double arches framed with moldings, supported with compound pilasters and presided by balustrades. Each far end has compound pilasters that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Similarly, the second floor has three semicircular arches with double doors framed with moldings, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The three arches are presided by balconets, the ones on the far ends with ornamental iron balustrades and the one in the middle with a masonry balustrade. In addition, the balconies are flanked by compound pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with brackets, an ornamental frieze, a continuous cornice and a parapet with amphorae. Aside from that, to the right far end the house has a garage presided by an ornamental grille gate. This garage has an additional level that has an open rooftop on the second floor surrounded by an ornamental grille. You can also distinguish a logo with an inscription that says: "PRHBDS". The well known Casa de las Cariátides was built in 1899 to the family of sir Carlos Armstrong Toro, the founder of the Banco de Ponce and Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. After the 1918 earthquake it was restored and it was added the garage space. Years later, in 1986 was sold to the government and restored hence in 1987 was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Vernacular Bungalow

One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The residence is made of wood with a zinc gabled roof and lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is small and has a central arch with a concrete baluster. Two women are in the balcony, while there is another one on the sidewalk. The door is double, made of glass, and over it there is a glass central mullion. The dwelling has two wooden lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is an entrance with a low concrete wall and a metallic bar gate. Also, a house with similar characteristics can be seen.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan designed by Rafael Carmoega. The building has a roof with tiles and on the walls, there are several windows with glass leaves framed in semicircular arches and lintels. Some windows are between pilasters and triangular pediments. The building also has balustrades, cornices, crestings and pinnacles at the top of two attached towers. Some ornaments between the arches are also notable on the façade. In front of the building, a garden with bushes and palms is notable, followed by a sidewalk on which a couple of people are walking.

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Debmar Manufacturing Corporation, Lateral View

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Canóvanas, rear entrance. Project initial stage. A shed, a concrete mixer, and another machine, two areas fenced with wooden boards, the back of a wooden sign and several workers at work can be seen. A lateral wall of the original building is visible. It has pilasters and exposed blocks, an entrance with a sliding door, and glass awning windows.

Engineer's House, Sugar Mill

Two-story wooden house with a zinc hipped roof in the town of Patillas. On the first level, the house is covered with a wooden lattice-style pattern. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade. The residence has lattice-style windows and double wooden, glass windows with wooden mullions over them. There is also a double wooden door. To the far right, the house has concrete stairs and a metallic railing. The dwelling is surrounded by a wooden-zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. In the surrounding area, there is a sidewalk and power line poles; the space is surrounded by vegetation and trees.

Slum Section in Salinas

Partial view of the houses in a slum in Salinas. In the foreground, pillars over which a house has been founded and steps that lead to a balcony with wooden railings are notable. Following this, there is an alleyway with stagnant water, a tree, a fence made of cables and pieces of wood. You can see the sides of a pair of wooden houses with hinged windows that open outwards.

Route 102 Mayagüez Beach

View of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is surrounded by a large garden. The residence has a zinc, hipped roof. Also, there is an attic with a zinc, hipped roof and windows at the top. On the first level, the dwelling has lattice-style glass windows. On the second level, the house is surrounded by a balcony with a concrete railing and vertical cylinders. On the railing, that is sustained by fine columns, there are plants.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón. It has a portico with a glass block wall, a stone wall, a large window, a barbed wire fence and a metal gate. A concrete mixer and two wooden ladders are visible.

El Morro Cemetery Circular Building

View from the cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi in the Old San Juan. In the middle of the cemetery there is a chapel with a circular shape with an arcade of round arches decorated with pilasters, cornices crowned with a dome and lantern, next to the dome you can see a wooden scaffold, in the surroundings of the chapel there are graves and mausoleums coated in marble. The graves are decorated with statues on pedestals, crosses, tombstones and vases. Above the chapel stands out the lighthouse lantern of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro.

Two Pilasters in the interior of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Saint John the Baptist Cathedral.

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Front-view of a house made of wood over concrete located in the town of Manatí. The dwelling has a zinc, gabled roof and eaves of the same material sustained by wooden beams. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by concrete brackets. The double doors are made of wood and there are wooden, ornamented mullions over them. On one hand, to the far right, there is a semi-attached wooden residence with similar characteristics. On the other hand, to the far left, there are other semi-attached houses with different characteristics and vehicles parked on the street.

Weavers and Lantz at Isla Verde International Airport

Adults and children leaning on a railing on a terrace at the airport. Also notable are some support pillars, an eave, corrugated zinc, shutter-type windows and the concrete roof.

Blue House at Puerto Real

Main façade view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. It is built on stilts and has steps made of blocks and wood. The residence has two, double wooden doors. To the far left, there are more dwellings.

Lighthouse

Side and distant view of Los Morrillos Lighthouse in Cabo Rojo. You can see the tower and the lantern, and three windows of the building. You can also see a small house near the lighthouse, a cliff and the sea. The image was taken from a grassy area.

Mrs. Fela in the Luis Lloréns Torres public housing

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier carrying a baby and surrounded by several persons (adults and minors) in front of one of the buildings of the government housing project, Luis Lloréns Torres. Behind the people, there are moving trucks and in the background, buildings with lattice-style windows, cantilevered balconies and built-in balconies.

Ponce Plaza, Showing Cathedral

Lateral view of the Catedral de Ponce. In the foreground you can see the Plaza Pública de Ponce Federico Degetau. The plaza has several people standing and is decorated with plants, light poles, a fountain surrounded by ornamental rails and a statue on a pedestal. At the far right you can see the Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe, built in two levels. It has windows and doors under rounded arches; also, it has oculus, pilasters and moldings. Additionally, in the frontal area you can observe two towers decorated with double doors and in front there are parapets surrounded with moldings and entablatures. The Catedral de Ponce is one of the five cathedrals that are preserve in the island and its construction dates back to 1835.

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Front and lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and above it you can distinguish the dome with onion shape that crowns the belfry with a spheric finish. Aside from that, the facade has a rustic aspect simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border with moldings. It also has windows with different sizes under pointed and rectangular arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections and a wooden door presided by steps. The front facade is decorated with a rose window, supported with buttresses and matched with garden areas. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Cardona Residence

View of the Cardona Residence. On the lower floor, there is a porch with four columns and a metal railing, as well as doors and windows. On the right, there is a sign reading "art museum" and a building with gates. On the left, a tower is partially visible, next to the tower, on the left, there is a staircase. On the second floor, there is a balcony with a balustrade.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood with a roof of the same material. The space is decorated with a wooden piece of furniture and a small table, made of glass and metal, over which there are decorative figures. The wall to the right side has mullions on the upper edge, a mirror on the wall, and it has a portion covered by a fabric curtain. In front of it, there is a piece of furniture made of leather and metal. On the wall to the far left, there is an aluminum, lattice-style window surrounded by wooden moldings. Lastly, the floor is covered with terrazzo.

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Rear-view of a house in the coastal town of Mayagüez. The house is made of concrete and has a zinc, hipped roof, over which there is a roof appendage. The appendage has a zinc, hipped roof and glass windows. On the first level, the house has a garage sustained by columns, while at the far left there are concrete stairs next to a person standing. The second level has a porch surrounded by a wooden railing. Lastly, the residence is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Close view of the pilasters and ceiling of a corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, brown, and mint green. The interior of a corridor with semicircular arches and a vaulted ceiling can be observed. The wall has several pilasters, white moldings, wooden double-leaf doors, and wall lamps. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Chapel of Christ

Chapel of Christ built in bricks and masonry. There is a portico with arches, a weathervane on the top side of the chapel, a bell tower, friezes, towers, and ornamentations. In the interior of the chapel there are two gates with bars and the roof has exposed beams. In front of the chapel there are cobblestones. There is a building on the right side of the image that has a wooden door with transoms, balconets with balustrades and brackets. On the left side there is another building that has a lantern on the wall.

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Aerial view towards the Paseo de la Princesa. The Former La Princesa Prison building and some open spaces can be observed. On the left side is the prison patio, and on the right are generators. There are two large cream-colored circular objects, each one with a staircase. To the right of them are two rectangular green-colored objects with six fans on each of them. Ladders and potted plants can also be observed. The Paseo de La Princesa pathway and Fuente Raíces are seen in the upper half of the image. There are trees and palms throughout the Paseo, and a group of people near the fountain. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Catholic Church Lares

View of the façade of the church and plaza of Lares. The church has stairs that lead to the portico characterized by semicircular arches, columns, pillars and the main door. On both sides of the portico, there are wooden windows with mullions between pilasters and a semicircular arch. Above the portico, a tower rises with fanlight windows framed in semicircular arches and balustrades, followed by oculi and a dome crowned with a cross. Part of the roof of the church is vaulted and connects with another dome crowned by a lantern. In front of the church there is a plaza, a gazebo with a "Welcome" sign, several light posts and a wall with pillars and bars followed by the sidewalk and the street.

Street in Old San Juan

Del Cristo Street with a view towards the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista. Its façade is characterized by a body of three doors framed between pilasters that support the entablature. Cornices mark the second body of the façade characterized by four pilasters and two sculptures at each end. It is followed by the third body characterized by a niche between pilasters and a triangular pediment crowned with a Latin cross. Next to it, a building with a representation of the Virgin Mary and identified as "Parish House" stands out. In front of the cathedral there are several cars and people. The cathedral is also known as Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (named minor basilica in 1978).

Church and Clinic, Rabanal

View of buildings in the community of Rabanal in the town of Cidra. In the foreground, several people can be seen standing. At the far left you can see a one-story wooden building with a zinc gable roof and double wooden windows. On the other hand, to the far right you can see another one-story building with a zinc gable roof, with several double wooden doors.

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View of a side yard at a house in the town of Moca. To the far right, there is a one-story house made of wood. The yard is paved; it has a planter with plants and some debris on one side. On one hand, there is a clothesline and, in the background, a wooden door next to zinc plates can be seen. On the other hand, to the far left, a concrete wall with metal grilles separating it from the adjacent house is visible. The dwelling is two-story, made of concrete, with aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Pinon Family

Large family, with mostly barefoot children, pose in front of a wooden house with a zinc roof. The house is located in a rural area and mountains are visible in the background.

Details of the Sides of Two Wooden Houses in San Germán

View of two neighboring houses in San Germán. On the lower portion of the house, there is a metal double door and above, there is a metal jalousie window. The zinc roof of the house is also visible. On the left side of the house, other two windows are visible. The house on the left has a gate and stairs. Also, a portion of the balcony with a railing and pillars is visible. The balcony has a window and another window is visible on the right wall. Between both houses, there seems to be a construction with blocks.

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Front-view of a two-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. The first floor has a wooden door and an entrance porch sustained by fine columns. The second level has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a balcony surrounded by a metallic railing.

Central Courtyard of the University of Puerto Rico

View of the central courtyard of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There are men working on the construction of the building that will be the university theater and the inner courtyard in front of the buildings. There are construction materials around such as falsework, formwork to form walls, machinery and chutes for pouring concrete, iron rods that go between the walls, and wooden sheds. In the surrounding area there are other buildings recently built that house the University Library and the Teachers College. They are made of concrete, have Spanish Renaissance architectural style and hipped roofs with roofing tiles. Trees and a mountain can be seen in the distance.

Lower Level of Klum House

View from inside a house in the town of San Germán. It is a concrete residence with a flat roof. The room is decorated with a round wooden table with matching chairs of the same material. On the table there are books, decorative objects, and a decorative potted plant. In the background, there are several wooden doors with glass, through which the yard is visible. The yard is covered with concrete slabs and is surrounded by trees and decorative potted plants.

Santiago Riera Palmer Public Square

View of the town square in Caguas from one of the corners. Various kiosks, a portion of a merry-go-round, and various sitting benches can be seen in the square. Various buildings with doors and windows can be seen in the background along the streets. Some of the balconies, eaves, cornices, and overhangs of these buildings are visible.

Paved urban roads

Paved highway roads. The roads are traveled by cars and persons on foot. At both ends there are houses, at the right end there is a house with a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by railings. On the far left, there are houses in the distance and a promotional sign.

People Posing in Front of a Building

People posing in a construction area. There is a two-story building in the background. The building has a door and three windows on the first level, and windows along the wall of the second and third floors. To the left, there is a cement fence and behind it, there are three wooden houses. Right in front of the people posing, there are three workers inside a ditch.

Bohio near Patillas

Front view of a bohio in the town of Patillas. In the foreground there is a person standing in front of the hut. The bohio has a gabled roof and it is made of palm fiber and wood. In addition, it has a single wooden door.

School in Some Rural Area of Puerto Rico

Building that lodges a small school in the rural area of Puerto Rico. The building is made of concrete and brick, with double wooden windows and doors. It has small steps at the entrance and a jardinière around it. There are two buildings on its sides that are made of wood and have zinc roofs. It is visible that in the surroundings there are children and adults, large spaces of land with grass, trees, shrubs, and palm trees.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Boiler Room Exterior

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A portion of the boiler and incineration room is seen from the exterior. The unplastered building stands out with Miami or louvered windows, eaves, and some double doors. Inside, a cylindrical machine propped on blocks, and a ladder.

Design of a "Criollo Pueblerino" House

Front view of a small apartment in the town of Ponce located on Molina Street #43. It has a flat roof and there is an eave on the front part. The apartment has a porch sustained by columns. The windows are lattice-style and the door is single and made of wood. The area has tools, a small wooden bench, and appliances. To the far left there is another construction with lattice-style windows.

Economy Industries, Back View

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, back view. The two-story building attached to the original building can be seen. It has a door on the first floor, stairs leading to the door on the second floor, and windows on the back and lateral walls. Scaffolding is visible on both walls. In the construction site there is a shed, a pile of blocks, wheelbarrows, and a concrete mixer. There are two boys and several workers.

Capitol and School of Tropical Medicine

Distant view of the Capitol and the School of Tropical Medicine. The Capitol's dome with a lamp stands out, and the School of Tropical Medicine's towers and tiled roof can be seen. A few cars can be seen on the avenue, which is lined with light poles. There are two people walking on the sidewalk.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a corridor in which the beginning of some stairs can be observed. This has railings and cream-colored wooden balusters as well as another railing that is made out of iron and painted green. The iron baluster has ornamentations of flowers and volutes. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them.

Guillermo Esteves Bridge

Guillermo Esteves bridge over the San Antonio channel in San Juan. It is a girder bridge with an arcade façade, balustrades, iron lamppost and large decorated corner pillars. In the background, the Caribe Hilton Hotel, the San Jerónimo Fortress and a portion of the Dos Hermanos Bridge are visible.

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View of a two-story, concrete house in the town of Humacao. In the foreground, the garden is surrounded by plants and hanging pots. On the second level, the residence has a porch surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. Also, it is possible to see several double wooden doors with embossed details.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Camp

Buildings of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) camp. There are long building that are made of wood, have stairs at the entrances, gable roofs, and awning windows that open outward. The camp buildings have stilts that raise them off the ground. In the surrounding are there are rural houses with latrines, as well as farmland, electric wiring, a clothesline, animals, trees, and shrubs.

Crane in Front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A crane on the beach in front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. A group of workers build a couple of rectangular buildings with flat roofs while another group operates a concrete mixer truck. In the background, the hotel's guest room tower stands out. In the front, a tiled roof and awnings can be seen.

Ashford Avenue and Condado Vanderbilt

Aerial view of Ashford Avenue in Condado. The buildings and houses on both sides of the avenue, and the Dos Hermanos and San Antonio bridges can be seen. In the background, there's the Caribe Hilton Hotel and buildings in the Puerta de Tierra and Miramar areas. The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel stands out with its hipped roofs, rear terraces with ocean views, and tennis and beach volleyball courts. To the left, the Condado Lagoon is visible and, to the right, the Atlantic Ocean.

Buildings in Old San Juan

Some buildings and houses in Old San Juan from an area enclosed by a concrete fence. Two historical buildings stand out, the San Juan Bautista Cathedral of which the pediment can be seen, and the dome of the Seminario Conciliar de San Ildefonso (seminar-school). There is a house with a clothesline and clothes on it.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Main Facade Close-Up

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, main facade close view. The facade has a portico, pilasters, and windows. Ceiling beams are visible thought the windows. Two workers can be seen working on the formwork of the top side of the facade.

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Carnegie Library located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. Its origins date back to 1903 when the Insular Library of Puerto Rico was founded. It was inaugurated in 1917 as the Carnegie Library and was the first public library of Puerto Rico. It was included in the National Register of Historic Places of United States in 1983. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architecture style. It is painted pink and white. The side façade and posterior façade of the library can be observed. It has a hipped roof covered by glass tiles. It also has pilasters, cornices, wooden lattice windows with uprights and framed by rectangular white moldings. There is also a road, handrails, and trees.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Column Molds

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The formwork of various parts of the building is visible. It has wooden scaffolding and frames. Workers are performing various tasks. Notable are the wooden molds or framework for the column formwork, consisting of flattened boards and bars. A shed and a zinc fence are also present.

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One-story house with a gabled roof located in Río Piedras. The dwelling has a garden in the front with different plants in it. To the far left, there is a balcony sustained by a column. There is also a hanging lamp, a single wooden door, and wooden, lattice-style windows. Above the wooden windows, there are glass windows that cover the front of the residence. To the far right, there is an open garage with columns. On the sides of the house, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. In addition, there is a parked vehicle in the street in front.

Walls of El Morro from Below

View of the walls of El Morro from below. At the top to the left, you can see the railing of a viewpoint, arched openings, and in one of them, you can see a ramp with stairs. The terrace part has several embrasures with four cannons. Further in the background, you can see part of another canyon and a sentry box. On the right side, you can see an area of vegetation and part of the bay.

Old San Juan Steps in Street

View of Callejón Hospital in the Old San Juan. Along the street there are stairs where you can see people standing and a vehicle parked. On both sides of the street you can observe buildings connected with cornices, windows and a balcony with wood railings.

Bayamón District Hospital, Adjacent Land

Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the construction site and foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. There are workers, construction materials and equipment on site, including cranes, concrete mixer trucks, and a small concrete batching plant bearing its logo "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." In the background, a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, and the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and buildings of the Condado area can be seen also.

Commercial Building

View of a one-story commercial establishment, made of concrete, with a flat roof. In the front there is a double, glass door and three large windows of the same material. These are under semicircular arches and surrounded by moldings. At the top, the building has a decorative awning and cornices. To the far left, there are several persons standing, on the sidewalk, next to a light post. To the far right, there is a house with different characteristics.

Park with stands

Baseball park with cement stands. Behind the park fence, there are houses and a multi-story building. Power line poles near the park.

Room with a Staircase at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Room with a staircase at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. The staircase is made of wood and has a railing with oval-shaped hoops. There is a round table with a table cloth in the center of the room. There is a lamp hanging over the table. There are chairs lined along the wall and the base of the staircase. There is an arched opening with a swinging saloon-style door connecting to another area of the hotel. The wall has painted decorations simulating moldings. The floor tiles have a checkered pattern.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 00 in Old San Juan. The façade of a building painted orange and white can be partially observed in the image. It has two oculi, a gate with grilles framed by a rectangular white-colored molding, a balconet with wooden balustrades, a white door, and brick steps. There is another white-colored building next to this one that has a balcony with wooden balustrades and moldings. There is also a sidewalk and a cobblestone road.

Aerial View of a House Rooftop in Ponce

Detail of a house rooftop in Ponce. It has a gable roof style and is made with zinc plates. There is a part of the rooftop that does not have zinc plates and you can see the beams. The rooftop presents rust. On both sides of the house you can see part of other houses and their windows.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Construction

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the construction from the rear of the existing building. Wooden formwork and rodding for the columns and wall footings can be seen. There are several workers at work. In the background some adjoining houses are visible.

Factory in Carolina

Construction project of a factory in Carolina. Walls, exterior and interior columns can be seen. There is a worker operating a bulldozer and two workers standing. In front of the building there is a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program".

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Walls and Columns

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction. Three walls, five interior columns, and door and window openings can be seen. The walls' falsework is still standing. In the background there is a wooded area.

Wooden House on Stilts

Main façade of a house built on stilts. The residence is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a clothesline. To the far right, the dwelling has concrete stairs. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by wooden railing that is sustained by fine, wooden columns. It is decorated with hanging potted flowers and at the top, there is a metallic awning. The door is a screen door and the lattice-style windows are surrounded by wooden moldings. To both sides, there are more houses with similar characteristics.

Gold Father

View of a yellow building with a round corner in Caguas. On the first floor, an area of shop windows with glasses inside can be seen. There is a mural on one of the walls. Roll-up doors are also visible. Along the building, at the top, there are windows. On the right, there is a building with roll-up windows on the first floor. Some columns project from its main façade. Next to the yellow building, on the left, is the Gautier Benítez promenade. Along the promenade, various buildings are visible, some of which have balconies and balustrades.

Fortaleza Seen from Front

Frontal view of the Palacio Santa Catalina or better known as La Fortaleza in the Old San Juan. This is the oldest construction from the island, dates from the centuries XVI-XIX. The principal facade has bossage on the first floor, it is interrupted in the middle by an entrance under diminished arch. On both sides there are wall lamps and double wooden windows, cristal and lattice also made of wood. Besides that, on the second floor you can see a cantilevered balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. Additionally, the balcony has several double doors made of wood with lattice windows also made of wood. Above them there are entablatures and above the central door a curved entablature. The rest of the facade is decorated with Doric order pilasters that support a bas relief ornamental frieze. Crowning the Santa Catalina Palace there is the Coat of Arms Spanish Monarchy next to a flagpole with the United States flag. Lastly, in front of the palace you can see several parked vehicles on the street covered by paving stones.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. From the upper part, several elements are notable such as the pinnacle, the roof with tiles, the openings, the semicircular arches, the balustrade, the clock, windows with glass leaves, the interlacing decoration in low relief and the cresting that is repeat at various levels. At the base of the tower, the main entrance is notable, characterized by stairs and a lintel arch. In front of the tower, there is a street and cars. The view towards the tower is from the Paseo Real where several lanterns, palms and people walking are visible.

Health Center in Comerío, Inside with Columns and Windows

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An interior chair is visible featuring columns, louvered windows, a door, and tiled floors. A clock hangs from the wall above the door. A half-opened wall can be seen.

Molina #43 Ponce

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Ponce. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc roof. In the front there is a balcony with a flat, zinc roof and ornamental friezes. The balcony, where there are several persons standing, has a wooden railing. There are two, double, wooden doors in lattice-style with moldings over them. To the far right, there is a metallic gate that leads to the balcony. To the far left, there is a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof that is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars.

Nurse and Patient at a Clinic

Nurse and patient lying on the examination table in a clinic. The walls have informational posters, and there are tables with medical instruments, a fan, a stool, and a trash can. The clinic's floor has a checkered pattern.

Commercial Building with a Tower

Main facade of a one-story house with a zinc roof. The residence has four, double wooden doors surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the doors, there are wooden transoms. At the top of the right end, there is a tower or a smaller division of the building. The tower has several double wooden doors and windows. In front of the house, there is garbage piled in a corner. To the far right, there is a wooden store with a zinc gabled roof. The establishment has lattice-style windows surrounded by moldings and transom above them. Also, it has a double wooden door, on which there is also a wooden transom. Above the windows and door, there is a sign that says: "Malta India Marimonte Bar & Rest.".

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A balcony in Old San Juan can be observed. The balcony is composed of a railing, a handrail, and brown-colored balusters. There are also three double doors with persienne windows, wall lamps, and a planter on the balcony. The building is brown. There is another building with semicircular arches, it is painted light green and has white-colored moldings.

Castañer Hospital

Group of people at the entrance of the Castañer hospital. The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood with a gabled zinc roof. The doors are double-leaf that open outwards, while the windows are single-leaf. At one end of the building there is a sign indicating "Pharmacy Hours." Parallel to the eaves, elongated gutters stand out to collect and direct rainwater. In the center there is a garden and a picket fence.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Bleachers and Construction

Construction to the Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. The park's bleachers and a wall behind them, currently under construction, are visible. Several workers are performing various tasks. Around them, there is a large area of grass.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Roof

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building construction project in Humacao. On the roof there is a manual crawler crane, rolls of roofing materials and three workers. Part of the falsework on the wall, some scaffolding on the ground, sand and stone, a wheelbarrow and a concrete mixer can be seen. In addition to the workers on the roof there are others at the construction site.

House of man in charge of the goat project, La Plata

A man poses in front of a house on the top of a mountain. The house has a gable roof, a flag at the end of the ridge, wooden windows and a rocky-looking wall that surrounds it. At one end, a type of zinc-covered latrine is partially notable and in the background, other houses with gabled and wooden roofs stand out.

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El Morro

A group of people walking between the ramparts of the defensive system of the Old San Juan. At one superior far end of the rampart stand out a sentry box with an opening, little window, cornice and dome crowned with spherical ornament. Additionally, over the border of one of the walls it is notable a chain link fence.

Puerto Rico Central Cooperative Team

Interior of an office at the Puerto Rico Central Cooperative. The building is made of wood and it has windows that pivot outward. Two doors that access the office are partially visible; one of them is open and it leads to a hallway, while the other one is close. There is a group of people behind a desk, some are standing and others are sitting. On the walls there are framed certificates and in one of them: "Government of Puerto Rico" is visible.

Guayama Main Square

Guayama public square. It is paved with large cement slabs. There is a green area with a picket fence and wooden benches around the fence. Within the green area there are trees pruned in a circular shape. A man is seen sitting on one of the benches.

United States Soldiers Entering the Ballajá Barracks

United States soldiers entering the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. Soldiers can be seen marching to enter the barracks with their weapons leaning on their shoulders. Two officers and some children playing next to the door of the building can be seen also. A portion of the façade with mixtilinear arches in the entrance, pilasters with quoins, smooth pilasters, a projecting balcony with brackets and balconets can be seen.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Foundations

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, foundation stage. The building's perimeter is marked with wooden planks. There are several mounds of soil that have been removed. At the site there are construction machinery, loading vehicles, construction materials, automobiles and a lot of workers. The building adjacent to the project which has a sign that reads: "Canco" is visible.

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Vernacular Wood and Concrete Houses

View of a paved street with terraced houses to each side. Several residences with different characteristics can be seen. Some houses are made of concrete and others made of wood with zinc roofs. Many of the dwellings are two-story with aluminum, lattice-style windows. There are homes with balconies and some with ornamental, concrete block walls; while others have eaves covered by roofing tiles over the windows. There are several persons walking on the sidewalk and vehicles parked on the street.

Vernacular Bungalow

Front view of a residence in the town of Ciales. The house has a zinc, hipped roof and a low wall that surrounds the façade. This wall is divided by decorative metal bar gates. The dwelling has a front garden and the windows are lattice-style. The balcony is sustained by columns and it is surrounded by a balustrade of concrete blocks and decorative metallic bars; there is a fabric awning on it. The front walls are made of brick and it has a ledge with cornices. To the far left, there is a construction of greater size.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Foundation Process

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. Workers can be seen working on the foundation of the building. There are rods for the piers, wooden falsework, and piles of sand and stone nearby. To the right, there is a wooden building with various doors and a flat, wooden-zinc roof. To the left, piers are visible as well as more workers in scaffolds, and wooden boards. At the rear, another portion of the building can be seen with wooden falsework, blocks, and construction material. In the foreground, the walls are visible; on the left, there is a hose wrapped in a wooden construction with a covering emulating a gabled, zinc roof and metal barrels.

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Front-view of a house built on stilts in the coastal town of Loíza. The dwelling is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof and is partially complete. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and in the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a zinc plate. To the far left, there is wooden latrine with a zinc roof; while to the far right a small construction made of wood and zinc can be seen.

San Juan Fortifications

View of one end of Castillo San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. To the far right, you can see the fortification that has embrasures and openings. At that end, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament. On the wall there is a wooden construction with a zinc gable roof. In the distance, you can see the sea.

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View from underneath a house on stilts in the town of Añasco. The house is made of wood and built on stilts. The space is surrounded by debris. To the far right of the backyard, a plant nursery surrounded by a chain-link fence with a protective mesh can be seen. Inside of it, plants in pots are visible. Lastly, the rest of the backyard is surrounded by plants and trees.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - Chapel

Drawing of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Navy Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It has a semicircular dome crowned with a lantern, latticework windows, and moldings. The main facade has a triangular pediment with four Tuscan columns supported by an entablature. Cornices, a double-leaf door with a semicircular arch, double-leaf windows with semicircular moldings, and streetlights on the sides of the facade can be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Fortification

Conde de Mirasol Fort, located on the island municipality of Vieques. The fort has masonry walls and battlements on the upper edge. It is located on a hill and you can see some houses around it.

Huts in Aguadilla

A group of huts on a hillside in Aguadilla. The thatched roofs are mostly gabled. On one side within the area where the huts are located, there are plantain or banana trees. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean and a vessel are visible.

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View from the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is an extended parapet and a balcony. Both of them have railings and iron balusters. There is a path with stairs, benches, lamp posts, and a small wall with railings and balusters. There is an orange and cream-colored building with windows and glass panels and a flat roof. The sculptures of the Plaza (fountain) of the heritage of the Americas, a sentry lookout post, a boundary wall, trees, and the sea can also be observed in the image.

Slum District - Lares

View of the gable roofs of the houses in a slum of Lares. The houses are mostly made of wood and zinc, and in some, balconies with barbed wire and clothes lines with hanging laundry are notable. The two-story buildings in the background in the construction phase are made of concrete and have a flat roof, balconies, shutter-type doors and windows.

Santa Bárbara Bastion, Damages Caused by a Bombing

Santa Bárbara Bastion, San Felipe del Morro Fort in Old San Juan. This section of the fort shows damages caused by a bombing during the 1898 United States invasion.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Construction of Walls

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The building with falsework and wooden scaffolding is seen. The hospital has two levels, and the construction of walls on some sections of the second level is visible. There are several piles of stones and sand. Many workers are seen in the area performing various tasks. Two tower-like structures for construction stand out.

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View from of a house garden. The garden is surrounded by plants in concrete planters. These are encircled by small metal bar fences and plants in pots. The garden's ground is covered with slabs. In the middle of the garden, there is a decorative statue. In the background, there is a wooden shack with a flat zinc roof; which is covered with metallic mesh in the front.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Interior with Windows

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space which has walls with tiles and Miami type windows or with persiennes can be seen. There are some wires exposed through frames in the ceiling and walls. Trees are visible through the windows.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Wall Construction

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. Two workers can be seen carrying out the process of erecting walls. Columns, wooden boards, and rebar, as well as finished walls, are visible. Around the area, there are construction materials and tools such as a pickaxe, ladder, and wood. On the right side, there is some undergrowth and a type of fence with rebar and barbed wire. In the background, a hill covered in vegetation stands out, where a building is located.

Main Facade of a Yellow and Green House

View of the main facade of a pale yellow and green house. At the outside there is an entrance gate that connects with the stairs with handrails that give access to the balcony area. OVer the balconies wall you can see doors and windows. The balconies have grilles and railings. The house roof is made with zinc. At the right side you can see part of another house with windows and grilles. Also, you can observe the eave of the following house.

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Front-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. Encircling the house is an ornamental metallic bar fence. The residence has a front garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof, which is sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with metallic patio chairs and the upper edge is covered with plant vines. On the second level, the home has a balcony with a zinc, gabled roof and an ornamental border at the top. The balcony is surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. The windows are lattice-style and the door is single with wooden mullions on them. To both sides of the dwelling, houses with different characteristics can be seen. In the street in front, there are vehicles passing and persons walking on the sidewalk.

Fort San Cristobal

Distant view of a side of the San Cristóbal Fort in Old San Juan. The San Cristóbal Castle is a three-story colonial masonry fortification. It has several openings like windows and at the top, there are merlons and artillery battlements. In the upper right corner, you can also see a structure with a gable roof and several windows over which there are fabric curtains. Also, it is built on a hill facing the ocean.

La Perla

A group of people of various ages on a pipe at the foot of the houses in La Perla community. The houses extend on a slope and are mostly made of wood, with gabled roofs made of zinc and asphalt. Some have balconies with wooden railings and others have notable double-leaf windows that open outwards.

Concrete House

Concrete house with a flat roof, parapet and eaves. The façade consists of a porch with a parapet, a main door and a double-leaf wooden window. Vertical grooves are notable on the edges. Notable outside is a small room with a tin roof in a garden with various bushes and flowers delimited by a fence of barbed wire and sticks.

Wharf and Shed, Old San Juan

Wharf and shed at the San Juan harbor. Various dock watercraft can be seen as well as people walking by, men unloading merchandise, and others carrying them in wheelbarrows. A shed is also visible, which is made of wood with a sloping roof. Behind it, other buildings can be seen.

People Gathered Near a House

Close-up view of a group of people of various ages gathered near a house. In the middle, a construction with a slightly slopped roof can be seen partially, while in the background, there is a two-story wooden house.

Pottery Classes

Group of students in a pottery class that was organized in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), and financed with money allocated to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). Tables are placed next to each other throughout the room with students seated at each of them working with some ceramic sculpture pieces. There are ceramic working materials around, a kiln, an easel, a barrel, scaffolding supporting a wooden plank, and other objects for art work. In the background the professor who is teaching the class standing in front of a smaller table working on a sculpture can be seen. The building is made of wood, with exposed ceiling beams, and large wooden windows and small awning windows (in glass) that open outward.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Metal roof tile of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion on the floor.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There is a corridor with gray and white-colored tiles. There is a wooden piece of furniture with a mirror in the center, two drawer cabinets, and a countertop with a pot and a desk lamp. There are two chairs with oval wooden backrests and ornate fabric next to the furniture, there is also a wooden lattice double door and two steps. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

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View of Paseo de la Princesa pathway in front of Former La Princesa Prison. On the right side is a building with shutter-type double-leaf windows and streetlights; on the front are palm trees, streetlights, and a flagpole with the United States flag. Fuente Raíces can be seen at the end of Paseo de la Princesa. On the left are automobiles, trees, streetlights, and banks. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00028

Rear view from the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. An enclosed space with balustrades, two vehicles, trees, and street lights can be observed. The San Juan Bay can be observed, and Piers 1 and 3 can be seen at a distance. The facades of the piers are painted cream, white, and mustard. Ships, a platform supported by piles, and several high-rise buildings are also visible. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Hudson 1st Model Factory #17

An automobile parked on an unpaved road. There are two people on board. On the left side, there are two wooden houses. On the right side, there is a three-story concrete residence. Power utility poles can be seen.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Sterilizing Machines

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. The doors of two sterilizing machines are visible in a room of the building. The walls are lined with tiles.

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View from the rooftop of the Casa Blanca Hotel in Old San Juan. Two stone bathtubs on a small wall and a wooden platform can be seen. The floor is covered with artificial grass turf. There is a ornamented planter with a plant inside, a bench with cushions, and rocks. The rooftop has a white small wall with railings and wall lamps. There is also a salmon and cream-colored building with cornices, balconies, suspended windows, and glass double windows. Next to this building is the façade of the Galería Paseo Portuario, which can partially be observed in this image. The Galería Paseo Portuario building is cream and white. It has a stepped pediment, oculi, and railings. The San Juan Bay and the port area of Puerto Nuevo in San Juan can be seen in the distance.

Hotel

El Portal Hotel in Condado. Eight-story building, the main entrance has a staircase and a hallway covered by an awning. On the first floor there is a restaurant that occupies one of the corners, it has glass windows and awnings. The rooms have glass windows and you can see the curtains. The building has a side tower with small metal windows, on the tower there is the sign with the hotel's name. On the roof, the design of the metal windows is repeated and there is an area with a glass wall and covered with a zigzag-shaped roof. In front of the hotel, you see a green area with some palms and other plants on the edge. You can also see a traffic light, several parked cars, a taxi driving and a woman walking on the sidewalk.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Guayama on Enrique González Street. The walls are made of wood and are decorated with paintings. The floor is covered with native tiles and the room is decorated with chairs, armchairs, and tables. Semicircular arches supported by columns and pilasters divide both rooms. The upper edge is surrounded by wood moldings. The doors are single and over them are discharge arches with moldings and fanlights. The room is decorated with furniture against the wall and decorative figures. In the background, there is an open door arch, through which one can see metallic bars decorated with hanging potted plans.

Devil's Sentry Box

Devil's Sentry Box at Fort San Cristóbal, Old San Juan, viewed from the top of the fort. Further down, a structure closer to the sea can be seen. El Morro is in the background.

Vaulted Roof of the Cathedral Saint John the Baptist from the Right

Right side view of the vaulted roof of the catholic church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Along the roof you can see the windows. Over the vaulted roof you can see the rear part dome of the church. Also, you can see part of the side domes. On several parts of the roof you can see people working on the maintenance of the church. At the background, you can see several antique buildings.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Sewerage Pump House

View of the pumping station building. The gutter can be seen along the street. The building's already has its chain link fence. On the outside there are workers operating a concrete mixing truck. Containers and a wheelbarrow are visible. There are several buildings in the background.

Four Men in Work Zone

Detail of four men in a working zone. Three of them are observing from the upper part of a wooden construction. Meanwhile, at the bottom part there is one using a shovel. The area has beams and several rods. Also, you can see part of pipeline. This job was being done underneath the bridge.

Houses in a Neighborhood

View of recent constructed houses in a neighborhood in the town of Luquillo. The houses are one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. They have open garages sustained by columns. In the front, the residences have an open balcony and a single, wooden door; while the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. There are gardens that are only filled with dirt and some with debris.

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View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see a double wooden door crowned with a glass transom with ornamental grille and a sunrise transom made of wood and glass. Above the door there is also a sign that says: "salida". The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it was been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. In addition, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

La Fortaleza, Side View

Side view of La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina (palace), in Old San Juan. A sloping street can be seen with a fence and a small porch, which is one of the entrances to the garden of the building. The street leads to the main entrance, and in front of the entrance, two wooden booths can be seen as well as the quoins of the first floor, a balcony with a metal railing, pilasters, semicircular arches, dentils, a cornice, and wooden windows.

Comercio Street, Cayey

View of Comercio street in Cayey. Houses and buildings, made of both masonry and wood, are visible along the street. There are people walking by in both directions. Ox- and horse-drawn wagons are also visible. Some of the buildings have tiled roofs. The street has ditches on both sides.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Concrete residence with a Neoclassic style in the town of Yauco on 26 de julio Street #44. The house is built over a concrete wall. On the wall, there are openings with metallic bars. In the front part, there is a porch surrounded by a baluster sustained by columns. The dwelling has double wooden doors with moldings above them and lattice-style windows. The upper edge has cornices and ornamental friezes. The house has a rooftop surrounded by a baluster and a pediment with an ornamental design in the middle.

Old Hospital

Old Castañer Hospital, Lares. Building made of wood with shape of horseshoe. It has casement doors and windows, eaves and water collection channels. There is a green area in the center, surrounded by a concrete hallway. The precinct has a fence made of stakes and a sidewalk. You can observe two nurses carrying a box.

New Presbyterian Church and Parish Hall Lares

View of the New Presbyterian Church and its hall in Lares. The church has stairs that lead to a portico with semicircular arches. Above the portico, a tower rises with a hipped roof with tiles and crowned with a cross. The façade of the church also has windows with glass panels, a cornice and an oculus with a cross. The roof of the church is gabled and also has a cross at one end of the ridge. On one side of the church, there is the living room characterized by a staircase that leads to the balcony with railings and semicircular arches. Next, there are double-leaf doors that open outwards with transoms. The roof of the hall is hipped with tiles, while on its sides several double-leaf windows with mullions are notable, followed by a door and a semicircular arch at the back. The church and hall are surrounded by a low wall with pillars and a chain-link fence. In the background and in the surrounding area, a couple of people, a clothesline, a car and the zinc roof of a house are notable.

San Juan Gate

Distant view of a house from Paseo La Princesa in Old San Juan. In the foreground, there is the wall built of masonry and stone. In addition, a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament can be seen. On one hand, above the wall, houses with flat roofs are visible. The residences have glass windows. On the other hand, to the far right, the entrance to San Juan can be seen. This is under a relieving arch decorated with moldings and cornices.

Green Four-story Building in Caguas

View of the façades of a green four-story building in Caguas. On the first floor, the entrance area highlighted in a yellow color can be seen. Therein, a double door and two windows are visible, and one of the windows is missing a piece of glass. On the right, there are four windows and some bars. On the left, four windows are also visible. The second story is very symmetrical with four windows on the right side. Contrary to the entrance, the center of the second floor has two wall with glass blocks. Only four windows are visible on the left. The window and wall with glass blocks pattern continues in the third and fourth stories.

House at Boca de Cangrejos

View of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. It is a one-story house in wood with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The windows are lattice-style and the wooden door is simple. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Garita on Wall

View from a far end of El Morro Wall. El Morro is a fort from the Spanish Colonial period built in masonry and stone. On one end it has a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament.

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Side view of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted in white, cream, and mustard. It is a two-story building with cornices, high reliefs, paddings, and double windows with square and rectangular openings. There is a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with latticework windows on the lantern and drum. The entrance of the building has a pediment with cornices and white Ionic-style columns. An arcade and streetlights, automobiles, and people sitting on a bench can be seen. The land that surrounds the Castillo San Felipe del Morro is also visible.

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View of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the city of Ponce. At the foreground, to the right far end you can distinguish a two-story building decorated with ornamental moldings and overhang balconies with metallic balustrades supported with brackets. In front there is a paved sidewalk with light poles, on the other side of the traveled street there is the public square Federico Degetau decorated with garden areas, benches and light poles. Aside from that, in the background there is the building of the Banco de Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic style. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked with pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third floor and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, dentils, rose windows and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through a rectangular framed door, crowned with an entablature and flanked by Corinthian Order fluted columns. In addition, above the entrance you can distinguish an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital

Set of buildings corresponding to the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. They are mostly in concrete, with simple surfaces, flat roofs, wooden doors, louvered windows and eaves. In one of the buildings there is a staircase with railings that leads to a type of porch. In the surrounding area there are gardens with several flower bushes and a chain-link fence.

A Man Crossing the Street

A man crossing the street in an urban area; there are other people walking by. Houses and buildings at both sides of the street can be seen. Some are commercial establishments. Electric power poles can be seen. There is a mountain in the background.

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Batería de Baja de Mar located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was built approximately in 1794. The ruins of the fortlet can be observed from high above atop the Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue, behind the National Guard building in Puerto Rico. The Atlantic Ocean, sand, and a slope with palm trees and vegetation can be observed. The old School of Tropical Medicine of Puerto Rico building can be partially observed on the Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue. It was built in 1928 and has architectural characteristics of the Neoplateresque architecture style. It has a tiled roof and ornamented parapets and balusters. There is also a cream-colored building that has parapets and another building that is painted cream and light green that has a sloped roof. The stone masonry walls of the Castillo San Cristóbal can be observed in the distance on the right side of the image.

Asilo de Beneficencia, Military Facilities

Corner view of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia in Old San Juan after it was transferred to the Federal Government for military use. The main façade and one of the side walls can be seen. The two-story Neoclassical building is surrounded by a fence with iron grilles, boasting a pedestrian entrance with stairs at the front and a vehicular entrance on the side. The center of the main façade consists of eight columns on each level, with cornices between the first and second floors and at the upper edge, three triangular pediments, one in the center and one at each corner, one of which has a coat of arms. On the second level, three balustrades are visible. The construction also features pilasters with quoins and rectangular windows with individual cornices on the first floor, while on the second floor, there are smooth pilasters and semicircular arched windows featuring canvas awnings. A car is parked next to the side wall, cars are parked in front of the building and passing through the street; there are two men behind one of the parked cars, and a military person walking in front of the main entrance. A streetlight can be seen hanging from a cable that spans from one side of the street to the other.

Vernacular United States Influenced, Two-Story One-Family House

Front view of a wooden house in the town of Arroyo. The house is one-story with a zinc gabled roof. The residence is surrounded by a metal bar gate and it has a front garden with different plants. The doors and windows are double wooden with lattice-style. The balcony has a railing sustained by two columns. The house has two attics with gabled roofs.

Industrial Building Rear Facade with Untrimmed Land In Humacao

The completed rear facade of an industrial building is shown with jalousie windows installed at both ends and plastering of an industrial building under construction. Similarly, its lateral facade has multiple jalousie windows groupings installed but framed by pilasters. In the middle of the rear facade there is an entrance with double doors installed and eaves. The building has a gable roof and on it two exhaust fans are partially visible. To the right of the building, several wooden posts have been placed to create a fence. In front of the building there are wood scraps and several workers. The land around the building still remains untrimmed; and pickup truck tracks that have leveled brushwood can be seen.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. The image shows part of a semicircular dome with a lantern and a pinnacle. Cornices and window openings with white moldings can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View of a portion of the Old Municipal Cemetery in Aguadilla. Various tombs have balustrades and gates. One of the tombs is surrounded by various poles and is shaped as an obelisk. Various mausoleums are visible among the tombs in the background. On the left, a yellow building with a gable roof can be seen, and in the background, various houses with gable roofs are also visible.

Well To Do House

Facade of a wealthy house with elements of the Spanish Revival style. In the foreground, a wall with pillars and bars stands out, followed by a garden with bushes and flowers. The house has a shingled porch, pillars with curved corbels and steps. There are various shutter-type windows and others with skylights and glass leaves. On the second level there is a balcony and several windows with awnings and roofs. A type of pediment protrudes from the upper edge of the house. At one end the roof of another house with a tile roof is notable.

Group of Children with Two Adults in front of a Wagon in Coamo

A group of children with two adults in front of a passenger wagon in a rural area of Coamo. On one side, there are two wooden houses with zinc roofs. One of the houses has a double door and double window, and there is a woman in one of the entrances. The front porch of the other house is visible.

Euphonics Corporation, Facade

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, main entrance view. The building looks finished. It has a portico with two thin pillars, eaves, a block wall, pilasters and a large window. There is a barbed wire fence with a tube gate. Two men are sitting on the wall. Three parked automobiles can be seen.

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Side view of the corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, brown, and mint green. There is a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade. The floor is brick, and there are two wooden doors and pilasters with white moldings on the wall. The top part of the facade has parapets and cornices. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Interior Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style

Interior view of a house in the town of San Juan. View from the living room to the dining room. The living room has a small marble table with porcelain figures. In the center of the space there is a small armchair, and to the far left, there is another one with a small table next to it. There are matching hanging lamps above the rooms. The wall to the far right is covered by a mirror, while the wall to the far left has a fabric curtain over the lattice-style windows. The floor has native tiles and is partially covered by a rug. At the back of the room, there is a large wooden table with six chairs; there are porcelain figures on the table. Also on this area, there is a stool next to a small table with a landline phone. On the rear wall, there is a wooden china cabinet and decorative frames.

Hall of Mirrors with a Table in the Center

Hall of Mirrors with a wooden table in the center. The table has a pot with flower and plants. On the ceiling there are moldings, brackets, and a chandelier. The walls have pilasters with triglyphs in relief, several large mirrors with ornamented frames, and fabric curtains. In the background of the image there are double wooden doors with transoms, and a ceiling chandelier. There are four chairs in the hall and a rattan wooden sofa. In the surroundings there are several tables with decorative objects, such as, statues, ornamented candelabras, and a vase. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs.

Wall of El Morro with garita, waste pipe

Wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle with a sentry box and an attached pipe. The sentry box is composed of a base with a lamp and a cord, followed by a window, a cornice and a dome with a spherical ornament. At the edge of the grassy field there is a row of small posts, and the Atlantic Ocean stands out in the background.

Typical Building "R" Workers at Work

Construction view of a building in Hatillo. Construction is at an early stage. From the framework, some columns with reinforcing bars are visible. The construction site is separated by boards. Several men can be seen performing their tasks outside.

Softball Game in a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Camp

Softball game in a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) camp. An action scene where there are several people standing in a diamond-shaped form and waiting the action of a ball can be seen. At the edge of the field there is another group of people including women, men, and children who are watching the game. There are two buildings around, one is shaped like a house and the other is elongated in a rectangular shape. They have awning windows that open outward, awning hardware allowing them to remain open, double doors, small stairs in the front, gable roofs, and they are slightly raised off the ground on small stills. At the back of the scene there are trees that are part of the landscape.

Criollo-style House

Front façade of a house in the town of Arroyo. The residence is two-story in concrete with a hipped roof. The dwelling is surrounded by an ornamental metal bar fence followed by a front garden. On the first level, the house has lattice-style windows and front stairs that lead to the second level. On the second level, the house has single doors and a balcony, where there is a person standing, surrounded by a railing. To the far right, there is a large sign. There are two persons and a vehicle parked in front.

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Group of people walking along the coastline in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. A two-story building built out of wood and concrete can be observed. The building has a zinc roof, glass lattice windows, and a building extension on the bottom. Debris, palm trees, rocks, and the slope of a hill can be seen in the surrounding areas. A masonry wall can be partially seen in the distance.

Devil's Sentry Box

Lateral view of the Devil's Sentry Box, Fort of San Cristóbal, in Old San Juan. A portion of the outer walls of the fort (Fort of San Cristóbal) and a rocky area along the seashore can be seen.

Factory in Guayanilla, Facade Segment

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Main facade segment view of the finished building. There is a portico with two thin pillars, eaves, windows, and an area with decorative vertical lines. There is a wire fence with a pedestrian gate. Two flagpoles are visible at one end of the wall.

Commercial Building

Side view of a one-story, concrete commercial establishment with a flat roof. On the front, it has a double glass door under a semicircular arch. At the top, there is a decorative awning and on the side, it has several double doors under semicircular arches. One of the doors is double in glass, while the others are larger in wood. The building has concrete cornices at the top. On the sidewalk in front, there are several persons standing. At the rear, the building is attached to another two-story building. There, in front of it, are more persons standing.

Anawim/ Subway/ Taco Maker/ Souvenirs

Detail of the façade of a building with various businesses. On the left, Taco Maker with canvas awnings and entrance doors can be seen, followed by the Souvenirs store and Anawim bookstore, which have doors and shop windows. Next to the bookstore, on the right, there is a door with a sign on technical courses, then a vacant space, and lastly, a Subway with advertisements on its doors and windows. There is another building next to the blue building, on the left. On the first floor, there is Island Finance, and on the second floor, two balconets and a balcony with a balustrade are visible. The building has an eave and there are quoins in the corners.

Capitol Building in San Juan

View of the façade of the Capitol building of Puerto Rico, in San Juan, in Neoclassic style. In the entrance porch, there are eight Corinthian-style columns that support the entablature and also highlight the two flagpoles and the staircase in front. On both sides of the porch, there are also columns and the walls have windows in rectangular frames with glass panes. Above the dome, you can see a lantern appendage and at its base, there are some semicircular arches, while the edges of the building have cresting. On one side of the building, there is a terrace with a balustrade. In front of the Capitol, there is a parking lot with several cars and in the background, several low-rise buildings.

Vernacular Criollo

View of wooden houses located in the coastal town of Luquillo. In the foreground, there is a house built on wooden stilts with a flat zinc roof. At the front, there are concrete stairs that lead to the balcony with metal railings. At the top, the stairs have ornamental blocks. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, it is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The door is made of wood and is surrounded by moldings of the same material. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a residence surrounded by a chain link fence. The house is built on stilts and has a zinc gabled roof. In the front there is an open balcony with a single wooden door surrounded by moldings. The windows of the house are aluminum, lattice-style and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. On the far left, there is a parked vehicle.

General Miles at the Window of the Customs House, Ponce

General Miles at the window of the Old Customs House Building in Ponce. It is a two-story Neoclassical-style building with quoins on the first floor and windows with balustrades on the second. It also has a cornice and then a smooth parapet. There are two soldiers in the other windows. In front of the building, which has visible damages on the wall, various men can be seen as well as a saddle horse.

House in Countryside with Some Blue Siding

View of a house built in a rural area. The house has one level made of wood and a zinc gable roof. It has a little balcony, a double door and double windows also made of wood. At one end it has an extension built with its roof inclined. In the surroundings of the house there is a child standing, clothesline and sown field.

Expansion of Church at Castañer

Construction of an extension to the Castañer church. The main building has a gable roof, concrete block walls and aluminum shutter-type windows. In the extension there is wooden scaffolding and also the window and door frames. In the surroundings there are rolls of wire mesh, a mixer and a pile of sand.

Aerial View of the Rooftop of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Detail of the gable roof with dormer window of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. Both the main roof and the dormer window are missing part of the roofing tiles on their right border. Additionally, you can see several roofing tiles broken. Part of the chimney is also visible.

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Cobblestone pavers in Old San Juan. There is a clear distinction between the original pavers on the left, and the new pavers on the right. The original pavers are made of slag and they have cracks while the new ones are made of cement and are crackless. Sand, small plants, and leaves can be seen in between the pavers.

Hospital Municipal

View of the front façade of the Aibonito Municipal Hospital. The Hospital is one-story with a zinc roof. In the foreground, there is a paved plaza with concrete planters and benches. Furthermore, the hospital is surrounded by a fence with concrete pillars and metal pipes. In the front there are two smaller wooden buildings with hipped zinc roofs. These have double wooden windows with mullions over them. In addition, there are entrance stairs that lead to the portico where you can see several people standing. The porch is surrounded by arcades under which there are balustrades. Lastly, the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro

Lateral view towards the Atlantic Ocean of one of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro walls. Part of the left wall and the terrace are clearly visible. On the wall, and along it, the embrasures or fortification openings where the cannons were placed can be seen; two sentry boxes are also visible. Three people are inside one of the embrasures, and in the background, the platform and the overlook with a railing are visible, which are accessible via two stairs. On the right side, there is another higher wall; above it, part of a railing can be seen. At the rear on the right, a fixed cannon is visible as part of the scenery, while the lower side of the wall is covered in moss.

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Front view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Inside it, there are four double doors made of wood with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings and bossage pilasters. Aside from that, the house upper border is decorated with an entablature with cornices, moldings and dentils above which rests a parapet. In the middle, the entablature has a curve pediment. Likewise, to the right far end of the house there is a lateral gate made of ornamental iron under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a keystone. Additionally, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Through the gate you can see windows presided by ornamental iron grilles and crowned with eaves covered with roofing tiles. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Group in front of Modernist Building

Group of people in front of a modern building with dome shape. At the facade stand out a sliding door with cristal leaves and on the side a casement window and an oculus. The building rest over a platform.

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Top view of the facade from the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building has green-colored windows, cornices, and a semicircular dome with a lantern, pinnacle, and wooden latticework windows. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be seen in the distance. The embrasures, the lighthouse, sentry posts, the front door with a pediment, and the surrounding terrain can be observed. Automobiles, palms, trees, and the ocean can be seen in the surrounding areas. Later on, the Madhouse building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Second House: Over Water

Front view of a coastal house located in the town of Lajas. It is a wooden house built on stilts over the water with a flat zinc roof. In the front, the dwelling has a wooden entrance path, without railing, that leads to the house. In addition, there is a space in the front decorated with potted plants. Also, there is a clothesline with clothes hanging. The residence has jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings and a single wooden door.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Concrete Pouring on Roof

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Workers working on the roof's concrete pouring. They are pouring concrete from a bucket attached to a crane cable. Shoring, rodding, pipes for electrical wires, and a concrete pump with a hose are visible. In the background, there is a wooden garage with several automobiles inside, there are also vehicles parked outside.

Caguas Public Town Square Santiago Riera Palmer

View of the Caguas town square. A balustrade with columns runs along the borders of the town square. Inside of it, there are various kiosks and a gazebo, and some benches are also visible. There are various buildings surrounding the town square, including the Catholic church Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral, the Notre Dame Catholic school, and the building of the old Alcázar movie theater.

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Building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The façade of the building exhibits deterioration in some areas. The wall is covered by rectangular moldings. There is also a window opening covered by a white panel framed by a semicircular arch painted white. The upper half of the opening has an ornamented bracket supported by braces. Next to this building is another building that is painted red and white. It has a balcony with iron balusters. There is a sidewalk in front of the façade.

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Side view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The first level is made of concrete and has not been whitewashed; it also has some aluminum, lattice-style windows. On the second level, the house is wooden with a zinc gabled roof. The windows on this level are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

Engine Change Building

Engine change building at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A building with zinc walls and roof. It has four fixed vents near the floor and a wooden double door. At the entrance there's an engine hoist. There is a wooden ladder leaning against one of the walls.

Horker and the Morro

A woman pose in front of a sentry box connected to the defensive system of ramparts of the Old San Juan. The bartizan has an opening, little window, a cornice and it is crowned with a dome and spherical ornament. At the background is visible the Fortaleza, also known as the Santa Catalina Palace and the San Juan Bay in which it stand out a vessel.

Henry Klumb House, San Germán

Front view of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. The dwelling is surrounded by a concrete wall and a metal bar fence. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. The residence has lattice-style windows and a fabric curtain to the far left. In front of the home there is a parked vehicle and several persons.

Aibonito Municipal Hospital

An ambulance parked in front of the Municipal Hospital of Aibonito. The building has a portico with gable roof, three semicircular arches and balustrades. The windows are like persiennes and the roof is covered with zinc. On both sides it is notables some little buildings with zinc hipped roofs. In front of the hospital there is a plaza with several benches.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Scaffolding and Workers

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouse in Hato Rey, San Juan. Wooden falsework as well as window and door openings can be seen. There are workers on the roof using various tools and machinery, such as: concrete vibrator, shovels, concrete grinder, rods, blocks, and wheelbarrows. At the rear of the building, the crane's boom and a power pole are visible. From the lower left angle, a zinc roof can be seen.

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View of the Former La Princesa Prison building's patio. A two-story building with white double-leaf shutter-type windows and three double-leaf doors can be seen. The doors have small grilles and small steps in front of them. On the right side is a tree, a green wall, and shutter-type windows in the upper section of the building. A connection to the single-story building can be observed on the left side. There are potted plants, a street light, a fence, and trees and palm trees in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Loíza Square Above

Aerial view of the Loíza square Ricardo Sanjurjo and its surroundings. The square area is decorated with gardens and a fountain. Additionally, it has streetlights, benches and a gazebo as a type of platform. Along the square you can see several streets that intersect. Between the visible buildings there is the town catholic church, several houses of different sizes, a tent and a basketball court.

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Banco Popular de Puerto Rico building in Calle Comercio 455 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and it is painted cream and white. This image displays an aerial view in which the side façades of the building and the main entrance can be observed. The upper half has parapets, cornices which have dentils, and a blue-colored hip roof. It also has a sign that reads "BPPR". The lower half has several fixed windows with red canvas curtains framed by white-colored rectangular moldings. The entrance has two signs that read "BPPR" and "Banco Popular", and in one of the corners there is an ATM. There are several high-rise buildings in the surrounding areas, which are painted pink, white, yellow, and cream. They have several glass windows and curved balconies with railings. The San Juan Bay and Port 1 can be partially observed in the distance.

Works in the Green Areas of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers performing landscaping work in the green area demarcating the entrance road of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also prominent are the lobby with the logo of the hotel and the guest room tower with sunbreakers that conform the balconies. In the area, there is machinery for heavy material handling, and at one end, another group of workers is visible working on a foundation. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area.

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View of a commercial street in the town of Mayagüez. The corner building is two-story with a concrete base. On the first level, there is a store with several doors under rounded arches. Some of the doors have metallic awnings over them. Also, there are several promotional signs. On the second level, the house is made of wood with a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns of the same material. The residence has several double lattice-style doors and windows, made of wood. To both sides, there are more houses with different characteristics. Lastly, on the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

Guánica Bay Central

Sugar producer known as the Guánica Central. The buildings that make it up have gabled roofs, roof appendages with skylights, windows and zinc. In the front there is a road along where a couple of people and trucks carrying bagasse are notable.

Area with Wooden Houses near San Juan

Area with wooden houses near San Juan. There is a road and houses with thatched roofs, walls made of planks that seem to be in bad shape. Behind one of the houses, there are banana or plantain trees. Along the road, there are palm trees and other trees. People, children and adults, can be seen. Some of the children are naked.

Houses on One Side of the Road, Juan Díaz

Wooden house on one side of the road. A balcony with slim pillars and built on stilts can be seen. The other portion of the house was built on the ground. There are various children on the balcony and another child can be seen walking towards the entrance to the house carrying a rectangular and flat object on his head. A woman and a man can be seen walking up the road.

Tract Houses

One-story tract houses in the coastal town of Luquillo. Three flat roofed houses with jalousie windows and single doors can be seen. The first house, to the far left, has an open porch with two patio chairs and potted plants. In front of the porch, there is a garden with rocks and more potted plants. To the far right, there is a carport where there is a screen door at the back. The second house has jalousie windows covered by ornamental grilles. The porch and garage are also surrounded by ornamental grilles. Inside the porch, there are two metal patio chairs and potted plants. In front of the house, there is a garden with a hose, plants, and decorative rocks. The third house has an open porch, jalousie windows, a carport, and a garden in front of the sidewalk.

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View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building in the municipality of San Juan. An open space with a tiled floor, a white double-leaf door, and a streetlight and two small spotlights are seen above it. The watchtower's dome and semicircular arches can also be seen on the right side. The Paseo de La Princesa pathway with palms, trees, and people walking is visible. Across the main street are multi-story buildings, palms, and the San Juan Bay. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Lateral View of a House Surrounded by Palm Trees

Lateral view of a two-story house surrounded by palm trees. On the first story, there is a man taking a door out through a balcony. Apparently, the house has suffered wind damages. A portion of a balcony in the front can be seen. There are various palm trees surrounding the house, and one of them is broken. There is a parked car. Trees can be seen on the ground.

Plaza de la Catedral of San Juan

Plaza de la Catedral of San Juan, also known as the Plazuela de las Monjas. In the square there are people walking and sitting on the benches, in the surroundings there are trees and street lights. At the back of the square is the old Episcopal church, which in 1995 Museo del Niño was located. On the right side of the image is the El Convento hotel. The hotel has balconets with balustrades and stairs with ornamented railings. On the left side of the image Caleta de San Juan Street is located, it has trees on both sides of the sidewalks, there are several cars and at the back of the street the openings of San Juan Gate can be seen.

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Old Teacher's Retirement System at Caguas

Facades of the building of the old teacher retirement system building at Caguas. The building has four floors and is intended for housing. On the first floor you can see the windows and the glass doors. Over the glass it appears written with white letters: "Se Alquila" (For Rent). On the second and third floor you can see the same pattern where there are some bigger balconies in front followed by smaller balconies on the lateral wall. All the balconies have railings. The balconies from the main wall have columns, doors and windows. The fourth level you can only see balconies on the main wall. The lateral wall have three balconets. The building also has an eave.

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View of the tile roofing of the Former La Princesa Prison building. The flat roof in different levels and air conditioning compressors can be seen in the foreground. There is an open space with tiles, two white chairs, and a black bollard. A small glass gable roof, shutter-type windows, and a semicircular arch next to this space can be observed. The southern city wall enclosure, a sentry lookout post, trees, palm trees, and buildings can be seen in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Aerial View of the Zinc Roof of a House in Ponce

Detail of the roof of a house in Ponce. The roof is made with zinc and it is a gable roof. Most of the plates present oxidation. The roof is missing a few plates in the rear area of the house.

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Bohío near Patillas

Front view of a bohio in the town of Patillas. In the foreground there is a person standing in front of the hut. The bohio has a gable roof and it is made of palm fiber and wood. The dwelling has a simple wooden door.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Rear View

Rear view of the old Asilo de Beneficencia, Old San Juan, during a repair process. The rear façade of the building features a portico with square pillars, arches, and rectangular wooden windows with glass panels framed with moldings and individual cornices. A buttress is visible at the corner. A military tanker truck is parked nearby, and on one side of the building, there are stacked wooden boards, demolition debris, construction rods, wheelbarrows, and workers can be seen working. This building was transferred to the federal government for military use in 1937.

Inside El Morro, Bell Above Doorway

View from the interior of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. Through a round arches you can see the entrance to the Capilla Santa Bárbara. The entrance is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, entablature crowned with a belfry.

Century Bay

Sentry box and segment of wall in Old San Juan. In the background, you can see the Atlantic Ocean, La Perla neighborhood and the San Cristóbal Castle.

Calle Caleta de San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009

Buildings in Calle Caleta de San Juan in Old San Juan. There are several building with characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style. There is a blue and white-colored building on the right side of the image. There is a balcony in the upper half of the building with steel balustrades supported by wooden beams and two pairs of lattice double doors with wooden transoms that are framed by white-colored rectangular moldings. The upper half also has ornamentations. The lower half of the façade has a doorway with cornices, white moldings, and a sign with the number 64. Adjacent to the building is another green and white-colored building. The upper half has a balcony with balustrades supported by wooden piers and a skirt roof. The lower half of the building has two doorways with cornices and white moldings. Next to this building is another orange and white-colored building that has white moldings. There are automobiles, trees, and palm trees in front of the buildings. Several people and a studded door of the San Juan Cathedral can be partially observed in the distance.

San Martín de Porres Church Entrance Door and Altar

View from the entrance door towards the altar of the San Martín de Porres Church designed by architect Henry Klumb. The exterior wall has a rocky appearance, and the door consists of two outward-swinging leaves. Inside the structure, the pews, the altar, a crucifix hanging on the wall, and a skylight in the ceiling can be seen.

San Francisco Street

San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. Townhouses, most of them with two stories, can be seen. There are shops on the first stories, including a shoe store, another store called Bazar Puerto Rico, and the restaurant La Bombonera. A carriage can be seen. The house is paved in cobblestones and the rails of the streetcar can be seen. There are people walking by.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Workers on the Roof

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Two buildings can be seen. The central building has louvered windows, tiled eaves, and a porch. There are several workers on its roof. In the background, there is another building with two stories, windows, doors, a balcony, a flat roof, and a covered corridor. A wire mesh fence surrounds both buildings. In the foreground, there is the road and then the land surrounding the buildings.

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View of the door details in a two-story Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The door is double, made of wood, and is under a semicircular arch, surrounded by moldings. In addition, it has a glass sunrise transom on top.

San Germán - Oldest Church in the United States

Façade of the Porta Coeli church in San Germán. In the front, it has a staircase with notable weeds on the steps. The main door is framed between pilasters and a semicircular arch. It is followed by a rectangular window and a belfry at the top. On the sides, several doors and a deteriorated wall are notable. There are two persons in front of the door, and another, in front of the stairs. At one end, there is a pole with a transformer and from which the electrical wiring detaches.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Wall

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. One of the building’s wall can be seen, which has three window openings and formwork at the top of the wall. In addition, it has falsework installed on the exterior and also in the background there is a wooden tower for transporting concrete mix.

Construction of a Nurses Residence at the Arecibo District Hospital, Project Sign

Construction of the nurses residence building at the Arecibo District Hospital. The wooden falsework on the walls under construction is visible. To the left, a sign with the information of the project and a man holding it are visible. The sign reads: "P.W.A. FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS NURSES RESIDENCE AND LAUNDRY BUILDING PROJECT NO-PR1081-2-F." In the background, the rods vertically placed can be seen along the building.

Five Children at the Entrance of a House

Five children at the entrance of a house in poor condition or unfinished. It is a house built in masonry and some portion in wood. The residence has a window, a door, and a balcony that is missing a railing.

Three Buildings at Hacienda Buena Vista

View of the three buildings facades of Hacienda Buena Vista. The building located more to the right has zinc roof and is supported by piers, does not have walls and is opened with brick floor. Also, it has benches for sitting. You can see a mortar with pylon quite big. To the left you can see a pink and white building with gray doors. Some stairs give access to the building that has cornice and vaulted roof. Followed by the pink building you can see another building made of wood with zinc roof.

Caribe Hilton Hotel, Yard

Partial view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel patio. There is a fountain, green areas, two geese, a tree, palms and a sculpture on a rock. There are two women and three children. In the background, you can see the San Jerónimo Fort.

Casa Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias - Ponce Historic Photo

Front view of residence formerly located on the Marina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house had one floor elevated on a podium and had characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The podium goes up to the front with half circle shape, it creates an open balcony with ornamental iron railing that goes to both far ends of the open balcony. The front facade is decorated with doors and windows under semicircular arches framed with ornamental moldings. Aside from that, the doors are double made of wood with lattices, glass and transoms. In addition, the facade shows a continuous entablature matched with a wavy ornamental frieze, decorative brackets and a cornice above which it rests a parapet also decorated with greek key patterns. You can also see a part of the roof covered with roofing tiles. The old residence of the Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias was built at the beginning of the XX century, restored in 1930 by Francisco Porrata Doria and subsequently demolished in 1973.

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Criollo Pueblerino House

Main façade of a semi-attached house in the town of Lares. The dwelling is wooden, built over a wall, and has a flat zinc roof. The residence has a balcony surrounding an ornamental, metallic railing. There, two double wooden windows in lattice-style with transoms and moldings in wood around them can be seen. In addition, a double wooden door with moldings of the same material encircling it is visible. To both sides of the house, there are semi-attached dwellings with different characteristics. On the street in front of the residences, there is a vehicle parked and persons standing.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Children

Side view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building can be seen with wooden scaffolding and falsework. It has two levels, and some of its walls are already erected. Workers are engaged in various tasks. Another area of the construction is visible, with a wooden framework and exposed beams. A zinc fence encloses the area, and some children are sitting in front of it. One of the children is barefoot and shirtless.

San Juan Centenary Hospital

The Centenary Hospital in the municipality of San Juan can be seen, which was used by the Navy to quarantine patients. Multiple identical buildings are seen. They feature gabled roofs with wooden beams, outward-opening casement windows with transoms, and porches. In the background, there is another two-story building with a hipped roof and windows. The sea stands out.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral Wall

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of one of the lateral walls, it can be seen where the new part of the building was attached to the original building. The latter has exposed block walls while the new construction has plaster. An entrance with a double door and eave plus three windows are visible. There is a barbed wire fence and a worker working on the roof.

First Company of Puerto Rican Soldiers, United States Army

First company of Puerto Rican soldiers enlisted in the United States colonial army, Old San Juan. The soldiers are in formation and there is an officer in front of them. In the background, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) is visible.

Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division, Sidewalks

Construction project of the industrial building complex Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division, view of one of the sidewalks. Apart from the sidewalk, the street, a bulldozer and in the background three buildings can be seen. At the edge of the street there are mounds of soil and wheelbarrows. There is a worker walking.

Public Parks and Recreation Commission, ornate building

Building identified with the "Public Parks and Recreation Commission." Its façade is composed of a portico with four columns with a fluted shaft and Corinthian-style capitals that support an entablature with pilasters and ornamental details in low relief. The main door is framed between pilasters and ornamental details of floral motifs. The windows on the first level are rectangular, while the ones on the second level are framed in semicircular arches. The cornice and a couple of balconies with balustrades also stand out. In the entrance, there are two streetlights with triple bulbs, followed by a wall with ornamental blocks and a fence with a scroll motif. In front of the building there is a van and three cars parked.

House on the Water, La Parguera

Closeup of a wooden house built on the water at La Parguera, Lajas. A segment of one of the side walls can be seen as well as a window, and a terrace with a wooden railing covered with chicken wire. Through the terrace, a boat next to the house is visible. In the background, there is another boat and two more houses.

Aerial View of Parque de las Ciencias

Aerial view of Parque de las Ciencias and its surroundings, Bayamón. The park can be seen in the center surrounded by urbanized areas. Also visible is the channel of the Bayamón River and its tributary, Hondo River, and strips of land on both sides of the bodies of water.

Cathedral of San Juan

View from the inside of the Basilica Menor of San Juan Bautista Cathedral and Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish in Old San Juan. The cathedral has a vaulted ceiling decorated with coffered ceiling, pilasters, moldings and cornices. At both ends there are semicircular arches with wall candelabras. In the middle, you can see wooden benches and in the background a stained glass window crowned with a cross. The Cathedral was built in 1521 under the Spanish crown.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There are two double doors with segmental arches and glass panels.There are also black and white tiles, semicircular arches, the ceiling with wooden beams, a fire extinguisher, and a wooden cabinet with visible objects. The floor is dirty, there are pieces of wood in the area and there is also a graffiti with two arrows that reads "OK" and "Rep".

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Fajardo District Hospital, Construction of Entrances

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Various phases of the construction project are seen, such as wall erection, wall formwork, and the construction of entrances. The building has wooden scaffolding and falsework. It also features a portico with segmental arches. Two tower-like structures for construction are visible, as well as two wooden and zinc sheds. Around the area, there are construction machines, wheelbarrows, wooden planks, and sacks.

Basketball Court With a Cyclone Fence

Basketball court with a cyclone fence. Behind the court, there are wooden houses, some are in bad condition.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Front View

Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. The bleachers of the park and a wall with openings are visible. There are people on the bleachers. Around them, there is a large area of grass.

Criollo Neoclassical

Front view of a wooden house balcony located in the town of Añasco. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metal grille. The dwelling has a double wooden, jalousie door surrounded by moldings of the same material. The door has moldings with ornamental designs at the top.

Inauguration of the International Airport

The building of the Isla Verde International Airport in Carolina, seen from the runway, on the day of its inauguration. The control tower, the hotel, and other facilities can be seen. Military vehicles with soldiers on board are on the runway. There are spectators on the runway and in the building. On the right side of the image, the tail of a PanAm airline plane can be seen.

Market in Ponce

Outdoor market in Ponce. In the forefront, two fruit and vegetable stands can be seen, the goods are placed over burlap sacks on the floor. In one of the stands, there are kitchen utensils made of higuera in addition to the produce. Further back, people can be seen, mostly women carrying bags or baskets. Other stands can be seen also; on one side, a portion of a building can be seen with a semicircular arch on the entrance, Doric columns, a cornice, and a parapet with moldings. In the background, a wooden house can be seen.

Buildings E

View from one end of a house located in the town of San Juan. The dwelling is made of concrete with a flat roof and merlons on the upper corners. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, separated by a small ornamental metallic bar gate. To the far right, there are concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental concrete blocks. The single door is wooden and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Above the side windows, there are concrete eaves.

Soldiers in Formation, Ballajá Barracks

Soldiers in formation at the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks, San Juan. On one side, there is an armed unit, and on the other side, a military band. Some soldiers can be seen in the balconies of the building. Two metal towers are visibly installed in the courtyard.

Front View of a House Surrounded by Palm Trees

Front view of a two-story concrete house with a wooden roof. The first story has a balcony with a broken canvas awning. The second story has wooden casement windows. A portion of the roof is visibly missing. In front of the house, there is a low stone wall and a palm tree, and behind the house, there are various palm trees.

Medical Dispensary Building

Façade of a building labeled "Medical Dispensary". The dispensary has a flat roof, a porch, some doors, and a window with molding. In the front, it has a chain-link fence and several shrubs followed by a road. To one side of the building, there is a pillar with a chain-link fence.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00017

Previous Betania Church, Now a Classroom

Building used for the Betania Church and later for a classroom. The roof is gabled with zinc and its façade features a door and several double-leaf windows. On one side, there is a slide and a see-saw.

Rio Piedras Street Scene

Daily scene of Brumbaugh Street and De Diego Street in Río Piedras. Several signs of commercial establishments such as "Mueblería" stand out, as well as several people and street vendors on the sidewalk. The buildings have various elements such as display cases, windows that fold outwards and with skylights, balcony windows with balustrades, moldings, cornices and awnings. Also notable are several automobiles and a cargo truck.

Detail of Vernacular Criollo Houses

View of a paved street with terraced houses in the town of San Germán. To both sides of the street, there are houses with different characteristics; wooden residences and others two-story in concrete. Some dwellings have balconies surrounded by wooden railings, while others have ornamental metal bars. Some balconies are sustained by ornamental brackets. The houses have aluminum, lattice-style windows. There are several vehicles parked and power line poles on the street.

Buildings Y

View from a distance of a one-story house made of wood and concrete. The house has a flat roof and in the front, there is a porch sustained by an archway of semicircular arches. The archway is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, and cornices. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic railing. In addition, the residence has several double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style windows; over which there are mullions in wood and glass. To the far left, the dwelling has several aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars and surrounded by concrete moldings. In front of the house, there are several vehicles parked on the street and a person walking on the sidewalk. Lastly, to both sides of the street, adjacent residences with different characteristics can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Buildings

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Several wooden buildings with flat roofs, casement windows, eaves, and single-leaf doors are visible. Some of the buildings are supported by pillar foundations. Around the area, there are piles of wood, a sign, a ladder, and a mountain with houses.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00025

Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. Stairs can be observed. The staircase has railings and iron green-colored balusters with ornamentations of flowers and volutes. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them. The steps all have two anti slip strips on their surface.

Casa Fernando Vendrell 2 - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of the house known as Fernando Vendrell in the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors and characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the first floor, the facade has four double doors framed and crowned with transoms and entablatures. The doors are flanked by flat pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature. Similarly, on the second floor there are four double doors under rectangular arches framed with moldings and crowned with ornamental entablatures. The doors are presided by balconies, one is double and two simple with ornamental balustrades. In addition, it also has fluted columns with corinthian capitals that in turn support an entablature. The entablature has an ornamental frieze, a cornice and moldings above which rest four dormer windows. The building is crowned with a cresting. You can also see a logo on the upper right part that says: "PRHBDS". The house Fernando Vendrell dates from 1895 and its design is unique since it has two facades and both are different.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Interior View

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo, interior view. The interior columns and ceiling beams can be seen. There are construction sand and stone on the floor.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Central View with a Roof

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality in Guayama. Wooden falsework and scaffolding, workers, and panels supporting the construction are visible. Additionally, a portion of a flat roof, louvered windows, and the two levels of the building can be seen. Surrounding the area, construction materials, wood, cables, and barrels stand out.

Vernacular Residential House

One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house has a front garden built over a concrete wall. The residence has lattice-style windows in the front. To the far right, there is an entrance where a single wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and people standing can be seen. To the far left, there is another carport entrance with an automobile parked in front of it. On that side, the dwelling is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00007

Downward view of the entrance to one of the dungeons. Bricks can be seen marking the entrance blocked off by chains. The stairs lead to the door. There is a white double-leaf door and a moped in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Buildings C

Interior view of a family house. The residence has lattice-style, aluminum windows with fabric curtains. There are several structural frames on two walls; in front of one there is a person standing. The rear wall is covered with decorative wallpaper, while the other walls have different decorative frames and photographs. Also, a hanging lamp can be seen in the middle of the room. The room has leather armchairs and decorative tables. The floor is covered with native tiles.

Bridge in Guayanilla

View of a highway bridge in concrete, located in the town of Guayanilla. To the sides, it has low concrete walls. On one side, there is a boy sitting. In the background, there are boats. To the other side of the street, there is a house with a hipped roof surrounded by a wooden fence where there is a person in front. The area is surrounded by trees.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00024

House in the town of Aguas Buenas

Front view of a residence in the town of Aguas Buenas. The house is one-story in concrete. The roof is hipped and valley. The house is surrounded by a concrete planter. In the front, the house has an open terrace surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. The windows are lattice-style, in the front there is an ornamental metal bar gate and a parked automobile on the ground covered in gravel.

Final Stage of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the façade of the Caribe Hilton bearing its logo. In each balcony, there is a balustrade and chairs. The yard has some trees, palm trees, and a sidewalk where a group of people can be seen walking.

Ryder Hospital Humacao

Rear view of Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao. It is a one-story house with an archway around it and an open garage on one side. The roof has a railing with small walls and tubes. The hospital is in an area surrounded by trees.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00037

View of a dungeon from the Former La Princesa Prison building in the municipality of San Juan. A shutter-type double-leaf window with grilles can be observed. There is a cable running from the window to the ceiling. A white frame is on the right wall, and a small round hole is on top of the left wall. The walls are masonry, and the floors are tiled. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Blue Church with Two Towers on Street Corner

Frontal view of the antique Iglesia del Nazareno, which it was built in 1947. The church is located in the intersection of Fernandez Juncos avenue and Hoare street. Is surrounded by a fence and divided with a pedestrian gate of ornamental metallic grid. There is a portico entrance with steps in front and it is supported by columns, the roof of the porch is inclined and covered with roof tiles. The doors and windows are under round arches. On both sides of the portico there are towers that standout, they are decorated with moldings and the roof are covered with roof tiles. In the superior part of the towers there are round arches and in front of them you can observe metallic parapets. Lastly, in the paved street you can distinguish a standing person. Later on it became the restaurant La Isla. During the decade of 1980's it was Murphy's Camera Repair and then the Viera Discos approximately between 2005 and 2015.

Santurce Slums

A group of houses in a slum founded on stilts over a body of water. Most are made of wood and have gable roofs covered with zinc and asphalt mesh. In the foreground, a street followed by a sidewalk is notable.

Condado Vanderbilt Hotel

Front/side view of the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan. The hotel is a Beaux Arts-style building. Arches on the façade, a terrace on the second floor, and roofing tiles can be seen. In front of the hotel, there is a flagpole with the United States flag.

Home of One of the Nurse Aides

View of a community of houses in a rural area. The houses are built on wooden stilts with zinc gable roofs. They have simple wooden doors and windows. In the surroundings you can see several persons and children.

Row Houses Along Road, Children in Doorway, Clothes

Several children between the steps and doors of some semi-detached houses located on the side of a road can be seen. The building is founded on piles and zinc that covers both its walls and the gabled roof. On the sides there are several shrubs, on which there are clothes drying in the sun.

At El Dorado Hotel

Façade of Hotel Dorado with double staircases that lead to a balcony with wood balustrades and round arches. The doors are double-leaf that open outwards and have fixed glass. At the top, there is a small roof and then some pediments with oculi. In front of the building there is a garden in which a person driving a small carriage is notable. This was the residence of Clara Livingston (1900-1992). In 1953 the property was sold to Lawrence Rockefeller, where he built the Dorado Beach Hotel, which opened in 1958.

House Made of Wood and Concrete in Guayama

View of the porch of a house made of wood and concrete in Guayama. Through the entrance gate, some steps leading to the porch can be seen. The porch has a railing and two doors. On the main wall, the door has a visible hole covered with panels. On the right wall of the house, a window is partially visible. Attached to the house, there is a wall with a door and roof tiles. On the left, other houses are partially visible.

Work Campers Entering the Fortaleza

A group of people entering to the Fortaleza also known as Santa Catalina Palace, located in the Old San Juan. The entrance is characterized by an arch, the surface bossage, two lamps connected to the wall and windows that integrates glass leaves and luminary.

Workers and Structural Framework for the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of a group of workers and the wooden structural framework standing out at the construction site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the construction site, the support pillars, formwork, and slabs are also noticeable. In the background, there are several sheds, and further on, the Art Déco-style Normandie Hotel stands out.

Old Teatro Fox Delicias - Ponce - 2013 00001

Front view of the old Teatro Fox Delicias in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, you can distinguish a decorative fountain. The building has one level with characteristics of several styles which is why it is considered eclectic. The front facade has two double French doors flanked also by French windows. On both sides of there are wall lamps and spaces decorated with moldings and roofing tiles. Above the entrance you can distinguish an inscription that says: "Fox Delicias Hotel" and two pairs of flat pilasters. The rest of the facade is decorated with in relief details, moldings, French windows and mosaics with ceramic tiles. The Teatro Fox Delicias opened in 1931 with a capacity of seven hundred thirty-six people. It remained in use until 1980 and it was restored in 1989. Subsequently, in 1991 it was reopened as a mall that had twenty-six establishments and a theatre café. Then it was closed and remodeled to turn into the Hotel Fox, officially open to the public in 2019 with thirty rooms.

Town of Barranquitas

Distant view of the town of Barranquitas. The gabled roof and the tower with semicircular arches of the San Antonio de Padua Parish (Catholic) stand out. Around the church, several buildings and houses are notable, most of them with gabled and hipped roofs covered with zinc. In some buildings, balconies and double-paned windows that open outwards are also notable.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00053

Entrance to a dungeon of the Former La Princesa Prison. In the foreground is the gate with a rusted padlock. The interior walls of the cell can be seen between the bars. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Wooden Building on Back of Truck - La Plata

View of a wooden construction in a rural area. The construction is over a vehicle, does not have roofs and the windows openings and the door is empty. Besides that, from distance on the mountains there are houses with different characteristics.

Buildings Z

View of a commercial street in the town of Mayagüez. The corner building is two-story and made of concrete. On the first level, there is a store with several doors under semicircular arches. Some of the doors have metallic awnings over them. Also, several promotional signs can be seen. On the second level, the dwelling is made of wood with a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns of the same material. In addition, the home has several double wooden lattice-style doors and windows. To both sides, more residences with different characteristics are visible. Lastly, there are several vehicles parked and persons walking by the area.

Funeral Procession

A group of persons in a funeral procession in a rural area. They carry the coffin between people's shoulders while others accompany them on horses. In the background, you can see some wooden houses with gabled and hipped roofs made of zinc. One of the houses is founded on stilts, it has double-leaf windows that open outwards and some people can be seen in the door frame. Parallel to the dirt road, there is a fence made of sticks with barbed wire.

Consolidated Cigar Corporation of Puerto Rico building

Two-story concrete building on the main road between Ponce and Caguas. On the far left of the front part, there is a garden with a flag on its pole. There are also decorative tiles on the wall. To the far right, there is a pile of gravel. It has entrance stairs with metal railings. The windows are fixed, in glass and the doors are simple. On the second level there is an eave with a sign that reads "Consolidated Cigar Corporation of Puerto Rico". On the upper part of the building, there is a smaller structure with a flat roof.

Santa Rosa Bayamón Housing Development

View of rooms and a hallway in a house in the Santa Rosa neighborhood of Bayamón. In the front, a corner of a bed covered with a textured circular design fabric and the top of a vanity table with a couple of keys and a cylindrical lamp with a springtime motif are partially visible. Inside the room, there's a wooden sliding door wardrobe. Also noticeable is the lock on a door, and further down the hallway, the terrazzo floor can be seen as well as another room with a light fixture and a chest of drawers.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Interior Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Columns are visible inside the building, as well as ceiling beams. There are electric cables installed on the roof and on the columns. Several metal scaffolds and materials can be seen.

Military Base Finance Office

Concrete house with a wooden and zinc hip roof, and gable dormer with window. It has steps to access the porch. The porch has a concrete balustrade and six round columns supporting the roof. The front door is a wooden double door, and the front windows are wooden double-casement windows with a decorative design on the crossbeam. One of the sides is visible, showing the double-casement windows. The wall finish has a stucco texture. The balcony bears a sign: "Finance Office." To the left, there is a breadfruit tree.

Caribe Hilton - Where Mother and Daddy thought they had to stay while in Puerto Rico

View of the tower of rooms at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The parasols that form the balconies stand out and each one has railings. At the top of the building, a tower stands out. In the lower area there is a parking lot with several cars surrounded by trees.

Needlework at a Community Center

Interior space of a room in a community center in which a woman is seated holding a rug. It is an exhibition area of needlework that was presented at a community center. The woman is sitting on an typical island furniture made of wood and bulrush. In front of her there is a coffee table with several objects on it and under the table there are two typical bulrush rugs. In the room there is a display cabinet that shows other works made in the classes given as part of the needlework industry project. It is visible that the walls are made of concrete and that the floor is covered with small hexagonal-shape tiles. There are also shelves with objects, a basket with artificial flowers, and a work of art posted on one of the walls.

Large House Hacienda Buena Vista

Main facade of the large house Hacienda Buena Vista from Ponce. In the lower part you can see two areas as entrance opened and a double wooden door. In the outside of the entrance you can observe the two benches for sitting. In the second level you can see four double doors made of wood in the balcony area that has railings and piers. The house has a gable roof and is made with zinc. To the right side you can see part of the other buildings of the hacienda.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00010

Front view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has an open balcony with a balustrade modulated by square pillars crowned with spherical finishes. In addition, it has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

House on Calderón

A woman looking through the door of a wooden house founded on stilts and covered with zinc. On one side, a window made of a wooden sash that opens outwards, stands out. The surrounding land has a small cultivated area with tubers.

Mayagüez Town Square, Church with Towers

Mayagüez public town square. The Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church (Catholic) can be seen in the background. There are trees obstructing the view, hence, only the top portion of the façade, the pediment with a cross on top, and the two bell towers are visible. One of the towers has a clock. The square has a fence with a balustrade, and wooden and metal benches along the balustrade. In the center of the square there is a statue of Christopher Columbus. Some buildings surrounding the square can be seen.

City Buildings, Street

View of Mayor Street in the town of Ponce. The street is paved, to the far left you can see several adjacent buildings with different characteristics. The buildings are decorated with moldings and cornices. In addition, they have porches surrounded by metal railings and balustrades. These have double doors surmounted with entablatures. On the sides of the buildings there are gates with ornamental metal bars. On the other hand, to the far right is the La Perla theater distinguished by its staircase and portico supported by columns. In front, you can see several people walking on the sidewalks.

A Woman and a Girl in Front of La Fortaleza

A woman and a child seated in a bench under a tree in front of a fence of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. A portion of the façade of the building and one of the towers are visible. Also, a section of a wall with embrasures can be seen, and in front of it, a cannon.

Two-story Greek Revival-style Mansion for a Family

Front facade of a two-story Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The residence has a wall, over which there is an ornamental metal bar fence supported by pillars and followed by a front garden. On the first level, the home has a large porch supported by columns. In addition, it has semicircular arches surrounded by moldings and truncated suns. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing that is supported by columns. There, several arches with double lattice-style wooden doors, truncated suns, and moldings above the windows can be seen. At the top of each end of the house, there are pediments surrounded by cornices and ornamental friezes. Also, a small circular attic with several double doors in wood and glass are visible. Around the residence, there are people walking by, vehicles, and construction materials.

Crowded Street, Loteria Sign

View of the Fortaleza street in the Old San Juan. The street is paved and traveled by vehicles, on both sides of it there are connected buildings. In front of the buildings there are people standing on the sidewalk. Between the buildings it stand out characteristics like cristal windows, moldings, pilasters, balconies and establishments posters. Between the posters there is a big one that says: "Lotería"

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. It has a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. There is also a masonry wall made of stone and bricks. Trees grow in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Close view of the frieze on the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Part of a gray and white-colored entablature that has a high relief frieze in the metope with the image of a crab, which is allusive to the zodiac signs, can be seen. The entablature also has triglyphs and guttae. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00023

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Interior with Counter

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space with a counter, a set of cabinets, and a corridor with several doors can be seen. These doors are single ones and have ventilation grilles at the bottom. The ceiling has circular lamps with exposed bulbs and acoustics. The floor, at the counter's rear, has a tile pattern. Also, a pillar and a metallic frame on the wall are visible.

Buildings Y

Side-view of a one-story house made of wood and concrete. The house has a flat roof and in the front, there is a porch sustained by an archway of semicircular arches. The porch is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic railing. In addition, it has several double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style windows; over which there are mullions in wood and glass. To the far left, the residence has several aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars and surrounded by concrete moldings. On the street, there are several vehicles parked. Lastly, to that side, there are also adjacent dwellings with different characteristics.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00009

View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see two double doors made of wood, one of which has lattice style windows. Both are crowned with wooden sunrise transoms. The room has a showcase with two musical instruments, decorative frames on the walls and a hanging lamp in the middle of the room. In addition, the ceiling is made of wood and the upper border of the wall has continuous moldings. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

Baptist Church Rábanos

Façade of a baptist church in Rábanos. In the main entrance, you can see a tower with semicircular arches and a pyramidal dome crowned by a cross. The church has a gable roof, wooden windows with transoms and in the front a fence made of concrete pillars and barbed wire. In the background, on the hill, a house with a gabled roof is notable.

Buildings G

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The dwelling has a garden in the front, built over a wall where there are different flowers and plants in hanging pots. Behind the garden, there is a balcony covered by ornamental metallic bars and a fabric awning. The sides of the balcony have fluted columns. Inside the balcony, there are chairs and tables surrounded by potted plants.

Stove

Interior view of a house. The residence is in concrete. A kitchen with a wide stove covered with white tiles can be seen; there are native tiles in the lower part.

University of Puerto Rico Building Construction Almost Complete

View towards the José M. Lázaro Library at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, in an advanced construction phase. The building is modern in style with sunshades on much of its façade. It also has a type of lobby, through which stairs are notable. Square appendages with windows protrude from the flat roof. In front of the library there is a street, a parking lot with cars and another building with a tile roof. In the back, several buildings and houses stand out, mostly with zinc roofs. In the background, a large building stands out and a view of the city and the coast.

Euphonics Corporation, Loading Entrance

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, loading entrance view. The wall has pilasters, there is a sliding door, an eave and a window. Part of the tube gate can also be seen.

Ramp to Opening in El Morro Wall

View of one end of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro Wall in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish Colonial period in masonry and stone. In the foreground there is a ramp to the interior of the wall under a semicircular arch. At each end of the ramp you can see steps, the wall has several openings in the front wall with metallic railings. Lastly, the superior area is surrounded by a metallic railing where you can observe several people and a flagpole with a flag of United States.

Plaza of Mayagüez

View of the square of Mayagüez, the monument to Christopher Columbus, the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church and the radio station "WPRA" and a shop identified as "Cesani". The square is characterized by a checkered floor, gardens, sculptures that hold light bulbs and a fountain from which a platform with bas-reliefs that supports the statue of Columbus rises. The Church has stairs that lead to the porch made up of four columns, a main door and a roof. The façade also has pointed arches and oculi of which one is within a tetra-lobular molding. The pediment is circular and is crowned with a cross. Next to the church, there is a radio station above a store. Around the square there are other buildings two to three levels high, some of which have roofs, semicircular arches, cornices and fanlights.

Bayamón District Hospital, Corridor

Bayamón District Hospital. View of a corridor of the building under construction where some falsework and construction materials can be seen. The corridor is divided by semicircular arches and there are several workers.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00020

Side entrance of the former American Colonial Bank building. There are small posts on the sidewalk in the foreground of the image. Behind the posts is a black grille along with some steps that lead towards the door. The brown door has rosettes, a number on the top of it, and there are three holes on the left side of the door. Piers can be seen next to door. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Road in El Morro, Fort Brooke Cafeteria and Restaurant

Street view in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, the street is paved, to the far left end of it there is a two-level building with windows over which there are eaves, also there is a visible glued poster that says: "Fort Brooks Cafeteria & Restaurant". Next to the building you can see a parked vehicle. Besides that, to the far right end there is a staggered wall with a balustrade and stairs in front of an entrance. Additionally, from a distance it appears the Castillo San Felipe del Morro distinguished by its crenelled ramparts in masonry and stone. From it stands out the lighthouse crowned with a lantern.

Buildings N

Lateral view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. In the front, the house has a garden that leads to the porch. The residence is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the dwelling has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof, which is sustained by columns and its upper edge is covered with plant vines. On the second level, the residence has a balcony surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns and a zinc, gabled roof. On the right side, the double windows are lattice-style with an awning over them. In addition, there are concrete stairs with a railing made of ornamental blocks. Also, a wooden construction with a gabled roof can be seen. On the upper part, the house has an ornamental border, lattice-style windows, and some single doors; over both doors, there are wooden mullions.

Detail of the Work with the Locomotive Crane over the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View to the bridge of the San Antonio channel. At the bottom part you can see the scaffolding on boards that let the men get to the parts just below the bridge. Over the bridge you can see the crane being operated to move heavy objects. At the background you can see a bridge with balustrade.

Look along a Street in Guayama

Look along a street in Guayama. On the left, there is a two-story house. On the second story, a porch with a railing and columns can be seen. On the wall of the porch, there is a door and a window. On the right, various houses can be seen. The white house has a zinc roof and some windows are visible. Beyond the white house, a pink house, a yellow house, and a portion of another structure can be seen. In the background, a dome and a church tower stand out.

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Distant view of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground, there is an ample yard surrounded by vegetation. The dwelling is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof, over which there is a roof appendage. The appendage has a zinc, hipped roof and glass windows. On the first level, the house has double, lattice-style, glass windows. On the second level, the residence has a porch surrounded by a railing, over which there are plants. The railing is sustained by concrete columns.

Waterfront of San Juan - Aerial View

Aerial view of Old San Juan. In this aerial view, you can see buildings with different characteristics, boats on the coast and vehicles traveling through the streets of the city.

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Lateral view of a beach house located in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, raised on stilts with a zinc hipped roof. In the front, there are wooden entrance stairs that lead to the porch. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. It is also decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The windows are double and made of glass and aluminum, while the door is single, made of glass, with windows of the same material on its sides. To the far right of the residence, there are several persons standing and trees in the surrounding area.

Masonry and ceramic wall with wrought iron toping, hedge, San Juan

Detailed view of a masonry and ceramic wall with iron trim in front of the Public Parks and Recreation Commission building. The circular ornamental blocks in between the pillars of the wall stand out. The central body of the wall pillars has floral motifs that intersperse green and reddish tones, while the upper part has wavy details in bas-relief. Behind the wall, the bushes and a molding of a building stand out.

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Lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and above it you can distinguish the dome with onion shape that crowns the belfry matched with a spheric finish. The facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border with moldings. It also has wooden windows with stained glass matched with flat moldings. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Corner view of the building during construction. It can be seen that it has a concrete fence with pilasters, a portico with tubular pillars, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. There is a wooden drop chute that goes from the second floor roof to the concrete fence. Next to the fence, at the area where the drop chute is, there is debris and at the front, construction blocks and sand. There is a worker working on the portico.

Women of the Rug Cooperative

Group of women at the Puerto Rico Rug Cooperative. The women are standing on the stairs in front of the building's entrance and are accompanied by two men. The building can be seen in the back with a double wooden door and a picket fence at the entrance leading to a hallway. Inside the building, on the right, there is a door leading to a room where there are awning windows that open outward. Also, other small louver windows are visible. The building and its entrance porch are made of wood, as well as the stairs. Around the entrance there are shrubs. This rug cooperative was later replaced by the Floor Coverings of Puerto Rico, Inc, which employed around 300 people.

Pueblerino House

Main façade of a one-story house located in the coastal town of Loíza. The dwelling is wooden with a flat zinc roof. To one side, there are steps and a wooden pedestrian gate leading to the balcony. The balcony is small with a wooden railing. The windows are lattice-style and the door is single with a lattice-style window. The windows and the door are surrounded by wooden moldings. In front of the residence, there are plants, a trashcan, and two persons standing.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Cream-colored House

View of the main façade and the right side façade of a cream-colored house in Guayama. A tiled staircase and a gate lead to the porch, which has a railing and four columns. Two windows and a door can be seen on the wall. On the right there is a silver gate. On the wall of the right façade, two windows are partially visible. On the gable roof, zinc sheets and beams are visible.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Service Counter

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Detail of an area with a service counter. The counter is a wooden top on a concrete wall. Behind it, a metal cabinet, a countertop with a sink, and a door can be seen. In the wall there are holes for electrical installations.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the decorative coffered ceiling deteriorated with exposed wood. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Old Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hand of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Residential Area

View of a residential area in Aibonito. Some of the streets, houses, and the back of the Menonita Hospital, which borders the neighborhood can be seen. In the background, part of the urban center of the municipality is visible.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the staircase leading to the entrance of the tower ruins at Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. A portion of one of the walls of the structure can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Street of Spanish Colonial Houses

View of the intersection between Del Sol Street and De San Justo Street in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and is divided by passable sidewalks. Along the way there are parked automobiles. Attached buildings that share characteristics can be seen. Some are two or three stories high with balconets made of metallic railings. The buildings have arched designs, edge moldings, and there are lamps on some walls. In the distance, power lines crossing the streets are visible.

Construction of Eight Floors at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Advanced phase of the construction of the lobby and approximately eight floors of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the construction, workers, structural framework, and formwork are noticeable. In the vicinity, there are several sheds, construction materials, and the installation of a concrete batching plant with its logos "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Piano Room

Room with a piano. There is a great mirror on the wall, a wicker chair, and a table with a flower arrangement. There is a door that connects with the other room. The floor tiles have a checkered pattern.

Wooden House in a Lot

Side view of a two-story house on stilts with a gabled zinc roof located in the town of Luquillo. To the far right, there are concrete stairs that lead to the second floor. The dwelling has a front balcony, where there are two people standing, that is surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns of the same material. There, it can be seen that it is decorated with wooden chairs and plants in decorative pots. In addition, the top of the balcony is covered by a metal awning. The windows are jalousie and surrounded by wooden moldings, while the door is an aluminum screen door. To the far right, there is a parked vehicle.

Façade of A Blue and Black Building with White Doors in Guayama

View of the façade of a wooden blue and black building in Guayama. The building has three doors. Above, the beams of what used to be the roof are visible. A portion of a pink and white building is visible on the left.

Luquillo Industrial Subdivision

Luquillo Industrial Subdivision building construction project. A ground segment with mounds of soil can be seen. In the background there is a building with a portico, a loading door and two exhaust fans on the roof. There are several electric power post and two automobiles on the street.

Vernacular and Mansory Block Unit Towards Future Construction

View of a wooden house on stilts with a gabled zinc roof. The dwelling is surrounded by a chain-link fence. It has an entrance gate surrounded by a relieving arch made of concrete blocks. At that end of the entrance, a construction in progress without plaster can be seen. There, there is a wooden door and aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, there is another house with different characteristics.

Main Façade of a Wooden White and Black House in Guayama

Right Facade from Above of a Wooden House in Ponce

Right facade view of a wooden house in Ponce. Around the house you can see a high fence with roofing tiles. On that fence there is a metal gate. The house has three double windows in the lower part. Over the windows there are eaves. Additionally, you can see a window in the gable area. The roof of the house is made with zinc and gable roof. At the background, you can see several buildings. Some of the buildings have multiple levels and other are simple.

Vernacular Criollo

Front view of a one-story, wooden house with a flat zinc roof located in the town of San Sebastián. On the far right, the house has concrete steps that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wall of ornamental concrete blocks that is supported by a column. The residence has a single wooden door and a double window of the same material. Both are surrounded by wooden moldings, and over them there are wooden transoms. At both ends of the house, dwellings with similar characteristics can be seen.

Children Playing at San José Square

Children playing at San José Square in Old San Juan. The side entrance to the San José Church (Catholic) and the Juan Ponce de León statue can be seen. A planted tree protected by a wooden fence can be seen also.

Telegraph

Detail of the right side façade of the Telegraph building in Caguas. The closer shot allows the five windows, one of which is broken, to be visible. The skylight can be seen with glass blocks, and above, a portion of the cornice, the eave, and a metallic fence with barbed wire can be seen.

Tall Corner House-Shop in Neoclassic-style

Two-story corner construction, made of concrete, in the town of Adjuntas on Rodrigo González Street #83. On the first floor there is a shop with various doors and glass windows; over which there are window panes. Flat arches can be seen on the walls. The second floor consist of a residence. The dwelling has an ample balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic grille balustrade. The balcony is supported by concrete beams. The doors and windows are double wooden jalousie-glass style, which have decorative moldings. Below the windows, there are window boxes. The eaves have jerkinhead roofing tiles and the top of the house has an edge with merlons and battlements. In the middle of the edge, there is a pediment with the number "1925."

Front of Gray House

Façade of a concrete house and two children on the stairs at the entrance. The house is characterized by a porch and a parapet with a diamond motif. The sheets of glass around the window and the main door are notable, as well as the number "211" on its frame. The surface of the walls is padded and the roof is four-sided covered with corrugated zinc. In front of the house there is a small garden followed by a chain link fence and a small metal gate leading to the main entrance. Partially, a car is also notable in the foreground, while in the background a large building with a zinc gable roof, a wooden balustrade and doors framed in semicircular arches stands out.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

View of the fence of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. The fence is partially destroyed. Four columns can be seen at the entrance to the church, as well as three stained glass windows. On the right, the tower of the church is partially visible. In the background, there are various commercial buildings.

Castillo San Cristóbal Viewed from the Southwest

Castillo de San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan, viewed from the Southwest. In the forefront, there is a plot of land, then, the street is visible where there is an oxen-drawn cart passing by and a woman standing on the edge. On the other edge, a marque is visible, on one side, there is a one-story building, and behind the marquee, the Castillo San Cristóbal (fortress) can be seen. The walls, battlements, and the top of the wooden building can be seen. The United States flag is waving in the fort.

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Interior view of a wooden house in the town of Camuy. In the foreground, the living room is decorated with armchairs made of leather and wood, a television with decorative figures over it, and plants in decorative pots. Next is a wooden dining table with matching chairs. The table is covered with a fabric tablecloth. The walls are decorated with frames, a mirror, and a clock. It can be seen that the wall in the background has a china cabinet made of wood and glass. Several double wooden doors with wooden transoms are visible. Also, several persons are sitting in the room.

Slum

Distant view of a slum near a body of water. The houses are mostly made of wood with gable roofs covered in zinc and asphalt. At one end of the canal, a couple of boats and a wall on which several people are leaning, are notable.

San Juan Transportation Office, Roof

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. A roof with formwork for columns and scaffolds can be seen.

Inside Hallway with Arches

Interior hallway with an arcade on one side and, on the other side, a row of doors. On the wall, there is an electrical switch. At the end of the hallway, there is a doorway, and beyond it, a desk and a chair in front of a window. There are two hanging lamps. The floor tiles have geometric patterns.

El Convento - Now a Hotel

View from the interior patio of the El Convento Hotel located on Del Cristo Street in Old San Juan. The hotel has approximately five floors, its hallways are under semicircular arches, below these there are mahogany wood balustrades. The ceiling of the hallways has exposed wooden beams. Furthermore, the patio is decorated with plants in decorative pots, tables and matching chairs. Additionally, you can see ceiling fans. From 1651 to 1903 the building was the Convent of the Carmelites and from 1962 it is known as El Hotel El Convento.

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Amaury Veray House-Museum

View of the main façade and a portion of the right side façade of the Amaury Veray House-Museum. Most of the structure was made of wood. On the main wall, on the left, an ornamental window can be seen. Outside, on the entrance to the porch, the handrail of a staircase can be seen. The porch has an entrance gate, grilles, pillars, and a railing. On the walls of the porch, an ornamental window and two double doors can be seen. The roof of the house museum is made of zinc.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Construction Materials

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Construction materials are visible on the ground. There are reinforcing bars, a mound of construction stone, and a mound of sand. Behind the materials, columns with formwork on top and surrounded by scaffolding can be seen; there are also workers working on a roof.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Materials and Equipment

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. The process of wall construction can be seen. Around the site, workers, rebars, and scaffold can be seen. Various construction materials, such as sand, stocks, wood boards, containers, and a mixer can be seen also. The greenery stands out in the back.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Rods and Piers

Construction of the Transportation Office warehouses in Hato Rey, San Juan. The formwork of the piers can be seen, some of which are already finished. Workers can also be seen digging to place the rods and others working on wooden scaffolding. Beyond this construction, there is an additional building with a gabled zinc roof and wooden beams. Around the construction site, there are piles of sand and stones, shovels, metal barrels, wood, and blocks.

House on a Plot by the Beach

Front view of beach houses by the sea. In the foreground, there is a wooden house on stilts with a gabled zinc roof. The dwelling has front wooden stairs leading to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing and has a single entrance door of the same material. The door is surrounded by wooden moldings. In front of the residence, there is a parked vehicle. To the far left of the house, there are wooden boards, zinc plates, and a chain-link fence. In the background, a house under construction is visible; it is made of wood on stilts with a gabled roof. The construction has no door, but it does have aluminum, lattice-style windows. Behind the dwelling, the sea and buildings can be seen in the distance.

View from the Bay of the San Juan City Wall

View of the San Juan City Wall from the bay. San Juan Gate, La Fortaleza (palace), San Juan Cathedral, El Convento (convent), and Casa Blanca, among other structures can be seen.

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Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Tree Removal

Land for the Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision construction. Two workers can be seen removing soil with pickaxes; to one side there are the remains of a tree that was removed. Part of a construction vehicle, a dump truck, a shed, and two wooden houses are visible. There are mounds of removed soil and parts of the land are marked with wooden pickets. There is a mountain in the background.

Facade of La Fortaleza with the Flag of Puerto Rico and Mexico

Facade of La Fortaleza with the flag of Puerto Rico and Mexico. In the top part of the building there are cornices, dentils above the friezes, double jalousie windows, and three Doric-style pilasters with fluted shafts. In the center: a curved pediment with brackets, a corbel balcony, two flags on flagpoles, and jalousie windows can be seen.

Enlisted Men's Barracks

Barracks for enlisted men at Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. A three-story building with steps leading to the entrance and porch. It has windows all around the three stories.

A Man with a Hat Walking down the Street

A man with a hat walking down the street. There are buildings at both sides, apparently, most of them are businesses. There are various signs, some reading: " Barbería" (barbershop). Along the street, unpaved, there are electric power poles. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Portico of the Spanish Navy Arsenal

Portico of the Spanish Navy Arsenal in Old San Juan. It has an arched entrance, four Tuscan columns, a frieze with designs portraying the zodiac signs, dentils, a cornice, and three pedestals with a coat of arms at the top. The walls on both sides of the portico are decorated with moldings and a railing at the top. Two men can be seen in front of the portico.

Comerío Health Center, Façade and Building

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The façade of the building is visible, featuring a flat roof, louvered windows, eaves, and mullions. In the background, there is a building with a hip roof and windows with transoms. Mountains, a post, and trees also stand out.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Inside view of a house in the town of Humacao on Road 3. The view is from the main corridor of the house, where the floor is wooden and partially covered by a rug. In addition, several wooden chairs against the wall, a hanging lamp, and a central fanlight can be seen in the corridor. There are small wooden chairs with a desk lamp, vases, and a landline telephone as well. On the walls there are decorative frames and a wall mirror. In the background, the floor is covered with native tiles. In that area, there are more wooden chairs and double glazed doors with central fanlights.

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View of the underside of a house on stilts in the town of Moca. The house is wooden with concrete stilts. The area has concrete blocks and gravel. To the far left, a low wall can be seen dividing the house from another.

Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater, Lateral View

Lateral view of Tapia y Rivera Theater. The building has a triangular pediment, cornices, pilasters, parapets, semicircular openings, and double doors. The corners of the building have ashlar facing rows, balcony with balustrade, arcades, and windows in semicircular openings. Also, there are palm trees and a sign that reads: "Teatro Musical de Puerto Rico, Inc. Presents Fiorello!". In the surroundings there are people, a tree, and several cars.

Main Façade and Left Side Façade of a Structure with Stone Covering in Guayama

View of the main and left side façade of a structure with stone covering in Guayama. On the main façade, four orange doors and a gate are visible. The top of the wall is made of wood and painted red with white details. On the left façade, the fence and a portion of the roof covered with flat zinc sheets are visible. On what used to be the roof, zinc sheets and wooden beams can be seen. There is a sign letting know that the structure was used as a cafeteria.

Urban towns

Paved street, to both sides there are houses and establishments with different characteristics. Some are one-story, others two-story. Some houses and establishments are surrounded by concrete walls. Also, there are balconies with balustrades and fabric curtains. The street is traveled by cars and persons walking. There are several establishments with signs.

Episcopal Church Castañer

Episcopal Church in Castañer built of concrete, with a façade characterized by a portico with a double wooden door and crowned with a cross. The roof is gabled and in one part, it has zinc. The side windows are also made of wood with skylights. Around the church there is a garden with various bushes and flowers.

Lighthouse Front

Main facade view of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. At the main facade you can see the entrance area in the middle and several windows along the wall. Over the rooftop you can see an area with railing. From the back area stick out the lighthouse tower. At the tower you can see part of a door that gives access to the building rooftop. Also, you can see the balcony with parapet and the weather vane. At the background you can see part of the ocean.

El Morro Ramp Below

Ramp that leads to the interior of San Felipe del Morro Castle. Also notable are a semicircular arch that forms a tunnel, stairs parallel to the ramp and at one end, a tower-shaped sentry box. Some semicircular openings are also visible in the walls and in the foreground, you can see the crenellated parapet with an attached sentry box crowned with a dome and spherical ornament.

Living Quarters for Sugar Workers

Wooden construction with a flat zinc roof. The building is built on stilts. It has simple wooden doors; underneath the doors there are wooden steps. In front of the living quarters, a smaller shack in zinc and wood with a flat roof can be seen. The area is surrounded by persons and vegetation.

San Juan

Aerial view of the city of San Juan. In this aerial view, you can distinguish buildings of different sizes and characteristics. You can also see the pipe, streets and the sea in the distance.

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View of the interior of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The interior spaces have the ceiling decorated with ornamental coffered in which stand out angel figures, books, flat moldings and garlands. In addition, in the middle it hangs a lamp. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a gabled zinc roof. Lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles can be seen on it. The balcony, where there are several persons speaking, is small and has a central arch that is surrounded by a low concrete wall with embossed details. The residence has double wooden doors in lattice-glass style. In addition, the doors are surrounded with stained glass windows and transoms over them. The dwelling has two pediments with a wooden, lattice-style fanlight on each one. To both sides of the house, gates made or ornamental metallic bars and dwellings with different characteristics are visible. Also, a vehicle parked on the street can be seen.

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Side-view of a beach house located in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, raised on stilts with a hipped zinc roof. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. In addition, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots. The side windows are double and made of glass and aluminum. There are also double wooden windows surrounded by moldings of the same material. Additionally, the porch has a single wooden door surrounded by moldings. To the far right, there is a chain-link fence surrounding the residence.

Man in T-shirt outside Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration house, with bougainvillea, Easter egg plant, La Plata

A man in a t-shirt poses in front of a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) project house. The house has a mostly cubic shape, a flat roof, an eaves and several double-hung windows that open outwards. In front of the house there is a garden with several bushes such as the bougainvillea, and another decorated with eggshells.

Sunset

A bohío-type house with a thatched roof on the beach at sunset. The house is founded on stilts and the roof is gabled. Also notable is a palm and a bush.

Fajardo Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol Front

View of the main facade of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. Some stairs gives access from the square to the church atrium. The fence is made with balustrades with wall piers and a gate in the entrance. In the facade you can see two double windows made of wood, one to the left and one to the right. The entrance area and part of the tower have bossage finished. At the tower second level you can see a double window. Above you can see the clock and some pilasters. Over the dome there is a cross. At the church right you can see a street and along several buildings. At the left background you can also see another building.

Construction Worker Preparing the Rebar Framework of a House

A construction worker preparing a rebar framework on a house where rebars, panels, and wooden boards are noticeable. In the background, other wooden houses with gable and hip roofs, some covered in zinc, can be seen. One of the wooden houses is raised on pilings and has single-leaf doors that open outward.

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Interior space of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. There is a semicircular arch with double doors and a ceiling with wooden beams. There is a transparent panel above the doorway with graffiti that has arrow above it. The graffiti reads "OK". There are exposed bricks inside the arch. The walls and floor are stained and have paint remains on them. There is a rectangular lamp attached to the beams.

Ponce Fire House

Façade of the Parque de Bombas in the Ponce square. Notable are the the polychrome bands that alternate black and red, as well as the banked arches with colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are a pair of towers and the lambrequin on the edge as a fault cover. In the entrance, there are flagpoles with an American flag, some openings, railings, two pillars, a cloth that covers part of the entrance and cars partially visible inside. The inscription "Parque de Bombas" and "February 2 1883" also stand out on the façade. Behind the Parque de Bombas, the dome with a lantern crowned with a cross of the Ponce cathedral stands out. Around the square there are several people walking, buildings with balconies and a sign with the inscription "Pan American World Airways Agents The Clippers Line."

Post Office Building - San Juan

Old Post Office and Federal Building in Old San Juan, corner view from Recinto Sur Street. Some of the design elements of the building are: lintel arches, segmental arches with decorative keystones, iron railings, moldings, pilasters with capitals, entablature, tile roofs and pediment. You can see cars parked and driving, several of them are taxis.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail at a high-angle shot of the collapse from the inside of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Industrial Building Lateral Facade in Humacao

A construction project of an industrial building is shown in its final stages. The building's main facade includes an entrance with extended eaves supported by pillars on which there are workers at work. This building's front section includes a row of jalousie windows framed by eaves. Similarly, on the building's lateral part jalousie windows have also been installed but framed by pilasters. Meanwhile, on the lateral facade there is an entrance with eaves that appears to be a loading dock. Right in front of this entrance there is an automobile and construction equipment. The ground next to the lateral facade has been covered by concrete to facilitate the entry and exit of vehicles. The construction site is surrounded by a wooden post fence with barbed wire.

Joint Committee, 1898

Delegates to the Joint Committee constituted after the United States invasion of Puerto Rico. Four United States officers can be seen as well as four Spanish officers seating around the table, and two men are standing behind the first. On the wall, there are two lances, and in between them, a map of Puerto Rico.

Castañer Casa Grande

A group of people in front of Casa Grande in Castañer. The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood with a gabled zinc roof, a porch, a staircase leading to a balcony with a wooden balustrade, corbels and several double-leaf doors that open outwards. On one of the walls there are some informative posters, while in the surroundings there is a garden with bushes and a couple of palms.

Front view of Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Front view of the Manuel Zeno Gandía government housing project. There are two residential sections of semi-detached housing with several lattice-style windows and simple doors. Both sections are divided by a street and passable sidewalks. On the far right, there are two persons and a child standing next to a house. Behind these, you can see more homes with the same characteristics and power lines. On the far left facing the street, there are power poles, a trash can, and a person standing in the street. In the background you can see a hill, natural vegetation and structures in the distance.

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Front view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is two-story, in wood, with a gabled zinc roof. On the first floor, the dwelling has a porch with a hipped zinc roof, which is sustained by columns. The upper edge is ornamental and covered with plant vines. The space is decorated with patio chairs made of wood and metal, matching tables, and plants in decorative pots. There are two doors, a single wooden one with embossed details and another double wooden door with aluminum lattice-style windows. Above both doors there are transoms in wood and glass.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Balcony and Windows

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Two buildings can be seen. The central building has louvered windows, tiled eaves, and a porch. A crane arm stands out from its roof. In the background, there is another building with two stories, windows, doors, a balcony, and a flat roof. Both buildings are surrounded by a metal fence. In the foreground, there is the road, then the land surrounding the buildings, and to the left, a pile of stones.

Main Façade and a Portion of the Left Side Façade of a House in Guayama

View of the main façade and the left side façade of a wooden house in Guayama. The porch of the house has a portion of the railing, two columns and two jacks as additional roof support. One of the columns is broken and is lying on the sidewalk. Right of the porch, a railing can be seen. On the porch wall, two windows and a door can be seen. On the left façade a window is partially visible. The gable roof of the house has zinc sheets. On the right, a two-story house can be partially seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Laundry Room

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The hospital laundry room with ironing machines installed near one of the walls can be seen. There are also pipes installed on the wall. A square pillar in the center of the room is visible, there are jalousie windows and an exhaust fan.

Church with Red Roof, Hollow Concrete Steeple

Church with a gable roof in a red tone. The façade is composed of a main door framed in a semicircular arch, an octagonal oculus and a belfry crowned with a cross. In the front, there are stairs with a wall and then a garden in which two persons walk. On both sides of the church, other buildings are partially notable.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Roofs and Scaffolding

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A roof with tiles is seen, joining another flat roof supported by pillars. On the sides, a portion of the building can be seen with falsework and wooden scaffolding, exposed rods, and some walls already constructed. In the background, there is a building with a hip roof and matched lumber. Additionally, several workers are around the area. In the center, a construction machine can be seen.

Aibonito Plaza

Lateral view of the Iglesia Metodista Nicholson Memorial in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see the Plaza de Recreo of Aibonito and several people standing. It is decorated with gardens surrounded with fences, concrete benches, and light poles. In the surroundings of the plaza you can see houses and buildings with different characteristics. Also, you can observe at one end of the church the roof covered with roof tiles, windows under round arches and an ornamental border. Additionally, it has balconies and a tower crowned with a cross. The tower has mullion supported by columns.

Padial Street #34, Manatí

Side façade of a house made of wood over concrete in the town of Manatí. The residence has a zinc roof and lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. In addition, it has a balconet surrounded by a low concrete wall railing. In the balconet, there are double wooden doors with transoms of the same material. To the far left, the dwelling is semi-attached to another with different characteristics.

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Side-view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a gabled zinc roof. The residence has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The balcony, which is sustained by fine wooden columns, is decorated with chairs and plants in pots. Double wooden doors can be seen with lattice-style windows and transoms of the same material. The upper edge of the house has cornices and a Gothic-style ornamental border. In the pediment, a lattice-style wooden transom is visible. In front of the dwelling, there are several persons standing and vehicles parked on the street.

Aibonito Grade School

Side view of the front façade of the Federico Degetau School in the town of Aibonito. The School is surrounded by a wooden fence followed by a front garden. It is built on wooden stilts with a zinc roof. In the front part, it has an entrance porch that sticks out from the rest of the building, in the middle it has concrete stairs supported by wide columns. At the ends, the portico is surrounded by wooden railings. The doors are double wooden doors crowned with truncated wooden suns.

Entrance Road, Lobby, and Tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the entrance road, roundabout, the Caribe Hilton Hotel lobby with its logo, and the guest room tower with balconies formed by sunbreakers. Near the lobby, several workers, scaffolding, and earth-moving equipment are noticeable. Also prominent are two rectangular flat-roofed buildings, with one of them under construction. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and buildings in the Condado area.

Mirapalmeras Housing Project in Santurce

Women and children surrounding a street vendor passing by with a pushcart in their neighborhood. Other people in the area can be seen walking near an automobile and a truck. There are three buildings on the site, all made of concrete and have wooden windows and doors. In addition, electric wiring, a flagpole with the United States flag, gardens, trees, and shrubs are visible at the site. The truck parked on the street has "Crosley Radio" written on it. This neighborhood was transferred by the Project Works Administration (PWA) to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA).

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Interior space of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is an extended parapet with a railing and a green-colored iron baluster, a three-centered arch and green-colored double windows. The windows have transparent panels. Pieces of wood and a container with a lid can be observed. Trees and the sea can be observed through the parapet.

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Canóvanas, initial stage. There is a worker with a pickaxe working in an area marked with wooden boards. Behind him there are machinery and construction materials, and an electric power post. To one side an original building segment is visible. The construction site is covered with grass.

Puerto Rico Club House

A group of youths near the area of the outhouses of a Casa Club. The restrooms are made of fluted zinc, with lean-to roof and identified with signs of: "Women" and "Men"

Sentry Box - Morro

A person inside a sentry box attached to the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. The sentry box is located between parapets and some steps. It has a dome crowned with a spherical element, and also a cornice and a window.

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Side and posterior facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in barrio Ballajá in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has cornices, wooden double-leaf windows with semicircular arches, and moldings. In the bottom half are paddings, an ornamented bracket, and lattice double-leaf windows framed by moldings. The building is fenced off by a tall wall and with a gate with metallic grilles supported by pillars. Steps, several water tanks, a sidewalk, automobiles, and a green wooden door can also be seen in the image. A guard house, a person, shrubs, and a palm tree can be seen in the distance. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

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Interior view of a concrete house. The room is decorated with chairs and matching armchairs. In addition, tables can be seen; one, to the far left, with a record player on it and another, to the far right, with a television and photographs in frames. In the middle of the room, there is a play yard for babies and several persons around it. The walls are decorated with figures and religious frames, while the floor is covered with terrazzo. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the door is open where there are several persons standing.

La Fortaleza from the North East

Side view of La Fortaleza at the Old San Juan. You can see two medieval towers, a little balcony, an area with pilasters, windows and cornices. Also, you can see a segment of the rampart of the city, two sentry boxes, a pier and part of the bay. There are several palm trees the surround the building.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Side View

Construction of the Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. From the side view of the park, the bleachers and a wall with openings and semicircular arches are visible. Additionally, there is a metal fence that connects to a wall. Three people are on the bleachers. The mountains are visible in the background.

Workers in Colonia Carolina

View of a rural street in the town of Carolina. The street is unpaved and to both sides, there are houses. The dwellings are wooden with gabled zinc roofs, double wooden windows, and simple wooden doors. Some houses are on stilts and have small wooden stairs. The area is surrounded by persons and vegetation.

Criollo Design, Four-Door Façade

Front view of a house in the town of San Germán. It is a concrete house with a flat roof and it has a front balcony under an arcade supported by columns. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metal railing. The residence has several wooden double doors with stained glass windows. The doors are surrounded by moldings and above them, there are wooden sunrise transoms. At the top, the house has cornices, moldings, and ornamental friezes. There are several vehicles parked on the street. This dwelling is known as the Ramírez Roggio House, also known as the former Kindy Residence, the home of Ulises Gregory and Pepita San Miguel.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. The building has a portico with two thin pillars, eaves and a wall with exposed blocks, pilasters, and windows. On the roof there are rolls of roofing material. Around the building there are excavations for pipe installation and a sidewalk under construction. There are workers at work.

Episcopal Chapel Rábanos

A woman sits in front of an episcopal church in Rábanos. In front of the church, there are two ramps that lead to a portico and a double-leaf wooden main door. The church is made of concrete, with a gabled roof and crowned with two crosses. On the side, there are several windows and a garden in the surrounding area.

Military Camp in the Middle of a Public Square

Military camp in the middle of a public square. The tents are located on the green areas of the square. Soldiers can be seen in the center as well as two women sitting on the edge of the square, and other people near the houses and buildings surrounding the public square. There is a one-story building with a façade featuring semicircular arches and a United States flag raised.

Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division, Walls and Columns

Construction project of the industrial building complex Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division. The walls' formwork of one of the buildings can be seen, as well as two interior columns. In the area there are wooden boards and beams and three workers at work.

Two pilasters at the Catholic Church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Over the pilasters you can see the molding. On the yellow wall you can see and area with damages.

Entrance to a Fort, Vieques

Entrance to a fort in Vieques. A sentry box and a wall are visible. The area is surrounded by palm trees.

Yellow House with a Blue Tarp as a Roof

Main and left side façades of a yellow house in Guayama. The porch has grilles, a railing, tubes, and a gate. The porch's wall has a wooden door and a window. On the left façade, four windows are partially visible. A blue tarp serves as part of the roof of the structure.

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras

Distant view of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From top to bottom, the tower has a hipped roof covered by tiles. You can also see cresting, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches. In front there are balustrades and under the windows there is a clock. On the other hand, in the surroundings there are buildings, parked vehicles and vegetation.

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View from the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There are two extended parapets and a balcony. The three of them have railings and iron balusters. There is a path with stairs, benches, lamp posts, and a small wall with railings and balusters. There is an orange and cream-colored building with windows and glass panels and a flat roof. The sculptures of the Plaza (fountain) of the heritage of the Americas, a sentry lookout post, a boundary wall, trees, and the sea can also be observed in the image.

Lower part of cement construction

View of what seems to be the lower part of a cement building. There is a roof and unfinished columns. There is a metal pipe. On the ground, dirt and debris.

Buildings G

Front-view of a concrete house in the town of San Juan. The house has a small concrete wall with an ornamental metallic grille surrounding it. The upper edge of the house has roofing tiles. To the far left, there is a metallic bar gate that leads to the garage. The front part of the dwelling, including the garage, is covered by ornamental metallic bars and a fabric awning. To the far left, another residence with similar characteristics can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, An Unfinished Building and Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A one-story unfinished building is visible with falsework, molds, and formwork. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. The building has an entrance with stairs, pillars, and exposed beams.

House with Awnings

Corner house in urbanization. It has a wall decorated with horizontal grooves and a balcony and canopy. The balcony and the canopy have fabric awnings with a vertical line motif. There is a cement driveway, a patio with grass and some ornamental plants. You can see a house next to it and another behind it.

American's House

Main façade of a house entrance located on the island municipality of Vieques. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall with brick details. Above the wall, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence decorated with flower vines. The fence is divided by a small wooden gate. Behind it, is the house with a hipped zinc roof. It can be seen that the double doors are wooden.

Buildings C

Front view of a corner house located in Santurce. The house is one-story, made of wood, and has a hipped zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall that is separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate. The residence has a front garden and concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The stairs are decorated with potted flowers, while the balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is single, wooden, with lattice and transom of the same material. The windows are aluminum lattice-style and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. On the street, there are several vehicles parked.

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A balcony in Old San Juan can be observed. The balcony is composed of a front skirt and bottom beams, it also has two wooden studs, a handrail, a railing, and iron balusters. There is a lamp attached to the handrail on the right. Above the doorways there are semicircular uprights, which are also known as sunrise transoms. These provide illumination and ventilation to the inside of the building. The doors also have a semicircular arch. There is a baluster which is incomplete due to its deterioration. There is also a planter with flowers inside.

Fort at Vieques

Fortín Conde de Mirasol located on a hill on the island municipality of Vieques. Regarding the Fortín, its wall and the crenellated parapet on the upper edge stand out. In the foreground, a chain-link fence stands out parallel to some concrete pillars and some light posts. Next, a couple of people stand out on a dirt road. Since 1991, Fortín Conde de Mirasol has been a museum.

Buildings

Rear view of the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. You can see the different wings of the building and some houses in an adjacent urbanization.

Sewing Class at a Community Center

Group of women in a sewing class offered at a community center. All of the women are seated sewing while three women stand behind of a desk observing a piece of needlework. They are inside of a building made of concrete that has wooden doors and windows and a concrete floor. There are wooden tables and chairs, a ceiling lamp with a glass top, curtains, and small images or works of art on the walls.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Walls with Scaffolding

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Two levels of the building with columns and walls can be seen. The walls have falsework. There are some areas with formwork and rodding. A wooden tower for transporting concrete is visible. Next to the building there is a shed with a concrete mixing machine inside.

Gordon Realty Building, Lateral Wall with Formwork

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of one of the lateral walls with formwork and scaffolds at the top. Window and door openings are visible. In addition, the attachment between the original building and the new construction can be seen. There is a barbed wire fence.

San Juan Centenary Hospital, Men

The Centenary Hospital in the municipality of San Juan can be seen, which was used by the Navy to quarantine patients. Several buildings are seen, all with gabled roofs, porches, single-leaf doors and windows, and casement windows. In the background, there is another two-story building with a hipped roof, casement windows, and an entrance with columns. There are also three men and palm trees.

Como Hospital

An ambulance and a man in front of the Coamo Hospital. The building is rectangular, it has two levels of height, with flat roof and aluminum windows like persiennes. The main entrance is delimited by a portico in which stand out the text: "Centro de Salud" (Health Center).

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Top View

Top view towards the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The building's portico can be seen on the main facade. In front of the building the parking lot area is visible. A two street intersection with a bust in the middle can be seen. On the right there is a car dealership. Some houses are visible in the background.

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View of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. In the foreground is a tree on the right side. The Neoclassical-style building, built with masonry, can be seen in the background. Architectural elements such as pilasters and a pediment, as well as the watchtower on the roof, can be seen. The windows have grilles, and a curtain is visible on one of them. In front of the building are people, trees, shrubs, benches, and the entrance with four small columns in the center. Behind the building are the city wall and several multi-story buildings. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Elaborate Statues in Cemetery, La Perla Behind

View from the interior of Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in the Old San Juan. On the cemetery there are tombs above the floor decorated with religious images on white marble pedestals, crosses, marble tombstones and railings. From a distance it appears an end of neighborhood La Perla. It is known for having continuous houses made of wood built on stilts in front of the sea.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Columns and Lateral Wall

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo. The exterior and interior columns, part of the rodding for the ceiling beams and one for the lateral walls, which still has falsework, can be seen. Inside the building there are metal scaffolds and concrete blocks.

Farmer's Home

Façade of a farmer's house made of concrete with an eave, a window and a double-leaf door that opens outwards. Also notable is a wooden room attached to the house and several flowering plants in the surrounding area as a garden. A bougainvillea bush stands out in the entrance of the house.

Ox Carts in an Unpaved Street

Ox carts in an unpaved street. In front of one of the oxen, there is a man carrying a long stick. On one of the sides of the street, there are wooden one- and two-story houses. On the other side, a ditch parallel to the street can be seen as well as a sign reading "Hotel Esperanza." A mountain can be see in the background.

Administration Building Interamerican University

Administration building of the Interamerican University at San Germán, during Christmas. The three floor building has pillars and opened spaces on the first floor and the other two floors have pilasters and glass windows. On the yard in front of the building there are some trees and you can see a decoration in the shape of nativity birth.

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Interior of a wooden house located in the town of Arecibo. It has lattice-style windows and a wooden window. The space is decorated with armchairs, a table, decorative frames on the walls, religious elements, and wooden shelves on the wall. In the room, there is a person standing.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Foundation and Columns

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, in the foundation stage. The columns and walls that will be the base for the walls are visible. There is a worker operating a bulldozer inside the building's perimeter. The original building which has a two-level roof, a flat part and a sloping part can be seen.

Beneficencia Asylum Building

Drawing of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. The main facade of the building has three rectilinear pediments, two of which have high relief in their tympanum. The upper part of the main entrance has four pairs of Ionic columns, balconies, and wooden double-leaf doors with semicircular arches. The lower half has four pairs of Doric columns with double-leaf doors and semicircular arches. These columns support an entablature with metopes and triglyphs. The facade also has quoins in its corners, extended cornices, and wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed by semicircular arches and flat moldings. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Factory in Guayanilla, Columns, Beams, and Falsework

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Exterior columns, ceiling beams, and falsework inside the building are visible. In front of the construction there are two mounds of soil and a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program". A worker can be seen walking.

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San Juan Port

View of the San Juan Port from the bay. Various watercraft and a small pier can be seen. There are different types of structures surrounding the port, a one-story concrete building with arches and pilasters on the façade, and various wooden structures of various sizes and designs. Other structures of the city can be seen in the background.

House with Porch and Balcony, San German

Residence of Waldemar Morales in San Germán, characterized by its vernacular architecture with a great Gothic-Victorian influence. It was designed in 1913 by the architect Pedro Tomás Vivoni (1873-1959) and built for Tomás Vivoni. The house is made of concrete and plaster. Additionally, the façade features a porch, a balcony, balustrades and classical columns. On the second level, a door and glass windows framed in semicircular arches with moldings and garland motifs, also stand out. In the back, other houses with balconies, wooden balustrades, as well as doors and windows with skylights and fixed glass are notable.

Buildings H

Front view of one-story houses in a neighborhood. In the foreground, there is a concrete house with a flat roof. The residence is surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental metallic bars. Behind it, is a garden in the front where a vehicle is parked. The dwelling has aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. To one side of the house, the wall has ornamental blocks, while to the far left, a one-story concrete house with a flat roof can be seen. It has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles, a balcony surrounded by metallic bars —same as the windows—, and the wooden door is single. In the street in front of the house, there is a vehicle parked.

Ponce Fire House

Façade of the Parque de Bombas in the Ponce square. Noteworthy are the polychrome bands alternating black and red, as well as the colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are a pair of towers, the zinc on the roof and the lambrequin on the edge as a foul cover. In the entrance, there are a pair of flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States of America and cars partially visible inside. The inscription also stands out on the façade: "Parque de Bombas" and "February 2 1883". On both sides of the building, you can see signs and behind them, the dome of the cathedral and a Latin cross stand out.

Piano Room and an Adjoining Room

Room with a piano, a wicker chair, a console table with harp-shaped legs, and above it, a painting hanging from the wall. In the adjoining room, there is a pool table with carved wood legs, two wooden straw chairs, a side table, and a hanging lamp. The walls have a garland decoration.

Casa Alonso Museum

Main façade of Casa Alonso Museum in Vega Baja. On the first floor, the openings of four doors are visible. On the second floor, a balcony with a railing and pillars is visible. The balcony has four double doors and a projecting roof. A portion of the cornice is visible slightly above the roof of the balcony. On the left, a portion of a green building is visible, and on the right, a two-story yellow building can be seen.

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Economy Industries, Leveling the Ground

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, ground preparation stage. There is a motor grader and vehicle tracks. A wall of the original building can be seen and in the background there is a wooden house and an automobile.

Buildings E

View of houses on a paved street. In the foreground, there is a house made of wood and concrete with a balcony sustained by an ornamental bracket. Next, is a dwelling under construction surrounded by a wooden fence with a sign that reads: "No estacione", which means "Do not park". Next to the fence, there is a residence under construction with the roof partially covered with zinc; it has blocks, exposed rods, as well as and wooden scaffoldings. To one side of the house, there is a low concrete wall with columns of the same material. Along the street, more homes with different characteristics can be seen. Also, in the street in front, there is a vehicle parked and a person standing.

Ponce de León

View of the Juan Ponce de León statue in the Plaza San José in Old San Juan. The statue is on a pedestal surrounded by plants with a marble plaque and decorated with moldings and garlands. Behind the statue you can see one end of the San José Church, an example of Spanish Gothic architecture from the 16th century. It is built of masonry, it has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch decorated with moldings and pilasters. There are several windows under relief arches and semicircular arches covered by wooden balusters. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a chapel crowned with a dome.

Criollo-style House

View of adjacent houses in the town of Ciales. The houses are in concrete with a flat roof. They have balconies sustained by columns and surrounded with railings. Above one of the balconies, there is a fabric awning. In front of one of the residences, a flag can be seen hanging. More dwellings with different characteristics are visible in the background. In the foreground, there are several vehicles parked and a power line pole.

Caribe Hilton Hotel Beach

Private beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Condado. A woman is seen posing sitting on a beach chair, there are two other women lying on beach chairs as well and a child looking out to sea. There are three people swimming. In the background, you can see a dock, an area with trees and palms, and a fort.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Portico

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A roofed portico with columns and handrails can be seen. At the rear, there are two doors, and Miami type windows or with persiennes. An opening with exposed pipes is visible. Also, a floor polishing machine. The building's surface is not whitewashed.

Right Side Façade of Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Cathedral

View of a portion of the right side of Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Cathedral. Downstairs, various windows with grilles and a door are visible. Upstairs, a portion of the windows with stained glass can be seen. On the back of the church, the Notre Dame Catholic school is partially visible.

Aerial View of the Back Part of the Foreman House

Back part of the Forman House from above. The construction of the house is on wood. On the walls you can see some windows. The rooftop of the house is made with zinc, but the majority is covered with blue awnings. Behind the house there is a small structure with gable roof. The area is surrounded by vegetation and at the background you can see mountains.

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Side view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The dwelling is one-story, made of wood over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. In addition, it has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The balcony, which is sustained by fine, wooden columns, is decorated with chairs and plants in pots. The residence has double wooden doors with lattice-style windows of the same material; above the doors, there are wooden mullions. The upper edge of the house has cornices and a Gothic-style ornamental border. In the pediment, there is a wooden lattice-style mullion. To the far right, a wooden residence with a gabled zinc roof and a double wooden door can be seen. In front of the house there are several persons standing and vehicles parked on the street.

Slums of Río Piedras

Group of houses in a slum in Río Piedras, mostly made of wood with zinc gable roofs and pile foundations over a body of water. Also notable are some doors, wooden sash windows that open outwards, and latrines. At one end a tower with electrical wiring stands out, while in the background several buildings are visible.

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Side view of walls, under construction, in the town of Luquillo. The walls and floor are over gravel, made of concrete, and only have columns; the roof is not yet built. To the far left, there is a similar construction with columns sustained by wooden scaffolding.

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Close up view of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see one end of an entrance under a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters and crowned with an entablature. The entrance also has a metallic door and to the right far end a pedestrian gate under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. There are also two double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish a double window made of glass and two overhang balconies with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double wooden doors framed with flat moldings and similar to the window, they are crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is divided with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

Two Men in a Residential Street

Two men in a residential street. There are wooden houses at both sides. Their construction is basic, without ornamental elements, the façades only have windows and doors. The streets are unpaved, and at the end there is a fence made of wood boards.

Theater Stage

Theater stage. Actors on stage with Japanese-themed costumes. The set design is also Japanese-themed. There is also an orchestra in the pit. The chairs are made of wood and straw. There are several spectators.

Concrete House Three Children

Front view of one-story concrete house with flat roof. The house has double wooden windows over which there are flat eaves. On the other hand, to the far right, the house has a gabled roof made of wood and zinc. In front of the house there are three children standing next to some trees.

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Front view of the Casa Armstrong Poventud located on the Unión street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two levels made of masonry above an exposed stone base. At the foreground, you can distinguish the headquarters of the cathedral Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe, the paved sidewalk and parked vehicles on the street. Aside from that, on the first floor of the house there is an entrance through a double wooden door under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom and a keystone. The main entrance is flanked by two caryatids above decorated brackets and wooden windows under double arches framed with moldings, supported by compound pilasters and presided by balustrades. Each far end has pilasters with compound capitals that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Similarly, the second floor has three semicircular arches with double wooden doors with moldings, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The arches are presided by balconets, the ones from the far ends with ornamental iron railings and the one in the middle with a masonry balustrade. In addition, the balconies are flanked by compound pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with brackets, an ornamental frieze, a continuous cornice and a parapet with amphorae. At the same time, to the right far end, the house has a garage presided by a metallic grille gate framed with moldings. This garage has another level, where is located a rooftop on the second floor surrounded by ornamental iron grilles. You can also see adjacent houses and buildings with different characteristics. The well known Casa de las Cariátides was built in 1899 to the family of sir Carlos Armstrong Toro, the founder of the Banco de Ponce and Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. After the 1918 earthquake it was restored and it was added the garage space. Years later, in 1986 it was sold to the government and restored, hence in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Poster located on the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The poster provides visitors with the mission of the organization Rescate Playas Borinquen as well as information about the works it has conducted in the past.

Guayama Plaza

A person sitting on a bench at the Guayama square. A church tower stands out with a bell tower, semicircular arches, ornamental moldings and padding. There are several people in the square and in the garden the bushes, several trees, grass, picket fences and street lamps are notable.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Roof View

Roof view of the Maricao Agricultural Cooperative. Two industrial extractors, a zinc eave and a lateral wall can be seen. The wall has pilasters, "Miami" windows, an entrance with a double door and windows openings. In the background there is a wooded area.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monas in Old San Juan. There is façade painted coral and white. There is a wooden double door with a lattice window with a sunrise transom at the top, which can be seen in the foreground of the image. The wall has a yellow, black, and blue sign with a figure of nuns that also has the number 56. There are two brick steps in front of the door and the sidewalk can be partially observed.

Borinquen Field Base Aerial View

Aerial view of the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla and the surrounding grounds. The runway can be seen as well as some buildings of the base, the streets, and the Aguadilla lighthouse. A cliff and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen also.

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Lateral view of a small house located in the town of Luquillo. The dwelling is wooden and has a gabled zinc roof. Double wooden doors can be seen. To the far left, there is a concrete residence surrounded by a chain-link fence.

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View of semi-attached houses in a coastal area. In the foreground, a one-story concrete dwelling with a flat zinc roof can be seen. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall; which is decorated with chairs. In addition, aluminum, lattice-style windows are visible. To the far right, there is a wooden residence built on stilts with a flat zinc roof and double wooden windows. The houses are surrounded by coastal vegetation.

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Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523 and is painted orange and brown. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. This image displays a close view from the upper half of the Casa Cabildo building toward the Calle del Cristo. On the right side of the image there are three balconies with wooden balusters that are supported by piers and have skirt roofs. There are doorways with white moldings and wall lamps. The floor has checkered tiles. On the left side of the image there is a white-colored building that has parapets with balustrades, cornices, dentils, two pilasters with ornamented capitals, and wooden double doors. The entrance has a grille with wooden balusters and three oval decorations can be seen above it. There is a salmon and white-colored building next to this one. It has several parapets with white moldings at the top and at the bottom, balusters, wooden lattice double doors, pilasters, and two street lights with brackets. A blue and white-colored building that has a balcony with balusters, piers, and a skirt roof can be observed in the distance. There is also a parapet and several shrubs.

El Morro Chapel

Two women in front of the entrance to a chapel at the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. The entrance is characterized by a pointed arch between Doric pilasters that support an entablature with a frieze of metopes and triglyphs. Above the entablature, there is a semicircular pediment and then towards the top, there is a cornice and a belfry with a bell.

Plaza at Guayama

A person sitting on a bench in the Guayama square. A church tower stands out with a bell tower, semicircular arches, ornamental moldings and padding. There are several people in the square and in the garden the bushes, several trees, grass, picket fences and street lamps are notable.

New Aibonito Hospital

New Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. You can see the different wings of the building that already have plaster on the walls, most of the windows are installed and the surroundings are cleared and free of debris. In the background, you can see houses and buildings from the urban center of Aibonito and the San José Church (Catholic faith) stands out.

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Ornament on the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. An ornamental molding with a flower in the center and four curvilinear lines which create a circle around the flower can be observed. The ornament is painted light-green. Deterioration can be seen in the oxidation of the material.

View of a Ship from a Ramp of Fort San Felipe del Morro

View of a ship from a ramp of Fort San Felipe del Morro. The image shows bartizans and cannons between the embrasures. On the back of the ship there is an inscription that says: "Hanseatic. Hamburg". There are people on board the ship.

Factory entrance Consolidated Cigar Corporation of Puerto Rico

View from the entrance of the Consolidated Cigar Corp. factory. There is an area covered with gravel and metal railings. It is surrounded by a barbwire fence with wooden posts. It has a metal bar gate next to a guardhouse. The guardhouse is in concrete with a flat roof, it has a simple door and windows. In front, there is a sign that reads "Consolidated Cigar Corp. Another factory in the Development program".

Construction Workers Building a House

A group of construction workers at the construction site of a concrete house. At the construction site, the molds used for formwork, the door frame, and the rebar are noticeable. On one side, some corrugated zinc houses are partially visible.

Dwelling, La Parguera

View of a coastal house in La Parguera located in the town of Lajas. The house is one-story and made of wood over stilts. In addition, the dwelling has a hipped zinc roof. In the front, it has entrance stairs that lead to the porch. The porch surrounds the residence with a wooden railing and fine columns of the same material. The house is surrounded by vegetation and, in front of it, there are several persons standing.

Fajardo District Hospital, Construction Sand and Stone

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A building is visible with falsework and wooden scaffolding. Also, there are two tower-like structures. Piles of construction sand and stone can be seen.

Historical Building Rooftop with Chamfle in Ponce

Aerial view of the historical building with chamfle in Ponce. The building rooftop is made of zinc and wood. In the rear part of the rooftop you can see that some zinc plates are missing. Where there is no plates you can see the wooden beams that give support to the rooftop and also you can see a collapse of the roof inside the building.

Lafayette Agricultural Cooperative Inauguration

Lafayette Agricultural Cooperative inauguration in the town of Arroyo. There is a stage and a crowd of people gathered in celebration in front of the Sugar Mill building. The platform is wide, is made of wood, has a roof covered by royal palms main ribs, it has a few fabrics that cover around it and some stairs on the side. The building is built with materials such as steel, wood, and zinc. It has awning windows that open outward and gable roofs. In addition, there are automobiles, electric wiring, metal bars marking railroad tracks, a tank, a crane, a flagpole with a United States flag, and trees.

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View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see a double wooden door crowned with a sunrise transom also made of wood. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it was been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. In addition, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

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Close view of the dome and the semicircular arch of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The dome's interior can be partially observed, and it is decorated with the painting technique known as "Trompe l'oeil," which simulates ornate moldings. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. It is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. A semicircular arch decorated using the "Trompe l'oeil" technique can also be partially observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

Two-story house with a gabled zinc roof in Hacienda Dos Ríos in Maricao. The first floor is covered with wood. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with a metallic railing and a door. The second floor is made of wood and has double lattice-style windows of the same material. On that same level, double wooden doors and a large balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade that is sustained by columns are visible. It can be seen that one portion of the balcony is sustained by stilts. The roof over the balcony is flat, made of zinc, and sustained by wooden beams.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Senior Officials Group

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) Senior Officials Group. They are inside an administrative building in what appears to be one of their offices. There are people seated and others standing, most of them are men although there are three women. The building is made of wood, the floor is made of wood as well and the exposed beams of the ceiling are visible. The building has awning windows that open outward and others that are made of wood and glass. On the wall, at the back of the group, there is a map of Puerto Rico that indicates the distributed workers by municipality, two images of architectural buildings, and the photograph of the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. On the right side, there is a blackboard where the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) work categories are written.

Santurce Slums

A group of houses in a slum founded on stilts over a body of water. Most are made of wood and have gable roofs covered with zinc and asphalt mesh.

Parcela Wood House

House over concrete stilts in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof. The dwelling has lattice-style windows and a screen door. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. This area is decorated with hanging potted plants and wooden chairs. There, three persons can be seen standing. Above the balcony, a metallic awning is visible. Underneath the house, there is a clothesline and to one side, there are concrete stairs and a parked automobile. In the surrounding area, there are more residences with the same characteristics.

Neoclassic Stairs

View of the ruins of a Neoclassic-style stairway. The stairs are in concrete with railings of the same material on each side. Low concrete walls can be seen on each side of the railings. The area is surrounded by grass and trees.

Worker's House

Two-story house on Hacienda Dos Ríos in the town of Maricao. The house is made of wood over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. On the first level, the dwelling has a large double wooden door —similar to a garage. To the far left, there is a vehicle parked. On the second level, the residence is wooden with double windows of the same material and lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is a balcony with a flat roof and a concrete balustrade sustained by columns.

El Fanguito Slums in San Juan

A woman observing two young persons on the garbage accumulated in a body of water located between the houses of the El Fanguito community. Several small wooden bridges on stilts that connect with the houses are notable over the body of water. Most of the houses are made of wood with gabled zinc roofs, and have a type of wood and picket fence. Some have double-paned windows that open outwards, others have balconies with railings and in a couple of them, there are notable lines with hanging laundry. Some poles with electrical wiring are also visible between the houses.

Coffee Drying Pad Buildings

View of buildings and the cement esplanade to dry coffee in the sun. The buildings are between two to three-story, and have a gabled roof with zinc. In two of the buildings, balconies with railings and some double-leaf windows stand out. On one side, are visible a pile of logs and in the background, a river.

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Building in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 in Old San Juan. The façade of a yellow and white-colored building can be observed. It has cornices, a parapet, two pots with pink flowers, two oculi, and a wooden lattice double door with moldings. The building has characteristics from the Neoclassical architecture style. There is a parking sign and an automobile in front of the building.

Construction of the Lobby and the Guest Room Tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view from a distance of the lobby and the first three floors of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the guest room tower, several workers, scaffolding, and concrete pouring equipment stand out. In the vicinity, there are construction materials and equipment, as well as shed installations and a small concrete batching plant with its logos "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background, the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area are visible.

Cement Sewer Pipes, Yauco

In the foreground, seven cement sewer pipes can be seen on the ground. There is a building with four doors in the background. In front of one of the walls there is a water pump with a hose connected to it.

Housing Complex

View of a two-story housing complex with gable roofs, casement doors and windows. Each unit has a balcony on its second floor with a parapet, handrail, and staircase. On the first floor, there is a garden-like space, and between the units, clotheslines are noticeable. Various people of different ages are seen on the balcony, in the garden, and on the sidewalk, while a couple of cars are visible on the streets. The area features streetlights and electric power poles and wiring.

Fort at Vieques

View of a metal bar gate, doors and openings of the Fortín Conde de Mirasol. Also notable is a wooden platform, a chain tied to the fence and then the masonry of a wall.

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Side view of a two-story, concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The first level has a double wooden-glass window surrounded by glass. On the inside, the window is covered by an ornamental metallic grille and a curtain. Also, the window is surrounded by vegetation. On the second level, the dwelling has a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with embossed designs and ornamental moldings. The balcony is sustained by concrete brackets. Double wooden doors with a mullion of the same material can be seen. In addition, above the door, there is an eave covered by roofing tiles and sustained by brackets. The rest of the walls of the residence are decorated with moldings.

Church

Church painted with yellow color with details in an orange shade. Its cornice, of the same shade, decorates the border with a geometrical design. Getting up the stairs until the main entrance, a metallic gate gives access to the church interior and you can observe the garden with a variety of bushes. The power line poles that are right in front of the church alternate between wood supports and lanterns of different materials. Next to the sidewalk there is a vehicle that remains parked.

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View of an animal pen at a house backyard in the town of Moca. The poultry pen is made of wood, zinc, and metallic mesh. In front of it, there is a wooden table with flowers in pots on top. Also, it is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Aibonito Street Corner El Nuevo Chico Bar with sign to Hospital Menonita

View of commercial street in the town of Aibonito. The street is paved, on both sides of it there are buildings with different characteristics, one or two levels specifically with flat roofs or gable roofs. Some are houses and others are shops. Among the buildings, you can see that some have balconies surrounded by railings and establishment signs. Finally, on both sides of the street there are parked vehicles and people standing on the sidewalks.

Castañer Buildings

A woman walks between some wooden houses in Castañer. The roofs of the houses are made of gabled zinc and are founded on piles. In some, there are stairs that lead to the doors and porches of the main façades. The windows are mostly made of single-leaf wood or louvre-type windows. At one end there is a basketball court with bleachers and in the background you can see a chimney and several houses on the hills.

Casa Fernando Vendrell - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of the house known as Fernando Vendrell in the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors and characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the first floor, the facade has three double doors framed with bossage. Similarly, on the second floor there are three double doors framed with bossage and crowned with entablature. The doors are presided by balconies supported with brackets. In addition, the facade is articulated with pilasters that go up to the upper level and in turn they support an entablature with a low parapet. You can also see a logo on the upper right part that says: "PRHBDS". The house Fernando Vendrell dates from 1895 and its design is unique, since it has two facades and both are different.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the right façade of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. Three window openings can be seen as well as a portion of the eaves. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Spanish Style House, San Juan

Spanish Neo-colonial style house (Spanish Revival) located in San Juan. Its façade is characterized by gable roofs with tiles, semicircular arches, columns, bars with scroll motifs, windows with glass leaves and roofs. Next to it, a house with columns, a balcony with parapets, double doors and attics stands out. In front of the houses there is a garden with a concrete fence. In the background, an apartment building with simple surfaces, several levels high and with aluminum shutter-type windows stands out and contrasts.

Arecibo District Hospital, Façade

Building under construction in the municipality of Arecibo. It has numerous glass windows and semicircular arches on each end of the second floor. Three entrances to the building can be seen, two on the sides, and one in the center. Two of them have windows with grills on each side. The entrance in the center has a semicircular arch, pilasters, and finishes. Above, there is a ledge and a small round window.

San José Park

San José Park, a tourist complex in San Juan. There is a palm grove and a wooden structure with an open room and a patio enclosed with a picket fence. In the patio, there is a bird house, and the beach is visible in the background.

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The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00043

View from the patio of the Former La Princesa Prison—an open space with trees, benches, and two orange construction barrels with white stripes. On the left side is a semicircular arcade and three windows on the second floor. To the right, in the background, the southern wall enclosure and Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María can be seen. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Super Savings

Façade of the building of the Super Savings store. On the first floor, various store windows and doors are visible. On the left, the roll-up door is closed. An awning-type structure projects from the building. Windows can be seen upstairs. Next to the building, on the left, there is Mangual Building. On the right, a Colonial-style building can be seen with quoins in the corners. The balconies with balustrades located on the second floor are visible.

Beach at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of a pair of cranes engaged in site preparation on the shore of the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. In the area, there can be seen a boat, construction materials, prefabricated pipes, and strips of land extending from the beach towards the center of the water to provide a surface where machinery and workers can move. There is also a breakwater under construction followed by pilings connecting to a boardwalk. The area also features the roof of a building with terracotta tiles.

Military Parade at the De Armas Square

Military parade of the United States army at the Old San Juan. Various military units can be seen, and among them, a mounted unit. Various buildings can be seen surrounding the square, among which the Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace) stands out. There are United States flags.

Aerial View of Wooden House Rooftop in Ponce

Aerial detail of a house rooftop and neighbor houses in Ponce. The house rooftop is made with zin and is a gable roof. The house has a fence with roofing tiles. Above the windows of the house you can see the eaves. The rooftop of the following house is also gable roof and made with zinc. Additionally, you can see a house with concrete roof. In front of the house you can distinguish part of some business and people on the sidewalk.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, View From Above

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. An elongated garage with high ceilings can be seen, without frontal wall nor interior divisions. It only has a wall with openings at the rear. In front, a shed and a roof segment of a one-story building is visible. There are some construction materials and debris scattered on the ground.

Typical Puerto Rico House

Wooden houses founded on piles and surrounded by a chain-link fence. The house in the foreground has stairs leading to a porch with a cross wooden railing, followed by a door and several double-hung windows that open outward. In his garden, a bush with egg shells stands out. The houses that follow have similar characteristics and gabled roofs with zinc. In front of these there is a dirt road and a pole with an electric meter.

Side Façade of a Partially destroyed Wooden Structure

View of the façade of a partially destroyed structure in Guayama. In what remains of the wall, the door or window openings can be seen. Only the beams remain on the roof.

Row of six cement houses

Row of six cement houses, identical in style, with a simple façade with a small balcony and cement fences. On the sidewalk in front of the houses, there are cylindrical, metallic garbage containers. One of the houses has a metal antenna on the roof. You can see the paved street in front of the houses.

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Side view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete, built over stilts, and a flat roof. The first level is a garage; which is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars and lattice-style windows to one side. The second level also has lattice-style aluminum windows and a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The balcony is decorated with chairs and to each side, wooden doors with embossed designs can be seen. To the far left, there are concrete stairs with railings of the same material, under which there is a chain-link gate.

Ponce cement

Cement factory in the town of Ponce. The silos surrounded by several sheds, piles of materials and a crane stand out. In the background, a quarry stands out.

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Buildings with a staircase in between them in the barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. On the left side of the image is a buildings with beams on the roof and a small Miami type window. A wooden post and a small wall can also be observed. On the right side of the image is an unfinished building with window openings and a wall made out of concrete blocks. In the upper half of the image is another building with glass lattice windows.

Casa Grande, People on Porch

Frontal view of a single-level house with a hipped roof with zinc. The walls are covered with a bossage like ashlars. It has a wooden porch in the frontal area and a concrete stair in the entrance. There are several people standing in the porch and it is surrounded by a railing made of wood. Besides that, the doors and windows are made of wood.

Luxurious Gold Coast Hotels

Aerial view of the city of San Juan. In this aerial view, you can see Sixto Escobar Park and Escambrón beach. You can also see the old Normandie Hotel and the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the distance, you can see more buildings and the Condado lagoon. The Third Millennium Park was later built on the site of the Sixto Escobar Park, inaugurated in 1999.

Sealed Opening of A Yellow Building in Caguas

Detail of a sealed opening on a wall of a yellow building in Caguas.

Old Episcopal Church, Old San Juan

Old Episcopal Church at del Cristo Street in Old San Juan. At the entrance, it has a lancet arch, two windows with segmental arches, a rose window, and a pediment, which in turn, is a bell tower with a cross on top. In front of the church, there is a small square with green areas and trees. There is a man with a cassock in the small square. The Caleta de San Juan street can be seen, and at the end of it, the San Juan Gate. To one side of the street, there are two-story row houses.

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Side view of a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. The residence has double windows made of wood and glass with glass fanlights and wooden moldings. A small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with an ornamental grille gate can be seen. On the street, there are several vehicles parked and persons in front of the dwelling.

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View of a rear balcony in a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete with a hipped zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete railing sustained by columns of the same material. To one side of the balcony, there is a door in wood and glass with a wooden and glass fanlight.

De Armas Street, Old San Juan

View of De Armas Square in Old San Juan where the City Hall and the Guillermety Pharmacy can be seen, both in San Francisco street. Other buildings surrounding the square are also visible, which feature metal towers, lampposts, and some benches. The City Hall is a two-story Neoclassical-style building, with a façade adorned with semicircular arches and two towers topped with lanterns and domes. The United States flag is waving. The Guillermety pharmacy is located next to the City Hall in a three-story building with balconies on the upper stories and canvas awnings on the first story. People can be seen gathered on one side of the square where there is shade. Several horse-drawn carriages are lined up along one side of the street.

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Close-up view of the façade details and door of a house located in Miramar. In the foreground, there is an ornamental metallic railing followed by a double wooden door. The door has lattice-style details and glass at the top. To both sides of the door, there are pilasters and on the upper edge, ornamental moldings.

Estructura de cemento compuesta por una serie de espacios techados

Cement structure made up of a series of roofed spaces with quadrangular columns, without walls. Over one of the roofs, there are four speakers. There is a structure with an exposed pipe. There are several trucks and other vehicles.

Criollo Design, Four-Door Design

Inside view of a house in the town of San Germán. It is a concrete house with wooden floors. It has a wooden double door with stained glass windows and a sunrise transom above it. The wall has moldings on the upper portion. This house is known as the Ramírez Roggio Residence, also known as the former Kindy Residence, the home of Ulises Gregory and Pepita San Miguel.

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Side-view of a house built over stilts in the town of Aguadilla. The house is made of concrete, has a flat roof, and a railing made of ornamental blocks, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. Beneath the house there is wood, blocks, and debris. The patio is surrounded by trees and other plants.

House of the president of Old Central Aguirre and its Surroundings

View of the side facade of the former house of the Central Aguirre president. At the bottom part you can see areas of the balcony with railing and piers. On the wall there are several windows, while at the second floor you can observe the balcony with L shape and how it has lost most part of its railing and piers. Part of the railing is over the balcony's floor. Great part of the roof also has been destroyed. Over the roof you can see the chimney. Part of the collapsed roof is on the ground lying on the wall. At the background, you can see several houses, some with awnings as roof; the ruins of the Central Aguirre and the Combined Cycle Power Plant Aguirre. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Berlín Slum in Ponce

House made with pieces of tin from garbage barrel lids, fabric and pieces of wood. There is a woman and a girl squatting in front of the house with cooking utensils. Around the small house there are shoes, several containers, and trash. On the right side there is a man standing right next to another building that is made with pieces of wood and zinc, and has exposed roof beams with no roofing material covering them. In the distance there are other houses next to each other and there are also palm trees, and mountains that are part of the landscape. This is the slum called Berlín in the town of Ponce. Due to the living situation in these slums the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) approved the construction of the Barriada Morell Campos Project.

Industrial Buildings' Rear Facades in Humacao

The rear facade of an industrial building with a pitched roof is shown. This building has jalousie windows with sills on a wall and exposed concrete blocks as a decorative design. Through these windows a fan can be seen placed directly in front of each window. To the far left of the rear facade there are double doors with eaves and a handrail. Additionally, next to this industrial building there is another one with a gable roof. Of this other building, the rear facade is also visible and partially the lateral facade. This second building has double doors with eaves, jalousie windows framed by pilasters, and an exhaust fan on the roof.

Old Teachers' Retirement System

View of the building of the old teachers' retirement system. On the first floor, the windows covered with wood panels and hurricane shutters are visible. On the second floor, two balconies with doors and windows can be seen. On the balconies, there are columns and a metal railing. The same pattern is repeated on the third and fourth level. On the side façade, there are windows along the building on each of the floors. To the right, a two-story building can be seen. On the first level, the doors with arches are decorated with fanlights, and the second level, there are windows.

Spanish Colonial Revival House

Two-story house in the town of Humacao. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof covered by a tile roof. On the first level, the house is surrounded by a low, concrete wall. It has a garden in the front with a metallic curtain covering the entrance of the house. To the far right, the second level of the house has an arcade of semicircular arches supported by columns. The arches are covered by railings made of metallic bars. To the far left, there are windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. In front of the house, there is a car parked.

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Rear view of a Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. The residence is two-story and made of wood and concrete. The first level has lattice-style wooden-glass windows. Also, moldings, pilasters, and a concrete balustrade sustained by Ionic-order columns can be seen. On the second level, the edge has an ornamental frieze and a concrete balustrade. There, several wooden-glass double doors and windows with lattice-style are visible. Lastly, the yard is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Back of the Bleachers

Back of the Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. A wall with openings and semicircular arches is visible. A portion of the bleachers and the falsework on the first level are also visible. There is a wall with piers serving as a fence, several poles with cables, mountains, and trees.

Altar with Mosaics

There is wall with a mosaic of two figures and a dove with haloes. At each end there are two angel figures with inscriptions that says: "The blood of Jesus Christ", "Cleanseth us of all sin". The wall is semicircular and in the center there is an altar with two candles, a bible, and a chalice. The floor is ornamented.

Children in front of a Grocer's Shop

Various children and a man in front of a grocer's shop in Bayamón. The shop is a wooden building with a royal palm bark roof and various doors. Some children and the adult have pale-colored masks and hats. In front of the shop there are also two horses with harnesses. In the background, there are other people in front of a nearby house.

Houses with Kitchens Added On

Wooden houses founded on piles, with added kitchens. The roofs are mostly gabled with zinc and on the façades, some doors and windows with a wooden leaf that open outwards are notable. In the surroundings, some animals and laundry hanging on lines are notable.

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View of adjacent houses in the town of Arecibo. In the foreground, there is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a balcony in the front surrounded by a wooden railing. The door is wooden and surrounded by moldings of the same material. Next to it, is a wooden house with a simple, wooden door surrounded by wooden moldings and lattice-style windows. In front of this residence, there is a wooden box and zinc plates. Lastly, there is a building with several floors, made of concrete. In front of the houses, there are several persons standing on the sidewalk.

Group inside Modernist Building

Group of women, a child and a man sitting around a table on the interior of a modern building. In the wall of the building there are a pair of circular windows that are notable.

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Structure with a Stone Covering in Guayama

View of the main façade and the right side façade of a structure with stone covering in Guayama. On the main façade, two wooden orange doors and a metal black door can be seen. The top of the wall is made of wood and painted red with white details. On what used to be the roof, zinc sheets and the wooden beams are visible.

Houses Beside Road

Group of wooden houses with zinc roofs on the edge of a road in a rural area. In front of one of them, there are clothes hanging on a wire fence.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 15 in Old San Juan. This is low angle shot of a pink and white-colored building. The upper half of the building has a balcony with wooden balustrades that is supported by piers and a skirt roof. It has three wooden lattice double doors framed by rectangular moldings and two ornamented terracotta-colored wall lamps. In the lower half of the building there are partially visible doorways and a sign that has an image with the number 15. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style. There is another orange and white-colored building on the right side of the image. It also has a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by piers and a skirt roof.

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Interior of the old Banco Español in Old San Juan. Part of a staircase, a tiled floor, a brick semicircular arch, and a fragment of a door can be observed in the image. Part of an iron railing of the staircase and metal pipe that is hanging from the ceiling can be seen on the left side of the image.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, General View with Wooden Falsework

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. It is a general view of the construction with the wooden falsework. It is a two-story building with louvered windows, exposed beams, wooden panels, and a zinc fence enclosing the area. There are mountains in the background.

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Rear-view of a house in the coastal town of Añasco. The house is made of wood over concrete. In the foreground, to the far left and under the house, there are working materials and debris. To the far right, there are concrete stairs that lead to the entrance of the house. There is a double, wooden door with a metallic mesh door and wooden windows, besides aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Sidewalks and Sewage Systems Construction

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos. The sidewalk and a sewage system under construction bordering the site can be seen. There is a motor grader and other construction machines, sewer pipes and two sheds. In the background there is a building and behind it an electrical substation is visible. There are workers at work.

Aibonito Square

Aibonito recreation square. It has some green areas closed with picket fences and cement benches. There are several lighting poles. You can see one of the towers of the Catholic church, several houses, the Banco de Ponce building and a telephone booth. An old man is seen walking, as well as several workers gathered in a corner of the square.

Gordon Realty, Column Raising

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. View of the building's columns, each one surrounded by falsework. On one side a construction stone mound can be seen. There are workers at work.

View at Governor's Palace San Juan

View of the garden of the Santa Catalina Palace or better known as La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. This is the oldest construction on the island dating from the 16th – 19th centuries. The garden is decorated with flower boxes and masonry stairs. In addition, in the middle there is a fountain that connects with stone paths. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a building with double wooden doors.

Main Façade and Right Side Façade of a Structure in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of a building in Guayama. There are four doors along the façade. The door on the right has a window and a transom light. Two outdoor sconces are also visible on the main wall. On the right façade, two windows are partially visible, and on the top portion of the building, a cornice is visible. Over the building, there are zinc sheets.

Euphonics Corporation, Interior

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, interior view. Part of the gable roof, columns, glass windows, a door, a water faucet with firehose and electric wiring pipes installed on the wall can be seen.

High Neoclassic House

Main facade of a one-story house, made of concrete and located in the town of Utuado. The house has a flat roof, on the front it has a balcony with an archway of semicircular arches. The arches have pilasters and moldings. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing and an ornamental metallic bar fence. The balcony is decorated with plants in pots on the ground and others, in hanging pots. The door is simple in wood and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. At the top, the house has decorative moldings and cornices. To the far left, the house has a garden surrounded by a metallic bar fence. To the far right, you can see more houses with different characteristics.

Reina Street #107 Ponce

Angle view of a house in the town of Ponce. The house is in concrete and built over a concrete wall. It is one-story, with entrance stairs and an ornamental, metallic bar gate. It has a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. There are four, double, wooden doors with lattice-style, glass and fan mullions over them. The doors are underneath rounded arches over which there are ornamental moldings. The wall also has ornamental designs. The upper edge has ornamental friezes and a rooftop surrounded by a concrete balustrade. On the street in front, there is a car parked and persons standing.

Aerial View of Martín Peña Canal and Slums

Aerial view of Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. In the image paved streets, houses, slums, vehicular bridges and train bridges are visible. Also greenery and the seawater flow channel are visible.

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Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Luquillo. The living room is decorated with metal chairs and armchairs, while the walls have shelves with decorative figures and vases. A relieving arch surrounded by wooden moldings and a fanlight of the same material can be seen dividing the room. In the following space, a table with matching chairs and, in the background, a wooden house with aluminum, lattice-style windows are visible.

Slum House in La Perla

View of a street in La Perla slum in Old San Juan. A narrow street is visible, and there are houses with different characteristics on both sides of the street. Also, there are power poles, and on the far left, piled garbage. In the background, the sea is visible.

Mens Dorm Interamerican University

Mens dorm at the Interamerican University at San Germán. Multilevel building that has a tower with a decoration in relief with the shape of America's map. It has persiennes, eaves and a flower bed. There is a automobile parked in front.

Muñoz Residence - Filardi Residence

View of the Muñoz Residence - Filardi Residence in Yauco. On the first floor, arches are visible along the façade. In between each arch, there is a decorative pilaster. A double glass door can be seen in the arch on the middle. On the second floor, the balconets and a balcony along the façade are visible. Just as in the first floor, there are pilasters in between them. On the roof, in the border, a portion of the balustrade is visible.

Pool in El Yunque

A group of persons in the pool at El Yunque National Park. The following are noteworthy: a trampoline and metal stairs. In the background, a bridge with a rock texture coating stands out, followed by a staircase with railings that leads to a building with eaves, a door and a window.

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Building's Main Facade Under Construction with Scaffolding Cintrón y Vázquez Inc.

The rear facade of an industrial building made of concrete with a gable roof is shown. This building is surrounded by scaffolding on which there are two workers painting or plastering. The building includes jalousie windows on the rear and lateral facade. The grounds around the building are covered by brushwood and on it there are piles of construction materials, such as concrete blocks and pieces of wood. The entrance to the building has eaves, but there are no doors yet.

House on the Water at La Parguera

Houses built on the water at La Parguera, Lajas. Various wooden houses with gable roofs and front porches are visible. A sailboat is also visible.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Planters

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The façade of the hospital under construction is visible. The building features a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows. Between each mullion, there is a pattern of squares. A scaffold and two window openings can be seen. There are also two planters bordered by low walls.

House with Poinsettias and Hibiscus

Wooden house with a hipped roof surrounded by poinsettia plants, poppies and trees. It is built on cement stilts, has double-leaf doors and windows with mullions and a balcony with a balustrade and cement pillars. There is an unpaved driveway that has a metal gate.

Bayamón District Hospital, Floor Polishing Machines

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the interior of the building under construction showing an open space with quadrangular pillars and plastered, but unpainted, walls and ceiling. There are several machines for polishing floors, the machines’ cords are tied to the pillars with wires.

El Morro Old Wall

Walls of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. The crenellated parapet and a sentry box attached to the wall stand out, characterized by its dome, cornice and cord and lamp base. Also notable are some semicircular openings, some of which have railings.

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Front view of a corner house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc hipped roof. It has a porch with an arch surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing sustained by columns. In the upper edge, there are ornamental cornices and friezes. The house has several double wooden doors with details in glass and wood. To the far right along the street, there are cars and businesses with different characteristics. Lastly, on the street there are several cars and persons walking.

Vernacular House

View of a beach house located in the town of Cabo Rojo. The house is built on stilts in the water, it is wooden with a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled and in the back it is hipped, also in zinc. The house has a wooden bridge that leads to the entrance. The house has a simple wooden door and a metallic mesh door. Besides the doors, there is a wooden bench. The windows are lattice-style and have zinc eaves inclined over them. On the side, there are two oculi in wood and glass. To one side, the house has a balcony with a wooden railing. The house is surrounded by water and boats.

Mayagüez Hospital

Bella Vista hospital joined to the religious work Seventh-Day Adventist and located at mountain Las Masas of Mayagüez. The building has four floors of height and is characterized by numerous windows with glass leaves. Its facade also have railings and a cristal door. In front of the building there is a pair of automobiles parked, as well as a garden with several bushes.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Locker

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Metal locker installed on a concrete platform.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. Five statues can be seen, which are known as "La Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas." They are located in Paseo de la Princesa and were created by the Puerto Rican sculptor José Buscaglia Guillermety between 1975 and 1976. The fountain is painted red and white. A wall, steps with bricks, two street lights, handrails, and trees can be observed in the surrounding areas. There is also a masonry wall made out of brick and stone. The sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon can be observed in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Typical Building "R" Roof Under Construction

Roof under construction detail of the Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building. Falsework supporting the construction is visible. Some beams are also visible. There are several coconut palm trees and a house in the background.

Persons in Front of a Wooden House

A group of people, adults and children, posing in front of a wooden house. One of the men is on horseback and next to him, there is another saddled horse. The house has a zinc gable roof, a porch with a wooden railing and slim pillars, and two double doors. There is a woman in the porch. A ladder leaning against the wall and two trees are visible, one on each side of the house.

Recreational Facilities of a Community Center

Group of women and girls participating in the playground and recreational area at a community center. There are slides, monkey bars, benches, a fountain, and a star-shaped jardinière. In addition, electric wiring, street lighting, a fence dividing the area from other parts of the field, a large piece of land with grass, a set of mountains, houses in the distance, other buildings, and a United States flag on its flagpole can be seen. The community center building is small, it's made of concrete and has double wooden windows, it is visible that there are curtains on the windows. The soil conservation work in one of the nearby mountain is noticeable.

Jíbaro Kitchen

Exterior view of a stove. The structure is made of wood, it has a wooden gabled roof and a fabric awning. It is sustained by wooden pillars, also the space has no walls or floor. It has a stove over wood on stilts. There are low tables sustained by concrete blocks and tall wooden tables and metal chairs. The area is surrounded by kitchen utensils, sand and vegetation.

Two-level Building at Hacienda Buena Vista

View of the left side facade of an Hacienda Buena Vista building. In the top part of the building you can see three windows. One of the windows is opened and it has railing. The building has a gable roof and is made with zinc. At the right background you can distinguish part of a fenced building.

Toledo Restaurant

Toledo Restaurant located on Fortaleza Street at the corner of Tanca Street in Old Viejo San Juan. The top side of the building has balconets with balustrades, brackets, hung windows, and ashlar walls. On the balconets there are two signs that reads: "Inauguration Coming Soon". The lower side of the building has fixed windows with fanlights, double doors, and canvas awnings in semicircular openings. Also, there are several signs that reads: "Toledo Restaurant Bar", "Spanish French cooking Puerto Rican dishes Cuban food", "Toledo. The best restaurant in San Juan", "Steak house United States charcoal grill steak", and "Fish and seafoods”. There are people waking on the street and sidewalks.

Guayama Camelback House

Front view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, located in the town of Guayama. The house has a gabled zinc roof, in the front there is a rounded arch surrounded by moldings. The arch is covered by an ornamental metallic bar grille. Above the arch, there is an eave covered with roof tiles. In the front, there is a small mullion with lattice and glass. It has padding on the front corners. On the far left, the house has a window under a semicircular arch surrounded by moldings and covered by metal bars. Above the window, there is a truncated sun. It also has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Also at that end, there is a wooden gate. On the side of the house there is an attached wooden construction with a hipped zinc roof. It also has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. At both ends of the house there are semi-detached houses with different characteristics. On the sidewalk you can see several people walking and on the street in front there are several parked vehicles.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Foundation

Foundation construction phase of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The land with piles of soil, ditches, a wooden frame, and rods is visible. Around it, workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. In the background, there is a shed with a gable roof and a building with casement windows and eaves. Another building with a gable roof and swing doors also stands out.

Gate into San Juan

View of the main entrance or Puerta de San Juan framed in a lintel arch, pilasters and cornices. The door is double-leaf wood and has bollards on both sides. In the foreground, part of the wall and the walk that leads to the entrance is notable. At the top, the roof of a tiled building is partially noticeable.

City Plaza

View of buildings from Plaza de Armas in the Old San Juan. In the foreground you can see the plaza where several people are standing. It is decorated with light poles, benches and plants. In the surroundings you can observe parked vehicles on the street and buildings with different characteristics. Between the buildings there are stores and business establishments decorated with bossage, moldings and balconets surrounded by metallic railings. Also, you can see the double doors over them there are wooden muntins, doors covered by cloth curtains and promotional posters.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Construction Stone

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Piles of construction stones and sand can be seen, along with wooden planks, a material sieve, and a machine. The building is surrounded by falsework and wooden scaffolding. The columns on the first level have already undergone the concrete pouring process, while exposed rods are visible on the second level. Workers are engaged in various tasks on this level. There is a child sitting and a young person in the lower area of the site. In the background, another building with matched lumber and a hip roof can be seen.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Construction Land

Land for the construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision. It is visible that the land has been leveled. There is a bulldozer and some cement pipes for the sewage system in the area. In the background there are several houses and a mountain.

Church at Guayama

View of the façade and side of the Church of Guayama. On the façade, it has a porch with Ionic-style pilasters that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. Also notable are the padded windows, the windows framed in semicircular arches with mullions, as well as a pair of oculi. In the center of the façade, there is a rosary, a rose window and a niche with religious sculpture. On the side there is a door and several windows framed between semicircular arches and segments. Also notable are some pilasters, some moldings and the cornice. At one end, a shutter-type window and part of an attached chapel are notable. On the roof the drum that supports a dome crowned with a lantern stands out. In the front there are two children sitting on a wall, followed by a fence with scroll motifs and a car.

Woman in Front of a House Façade

A woman with a crochet piece in her hands in front of the façade of a house. The house is made of solid material and has a porch with a balustrade accessed by a small step. The roof of the house has an edge that contrasts with the walls, and at one end, it has a stepped detail. Also partially visible from the façade of the house are a door and a window.

Detail of the Right Side Façade of a Partially Destroyed Structure in Guayama

View of the right side façade of a partially destroyed house in Guayama. The door and/or window openings can be seen on what remains of the wall. On the roof, only the beams remain. Through the opening, a green wall can be seen.

Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Empty

View towards the San Antonio bridge with its area clear. Its construction has a style of arch bridge made with steel beams and concrete tiles over concrete pilasters. Its starlings have conical cornices and have parapets decorated with moldings. The bus stop shelter area has the completion date of the construction, which it was in 1932. At the background towards the right you can see another bridge light poles and with a group of people on it. At the background, from the left towards the right you can see several structures. Some of the structures are houses and one of them is a gas station. Also you cars traveling on the street.

Square in Vieques (Plaza de Vieques)

Vieques square elevated on a platform, with a chain-link fence, as well as a gazebo in the center characterized by several pillars, eaves, moldings and a parapet on which the inscription "Plaza Muñoz Rivera" stands out. Also visible are some concrete benches, decorated columns on pedestals, trees, palms and people between the sidewalk and the gazebo. In the background, a building with a zinc roof and shutter-type windows stands, while at one end, a car is notable.

Catholic Church in Ponce

Cathedral of Ponce at Plaza de Las Delicias. The façade is characterized by a portico with Doric columns, pilasters, an arched pediment and a wooden door. On the second level, there is a triangular pediment crowned with a cross and a niche and a rectangular window with an arched pediment located between double pilasters and ciboriums also stand out. Next, the cornice and the two towers with fluted shaft pilasters, windows framed in semicircular arches, balustrades, triangular pediments and one of the octagonal domes with garland ornament at its base are notable. In front of the cathedral, there are a couple of people walking, a bench and a post with a round lamp.

Event at De Armas Square

The holding of a mass event at Plaza de Armas in Old San Juan. The San Juan City Hall can be seen and other buildings surrounding the square. There is a marquee in the middle of the square. People can be seen in the square, in the balconies, and on the rooftops.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a torch-shaped ornamentation in the upper right corner of the image. There are trees, shrubs, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, and grass in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Group on Top of Fort

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The fortification has loopholes and openings through which several people standing can be seen. At the bottom of the wall there is a tunnel and on both sides of it there are walls and fire extinguishers. On the other hand, in front of the wall there is a parked vehicle.

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View of chicken pens in the coastal town of Loíza. There are several pens made of wood and zinc. There is also piled debris and vegetation.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Low angle view of the details of a house in the town of Ciales. The wall is wooden and has a double wooden door with lattice-style windows. Above the door there is a wooden fan mullion.

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Close view of a window in the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. A wall with a wooden double-leaf door and a horizontally placed wooden plank in the center can be observed. The window is framed with a white-colored semicircular molding. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Street iin Downtown Yauco

View of a street in downtown Yauco. Houses and buildings are visible. One of them is a wooden commercial establishment with a gable roof and multiple doors. A windmill is visible as well as a loaded ox-drawn cart and some people walking by. On the mountain hillside, houses can be seen.

Bus Stop, San Juan

Two women on the sidewalk near a bus stop. The stop is made of concrete with a zigzag-shaped roof and perforated walls with a square pattern. The sign promoting "Goya" products also stands out at the stop.

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Cemetery

Cemetery. The tombs have different designs. Some appeared to be miniature churches. There is a quadrangular structure in the center, seemingly a columbarium.

View of the Remains of a Façade in Guayama

View of the remains of a structure in Guayama. On the façade, the ornamental parapet can be seen with two columns forming an arch. A gate is also visible. Portions of other structures are visible on both sides of the collapsed area.

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View from the interior patio of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, and green. The upper part of a facade with cornices, pilasters with moldings ornamented in Bas-relief, and semicircular arches with green-painted wooden lattice windows and transoms can be observed. An arcade with keystones supported by square piers can be seen in the lower half of the building. Green-painted wooden lattice doors and windows framed with flat moldings, a wall lamp, pots, flowers, a street light, and the brick floor can also be observed in the image. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

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Close-up view of the entrance of a house in the town of Carolina. The house is made of concrete, the balcony is open, and the floor is covered with native tiles. Also, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots. The door is wooden and simple, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Factory in Cabo Rojo, Wall Raising

Construction project of a factory in Cabo Rojo in the wall raising stage. Apart from the walls under construction, columns and rodding for the ceiling beams can be seen. There are stacked blocks and other construction materials in the area. There is a parked automobile and several workers at work.

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Designed United States Influence Two-story One-Family House

Two-story house in the town of Hatillo. The house has a zinc gabled roof. It has a concrete balustrade that protects the front garden where there are trees and plants. There is a balcony with a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The house has lattice-style widows and a wooden door over wooden mullions. In the balcony there is decoration, hanging potted plants, and a hanging ceiling lamp. Above the house, there is a balcony with a concrete balustrade and lattice-style windows. To one side of the house, there is wooden formwork.

District Hospital of Ponce

District Hospital of Ponce with a wide garden. The building has four levels of height approximately, the roof is flat with railings and on its facade stand out the windows.

Coastal House Children Looking Out

Coastal hut-type house made of thatch and sticks, with pile foundations and a gable roof. Several children stand out at the door looking out. In front of the house, there is a fence made of sticks.

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Side-view of a one-story, concrete house. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far right of the house, you can see nearby constructions. Lastly, in the surrounding areas, you can see trees and vegetation.

Construction of Barracks at Military Base

Construction of barracks at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Three-story buildings at the falsework and formwork phase. There are two electric power poles and a street sign.

Employees of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Personnel Division

Employees of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) Personnel Division. The photograph is of the inside of a building and it shows an office. There are desks, filing cabinets, desk chairs, documents, typewriters, and other office objects. There are women and men working, each at their respective desk. There are two people standing, a man on the left side in front of one of the desk, and a woman at the back on the right, talking with another woman in her desk. The office building is made of wood, with awning windows that open outward, small fans on the walls, ceiling lamps, exposed beam ceilings, and at the far end of the hallway the entrance's door, which is made of wood, is visible.

San Juan Transportation Office, Construction Zone

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office. An area with construction materials, including concrete pipes can be seen. There are also several vehicles and some workers.

Farmer's Home

Side view of a house with a flat roof, made of concrete, with eaves over its windows. The windows are double-leaf that open outwards and are hinged. In the entrance of the house, a bougainvillea bush stands out. To one side of the house there is a wooden room that is semi-detached and also stands out, and in the background, a small house with a flat roof. There are bushes surrounding the house with pieces of cloth on them that stand out.

Arecibo District Hospital, Side Façade

Arecibo District Hospital under construction. From the left side, it can be seen that the building has two levels, while the right side has three. It has a flat roof, flat arches, and semicircular arches. In the surroundings, there is wood and other construction materials in the ground. Behind it, there is greenery.

Tetuán Street Viewed from the Inside of Del Cristo Chapel

Tetuán Street seen from inside of the Del Cristo Chapel (Catholic) in Old San Juan. The image is framed by the arch of the chapel entrance. On one side, there is a wall, on the other side, three-story townhouses houses with projecting balconies and iron railings. The cobbled street can be seen.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Row of Islands

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. A vast area with stones, cars, and buildings is visible. Rows of islands with soil can be seen. The building in the background has a flat roof, eaves, and windows.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of one of the towers of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. On both levels of the tower, a wooden double window with an ornamental frame can be seen. There are also doors connecting to the porch and the balcony. Above the window on the second story, there is a cornice, and above the tower, there is a dome with metal roof tiles.

Rural community of houses

View of a rural community. The area has a paved street traveled by cars. It also has sidewalks traveled by people and power lines next to the sidewalks. There are houses and commercial establishments with signs that say "Klim." Some are concrete with flat roofs and others are made of wood with gabled and hipped zinc roofs. Some houses have balconies surrounded by concrete balustrades or ornamental blocks. It has double wooden doors and windows. The area is surrounded by vegetation and mountains.

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Detailed view of the interior of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The living room is decorated with a wooden table, a piece of furniture with a mirror and photographs, and chairs and armchairs made of wood and fabric. In the background and on the wall to the far right are double-leaf wooden doors with embossed details and sunrise transoms on top.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Concrete Mixer

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. Construction sand and stone can be seen as well as a concrete mixer, a wheelbarrow, and barrels. The building is in the process of having its walls erected, with wooden scaffolding around it. In the background, vegetation and a mountain can be seen.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Columns

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, Manatí in the formwork stage of the interior columns. The exterior columns are ready, as well as one of the walls. In the background there are houses and mountains. There are workers at work.

Entrance to Main Building of University Río Piedras

Main entrance of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The entrance is characterized by a Plateresque-style altarpiece with angel iconography, garlands, animals and floral motifs. Also notable are the heraldic motifs, the corbels with volutes and the pilasters. On the second level, you can see three windows between pilasters and some sculptures. At the ends, you can see part of the roof with tiles. In the entrance, there are two people and then the staircase that stands out.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Façade of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. The three doors to enter the church are visible. Each of the doors is adorned with stained glass windows. The main entrance has four decorative columns. There is a tower on the left with a clock, and another tower on the right. The fence is destroyed. Various houses with windows and balustrades are visible to the left of the church. A building is partially visible on the right.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. The room is decorated with armchairs made of wood and leather. The walls have decorative frames, and in the wall in the background, there is a kitchen cupboard made of wood and glass. To the far right, there are fabric curtains, and to the far left, there is an aluminum, lattice-style window. You can also see a stove in another room, through the discharge arch on the background wall. In the background wall, there are also mullions in the upper part.

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View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. There is a belfry tower with square base divided in two sections attached to the church. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks and vertical openings framed with flat moldings. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has vertical openings, projecting cornices and decorative columns. The methodist church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Power Transformer

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, and flat roof can be seen. Some poles with power transformers are visible on the grounds. At the rear, there are mountains and houses.

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View of a balcony in a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by concrete columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The floor is covered with native tiles and a small entrance rug. To the far left, there are lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings and a door surrounded by decorative stained glass windows. Also, above the door, there is a mullion. In the background, there is a wooden house with a zinc roof and a double, wooden door.

Criollo Design, Foru-Door Façade

Close-up view of architectural details of a house in the town of San Germán. View of a wooden sunrise transom surrounded by wooden moldings. This house is known as the Ramírez Roggio Residence, also known as the former Kindy Residence, the house of Ulises Gregory and Pepita San Miguel.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. There are three semicircular arches with wooden double doors and fanlights, a balconet with ornamented metal balustrades, and brick steps. There are wall lamps, a sign that reads "Caleta San Juan", and a representation of a saint of the catholic religion. Next to this building is another building that is painted green and white and has white moldings. In front of both buildings there is a cobblestone sidewalk, a tree trunk, and an automobile.

Jíbaro House with Balcón

Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. The roof has wooden beams and over them, there are electric cables. The floor is made of wood and the windows are lattice-style. There are kitchen cabinets in wood, a fridge, a stove, and a dividing curtain made of fabric.

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Interior view of the details in a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The living room is decorated with a wooden table with ornamental elements. There are also chairs and armchairs made of wood and rattan. In the background wall is a double-leaf wooden door with embossed details and a sunrise transom on top. To the far left is another door made of wood and glass with a transom on top.

Road with Huts on Both Sides

Road with huts on both sides. The huts are built on stilts and have gable roofs. There are people (adults and children) on the road and on the entrances to the huts. There are palm trees, banana trees, and other trees along the road.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a roof with wooden beams and a square open space. The square space has louver windows and a roof with exposed rebar. The walls are textured and has humidity stains.

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Building of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a façade with paddings, a semicircular arch that frames a double door with panels, and it also has an ornamented green-colored grille with a sunrise transom. Part of an extended parapet with green-colored iron balusters and brackets on the balcony floor can be observed in the image. Plaques can be seen which read: "Law Of..., William E...Abogados...", "William E...Abogado-..." y "Alberto G...Attorney...". Cobblestone pavers and the sidewalk can also be observed.

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Side view of one of the facades of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. A white and cream facade is on the image's right side. It has ornamented parapets, cornices, pilasters, and window openings with white semicircular moldings. Adjacent to this building is a gray, cream, and white-colored facade. It has cornices, wooden double-leaf doors framed by semicircular moldings, and two pilasters. The La Puntilla condominium can be observed from a distance. This building is painted cream and orange. It has balconies with eaves, doors, and double-leaf windows. Trees and the electrical wiring of utility poles can be seen in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

View from Below Towards the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View from below towards the bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. At the right side you can see many boards and beams. Several men are on the boards and in the water. At the lateral area of the bridge you can see the scaffoldings with a man standing. On the bridge you can see more men and you can see part of the gantry crane. At the background you can see a cement mixer.

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Front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. In the foreground, there is a wooden pen filled with plants. In the back, the house is made of wood, raised on stilts, with a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled, and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person standing. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. Also, there are plants in decorative pots, some on the floor, and others hanging. To that side, you can also see a car parked. The door is wooden and double, and has several windows, some are double wooden and others are aluminum, lattice-style. Some windows are covered on the inside with fabric curtains. To the far right, besides the house, there is a small wooden table with pots on it. Also, there is a car parked and a clothesline. The house is surrounded by sand and coastal vegetation.

Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden house in Guayama. The porch of the house has a portion of the railing, two columns and two jacks as additional roof support. Right of the porch, some stairs with a railing can be seen. On the porch wall, two windows and a door can be seen. The gable roof of the house has zinc sheets. Left of the house, another wooden structure is partially visible, and on the right, there is a concrete white and red house.

La Fortaleza, San Juan Brick Street, Buildings

View of the Recinto Oeste Street in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and on both sides of it, you can see buildings. On the far right, you can see one with two levels, on the first level there are several double wooden lattice-style doors under semicircular arches. On the second level, the double doors have wooden sills in front of them. There is also a balcony supported by metal corbels surrounded by an ornamental metal fence. In the distance, you can see one end of the Santa Catalina Palace or better known as La Fortaleza in Old San Juan, the oldest construction on the island dating from the 16th - 19th centuries. The main façade has padding on the first level, this is interrupted in the middle by an entrance under a lowered arch. On both sides there are light lanterns and double wooden windows. On the other hand, on the next level there is a cantilevered balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal railing with several double wooden doors. The rest of the façade is decorated with Doric pilasters that support an ornamental low-relief frieze. Finally, on the street you can see a parked vehicle.

Mrs. Fela visits market square

Visit of Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier to a marketplace. There are stalls under wooden and zinc eaves. There are piled wooden boxes, sacks and boxes with merchandise, scales hanging from the roof. Everything looks disorganized. Several persons (adults and children) around Mrs. Fela and a policeman in front of all of them.

Reconstruction of the Old Artillery Park

Reconstruction of the old Artillery Park located on Norzagaray Street near the entrance of the Fort San Felipe del Morro. Parts of the walled walls and surrounding buildings can be seen. These buildings are made of stonework, some have balconies, and their windows and doors are made of wood. There are people walking around, working on the walls, and leaning against automobiles. In addition, there are loading trucks, automobiles, electric wiring, wheelbarrows for loading construction materials, several sacks with materials, fences dividing the residential area, and trees.

Hurricane Damaged House at Peñón, between La Plata and Cayey

House with extensive damages caused by a hurricane. It is a house made of wood on stilts with the front wall missing and part of the roof. In the interior you can see a hammock, a table and several pieces of clothing hanging from the beams. Outside you can see boards and other debris. In front of the house there is a girl.

Interior House

Interior view of a concrete house. The room is decorated with chairs and matching armchairs. Also, it has tables, one of them to the far left, over which there is a record player. To the far right, there is a television and photos in frames. In the middle of the room, there is a baby playpen and several people. The walls are decorated with figurines and the floor is covered with terrazzo. The windows are aluminum jalousie and the door is ajar, in front of where there are several people standing.

The Arab Kiosk

The Arab Kiosk at the Las Delicias square in Ponce. A polygonal floor building with four diametrically opposed projecting segments. Its design shows a base with steps and decorated with mosaics; pillars with capitals, scalloped arches, arabesque, a dome, and the top of a pinnacle shaped as an onion painted in vertical stripes. In front of the kiosk, there are some round green areas with plants, and also a fountain. Various people can be seen posing.

Houses and Buildings in Río Piedras

Houses and buildings on both sides of Betances Avenue in Río Piedras. At one end, the façade of a two-story furniture factory with signs is noticeable. The façade features details like pilasters, doors with muillons, semicircular arches, a balcony with balustrades, and corbels. It is followed by a flat-roofed wooden structure with two glass doors. There is also a house with a gable roof, and next to it, a two-story building with a balcony, eaves, and stepped details. On the opposite side, there is a cluster of houses of varying levels, mostly with flat roofs. Across the avenue, several cars are noticeable, along with a round sign that reads "Bull's eye a better mixer" and a tire labeled "A. Betances auto parts Rio Piedras." There are also utility poles, electrical wiring, a ditch, and some people on the avenue.

Marina Street, Ponce

Marina street in downtown Ponce. This street passes in front of the public square where some large trees are visible, and in between them, the Ponce Firehouse is visible. On the other side of the street, there are buildings and houses, some of which have commercial shops on their first floor. Two carriages drawn by horses can be seen, one of them bearing the phrase: "Ponce 75" in the back. There are people walking by on the sidewalks and a man can be seen crossing the street.

Patillas, Puerto Rico

View of a grocery store and another store in the municipality of Patillas. The grocery store is on the first floor of a wooden house. It has four doors, you can see advertisements for different products such as Carnation milk, Wyler's soups, Doral cigarettes, Indian malt and beer, and Cortal aspirin, among others. Outside there is an ironing board and a ladder. The store has a sign that says: "Domingo Ortiz's 'La Elegancia' Bazaar." It is in a two-story building that has aluminum awnings. On the wall there is a Singer poster. Outside the store there is a folding bed and in front of the grocery store you can see a man with a horse.

Orocovis

View of the town of Orocovis. In the foreground, you can see a bridge that passes over the Orocovis River. Between the buildings, the streets are paved and vehicles can be seen passing through them. Some features to mention of the semi-attached buildings are lattice-style windows with eaves over them. You can also see balconies and a plaza. In front of the Public Square of Orocovis, the tower crowned with a Latin cross of the San Juan Bautista Parish stands out. In the distance is La Guaira hill where you can see a community of houses on stilts. The houses have wooden windows or lattice-style windows and the roofs are gabled in zinc.

Group of People in a Two-Story Building

Two-story building with hipped roofing built on stilts. The building has double windows, fanlights, and a balcony with balustrades and Ionic style columns. There is a group of people on the balcony and on the two-section "L" shaped staircase. Trees, mountains, and vegetation can be seen in the surrounding areas.

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Close-up view of a door in a concrete house, in the town of San Juan. The door is wooden, it has embossed squares, and a wooden crossbar over it. The floors are covered with native tiles.

Guards at Governor's Palace San Juan

View of the entrance to the Palacio Santa Catalina or better known as La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. This is the oldest construction on the island dating from the 16th – 19th centuries. In the foreground, there is an entrance wall holding gates of ornamental metal grille. At the far left, a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament stands out. The main façade has padding on the first level. The windows are double in wood, glass and wooden lattice. Furthermore, on the next level there is a cantilevered balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal railing. In addition, the balcony has several double wooden doors with wooden lattice windows. On these you can see ornamental moldings. The rest of the façade is decorated with Doric pilasters, these support an ornamental low-relief frieze. Finally, in front you can see several parked vehicles and people standing.

Building and Pool

A two-story concrete building with a wooden roof. It has a staircase leading to a pool. The second floor has wooden and glass windows. The first floor features wide arched entrances. On one side, there are bushes bordering the pool. Surrounding the pool, there is a wooden bench, and behind the bench, a patio table with an umbrella. Several people are inside the pool.

Ship Leaving San Juan Harbor

Distant view of a ship leaving port in the Bay of San Juan. Also notable are several buildings, among them a commercial company, a hardware store, and a cane honey tank identified, respectively, as: "San Juan Trading Co. Inc.", "Ferretería" and "Antonio". Also, the molded tower crowned with a dome of the San Juan railroad station known as the American Railroad Co. stands out. On one side of the station, the rails and cars in the area known as the American Railroad Yard are notable. The building with circular gables is the José Julián Acosta School.

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Front view of the Ponce City Hall. The building has two floors made of masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the first floor there are bossage, two double wooden windows and two double doors made of wood and glass framed and crowned with an entablature. In the middle there is the main entrance with ornamental metallic grille under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and flanked with two pairs of Tuscan pilasters. Aside from that, on the second floor there are five double doors made of wood and glass framed with flat moldings and presided by balustrades. The middle door is presided by an overhang balcony with a balustrade supported by brackets. The front facade also has an inscription that says: "Casa Alcaldía", a continuous entablature and a pediment that crowns the building. The pediment is small and has a clock, pilasters, spirals, moldings and continuous cornices. In addition, above the building there are three flag poles with the flags of United States, Puerto Rico and Ponce. On both sides of the building there are attached buildings with different characteristics. Apart from that, on the other side of the street you can distinguish an end of the Public Square Federico Degetau. It has light poles and garden areas. The Ponce City Hall was built between 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

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Front view of the details of the entrance of a house in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a zinc roof. The door is simple and made of wood; it is surrounded by wooden moldings. On both sides of the door, you can see decorative objects. The inside of the house is visible through the open door.

Luquillo Industrial Subdivision

Luquillo Industrial Subdivision building construction project. The building's portico, a falsework, a barbed wire fence, a driveway, a sidewalk and a road can be seen. There are several workers at work.

View of the Façade of a Wooden Blue Structure in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden blue structure in Guayama. On the wall, there is a double white door and an opening with a portion of another door. On the roof, a zinc sheet can be partially seen. On the right, a portion of a red and white structure can be seen.

Sunken Garden of La Fortaleza

Sunken garden at La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. On one side, an iron fence with concrete pillars can be seen extending up to the entrance to the garden. A portion of the building can be seen featuring Roman arches on the first floor, a projecting balcony with iron grilles and a double door on the second floor.

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Aibonito Street Scene

View of one of the paved streets in the town of Aibonito. In both sides of the street there are power lines poles and buildings with different characteristics. Between the buildings you can see balconies surrounded by railings of ornamental blocks, moldings and posting signs of establishments. On the street you can see vehicles and people standing.

Rebuilding a Plaza

Workers in the reconstruction of the Maricao square. In the foreground, a type of gazebo stands out in the construction process. The church seen in the background is the San Juan Bautista parish, on whose façade, there is a door and two windows framed in pointed arches. Also notable are some moldings, padding and cornices. In the center of the façade a type of tower with an oculus window rises, followed by pointed arches, pilasters and a pyramidal dome. At one end, several low-rise buildings with double-leaf doors and windows as well as shutters are visible. Some buildings have a flat roof and others have gable roofs with zinc. One of the buildings has a pediment crowned with a cross.

Apartment Building

Partial view of one of the two towers of the El Monte Condominium in Hato Rey, still under construction. Semicircular building that has two-story apartments with continuous parapet balconies with corbels and eaves between the levels. Most apartments already have windows installed. There is an external side staircase. Two metal scaffoldings are seen in the elevator areas and two cranes, one in front of the building and one in the back. You can also see a grader, cargo vehicles, construction materials and workers.

Aibonito Square, Methodist Church in Background on Left, Telegraph on Right Green Door

Aibonito square with several persons in its surroundings, as well as several benches, street lamps, gardens with trees and a fountain. In the background, the Nicholson Memorial Methodist Church stands out with a window framed in a semicircular arch, a balcony, an ornamental band on the edge and a tower with arches and tiles on its roof. On one side of the church there is a house with a porch, a balustrade, a zinc roof and a roof appendix with fanlight windows. At the other end, several buildings with similar characteristics and at least one establishment identified as "El Combate" stand out.

42 Méndez Vigo Street - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of house on the 42 Méndez Vigo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has one floor with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic style. The facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade modulated by small columns that at the same time support an overhang roof. Inside the balcony you can see four double doors framed with flat moldings and crowned with small transoms and entablatures supported with brackets and matched with in relief details. Aside from that, to the right far end there is a vehicle entrance with double gate framed with flat moldings, lattice style windows and similarly to the rest of the house, a continuous entablature on the upper border. The construction of this residence dates from the beginning of the XX century.

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Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Portico

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Construction on one of the building's facades. There is a portico with tubular pillars and rectangular persiennes divided by pilasters with exposed bricks. Part of the concrete fence is visible. In the area there are construction materials, debris, a wheelbarrow, and a bicycle.

Boxing at a Community Center Backyard in Lafayette

Recreation area in one of the community centers of the Lafayette Agricultural Cooperative in the town of Arroyo. There are two men inside a boxing ring with people around watching the action. There is wooden platform with some pegs and ropes delimiting a quadrangle, used for the sport's action. In addition, there is a large wooden building that is part of the camp that has a gable roof and double windows. There are men, women, and children, a net used for playing volleyball, trees, and a mountain can be seen in the background.

Laundry Bayamón District Hospital

Laundry building of the Bayamón Hospital. It is a one-story building with concrete stairs leading to a portico formed by three arcades that gives access to the building through three front doors. On the sides there are dark divided glass windows. In addition, on one side there is a door with appentices and brackets.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic Hacienda House

Front view of a two-story Hacienda house in the town of Sabana Grande. The house has two floors made of concrete and wood, and a zinc hipped roof. In the foreground, there is a patio fountain surrounded by a semicircular balustrade over which there are decorative figures and potted plants. The house has an entrance stairway that leads to the balcony, the stairway has a concrete railing. On the first level there are arches that stand out, and concrete balustrades. The second floor has an ample balcony with arches that stand out and concrete balustrade sustained by columns. It has double lattice-glass style windows and doors, both encircled by wooden moldings. The balcony is decorated with potted plants and chairs. The house is surrounded by vegetation.

Plaza contigua a edificio

Partial view of a plaza adjacent to a building of no less than three floors. The building has an iron fence and iron gate in the shape of an arch. In the plaza, there is a shoeshiner and a street vendor, a person getting off a parked car and others close to an automobile.

Puerto Rican Home

Two people sitting on the ground next to a wooden house with a gabled roof and foundation on piles. Notable are some wooden steps with railings that lead to the main wooden door. One of the walls of the house is covered with zinc sheets. At one end of the house a cluster of sticks is notable. The house is located on the side of an unpaved road surrounded by trees.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicina in San Juan, in Plateresque-style. On the first level of the building, the mostly double-leaf doors that open outwards, are notable. On the second and third levels, elements such as arcades, mullions, balustrades, cornices, windows with fixed glass, triangular pediments, pilasters and friezes stand out. At the ends of the building, the towers with crests and pinnacles also stand out, while the tiles are visible on the roof. In front of the building there is a pole with the American flag, a garden, a sidewalk and a street where a couple of people are walking.

Territory and Agricultural Bank of Puerto Rico

Territory and Agricultural Bank of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A three-story building with an arcade façade on the first two floors. The second floor features quoins and pilasters. The third floor has decorative moldings and pilasters. At the top of the building, there are two cornices. The space between the two cornices is labeled, "Banco Territorial y Agrícola de Puerto Rico." One of the balconies on the second floor has a sign that reads, "American Colonial Bank." On the first floor, there is another sign that cannot be fully seen, "The American...". There is a horse-drawn carriage in front of the bank, and in front of the bank, there is a square with a statue on a pedestal.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Fenced Land

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos. The construction ground and a barbed wire fence can be seen. On one side there are four sheds. A building can be seen in the background.

Partial View of the Façade of a Building in Caguas

Partial view of the façade of a yellow two-story building in Caguas. The doors and windows of the first floor are all sealed with wood panels and PVC sheets. Various windows can be seen on the second story. There are various buildings next to it along the sidewalk. Some of these buildings have balconies.

New Aibonito Hospital

New Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. Parts of the building already have a roof, the door and window openings look ready for installation. There is another part in which walls and pillars can be seen, but it does not yet have a roof. A small shed, scaffolding, lumber, other construction materials and a parked car are seen at the construction site.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior you can see basket arches supported with square columns. You can also see stairs without railings, a standing person, debris and an isolated area as a closet with a small wooden door. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Shops at the Borinquen Field Base

Shops at the Borinquen Base Field in Aguadilla. It is a wooden building with a concrete foundation. It has awning windows and wood barn doors. On the door, there is a sign reading: "Base Engineering Shops," and another one reading, "T-108 Machine Shop Welding Shop Blacksmith Shop Sheet Metal Shop Tool Room."

Commonwealth School Hato Rey

Commonwealth School extension project in Hato Rey. The rodding for the roof's concrete pouring can be seen. The original building is on one side and the Roosevelt residential area baseball park and a building across the street from the park can be seen.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The windows are lattice-style and the wooden door is simple, with embossed details. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Street of Criollo House

View of a commercial street with different businesses. In the foreground, there is a building with a zinc, gabled roof. It has several double, wooden doors. It also has a large glass window covered by a curtain. Above one of the doors there is a sign that reads: "Casa Nelly". It is followed by two entrances painted with white and red lines. At the end of the building, there are two more entrances above which there is a sign that reads: "El rincón criollo". There are several people standing in front of the building. In the background there is a two-level house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental concrete blocks. Several vehicles are parked in front of the building.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Façade with a Car

Construction of a warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The façade consists of two window openings, and in the center, there is a loading door. The roof has a slight tilt in the middle. There is a car parked and a wooden object.

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View from a lighthouse in Old San Juan. Backlit image. The lighthouse has a domed tower, lantern openings and a round balcony with metal railings supported by corbels. The upper part of a gable roof building with moldings and lattice windows can be observed.

Corner View of Scaffolds and Formwork at the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

Scaffolds and formwork is shown at Ablah Hotel Supply Co. in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A complex wooden scaffolding system can be seen during the building's construction process. In the image there are several people working.

San Juan Intercontinental Hotel

Distant view of the Intercontinental Hotel in San Juan. The building is approximately nine stories. You can see balconies of rooms surrounded by metal railings. The doors and windows are made of glass, this characteristic is repeated in the rooms with balconies. On the other hand, in the foreground you can see a parking lot surrounded by vehicles.

Façade of a Deteriorated House in Aguadilla

View of the façade of a house in Aguadilla. The house has three arches decorated with fanlights. On the left arch, there is a window with a railing, the arch on the center is the entrance door, and on the right arch the railing and the sealed window are visible.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. The upper half of the building has parapets, cornices, three balconets with ornamented metal balustrades and wooden double doors with semicircular arches and fanlights. The lower half of the building has three wooden double doors with semicircular arches, fanlights, and a parapet. There are wall lamps, a sign that reads "Caleta San Juan", and a representation of a saint of the catholic religion. There is a sidewalk, a square planter with a shrub, and an automobile in front of the building.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone can be observed. It has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, a keystone, and a small window. There is also a black street light supported by a bracket, palm trees, a shrub, and the façade of a cream-colored building with glass windows that have metal frames. There is another red-colored building that has a balconet with double doors which can be observed on the right side of the image.

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Wooden pieces placed vertically and horizontally in a building in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. Two chairs and a doorway can be observed.

Comerío Health Center, Scaffold with Blocks

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The façade of the hospital under construction is visible. The building features a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows. Between each mullion, there is a square pattern. A scaffold with blocks and two window openings can be seen. There are also two planters bordered by low walls. In the background, a shed with a gabled roof and houses stand out.

View from 12th Floor of La Concha Hotel

View from the twelfth floor of the Hotel La Concha in San Juan. Several people stand out inside the pool and on the chairs around them. Also notable are some trampolines, several circular planters and a building with stairs, balconies and a roof with undulating shapes.

Building and garbage collection truck

One-story cement building with a straight line design. It has double, wooden windows with a latch closure and a wooden door. To the left, there is a hut with a gabled roof labeled "Entrance". In front of the buildings, there is a garbage truck.

Industrial Building's Complete Rear Facade in Humacao

The rear facade of an industrial building shows a combined gable roof with two different pitches. In between these two pitches there are lateral clerestories made with jalousie windows. In this section previously mentioned, as in the rear and lateral facade of the building, jalousie windows have sills and are framed by pilasters in a wall with decorative exposed concrete. Through the rear facade windows a fan can be seen inside the building placed directly in front of each window. The only access point to the building is a double door obstructed by boxes. In the distance, in front of what would be the building's main facade, there is another building partially visible with an exhaust fan on the roof and the following words "OF PUERTO...".

Government housing, Aibonito

Group of buildings that make up the subsidized housing project of the government of Puerto Rico for the town of Aibonito. The buildings are mostly two-story and their façades are characterized by balconies with parapets, wooden doors and shutter-type windows with eaves. In some buildings, perforated walls with rectangular shapes are notable. In front of the buildings there is a plot of land in preparation, followed by a street.

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Close up view of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. The building is chamfered, has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. Nonetheless, the exterior facade is divided in three levels. On the first level, it has windows under semicircular arches covered with iron grilles, crowned with keystones and a door under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a glass transom. The second level has double doors with French style framed with ornamental moldings and presided by balustrades. In addition, they are articulated by Corinthian order fluted pilasters that go up to the additional level that supports a continuous entablature decorated with garlands, dentils, an upper overhang cornice with brackets and an inscription that says: "Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño". The third level has a railing with balusters between three pediments with medallions with stained glass, the one in the middle with a clock. All of them have ornamental moldings and in relief details. At the same time, the roof has dormer shape. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was established in 1895, however, it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico and the Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, since 2022 it is the headquarters of the news media, La Perla del Sur.

Faculty Home at Interamerican University San Germán

Faculty housing of the Interamerican University at San Germán. Two floor building with gable roof. It has square columns with capitals and persiennes. At the patio there are trees and decorative plants. In front there is a parked automobile.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There are two silver-colored pedestal bathtubs, a floor with terracotta-colored bricks, and a garden with plants. Behind the bathtubs there is a cream-colored wall and some wooden lattices. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Schluter Family Grave, Walls of El Morro in Background

View from the interior of Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, there is a tomb clad in white marble with ornamental details and religious sculptures. It also has a tombstone with an inscription that says: "Familia Schluter". In the surroundings there are more tombs on the ground decorated with religious images on white marble pedestals, crosses and tombstones. At the end it appears the Castillo San Felipe del Morro rampart distinguished by its superior crenelled border in masonry and stone.

Low-cost concrete houses

One-story concrete house with a flat roof. In the front, it has a balcony surrounded by a concrete wall over which there are plants in decorative pots. The house has lattice-style windows and simple wooden doors. Above the door, there is a crossbar. The house is surrounded by a planter covered with plants in pots. Above the front windows, there is a small concrete eave. To the far right, there is a house with similar characteristics.

Old San Juan Viewed from Fort San Cristóbal

Old San Juan viewed from Fort San Cristóbal. The roofs and rooftops of various buildings can be seen. In the background, the San Juan Cathedral, the building of the Seminario Conciliar de San Ildefonso (religious seminar), Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis cemetery, and el Morro stand out. There are two soldiers on the wall of the fortress.

Aerial View of a Construction Site behind the Ballajá Barracks

Aerial view of a construction next to the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. One of the side walls of the building is visible and an area where earth has been removed. In the back, the Quinto Centenario Square can be seen, still under construction. Other nearby buildings are also visible, including the old Manicomio Insular (mental asylum) and the Old Asilo de Beneficencia, the old Los Dominicos Convent, and the Institute of Neurobiology. In addition, a segment of the wall is visible, which is part of the city's defense system, as well as the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery La Perla slum, and the San Juan bay.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Rear Entrance

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the driveway at the building's rear. The entrance is paved with concrete. There is a grilled gate and a small one-story building with an exhaust fan and a chimney on the roof. Two small houses can be seen on one side.

Buildings in San Francisco Street, Old San Juan

Buildings in San Francisco Street, Old San Juan. The image shows buildings with balconets, balustrades, balconies, canvas awnings, cornices, fanlights, and double doors. They also have windows with fanlights, ornamentations, friezes, tile roofs, and Oriel windows with reliefs. In addition, there are several stores, such as Los Muchachos hardware store and Almacenes Brito. There are people and cars along San Francisco Street.

Ponce Farmer's Market

View of the outside of the Farmer's Market Isabel II in Ponce. The building's design was inspired in the Paris Farmer's Market. The façade has arches, pilasters, columns, and iron grilles; it also has a hip roof. In front of it, many people and various horses with loading baskets are visible.

Desigm of a "Criollo Pueblerino" House

One-story house built over a low wall in the town of Ponce, on Molina Street #43. It is a wooden house with a zinc roof. It has a porch surrounded by a wooden balustrade supported by columns. The roof is flat and made of wood and zinc, the border has cornices and ornamental friezes. The house has wooden double jalousie doors, and over them, there are wooden moldings. To one side, the window holes are visible, and above them, there are eaves. To both sides of the house, there are metal ornamental grilles and structures with similar features.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. The statues known as "La Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas" can be partially seen. They are located in Paseo de la Princesa and were created by the Puerto Rican sculptor José Buscaglia Guillermety between 1975 and 1976. There are also two streetlights and a masonry wall made of brick and stone. The sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon can be observed in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Comerío Health Center, Child and Nurse

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An interior space is seen with a set of three sinks and wall cabinets. There is a window, two wall lamps, a paper towel dispenser, and two shelves. On the right side, a nurse is holding a toothbrush and toothpaste, and in front of her, there is a child. The child, a hospital patient, is wearing a hospital gown and slippers, and sores are prominent on his legs. Between them is one of the two trash cans in the room, along with a shelf. Through the doorways, two more lamps, grilles, and a crib can be seen. The floor is tiled.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Paving and Windows

Paving of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. There is paving machinery operated by a worker. Other workers nearby are assisting with shovels and rakes. The elevation caused by the paving is noticeable on the ground. To the left, a portion of a straight building is visible with louvered or Miami-style windows and a bell. In addition to the paving machinery, there is a loading truck next to it. In the back, there is a power pole, construction materials, and the flag of Puerto Rico. There is also a zinc and wood building.

Arecibo Baseball Park, Falsework and Bus

Construction of the Baseball Park in the municipality of Arecibo. The bleachers with falsework and scaffolding are visible. Around them, there is a wall that serves as a fence or barrier. Additionally, a bus (transportation), piles of construction sand, wood, and cables are visible.

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Front view of a corner house located in Santurce. The house is one-story, made of wood, and has a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate. It has a garden in the façade and concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The stairs are decorated with potted flowers. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door of the house is simple and made of wood, with lattice and a wooden crossbar over it. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. In the street in front, there is a car parked.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00069

Downwards view of what seems to be the entrance to one of the dungeons. Bricks can be seen marking the entrance blocked off by chains. The steps lead to a door that seems to be made out of metal. There is a white double-leaf door and the wheel of a vehicle in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Parcela House

View of one-story houses built in coastal zones. In the foreground, there is a wooden house with a zinc roof, it has a front garden surrounded by concrete blocks. Following it is another house divided by a zinc plate fence. The following house is in wood and zinc, with a gabled zinc roof. It is surrounded by plants, and has double wooden windows on one side. Next to this one there is a house on stilts in wood with a zinc roof. It has wooden steps that lead to the balcony. The balcony has a flat zinc roof and is surrounded by a wooden railing. It has a simple wooden door. In the background you can see the sea, some boats and a person standing.

View of Fort From Top of Caribe Hilton

View of San Jerónimo de Boquerón Fort seen from the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the fort, notable are some semicircular arches and two ramps that lead to a type of terrace with crenellated parapet and sentry box. In the background, you can see a bridge, a couple of chimneys and the buildings in the Condado area.

Poor family at Home

A woman, two girls and a baby pose at the entrance of a hut-type house made of straw, sticks, wood and zinc.

Workers and Sunbreakers of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view from the beach towards a group of workers working on the sunbreakers of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The lobby with wooden scaffolding is also prominent, followed by another group of workers preparing the site in front of the beach.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez, Facade and Driveway

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. The building looks finished. The facade has a portico with two thin pillars, eaves, and glass windows. The lateral wall has exposed blocks, pilasters, and metal windows. An exhaust fan is visible on the roof. There is a concrete paved driveway and a barbed wire fence. In front of the fence there are some construction materials and debris. The street in front of the building is unpaved.

Designed Criollo House

One-story house in the town of Añasco, on 65 de Infantería Street #45. The house is made of wood, and has a zinc hipped roof. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The lattice-glass style double doors are made of wood. They are surrounded by wood moldings and ornamental moldings over the doors. The upper edge of the house has cornices and ornamental borders.

Pink Building in Guayama

Façade of a pink building in Guayama. The building has various glass windows and doors. It also has some steps to access the building. The doors and windows are covered with grilles. Above, the cornice is partially visible.

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View of a commercial street with semi-attached buildings. The building is made of concrete with a flat roof and the upper edge, is decorated with cornices. To the front of the far right, there is a balcony with a concrete balustrade over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The balustrade is also sustained by concrete columns. There are several persons in front and signs that read: "Jose I. Cabiya Ortiz- Notary Lawyer". The right part is covered in the upper part by a metallic curtain. It has several double, wooden, lattice-style doors with glass mullions over them, surrounded by moldings. In the street in front, there are several vehicles parked and persons walking. Also, in the background there are more houses and buildings with different characteristics.

C&M Outlet

Main and side façade of a two-story building in Caguas. On the first story, there is a door with bars and a roll-up door. Various commercial signs can be seen on the wall. There is a balcony with a railing on the second story, as well as two window openings and one door opening. On the left, there is a gray building with two Juliet balconies visible on the second story.

Ivan Maldonado's House Rebuilt from Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration House

Ivan Maldonado's house rebuilt by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The roof of the house is hipped zinc. The façade is characterized by a balcony with balustrades and columns. Also notable are several double-leaf doors with glass and others with skylights. On one side, a double-leaf window with skylights is also visible. In the front, there are stairs, a fence and a garden.

Thatched Hut in Fishing Village

Hut-type houses in a fishing village made of straw, founded on stilts, with a gable roof. Also notable are a couple of palms and bushes.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. A gold-colored ornamented pendentive with moldings, pilasters, and a dome section can be seen.

Construction of the Nurses Residence at the Arecibo District Hospital, Column

Nurses residence building of the Arecibo District Hospital under construction. The wooden falsework on the walls under construction is visible. Two columns can be seen that are also being worked on. In the background, vertical rebar can be seen placed throughout the building area, and in the center, there is a hat and what seems to be a shirt hanging from one of them. Around the site, there are construction materials.

Fomento Sign

Sign of the Industrial Fomento Company of Puerto Rico that identify as: "The Carib Co", "Otra obra del program de Fomento" (Another construction from the Fomento program". On the sign, also, stand out a representation of a workers and a gear. It is followed by the buildings characterized by their flat and gable roofs and the aluminum windows like persiennes.

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Front view of a one-story house made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. The house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. There are two persons in the balcony. It has double wooden doors, over which there are wooden crossbars. To the sides of the doors, there are wooden, lattice-style windows. To the far right, there is a wooden house with a zinc gabled roof. It has a small balcony and lattice-style windows. It is surrounded by a zinc fence. To the far left, there is a two-story concrete house. On the first level there is a garage covered by ornamental metallic bars. To one side, there are ornamental concrete blocks. On the second level, the house is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Poster located on the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The poster offers visitors the history of the Punta Borinquen or La Ponderosa lighthouse. The information is available in both English and Spanish.

De la Cruz Street, San Juan

De la Cruz street in Old San Juan. It is a slopping street paved with cobblestone. Buildings and rowhouses can be seen, and some of them have local shops in the first floor. A group of inmates in charge of sweeping the streets of the city can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of a garage already in use. It has an enclosed space with windows at one end, the rest has a roof, columns, and wall with openings at the rear. Vehicles are visible inside. There is a Police Traffic Department tow truck in front of the garage. There are several employees in the area.

Plaza with Trimmed Trees

A group of people, mainly women, at the Plaza de Recreo of Guayama, in which it stand out the trimmed trees, the delimited gardens with fences made of stakes and several benches. Around the square there are several automobiles parked and buildings with arches, moldings and balustrades.

Gordon Realty Building, Columns

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. Several columns can be seen, one of them still have formwork. There is a barbed wire fence. An apartment complex is visible in the background.

House on a Hill

A wooden house built on a hill. It has a double door with a glass transom and casement windows. There is a stone pathway leading to the entrance staircase of the house.

Facade with Battlemented Roof Edges

There is a facade of La Fortaleza with battlemented roof edges. In the center of the image there is woman looking out from a balcony with balustrade. In the lower part there are: vegetation, a lantern, a semicircular arch, a hanging lamp, and a double door.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Zinc Fence

Side view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is visible with scaffolding and wooden frames. The building has two levels, and some of its walls are already erected. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. Another visible area of the construction features wooden framework and exposed beams. A zinc fence encloses the area.

Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division, Formwork

Construction project of the industrial building complex Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division. Workers are seen working on the formwork for the ceiling beams of one of the buildings. The exterior walls still have falsework. On one side of the building were is a working table and a worker.

Village

View of a fishing village with houses founded on piles and mostly covered with natural fibers, wood, zinc and gable roofs. On one of the houses, there are two persons working on the roof, while in the surroundings, there is another couple of persons, a boy and a dog. The surrounding land also has natural fiber, carton boxes, among other types of debris.

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View of a paved street in the town of Utuado. Along the street, you can see houses with different characteristics. To the far right, there is a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a wall of concrete, ornamental blocks. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. There are other houses following this one, with similar characteristics. In the street besides the houses, there are vehicles parked.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior there is an oculus with curve shape framed with moldings and covered with ornamental grille. The residence known Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hand of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Pumping Station Along the Street View

View towards the pumping station. Gutters with some sewers can be seen along the street. There are several trucks on the streets. In addition, there are men working, several wheelbarrows, and pipes. The pumping station area has a chain link fence. Several buildings are visible in the background.

Democracy Building

Detail of the right door of the balcony of the Democracy Building in Caguas. The double door is missing one of its leaves and the glass pane is partially broken. A portion of a window and of the balcony's railing can be seen.

Small Child in the Middle of the Street

Small child in the middle of the street, naked. To one side, a stone wall can be seen, then a two-story house or building. On the other side, there is a two-story house with a projecting balcony on the second story. In the background, there was a house perpendicular to the street. A man with his back turned can be seen also in the background.

Vernacular Pueblerino

Close-up view of a house located in the town of Ceiba. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof. It has a front balcony covered by ornamental metal bars. There are several people inside and outside the balcony. The door is simple in wood. To the far left, there is a metal fence.

Hato Rey Typical Building Construction View Interior Part

Construction detail inside the Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58 building. On both sides, falsework and scaffolding formed by beams are visible. There are also ladders. To the right, two men can be seen working. At the top, it is visible that they are working on formwork of what will be beams. There is a wall with falsework in the background.

View toward the Yellow House with Zinc Covering in Guayama

View of the main façade and a portion of the left side façade of a yellow wooden house with flat zinc covering. On the main wall, a window and a door with grilles are partially visible. The pediment of the house is hanging over the wall. On the left façade, a window is partially visible. A destroyed structure can be partially seen on the left. Two houses can be seen on the right.

San Juan City Wall with Casa Blanca

Distance view of one of the houses of the Old San Juan from Paseo La Princesa at the Old San Juan. In the foreground there is the wall built in masonry and stone. Additionally, you can see two sentry boxes crowned with dome and ornaments. Besides that, above the wall you can distinguish one end of Casa Blanca, it has cristal windows with jutting style and the roof incline covered by roof tiles. In the superior part there is a pole with the United States flag.

Aerial View of the Main Facade and Right Side of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

At the main facade you can see the balcony with two piers, the railing and the gate. Also, you can see two doors. In the outer wall you can distinguish a windows area, the dormer window that stick out from the rooftop with roofing tiles and gable roof, and it has four double windows and two glass windows. From the right side facade you can see the windows of the basement, two double windows at the first and second floor. The brick chimney goes along the right wall up to stick out the roof. Behind the house you can see part of a greenhouse and two gazebos.

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View of various buildings in Old San Juan. The side façade of the Casa Olímpica building can be observed. This building of Neoclassical style has cornices, lattice double windows with fanlights, corbelled balconies, pergolas, double doors, and two entrance porches. The masonry wall of the Castillo de San Cristóbal can be partially observed on the left side of the image. The tile roof of the Casa de España building and the dome and lantern of the Capitol of Puerto Rico can be observed in the distance. The former School of Tropical Medicine, the Hogar Nuestra Señora de la Providencia and the dome of the Parroquia San Agustín are also visible. There are people, automobiles, roads, trees, palm trees, and vegetation can be seen throughout the image.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Cleaning Room

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Cleaning room with equipment for washing and sanitizing bedpans. There is a device with a water faucet and a flushing system, similar to a toilet, and a sterilizing machine. In one of the walls there are pipes for the installation of sinks.

Entry to University Puerto Rico Tower

Main entrance to the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The entrance is characterized by a Plateresque-style altarpiece with iconography of angels, garlands, animals and floral motifs. Also notable are the heraldic shields, scrolled corbels and ornate pilasters. Two sculptures stand out above the entablature, including windows with grilles followed by a frieze. In the upper corners, some columns with spiral shafts and Corinthian capitals are also notable.

The Morro

Old San Juan view from the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. You can see the cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi, the old convent of the Dominicos, the community of La Perla, the Castillo San Cristobal and the Capitolio dome.

Bayamon Frozen Concentrate Outfit

Group of buildings that form the factory identified with the logo "La Famosa Frozen Fruit Concentrates Inc.". These buildings are characterized for having flat and gable roofs, windows with glass sheets and other aluminum shutters. Among these, a tower of wooden pallets, cars and a row of trucks loaded with fruit and several people in their surroundings stand out.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00039

Side view of the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The facade has a portico supported by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts supporting an entablature with friezes with images of the zodiac signs on them. It also has triglyphs, dentils, and cornices. The upper part has parapets and an acroteria with a coat of arms and a nautical anchor. The entrance has a semicircular arch with ornamented grilles and a wooden double-leaf door. In front of the entrance is a grilled gate with a pillar and a spherical top; also, shrubs and part of a fountain can be seen. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Buildings in the Presidio Street in the Neighborhood of La Puntilla of the Old San Juan

View towards the building that are located in the Presidio street of the neighborhood of La Puntilla in the Old San Juan. You can observe a paved street with asphalt that has to its right a line of adjacent buildings. The buildings are built with concrete and some in masonry, they show influence of several architectonic styles like the Revival, Neo-renaissance, Art Deco, Beaux arts and Neo-Moorish. This is notably the architectonic elements that it can be seen on its facades. The buildings have balconies with balustrades, appentices, crestings and finishes, cornices, architectonic moldings, battlements, gable roofs with dormer windows, double wooden windows, balconets and double doors with lattice. These buildings are residential and one of them is a auto repair shop and it has an establishment sign that says: "Amador Hnos". At the background you can observe the building of La Princesa Old Prison that is painted with white, it has a dome, lantern, and a pediment on the facade wall. Behind it there is part of the defense rampart that is along of the La Princesa Promenade and at the background a building painted with pink. To the right it stick out a building that is painted with white and has arches with columns and mosaics with moorish influence. This building used to be the magazine and the newspaper called El Mundo, subsequently, became a comercial building. Afterwards, this area became the parking lot La Puntilla.

El Morro from Ferry - San Juan

View of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan from the sea. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The design of the wall has embrasures and openings. You can also see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. The lighthouse tower stands out from the wall, which has a window under a small semicircular arch, is decorated with cornices, finials, a crenellated edge and is crowned with the lantern.

Thatch House

Façade of a thatched house in a rural area. The house is founded on piles and a gabled roof. By the main door a type of grille made of sticks placed horizontally stand out. Also notable is a window and a room attached to one end and lined with zinc sheets.

Hall for Social Events at a Community Center

Social and recreational activities hall at a community center. Men and woman are seen taking leisure time in a designated space for recreation. Some read, others play board games or are entertaining themselves with other things at the place. There are several objects around the place such as wooden tables and chairs, large patio chairs, benches, and furniture. In the background there is a stage with tables and props, a theater curtain, a lattice wall that shapes the stage, and there are decorative papers on the walls. The building is made of concrete and has double wooden windows, curtains on the windows, two ceiling lamps, some awning windows that open outward with glass endings, and an arch that opens onto the stage.

Jibaro Urban House

Main façade of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story in wood, with a zinc roof. The double windows are in wood and the door is also wooden. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a low wall and two persons standing and talking. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns, and there are bushes planted in the area. To the far right, there is a larger house. The area is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The roof with cornices, a terracotta semi-spherical dome with a lantern, white moldings, and a pinnacle on the top can be observed. The leaves of a palm and a tree can also be partially seen. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Customs House, San Juan

Façade of the Customs building in San Juan seen from the bay. The building has a rectangular shape and is two-story. It includes elements of the Plateresque style, focused mainly in the center where the entrance is located with a semicircular arch, fanlight, pilasters, cresting, pinnacles and heraldic motifs. The building has a tiled roof, two flagpoles, windows with glass sashes and arches with mullions. In front of the building, there is a garden with several palm trees and then several boats in the bay. Several buildings stand out in the background and one of them is identified as "The Chase National Bank."

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A balcony in Old San Juan that has ornamental elements in reliefs, such as volutes and figures in shape of vegetation and diamonds. The balcony is cream and has white in some areas. A bracket with curvatures and a white relief design can be seen, which serves as support. Black windows and double doors can be observed, as well as yellow walls.

Earth-moving Equipment at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers operating earth-moving equipment on the site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are also dump trucks, cars, crushed stone, piled soil, and construction materials such as wood boards and pipes. In the background, buildings and houses with terracotta roof tiles, awnings on the windows, rooftops, semicircular arches, and moldings stand out.

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Front view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic style. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Inside it there are four double doors made of wood with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings and bossage pilasters. Aside from that, the upper border of the house is decorated with an entablature with cornices, moldings and dentils above which rests a parapet. In the middle, the entablature has a curve pediment. To the right far end of the house there is a lateral gate made of ornamental iron under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a keystone. In addition, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Similarly, to the opposite side of the house there is gate and an adjacent house. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Catholic Shrine on Foundation

Sanctuary identified as "1924 Chapel of Our Lady of the Forsaken" and dedicated "To the memory of Mercedes P. de Serallés". The façade is characterized by a triangular pediment crowned with a Latin cross, columns that support an entablature, and an ornate double-leaf door framed in a semicircular arch and with a fan mullion. In the front part, a gate made of bars between concrete pillars is notable.

Man Spreading Coffee to Dry

Man spreading coffee on the ground to dry it. In the background, there is a two-story building with a gabled roof made of zinc. On the first level, the double-leaf doors that open outwards are notable and in some of them, there are panels that resemble a folding door. On the second level, there is a balcony with a wooden balustrade and pillars that support part of the roof. There are also doors and windows with luminaries. On one side of the building, you can see a low wall and a gate between pillars crowned with a sphere. There are several men nearby, some of them holding burlap sacks.

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Cement pavers that replaced the cobblestone pavers in the streets of Old San Juan. The paver in the center of the image is broken and has cracks on it.

Ball Game in One of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Camp

Group of men playing ball as part of the recreational program at the Puerto Rico Administration (PRRA) camps. There are several wooden buildings that make up the camp; they have awning windows that open outward with awning hardware allowing them to remain open, single doors with steps at the front, gable roofs, and people inside or at the entrances. At the back of the game scene there are mountains with trees and shrubs.

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El Yunque Lodge

Exterior view of the restaurant located at El Yunque Resort in the community Palmer at the town of Río Grande. The building has one floor, covered in wood, zinc roof and cristal windows. Under the windows there are flower beds with plants, through the rectangular opening of the entrance you can see people in the interior and people standing at the front. Besides that, in the frontal patio there are chairs and game tables.

Military Base Post Exchange

Post exchange (department store where service members and their families can purchase tax-free items with very little markup cost) at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building with a gable roof and built on stilts. It has wooden double doors and awning windows. It bears a sign reading: "Post Exchange."

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View of the interior of the balcony on the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron railing. Inside the balcony there are two double wooden doors with lattice framed with moldings and crowned with wooden transoms. Between the doors there is an oculus framed with ornamental moldings. In addition, next to one of the doors there is a wooden plaque and a vertical poster. You can also see the floor covered by native tiles made of ceramic. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

San Juan Gate - La caleta

San Juan Gate viewed from the inside of the wall, La Caleta street. The wall's construction in stone as well as the cobblestones on the street are visible.

Old San Juan Waterfront

Waterfront of Old San Juan seen from one of the buildings on Recinto Sur street. On the right, the Customs House of San Juan is visible, followed by the Spanish Navy Arsenal. There is also a wooden building with several signs, one of which partially reads "estación" (station). In the port, there is a sailboat and several smaller boats. Several vehicles can be seen, some in transit, and others parked. People are walking in the area.

Ruins of the Old Central Aguirre

Aerial view of the ruins of the Old Central Aguirre. The roofs of the majority of the buildings are gable roofs. On them you can see the oxidation as a consequence of the time. The chimneys stick out among the buildings. On the water you can observe the ruins of a pier. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., Rodding for the Columns

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., knitted glove factory, in the rodding stage for the exterior columns. Aside from the rodding, scaffolding and formwork are visible in some areas, as well as the wall and the window openings on the first floor. In the central part of the building columns are already finished and roof beams are in place. On one side a truck loaded with beams and on the other side, part of another building can be seen. The construction site has a barbed wire fence. There are workers at work.

Sentry Box of the Santa Bárbara Bastion, Bombing Damages

Sentry Box of the Santa Bárbara Bastion at the San Felipe del Morro Fort, Old San Juan. The damages caused by the bombing during the 1898 United States invasion can be seen. It is missing an ornament of the dome and has a hole on the wall. In addition to the sentry box, a portion of a wall of the fort is visible.

Old San Juan

View of Del Santo Cristo Street in Old San Juan. On both sides of the cobblestone-covered street, you can see standing people, parked vehicles, and terraced buildings ornamented with moldings, pilasters, and doors topped with entablatures. There are doors under semicircular arches and balconies surrounded by wooden railings. On the other hand, at the end of the street you can see the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud, known for its entrance under a semicircular arch crowned with a bell tower.

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Dungeon of the Former La Princesa Prison. A white shutter-type double-leaf window blocked off by black grilles can be observed. It is notable that bricks were placed on the wall in different ways. On the lintel, the bricks are placed vertically, while the rest are placed horizontally. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Hospital Building

Perspective view of a hospital with a gabled zinc roof and tongue-and-groove wood. Notable on the façade are the main door and the single-leaf windows that open outwards, as well as small skylights in the gable. A pair of vents with a gabled roof protrude from the roof. In the front, there is a staircase that leads to the main entrance of the hospital, where three persons are seen.

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Front view of the Theater of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. In the foreground, you can see the Felipe Janer building in the University's Historic Quadrangle. The building has semicircular arches with a concrete balustrade and steps where two people can be seen standing. On the other hand, in the background you can see the University of Puerto Rico Theater building. The building is two-story with the roof covered by tiles. On the first level, it has a portico under an arcade of semicircular arches supported by columns and double wooden windows in lattice-style. Its façade is decorated with moldings and an ornamental frieze. The Theater opened its doors in 1939.

Home near La Plata

Partial view of the façade of a house near La Plata and its garden with numerous plants and flowers. The house has a flat roof, electric cables, an eave, a pillar in the entrance area and a door on the side.

Austria Bastion at Night

Night view of the Austria Bastion, Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. The exterior wall of the fortress can be seen featuring a battlement, a sentry box, and in the background, the city lights.

Office of the Manager of Stockton, Whatley, Davin and Company of Puerto Rico

Interior view of the office of the manager at Stockton, Whatley, Davin and Company of Puerto Rico. Several elements stand out in the space, including office furniture, lamps, chairs, and a desk. Two of the walls have paneling, and at the back, there are curtains that extend vertically from the ceiling to the floor. The ceiling features rectangular lamps, an air duct, and a pattern of light and dark squares as part of the design.

Matías Pomales Building

Façade of the Matías Pomales building. Various louvered doors and windows forming arches and decorated with fanlights can be seen along the façade. The borders of the building are decorated with quoins. On the top, the cornice is visible. On the left side of the building, another building with balconies and balustrades on the second story is visible.

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A structure on the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison that used to be a watchtower. It has a dome, cornice, and a series of arches. In the surrounding areas are spotlights, cables, an antenna, and other equipment. The southern city wall enclosure, a building, trees, palms, and a cruise ship can be observed in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Jíbaro House

Front view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden over stilts, with a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden steps that lead to the porch, where there is a person standing. The balcony is small and has no railing. It is decorated with chairs and a matching metal table. Also, there are plants in decorative pots on the floor, and others are hanging. The double, wooden door has several windows, some are wooden double, others are aluminum jalousie windows. Some windows are covered by fabric curtains. To the far right, there is another simple wooden jalousie door and a child standing here. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Hotel Barranquitas

Partial view of the eave, glass windows, a visor and the wooden panels that make up the façade of Hotel Barranquitas. In front of the building, a barrier made of bushes stands out.

Bayamón District Hospital, View From a Distance

Bayamón District Hospital. View from a distance of the building under construction. Walls covered with falsework, three wooden towers for transporting concrete, and several workers working on the wall are visible.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of what was formerly a brick column near the collapsed area in the ruins of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Road Worker's Booth Colonial Spanish Style

One-story structure in the town of San Germán. The structure is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has a flat roof and is made of brick and stone. The windows are lattice-style and there are brick pilasters. In the surrounding area there are benches and plants. The doors are double and made of wood. The upper edge has a frieze and cornice.

View of "La Perla" slum

Aerial view of La Perla slum in Old San Juan. In the foreground, there are houses with different characteristics on the coast, in front of the sea. On the side, you can see military architecture, walls and El Morro sentry boxes. In the distance, you can also see large buildings and coastal vegetation.

Interior of a House in Añasco

Interior view of a house in the town of Añasco. It is a wooden house with wooden moldings and socles. The walls are decorated with frames and hanging potted plants. The discharging arches are surrounded by wooden moldings. The room is decorated with wooden chairs and small matching tables over which there are decorative figurines and photo frames. On the ceiling, there is a hanging lamp. Also, to the far left above the arch that leads to the room, there is a curtain made of decorative fabric. The antique bed and the floor, partially covered by a rug are also visible.

La Perla, San Juan Slum

The community La Perla in the Old San Juan. You can see houses made of wood on stilts built very close to the seashore. The houses seem to be on poor conditions and they are too close to each other. There is a sewer pipe that pass across between the houses and drains to the sea. You can observe a lot of trash on the beach.

Caribe General Electric Inc Building

"Caribe General Electric Inc." Building and a roundabout with parking spots and automobiles. The building has cubic shapes, glass casement windows and vertical details on the façade.

House Eave

A partial view of an eave and a wall of a house. In the front, there is a group of people of various ages.

San Germán Oldest Church

Porta Coeli Church at San Germán. You can appreciate its staircase and the entrance of round arch with pilasters. Above the entrance there is a rectangular window and over it there is a belfry with a bell. Also, you can observe a lateral entrance that also has round arch and pilasters. On one side of the facade you can observe the ruins of a wall from what used to be the Convent Santo Domingo. There are several people walking on the street in front of the church.

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. A two-story structure with the first floor made of concrete and the second floor made of wood. The second floor features a balcony with slender pillars and a wooden balustrade. The balcony is built on round columns and has retractable blinds. There are several people in front of the hotel.

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Close up view of the building from the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic styles. The lateral facade has French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Oder fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, dentils, rose windows and more French windows. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Inside Building

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, inside building. It is an open space that has an enclosed area with glass windows in the center. There are metal tables, a scaffold, a ladder, and a stack of cardboard boxes. The roof with panels, fluorescent lamps, air conditioning diffusers and automatic fire sprinklers can be seen. Some employees are seen performing different tasks.

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Magueyes Island, Aerial View

Aerial view of Magueyes Island and a portion of La Parguera, Lajas. There is a pier and some buildings at Magueyes Island. Also visible are some cays near the coast and a row of houses built on the water.

Pueblerino House, Magallanes Street #164

View of a wooden house with a flat, zinc roof in the town of Arecibo. The house has two, double wooden doors with lattice-style windows and glass mullions over them. Also, there are wooden railing in the lower part. To the far left, there is a two-story, concrete house with cars parked in front.

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View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see wooden doors with lattice windows, wall furniture on which there are piled up cardboard boxes, double wooden windows and at the end of the hallway a double doors made of wood and glass crowned with a glass transom. In addition, on the walls there are decorative frames, the ceiling covered with wooden coffered and paper art objects. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it has been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

Repair of Old San Juan's Walls

Repairing the walls surrounding Old San Juan. There are men on falsework working on the repair of the walls behind the Casa Blanca building. There are falsework, a platform that allows the men to work on the walls, large buildings (some residential), a flagpole with the United States flag, trees, shrubs, and the shoreline. The walls that are being restored by the workers are made of stonework and are extended throughout that area of Old San Juan all the way to Fort San Felipe del Morro.

Rooftop of the Former House of the Central Aguirre President

Aerial view of the rooftop of the former house of the Central Aguirre president. The style of the roof is a hipped roof and is covered with roofing tiles. Part of the roof that covered the balcony is destroyed. Additionally, to some parts of the roof there are roofing tiles that are missing. The balcony at the second floor lost great part of its railing. You can see the debris thrown in the surroundings of the house. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Arecibo District Hospital, Interior Hallway

Hallway of the Arecibo District Hospital. The semicircular and flat arches are visible. The floor of the hallway is dirty because of the construction and there are materials along it, such as panels and louvers. On the ceiling, there are cables exposed.

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View from the interior of the belfry tower of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is why is considered eclectic. In the interior of the tower you can see wood pieces, the exposed concrete and a semicircular opening flanked by compound columns that at the same time support an entablature. In addition, the opening is covered with a metallic grille through which you can see the roof made of corrugated metal sheets and houses in the distance. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, X-Ray Equipment

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space with X-Ray equipment can be seen. The room has a tiled floor and windows with persiennes. The doorknob and some wires on the ceiling are visible.

Destroyed Structure in Guayama

Detail of a destroyed structure in Guayama. The steps of the entrance, a door, and a portion of the roof of the destroyed structure are visible. On the left, two structures are partially visible.

Highway and Housing Development

Aerial view of the contrast between a green area and another area with housing developments divided by the highway toward F. D. Roosevelt Avenue. Between the lanes of the highway, there is a row of poles supporting two light fixtures. In the background, and among the urbanized areas, some limestone hillocks are visible.

Aibonito Post Office

View of the United States Post Office from the Aibonito recreation square. The area is decorated with several garden areas, a platform and people can be seen walking. In the background, you can see a street with cars, several buildings are on the other side of the street. Among them there are several houses, some of which are two-story. Additionally, you can see the United States (U.S.) Post Office of the municipality. Another house was built above the office.

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On the left side of the image, tile flooring, a black bollard, and a turned-over trash can can be observed. Behind it is a small step leading to a white double-leaf door, and a balustraded lamp is over the flat arch. On the left side, in the background, a building is visible. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Lot and Adjacent Building

Luquillo Industrial Subdivision building construction project. View of a lot adjacent to a building that has a lateral entrance, windows, and an exhaust fan on the roof. In front of the lot there is a street light.

Fortress El Morro

Aerial view of the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. Some visible elements of the castle are the embrasures, openings and cannons. A sentry box with a dome, ornament and a rotating rail can also be seen next to a raised platform. On the other hand, you can see buildings, boats in the sea and the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery.

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Interior view of a wooden house. The room is decorated with a wooden piece of furniture over which there is a photograph in a frame and a wooden-glass kitchen cupboard. The walls are decorated with figures and a clock. Also, there are two arches covered by fabric curtains. In the upper part of the wall, there are wooden mullions . Lastly, the floor is covered with terrazzo.

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Front and lateral view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Inside it there are four double doors made of wood with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings and bossage pilasters. Aside from that, the upper border of the house is decorated with an entablature with cornices, moldings and dentils above which rests a parapet. In the middle, the entablature has a curve pediment. Aside from that, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Similarly, to the left far end there is a metallic grille gate through which you can see lateral windows crowned with eaves covered with roofing tiles. Through the gate you can see windows presided by ornamental iron grilles and crowned with eaves covered with roofing tiles. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Comerío Health Center, Construction of a Wall

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The construction of the wall and a portion of the building can be seen. The wall has exposed beams. The building features a door and a window with horizontal wooden slats. The surrounding area has pieces of wood, piles of stone, and mountains. Additionally, a shed stands out.

Water Well at the Ballajá Barracks

Water well in the courtyard of Ballajá Barracks, the opening was covered with bricks. There are several measuring instruments indicating the dimensions of the well. Behind, arches on two levels of the building can be seen. On the first level, the arches have a wooden gate and three jalousie windows. On the second level, there are four wooden windows with glass panes featuring sunrise transoms. In front of the gate, there is a car.

View of Caribe Hilton from the Bridge

View from a bridge towards the bedroom tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the Condado Lagoon. Next to the hotel, there is a multi-level and volume building. In the foreground, a plinth-type block with a spherical detail, pilasters and a wall lamp stands out.

Old Episcopal Church 1912 - The Children's Museum 2015 - San Juan (Old San Juan)

Two images, to the right is the Old Episcopal Church and to the left is the Children's Museum. The image to the left was taken in 2015 and depicts the façade of the Children's Museum. In the upper half of the building there are cornices, a balcony with balusters, pillars, and double doors. In the lower half of the building there is a balcony with balusters, cornices and doors. On Caleta street cobblestone pavers can be seen, as well as automobiles, the sidewalk, trees, and part of a building which has a balcony, corbels, and three entrance doors. Part of the Plaza de la Catedral can also be seen. The image on the right was taken in 1912 and displays the façade of the Old Episcopal Church. The building has a gable and combined roof, a pediment can be seen in the entrance and another on the left side of the building. It has two crosses, a bell tower, an oculus, and semicircular window openings. The Plaza de la Catedral, Caleta street, the cobblestone pavers, people, and trees can be partially observed.

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View from the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. From the interior you can distinguish a semicircular arch framed with a rectangular door above which rests a sunrise transom made of glass and ornamental iron grille. Through this you can distinguish an adjacent house. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Plaza with Trimmed Trees

Plaza de Recreo of Guayama with trimmed trees, delimited gardens with fences made of stakes and a person sitting on one of the benches. In the surroundings of the square stand out several automobiles parked and buildings that on their facades present showcases, balconies, awnings, cornices, moldings and parapets. At the background it is visible the Caribbean Sea.

Yellow House with Blue Tarp in Guayama

Main and left side façades of a yellow house in Guayama. The porch has grilles, a railing, tubes, and a gate. The porch's wall has a wooden door and a window. On the left, a double gate is visible, and on the right, a wall with a zinc roof can be seen. A blue tarp serves as the roof of the house. On the right, a portion of a green building is visible.

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Façade of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood, with a zinc roof. To the far right, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns, also made of wood, and decorated with wooden chairs. The doors are double, made of wood, and surrounded by wooden moldings. To one side of the house, there is a garden, houses with different characteristics and buildings in the distance.

Vernacular Art Deco Renovation

Angle view of a house located in Río Piedras. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a simple wooden door. Over the windows are small eaves. The house is standing over a wall and has a balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental blocks. Over the railing, there are decorative arches. In the balcony there is a person and some hanging potted plants. To the far right, there is a house separated by a metallic bar. The house is wooden and has lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is a plot of land covered by grass.

Persons Inside a Wooden House

A group of people of various ages inside a house made of wooden and stick supports. Several corn cobs are hanging from one of the horizontal sticks that extend from the roof. There is also a wooden piece of furniture with a paper bag and a bottle on it, followed by a bed with a headboard and covered with floral-patterned fabric. The man is wearing a hat and shoes, while the children and a woman are barefoot. On the floor, there's a small child holding a musical instrument (Puerto Rican tiple), and in the background, under the door frame, there's another child.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, characterized by an altarpiece-type entrance in the Plateresque-style with pilasters, ornaments, heraldic shields and windows. The body of the Tower has details in low relief and a clock. Cornices denote the last two upper sections of the Tower in which semicircular arches, ornamental bands, crests and pinnacles are also notable. At the base, several semicircular arches with mullions stand out, as well as a staircase along which several people walk and a plaza with the sculpture of Don Román Baldorioty de Castro.

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View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see a chair next to a table with magazines and a decorative frame on the wall. In addition, there is a double door made of wood and glass. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Casa de España San Juan

View of the Casa de España in Neo-Arab style, in San Juan. The building has a roof with polychrome tiles, towers with mullions, semicircular and horseshoe arches. Some windows have the shape of a semicircular arch, others have rectangular frames with roofs and awnings. The building has balconies, light poles on a parapet and on the roof a kind of gazebo with a pergola. At the bottom, a tennis court and a road with cars are notable while in the background the San Juan Bay, buildings on the coast and mountains are visible.

House, San Germán

Façade of a two-story cement house. It has two arches, a window and a garage on the first floor; on the second floor there are two windows. All the windows have roofs and there is an eave that marks the division between the two floors. The roofs, eaves and roof have tiles. The arches and windows have iron bars. You can see a fence with a stone wall, bars and gate.

Family at Airport

A woman with several boys and girls leaning on the railing of a terrace at the Isla Verde International Airport. In the background, the "Bar Restaurant" sign is notable, followed by a glass wall through which several diners are visible at the tables. A building with aluminum shutter-type windows also stands out.

Large Monument in Cemetery, José Vicente Cintrón

View from the interior of Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in the Old San Juan. At the foreground, there is a tomb with a semicircular form clad in white marble with ornamental details, an edging and sculptures. Besides that, in the surroundings there are more tombs on the ground decorated with religious images on white marble pedestals, crosses and tombstones.

Wooden Houses Along the Shores of a Body of Water

A group of wooden houses along the shores of a body of water. One of the houses stands out for it is built over stilts that are much higher than the others. There are various people in the water. Some mountains are visible in the background.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Inside

View toward the inside of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. A building can be seen with an open space inside, two columns, and bench seats. To the left, there are two doors, and to the right, there are two windows. The greenery stands out in the surroundings, and in the background, there is a hill with a building, and a mountain.

Hato Rey Typical Building Falsework Inside the Building Under Construction

The interior of the building is full of falsework and scaffolding. Men can be seen performing their tasks on the floor, as well as on scaffolds. The building already has some windows. These are Miami type windows. In addition, there are some ladders placed on the ground and others leaning against scaffolding.

Dam on La Plata River between Comerío and Bayamón

Dam of Comerío (hydroelectric) located in the watershed of Río La Plata. It stand out the sluices, the tubes and buildings made of wood, zinc and concrete. Additionally, several houses are visible through the mountains.

Lateral Facade with Balconet and Vegetation

Lateral facade of a space at La Fortaleza with brackets and cornices on the roof. There are double jalousie windows and a balconet with ornamented balustrade. The building has semicircular arches and a balcony with round ornamentations on the railings. In the lower part of the image there are pots and a variety of plants.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00006

View of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see three doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies, one simple and one with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

Colonial Spanish House

Exterior view of an attached house in Old San Juan. The structure has two double lattice-style wooden doors with a crossbar over them. The doors are covered with a metal bar grille. The one on the left has a parapet of ornamental metal grille. Above the doors, there are small eaves and cornices at the top edge.

Fortín San Jerónimo del Boquerón

Aerial view of San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort and the surrounding areas.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Rear View

Laundry building of the Bayamón Hospital, seen from the rear. It is a one-story building with two appenticed doors on the rear wall, each accessible via concrete stairs. There are also dark divided glass windows and a cornice. In addition, two gutter pipes can be seen attached to the wall. On the lateral wall there are two doors, one of which is used for loading and unloading.

Farragut School

Old Farragut School at Mayagüez. A two-story building with two side wings projecting from the façade and gable roofs. The central section of the building has a staircase leading to the wooden balcony with a slopping roof. It has wooden double casement door with jalousies and ornamental molding. In the back, there is a shed attached to the building. There are people (mostly children) in the porch and in front of the building.

Old Municipal Aqueduct - Guayama Treatment Plant

View of the Guayama Treatment Plant from the outside. A chain link fence with barbed wire can be seen on the outside. Along the grounds, the pipeline can be seen as well as some stairs with handrails leading to the building area. Various windows and the ornamental molding of the building are visible. Next to the building, a water tank is visible.

Fajardo District Hospital, Side View

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The building with scaffolding and wooden staging is visible. Several piles of stones, debris, and sand can be seen too. Many workers are seen in the area engaged in various tasks. Two tower-like structures for construction stand out.

View of Old San Juan from Upper Floor

View of the buildings in front of the Plaza de Armas in the Old San Juan. The buildings have several levels semi-detached, there are decorated with molding, cornices, balconies surrounded by railings and establishments signs. In front of some doors there are cloth curtains and others are perfectly finished with entablature. In the surroundings you can see walking people and parked vehicles.

U.S. Customs House, Humacao - 95000599

Front view of the U.S. Customs building in the coastal town of Humacao, also known as the Francisco Isern School. The one-story, Spanish colonial-style, brick masonry building has a gabled roof. The front facade features an arched entrance framed by two sections of curved openings, framed and closed by blocks, except for one with aluminum lattice-style windows. A continuous cornice can also be seen, and a pediment and a parapet crown the building. On the other hand, a metal railing can be seen on the sidewalk in front of the entrance. Initially, the Customs House was set in a temporary wooden building, and it was not until 1865 that the Department of Public Works of the Spanish Government commissioned engineer Julián Cruellas y Rovira to design and build a permanent one in the Punta Santiago area. Historical documents reveal that later, other modifications were made to the original plans by collaborators, such as the engineer Evaristo de Churuca and, in 1885, the engineer Pedro Cobreros.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00021

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the deteriorated wood floor being partially covered with debris. You can also distinguish two double doors made of wood and glass walled up with wood panels. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00008

View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the ceiling decorated with an ornamental coffered and decorative frames on the walls. In addition, there is a double door made of wood and glass crowned with an open transom without frame. Through the door you can distinguish an adjacent room where there are semicircular openings. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Alfonso 12th Street in Aguadilla

View of the Alfonso 12th street in Aguadilla, which later changed to Betances street. Houses can be seen on both sides as well as a sidewalk. Most of the houses have two floors with zinc gable or hip roofs. Various roofs have visible wind damages. Two of the houses have dormer windows. There are three people in the middle of the street.

Final Construction Stage of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in its final construction stage with scaffolding and a logo. Several workers are noticeable also between the balconies and in the vicinity, performing various tasks on walls, on ladders, or near dump trucks. Another group of workers is building a sidewalk that separates the building from the shoreline.

Vernacular Finca House

Wooden house over stilts located in La Parguera. It has a zinc hipped roof. In the front part, there are stairs with a wooden railing and decorative patio lamps on each side. There is a large balcony that surrounds the house. The balcony has a wooden railing sustained by fine wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs, walls lamps, and potted plants, some of which are hanging. The windows are double-hung glass and are surrounded by wooden moldings. The door is simple and also surrounded by glass windows. To the far left, there is a part of the balcony which is covered by a metallic mesh.

Gold Father

Detail of the second floor of a yellow building in Caguas. Some of the glass windows are broken. At the top, the eave is visible, and below the glass windows, there is another type of windows.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00022

Wall in an open space in the Former La Princesa Prison building. The masonry walls can be observed. There is a rectangle that seems like a hole that was filled in later. There is moss above and below and also cables that go up the wall. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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Close-up view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered with ornamental metallic bars. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. There is a metallic chair besides a cart made of metal and plastic. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The door is simple and wooden. In front, there are several persons standing.

Porta Coeli San Germán further Back with Car and Horse

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a vehicle traveling on the street and some concrete benches where you can see people sitting. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. Next to the stairs, you can see a person standing and a horse. The church has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular wooden window and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. And to the far left, you can see a ruined wall. Originally it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Family Posing in Front of a House in a Rural Area

Family posing in front of a house in a rural area. The house is small, made out of wood and built on stilts. It has a gable roof covered with roofing cardboard. It has a front door and a side door, smaller than the first. There are two trees in front of the house, and in the background, a forested area can be seen.

Inside of Church at Yabucoa after Betsy

View of the inside of the church after the passage of Hurricane Betsy in the town of Yabucoa. The church is in ruins and has no roof. You can see the walls decorated with moldings and cornices; the windows are made of wood. On the other hand, more buildings can be seen in the surrounding area.

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Front-view of a business labeled "Friquitín La Esquina Caliente, "Una cerveza de 21 quilates", located in the coastal town of Loíza. The business is one-story, made of wood, and has a flat, zinc roof. It has double, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions. To the far right, there is a balcony with several persons, it is surrounded by a wooden railing, and has aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is an attached concrete house covered with ornamental metallic bars. In the street, there are several vehicles and a person riding a bicycle, there are others walking on the sidewalk.

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View of a street in Old San Juan. There are several semi-detached buildings made of concrete, and of various levels. In the foreground to the far left, the building is three-story, has several discharge arches with ornamental doors and ornamental metallic bars. On the second level, there are balconies with ornamental metallic bars. Above the balcony, there are eaves with tiles supported by beams. To the far right on the first level, there is a building with discharge arches and padding. On the second level, there are balconies with ornamental metallic railings, over which there are ornamental friezes and cornices. To the far right, there are more buildings with similar characteristics. The street is covered with cobblestones and is traveled by cars.

Vernacular Bungalow

Front view of a house in the town of Ciales. It has a zinc hipped roof. The house has a low wall that surrounds the front. It is divided by decorative metal bar gates. There is a garden in the front and the windows are lattice-style. The balcony is surrounded by a balustrade of concrete blocks and decorative metal bars, over it there is a fabric curtain. The balcony is sustained by columns. The front walls are in brick with an edge with cornices. To the far left, there is a smaller structure.

Railway Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel and Train Crossing It

View of the railway bridge over the San Antonio channel under renovation process. The lateral area of the bridge has several scaffolding, casts and casts under assembling process. On the bridge you can see a train crossing. Part of the other railway bridge is seen on the right. At the background you can see another bridge with balustrade. On it there is a car crossing and several people looking from the railing. Further in the distance you can see several buildings.

Frederico Font-Ubides - Ponce - Historic Photo 00006

View of the interior of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has a balcony with the floor covered with ceramic tiles. In addition, there is a double door made of wood and glass framed with ornamental moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom made of stained glass with Tiffany style, on the wall has garlands and decorative moldings. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Women on Hillside Steps

View of houses built on a hill. In the foreground you can see concrete stairs with standing people. Besides that, in front of the stairs you can observe built houses. To the left far end you can distinguish piled up debris and an area surrounded by wood and zinc. Followed by a house also in wood with a frontal balcony surrounded by railings, also made of wood. The windows and doors are double. Lastly, at the end, there is another wooden house with a zinc gable roof.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Door of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. There is a semicircular door with ornamentation. There are also wooden beams on the ceiling.

Tower at University of Puerto Rico

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico at the Río Piedras Campus. The body of the tower is characterized by clocks and in the upper part, its cornices, semicircular arches, ornamental bands, hipped roof and a pinnacle stand out. At the bottom, a garden with trees and palms is notable.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

The University of Puerto Rico Tower seen from Paseo Real. Construction with elements of the Plateresque style. You can see the highest part of the tower where you can see the clock, a low-relief interlocking design, three semicircular arches with balustrades, cresting edges and a dome with tiles and a pinnacle. From the promenade, which is lined with palms and lamp posts, you can also see a bust of Román Baldorioty de Castro. There are three people walking along the promenade.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00033

Condado Vanderbilt Hotel - 08001110

Broad view of the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in Condado's urban, commercial, and tourist district in the Municipality of San Juan. The hotel was designed in 1917 for the Vanderbilt family, one of the wealthiest of its time, by the renowned New York-based architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore. Construction began in 1918 and opened in 1919. It was originally named the Hotel Grand Condado Vanderbilt, but over the years, it changed names to Hotel Condado, Condado Beach Hotel, and Hyatt Puerto Rico Hotel. It has five floors of reinforced concrete and exhibits a Spanish Renaissance style combined with architectural influences from the neo-colonial styles prevalent in Florida and California at the time. The building is shaped like three superimposed rectangles, and in the center of the main facade is an entrance that was previously used as an interior courtyard and garage for receiving guests. On the first level, nine semicircular arches and galleries serve as intermediate transition points, allowing for simultaneous exploration of the interior and exterior spaces. Emphasizing its essential Spanish character, its builders employed ceramic tiles for its sloping roof; arched openings on its first two levels; rows of rectangular glass windows with wood frames on the three upper levels; and terrazzo floors, hydraulic tiles, and ceramic mosaics in its interior, enhancing its distinctive features with heraldic, mythological, and maritime ornamentation that gives the hotel a palatial atmosphere of yesteryear. On either side of the building, at the ends of the first level, are two sections with open arches. Surrounding the building are a walkway at the main entrance and a series of gardens accentuated by trees flanking the building. The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, introduced Beaux-Arts architectural influences and a focus on luxury tourism, fostering the growth of the Condado area as a tourist destination. This development was also facilitated by the connection of the Dos Hermanos Bridge, facilitating access between San Juan and Condado. In 1959, Hotel La Concha was built on land just east of the Condado Vanderbilt complex, which would later become part of the state-owned conglomerate known as the Condado Trio, which included the Convention Center building. However, the Condado Vanderbilt complex is not only historically significant as the vacation destination that transformed tourism in Puerto Rico; the hotel established the elegant style that characterized Condado's upper class and influenced the design of homes later built in the area. Despite several interior renovations and modifications over the years aimed at modernizing and adapting to current demands, the hotel has retained much of its original design, including its facade, which defines it as an early 20th-century example of the Grand Hotel typology.

Tile Installation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Four workers are installing tiles in a terrace area at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The workers have materials such as a shovel, a mason's trowel, a mixing container, and a box of tiles.

Castillo San Cristóbal (fort), Old San Juan

View of the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) after the demolition of the Santiago Gate. A piece of land and the street are visible, and on the other side, there is a marquee with walls. Behind the marquee, the Castillo San Cristóbal can be seen with a wooden structure on its highest point and the United States flag. Two buildings are also visible near the fort.

Wooden House in a Suburb of Ponce

Wooden houses in a suburb of Ponce. They are small houses built on stilts. Most of them have gable roofs, but with different coverings: zinc, royal palm bark, or roofing cardboard. They are located in a hillside and some are separated by fences. People can be seen inside and outside the houses.

Oldest Church in Western Hemisphere, Porta Coeli San Germán

View of the façade and side of Porta Coeli Church in San Germán and two persons in the main entrance. The church has a gable roof with roof tiles and an access staircase. Also, a main door and one on the side, both framed with circular arches and pilasters. On the gable, there is a rectangular molding and in the upper part, a bell gable. On one side a wall with covering and exposed bricks is prominent. To the other side towards the street, a support wall is observed. In front of the church there are streetlights, electrical wiring, a car and some persons.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2015 00001

The old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) is located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The main facade of the building has two rectilinear pediments, one of which has high relief in its tympanum. The upper part of the main entrance has four pairs of Ionic columns, balconies, and green-colored wooden double-leaf doors with semicircular arches. The lower half has four pairs of white Doric columns with green-colored double-leaf doors and semicircular arches. These columns support an entablature that has an inscription on the metopes. The facade also has extended cornices and green-colored wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed by semicircular arches and white flat moldings. In front of the entrance is a stepped wall with railings. The building is fenced off by metallic grilles supported by various square pillars. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. El Bastión building, built in the 19th century and served as living quarters, storage, and a jail for the Spanish troops, can be partially observed on the left side of the image. The building is painted white and has parapets. The main entrance has brick arches and a relief at the top. Later, it became a self-managed cultural center by the ACirc Association (Asociación de Artistas de Circo y Artes de Calle de Puerto Rico), an association dedicated to the arts. The street where El Morro is located, part of Jardín Paseo de Ballajá, a water fountain, people, automobiles, palms, trees, streetlights, and boundary marker posts are also visible in the image. The San Juan Bay can be seen in the distance, with the mountains and a coast view of the towns of Cataño, Toa Baja, and Guaynabo.

House, Cristóforo Colombo Street #119

Main façade of a one-story, concrete house in the town of Arecibo. The house has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and friezes. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors with lattice, glass and truncated suns over them. In front of the windows there are ornamental metallic railing. To both sides, there are more adjacent houses. There is a person in front of the house and a vehicle parked in front.

Caguas Museum

View of one of the windows on the right side of Caguas Museum). The door is made of wood and forms an arch decorated with a fanlight. The window frame area is missing a portion of the plaster and the brick and mortar underneath it are visible. On one side, there is a sign reading "Museo de Caguas Antigua Casa Alcaldía" (Caguas Museum, Old City Hall).

Twenty-Fifth Guard of Alfonso, Spanish Army Soldiers

Spanish soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Guard of Alfonso in formation in front of a building. Only a portion of the façade is visible with its great wooden door framed by pilasters with capitals, colossal orders, and a corner with quoins.

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital

Concrete buildings corresponding to the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. They are characterized by their simple surfaces, flat roofs, wooden doors, louvered windows and eaves. In the entrance of one of the buildings, there is a staircase with railings and then a shed and several benches are notable. Around the buildings there is a large garden, a sidewalk and a lamp post.

Vernacular Criollo Parcela House

Front view of a coastal house built on stilts. The house is wooden with concrete stilts. It has a zinc hipped roof. In the front, there are concrete stairs with concrete railings that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The doors is in wood with lattice and a glass crossbar over it. Same as the windows, the door is surrounded by moldings. On the side, there is another house with similar characteristics. The house are surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Sugar Mill, Vieques

Sugar Mill in Vieques. Three buildings are visible. The main building is elongated, has two floors, a gable roof, and in the center, there is a third floor perpendicular to the rest of the building. On one side, a one-story building with a gable roof is visible, and in front of the main building, there is a shed and various carts.

Ehret Funeral Home

Building of the funeral home Ehret with a rectangular shape and with two to three levels of height. The facade is characterized by two porticoes, double doors with cristals, railings and windows like persiennes. At the superior part stand out a parapet crowned with ornamental blocks. In front of the building there is a wide parking lot and a vehicle.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00044

Close up view of the belfry on the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic and the roof is gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. There is a square belfry tower divided in two sections attached to the church. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. In addition, it has semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered by grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Old Infantry Quarter, Mayagüez

View of the corner of the Old Infantry Quarter in Mayagüez turned into the barracks of the United States army after the occupation. It is a two-story building in the Neoclassical style bearing a sign with the phrase "Cuartel de Infantería." It has a porch with a surbased arch entrance, pilasters, and a balcony with metal railings. Also, windows with flat arches and balconets as well as three areas with quoins are visible. In front of the building, there are various soldiers, one of them on horseback, as well as a cart.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00021

Side entrance of the former American Colonial Bank building. There is an open black grille, behind it is a brown-colored door with rosettes, a number on the upper half of the door, three holes on the left side of the door, and an a flat arch with a cornice and corbels. A lamp that hangs from the roof with a chain can be seen in front of the door. There are two holes on the upper half of the wall. Pilasters can be seen as part of a semicircular arch on the sides. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Old Teachers' Retirement System

Detail of the Juliet balconies of the building of the old teachers' retirement system in Caguas. Along the wall, the Juliet balconies with windows are visible. Two balconies with railings are visible on the lower floor. A pipe can be seen coming up the wall.

Detail of the Collapse of a Part of a Building Wall in Arroyo

Collapsed facade of a historical building in Arroyo. The building is missing half of the main facade. Among the remnants you can see a door with ornamental frame and part of a cornice. At the right facade you can observe two double windows, by the wall cross section you know that the building was made with bricks. Behind the yellow building you can distinguish another one cream color with gates at the bottom part and several Miami windows at the above floor. Also, you can see part of the zinc of its roof.

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Construction of Houses in the Fruit-Growing Region of Bayamón

Houses under construction in the fruit-growing region near Barrio Hato Tejas in Bayamón. A large area of land with several houses around it can be seen. The houses are made of concrete with an open entrance space, wooden windows and latrines made of wood and zinc. Construction materials, other older houses made of wood, people on a path between the houses, and an automobile are visible. In the distance, there are trees, palm trees, shrubs, and a long fence dividing the area from a road.

Home West of Yauco

Wooden house to the west of the town of Yauco. In the façade, noteworthy are the wooden steps that lead to one of the doors through which a person sitting on the floor is partially visible. Next to the main door, there is a sign taped to the wall. The house is founded on piles and has part of its gable roof with zinc and another part covered with asphalt. Around the house, there is a fence made of sticks and barbed wire on which there is laundry hanging in the sun.

Porta Coeli Church, Two Unit Workers on Right, Walking Towards the Steps

Frontal view of the church Porta Coeli at town of San Germán. At the foreground, there is a plaza where there are people standing and it is decorated with concrete benches, flower beds and light poles. In the surroundings of the plaza there are vehicles parked and it peek out a corner of a house. In front of the plaza there is the staircase that leads to the entrance of the church and at the bottom of it there is a pile of debris, a vehicle and several people on the street. The church has a double door made of wood under a round arch. The door arch is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is rectangular window and finally, on the superior part there is the belfry. At the far left end you can see the ruins of a wall with a metallic grill. On its origins it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

Gordon Realty Building, Formwork for Wall Base

Gordon Realty building extension project in Cayey. Three workers can be seen working on the formwork for a wall base. Columns are also visible, one of them still have formwork. The original building is in the background.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00007

Palm trees and flowering bushes can be seen in the foreground. Behind is a corner building formerly known as the American Colonial Bank building. The first floor is painted cream and white. The building has a series of arches with pilasters, french doors, and sunrise transoms. A Spanish flag and green-colored letters that spell out "Rest. Triana" can be seen at the main entrance of the building. The upper half of the building is painted red and has double french doors with parapets. The doors on the second floor have pilasters and a pediment while the ones on the third floor only have a cornice each. There are buildings, trees, people, street lights, and automobiles in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00055

View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison. On the right is the prison building. Behind the building can be seen the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María. On the left side is the Paseo de La Princesa pathway, Fuente Raíces, and the San Juan Bay in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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View from the interior of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The room is decorated with a wooden table with decorative elements on top. Also, there are chairs and armchairs made of wood and rattan. To the far right is a door made of wood and glass with a transom made of wood and glass on top. It has several ample columns, and in the background are spiral stairs with railings at each end.

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Exterior view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade over which there are ornamental metallic bars. It is sustained by fine wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in pots. It has double, wooden doors with lattice-style, wooden windows. Above the doors, there are wooden mullions. The upper edge of the house has cornices and a Gothic-style ornamental border. In the front there is a wooden, lattice-style mullion. In front of the house there are several persons standing and a parked car.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Baseball Team

Group of baseball players of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), posing with their gloves and trophies. This was the amateur champion team for 1939. Behind the players there is a wooden building with awning windows that open outward and its awning hardware allowing them to remain open, and a door with wooden stairs at the entrance. Close to it there is a sign that reads: "... or stop your car at... or Parking Allow...". In the surroundings there are paths formed with stones and concrete, grass, as well as trees and shrubs.

San Juan Cemetery, El Morro and Atlantic

View of the cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi and the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. You can observe the graves, the porch and the chapel of the cemetery. Also, you can see a section of the rampart and three sentry boxes belonging to the defensive system of the old city. At the end you can observe the precipices of El Morro, part of the fort and its lighthouse. On one side you can see the Atlantic Ocean.

San Sebastián House

Front façade of a house in the town of San Sebastián. The house is one-story, wooden, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by a front garden. It has a small balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental blocks. The door is simple and surrounded by wooden moldings. The windows are lattice-style with a zinc eave over them. On the street in front there is a vehicle parked and to both sides, there are houses with different characteristics.

Railway Bridge of San Antonio

View of the bridge of the railroad over the San Antonio channel. The bridge built with a style of arch bridge made with steel beams and concrete tiles over concrete pilasters. Its railings have ornaments with Art Deco style. The starlings have conical cornices and parapets decorated with moldings. The bus stop shelter are has the completion date of the construction.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. This image displays a close view of a balconet with ornamented metal balustrades supported by wooden beams. A wooden double door can also be partially observed. The interior of the building has a ceiling lamp and a wooden chair.

House on Stilts, Pig

Wooden houses elevated on stilts and gable roofs made with zinc. At one of the houses it is notable a type of balcony. Both houses are located on a wide field delimited by some fences made of sticks and barbed wire. Also, it is visible a pig.

City Center Church

Persons walking through a square with several buildings in its surroundings and the San Germán de Auxerre Church in the background. The buildings have various elements such as pediments, pilasters, roofs, tiles, balconies, moldings, cornices, as well as bars or awnings on the windows. One of the buildings has a sign identifying the "Martin Pharmacy." In the background, the Church of San Germán de Auxerre, whose façade consists of a main door in the shape of a semicircular arch, some cornices, some stained glass windows and a tower crowned with a dome and a Latin cross, stands out. There are several cars parked in the streets around the square.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of an elongated high-ceilinged garage with no frontal wall nor interior divisions. Metal bars can be seen at the top of the pillars. There is a water tank on the roof. The ground has an unfinished section and rodding are visible ready for pouring concrete. There are vehicles inside and outside the garage.

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Side façade of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, with a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. To the far right, the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the side windows are double and made of wood. On this same side, there is also a one-story, concrete house, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks. The wooden door is simple and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Close-up view of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has ornamental moldings and glass windows. Other elements that highlight the façade of the tower are: the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches, the statues and shields and the double painted glass windows. Additionally, in front of the tower there is a staircase where you can see several people standing.

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One of the spaces inside Casa de España located in Old San Juan can be partially observed. The building is of the Spanish Moorish Revival architecture style. The building is white, blue, cream, terracotta and gold. The tile roofing with a finial on the top can be observed. In the center of the image is a mosaic that depicts a man on horseback with a shield, a lance, and a mill. The mosaic is flanked by two rectangular wooden windows. Above the mosaic are six glass double windows divided by pilasters which also have smaller square-shaped mosaics underneath. A staircase decorated with mosaics, a stepped border and wooden railings are also visible. On the left side of the image is a balcony with checkered tiles and a wooden double door. It has Corinthian columns in pairs, two shield-shaped reliefs, and a tile roof supported by corbels. In the lower part of the building there are semicircular arches with wall lamps, a mosaic, and a relief with the a representation of a lion's head. Casa de España was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983.

Mrs. Fela with two women

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier with two women in an interior space. There is a lattice-style window and a two-burner electric stove on a table.

Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church

Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church (Catholic ) in Cayey. The front façade is constituted by a portico with three arches, over which rises a three-level tower. The tower has a clock on the second level. On the first and third levels, it has arches. At the top of the third level, there is a balustrade with a cross in the center. The church roof has walls and pillars with pinnacles and a dome.

Baldorioty de Castro, Río Piedras

View of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. To one side, there are entrance steps to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall and there are several persons standing there. The house has double, wooden doors with crossbars over them. In the rear part, there is a larger house made of wood, with lattice-style windows.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower and the University of Puerto Rico Theater

Celebration of the first graduation of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. There are two images that show the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower and the University of Puerto Rico Theater. In the first image the finished building of the Tower is visible while a group of graduates pass by in line. The building is made of concrete, has Spanish Renaissance architectural style, wooden windows, roofing tiles and behind it there is a shed made of wood with zinc roof. The second image shows the finished University of Puerto Rico Theater with a narrow entrance and stairs. The auditorium has a Spanish Renaissance architectural style, is made of concrete, has Corinthian columns, wood and glass windows, arches in the walls of its corridors, ornamentation on the edges of the entrance and roofs with roofing tiles. In front of the building there is a group of graduates passing in line. A tree and shrubs can be seen around the buildings.

House Route 3 #57, Humacao

One-story house with a zinc, hipped roof. It is located in the town of Humacao. The house is surrounded by a low wall sustained by concrete wall pillars, over which there are ornamental metallic bars and plants in decorative pots. It has a front garden separated by entrance stairs that lead to the balcony where there are several persons standing. The balcony is sustained by columns and is covered by plant vines. The double door is wooden and has a crossbar over it. Above the house there is an attic with a zinc, gabled roof and lattice-style windows.

Criollo Designed House & Commercial Building

Side view of two-story, wooden building. On the first level, there is a wooden commercial establishment with several double wooden doors, and at one end, it also has a double wooden window. In front of one of the doors, there is a wooden parapet, you can also see two persons standing inside the establishment. On the second level, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by thin wooden columns. It has several double wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings. On the far left, there is a concrete, one-story house covered by a metal curtain. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front.

Girls in Street

Several young girls in the foreground, walking on a street. To one side of the street a building with a wooden part and another in concrete, is notable. On the other side, there is a fence made of sticks, metallic mesh, pieces of wood and zinc followed by a group of houses, which mostly have gable roofs made of zinc and blind-like windows. Some of the houses have antennae on the roofs. Along the street you can see poles with electrical wiring.

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Front-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. Surrounding the house is an ornamental metallic bar fence and a front garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns and the upper edge is covered with plant vines and an ornamental border. It is decorated with patio chairs made of wood and metal, matching tables, and plants in decorative pots. There are several persons in the porch and in front of the house, as well as cars passing the street.

Country House

Distant view of a house seen from the entrance. The house is one-story, built on wooden stilts, with a hipped zinc roof. It has a sidewalk leading to the entrance stairs. The stairs have wooden railings at the end of the house, which lead to the balcony. The balcony is wide and surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by thin columns. The doors are double, in wood and are surrounded by moldings. To the far left, there is a smaller wooden construction with a flat zinc roof. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Fajardo Industrial Sub Division

Construction project of the industrial building complex Fajardo Industrial Sub-Division. Lateral view of one of the building showing the wall, window openings, and the ceiling beam formwork. There are several workers at work.

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Mediopunto

Interior view of a house in the town of San Germán. The house is made of concrete and wood. It has a wooden ceiling, decorative moldings, and a hanging lamp. The floor is covered with wood and has wooden socles. There are several wooden double doors under semicircular arches. Over these, there are wooden sunrise transoms. The room is divided by an ornamental wooden border supported by slim columns. In the room, there is a ladder and cables on the floor. In the background, in another room, there is a scaffold and double jalousie windows with a sunrise transom over them.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. There is a façade with parapets, cornices, a balconet with ornamented metal balustrades, and a wooden lattice double door with a transom and fanlights at the top. There is also another partially visible building that is painted blue and white and has cornices and flat moldings. There is a potted plant, a shrub, and a sidewalk in front of the building.

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View of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of concrete, with a zinc hipped roof, over which there is a roof appendage. On the other hand, the first level of the house has an open garage surrounded by wooden railings and sustained by concrete columns. Likewise, on the second level, the house has wooden windows with ornamental details. In front of the windows, there are window planters. Lastly, in the surroundings there are plants and vegetation.

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Close view of the Madres Carmelitas chapel's side facade in the old Spanish Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and salmon. A portico with a triangular pediment and an entablature supported by Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts and round capitals can be observed. In front of the facade are two benches, shrubs, a circular water fountain, and a single-story building with semicircular doorways, cornices, and parapets. There are several high-rise buildings in the distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

House, Laundry, Banana Trees, Yellow Flowers

View of a house built in a rural area. The house is single-level built on wooden stilts and a zinc gable roof. At the left far end the house has a zinc construction extension with flat roof. Also, it has a double door made of wood and a clothesline to the right far end.

San Juan, construction, Capitol in distance

View of the Capitol of San Juan in the back of a street with several buildings, cars and persons. In the foreground, two buildings identified on their façades with "West India Machinery", followed by "El Imparcial" with a tower characterized by perforated walls with square shapes, glass windows and on the roof some beams and walls that denote a construction phase, stand out. They are followed by other buildings with padding, pediments and a tower with clocks crowned with a dome. At the opposite end, there are a couple of buildings with rectangular windows and a semicircular pediment. In the background, the dome with the lantern of the Capitol stands out.

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Aerial view of the section of the boundary wall in Old San Juan known as the Bastión de la Derecha de San Justo y Pastor which protected Puerta de San Justo during the Spanish Colonial age. The construction of the Puerta de San Justo was completed in the year 1639. Cobblestone pavers of the Recinto Sur street, a white building that has a balconet with iron railings, a sidewalk, people, planters with flowers in them, and shrubs can be observed. The image displays the upper half of the sentry lookout post, which was built some time between 1766 and 1790. It has a dome, cornices, and a keystone. A water fountain attached to the wall in the Jardín del Paseo de la Princesa can be seen on the right side of the image, as well as some grilles attached to square terracotta-colored pillars. There are two cruise ships docked in port 1 in the Bahía de San Juan. The old José V. Toledo United States Courthouse can be observed, which has traits from several different architectural styles such as: Beaux arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. The building has a roof covered by Spanish tiles and it was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The side façade and one of the towers of the old Ochoa building, which was designed by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa, can be observed in the image.

Tower and Sidewalks at University of Puerto Rico

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico at the Río Piedras Campus. The base of the tower is characterized by a lintel arch at the entrance, while a clock protrudes from the body. At the top, its cornices, semicircular arches, ornamental bands, hipped roof and a pinnacle stand out. Around the tower there are other buildings, a garden and a sidewalk known as Paseo Real along which some people walk and palms stand on both sides.

Railway Car with Steam Machine over the Tracks of the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of the bridge of the San Antonio channel under the renovation process. At the bottom part you can see the scaffolding that facilitates the job of the men. To the right side you can see a man carrying wood. Also, you can see a man on a yawl with paddle. OVer the tracks there is a railway car with a steam machine moving something heavy. The car is being controlled by several men. To the right you can see the bridge with balustrade and at the background you see some structures.

Capitol

Façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico with stairs that lead to a porch composed of eight Corinthian-style columns that support an entablature. On both sides of the porch, walls with windows with moldings and others with awnings stand out. Also notable on the façade are the cornices and the crests on the edges. At the top, the dome with a lantern stands out.

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View of a paved street in the coastal town of Fajardo. To both sides of the street, there are houses with diverse characteristics. Some are surrounded by fences made of wood or zinc. The houses are wooden with zinc roofs, with aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Some doors are simple, others are double and made of wood. To the far left, there are armchairs in front of a house. Also, there are cars parked on the street and piled gravel.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Entrance

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of one of the building's facades. A portico with tubular pillars and rectangular persiennes divided by pillars with exposed bricks can be seen. Part of the concrete fence is visible. There are construction materials and debris in the area. On the parapet there is a Department of Public Works sign identifying the construction site. There are two workers laying brick cladding on a wall.

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Grand Criollo Neoclassic House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Guayama, on Enrique González Street. The walls are made of wood and are decorated with frames. The floor is covered with native tiles, and the room is decorated with chairs, armchairs, and tables. Semicircular arches supported by columns and pilasters divide both rooms. The upper edge is surrounded by wood moldings. The doors are simple and over them are discharge arches with moldings and fan mountings. The room is decorated with furniture against the wall and decorative figures. In the background, there is an open door arch through which one can see metallic bars decorated with hanging potted plans.

Handover of First Houses to Farmers in Arecibo

The new chief of the Rural Rehabilitation Division of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), Mr. Francisco López Domínguez, delivers the first houses to two farmers. The houses are made of concrete and its doors and windows are made of wood. There are people, including other representatives of the project, women, and children. In one of the images there are mountains, grass, and a plant.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Foundations

Construction of Craftsman Billfold, Caguas, in the foundation stage. Concrete piling, a low wall, and an area with formwork can be seen. There is a row of neighborhood houses adjacent to the construction site. Mountains are visible in the background.

Fishing Village Huts and Nets

Houses and fishing nets in a fishing village. The houses are made of wood, thatch and zinc founded on piles. Most have a gable roof. In the background, several palms and bushes are notable.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division building construction project. View of the land with a barbed wire fence that has a driveway and a gate. In front there is a sidewalk, a fire hydrant, and a street light. Behind the fence there is a Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company sign. In the background a building with an exhaust fan on the roof is visible.

Almond Trees in a Road

Almond trees along an unpaved road, near Mayagüez. On one side, a portion of a building with three doors and a sign on the door in the center are visible.

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Side view of a concrete building in Old San Juan. The building is two-story and has a flat roof. On the first level, it has discharge arches with a wooden door. There are also discharge arches with glass windows and wooden railings in front of the windows. There is a sign that reads: "José E. Alegría & Assoc Inc". On the second level, there are balconies with flat zinc roofs surrounded by wooden railings. There are several doors over which there are crossbars and moldings. The building also has cornices and a small structure over it. The building is surrounded by a cobblestone street, street vendors, and parked cars.

Ponce Fire Station

Parque de Bombas (fire station) in Ponce. Wooden building located at the main square of the city. It has an open central space framed by two towers. Each tower has a trefoil arch entrance. The middle portion has three entrances. The windows have fanlights. The building's eaves have an ornamental border. Various houses surrounding the house can be seen, and there are shops in the first floor. In front of the building, there are two carriages and various people (men and children).

Cream-colored House with Roof Tiles in Guayama

View of the façade of a cream-colored house in Guayama. On the walls, two wooden white double doors are visible. Each door has an awning and a balcony with a railing. The arches on the walls have grilles. The roof is covered with tiles. The house has a concrete fence with a metal railing.

Clock Tower at University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez

Clock tower at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus. The tower is crowned with a pinnacle and has elements such as pilasters, semicircular arches, balustrade and cornices. The building that forms the base of the tower has columns, cornices and balustrades, as well as a staircase that leads to the main entrance. Two Poinciana trees stand out on both sides of the stairs. In front of the building, there is a parking lot with several cars and people.

Inside the Church at Yabucoa

View of the inside of a church after the passage of Hurricane Betsy in the town of Yabucoa. The church is in ruins and has no roof. You can see the walls decorated with moldings and cornices; the doors and windows are made of wood with studs on them. On the other hand, in the surroundings you can see a wooden house with a zinc gable roof.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Rear View

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket. The rear facade and one of the lateral facades can be seen. The rear facade corresponds to the supermarket's loading zone. A truck with a small wagon and a pickup truck can be seen in the area. There are men working at the zone and a cistern on the roof. On the lateral facade, a pattern of stripes in two different shades is visible.

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Buildings in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan can be seen, as well as Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and the sea. On the left side of the image is an ornamented fence, buildings with gable roofs, windows, pilars, balustered balconies, and houses built on stilts. A dome with a lantern and the façade of the portico of Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis can be observed in the distance. The lighthouse, sentry lookout posts, embrasures, the masonry walls, and the pediment of the main entrance of Castillo San Felipe del Morro can also be observed. There is a field, a slope, palm trees, and rocks in the surrounding areas.

Bungalow House

Front façade of a bungalow-style house located in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in wood, with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by wall pillars. It has a garden in the front divided by entrance stairs. To the far right, there is a large balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, sustained by columns. The area is covered by ornamental metallic bars. In the upper front part, there are wooden lattice-style windows. On the street in front of the house, there is a car parked and a person standing. Also, there is a person standing on the stairs. In the rear part, there is a larger building.

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Front-view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are double, wooden doors with lattice-style windows in front of wooden ledges. Above the doors, there are mullions made of wood and glass. On the sides, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Also, in the upper part, there is an ornamental border sustained by ornamental brackets. To the far left, there are side stairs and a double, wooden door. Lastly, in the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

House where the Amstutz's Lived in La Plata

View of the Amstusz family house in La Plata. The house is one-story with a zinc gable roof. On the front, it has a porch supported by columns. The door and windows are double and made of wood with a lattice-style. On the other hand, on the far left, you can see the side of a wooden house with a zinc roof.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A view of the collapse from inside of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

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Two people walking around the seashore in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. The ocean, the slope of a hill, the side of a wall, part of the Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis can be observed in the image. A sailboat can be seen in the distance.

Coffee Beans Drying on the Floor

Coffee drying in the sun. The coffee beans are spread over burlap sacs placed on the floor, on the edge of a street lined by wooden houses. There is a soldier kneeling in front of one of the sacs. Mountains can be seen in the background.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Dental Equipment

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The interior of a dental room can be seen. It shows the dental unit, such as the dental chair with headrest, dental cuspidor with faucet, and lamp. The room has a tiled floor and windows with persiennes.

Capitol - San Juan

Facade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico with a neoclassic style and characterized by staircase that leads to the eight columns portico with corinthian capitals that supports the entablature. Behind the portico there are a series of doors with muntins. Next to it, stand out the cornice, the cresting on the border and a dome crowned with lantern. Additionally, stand out two flags of United States of America and the one of Puerto Rico. In front of the building it is notable several automobiles, as well a construction equipment. The capitol was design by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega.

Construction Site for the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the site preparation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area there are various workers, light trucks, and earth-moving machinery. There is also a shed and, in the background, a multi-level building stands out featuring Spanish-revival style awnings on the windows.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Dental Room

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Dental room. Dental chair with its lamp, table, sink, and tools can be seen. Next to the chair, mounted on the wall, there is an x-ray machine with an extendable arm. There is also a sink on the wall.

Chapel at Pulguillas

Façade and side view of a church under construction in the Pulguillas community. The church has a gable roof with zinc boards and a gutter eave. In the main façade there is a semicircular arch and a covered area with wood. You can also see low walls in the church, with pillars that leave squared openings in its surroundings.

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Interior patio of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is gray and white. In the center of the courtyard is a fountain with irregular edges and a base supporting a round dish. The walls have windows and wooden double-leaf doors framed with rectangular moldings. Parapets, continuous cornices, and semicircular arches framed with moldings can be seen in the upper half of the image. Palm trees, benches, and a person are in front of the walls. The cream and orange-colored La Puntilla Condominium can be observed in the distance. The building has windows with differently shaped rectangular openings. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Catacombs

View from the interior of the columbarium at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery in the Old San Juan. To the far left end of the columbarium the wall is covered by niches under round arches. Some of the niches have tombstones with inscriptions.

University of Puerto Rico Building

Building of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, in Plateresque and Spanish revival-style. The façade consists of a portico with three semicircular arches between four pilasters of the Corinthian order. At the top, windows with fixed glass stand out between ornate pilasters followed by an ornamental band, a cornice and a parapet crowned with pinnacles. On one side, the arch of the Hostos Building stands out, as well as its mullions and the roof tiles. In the front, there is a garden and a sidewalk from which several people are visible. The building is also known as the Old Library and Registrar's Building in the Quadrangle of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras.

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Side view of a house located in San Juan. The house is made of concrete and is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. This balustrade is sustained by large columns. The lower part of the house has several areas covered with lattice. To the far right, there is a low wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks that separate the other larger house. In the background, there is a simple wooden door besides a concrete wall.

House 65 Infantería Street #66, Añasco

Front-view of a house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story with a zinc, hipped roof. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. It has four, double doors over which there are ornamental moldings. The upper edge of the house has an ornamental design. There are several persons in front of the house and cars parked.

Sewing Center in a Community Center

Group of women, young women and girls taking a sewing class at a community center. There is a woman standing, who is the class instructor. All of the students are seated on chairs and on a furniture paying attention to the woman's demonstration. It is noticeable that the chairs used are folding chairs, that the furniture has a flower-pattern fabric, there is a round table covered with a flowering tablecloth with a basket and flowers on top, and another rectangular table that is shaped like a desk. There is a small stool covered with a flower-pattern fabric, the curtains on the windows also have a floral pattern, and some images posted on the wall can be seen. The building has its wooden walls, ceiling, doors, windows, and floor. In the classroom there is a mirror in which the face of one of the girls who is part of the class is reflected.

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San Jerónimo Fort Viewed from the Bridge

San Jerónimo Fort viewed from the bridge connecting it to the San Juan islet. The bridge and its parapet are visible, as well as two corner poles that mark the entrance to the fort, two sentry boxes, a ramp, a flagpole with a flag, and a wooden house built inside the fort.

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View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the ceiling decorated with an ornamental coffered and on some areas is broken. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Mirador House, Barbosa Street #4 Aguadilla

Front view of a house on the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house has two wooden floors and a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall. It has a front garden and a balcony with a flat roof. In the balcony there is a double door with an ornamental crossbar over it. On the far left there are lattice-style windows with eaves over them. On the second level to the far left there is a smaller structure with a zinc gabled roof. It has a small balcony that is surrounded by a wooden railing. It also has a double wooden door with crossbars on it.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan is painted in mustard, cream, and white. The upper half of the building has a semicircular dome with a lantern and a pinnacle. Cornices, parapets, and window openings are also visible in the image. A wall, people, palms, streetlights, and a traffic "Stop" sign can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

La Fortaleza - San Juan

Old San Juan city skyline seen from the bay. You can distinguish a segment of the defensive walls of the city, La Fortaleza, the Cathedral of San Juan (Catholic faith), the Siervas de María Convent and the Door of San Juan.

Designed Camelback Addition

Corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is two stories high, with the main one-story building having a second story added to the rear, which is often described as resembling a camel's hump. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a large balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine wooden columns. It has double wooden doors with lattice-glass style over which there are fan mountings. Over the gabled roof, there is a lattice-style wooden mullion in the center. On the other side of the house, there is an attic with a flat zinc roof and lattice-style windows. The house is in front of a passable street where there are parked cars.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of the ceiling of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. Various brown beams can be seen on the ceiling. On the other side, beyond the arch, more beams supporting the ceiling can be seen.

La Parguera and Magueyes Island

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Some cays and Magueyes Island, located near the coast, are visible. On the island, a pier and various buildings are visible. Also visible are various piers built on the water as well as watercraft along the coast.

huts at Peace Corps

Buildings with spherical shape in a rural area. There are two domes in a rural area. Two geodesic domes built with riveted pieces of a color white material, each one has an opening as a window. There is an area with trees behind the domes. You can see a boy and a man standing.

Castañer

Distant view of a group of buildings in the community of Castañer in the town of Lares. The buildings are one or two-story with zinc gable roofs. You can see double wooden windows, stairs surrounded by railings and hallways also surrounded by wooden railings. The building on the far left is surrounded by a bush fence. On the other hand, to the far right you can see more one-story buildings with zinc gable roofs. Finally, you can also see some vehicles parked in front.

Episcopal Church of San Juan

The image is a sketch of the Old Episcopal Church of San Juan. The upper half of the building has a tower with a bell tower and a cross. The building has a gable and combined roof, an oculus can be seen in the center. The entrance has a pediment, double doors with lancet arches, and fanlights. Cornices, steps, and double windows with ornamented fanlights can also be observed.

Military Base Supply Office

Supply office at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building with a gable roof. It has awning windows, the entrance is located on one of the sides. It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars aligned along the sides of the building. Atop the entrance, there is a sign "Base Air Corps Supply Office."

Military Base Finance Office

Finance office at the United States Army Military Base known as Borinquen Field in Aguadilla. Concrete house with a wooden and zinc hip roof, and a gable dormer with window. The porch has a concrete balustrade and six round columns supporting the roof. The front door is a wooden double door, and the front windows are wooden double-casement windows with a crossbeam. One of the sides is visible, showing the double casement windows and an entrance with steps leading thereto. The wall finish has a stucco texture. There is a garden in front of the house.

Fire House, Ponce

Cristina Street, in the urban center of Ponce. In the background, you can see the Parque de Bombas of Ponce and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can see several buildings, one of them has a vertical sign that says: "Hotel Meliá". Another building has a hanging sign that reads "National Fine Hess Stores Inc." From the Parque de Bombas you can see part of the façade and one of the towers. Behind, you can see the back of the cathedral, where you can see the towers and the dome.

Aibonito Plaza

San José Church in Aibonito (Catholic) with a façade composed of a cross that crowns it, as well as a main door and fanlight windows framed in pointed arches. It also has two towers with hipped roofs and corner finials. Also notable are the pilasters, a cornice, moldings, ornamental bands, a clock in one of the towers and a dome at the back. In its surroundings it has gardens, picket fences, cars, as well as buildings with tiles and various arches such as semicircular and trefoil. Several people are also visible in front of the church.

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Casa de España building in Old San Juan. Its architecture is representative of Spanish Moorish Revival style. A white and blue-colored tower with hipped roofing covered with tiles can be observed. It has rectangular moldings and square mosaics. There are mullions supported by columns with a continuous cornice. The tower also has a staircase with railings and corbels. The lower half of the tower has wooden double windows and a wooden hinged door. There are shrubs and hip knobs on the left side of the image. Part of the masonry wall and a sentry lookout post crowned with a crenellated edge of the Castillo San Cristóbal can be seen in the distance. The Casa de España building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983.

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Arecibo District Hospital, Interior Space

Interior space with a rectangular platform in the corner to house the elevator engines and cables. It has two square openings and cables can be seen inside. Above, the elevator engines are visible. The walls have paving stone, and to the right, there are two rectangular openings through which some stairs are visible.

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Front view of the house known as Font-Ubides house or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has an entrance presided by stairs, it has a double doors under a semicircular arch framed with ornamental moldings crowned with a sunrise transom and ornamental moldings. The entrance is flanked by two balconies with curve shape surrounded with ornamental iron railings modulated by corinthian order fluted columns, an ornamental frieze and moldings. In addition, the second level is surrounded by a balustrade like an open balcony, modulated by pillars above which there are amphorae. You can also see that on the second level the construction is smaller hence it only occupies the left side and has a curve upper border matched with moldings and pyramid finishes. Both ends of the house have double metallic gates and adjacent houses with different characteristics. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Old San Juan Gate and Santa Catalina Fort

View of the Door of San Juan and the Fortaleza de Santa Catalina. In the lower part, there is a noteworthy path and a wall that borders the land on which the Fortaleza sits. There are a couple of sentry boxes attached to the wall and another on the promenade wall, both with a notable loophole and crowned with a dome and ornament (key). The Fortress has semicircular arches at the bottom followed by windows between pilasters, a tower with a crenellated parapet and a flagpole with the American flag on the roof.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56 , Scaffolding

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, Manatí in the scaffolding stage for the external walls and roof. It is visible that the front wall is finished. The scaffolding inside the building can be seen through the window openings. To one side a crawler crane is visible. In front of the building there is an electric power pole stabilized with three beams. There are workers at work.

Back View of the Barracks for Enlisted Men

Back view of the barracks for enlisted men at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A building with balconies projecting from the façade and extending along the center of the building in each of the three stories. The bottom of the walls has some type of coating.

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The old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) is located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The main facade of the building has two rectilinear pediments, one of which has high relief in its tympanum. The upper part of the main entrance has four pairs of white Ionic columns, balconies, and green-colored wooden double-leaf doors with semicircular arches. The lower half has four pairs of white Doric columns with green-colored double-leaf doors and semicircular arches. These columns support an entablature that has an inscription on the metopes. The facade also has extended cornices and green-colored wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed by semicircular arches and white flat moldings. In front of the entrance is a stepped wall with railings. The building is fenced off by metallic grilles supported by various square pillars. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. Adjacent to the building is the old Insular Madhouse. This building is painted yellow, mustard, and white. It has parapets, quoins, cornices, rectangular windows, and a terracotta-colored lantern crowned by a pinnacle. This building was later known as the School of Arts and Design. The street where El Morro is located, part of Jardín Paseo de Ballajá, a water fountain, people, automobiles, palms, trees, streetlights, and boundary marker posts can be observed on the right side of the image. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the glacis can be observed in the distance. The masonry walls, the embrasures, two sentry posts, and a tower can also be observed.

Luis Muñoz Marín Next to Another Person in an Office

Luis Muñoz Marín sitting next to another person in an office chair. On the desk there are documents, pens, and decorations, several telephones, glasses, and an ashtray. There are double jalousie doors. Between the two doors there is a pilaster protruding from the wall. There is an object in the shape of a lamb and two bird figures holding the wall. On its sides are the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. The walls are decorated with pilasters and ornamented friezes. On the ceiling there is a chandelier. Outside of the office there is a balcony with grilles.

Designed Criollo House

Front view of a Criollo style house in the town of Arroyo, on Road 753 #216. The house is one-level, made of wood, and has a zinc roof. It has a decorative metallic bar fence sustained by low columns. It is separated by a double entrance gate followed by a front garden with different plants. It has an entrance porch surrounded by an ornamental metallic balustrade sustained by fine columns. Both the columns and the porch have an ornamental cornice. The double windows are made of wood and lattice-glass style. Over the doors and windows, there are discharge arches and ornamental moldings. Also, the porch has wooden pilasters.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Elevated View

Foundation construction phase of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. From an elevated view, the buildings in the process of wall construction are visible. The falsework, wooden molds for the walls, and pillars with exposed rods are visible. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks, with vehicles and stacked wood materials in the area. In the background, a block fence, a wooden framework, houses, two buildings, and mountains stand out. The building on the left has a gable roof and swing doors. Next to it, there is a building with a flat roof, eaves, and casement windows.

Intersection of Tanca Street and Recinto Sur Street

Intersection of Tanca Street and Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan. On one side, there is a three-story building with an arched façade and pillars. The walls have quoins, and cornices at the top of each floor. It has a Dutch gable roof with a row of dormer windows. On the other side, there is a building with a flat arch entrance. Above it, there is a window with a balcony, and at the top, there is a cornice. An antenna is hanging from the roof; it fell across the street to the sidewalk of the first building.

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The upper half of several Colonial style buildings in Old San Juan can be observed. There is a pink-colored building with cornices, a utility pole, paddings, and an opening with moldings on the left side of the image. There is a white and cream-colored building on the right side of the image. The building has a pergola, railings, and four columns. The lower half of the building has a glass sliding door, cornices, eaves, wooden lattice double doors, and a balconet with railings. Next to it is another white and cream-colored building. It has glass windows, eaves, cornices, a satellite antenna, and a parapet with rectangles that are painted pink. There is another white-colored building next to it with glass windows and latticework. It has a sloped roof and satellite antennas. A terracotta-colored semicircular dome crowned by a cross can be observed in the distance.

El Fanguito

View of a crane between the houses of a slum in San Juan. The houses are mostly made of wood and founded on stilts over a body of water. They also have mostly zinc-gabled windows and roofs.

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Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is wooden and the walls are decorated with frames and vases. To one side of the room, there is a person standing and a kitchen cupboard, made of wood and glass. The dividing arches of the rooms are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the foreground, you can see one with ornamental moldings and an acroter in the upper part.

Main Façade of a Wooden Yellow and Gray House

View of the main façade of a wooden yellow and gray house. The porch has four columns and one railing. On the porch area, an entrance gate is visible, and on the wall, there is a window and a door. The gable roof over the porch has zinc.

School of Medicine, San Juan

Side view of the School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. The school is made of concrete in the Plateresque style, it is distinguished by having several elements such as roofs covered by tiles and decorated with crests, ornamental friezes and pinnacles. On the other hand, it has wooden windows crowned by pediments, ornamental moldings and pilasters at each end. The building also has arcades with semicircular arches and balustrades. On the street in front, there is a person walking. Inaugurated in 1920, it was the first school in the hemisphere dedicated to the study and prevention of tropical diseases.

Detail of a Window with a Railing in Aguadilla

Detail of a window of a house in Aguadilla. It is a jalousie window with a metal railing. The arch has a fanlight as a decoration. The molding of the house can be partially seen on the top.

Sign of Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Project

Two-story building, the first being the Castañer Post Office, while on the second floor, there is a sign for the "P.R.R.A. Rural Rehabilitation Division Land Utilization Section Castañer Project" placed on the balustrade of a balcony. Next to the sign there is a light bulb and wiring. In the background, there is a notable house founded on stilts, with wooden sash windows that open outwards and covered with asphalt. Also notable is the top of a car.

Oxen-drawn Carts Passing Through Ponce

Ox carts passing through a street in the urban center of Ponce. Several horse carts are also visible. On one side, there is a one-story building with two doors decorated with cornices and brackets, labeled with the name Simón Cambeiro. Along the street, there are other buildings, houses, and trees along the edge.

Another Factory of the Fomento Program

Frontal view of factory Fomento. The building has one level and flat roof. Also, this construction has cristal windows and masonry. Besides that, you can see in the surroundings construction materials, wooden scaffold and a sign that says: "Another factory of Fomento Program".

Cockfight

Two men, each carrying a game cock, surrounded by various people. They are in front of a wooden house with a gable roof, the wall of the house is covered by a material that seems to be cardboard. There is a hill and other wooden houses in the background.

Shanty Scene, Two Story House, Houses on Hill, Children

View of an unpaved street in a slum. A series of houses are notable, mostly in wood, zinc and with gable or flat roofs. Some houses have concrete pile foundations, balconies with railings and others have double leaf doors. Along the street, there are several persons of different ages, some undressed. In the background on a hill, several houses with similar characteristics stand out.

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Side-view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. To the far left of the house, the floor is paved and decorated with plants in ornamental pots. Also, there is a metallic bar fence separating one house from the other. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Driveway Construction

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Construction of a driveway, one part is paved and another part has rodding for pouring concrete. An excavation with exposed pipes is visible. There are pipes of different diameters and other construction materials piled up. Part of the three-story building can be seen and next to it, a small one-story building.

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View of the slag pavers in the pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers can be seen wet from the rain and there are several different levels in soil. The pavers have marks and have cracks on them. There are leaves and water in between the blocks.

Río Piedras

Panoramic view of a road. Few buildings are seen along the road. You can see some houses, power lines and what appears to be a chimney.

Country Church

View of the back of a wooden Catholic church in rural Puerto Rico. The church is located on an elevated site. In general, the place is a countryside area with mountains and vegetation. Regarding the construction of the church, you can see that it is divided into two rooms. The largest room has closed lids of folding windows on its wall. The roof of this one is hipped. On the other hand, the smallest room has another type of window and its roof is gabled. A white cross is part of a church wall.

El Fanguito

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño there is a community of semi-detached houses. The houses are made of wood and zinc, built on stilts over the water. These have zinc gable roofs and double wooden windows. Some of the houses are partially destroyed and others are surrounded by wooden fences.

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View of houses located in the coastal town of Loíza. Behind a concrete house with aluminum, lattice-style windows, which is separated by a metallic bar fence, it is possible to see a small construction in wood with a gabled roof partially covered with palm leaves. Through a doorless arch, it is possible to see debris in the interior. In the back, there is a larger house made of wood with a zinc roof.

Land with Pipes

Land on which there are various pipes available near a body of water. In the area, some groups of people are noticeable, and on the water, there is a watercraft.

Waterfront Shanties

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña, in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño, there is a community of semi-attached houses. The houses are made of wood and zinc and are built on stilts in the water. They have zinc roofs and wooden windows and doors. In the foreground, you can see a paved street where a person is standing.

Slum House, transformed into Pueblerino House and Shop

Front view of a two-story house. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence sustained by columns. To the far right of the first level, the house has entrance stairs towards the balcony, which is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. Over the balcony, there is a metal fabric curtain. There is also a stairway with a metal railing and ornamental design. To the far left, there is an open garage sustained by concrete columns. On the far right of the second level, the house has lattice windows and a small balcony. The entire upper edge of the house has a metal curtain. The front part of the second level has a low concrete wall. On the far left is an open space with no roof. The house is surrounded by vegetation and houses with different characteristics.

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Close-up view of the details of the entrance of a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. In the foreground, there is a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars, followed by a garden in the front. The floor of the garden is partially covered with tiles. Also, there are planters with plants and concrete steps with railings to each side. The entrance is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The floor is covered with native tiles, you can see a double, wooden door surrounded by moldings. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are covered by ornamental metallic bars. Besides the door and windows, there are plants in decorative pots.

Wooden Cream and Orange House in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a wooden cream and orange house. On the main wall, a window, the porch's grilles, and the ornamental parapet can be seen. On the right wall, a window is partially visible. A gate is also visible on the right. On the gable roof, wooden beams can be seen.

Building under construction on hilltop

Two men pose in front of a building under construction on the top of a hill. The building has a gabled roof with zinc, beams and several pillars on the sides. At the bottom, there is a cluster of stones arranged as a low wall.

Wealthy Home near Barranquitas

Two-story mansion in the town of Barranquitas characterized by its segmental and semicircular arches, a terrace and a balcony with a balustrade, fanlight windows with roofs, tiles on the eaves, a pediment with ornamental detail in low relief and some stairs. The inscription "Oak Park" stands out above the arch of the entrance and then, on the sidewalk, several cars stretch out. Several people in the area are also notable.

Lighthouse Rooftop

Aerial view of the rooftop of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. At the rooftop you can see a wooden platform with railing. Also, you can see plastic awnings with bags full of sand above to prevent the air move them. At the tower you can see part of a door that gives access to the rooftop. Also, you can see part of the balcony with parapet.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of ornamental metallic bars, sustained by wall pillars. To the far right, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is covered by a fabric curtain in the front. You can see several double doors and windows made of wood with lattice-style and mullions made of wood and glass, over them.

San Juan Wall Viewed from La Perla

Wall belonging to the defense system of the city of San Juan, viewed from La Perla slum. Several houses can be seen, delimited by a concrete wall, with a street parallel to the wall, a power pole, and a fence between the street and the wall. The houses are several feet below the height of the wall, which has two embrasures on one of its sides. Behind the large wall, a building can be seen.

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Thatched hut-type house in the middle of palm trees. The house has a gable roof, a pile foundation and a front door. Around the house, there are a series of poles with wires and a path on one side.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Early Stages of Construction

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the construction in its early stages. Columns already built can be seen, as well as others with rodding and with formwork at the bottom. A building can also be seen in the falsework stage. There are several workers at work.

Slum house

Interior view of a residence. The house is wooden and has simple wooden doors. The floor has two styles of native tiles. The walls have jutting patterns in wood and decorative frames hanging. There are rattan-style chairs, a table with decorative figures, and a table with a television.

Criollo Design - House in an Hacienda

Front view of an Hacienda house in the town of San Germán. It is a two-story house made of wood over concrete with a zinc hipped roof. On the first floor, there are several doors and a wooden double window. In the front portion of the second floor, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns. It has double wooden doors. To one side there are three wooden double windows. To the far left, there is an area fenced with zinc and a car parked in the street.

Structures in the Coastal Area

A view from a distance of a single-story building, a structure with a hip roof, and what seems to be a fortification or stone wall located in a coastal area. The single-story building is at sea level, and the hip roof structure is somewhat elevated.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Loading Entrance

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. A lateral wall with a loading entrance can be seen. The wall has pilasters and windows, and it is painted. There is a scaffold and three wooden ladders.

House with a Fan-shaped Window

A two-story concrete house with a wooden roof covered in tiles. On the second story, there is a decorative window shaped like a fan. The house has a balcony with a pitched roof in the first story. Beside it, there is a two-story concrete house with a wooden roof, and next to that house, there is another two-story wooden house.

Loíza Square

Aerial view of the Loíza square, Ricardo Sanjurjo and its surroundings.The square are is decorated with gardens and a fountain. Additionally, it has streetlights, benches and a gazebo as a type of platform. Along the square you can see several streets that intersect. Between the visible buildings there are the town catholic church, several houses from different sizes, a tent and a basketball court. At the background you can see part of the ocean and the river mouth.

Factory in Bayamón, Columns

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón. In addition to the building's columns, already raised, a mound of building sand, a concrete mixer and several workers can be seen. In front of the construction site there is a sidewalk.

Chapel at La Plata

Façade and side view of a church in La Plata. The church has a gable façade with two vertical bands on each side. It also has a sidewalk towards the main entrance characterized by a double-leaf wooden door framed in a semicircular arch and an oculus in the gable. On the side of the church, you can see some windows and part of the roof with a red cover. In front of the church there are signs with ads in Spanish and English.

Tiled Roof

Double houses with hip roofs covered with tiles in San Germán. One is made of wood and the other of brick with plaster. Each one has two double doors, closed. The wall of the wooden house has tongue-and-groove boards on one side, and in the middle of the doors, it has the boards in a chevron pattern. The brick house has various signs of different products, such as Klim, Denia, Mejoral, Cortal, Breacol, and Malta Corona. There is an old man sitting on a box in front of it.

Living room in Slum House

Interior of a wooden house in the town of Luquillo. It has lattice-style and wooden windows. The space is decorated with armchairs, a table, decorative frames, religious elements, and wooden racks on the wall. In the background, there is a door frame and a clothes hanger. Inside and outside of the house, there are people standing.

Family Seated at a Table

Family seated at the table in the dining room of a house. Next to them, there is a young person standing, carrying a plate of food. In the room, besides the table and chairs, there is a sideboard and a folding screen. A portion of the next room is visible through an arch, where a door with a curtain, a painting with a coat of arms, a china cabinet, and a rocking chair can be seen.

Green Four-story Building in Caguas

View of the left side façade of a green four-story building in Caguas. On the windows downstairs, advertisements of food establishments are visible. The windows from the second to the fourth floor are very similar. Some of them are missing the glass panes.

Merchant´s House

View of a two-story house located in the town of Humacao. On the first and second level, the house has two, lattice-style windows. To the far right, there are straight stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The upper edge has a small eave.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

One-story concrete house in the Cañas Abajo river community, in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is surrounded by a low wall over which there are ornamental metallic bars. It is divided by a small entrance stairway. To both sides of the stairs, there are front gardens. There is a balcony surrounded by a baluster sustained by fine columns. The doors hang over discharge frames with moldings. The lattice-style double doors are wooden, and over them, there are mullions. The upper edge of the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. There are several persons in the image and a car parked in front of the house.

Yellow and White Historical Building in Vega Baja

View of the main façade of a yellow and white historical building in Vega Baja. Along the wall, four windows and two doors are visible. On the top of the building, the cornice is partially visible.

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One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house has a garden in the front, built over a concrete wall. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style in the front. To the far right, there is an entrance where you can see a simple wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and persons standing. To the far left, there is another entrance to the open garage where there is a car parked in front. On that side, there is also a two-story house attached. To the far left, there is another entrance with an open garage, where there are is a car parked in front. On that side, the house is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars.

Press Building, Stationery and Lithography at the Marina Street in the Old San Juan

Buildings located at the Marina street of the Old San Juan. You can observe building that are located in front a wide street. The building that is in the center is a press and stationery that is painted with white, mustard and terracotta colors, it has on its facade pilasters, cornices, moldings and a green awning on its entrances. One section of the building works as a separate establishment and it is a night club. On its entrance it has a sign that says: "Bay View Host Club". On 1915 this building was a cinemas called Tres Banderas. It is followed by a building that it was an insurance company called Inter-American Insurance Agency, it has dark gray and light gray colors, its windows are glass sash and it has wooden doors. To the left there is the Badrena building, this one has two different shade of gray, has a sign on one of its walls that says: "Dole" with red color. There are rectangular and square openings in which there are persienne glass windows. The one that is located to the far left end is the Ochoa building that has influence of the Neo-renaissance architectonic style, is cream color with light green touches, it has metal windows with glass persiennes, arches on the first floor facade and mosaic ornament on the capitals of each pilaster. On the surroundings you can see a paved street with concrete, some antennas on some roofs, an alley, sidewalks, barrel containers on top of some wooden plates, power lines, an automobile and trees. Subsequently, this group of buildings next to the Ochoa building they became one building where it has a Caridad pharmacy, the store Ralph Lauren and a luxury apartment complex called Harbor Plaza.

Theater, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Aerial view of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus Theatre. Located in front of historical quadrangle, the building has two levels with the roof covered with roof tiles. On the first floor it has a portico under an arcade of round arches supported by columns. The building facade is decorated with a staircase, columns on pedestals, an arch of double height arch crowned with a parapet and a terracotta polychrome ornamentation. It also has double windows made of wood with lattice style. The theatre of the University of Puerto Rico opened its doors in 1939 and it was restored in 2006.

Barracks and Hangar Aerial View

Aerial view of the barracks and hangar under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The barracks are three-story buildings with steps leading to the porches and entrances. Most of the buildings seem finished; there are two in the falsework phase. The roof portion of the hangar is finished.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Diagonal Wall

The construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo can be seen. From the side façade, the building's austere design stands out, with a flat roof and 'Miami' or louvered windows. Surrounding it, palms and trees are noticeable.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. It is made of wood with a zinc roof. The living room is decorated with chairs and a leather armchair, where there is a person sitting, and to one side, there is an iron. The walls are decorated with frames, decorative objects, and hanging clothes. Separating the rooms, there are curtains made of fabric.

Falsework for Building in Humacao

Detail of a wooden frame showing the initial stage for the construction of an industrial building. Falsework is surrounded by piles of construction materials. In front of the site there is a post supporting power lines.

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Rear-view of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat, zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a wooden door with entrance stairs in concrete, in front. Same as the windows, above the door, there is a wooden mullion. There is a clothesline in the area, and to the far left, there is a vehicle parked an a bicycle underneath the house.

Iglesia San José

San José church (Catholic) in Old San Juan. The design is Gothic-style. The entrance of the church shows an arched tympanum with pilasters. Above the entrance arch, there is a window with a balcony and balustrades, and over the window, a quad lobed opening. The façade ends in a gable with pinnacles and a cross in the middle. You can see two domes and the top of the bell tower. In front of the church, the parking and four automobiles.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Poster located on the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The poster offers visitors a description in Spanish of the five ecosystems that can be found in the area of the Borinquen sector.

House under Construction

View of the construction of a cubic-shaped house with a flat roof made of solid material, featuring noticeable door and window frames. In the background, there is another house with a hip roof, wooden walls, doors, and windows, and some parts are covered with a type of fabric. Between the two houses, there are some sticks with wires, electrical wiring, and people carrying out various tasks.

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Perspective of the interior of the first and second level from the residence Arístides Santoni, also known as the residence Rivera Biascoechea, located in Arecibo. The railing of the stair is made of metal and it has vertical bars and others with spiral shapes. On the first level it is notable a door with fanlights articulated by spiral. Through this door you can appreciate the ceramic tiles put in up to middle of the wall. The windows of both levels have glass leaves and through the ones from the first level it is visible the Solomonic columns from the inner patio of the residence. The floor of the first level is covered with square and hexagonal tiles. On the second level there are three chairs, two of them made of metal with floral motifs and other made of wood with patted seat. The wall and the roof come together with a molding. The residence Arístides Santoni shows elements characteristic from the architectonic style known as Spanish Revival.

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Bastión de Las Ánimas, located in Norzagaray street in Old San Juan. It was built in 1780 and aided in the defense of the space between the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Castillo de San Cristóbal. An open field with a stone canal that is surrounded by a wall made out of brick and stone can be observed. Crenellated arrow slits can be partially observed on the right side of the image. There is a sentry lookout post with a dome, cornices, a keystone on the left side of the image. The Atlantic ocean can be seen in the distance.

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Rear-view of a house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of concrete and has a zinc, hipped roof, over which there is a roof appendage. It has a zinc hipped roof and glass windows, and besides it, there is a wooden attic with a zinc, gabled roof. On the other hand, the house has several double wooden windows, over which there are wooden moldings. Lastly, the house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Workers at the Construction Site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers carrying out various formwork and foundation construction tasks in the construction site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Construction equipment such as a leveling device, rods, wood boards, wheelbarrows, and a hose can be seen in the area. In the background, there is the Normandie Hotel with its sign at the top. The boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen also.

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A wheel loader can be observed on the cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. Buildings under construction and workers can be observed in the background. There are also construction materials such as ladders and scaffolding.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

Side view of a house on Hacienda Dos Ríos in the town of Maricao. The house is two-story. The lower level is covered with zinc, it has door and window frames. In front there is a wooden cart. On the second level there are wooden double doors and a large balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. A part of the balcony is sustained by stilts. The roof is flat in zinc and sustained by wooden beams.

Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church

View from Colón Square of Catholic parish church Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria). Various trees obstruct the view of the Church, of which, only the two octagonal towers, including the bell tower, and the dome can be seen as well as the pediment with a cross on top. To one side of the image, the Christopher Columbus monument can be seen. The square is enclosed by a concrete balustrade and has wooden and metal benches along the balustrade. In the foreground, a portion of a man's face can be seen.

Training Meeting on the Use of Houses at a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Community Center

Group of people sitting at a community center taking a training on the use of the new houses that will be delivered to them. There are tables, wooden chairs, and upholstered furniture in the interior space. The building is designed to be the camp's community center. It is made of wood, has a ceiling with exposed beams, ceiling lamps, single doors, double windows with curtains, and wooden floor. The scene shows a moment of selection and training, by an administrative group, to workers or people from the community who participate in the handover of houses built on rural areas program. This program was implemented by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA).

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Early Construction Stage

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. The building already has several of its walls. It can be seen that they are made of blocks because they have not yet been plastered. Falsework and ceiling beams are visible inside the building. There are several men working around the building. There is a man on the roof.

San Patricio Plaza seen from Across Road

View of the San Patricio Plaza Shopping Center in the town of Guaynabo. In the foreground, you can see San Patricio Avenue busy with vehicles. The shopping center is surrounded by a metal fence and a parking lot. Furthermore, the building has several store signs. You can also see the double glass doors.

San Jerónimo Fort Viewed from del Boquerón Beach

San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan viewed from the beach of del Boquerón. The walls and the wooden house built inside the small fort are visible.

House in Coamo Arriba with flower pots

A man and a girl sit in front of a wooden house with several flowers in pots and a woman observing through a door. The house has a gable roof with zinc and an eave. The doors are double-leaf and open outwards. On one of the walls, there is a type of green cloth hanging and in the back, there are some barbed wires on which there is partially noticeable laundry hanging. Parallel to the house, there is a path and a person is visible among the bushes.

Hato Rey Typical Building Materials at the Construction Site

Construction detail and materials of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58. At first glance, stacked blocks can be seen. Near the blocks there is a container and a wheelbarrow. There are also workers performing their tasks. Falsework and scaffolding are visible around the building. It can also be seen that there is falsework inside. The walls that are already built are missing plaster.

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View from the inside of a construction site in the coastal town of Loíza. The construction is made of wood, with the roof partially covered by palm leaves. There are some wooden doors and support beams, also in wood. The floor is partially covered by debris.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Fence Construction

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division building construction project. A fence and a sidewalk under construction can be seen. Several sheds, machinery, and construction materials and parked automobiles are visible. There is a sign that reads, "Another Factory of the Development Program".

El Castillo Spanish Colonial Revival House

Side view of a Spanish Colonial Revival-style house located in the town of Barranquitas. The house is in concrete and the roof is gabled and covered with roof tile. On the first level the house has a garden and plants in decorative pots. To the far left there is an open space sustained by columns. There is a double wooden door with glass and a window covered with ornamental metallic bars. Also, there are two semicircular arches sustained by a column under which there are stairs covered with native slabs. To the far right, there is a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. There is a double door in wood and glass, surrounded by moldings. On the second level, there are double windows in wood and glass, over which there is an eave covered with roof tiles and sustained by wooden brackets. To the far right, there is a larger balcony surrounded by a wooden railing and sustained by thin wooden columns. It is sustained by wooden brackets and there is an eave covered with roof tiles. Under the balcony there are two different sized windows covered with ornamental metallic grilles. In the upper part, there is a smaller attic with a roofless balcony that has an ornamental metallic bar railing. It is sustained by ornamental metallic brackets. There are two double doors in wood and glass over which there are small eaves.

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Front-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, to one side, the fence has wood and zinc plates. The house has a balcony, where there are persons seating. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall. The wooden door is double, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a house with similar characteristics and trees in the surroundings.

University of Puerto Rico Theatre From Tower

View from the tower towards the Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The entrance of the theater is characterized by a double-height arch framed between columns and a parapet with polychrome ornamentation. Also notable are the tiles on different parts of the roof, arches and windows with glass panes. In front of the theater there is a quadrangle in which the gardens and lanterns stand out.

View from 12th floor of La Concha Hotel

View from the twelfth floor of the Hotel La Concha towards other hotels such as the "Atlantic Beach". The buildings that run parallel to the coast are mostly simple surfaces with numerous windows. Several people are notable in the beach area.

Fourth of July Celebration, De Armas Square

Celebration of the Independence of the United States, July 4th, 1899 at the De Armas Square in Old San Juan. Many people can be seen on the square, some of them holding the United States flag. Some buildings surrounding the square are visible, most notably the City Hall, and the Old Palacio de la Intendencia (intendant's palace)

Wooden Barracks at Borinquen Field Base

Construction of wooden barracks at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Five wooden structures with a gable roof built on stilts, almost finished. There is also a structure in the frame construction phase. There are various workers working on the construction.

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Close-up view of the details in a balcony of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall. The balcony, where there are several persons, has two decorative chairs and a double, wooden door over which there is a wooden mullion and a nameplate that reads: "God Bless our Home". The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, same as the door, both surrounded by wooden moldings.

Garden at La Fortaleza

Garden of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. There are steps leading to a hallway dividing two green areas. In the background, in between the trees and the plants, a portion of the building is visible.

Women with Children Posing in the Middle of the Street

Two women posing with three children in the middle of an unpaved street. There are wooden houses on both sides of the streets. To one of the sides, there is a fence made of wooden boards. Behind one of the women, a tree can be seen, and in the background a mountain can be seen also.

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Interior view of a wooden house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The room is decorated with a small leather chair, where there is a person sitting. Besides it, there is a low wooden table with decorative figures. On the wall in the back, there is a double, wooden door with an ornamental, wooden mullion over it. To the far left, there is a simple, wooden door with embossed details.

Fajardo Square Aerial

Aerial view of the Fajardo square and its surroundings. Within the square you can see the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. Also, you can see a building behind the church. In the green areas of the square you can see benches for sitting. Near the square center you can see a gazebo and the water fountain. On the surroundings of the square you can see several streets. Along the streets you can see the roofs of several buildings. Also, there are parking areas.

A Glance to the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of the San Antonio channel railway bridge under renovation. Over the bridge you can see the men operating a type of crane. Down the road there is a locomotive. Scaffolding and stairs let the men move to the bottom part of the bridge. On the other side of the railway bridge you can see a bridge with balustrade.

Abandoned Historical Building in Guayama

Main façade and right side façade of an abandoned historical building in Guayama. On the main wall, three door openings can be seen. The left one seems to be covered, the one on the center has two panels, and the one on the right is empty. The frame on each side opening has a decorative molding. Between the left and the middle opening, the words "refrescos" and "sándwiches" can be seen. On the right façade, a door or window opening is partially visible. Address on the card: Calle B. Pérez.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00042

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior you can distinguish the ceiling decorated with coffered and a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters. Through the opening you can see an adjacent room with the floor with deteriorated wood and windows covered with wood panels. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Ground

Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey, view of the site prior to construction. There are some falsework and wooden planks scattered on the ground. Some trees and shrubs, electric power post, and some buildings can be seen in the background.

Vernacular Criollo

Front view of a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metal grid supported by wall pillars. It is followed by a front garden that leads to the entrance to the balcony. The balcony has a flat zinc roof and is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by wooden columns. There are several people on the balcony, also, the house has several double wooden lattice style doors with glass. There are wooden crossbars above the doors and they are surrounded by moldings. In the pediment the house has a wooden crossbar surrounded by colored glass. There are parked vehicles on the street in front.

Recreational Activities in a Community Center

Group of people using a designated space for recreational activities at a community center. Among this group of people there are women, men, boys, and girls. They are all carrying out different activities related to leisure such as reading and playing board games. They are inside a wooden building that has ceilings with exposed beams, a wooden floor, wooden doors and windows with curtains. Several objects around can be seen such as, tables and chairs, barrels that serve as tables, bookshelves or shelves that are used to hold magazines or newspapers, hooks to place hats and umbrellas, flower vases and pots with flowers inside, newspapers, board games, Chinese paper lanterns, and signs.

House and Children Outside

View of a house built in a rural area. The house has one level of wood and a gable roof. The door is simple made of wood and in front of it there are two children standing. To one end you can see a window, also made of wood.

Dining Room, Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Dining room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. The tables and chairs are wooden, and the tables are covered with tablecloths. There are various ceiling lamps. The walls and the roof are painted with designs imitating moldings, pilasters, and mullions. There are also scenes painted in the wall. The floor is wooden.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00015

In the foreground, the Former La Princesa Prison building's flat roof can be observed. Part of the southern city wall enclosure is seen in the background, where a wall protrudes as part of the Santo Cristo de la Salud chapel. Multiple-story buildings have double-leaf doors, parapets, glass windows, and flat, semicircular arches. There are also trees, palm trees, and a truck. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Neighborhood house in Luquillo

One-story house with a flat roof in the coastal town of Luquillo. There is a sidewalk that crosses the house and leads to the balcony and garage. The house has a projecting design on the upper edge. On the roof of the house there is a television antenna. On the far left there is a garage with a decorative metallic fence gate. In front of the house there is a decorative garden with different plants, rocks, and a hose. On both sides, there are houses with similar characteristics.

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View of two sentry boxes, Atlantic Ocean over El Morro walls

Two sentry boxes attached to a wall with crenellated parapet at San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. The sentry boxes have small windows and are crowned with a cornice, dome and spherical ornament. In the background a ship on the Atlantic Ocean is notable.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters are friezes with high reliefs and representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Nicer Houses along Highway

Tract houses seen from a highway. Most have sloping roofs and balconies with arches; the first two have roofing tiles. From the foreground, a highway lane, an isle -on which there are lighting poles-, a street, and then the houses can be seen. Behind the residences there are power lines.

Lares, View

Distant view of the town of Lares. You can see houses and buildings with different characteristics. Some are one-story with flat roofs, others are two-story with zinc roofs. Some have double windows or lattice-style windows with balconies. Some houses are terraced and you can see paved streets in the distance. Also some cars are passing by on the streets and there are power line poles to each side. Also, you can see a church on the peak of the mountain, with a wide dome and a light over it. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Main façade of a one-story house made of concrete in the town of Arecibo. The house has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and ornamental friezes. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors with lattice, glass and truncated suns over them. In front of the doors, there are ornamental metallic ledges. To both sides, you can see semi-attached houses. On the street in front, there are several vehicles parked and persons standing on the sidewalk.

Old Church

View of the San José church in Old San Juan. The San José church is an example of Spanish Gothic architecture from the 16th century, it is built of masonry, it has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch is decorated with moldings and pilasters. There are several windows under relief arches and semicircular arches covered by wooden balusters. On the other hand, at the far left you can see an attached building with a double wooden door, on the second level it has a double wooden window with a sill in front of it.

Vernacular House

View of coastal houses from the water. In the foreground, there is a house built on stilts in the water. It is wooden with a gabled zinc roof. It has a balcony that surrounds it with wooden railings. The balcony is decorated with chairs. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Under the house, there are boats and objects stored. The house is surrounded by water and boats in the water. In the background, there is a wooden house on concrete stilts. It has a hipped zinc roof and is surrounded by a metal fence. It has lattice-style windows and double glass windows. At one end, it has a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. To the far left, there is a semi-detached extension to the house under construction. It only has wooden columns and supports. On the far right you can see another house made of wood and zinc with similar characteristics.

Vernacular Criollo House with Window-Box

House built in wood over a wall in the town of Manatí. It has a gabled zinc roof. The windows are lattice-style and in the front it has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by beams. The doors are double wooden and have wooden crossbars over them. The house has a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. On the far right, there is a terraced house in wood. It has a gabled zinc roof and double wooden windows.

First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A side view of the first floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the building, various construction workers are carrying out formwork tasks and placing blocks to build walls. The wooden structural framework and construction rods are also noticeable. In the vicinity of the construction site, there are a couple of people, a pole with cables, and a shed surrounded by construction materials.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 - BW Shades

Drawing of the façade of a building in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 in Old San Juan. It has cornices in a dark shadow, a parapet, two oculi, a wooden lattice double door with moldings, and two steps. There is also a parapet with balustrades and wooden lattice windows framed by moldings. The building has characteristics from the Neoclassical architecture style.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. The image is a close view of one of the building walls. There is a sign that has images of buildings of San Juan and the number 59. A doorway with flat moldings can be partially observed, as well as ornamented metal grilles and a green-colored wooden lattice door. In front of the façade there are shrubs and an automobile is partially visible.

Friends Outside Rural Home

A house with a gable roof, pile foundation and made of sticks, zinc and thatch. Inside, a seated man and a child are notable, followed by a table with several containers. Outside the house, there are two men with hats surrounded by pieces of wood and sticks on the ground. In the background, on the side of a mountain, some houses with gabled roofs are notable.

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Side-view of a two-story house, with a flat, zinc roof in the town of Arecibo. On the first level, it has two simple, wooden doors with embossed details and wooden mullions over them. Also, on the lower part of the door, there is a wooden ledge. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with a small gate made of metallic bars that leads to the second floor of the house. To one side of the second floor, there is a double, wooden door over which there is a wooden mullion and power lines cables. In the front, there is a balcony sustained by ornamental brackets. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks. The front part is made of wood, with aluminum, lattice-style windows and a double, wooden door with lattice-style windows. Above the door, there is a wooden mullion. To both sides of the house, there are more houses with similar characteristics and in front of the sidewalk, there are several persons standing.

Buildings with Zinc Roofs at Hacienda Buena Vista

View of two buildings with gable roof at Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. The left wall of the left building has a door and several windows. Additionally, it has a wall with cladding and over the wall you can see two windows and a door. Both buildings have zinc roof. From one of the buildings it stick out a chimney. Under the right building roof you can see part of the coffee grinder.

Euphonics Corporation, Columns and Formwork

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan. The exterior and interior columns and the formwork for the base of the walls can be seen. Two of the columns have not yet been removed. In front of the construction there are stacked wood.

Slum Buildings in Standing Water, Two Young Girls

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña, in the town of San Juan. The houses are made of wood and zinc built on stilts in the water. Some are big and some are smaller. They have zinc roofs, wooden windows and doors. Some houses are incomplete. In front of one of them, there is a pedestrian bridge on wooden stilts, and next to it you can see some girls and a clothesline. The area is surrounded by garbage and debris.

Balustraded Staircase, High Relief Walls and Coffered Ceiling

There is a corridor with semicircular arches, stairs of ornamented slabs and balustrade. The walls are decorated with moldings, mirrors with ornamented frames, and high relief pilasters. The coffered ceiling is partially visible. In the center of the image there are double doors with sunrise transoms, a wall mirror, a table, wooden chairs, and a ceiling chandelier.

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Plaza and Catholic Church, Aibonito

San José Church in Aibonito (Catholic) with a façade composed of a cross that crowns it, as well as a main door and fanlight windows framed in pointed arches. It also has two towers with hipped roofs and corner finials. Also notable are the pilasters, a cornice, moldings, ornamental bands, a clock in one of the towers and a dome at the back. In its surroundings there are several cars, as well as buildings with tiles, aluminum shutter-type windows and with various semicircular and tri-lobed arches. Several people are also visible in the front square, some of them riding bicycles.

Houses on the Yagüez River Banks

Wooden houses along the Yagüez River banks in Mayagüez. In the forefront, three tree trunks are visible, and then, the river and various boats, lastly, a row of wooden houses with gable roofs and wooden doors can be seen. Behind the houses, some palm trees are visible.

Aibonito Hospital under Construction

New Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. Part of the building can still be seen with wooden scaffolding on the walls. You can also see the wooden scaffolding inside the building. Stacked wooden panels and some debris are seen at the construction site. Additionally, a pulley crane is seen. There are two men and a woman standing in front of the building.

Old Artillery Quarter Before Being Rebuilt

Reconstruction of the old Artillery Quarter building in Old San Juan. It is a large building made of concrete, with wooden balusters, wide windows and doors, and a water tower on its roof. A child can be seen on the corner of the sidewalk looking directly into the camera, the streets are made of cobblestones, there is a man leaning on a ramp leading into the building, and automobiles parked up front. On the left side of the building there are two blocks of residential buildings and a street sloping down to the ocean. The ocean can be seen in the background. The reconstruction of this building was part of the works for the benefit of the United States Army. Previously, this building was the Santo Domingo Convent.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan designed by Rafael Carmoega. The building has a roof with tiles and on the walls, there are several windows with glass leaves framed in semicircular arches and lintels. Some windows are between pilasters and triangular pediments. The building also has balustrades, cornices, crestings and pinnacles on top of the attached towers. Some ornaments between the archway are also notable on the façade. In front of the building, a garden with bushes, palms, an American flag followed by a sidewalk on which a person walks is notable.

Oil Refinery near Ponce

Oil refinery known as Puerto Rico Commonwealth Oil Refining Company (CORCO) from which it stick out chimneys and buildings with gable roof. On the top of the hill stand out two tanks.

Vernacular Concrete House

Front view of one-story, concrete houses with zinc hipped roofs. The house has an open front balcony decorated with wooden chairs, decorative potted plants and a wooden pylon. The windows are made of wood and glass, above which there is an eave covered by tiles. Above the house, there are several attics with double wooden windows. At the far right on a concrete wall, there is a concrete pergola supported by columns. The area is surrounded by a concrete balustrade.

Aerial View of City

Aerial view of the city of Ponce. Stand out the bridge that it extends over the river Portugués, the buildings that are part of the Residential Portugués and the houses of the housing complex La Alhambra. Also, several buildings like the Escuela Superior de Ponce (known as Ponce High School) and the Plaza del Mercado. At the background stand out the houses from El Vigía sector, the Castillo Serrallés and the Hotel Intercontinental at the top of the hill.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. The upper half of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, and a keystone can be observed in the image. There are also trees and a green-colored metal fence.

Entrance to the Old Spanish Navy Arsenal

Entrance to the Old Spanish Navy Arsenal in Old San Juan. It is a triumphal arch composed of two pairs of Doric columns, a frieze with images of the zodiac signs, a cornice with dentils, three pedestals, and above them the Coat of Arms of the Spain. It has a gate with bars and a lintel with a S scroll design. Above the gate, there is a sign reading "Entrance Entrada." In front of the building's sidewalk, a bollard and a fire hydrant are visible.

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Side view of a two-story, concrete house located in Miramar. On the first level, there is a double, wooden door surrounded by moldings and cornices. On the second level, the house has double wooden, lattice-glass style doors. The door is also surrounded by moldings and in front of it, there is an ornamental metal fence parapet. The rest of the façade is decorated with moldings and brackets sustaining the cornice on the upper edge.

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The interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a wooden spiral staircase that has railings and balusters. Stained walls and wooden beams can also be observed in the image.

United States Artillery Arriving at Ponce

United States Artillery arriving at Ponce. A parade of soldiers on horse-drawn wagons can be seen as well as a line of wagons on one side of the street and, on the other side, spectators are watching from the sidewalk. There is a one-floor building with multiple doors, a cornice, and a parapet with moldings.

Presbyterian Hospital

Front/side view of the Presbyterian Hospital in Santurce. The cement fence can be seen as well as several palm trees in front of the building, so only a portion of the façade is visible. It is a three-story Mission Revival-style cement building. The arched windows and doors on the second floor can be seen, as well as the straight windows on the same floor, the protruding wall from the roof, and part of the tiles covering the eave of the entrance. In front of the hospital, there is an area with a wire fence and cement posts. Next to the fence, there is a hanging sign and an electric pole with a transformer.

Construction Workers on a Scaffold

A view of a couple of construction workers pushing a wheelbarrow up a wooden scaffold with railings.

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Front view of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and surrounded by a low concrete wall divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. There is a garden in the façade with trees and plants. Also, there is a balcony with entrance stairs. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The double windows are made of wood and lattice-glass style. The wooden door is simple, it has a protective barrier for babies, and a crossbar over it.

Crowd Gathered in Front of Thatched-Roof Houses and a Two-Story Schoolhouse

Crowd gathered in front of houses built on stilts, with thatched roof and stairs at the entrance. There are ten houses with hipped roofs and three houses with gable roofs. One of the houses is two-story with a balcony and has a sign that reads: "Public School". In the surroundings there are mountains, palm trees, and trees.

Comerío Health Center, Façade Side View

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The side view of the facade is visible. The building features a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows. Between each mullion, there is a pattern of squares. The entrance has wooden panels. The sidewalk, the road, and a post stand out. In the background, a shed is visible.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00013

Close view of the side of the pediment from the main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink and white. A portico with a triangular pediment supported by an entablature and Tuscan columns can be observed. The columns have round capitals, with collars, abaci, echinus, and non-fluted shafts. A gray, white, and cream-colored building can be seen in the distance. This building has cornices, parapets, and a semicircular opening. The facades of the Hotel Sheraton and the Harbor Plaza building can be seen from a distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Craftsman Billfolds, Wall Segment

View of a wall segment of the Craftsman Billfolds building in Caguas. The wall has pilasters and openings for two windows. A barbed wire fence, several electric power posts, a street, and two houses can be seen.

Tower, University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras, Seen Through Wrought Iron Fence

View of the tower Franklin D. Roosevelt of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. At the foreground, there is an ornamental metallic fence. From a distance it appears the tower that has a roof covered by roof tiles, crestings, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches. In front of which there is a balustrade. Besides that, there is a clock and two cristal windows. Other elements that stand out the tower facade are, the dragons edging and the pinnacles. In the surroundings of the tower there are plants and buildings with similar characteristics to the tower. Additionally, in front of the tower there is a parking lot with several vehicles parked and people standing.

Colon Plaza, Old San Juan

Plaza Colón in Old San Juan. You can see the Christopher Columbus statue in the center of the square and several buildings on San Francisco Street. The buildings have commercial spaces on the first floor. You can see several public transportation buses, one of them is on the Río Piedras route. There are several people in the square.

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Military Base Explosives Storage Building

Explosives storage building at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A quadrangular wooden structure with a mono-pitch roof and built on stilts. It has three steps, a double door, a small eave, and various vents. It bears two signs reading: "Danger Explosives", "27 Reconn Sqddn."

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Luis Muñoz Marín Alongside Two Other People in a Building Under Construction

Luis Muñoz Marín, alongside two other people, holding a document in a building under construction. In the background there are palm trees, building sand, a crane, and construction workers with protection helmets. Wooden scaffolding, formwork, and construction materials can be seen throughout.

Beach between the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the Normandie Hotel

A view of the works performed on the beach between the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the Normandie Hotel. At the Caribe Hilton Hotel, there can be seen several people working on a wall, while on the beach shores, other workers are building a sidewalk. In the area, there are also rectangular buildings with flat roofs and sheds with gable roofs. The cars, dump trucks, a crane, and construction materials such as blocks and wood boards can be seen also. In the background, there is the Normandie Hotel, and next to it, there is the boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

San Juan Transportation Office, Columns

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Several quadrangular columns with metal reinforcing bars can be seen. On the ground there is debris and on one side of the construction site there are two vehicles parked near a small tree.

Middle Class Suburban Houses

You can observe houses of diverse styles and own character decorative details. The houses have a main entrance, gardens, balconies and some with closed garage. The first structure stand out by its elevation of the street on stilts, with a parking at the fist level and house at the second one. The rest of the houses are single-level. The roofs vary between gable roof and flat. Although you can see a tendency on Miami windows or like white persiennes, also you can see some tilting windows.

Closed wooden structure

One-story wooden house with a zinc gable roof. The house is on a plot of land surrounded by vegetation. It has stairs to access the balcony, where there is a person standing. The balcony is wide and supported by thin wooden pillars and a wooden railing. It has casement windows that open outwards and double wooden doors.

Fancy House

A pair of houses with modern style facades near the road. One of the houses stand out by its porch with railings and curved appentices, as well as the wall revetments with rocky texture. At one far end of the carports there is an automobile parked and from there it is also visible the casement windows with glass leaves to the outside. The parapet that delimits the garden, as a kind of fence, it is crowned with smithy. The following house has a parapet with ornamental blocks, wooden doors and windows with glass leaves.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00051

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The house lateral facade has a balcony where there is a semicircular openings and the balcony is surrounded by a balustrade modulated by square columns that in turn support the overhang ceiling with exposed beams made of wood. In addition, the upper border has decorative details made of wood and in the surroundings you can see other buildings with different characteristics. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles which is the reason why it is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made with corrugated metal sheets. Aside from that, the facade has a rustic aspect simulates masonry blocks and a curve upper border matched with moldings. It also has windows under pointed arches made of wood with stained glass and framed with bolections. It is decorated with a rose window and supported with a buttress. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic Church built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt, using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Side-view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has double-leaf wooden windows with transoms surrounded by wooden moldings. It has a small balcony surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks and a wooden double-leaf door. To the far right, you can see several people standing, a clothesline, and a house with similar characteristics.

Multi-colored Building in Caguas

Porta Coeli - San Germán

View from the Plaza de Santo Domingo towards the Catholic Church of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli in a state of deterioration. The façade of the church shows that the construction is made of masonry with bricks. In the plaza area, you can see areas with grass and benches. On the left side of Ruiz Belvis Street, you can see part of the balcony of a two-story house. The balcony has a balustrade and columns. On the stairs of the church, you can see a woman with a child. Two men are in front of the church and at its entrance you can see the silhouette of a person. The door frame is arched and in the highest part of the church you can see the bell. Towards the right of the church and in the background, along Félix Arce Lugo Street, you can see cars and parts of other houses.

View towards the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from Condado Lagoon towards the Dos Hermanos bridge and the hotel room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel.

Factory in Guayama, Ground Preparation

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. View of the land for the construction, it can be seen that the leveling work has already begun. On one side a building is visible and in the background there are houses.

The Morro through Arch

The Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Atlantic Ocean viewed through an arch. The architecture of the fortification presents elements like the sentry box connected to the crenelled parapet, the embrasures and rotation rails for the cannons, as well as a pair of stairs and ramps that leads to a semicircular platform.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival House

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house has a front garden built over a wall. There are different flowers and plants in hanging pots. Behind the garden, there is a balcony covered with ornamental metallic bars. The sides of the balcony have Solomonic-style columns. Inside the balcony, there are chairs and round tables surrounded by potted plants. Above the balcony, there is a curtain made of fabric.

Military Parade at the Plaza de Armas

Military parade in the De Armas Square in Old San Juan. Several houses and buildings surrounding the square can be seen. Almost all of them have projecting balconies with slender pillars and façades with cornices. A round kiosk with a dome and pinnacle stands out. There are several lampposts. The parade consists of a band followed by soldiers. Many spectators are seen in the square, on the balconies, and on the roofs of the buildings. On two of the roofs, there are signs: "La Margarita" and "Hotel Colonial." The spectators in the square, for the most part, are men. Women are on the balconies.

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Interior view of the balcony of the Pereyó House also referred to as the López de Pereyó House, and the Palmira House, in the town of Humacao. It’s a one-level Bungalow-style house made of concrete with a wooden roof. Native cement-colored tiles cover the balcony's floor, and the ceiling is covered in wood. Two French doors topped with matching transoms can also be seen. The residence was built in 1930 and designed by architect Francisco Valines Cofresí.

Puerta de Tierra Sector Viewed from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

A portion of the Puerta de Tierra sector viewed from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan. A segment of the walls of the fort, two streets, various wooden buildings, the streetcar, and various watercraft are visible.

Small Grocery Store at Side of Road

View of the façade of the Los Rivera grocery store in the municipality of Aibonito. The small grocery store is built of wood and its roof is made of zinc. On the outskirts, you can see horses tied by their bridles at the doors of the grocery store, these are double and are full of advertisements where you can read promotions for drinks and cigarettes. Inside the grocery store, you can see the silhouette of a person. On the outside on the left, you can see part of a bridge. Next to the grocery store, a poinciana tree forms part of the scenery with several mountains in the background.

Hotel Victoria, Yauco

Diagonal view of Hotel Victoria on Betances street in the municipality of Yauco. It is a one-story building with a cornice and tile roofing. The hotel has a balcony with iron banisters where a man is stood. There is another person can be seen holding onto a banister from the sidewalk. There are five porticoes and three rocking chairs. A small sign with the name of the hotel can be seen at the end of the balcony that has steps to access the building. Nearby you can see more buildings, power lines, and a man walking down the street.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Fence

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of a fence is visible. In the area, workers are engaged in various tasks. Construction materials are also visible, including metals, pipes, wheelbarrows, shovels, a cylindrical tank, and wood. On the left side, another zinc fence held up by wooden posts can be seen. A building with three openings and bars stands out in the space. In the background, there is a shed made of wood and zinc, trees, palm trees, and zinc panels.

Esatern Watch Co., Ltd., Facade

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, facade with falsework view. Scaffolding on one of the lateral walls can be seen. There are several piles of construction materials (sand and stone), two wheelbarrows and a crawler crane. There are several workers at work.

Aibonito Hospital

Vehicles entrance of a hospital at Aibonito. You can see an elongate portico with thin piers and flat roof. There is a building on each side of the entrance. In front of one of the buildings you can see a green area and a sidewalk. You can observe a woman walking towards the hospital and several vehicles parked.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00025

In the foreground, the flat roof of Former La Princesa Prison's building is visible. On the right side is a space with a glass gable roof, shutter-type windows, and double-leaf doors. Part of the southern city wall enclosure is seen in the background, where a wall protrudes as part of the Santo Cristo de la Salud chapel. There are multi-story buildings with double-leaf doors, parapets, and flat, semicircular arches. There are also trees and several electrical lines in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Poster located on the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The poster offers visitors the mission of the organization Rescate Playas Borinquen as well as information about the works it has conducted in the past. The information is available in both English and Spanish.

Jíbaro House

Side view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. It is a one-story house built on stilts with a flat zinc roof. It has a simple, wooden jalousie door. The house has jalousie windows and wooden double windows. In front, there are children playing and a pig. On the side of the house, there is a parked car. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Criollo House Design

Distant, front view of a concrete house with a flat roof located in the town of Yauco. The house is built on a wall. To the far left, there are stairs that lead to the side entrance. In the front, it has a balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental concrete blocks, supported by columns. The door is double, wooden, with lattice-style windows, at the ends of the door there are also lattice-style windows. The windows and door are surrounded by ornamental moldings. On the upper edge, the house has an ornamental frieze. To both sides, the house has semi-detached houses with different characteristics. There is a parked vehicle on the street in front.

Wooden House on the Side of the Road

Small wooden house on the side of a road. There are two horse-drawn wagons with passengers.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. The beginning of some stairs can be observed. This has railings and cream-colored wooden balusters as well as another railing that is made out of iron and painted green. The iron baluster has ornamentations of flowers and volutes. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them. The steps have two anti-slip lines on the surface.

Bastion Santa Elena - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Bastión de Santa Elena located in Paseo del Morro in Old San Juan. It was built in the sixteenth century. The upper part of the masonry wall made of stone and bricks that has a hemispherical dome with cornices, a window, and a keystone. The Isla de Cabras beach located in the municipality of Toa Baja can be observed in the distance. Palm trees, three hipped roof gazebos, automobiles, and rocks can be observed, as well as mountains which can be seen further back.

Venezuelan Mission at El Yunque

Group of young participants of a Venezuelan mission in Puerto Rico. The young people visited the reconstruction works of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) and were treated to an excursion to the Yunque in the town of Río Grande. The group is spread out around a ranch, some sitting and some standing. The ranch is made of pieces of wood logs and gabled zinc roofs, the building is open and has no walls. Behind the ranch there are trees and palm trees.

Colón Plaza San Juan

View of Plaza Colón and buildings in Old San Juan. The statue of Columbus stands out on a column and around it, there are several multi-level buildings with parapets, balconies, balustrades, railings, moldings, cornices, awnings and tiles. Also notable are the pediments, a dome with a lantern appendage, a tower with a clock and different types of doors and windows framed in semicircular arches, segments and lintels. Some buildings around Plaza Colón have signs such as "Carlos R R", "General", "Boca Chica", "Juan J. Parsi" and "S". In front of the square, the "Teatro Tapia" building stands out with part of its gabled roof and triangular pediment. In the streets around the square there are several buses and some people. In the background, part of the bay is visible.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00011

Exterior view of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has a balcony with curve shape surrounded by an ornamental iron balustrade modulated by fluted columns on square pedestals. Inside the balcony there is a double wooden door with glass under a semicircular arch framed with ornamental moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom made of glass with Tiffany style. In addition, on the wall you can see ornamental moldings and on the ceiling decorative coffered. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Chapel in Interior

Façade of a chapel and several persons in front of it. The roof of the chapel is gable transversal with zinc plates and an eave, while on the walls you can see slatted lattice, double-leaf windows with hinges and double-leaf doors that open outwards. In front of the chapel, there is a fence with sticks, barbed wire and a dirt road.

Lafayette Hospital Kitchen Built by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Interior view of the Lafayette hospital kitchen in the town of Arroyo. There are three women standing in front of food preparation tables in the hospital kitchen. There are several kitchenware items such as pots, plates, containers, a flour mixer machine, a coffee maker, a toaster and utensils. In addition, the kitchen has a dinning room, a refrigerator, a sink, cleaning buckets, a wall clock, and a stool. The building is made of concrete, has metal and glass windows, ceiling lamps, tiles on the floor and transoms at the top of its doors.

Women Walking in Street

View of a paved street, along which you can see houses with different characteristics. The houses are made of wood and continuous, some of these houses are of two levels and others are built over stilts. The roofs are made of zinc and the windows and doors are made of wood. Above some doors and windows there are horizontal muntins. Also, you can observe frontal balconies surrounded by wooden railings. In front of some houses there are concrete stairs that connect with the sidewalk. Lastly, you can also see on the street people walking.

Shuttered Windows in Hallway in La Fortaleza, Taken from Governor's Bedroom

Wall with columns and lattice windows made of wood with stained glass panels, view from the interior of La Fortaleza. You can appreciate part of the ceiling made of exposed beams and several hanging ceiling lamps. Also, you can see part of the wooden floor.

View From Above of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Main facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the patio area you can see the trail that connects the stair with the handrail to access the balcony, there you can see the railing and two doors. The balcony floor is covered with tiles. On the outside wall you can see the window. The house roof is made with roofing tiles. The roof is missing some of the roofing tiles at the right. Over the rooftop a dormer window and also the chimney.

Calvary Mennonite Church La Plata

Façade of the Calvary Mennonite Church in La Plata. The church has a gabled roof and its façade consists of two vertical bands on each side, a porch with pillars, a double-leaf wooden door and a round vent. On its side, it has shutter-type windows and in the surrounding area, there is a sidewalk and a garden.

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Gate of San Juan, Puerto Rico

View of the San Juan Gate from La Princesa promenade in Old San Juan. In the foreground is the wall built of masonry and stone. In addition, you can see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. Behind the wall, you can see the entrance to San Juan located under an arch decorated with moldings and cornices. To the far right, you can see several people standing.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00035

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. A high-relief frieze depicts nine female figures, each with objects in their hands and a bird. The piece is known as "Friso de las Artes," sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. A pilaster with tiles with floral designs at the top can also be partially observed in the image. On the right side of the image is an entrance to the building, which has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top, and a rectangular mosaic can be observed in the interior of the building. In front of the facade are steps, shrubs, and decorations that allude to the Three Wise Men. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Typical Puerto Rican Home on the Top of a Hill - across from the "Look Out"

Typical Puerto Rican house on the top of a hill in front of a lookout. The house is wooden, with a gable roof, a hinged window that opens outward and following this, there is a pole with electrical wiring. In the lower part, there is a partial view of a concrete wall and a car.

Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Back

View of the posterior facade of the catholic church Parroquia del Espíritu Sant y San Patricio. Over the wall you can see two brown windows made of wood. Above you can see some white moldings. On the surroundings you can see part of the metal fence.

Neoclassical Criollo - House in an Hacienda

Front view of a two-story Hacienda house in the town of Sabana Grande. The house has two floors made of concrete and wood, and a hip zinc roof. In the foreground, there is a patio fountain surrounded by a semicircular balustrade over which there are decorative figures and potted plants. The house has an entrance staircase that leads to the balcony, the staircase has a concrete railing and two people are standing on it. In the foreground, there are arches with moldings and concrete balustrades. The second floor has an ample balcony with highlighted arches and a concrete balustrade supported by columns. It has doors and jalousie glass double windows, which are surrounded by wooden moldings. The balcony is decorated with potted plants and chairs. The house is surrounded by greenery. This house is at Hacienda San Francisco, also know as Hacienda Quilichini.

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Side view of a two-story Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. On the first level, the house has an ample porch supported by columns. There are double-leaf wooden doors under rounded arches, surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on top. The portico has side stairs that lead to the garden. The garden has concrete benches, trees, and different plants. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the Municipal Government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Metal roof tile of the dome of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion on the floor. Address on the card: Barrio Aceitunas, Moca 00676.

Río Piedras Middle Class Houses

View of a community of houses facing the street in the town of San Juan. The houses are one-story, in concrete. These have aluminum lattice-style windows, some are covered with brick. They can also be seen surrounded by metal bar fences. The houses also have open garages where you can see parked vehicles.

Construction of the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the construction of the first floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are scaffolds, foundations, formwork, columns, and slabs. Also noteworthy are the sheds surrounded by construction equipment, machinery, and a concrete batching plant with its logos 'Cemento Puerto Rico' and 'Ready Mix Concrete Inc.' In the background, Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area can be seen.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House

University of Puerto Rico Tower, Buses

View of the tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. On the tower, the pinnacle, the tiles on the roof, the cresting, the openings, semicircular arches, balustrades and the clocks are notable. The buildings that follow also have tile roofs and are between two and three-story. In front of the tower, there is a line of buses and several parked cars. You can also see the Paseo Real with a couple of palms on both sides, and then there is the campus grass with several trees and several people.

Non-commisioned Officers Quarters

Non-commissioned Officers houses at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. The houses are under construction; they are concrete houses and have the same design. The windows are installed, but the doors are still missing. The grounds surrounding the construction can be seen. The sea can be seen in the background of the image.

Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Catholic Church

View from Colón Square of Catholic parish church Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria). Various trees obstruct the view of the Church, of which, only the two octagonal towers, including the bell tower, and the dome can be seen as well as the pediment with a cross on top. To one side of the image, the Christopher Columbus monument can be seen. The square is enclosed by a concrete balustrade and has wooden and metal benches along the balustrade. There are children on the square, one of them riding a bike.

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"Vernacular Plueblerino" House

One-story house in the town of Hatillo, on Road #2. The house is made of wood and has a flat zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar gate with barb wire. To the far right, there is a small balcony with entrance stairs made of concrete and covered with native tiles. The balcony is under an arch and has a balustrade over which there are potted plants. The door is simple, made of wood, and beneath a discharge arch with moldings and mullions over it. The windows are lattice-style and there are small eaves over them. To the far left, there is another simple door made of wood over which there is a wooden eave. There are several persons standing in the balcony and a car parked in front.

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Front-view of a one-story, wooden house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Over the window, there is a small eave.

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Front-view of a one-story house made of wood and concrete. The house has a flat roof and in the front, there is a porch sustained by an archway of semicircular arches. The archway is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, and cornices. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is surrounded by a railing made of ornamental metallic bars. Also, there are several double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style windows. Above them, there are mullions in wood and glass. On the street in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked and a person walking on the sidewalk. To both sides, there are several adjacent houses with different characteristics.

Aibonito Hospital under Construction

New Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. The rebar and formwork for a wall are observed. You can see mounds of earth that was removed to level the land.

Comerío Health Center, Crib and Nurse

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The interior of a room is visible with a set of three sinks and wall cabinets. There is a window, a wall lamp, a paper towel dispenser, and a shelf on the wall. On the sides, there are two sliding glass doors, cribs, lamps, and curtains. In one crib, there is a child. Two desks with sinks, pillar lamps, and various objects, including a stuffed toy, baby bottles, and papers, stand out. On the right side, a nurse is filling a cup with water. The floor is tiled, and the ceiling has two circular-shaped lamps.

Aerial view of Caribe Hilton and Normandie

Aerial view of the Caribe Hilton and Normandie Hotels. The Caribe Hilton Hotel stands out for its logo and the tower of rooms with balconies formed by modern-style sunshades. In the front, the lobby, an area of grass and palm trees, and at the other end the swimming pool near the seashore are notable. On one side of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, a couple of buildings with elements such as roofs and balconies are notable. Next, part of the Art Deco-style Normandie Hotel stands out, as well as Escambrón Beach, which features a boardwalk and a building with a vaulted ceiling.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Kitchen

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the kitchen showing two industrial stoves with ovens, a sink, and a gas cooker.

New Wood House

View of the back of a wooden house in a rural area. The construction of the house is on stilts. In the back, you can see a folding window with a person looking out. Towards the right side, there are two French type windows. On the left side, you can see a green tube and part of another wooden structure. The area beneath the house functions as a basement and is fenced with wire mesh. A pipe rises from the ground to the top of the house. The backyard has a breadfruit tree and weeds covering the ground. There is also a barbed wire fence that delimits the extent of the land.

Main Entrance of La Fortaleza

Facade of La Fortaleza's main entrance. There is a double door gate with grilles supported by columns in the foreground. On the sidewalk there is another gate and a building with a lantern, cornices, and brackets is partially visible. In the background La Fortaleza can be seen, the top part has flagpoles with the flag of Puerto Rico and the United States, an acroteria on a pedestal with inscriptions, cornices, pilasters, dentils, and double jalousie windows. In the center of the building there are double doors and a balcony with ornamented balustrade. In the lower part there is a semicircular arch, two lanterns, double windows, automobiles, and police officers. There is vegetation in the surroundings.

Wooden White House in San Germán

Partial view of the main façade and right side façade of a wooden white house. On the main façade, the porch with a balustrade and pillars can be seen. On the wall, a door and a window are partially seen. On the right façade, there are three additional windows.

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Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A wooden spiral staircase with railings and balusters can be observed. A semicircular arch with exposed bricks can be observed. Receptacles, a radio, a feather, and part of a graffiti can also be observed. The walls and floor are stained and have paint remains on them.

Guayama's Cathedral

Distant view of the front of the San Antonio de Padua Parish located in the town of Guayama. In the foreground, there is a communal space surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence, and grass. It is decorated with benches and lamp posts. In the distance you can see the concrete parish, its main façade is decorated with corner ashlars and semicircular arches that are supported by mullions. In the middle, it has a wide double, glass door. The door is surrounded by moldings, at both ends it has pilasters and above it, there is a pediment surrounded by ornamental moldings. Above the door, there is a rose window also surrounded by moldings. Above it there are three niches, two of them without figures. The upper edge is gabled and has an ornamental design and is crowned with a cross. At the ends there are lattice-style windows under semicircular arches decorated with moldings. Above the windows, there are clocks also surrounded by moldings. The towers have several bells under semicircular arches with pilasters in the middle. The upper edges are ornamented and have cornices. On the far left, there is a chapel attached to the church. It is semicircular, has a dome with a lantern crowned with a cross. Also, there is a group of persons besides to the church and several vehicles. On the far right, there are houses and buildings with different characteristics.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Falsework

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of falsework for the basement. There are several workers at work. Several houses adjacent to the building can be seen.

Family by house

Side view of a rural house in front of where there are several people standing. The house is built on stilts, it is made of wood and zinc with a gabled roof made of zinc and palm fiber. You can see a wooden door in front of where there are some wooden steps.

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Rear-view of a one-story house made of concrete. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Behind it, there is a wooden latrine with a flat zinc roof. To the far right of the patio, there is a metallic bar fence dividing the house next door. Lastly, in the area around the patio, there are trees, vegetation, and debris.

Type of House at Reparto Metropolitano Housing Development

View of the façade of a house in the Reparto Metropolitano neighborhood. The façade consists of several cylindrical columns and other rectangular ones with decorative openings. It also features an open garage, a railing, a wall with a rocky appearance and molding, a door, and several louvered windows. The house has a gable roof, while the garage and balcony area have flat roofs. In the background, another house with an outdoor washbowl is partially visible between the door and window.

House and Farm Raffle at Marini Farm in Mayagüez

Group of people attending a meeting where houses and farms will be raffled at the Marini farm in the town of Mayagüez. The interior of a wooden building with exposed beams, doors and windows, and a platform that serves as a stage space for the community center is visible. There are women and men seated around the place participating in the meeting and a group of men seated at a table in the center of the place who are leading the discussion.

Scene Over Parcelas

Scene of some plots of land with several mostly wooden houses, with double-leaf windows and gabled zinc roofs. You can also see a path, a series of sticks that form a type of fence between the houses and a couple of people.

Yellow House with a Blue Tarp as a Roof

Main façade of a yellow house in Guayama. The porch has grilles, a railing, tubes, and a gate. The porch's wall has a wooden door and a window. A blue tarp serves as the roof of the structure.

Ballajá Barracks Viewed from El Morro

Ballajá Barracks viewed from El Morro. It is a three-story building with windows all around the three levels. Also visible are the Municipal Mental Asylum, a portion of the Asilo de Beneficencia (Nursing Home), and other buildings in Old San Juan.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Vehicles and Chain Link Fence

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, and a portico can be seen. The portico has columns and connects with another side of the hospital that has a sign indicating: "Health Center". There are two people at the portico. Three vehicles and a chain link fence are visible all around.

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View from the balcony of a coastal house in the town of Lajas. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof, and built over stilts. The balcony, where there are several persons sitting, is surrounded by a wooden railing, over which there is a curtain covering the area and laundry hanging to one side. It is decorated with chairs, tables, and plants in decorative pots. Also, the floor is partially covered by a rug, and the roof has exposed wooden beams.

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View of Rafael Cordero Cordero Street and Part of Casa Blanca

View towards Rafael Cordero Street. The Paseo del Morro area was still not built, a sentry box can be seen on the wall. You can see part of some swings in the La Rogativa square and then part of the Caleta de las Monjas. Along Rafael Cordero Street, you can see several colonial-style houses and in the background part of Casa Blanca. Towards the left, the wall continues and you can see another sentry box and a large number of trees and coconut palms.

Porta Coeli San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a square with concrete benches and a gazebo surrounded by a concrete railing. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door is a covered rectangular window and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. On the far left, you can see a ruined wall and on the far right, you can see another entrance under a semicircular arch decorated with an entablature and pilasters at the ends. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Fajardo District Hospital, Roof with Wooden Molds

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The roof of the building can be seen with wooden molds, rods, and several workers. A tower-like structure also stands out.

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View of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The lateral facade of the house has a balcony modulated by square columns that in turn support the overhang ceiling with exposed wooden beams. In addition, the upper border has wooden decorative details. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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Interior patio of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. The inner patio has a facade with seven dark-brown wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed with rectangular moldings, continuous cornices, and semicircular arches. An ornamented bracket on the right side of the image supports a black-colored wall lamp. Two benches, a grilled gate, a trash can, and four palm trees can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

View of Housing Development

View of the development of a joint of houses of a housing complex on a valley and a serie of mountains at the background.

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View from the interior of a house made of concrete. The living room is decorated with a table, over which there are decorative figures and photographs, plants in decorative pots, and a television. Above the television, there are also photographs and a vase. To the far right, there is a wooden door with lattice-style windows. Lastly, on the wall to the far left, there is a window covered by a curtain and a mirror besides it.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the right wall of the La Ponderosa Lighthouse ruins. A portion of the three openings were the windows were located can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Sugar Mill

Sugar producer composed of buildings that have gabled roofs, zinc, roof appendages with skylights and rectangular windows. Among the buildings, a chimney stands out, while in the front, a couple of sheds and some rails are notable.

Wooden Bridge, Yauco

View of the wooden bridge above "Río Loco" in the municipality of Yauco. On the bridge there is a group of people and a child on the left side of the image, who seems to be coming up from the river. There is vegetation in the surrounding areas and houses can be seen on the hills in the background.

San Juan Cemetery

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and San Felipe del Morro Castle, in Old San Juan. The cemetery features several mausoleums, tombs, sculptures, crosses, as well as a door with pilasters and moldings, and the Neoclassical-style chapel that bears the same name as the cemetery. It has a drum with an arch and a dome crowned with a lantern. A wall with a crenellated parapet and attached sentry boxes divides the cemetery from the land where El Morro is located. Regarding the latter, its portico, a lighthouse with a lantern and a pole with the American flag stand out. In front of El Morro, there is a building of approximately three-stories.

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Side facade of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. Metal grilles supported by concrete pillars surround the house. Following is a garden that leads to the first level of the house. On the first level, the house has a large portico sustained by columns. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by ornamental metal grilles supported by columns. The walls are decorated with cornices and decorative friezes. Also, in the upper parts of each side of the house are pediments surrounded by cornices. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the Municipal Government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital characterized by its concrete composition, simple surfaces, flat roofs, wooden doors, shutter-type windows and eaves. In one of the entrances, there is a staircase with railings and then a shed with a series of benches. In the surrounding area a garden, a sidewalk, a street and a car are notable.

Dr. Troyer's House, Aibonito

View of a two-story house in the town of Aibonito. The house is surrounded by a wall on which there is a metal fence, the roof is covered with tiles and the edges are decorated with cornices. On the first level, there is a porch supported by columns where several people can be seen. The doors and windows are double wooden with glass mullions over them. Furthermore, above these there are eaves covered by tiles and supported by corbels. At the far left, there is a tower with semicircular arches and a hipped roof covered by tiles and a sloping side roof over the windows supported by columns. Finally, there are two vehicles parked on the street.

Building in San Juan with flag

Detailed view of a building belonging to the Public Parks and Recreation Commission, with a flag identifying the institution and the Puerto Rican shield. From top to bottom, several characteristic elements of the building are notable, such as the parapet, the ornamental blocks with circular shapes and a decorated band under the cornice. Also notable are double-leaf windows with fixed glass and skylights. Under the window there is a type of balcony with an ogee motif and finials in the corners.

Industrial Building in Fajardo

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. Several columns with formwork and several workers at work can be seen.

Hangar under Construction at Borinquen Field Base

Hangar under construction at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The construction is at the falsework phase. Portions of the roof can be seen. There are scaffolds all around the construction. Some vehicles are seen in the area.

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Perspective of the Pumping Station of the old San Juan Waterworks historic complex. The station was designed in 1892, following the Spanish colonial architectural style, by the London-based company's consultant, Henry Thomas Granger, and was completed in 1896. The rectangular, one-story building with a gabled roof covered by deteriorating metal sheets was used initially to house coal, boilers, and steam engines. The latter were replaced in 1917 by electric motor pumps. The facade exhibits thick brick and limestone masonry walls, with wide openings corresponding to loading accesses. An octagonal chimney built with bricks and crowned with a Neoclassical cornice stands out to the right. Surrounding it are sedimentation basins, the mechanical and chemical filter station, other auxiliary buildings, and dense vegetation with tall trees in the background. On the left, agricultural machinery and parked vehicles can be seen. This station is the most outstanding in the complex due to its size and engineering work. The old San Juan Waterworks complex is the best example of late 19th-century hydraulic works in Puerto Rico. It was first proposed in the 1840s, but construction did not begin until 1892. The water treatment plant began supplying drinking water to the city in 1899 and closed operations in 1980. This historic complex, composed of architectural elements with colonial and Neoclassical Spanish style influences, is located within the Botanical Garden and Agricultural Station of the University of Puerto Rico and part of the San Juan Ecological Corridor, covering approximately 24.18 acres, divided into two parcels. The main parcel consists of a dam, filtration and processing tanks, and a pumping station, and the second parcel houses a storage tank for filtered water. Establishing the Waterworks in that area was key in the planning and development of numerous communities in Río Piedras, Santurce, Puerta de Tierra, and Miramar, a local historic district planned after the availability of running water from the aqueduct.

Old San Juan, Puerta de Tierra

People on sailboards in the Condado Lagoon. In the background, several apartment buildings and hotels such as the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel are notable.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood over stilts, with a zinc, hipped roof. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far left, the porch has an area covered with metallic mesh. The windows are in wood and glass, surrounded by wooden moldings. Lastly, in the surrounding area there are plants, blocks, pieces of wood, and a parked vehicle.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Rear View

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., knitted glove factory, back view. It has a first floor with windows, there are stairs (under construction) leading to the second floor entrance, it is a wide entrance with eaves. Through that entrance and the window openings, the building's interior columns and beams can be seen. On the exterior, part of the falsework is visible.

San Juan Children Clinic, Front Façade

Children Clinic in the municipality of San Juan. A one-story building with transom windows, semicircular arches, and stairs is visible. The upper portion of the building features ornamental moldings, and the center of the roof is covered with tiles. Some of the windows have glass panes, and one of them is adorned with decorative grilles. On the left side, there is another two-story building with casement windows and a tiled roof. In the background, the beach, a palm tree, and surrounding sand are visible. The building has elements associated with Spanish Revival style.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival Two-story One-family House

Corner two-story house on Luchetti Street, in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a wall covered with vegetation. The wall is divided by a metallic bar gate. The house has lattice-style windows and a semi-capped roof. On the second floor, there is a double glazed door that leads to a small balcony with a concrete railing and moldings. On the wall, there is a hanging pot. Over the door, there is a small eave sustained by beams and covered by a semi-capped roof.

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Front view of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has an entrance presided by stairs, a double door under a semicircular arch framed with ornamental moldings. It is crowned with a sunrise transom, ornamental moldings where there is a decorative frieze and an emblem with inscription that says: "PF". Aside from that, the entrance is flanked by two balconies with curve shape surrounded by ornamental iron railings modulated by corinthian order fluted columns on square pedestals. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Water Well, Ballajá Barracks

Water well in the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks, the opening of which was covered with bricks. There are two measuring instruments marking the horizontal measurements of the well. Behind it, arcades can be seen in two of the building's floors. On the first level, the arches have a wooden gates. On the second level, there are wooden windows with glass panes. In front of the gate, there is a Ford van with the sign "Granja Avícola El Semil Villalba Puerto Rico."

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Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. This image was taken from the sidewalk of the side façade of the Casa Cabildo building. The Plaza de la Catedral can be partially observed, which has trees, a small wall made of bricks, and two street lights. Next to the plaza is the old Convento de las Madres Carmelitas Calzadas which later became Hotel El Convento. This building was designed in 1646 and is painted cream and white. It is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It has several balconets with wooden balusters and double doors. On the left side of the image is the building which was the headquarters of the Children's Museum. It is painted orange and green. The upper half of the building has wooden and glass double doors, a balustraded balcony that is supported by piers, and a skirt roof. The lower half of the building has a parapet with white moldings, cornices, and double doors. It also has a hinged window with moldings that connect with the openings of the main entrance. There are also cobblestone roads, sidewalks, potted plants, and automobiles.

Arecibo Direcetors and Doctors Residences, Entrance

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. An entrance with piers is visible featuring ornamental moldings, lamps, and falsework. Also, the Arecibo District Hospital Stands Out, a multi-level building with semicircular arches, curved pediments, and windows.

Dam under Construction

Dam construction in which it is notable several platforms that extend through the slope of a hill. Additionally, you can see the ladders and sheds.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The dome's interior has wooden latticework windows and gold-colored ornamentation on the pendentives. There are arches with white latticework walls on the corners. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Reconstruction of the Old Artillery Quarter

Interior space of the old Artillery Quarter previously the Santo Domingo Convent. The reconstruction process of the building and its corridors, arches, and indoor courtyard can be seen. The building is made of concrete, it has balusters on the second floor, also in its windows, and the ceiling beams are visible. In the indoor courtyard there are construction materials, wheelbarrows for transporting materials, tables for assembling wood, wooden pieces for construction, and trees.

Aibonito Hospital

Entrance to a hospital at Aibonito. You can see a portico with thin piers and parts of the building on both sides of the portico. There is a doctor at the portico, a woman and a man on the sidewalk in front of the building.

Buildings on the main road Ponce - Caguas

Front view of building located on the main road between the towns of Caguas and Ponce. The building is two-story in concrete with a flat roof. It has low walls as railings sustained by pillars. To one side, the building has skylights and a simple door. The area is surrounded by grass and plants.

Natural Pool in El Yunque National Forest

There is a round pool with stone walls around it. In the center of the image there is a wooden bridge with the United States flag and several people. On the left side there are some stairs that leads to a wooden building with windows and gable roof. Throughout the image there are pennants, palm trees, and vegetation.

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View toward Building 250 - Calle de la Cruz - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014 00001

Building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The façade of the building exhibits deterioration in some areas. The upper half of the building has parapets, cornices, dentils, and a frieze with triglyphs that has an ornamentation in the metopes. There is a balcony supported by brackets, four parapets, eight lattice double doors with fanlights, keystones, and circular openings. The lower half of the façade has three window openings covered by white panels and wooden panels that are framed by three semicircular arches. The walls has several flat moldings in a rectangular shape. Adjacent to this building is another building that is painted red and white. It has parapets, cornices, two balconies with iron balusters and doorways with semicircular arches. Next to this building is another building that is gray and white. It has several parapets, balconies, and balconets with iron balusters supported by brackets. There is a partially visible building on the right side of the image that is painted yellow and white, has cornices, parapets, a balconet with lattice double doors, and flat moldings. There are people, a sidewalk, automobiles, and a street in front of the buildings. There is a wall with three rectangular openings, two of which are covered by white panels and one with a wooden panel that is framed by white-colored semicircular arches. The wall has a sign with the number 250. The upper half of the openings has four ornamented brackets that are supported by four braces. There are also rectangular moldings and a sidewalk.

Vernacular Wood & Vernacular cement Houses

View of a community of terraced houses. There are houses in wood with zinc roofs and others in concrete with zinc roofs. Some are built on stilts, others are two-story. Some are surrounded by metallic bars, others have stairs. Many houses have rounded balconies and metal railings, or railings made of concrete ornamental blocks. The windows are lattice-style, some surrounded by moldings, others without. Other windows are double-wooden. Between the houses there are double wooden doors and others are wooden and simple. Some have crossbars in wood and glass over the doors. Some houses have metal curtains over the balconies. Over one of them, there is a sign that reads: "Colmado Roca".

Water House

Coastal house on stilts in the water. The house is made of wood with a zinc gable roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. There is a small wooden path over the water that leads to the house. It has a balcony without railings. It is decorated with potted plants and hanging flower pots. At one end there is a hose and water pipe. On the far right is a clothesline.

Look out Old San Juan

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The wall is made up of embrasures and openings. In addition, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament. Finally, in the distance you can also see the sea.

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Inside of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The interior of a dome can be partially observed in the upper half of the inside of the building. This dome was decorated with the Trompe l'oeil painting technique, and the method simulates ornamented moldings. Garlands and egg-and-dart moldings stand out as ornamentations of the dome. In the center of the image is a semicircular arch decorated with the Trompe l'oeil technique and supported by pilasters. A corridor, cornices, and two semicircular openings can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Factory in Bayamón, Columns and Wall Formwork

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón. The building's columns are surrounded by falsework and two areas with wall formwork. There are beams and wooden panels on the ground, as well as some formwork crates, already ready. Two industrial buildings can be seen in the background. There is a worker.

Early Photo of La Plata Hospital

View of a hospital in La Plata. The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood and has a gabled roof. Several doors, windows and skylights are notable on its façade. In the background, another building with a flat roof and wooden doors is partially notable. On one side of the hospital, there are two cars and one of them is an ambulance.

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Buildings in José Julian Acosta y Calbo Street, Caguas

Buildings in José Julian Acosta y Calbo Street, Caguas. On the right side of the image there is a two-story building that has the top part unfinished. The lower part has wooden doors with fanlights and ornamentations on the walls. There are two signs that reads: "Dispensary" and the other "Treasury Department". "Valuation of Property". Next to this building the Insular Police Station and the Collector of Internal Revenue are located. This building has six floors, balconies with circular ornamentations and a star in the center, there are also double doors with fanlights, semicircular openings, brackets, moldings, and cornices. Then, there is a two-story building, balcony with balustrade, and a United States flag. Next to it is the Notre Dame Catholic School, built in concrete and has five floors with balconies in its surroundings. In the center of the image there are people walking down the street and several cars. On the left side of the image there are some buildings that have two signs, one reads: "Gladys Lasa. Attorney-Notary" and the other " Ramírez Barbershop".

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Train in Front of a Wooden House

A train in front of a wooden house. There is a man in uniform posing next to the train, and various people aboard leaning out the doors and windows. The train is stopped in front of a two-story wooden house with a gable roof. The front wall of the house is stained with soot. In the background, other houses and a mountain can be seen.

People Inside a House

A view of five people of various ages inside a house and on the porch with balusters. The door frame is noticeable, as well as a switch on the wall and various pieces of furniture such as a rocking chair with floral-patterned fabric details, a table with a radio, and decorative figurines.

Aibonito Church, Pool in Plaza

In the background, there is a view of the façade of the San José Catholic Church in Aibonito. The main entrance is a pointed arch with pilasters and capitals. The windows are also pointed arches. It has two towers, one with a bell tower and one with a clock. In the foreground, a fountain with marine motifs and behind the fountain, you can see a kiosk. There are several young boys on one of the benches in the square.

Vernacular Zinc & Metal Sheets Constructed House

Side view of a small wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The house is covered with wood and some parts are divided with zinc. There is a double, wooden door and aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far right there is an adjacent house in wood.

Aibonito Hospital under Construction

New Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. The rods and wooden scaffolding for the columns can be seen. There are mounds of earth that was removed to level the ground. Stacked wooden panels and vehicle tracks can be seen at the construction site.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Corner

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo, view of a building's corner. Part of the facade, which has a portico and windows can be seen. There is a pulley crane system installed on the lateral wall. Through an opening in the wall it can be seen that the roof is not yet covered. At the construction site there is a shed, stone, sand, and a stack of panels.

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There is a red-colored chair with an ornamented rectangular backrest. The white-colored wall has two wooden cabinets that display several artistic and handcrafted objects, such as crucifixes, books, postcards, paintings, and necklaces. The red-painted wall has several paintings, decorations, and a piece of wood placed horizontally with several different colored necklaces. There is a wooden table with an ornamentation in the form of a garland in front of the wall. On the top of the table is a lamp, a decorative ceramic figurine, a tablet, and a business card. Next to the table is a shelf that displays postcards. The floor has terracotta-colored tiles. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

Construction Site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the area for the development of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Construction materials such as rods and wood boards are noticeable, as well as cars, sheds, and a couple of workers at a concrete batching plant. In the background, the Art Deco-style Normandie Hotel stands out with its logo on the roof. Next, there is a wall and a boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Casa Armstrong Poventud - 2013

Lateral and front view of the Casa Armstrong Poventud located on the Unión street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two levels made of masonry above an exposed stone base. At the foreground, you can distinguish the light pole and parked vehicles on the street. Aside from that, on the first floor of the house there is an entrance through a double door made of wood under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom and a keystone. The main entrance is flanked by two caryatids above brackets decorated and windows under double arches framed with moldings, supported with compound pilasters and presided by balustrades. Each far end has pilasters with compound capitals that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Similarly, the second floor has three semicircular arches framed with moldings, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The three arches are presided by balconets, the ones on the sides with ornamental iron railings and the one in the middle with a masonry balustrade. In addition, the balconies are flanked with compound pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with brackets, an ornamental frieze, a continuous cornice and a parapet with amphorae. In addition to this, the right far end of the house has a garage presided by a gate made of metallic grille framed with moldings. This garage has one level above, which it has a rooftop on the second floor surrounded by ornamental iron grilles. The well known Casa de las Cariátides was built in 1899 for the family of sir Carlos Armstrong Toro, the founder of the Banco de Ponce and Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. Years later, in 1986 it was sold to the government and restored, hence in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Buildings A

Side view of a two-story house in concrete with a zinc roof. The house has side stairs made of concrete with a simple wooden door. It has double, lattice-style windows with crossbars over them. The entrance door is made of wood and also has a crossbar.

Aguadilla Coastline

Aerial view of the Aguadilla coastline. Houses and buildings of the urban area close to the coast can be seen. A pier and a watercraft can be seen.

High School, Aibonito

A group of students in front of the "Bonifacio Sánchez Jiménez High School". The school is made of concrete and its façade is characterized by a portico with four columns, aluminum shutter-type windows and a zinc roof. In the front, there are flagpoles with the American and Puerto Rican flags, followed by railings attached to pillars.

Buildings F

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a low wall covered with dense vegetation. The wall is divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. The house is two-story, made of concrete, and has a smaller building on the roof. It has a double, glass window over which there is a glass truncated sun and a gabled eave covered with tiles and sustained by ornamental brackets. There is another similar window, over which there is an eave covered with tiles, sustained by a bracket. There are moldings decorating the walls of the house. To the far right, there is a greater building with walls made of ornamental block and balconies with metal railings over which there are fabric curtains hanging. To the far left, there is an ornamental metal fence post.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Wooden Ramp

View of the construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. Piles of construction sand, a wooden ramp that leads to the roof of the building, barrels, and wooden scaffolding can be seen. The building has a straight-edged aspect with window openings. In the back, the trees stand out.

Multi-colored Building

View of the right side interior of a building in Caguas. To the right, some shop windows are visible. Towards the center, a column missing a portion of its paint is also visible. Inside, the floor is tiled and the roof shows some deterioration.

Old Jíbaro House

House on stilts in the town of San Germán. The house is made of wood and has a hipped roof. A part of the roof is made of zinc and the other, is a semi-pitch roof. The house has concrete stairs. It has wooden windows that open outward and simple doors made of wood. In the surrounding area, there is a sidewalk and plants. To the far right, there are concrete stairs in the entrance of another house on stilts, with lattice-style windows and a wooden door.

La Parguera, Magueyes Island

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Magueyes Island and various cays are visible. Also visible are the houses built on the water along the coast. In addition, there is a relatively small area in the mainland where three parallel street can be seen as well as houses along it.

Brenneman 139 Banco de Ponce, Aibonito Branch

Frontal view of comercial building of two levels in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground there are several double doors open over which there is an inscription that says: "Ponce Bank Aibonito's Branch". Besides that, in the next level you can see a balcony surrounded by a concrete railing and supported by corbels. Also, you can observe several double wooden doors with windows and mullions over them. The building is decorated with moldings and cornices. Lastly, in front of the building you can see two people standing on the sidewalk.

Jíbaro House

Front view of a row house in the town of San Germán. It is a wooden house built on stilts with a gabled zinc roof. The house has two entrances with concrete stairs. It has simple wooden doors and windows. To the far left, the house contrasts with the other side because it is painted, and the windows is jalousie with wooden moldings surrounding it. In front of the house, there are several people standing.

Vegetation

View of a wooden construction. In the foreground, there is a tree and an area surrounded by a fence made of wood and barbwire. You can see a house with a flat zinc roof. Separated by a paved street, you can see a wood construction surrounded by a wooden railing.

Colón Square and Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

View of the Colón Square in Old San Juan with the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in the background. The statue of Christopher Columbus is visible in the middle of the square, as well as a gazebo, various benches, some trees, various children, and a two-story building in San Francisco street.

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Zenithal view of the cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers are deteriorating. The grout has faded, some pavers have cracks and stains, and some pavers are broken. Leaves can be seen in between the pavers.

Between Santurce and Hato Rey

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña, in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño there is a community of semi-attached houses. The houses are made of wood and zinc, and are built on stilts over the water. These have zinc gable roofs and double wooden windows. Some of the houses are surrounded by wooden fences.

Designed Criollo Corner-Entrance House

Front view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla, Cardona Street. The house is located on a corner, and is made of wood with a zinc roof. It has double lattice-style windows and doors. Over the windows, there are decorated wooden mullions, and over the doors, there are fan mountings. The balcony has entrance stairs covered with native tiles. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. Over the house, there is an attic with a flat zinc roof and a central lattice-style mullion. Over the house, there is an attic with a flat zinc roof and a central lattice-style mullion. On both sides, there are similar structures and promotional signs.

Pool Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from above of workers carrying out tasks inside the pool of the Caribe Hilton Hotel during the construction phase. The pool has irregular and curved edges and is surrounded by construction tools and materials.

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Interior patio of old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted orange and white. An interior patio with moldings on the roof, framed semicircular arches with moldings, and wooden lattice windows can be observed. A continuous cornice with double-leaf doors and wooden lattice windows can be seen under the arches. Two streetlights supported by ornamented brackets, a trash can, four benches, and four palm trees can also be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Eighteenth Century Chapel - Capilla del Cristo

Front view of the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud located in old San Juan. The Chapel is one-story, built with brick and stone masonry. On its front façade it has an entrance under a semicircular arch covered by a metal fence. In addition, the façade is decorated with moldings, cornices and ornamental friezes. Crowning the chapel is the ornate bell tower. To the far right is a three-story building with balconies supported by corbels and surrounded by ornamental metal railings.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Left side façade of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. Outside the house, a garden with a path connecting to the stairs is visible. The stairs with its handrail allows access to the porch. Along the L-shaped porch and balcony various doors, windows, columns, and a railing can be seen. The towers with two windows and a dome are also visible. A dormer door projects from the roof.

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Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Facade Lateral View

Facade of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. It can be seen that the construction materials are concrete and brick, and that its windows are made of metal and glass.

Main Façade of a Light Blue House in Guayama

Main façade of a house in Guayama. The porch has three columns and a parapet with ornamental blocks. On the porch's wall, a portion of a wooden louvered door can be seen as well as the opening of another door.

Lighthouse and Grease Rock

Los Morrillos Lighthouse at Cabo Rojo. It is a single-level building with diminished arches, pilasters and cornices. You can see the lighthouse tower that has two windows, a cornice, the lamp and weather vane on its top. There are three women and two girls on a concrete and wooden platform that is in front of the building. There is a power line pole with a transformer.

Ponce Cement Plant

View of a cement factory in the town of Ponce. In the area, there are several sheds, some with gable roofs. Also notable are some ladders, silos, pipes, and a barbed wire fence. In the background, part of a quarry is notable.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00007

A balcony in Old San Juan can be observed, which is composed of a front skirt, bottom beams, two wooden studs, a handrail, a railing, and iron balusters. There is a lamp on the handrail on the right side. Above the doorways there are semicircular uprights, which are also known as sunrise transoms. These provide illumination and ventilation to the inside of the building. The doors also have a semicircular arch. There is a baluster which is incomplete due to its deterioration. There is also a planter with flowers inside.

Comerío Health Center, Cabinets

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The interior of the hospital is visible. In this space, there is a set of cabinets. Some doors have transparent panels through which shelves are visible. Next to them, there is a sink. The floor and a portion of the walls are tiled.

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View of the interior of the house known as Font-Ubides house or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The interior spaces have the ceiling decorated with ornamental coffered and a hanging lamp. In addition, there are four double doors made of wood crowned with wooden sunrise transoms, the one in the background has a glass sunrise transom with Tiffany style and the floor covered with small ceramic tiles. You can also see decorative elements like chairs, plants on pots and wall frames. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00042

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. On the interior there are hanging lamps, double wooden doors under pointed arches and wooden windows with stained glass. In the background there is a large stained glass under a pointed arch flanked by bulletin boards. You can also see several wooden benches rows, chairs and the floor partially covered with a red carpet. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

General Offices of Stockton, Whatley, Davin and Company of Puerto Rico

View of the interior of the general offices of Stockton, Whatley, Davin and Company of Puerto Rico. In the space, several people can be seen among the office furniture, chairs, and desks. There is also a decorative geometric-patterned grill and a wall of wood-look panels that serve as space dividers. The panel wall features a clock and two air ducts at the top. The side wall has windows covered with sheer curtains, and the office's ceiling has two long rectangular lamps, while the office floor has square tiles.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic Hacienda House

Front view of a two-story Hacienda house in the town of Sabana Grande. The house has two floors made of concrete and wood, and a hip zinc roof. In the foreground, there is a patio fountain surrounded by a semicircular balustrade over which there are decorative figures and potted plants. The house has an entrance staircase that leads to the balcony, the staircase has a concrete railing and two people are standing on it. In the first level, there are arches with moldings and concrete balustrades. The second floor has an ample balcony with highlighted arches and a concrete balustrade supported by columns. It has doors and jalousie glass double windows, which are surrounded by wooden moldings. The balcony is decorated with potted plants and chairs. The house is surrounded by greenery. This house is at Hacienda San Francisco, also know as Hacienda Quilichini.

El Fanguito

Group of houses in the El Fanguito community. The majority are made of wood, with stilts on the water and zinc gable roofs, as well as casement windows that open outwards. In the background, the arches of a building followed by a dome crowned with a cross, are partially notable.

Vernacular Concrete House Patio

View from the side of a one-story concrete house. In the foreground, there is a garden decorated with plants, a concrete bench and a round matching table. Also, there are plants in ornamental pots. In some parts, the garden is covered with concrete slabs. The house has glass, lattice-style windows and the door is simple in wood. Over it, there is a fabric curtain and in front, there are concrete stairs covered with tiles.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Speed Bump Construction

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division building construction project. View of a speed bump under construction, mounds of soil removed during excavation can be seen. Also visible is a wall segment with falsework, a shed, blocks, and other construction materials, a blank sign, and several workers.

El Morro Walkways with Pedestrians Below

Ocean view from Paseo La Princesa in Old San Juan. At the left end of the walk is the masonry and stone wall. At one end of this, there is a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. On the other hand, at the far right of the promenade there is a pedestrian bridge, over the water where you can see several people standing.

Vernacular Criollo House

Front view of a one-story, concrete house with a gabled zinc roof. The house has a small balcony surrounded by a low wall concrete wall sustained by one column. The door is simple in wood. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Above the front windows, there is an eave with ornamental moldings. The front of the house is in wood.

El Morro Fortress, Gate into San Juan

The Door of San Juan between the city wall, characterized by a lintel arch, pilasters and an entablature. In front of the door there is also a wall with an attached sentry box characterized by a small window, a cornice, and a dome crowned with a spherical ornament. Several bushes and palms are notable in the area.

Theatre, Other University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Buildings

View from the historical quadrangle of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. In the surroundings of the quadrangle there are people walking on the side walk and buildings with similar characteristics such as, roofs covered by roof tiles, porches under arcades of round arches supported by columns. The facades of the buildings are decorated with staircases, columns on pedestals, double height arches crowned with parapet and terracotta polychrome ornamentation. Additionally, the buildings have double windows made of wood with lattice style. Between the buildings stand out the Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico and the building Hostos.

Caserio Aibonito construction sign for low cost housing

Sign in the construction area of a housing project subsidized by the government of Puerto Rico. The sign indicates "Caserío Aibonito PR 3-20 A project of the Puerto Rico Home Authority and the Municipality of Aibonito. These homes are built with federal aid under the Minimum Rental Program of the Public Housing Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency United States of America". Behind the sign, there is a wooden wall, a hinged door and a metal container.

Buildings D

Diagonal view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with an ornamental metallic railing. It has a front garden with different plants. It has double glazed windows surrounded by moldings. The windows have decorative metallic bars on the inside. Above the front windows, there are eaves sustained by wooden beams with a semi-capped roof. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. The gabled pediment has a lattice-style window and all of the eave, has wooden cornices. Behind, there is a smaller building.

La Parguera

La Parguera viewed from the bay. On the shore, wooden houses of various sizes and designs are visible. There are also different watercraft, including a catamaran, shoreboats, and boats. In addition to the houses on the shore, there are others on the mainland in the mountainside.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Pillars

Foundation construction at the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Pillars are visible with wooden framework. Three workers can be seen, one of which is holding a hammer. Additionally, there is another man standing in front of them.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage Partial View

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of a garage. There is a division into two cubicles and the rear wall has openings at the top. There is a wheelbarrow and other tools inside. A worker is working.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00033

The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. In the image's center is a water fountain with irregular borders. On the right side of the image is a gray and white-colored facade with window openings, pilasters, cornices, and a parapet. Adjacent is another pink and white facade with wooden double-leaf doors, parapets, rectangular moldings, pilasters, and cornices. On the left side is a grille supported by pillars that have circular hip knobs at the top. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. The United States Customs House building, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan," can be partially seen in the image. Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building is painted pink, white, and terracotta. The building has a tile roof, glass windows, and a canvas curtain. The United States Customs House was built in 1924 and was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988.

House on the Side of the Road

Two-story house located alongside a road in a rural area. The first floor is made of concrete, and the second floor is made of wood. On the first floor, it has three double wooden doors. Next to it, there is a metal gate with a sign: "Río Hondo Nurseries." On the second floor, there is a cantilevered balcony with turned wooden pillars, metal railings, and a pitched roof. There is also a Juliet balcony with a double wooden door. An elderly man is on the balcony, and a man is on the Juliet balcony with the double door.

The Morro Fort, Built between XVI and XVIII Centuries

The Castillo San Felipe del Morro with a view to the Atlantic Ocean. The architecture of the fortification presents elements like the sentry box connected to the crenelled parapet, the rotation rails for a cannon, as well as a pair of stairs and ramps that leads to a semicircular platform. The rampart defensive system of the Old San Juan was built between 1633 and 1750.

Entrance to El Morro

View of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro entrance in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period in masonry and stone. The entrance is framed with pilasters, an ornamental frieze crowned with an entablature. Under the entrance porch you can see a tunnel under a semicircular arch where you can see people standing. In front of it there are posters and on the rampart stands out a flagpole with a flag of United States.

Buildings I

Front-view of a house located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall over which there are plants in small pots. The doors are simple and made of wood, the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. In front of the house there are plants, several persons standing, and a clothesline besides an abandoned car.

Street, Church at End

A group of people walking on a street that has buildings on both sides and a church at the background. The building are mainly made of wood, of one or two levels, flat roofs or gable roofs and their facades are characterized by several double doors, balconies and railings. A corner building has a sign with the logo of: "Phillips Radios". At the background it is notable a pair of flags and next to them stand out the church facade with a type of triangular pediment crowned with a cross.

Flooded Houses

Joint of houses in the middle of a flooding. The houses have hipped roofs, balconies with railings and persienne windows.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00027

The side and posterior facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets, wooden lattice double-leaf windows painted green with semicircular arches and white moldings. The lower half of the building has paddings and wooden lattice double-leaf windows painted green framed by white moldings. The building is fenced off by a tall wall and a metallic grilled gate supported by pillars. A staircase, several water tanks, a trash can surrounded by trash, a sidewalk, two automobiles in a parking lot, and a green door can also be observed in the image. In the distance is a guard house, a person, shrubs, and a palm tree. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Rural House, Two Parts, Children Looking Outdoor

Rural house made of wood, founded on piles and composed of two parts, with a gable roof and ribbed zinc. Several boys and girls, mostly barefoot and looking through a door and a window, are notable.

Buildings F

Concrete neighborhood house in San Juan. It has a gabled, semi-capped roof. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The wall is divided by a metallic bar gate. There is a garden in the front with different trees and plants. The façade of the house has covered arches, and underneath, the wall is decorated with brick. The arches are covered with ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there is an open garage with a vertical-stripe design in the corner. In the background, there is a similar building, but of lesser size. In the street in front, there is a larger building.

District Court and Jail, Mayagüez

District court and jail, Mayagüez. Two-story masonry building. The center of the façade has a flat arch with pilasters framing the entrance of the surbased arch and a projecting balcony with balustrade. At the top of the arch, it says "1898" and "U.S. Barracks." The rest of the façade consist of surbased and flat arches with double jalousie windows, and corners with quoins. There are perrons leading to the front patio of the building which has a concrete fence with ornamental elements. In the patio, there is an octagonal gazebo with jalousie windows and a child in front of the building.

Wooden Blue and White House in Guayama

View of the main facade of a wooden blue and white house. On the outside wall, there is a window, and on the right, there is the porch, which has grilles, a railing, columns, and a gate. On the porch's wall, a door with a window can be seen. On the left, a gray gate can be seen, and on the right, a wooden house is partially visible.

Partially Destroyed Wooden House

A partially destroyed two-story wooden house. It is missing a portion of the second floor. In front of the house, there are furniture and debris lying around. Two men are seated on a sofa in the second story.

Hotel Francés

House made of wood on the island municipality of Vieques. The wooden house has an attic-style roof. The house has a large balcony encircling it. The balcony has entrance stairs and a surrounding wooden railing, the railing is sustained by wooden columns. The house has double wooden windows with decorative glass and lamps on the wall. In front of the house, there is a dense garden with different plants. To one side, there is a wooden fence following a gravel road.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Facade

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. The main facade which has a portico with four flat pillars and a sloping eave can be seen. Two low walls with stone cladding and a large window with a small eave are visible. In front of the building there is a sidewalk under construction.

Buildings U

Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with plants in decorative pots. It has a simple, wooden door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. To the far left, there is a closed garage with double, wooden doors.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Wooden Molds

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is visible with falsework and wooden scaffolding. The exterior walls of both levels are present and have window openings. Through these, several block walls and some workers can be seen. Around the site, there are wooden planks, wooden molds or structures for column formwork, piles of construction stones, a material sieve, and a shed. The shed is made of wood and zinc.

Buildings X

Front-view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall. It has a garden in the front and a balcony with a flat roof, in front of where there are two persons standing. In the balcony, there is a double door with an ornamental mullion over it. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left of the second level, there is a smaller structure with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. Also there is a double, wooden door with a mullion over it. Lastly, in the street in front, there is a parked car.

Building's Front Facade with Scaffolds in Humacao

An industrial building under construction is temporarily enclosed by wooden posts and barbed wire. At the front of the building there are several scaffolds on which there is a worker working with jalousie windows. The entrance towards the building includes straight stairs and extended eaves supported by pillars. This entrance is connected to the sidewalk, on which there are two poles supporting power lines. Additionally, in the middle of the building's lateral part there is an opening with eaves that appears to be a loading dock. Right in front of this opening there is a worker surrounded by piles of construction materials. Also on the building's lateral part there are jalousie windows framed by pilasters.

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras

View of the tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. On the premises, you can see two women with a baby and following, to both sides of the Paseo Real, you can see the founding date of the University, "1903" and the year "1953", which commemorates the fiftieth anniversary. On the tower you can see the pinnacle, the roof tiles, the cresting, the low reliefs, the openings, semicircular arches, balustrades, the clock and two flags. The buildings that follow also have tile roofs and are between two and three stories.

Euphonics Corporation, Frontal Lateral View

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, frontal/lateral view. The main facade, which still has formwork at the top, can be seen. On one side there is a loading entrance and a window. Above the roof the top of a crane is visible.

Fancy House with Gate

Main façade of a one-story cement house. It has a section with a planter with brick covering, a window with eaves and bars, and above it, a decoration in the shape of a shield. This section has a gable roof with tiles, then it has a central section with semicircular arches with bars, awnings and a flat roof. There is a third section, it is an open canopy that has a planter, semicircular arches and a sloping roof, covered with tiles. You can see part of a tube gate with scroll decoration, a paved entrance and the front patio with grass. The planters have flowers, in front of the house there is a canary plant and behind it there are trees.

Street Scene

A group of students with school uniform walk through the Gerónimo Martínez street at the town of Aibonito, in which there are also parked automobiles and a bus in the intersection with the Padial street. On both sides of the road stand out the buildings made of concrete, wood and zinc. These presents varied characteristics like gable roofs or flat roofs, double doors, muntins windows, grilles, windows like persiennes, balconies, cornices, parapets and moldings. On two of the buildings stick out signs of: "Barber" and "Café".

Two-story Concrete House

Two-story house, concrete construction with a wooden roof. It has a wooden door and four window openings on each floor. Two electrical cables can be seen supported by a wooden board. In front of the house, there is a garden.

Military Parade in Old San Juan

Parade of soldiers of the United States army at De Armas Square in Old San Juan. The soldiers are marching towards the Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace). Spectators can be seen around the square and on the balconies of the buildings, both at the San Francisco and the De la Cruz streets. On the third floor of the Guillermety Drugstore, located at the intersection of those two streets, there are people displaying the United States flag. On the square, a metal tower, various lampposts, and a kiosk are visible.

San Antonio de Padua Parrish

View of the main façade of the Catholic church San Antonio de Padua in Guayama. On the main façade, there are two towers and the frontispiece. On the bottom, the arched openings of both towers and the entrance in the middle are visible. On the pediment of the entrance, the oculus is visible, and on both sides of the tower more openings can be seen. The tower on the right has a clock, and the one on the left has an oculus.

Luis Muñoz Marín Alongside Several People Observing a Collapsed Step of a House

Luis Muñoz Marín, alongside several men and two boys, observing a collapsed step of a house. The house is made of wood with stairs on the lateral side and a balcony on stilts and balusters. In the background there is another wooden house with gable roof and zinc. It has Miami-type windows, a door with fanlights, a balcony with ornamented balustrades and a column. At the house entrance there is a woman and two other people. On the wall there are three posters, one has the insignia of the Popular Democratic Party.

San Juan Transportation Office, Falsework

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. An area with falsework and concrete attached to the original building can be seen. There are wooden slats and planks on the floor.

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Front view of a one-story, concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The upper edge of the roof is covered with tiles. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, the wall is divided by an ornamental, metallic bar gate for pedestrians. There is a garden in the front with trees and plants. To the far right, the house has an open garage and a balcony, with plants in decorative pots and chairs. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows.

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Front-view of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood over concrete. It has a porch surrounding it with a concrete balustrade sustained by fine columns. It has several double, wooden doors. Also, above the doors, there are wooden mullions with an ornamental design.

Magallanes #225, Arecibo

Main façade of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is two-story, made of wood over concrete, with a flat roof. On the first level, the house has two wooden doors and lattice-style windows. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with railing and ornamental blocks. The balcony is sustained by ornamental brackets. There is a lattice-style, double, wooden door with a mullion over it. The windows are lattice-style and same as the door, they are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, the house has another, smaller house with a metallic curtain. There is also a person standing on the sidewalk in front of the house.

Site Preparation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Partial view of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the site preparations around it. Near the hotel, there are cars and sheds for storing construction equipment. In the background, buildings and houses with terracotta roof tiles, awnings on the windows, rooftops, semicircular arches, and moldings stand out.

Buildings of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Under Construction

Construction of extensive wooden buildings typical of the camps established by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). Workers building the walls in one of the buildings can be seen. There are materials all around such as wood, ladders, and scaffoldings. Houses, an industrial factory with a tall chimney pipe, pieces of farming soil, access road delimited with barbed wire fences, and an automobile are visible on the site. There are also large areas with shrubs, trees, and palm trees.

Building on Stilts

Wooden house on stilts on the top of a hill. It has a side staircase, a balcony with thin pillars and balustrade, two doors and shutters. Near the house there is a power line pole.

Church at Coamo Arriba

Wooden church with a bell on its roof. The roof is made of gabled zinc and on the walls, it has a window and a pair of double-leaf doors that open outwards. On one side of the church, there is a shed made of sticks and covered with straw.

Construction of the University of Puerto Rico's Library

Construction process of the University of Puerto Rico at the Río Piedras Campus' library building. The construction of this building was part of the plan to improve existing buildings of the university. The building is large and is being built in concrete, it is visible that it has extensive corridors, large windows and arches. In the surrounding area there are construction materials and machinery, as well as falsework. Men can be seen on top of the scaffoldings working, and others walking around with materials in hand.

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Buildings in Calle Caleta de San Juan 53. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted white and blue. There is a wooden double door with a sunrise transom and it is framed by moldings with geometrical shape. Above the door is a sign with the number 53. There are partially visible rectangular openings with flat moldings and black-colored grilles on both sides of the door. There are trees and the top part of an automobile in front of the building.

House Made of Wood and Concrete in Guayama

Façade of a house made of wood and concrete in Guayama. There is an entrance gate. The porch has a railing and a door. Over the door, there is a fanlight. The wall has a hole covered with panels and the roof is destroyed. Attached to the house, there is a room with a door and roof tiles. On the right, a concrete house is partially visible as well as some windows.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the Old School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan. Plateresque style building consisting of a three-story central section with a tiled roof and two lateral square towers, one taller than the other. The first floor has entrances with lintel arches, the second and third floors have semicircular arches. The towers are decorated with pilasters, friezes, cornices and pediments surrounding the windows. At the top of each one there are friezes, cornices and above these crests and pinnacles. The tallest tower has a story with an arcade and balustrade. The design also includes relief decorations in the form of shields and lions, among others. In front of the building there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States, and there is also a garden with trees and bushes. A person is seen entering the building.

Cream-colored House in San Germán

View of the façades of a house in San Germán. Two windows can be seen on the walls on both sides. The windows have awnings. Also, the windows on the right have a balconet with a railing. In the middle, there is a porch with grilles, balustrade, and columns. Address on the card: Calle Victoria Esq. Dr Veve.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of one of the hospital rooms. It has a checkered-pattern floor and a wooden screen with a transparent top that divides one of the walls, where two lamps can be seen. The other wall has persiennes.

A glance at the beam bridge over the San Antonio pipe

A glance at the beam railway bridge over the San Antonio pipe. On the bridge it is possible to see three men standing. To the right of the beam bridge one can see a balustrade bridge. To the far left, the tracks are observable as well as part of the railway bridge. Several houses complete the scene's background.

New House Besides Older One, People Clustered in Back

A group of people in the rear of a house characterized by its concrete base on which a body made of tongue-and-groove wood rises with wooden sash windows and other aluminum shutter-type windows, eaves and a zinc roof. In the background, another house made of worn wood, aluminum windows and a zinc roof is notable. At one end, a chain-link fence and a car are partially notable.

Baptist Church in 1950

View of a Baptist church located in a rural area, just off a highway. It has a gable roof, pilasters, wooden windows with mullions, and a tower that forms a portico in the center of the façade. It is a two-story tower, without walls, with pillars, three arches on the first level, six arches on the second and with a pyramid-shaped top. There is a barbed wire fence with cement posts and a wooden gate. The church is surrounded by bushes.

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Street view in the town of Arecibo. In the foreground, there are two adjacent houses with similar characteristics. The first house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof and aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Following, is another wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has two double, wooden doors with lattice-style, over which there are wooden eaves. It also has wooden ledges in front of the doors. To the far left, there is a concrete building with balconies surrounded by ornamental blocks, and more semi-attached houses with different characteristics. In front, there are several vehicles parked and persons on the sidewalk.

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View of a shed adjacent to a wooden house in the town of Moca. The shed is made of wood and zinc. There is a table, a hand ladder, and a clothesline. To the far right is a wooden house with a zinc roof. It has a double-leaf wooden door.

Detail of Façade in Unidentified House

Front view of one-story wooden house with a flat zinc roof. The house has a double door with a wooden transom at the top. One end of the gate has a sign reading "No Estacione" . At the left end of the house, there is a double combination window above which there is the same wooden transom to the one on the door. In front of the house, there is a passable sidewalk and a parked car.

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Close-up view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete and has a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of concrete, over which there are metallic bars sustained by wall pillars. This fence is divided by an ornamental metallic gate. To the far right, the house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete railing. The balcony is covered by a curtain made of fabric and there is a decorative bench. To the far left, the house has double, wooden windows and a side balcony, also with a wooden railing.

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View of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a wall made of ornamental, concrete blocks. In front of the wall, there are several cars parked. The house has lattice-style, aluminum windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. There are also double, lattice-style windows made of wood and glass. Above these, there are glass mullions and eaves covered by tiles. To the far right, there is a concrete house with a flat roof and lattice-style windows.

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There is a group of people walking along the coastline in the barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. There are several houses built on stilts on the left side of the image. The houses have zinc gable roofs, Miami type windows, wooden walls, and some others have walls made out of concrete. A house with a balcony supported by pillars can be observed. Part of the walls of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and two sentry lookout posts can be seen in the distance.

Church in Building in Poor Area

View of a church facing a street in the rural area of La Plata. The church is made of wood and zinc with a zinc gable roof. It has wooden windows and a double wooden door. The street is paved and in the back you can see mountains.

Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and El Escambrón Beach

A partial view of a group of workers engaged in the construction of the foundation and formwork of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also prominent in the area are some sheds surrounded by construction materials and machinery. In the background, El Escambrón Beach Club, a pier, and a boardwalk extending along the beach stand out.

Extension of the School of Tropical Medicine Hospital

Construction of a building to house a hospital as part of the expansion of the School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. There are falsework, formwork to form walls that supports the construction process, electric wiring, construction materials, wheelbarrows for transporting materials, a dump truck and workers. The building is made of concrete, has openings for windows and doors and arches with fanlights.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00024

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see some stairs without railing, debris on the floor and a rectangular opening under the stair framed with wooden moldings. In addition, on the stair landing you can distinguished an oculus framed with moldings and a balustrade on the upper level. Aside from that, the ceiling is decorated with a coffered that is deteriorated with exposed wood and beams. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00041

View of the tower on the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and attached to it there is the square base belfry tower divided in two sections. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks and vertical openings matched with flat moldings. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and made of concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, projecting cornices and decorative columns. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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San Juan Street Scene

Scene of the San José street with view to the San Sebastián street at the background. The buildings on both sides of the street presents elements like bossage, triglyphs, cornices, moldings, parapets and balconies with metal railings, ledges and appentices. Also, the establishments identified with: "The Coffee Pot", "Refrescos del País" (Country Soft Drinks), "Quick Lunch" and "Bazar..." (Bazaar). Additionally, along the street there are automobiles parked and several people.

House at Fort San Jerónimo

Fort San Jerónimo viewed from the bridge connecting it to the San Juan islet. A segment of the bridge is visible as well as two corner poles delimiting the entrance to the fort, a sentry box, and portion of the walls. Inside he fort, there is a wooden house with jalousie doors and windows, a balcony with a railing ans slim pillars, a door with a horseshoe arch design, and a battlement. A flagpole with the United States flag can be seen. There is a man sitting on the bridge and two soldiers on guard.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Sterilization Equipment

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. There is sterilization equipment installed on the wall, a set of cabinets, windows with persiennes, and two ceiling fixtures. Part of the walls and the floor are tiled.

Church at Peñón

Wooden structure with roof made with zinc and a base made of stone that is built at the roadside. In front of the building you can see people reunited and, at the background, the mountains.

Toita Baptist Church

"Baptist Church" of Toíta in Cayey. The façade is made up of doors and windows with fanlights framed in pointed arches, moldings, a Latin cross, as well as a tower with a conical roof and finials in its corners, and it contrasts with the mountain vegetation. The church also has the date "1929" on its facade.

Spanish Troops Exiting Mayagüez

Spanish troops in formation at the Colón Square during their exit from Mayagüez. Besides the soldiers, there are spectators, most of whom are on one side of the square, but people can be seen also in the balconies of the houses and buildings. The Christopher Columbus monument, which is a statue on a decorated pedestal, can be seen. Also, the iron lampposts inside the square, which is enclosed by a balustrade, are visible.

Old San Juan Street Scene

View of San Sebastián Street in Old San Juan. In the foreground is the Plaza San José, which, as you can see, is paved, has planters with trees, light poles, and wooden and metal benches. At the other end of the street there are commercial buildings. Some of the characteristics of these are entrances under semicircular arches and balconies surrounded by railings of metal bars. Also balcony windows surrounded by wooden balustrades. On the other hand, there are double wooden doors with truncated suns on them, moldings and friezes decorate the buildings. Some of these have signs or inscriptions on them. Finally, there are several vehicles parked on the street.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Foundation

Building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. Behind it, a concrete and brick industrial building can be seen. Around it there are falsework, trees, construction sand, power lines, and people.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Water System

View of a pipeline system. There are concrete walls around the pipes. Several reinforcing bars are also visible.

Industrial Building in Guayama, Interior View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guayama, interior view. The space is empty. The floor in which large concrete slabs, two walls and two columns painted in two tones, a door, and metal windows can be seen. The ceiling is visible as well, in which the beams and the roofing, which is made of metal stands out.

San Juan Children Clinic, Back Façade

Children Clinic in the municipality of San Juan. A one-story building with a semicircular double door, a flat roof, transom windows, and casement windows is visible. Ornamental moldings are seen on its upper portion. On the left side, there is a two-story building with casement windows. Surrounding the area, there is sand, palm trees, and other trees. The building features elements related to the Spanish Revival style.

Río Piedras

Río Piedras sector, seen from a roof. Many cement and wooden houses are seen on a hill and surrounded by trees. There are houses with flat, gabled and pyramidal roofs.

"Vernacular Pueblerino" House

Side view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall over which there is an ornamental metallic adornment. It is divided by an entrance gate made of metal with an ornamental design. The house is wooden and has a hipped zinc roof. It has a porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade over which there are decorative metallic grills. Over the porch, there is a metal awning. The house has jalousie windows covered by metal grilles and a screen door. To the far left there are more structures with different features.

Gas Station at Borinquen Field Base

Gas station at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is a wooden structure on stilts with a gable roof. It has a double door, wooden awning windows, and steps leading to the door. It bears four signs reading: Post Gas Station, Danger No Smoking or Admittance "Peligro No fume No entre," "T-79," and a fourth sign with the service hours. A gas pump is at the front. Behind the station, there is another wooden structure with an awning window.

Ruíz Belvis #7, Naguabo

Exterior view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is built over a concrete wall. It is one-story, wooden, and has a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs and plants in pots. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors with lattice-glass style. Above the doors, there are mullions. The upper edge of the house has cornices and an ornamental Gothic-style border. Above the house there is an attic with a lattice-style mullion. In front of the house there are several persons standing and a vehicle parked on the street.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Workers on a Tile Eave

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. A one-story building is visible with double windows, transoms, a curved pediment, tiled eaves, and a door. A portion of the building is surrounded by falsework and wooden scaffolding. Workers are located on the largest eave as well as around the construction site. There are piles of dirt, a ladder, and remnants of materials.

Site Preparation at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of a group of workers and machinery used for site preparation for the construction of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At one end, various workers near a dump truck and another worker operating a steamroller can be seen.

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Front-view of a beach house located in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, raised on stilts, with a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, there are wooden entrance stairs that lead to the entrance porch. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. It is also decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far left, there is an area of the porch that is partially surrounded by metallic mesh. The windows are double and made of glass and aluminum. The door is simple, made of glass, with glass surrounding it. In front of the house, there are several persons standing and trees in the surrounding area.

Brenneman 140 Insular Fire Service

Frontal view of the fire station building. The building has two levels, the first level has an open garage where a parked vehicle is there. At the far left of the building you can see a vehicle parked outside.The border has an eaves over which there is an inscription that says: "Insular fire service". Besides that, on the second level you can see a smaller construction with a facade staggered surrounded by a metallic railing. The frontal part has a double wooden door and the windows has a lattice style crowned with eaves.

Site Where Columbus landed on Puerto Rico in 1493

Monument to Christopher Columbus in Colón Park in Aguadilla. Above the pedestal, a column with a capital crowned with a cross stands. Around the monument, there are streetlights and concrete sidewalks, while in the background, a building with railings on the edge of the roof is notable.

Portones de la Fortaleza

View of La Fortaleza gates from the outside. These are made of metal. You can see the cobblestoned street and in the background, the façade of the building.

Works on the Caribe Hilton Hotel Pool

Workers in the area of the Caribe Hilton Hotel pool carrying out various tasks such as tiling, plastering, and cleaning. The pool has curved edges, and from it, a series of sidewalks extend to shoreline of the beach. Also noticeable are a set of walls, palm trees, and construction materials covered by a tent. In the background, there is a small pier, a breakwater, and a boardwalk.

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Front view of a balcony in a one-story house. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. In the front part, there is a small balcony surrounded by a low wall made of concrete, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. In the upper part outside the balcony, there is a metallic curtain. The balcony has chairs and decorative potted plants. The house has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. The entrance door also has a metallic mesh door. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall over which there are ornamental metallic designs. To the far left, there are more houses with different characteristics.

House, Monche

Single-level house with a concrete fence and cyclonic mesh, vehicle entrance, open garage, balcony and wall with persiennes. It has two pine trees and several bushes on the patio. On one side it has a little house with gable roof. On the other side there is a two-level house.

Agricultural Sciences Building at the University of Mayagüez Campus

Agricultural Sciences Building at the Mayagüez University Campus. The building is made of concrete and has narrow entrances with front stairs. It is a building with metal and glass windows, some of which are double doors and others are awning windows that open outward. There are construction materials in the surroundings such as pieces of wood, a pile of slabs in a corner and a metal barrel. There are trees near the building and there is a building in the left corner that is made of wood with zinc roofs.

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View of the main façade of a house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story, with a zinc hipped roof. It has a porch surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. The porch has several double, wooden doors with glass details, over which there are ornamental moldings. Also, on the upper edge of the house, there is an ornamental design. To the sides of the house, on the other hand, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. Also, there is an adjacent house with different characteristics. Lastly, on the street in front there are several cars parked.

Vernacular House

Front view of a two-story wooden house with a zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, wood and some zinc plates. The house has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It has a simple, wooden door and aluminum, lattice-style windows.

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Front-view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. It is built on stilts and has steps made of blocks and wood. It has two, double-wooden doors, one of them is open. To the far left, there is a fence made of zinc plates. To the far right, there is a vehicle and in the surroundings, debris. Through the open door you can see chairs, a board of plates in front of which there is a person standing and several curtains made of fabric covering the wall.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00012

Close up view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has a window crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and an acroterium. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

El Fanguito, San Juan

Group of houses in the El Fanguito community. The majority are in wood, with stilts in the water and gable zinc roofs, and a couple have sash windows that open outwards. In the background, on a hill, several houses are notable and a dome also stands out.

Castillo Serrallés and Wooden Houses

Serrallés Castle on top of a hill in the Vigía area of Ponce. It stands out for its façade composed of towers, semicircular arches, balconies, and awnings. Surrounding Castillo Serrallés, there is a fence, and at the foot of the hill, several houses made of wood, zinc, and pieces of a type of asphalt fabric are noticeable. Among the wooden houses, a group of boys and girls are walking.

Industrial Building in Fajardo

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. Lateral view of the building with pilasters, windows and an entrance. It still has falsework on the front wall. In front there is another building in similar stage. In the area there are construction materials and machinery, and workers at work.

Scaffolding and Formwork on the Roof of the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

It shows a Ablah Hotel Supply Co facade under construction in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. On the right side of the image there are scaffolds throughout the concrete building as well as formwork at the top edge of the building. Several people can be seen working at the construction site.

94 Comercio Street - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of house on the 94 Comercio street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors and on the first floor it has three double doors flanked by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that at the same time support entablatures with ornamental frieze. Aside from that, on the second floor there are three balconies, two simple and one double. The double balcony has three double doors and all of them are flanked by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that support entablatures with ornamental moldings, in relief details and decorative finishes. In addition, on both ends of the building there are pilasters that go up to the second floor that at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, dentils and an ornamental frieze with decorative finishes. You can also see an emblem in the upper right part that says: "PRHBDS".

Ponce District Hospital

Rectangular building, approximately five-story, and corresponding to the Ponce District Hospital. Its façade is made up of walls covered with numerous outward-facing folding windows and balconies with railings in the center. At one end of the building there are several parked cars while in front there is a large garden with several trees and palms.

Traveller's Palm, Aibonito

Front view of house in the town of Aibonito. The house is surrounded by a masonry and stone fence divided in the middle by an ornamental metal grill gate, in front of which there are steps. In the front, there is a garden decorated with plants and a palm. On the other hand, the house has a semicircular shape with a zinc roof. It has glass windows, over which there are mullions. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a porch decorated with chairs.

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00003

Lateral view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The facade has a double ornamental iron gates under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a keystone. In addition, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Through the open gate you can see windows presided by ornamental iron grilles and crowned with eaves covered with roofing tiles. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Balcony of the Casa Rosa

People on a balcony with a wooden balustrade looking towards the San Juan Bay. On the balcony, you can see a window with louvers. There is a flagpole without a flag protruding from a neighboring balcony to the one where the people are located. A ship can be seen in the bay.

Front Extension on Residential House

Single-leveled, flat-roofed residential house in the town of Luquillo. Two front areas of the residence has jerkinhead roofing tiles. A sidewalk that leads to the garage entrance and crosses in front of the house can be seen. It also has a front yard, with different plants, that leads to the balcony covered by walls and ornamental metal bars in the shape of a semicircular arch. There is a patio chair and potted plants in the balcony. A narrow ornamental gate, made of metal, is visible under a semicircular arch. The house has glass lattice-style windows, a glass door, and several decorative lamps. On the far right there is a garage with an arched metal grille gate. A television antenna is visible on the roof. On the far left, a one-level house with a flat roof and zinc awnings surrounding the top edge can be seen. In addition, this dwelling has a railing of ornamental blocks that divides both houses.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00037

The interior of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The walls are painted cream and yellow. A doorway with moldings, cornices, pilasters, and two niches can be seen in the center of the image. The dome's interior, decorated with the painting technique known as "Trompe l'oeil," which simulates ornate moldings, can be partially observed in the upper half of the image. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. The dome is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. Three semicircular arches with ornamented grilles and decorated with the "Trompe l'oeil" painting style can also be observed. In the image's background is a wooden double-leaf door, and the floor with checkered tiles can be seen. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00023

Four extended single-brick parapets can be observed in Old San Juan. This is composed of railings and iron balusters. There are also double doors with persienne windows, which have square pieces of glass in their openings. These doors give the parapet balcony function, in addition to the support and protection they provide. The building has several ornamental moldings and white-painted brackets. The walls of the building are light blue. There is also a tree with hanging lights.

Vernacular Bungalow House

Front view of a corner house located in Santurce. The house is one-story, made of wood with a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall that is separated by an ornamental metal gate. It has a front garden and concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The stairs are decorated with flower pots. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door of the house is wooden and simple with latticework and a wooden crossbar on it. The windows are aluminum lattice- style and are also surrounded by wood moldings. There is a parked vehicle on the street in front of the house.

Comerío Health Center, Hallway and Sink

Health Center in the municipality of Coamo. A curved hallway with several doors, a tiled floor, and pillars can be seen. A sink with cabinets, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser are visible. One of the doors has a glass pane. The ceiling is also curved, and there are pipes running vertically through the area.

San Juan Hotel

View of patio at Hotel Condado Vanderbilt in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see a fountain with relief details. It is followed by a large building decorated with cornices and supported by columns. Under a semicircular arch there are two people standing and at the other end of it, you can see more columns and a balustrade with a view of the sea.

Construction of the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of the first floors of the guest room tower and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are several workers and wooden structural framework and the installation of a small concrete batching plant. Prefabricated pipes and earth-moving machinery are also noticeable.

Women in Clinic Behind Church

Front view of a clinic in the community of the Rabanal neighborhood in the town of Cidra. The clinic is on one level made of wood with a zinc gable roof. At the front, it has double Dutch-style wooden doors through which two women peek out. In front of these you can see some specific steps. On the other hand, the windows are also double wooden. At the far left, you can see a one-level building with a zinc gable roof and double wooden doors.

El Morro, Soldiers in Front, Light House in Back

View from the rampart entrance of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure in masonry and stone with a superior crenelled border. At the foreground there is a group of standing soldiers and to the far left end there is a sentry box with a crenelled border. From the rampart it stand out the lighthouse tower that has a window under a little round arch, it is decorated with cornices, sentry boxes, finishings, a crenelled border and it is crowned with the lantern.

Farm of Sugar "Colono" - Butler's House

View of a rural house in the town of Toa Alta. It is a wooden house built on stilts with a hipped roof and a zinc valley. It has double wooden windows and doors. To one side of the house, there is another similar structure with a gabled zinc roof. The area is surrounded by greenery and there are people inside and around the house.

González Vivaldi Residence

View of the main façade of the González Vivaldi Residence in Yauco. The fence of the house has various gates and a balustrade. A staircase allows access to the porch. On the porch area, various columns and the balustrade are visible. In the middle of the building, above, the pediment is visible and the edges of the building have a quoin finish.

Lighthouse with Big Hole

Los Morrillos Lighthouse at Cabo Rojo. You can appreciate the tower with two windows and the lighthouse lamp. Also, the single-level building that has arches, pilasters and cornices. There is a girl posing near a cliff.

Stairway on the North End of Betances Street

Concrete stairway on the north end of Betances street in the municipality of Yauco. There is a plaque on the interior of the stairway. On the top part of the stairway there is a group of people, some are sitting on the steps while others stand. Wooden house with gable roofs can be observed. One of the houses has a balcony with a roof where a woman can be seen standing. In 2017, the stairway was painted. The public artwork was titled "Nuestra Bandera Yaucana".

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Main façade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. The upper half of the building has a terracotta-colored dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings. The façade has a framed semicircular arch and ornamented grilles. It also has cornices, four pilasters, steps, two wall lamps, a gate with metal grilles, and wooden double doors and windows. Adjacent to the chapel is a orange, white, and brown-colored building with semicircular moldings, pilasters, cornices, and double doors. Subsequently, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy began being used for exhibitions and as the administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Fajardo District Hospital, Formwork of Piers and Slabs

View from the roof of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The second level under construction is seen, with the formwork of pillars and the preparation of slabs for concrete pouring underway. Two men are in the center, surrounded by beams, wooden frames, and pipes. There is falsework and wooden scaffolding around the building.

House on the Castillo Street on the Corner of Mayor Street - Antigua Corte de España - Historic Photo

View of building located on the Castillo street on the corner of Mayor street in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two levels made of masonry and characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see semicircular arches flanked by pilasters, framed with moldings and bossage crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The arches are also presided by balustrades with the exception of two arches that are access doors. There is also a balcony under a surbased arch framed with bossage, flanked by pilasters and crowned with a keystone. The balcony has a balustrade and a door under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. In addition, there are two doors, one is under a semicircular arch framed and crowned with a sunrise transom and a keystone. The other door is under a rectangular arch framed and crowned with a decorative entablature. Between the arches you can also distinguish bossage pilasters that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Aside from that, on the second floor there are seven double wooden doors with lattice framed with moldings, crowned with entablatures and keystones. The doors are presided by balconets, two double and three simple with ornamental iron railings. Similarly to the first floor, the arches are flanked by bossage pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with a continuous cornice, a decorative frieze and dentils. Additionally, attached to it you can distinguish a one floor house with characteristics of the Vernacular style. The Antigua Corte de España building dates from 1898. Along the years it has been used as a government and commercial establishment. Nonetheless, since 2015 the building housed the library and museum Rafael Hernández Colón, which it was founded in 1992 with the purpose of promoting the study and reflexion to the Puerto Ricans.

Construction of the Eleanor Roosevelt Residential Area

Construction of the Eleanor Roosevelt residential area at the Hato Rey sector in the town of San Juan. There is an extensive piece of land where there are some houses built and other are under construction. There are men working nearby with construction equipment including concrete processing and pouring machinery, table saws for cutting lumber, dump trucks, ladders, loading wagons, rollers, regular trucks, large wooden containers, reinforcing bars, metal barrels, construction sand, wood, and zinc. It is visible that the houses are made of concrete with wooden windows, arches at the entrance doors, and some have ornamental blocks. The image also shows sidewalks formed with grass, small jardinières, street openings, electric wiring, trees, shrubs, palm trees, automobiles, and workers.

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View from the Casa de España toward the Castillo de San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. A white-colored wall with railings, corbels, cornices, and people sitting on some steps are partially visible. A wall with hip knobs can be observed, as well as shrubs and cyclone mesh fences. The architecture of the Case de España belongs to the Spanish Moorish Revival style. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983. A masonry wall and one of the Castillo de San Cristóbal entrances can be seen in the distance. A crenellated sentry lookout post and two people sitting near the wall can be observed.

House, Enrique González Street, Guayama

View of a one-story house in the town of Guayama. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. The frontal design has an archway of semicircular arches with pilasters. It has lattice-style windows and double doors in lattice-style with fan mullions over them. In front of the windows, there are small balconies with ornamental metallic bar railing. The window to the left has an air conditioner. The upper part of the house has cornices.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc gabled roof. The living room is decorated with leather armchairs and matching tables, over which there are decorative figures and a table fan. The floor is covered with native tiles, and the walls are decorated with frames and photographs. In the wall in the background, you can see an entrance covered by a fabric curtain. Through the entrance to the other room, there is a kitchen cupboard made of wood and glass, and a wooden door.

Dining Hall with Ceiling Chandelier

There is a long dining table with wooden chairs and glass decorations in the center of the table. The ceiling has exposed beams and a chandelier. In the surroundings there are double wooden doors, candelabra wall sconces, and two paintings. There are several tall tables with candles and decorative objects. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles and a carpet with geometric and floral designs.

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Side façade of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. The double windows are made of wood, and the front door is wooden and Dutch-style. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a low wall and two persons standing and speaking. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns, and has a garden with bushes planted on that side. The balcony also has two double, wooden doors, and in the back, you can see an area covered with zinc plates. In the surroundings, there are several houses with different characteristics. You can see a parked car and a person standing in the street in front.

Street in Camuy

An unpaved street at the entrance of the town of Camuy. On one side, a building with a tower on its façade is visible as well as various wooden houses along the street. There are various people walking toward the town as well as two people on horseback.

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Close up view of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic style. The facade has French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, dentils, rose windows and more French windows. You can also see several Corinthian Order fluted columns. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

View of Country House from above

Wooden house in the middle of the countryside, seen from above. You can see the gabled zinc roof, an open door and a girl standing in the entrance. On one side of the patio there is a line with hanging laundry and a latrine. There are also some bushes and behind them, a picket and wire fence. On the other side there is stacked firewood. In the background, you can see a mountain and several palms.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00021

View of the main facade of the Former La Princesa Prison building. There is a flagpole, a line of palm trees on the left side, a line of trees on the right side, and benches, shrubs, and street lights on both sides. The former La Princesa prison building with shutter-type windows and streetlights can be seen on the far left. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Cement Plant

View from the inside of a cement plant. The pillars, beams and roof are notable. Several spaces with accumulations of materials delimited by walls are also notable. In the foreground, a person stands out from behind.

Commercial areas

View of a street in a commercial urban area. The street is paved and there is an automobile parked. There are also houses and commercial establishments in the area. To the far right, there is a wooden establishment with a gabled zinc roof. It has double wooden doors. It has wooden boxes and persons standing in front. Across the street there is a concrete establishment with a flat roof. It has a sign that reads "Casa Miranda". It has glass windows, lattice-style windows and brick pilasters. Above the windows, there are concrete eaves. In the rear part of the establishment, there is a two-story building, in the upper part it has a balcony with an ornamental metal railing. It has a simple door with a crossbar over it and lattice-style windows. Over the doors and windows, there are concrete eaves.

Capitol Building

Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical-style. Its façade consists of a portico with Corinthian-style columns that support an entablature. On both sides, the rectangular windows with moldings stand out, while in the upper part a cornice, a cresting on the edge and a dome crowned with a lantern are notable. In front of the building there is a staircase, a flagpole, a garden and a couple of people.

La Perla

Group of houses that make up La Perla community. The houses, for the most part, are made of wood and have single and gable roofs with zinc and asphalt. In some, balconies stand out with wooden railings and balustrades, as well as double-leaf doors and windows. Between the houses, several lines with hanging laundry and flags are visible. Also, a person stands out drying clothes on the roof of one of the houses. On a street near the seashore, there are several trucks and people. The limits between the community and the buildings of Old San Juan are marked by the wall in which the crenellated parapet and a sentry box with a window and dome are notable.

A Streetcar Station in Ponce

Streetcar station in Ponce. Several trains and multiple tracks are visible. On one side of the tracks, there is a wooden house. On the other side, there is a two-story wooden building, next to which is an open-sided shed containing two train cars. Adjacent to one of the tracks, a railroad switch lever is discernible. On board one of the trains, several men can be seen, three of whom are soldiers. Among the tracks, people, both soldiers and civilians, are also visible.

Luis Muñoz Marín and a Group of People on a Wide Staircase

Luis Muñoz Marín and a group of people can be seen on a wide staircase with semicircle railings at the ends. The building has polished walls, railings with wooden balustrade and a double window. There are bushes in the surroundings.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Formwork and Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The formwork for the pillars and walls is visuble. The rods, pieces of wood, and three workers engaged in tasks in the area are visible.

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Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The upper part of the building has parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". The entrance also has two circular wall lamps. There is a sidewalk and a paved street in front of the building. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of the interior of Fortress of la Concepción. A column supporting a beam is visible. The roof is partially destroyed. Inside of the building there is a large amount of garbage, and among the the waste, a zinc sheet is visible. In the background, various window openings are visible.

Treasure Island Hotel Restaurant, Thatched Pavilion

Pavilion with a gabled thatched roof and a "Treasure Island Hotel-Restaurant" sign. Inside, several tables with tablecloths and chairs are notable, while in its surroundings, several bushes, palms, flowers, fences and a person near the entrance stand out.

Statue on pillar, poss. Columbus, Normadie taxicab

Monument to Christopher Columbus on a fluted column in a square in Old San Juan. Around the monument there is a balustrade, stairs, a picket fence and street lamps. In the front, a taxi identified as "Normadie taxicab" is notable. In the background there are several buildings with balconies, balustrades, cornices, parapets, tiles and some windows with awnings. There are several persons around the square.

Santa Clara

A joint of buildings made of wood and zinc locate at the Hacienda Santa Clara. The largest building is elevated on stilts, has a rectangular shape, gable roof and a balcony with railings. The building located in the middle is covered with zinc and on its facade presents a door and an appentice. Behind it, is partially visible the chimney cap. It is followed by a little building like a shed, also made of zinc and wood. Through these buildings extends a trail.

One of Main Streets, Old San Juan

View of Sol Street and San José Street in old San Juan. The street is paved and on both sides of it there are buildings, some on one level and others on more. Some of these buildings have balconies surrounded by wooden railings and flat roofs. Others have balconies without roofs, but surrounded by railings in wood or ornate metal. On the other hand, the doors and windows are double wooden. The decorations with moldings, friezes and cornices also stand out in the buildings. In addition, there are some of these decorated with fabric curtains in front of their doors. Finally, vehicles are seen traveling on the street and people walking on the sidewalks.

Building at University of Puerto Rico

Façade of the José M. Lázaro Library designed by Henry Klumb in a modern style, at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building is composed of planes, volumes and lineal details. In its façade, the textures generated by parasols and blind-type windows stand out. On the second level of the building, you can see a parapet and folding doors. In front of the building, a sidewalks extends and on the parallel street, there is a car.

Water House

Coastal house built over stilts, and located in La Parguera. The house is wooden and has a zinc gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. There is a small wooden path over water that leads to the house. It has a balcony without railing. It is decorated with potted plants and hanging potted plants. To one side, there is a hose and a water tube. To the far right, there is a clothesline.

El Castillo Spanish Colonial Revival House

Comerío Health Center, Double Cabinets with a Faucet

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An interior space of the hospital is visible. Some cabinets are visible with a faucet. The wall has square tiles. To the right, a louvered window can be seen.

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Rear view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a curtain made of fabric to one side. The rear patio is paved and has plants in decorative pots. To the far left, there is a wooden garage with an eave, also in wood. In the background, there is an ornamental metallic bar gate.

Extreme dive views of Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Swooping view of the houses and adjacent areas to the Manuel Zeno Gandía government housing project. In the foreground, there is a hill with natural vegetation, trees and some areas are filled with gravel. There are three sections of semi-detached residences with several lattice-style windows and simple doors. Each section of houses is divided by specific streets and sidewalks. On each block of houses, there are power line poles and natural vegetation. In the background, there is a hill and structures in the distance.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Worker on a Scaffold

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. A section of the building with two levels seen from the roof of a lower section. There is a wooden tower for transporting concrete. Three workers can be seen working on falsework. There are also two workers on another part of the roof.

Official Ceremony at La Fortaleza

A group of people gathered in front of La Fortaleza, Old San Juan. Also, there are people on the balcony of the second floor of the building, which is decorated with two large United States flags. A portion of the façade of a building in the Neoclassical style with a balcony that has an iron railing, colossal order pilasters, a frieze, dentils, and a cornice is visible.

Construction of Housing for Officers in Military Base

Construction of housing for officers at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. There are two-story concrete houses. They are arranged in two rows with a strip of land in between them. They have a balcony on the second story; some of them have windows installed. On the grounds, there are three vehicles, machinery, and construction materials as well as various groups of workers. Some of the houses have windows installed.

Vernacular Concrete House Detail

Close-up front view of a one-story concrete house. The house has an open front balcony where a person is standing, the balcony is decorated with decorative potted plants. The house has a simple wooden door and a metal mesh door. The windows of the house are aluminum, lattice-style.

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Side-view of a house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of zinc and wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and double, wooden windows that open outward. The house is raised on wooden stilts in a rural plot of land surrounded by vegetation.

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Victorian house in the town of Naguabo. The house is two-story and surrounded by a concrete fence sustained by small columns. It is divided in the middle by an ornamental metallic bar gate that leads to the entrance stairs. To both sides of the stairs, there are concrete balustrades and plants in decorative pots. The house has an entrance porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Ionic order columns. On the first level, there are double, wooden, lattice-style windows with glass and ornamental moldings. Same as the door, it has pilasters on each side. The door is made of glazed wood and is surrounded by moldings, with pilasters on each side. On the second level there is an ornamental frieze and a balustrade. There are several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. On both frontons there is a small balcony with a balustrade and wooden truncated suns.

View from the Beach toward the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from the beach towards the construction of the lobby and the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the construction, several workers, a scaffold, and wooden structural framework are noticeable. In the vicinity, there are several prefabricated pipes and pilings in the water.

Inés María Mendoza, Police Officers, and Other People at the Main Entrance of La Fortaleza

Inés María Mendoza, with another person, on the balcony of the main entrance of La Fortaleza. In the lower part of the building, between the semicircular arch, there are police officers, men, and women. The facade has jalousie windows and doors, cornices with brackets and ornamentations, pilasters, and a curved pediment. In front of the building there are two cars, one of them has a toy on the hood and a sign that reads: "Gift toys to the poor children of San Juan. Drive Market". Next to the car there are several children.

Antique City Hall

View of part of the urban area of Carolina standing out the Antique City Hall. The building has two levels and it has a tower. At the bottom part you can see the entrance double door with gate. Additionally, you can see five windows. In the second level there are four windows and two doors with balconies. Above the tower balcony you can see the clocks area. The higher part of the tower has a dome decorated with tiles. At the surroundings of the antique city hall you can see several buildings. To the left there is a multi-story parking lot and to the right a gallery. At the back part you can distinguish several houses, a Christ Missionary Church and several housing buildings.

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Ordoñez Gun at the Castillo San Cristóbal

An Ordoñez gun, part of the artillery at Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan. On each side of the cannon, there are wooden barrels covered with full burlap sacks as well as various artillery men. Some wooden houses, segments of the city walls, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in the background, are visible.

Dive view of houses in Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Swooping view of the front part of the Manuel Zeno Gandía government housing project. To both sides of the image, there are adjacent houses. All have lattice-style windows and simple doors. A street and passable sidewalks divide them. To the far right, there are two persons standing and more houses with the same characteristics in the back. To the far left in front of the street, there are power line poles and a bucket of garbage. There are also more houses with the same characteristics in the back. In the background, there is a hill surrounded by natural vegetation and structures in the distance.

Men oat their Work Area on the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

Detail of the work area on the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. At the bottom part you can see several men doing tasks over the scaffolding and under the bridge. Above on the borders you can see a man working with a rope. Above several men are operating the railway car.

Obstetrical Unit of 1st Hospital, Concrete Structure in Foreground is part of the Aqueduct that Operated the Coffee

Obstetrics unit of the first Mennonite Hospital in La Plata, Aibonito. Wooden building with a gabled zinc roof that has two attics. It also has a wooden door and windows with another door and windows inside. Right next to it there is a shed with a zinc roof and walls, a chimney pipe is visible and it is connected to the main building by a pipe.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Pumping Station View

The gutter can be seen along the ground. Around the station building, there are workers performing their tasks and there are materials as well. In addition, a small parked truck is visible. There are some buildings in the background.

White Concrete Building

Concrete building with a flat roof, several doors in its façade, and also support pillars. In front of the building, there is a large patio and a small wooden building is notable.

Row of Donkeys Carrying Loads in an Unpaved Street

A row of donkeys carrying loads in an unpaved street. There are buildings on both sides of the street. In front of one of the buildings, a man can be seen holding the bridle of the donkey while another man apparently arranges the load. The building has an arched entrance with a double door and a street lamp on the wall. There are various men on the sidewalk.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Beginning of Plastering

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The construction is well underway. The walls and roof are already built. Plastering has already begun on the facade where the portico is located. Walls and windows have yet to be installed. Falsework can be seen on the walls that are missing plaster. There are men working around the construction.

Entrance to the Tomás Cano y Co. Succession Building

View of the façade of the Tomás Cano y Co. Succession Building. Some stairs with a handrail facilitate access to the entrance. On the bottom, some arches, and broken windows and doors can be seen. Two pilasters serving as decorative elements are also visible. Above, a plaque with information about the Tomás Cano y Co. successors and some date information can be seen.

Soldier on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

A soldier on horseback crossing a bridge that has metal railings. There is a man standing at the entrance of the bridge. Various mountains can be seen in the background.

Las Delicias Hacienda

View of a house in the Hacienda Delicias, in the town of Maricao. It is a wooden house built on a concrete wall with a gable zinc roof. In the front, there is an ample porch with an entrance stairway and a wooden railing supported by slim wooden columns. The porch has a flat zinc roof and wooden cornices. The house has jalousie windows and wooden double doors. To the far right, the house has an attached portion with the same characteristics. On that side, there is a concrete wall. In front of the house, there are benches and power cables.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00036

Dome of the Madres Carmelitas chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and terracotta. A semicircular dome crowned with a lantern that has lattice windows framed by white moldings can be observed in the image. There are cornices, a semicircular arch with ornamented grilles, and an inscription in Spanish on the wall that reads "invasión en Ocean Park analiza...". Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Walls Lateral View

Lateral view of the construction process of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. Materials and objects used for construction are visible in the surrounding area. Falsework helps support concrete used to built walls and metal beams are placed in the center to support the roof. There are people inside the half-built building.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56 , Columns and Walls

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, view of two of the walls and the exterior columns. The walls' scaffolding can be seen, as well as some interior columns. In the background there are mountains and several wooden houses. The ground in front of the building has vehicle tracks.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of a collapsed portion of the façade of La Ponderosa Lighthouse. The debris belongs to the opening of one of the windows on the right. The area is separated by a danger warning tape. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

San Juan Transportation Office, Exposed Brick Wall

San Juan Transportation Office. Partial view of one of the building's wall under construction. It has exposed blocks, an area with formwork, scaffolding, and persiennes. There is a boy in front of the wall.

Isabela Downtown

Aerial view of Isabela's downtown. The houses and buildings of the downtown can be seen as well as access streets and roads. The public square and the Catholic church are visible.

Aibonito Church

Mennonite church at Aibonito. It has a portico with two piers and flat roof, and a double wooden door. In the superior part of the facade there are pilasters with shape of a cross that is surrounded by lattice windows and glass fixed windows. It has a gable roof, the building has a lateral perpendicular wing to the shed that has pilasters and glass windows. In front of the church there is and area with grass and other area covered with gravel.

San Jerónimo Fort Viewed from the Lagoon

San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan viewed from the sea. The exterior of the wall can be seen as well as a portion of the bridge and the top portion of a wooden house built inside the fort.

Bridge and houses after Hurricane Santa Clara

View of devastated areas after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara in Puerto Rico. In the foreground, there is a highway bridge with concrete walls on its sides. The area is surrounded by fallen trees and debris. To the far right there is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has double wooden windows and a balcony surrounded by a wall made of decorative concrete blocks. There is another house with a zinc hipped roof. They have a balcony with a covered arch. In the distance you can see more houses on the mountain.

Santuario de la Monserrate

View of the back façade of the Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. In the yard area, various benches can be seen. On the wall, the mosaic of the Virgin Mary with Jesus in her arms stands out. Above the mosaic, the words "Ave María Purísima sin Pecado Concebida" (Oh Mary, conceived without sin) are visible. A blue tarp on the wall can be seen also. On the right, there is a pilaster, and above it, on the roof, a cornice is partially visible.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Construction Site

Construction site view in Hato Rey. A machine and a crane can be seen in the background. Several buildings are also visible along the horizon.

Auditorium and New Offices for the School of Tropical Medicine Hospital

Construction of a building that will house the auditorium and new hospital offices at the School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. There are construction materials, falsework, construction sand and stone, formwork to form walls, sheds, and other objects used for construction. The building is made of concrete and it is visible that there are openings for windows and doors. There are workers around the site, electric wiring, and metal beams supporting the building. Behind the construction is the building that houses the School of Tropical Medicine.

Statue of Ponce de León

View of the Juan Ponce de León statue in the San José Plaza in Old San Juan. The statue is on a pedestal with a marble plaque and decorated with moldings and garlands. Behind the statue you can see one end of the San José Church, an example of Spanish Gothic architecture from the 16th century. It is built of masonry, it has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch decorated with moldings and pilasters. There are several windows under relief arches and semicircular arches covered by wooden balusters. On the other hand, to the far right there is a chapel crowned with a dome. You can also see a semi-detached building with double wooden doors and a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal fence railing. Above the balcony, you can see a sloping roof covered by tiles.

Building with Walls with Geometric Motifs

A three-story building with walls bearing geometric motifs and roof tiles. On the first story, it has lowered arches with double wooden doors. The second story has a projecting balcony with a flagpole. The second and third stories also have lowered arches. On one side of the building, there is a staircase and various people walking by.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Workers Painting

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The workers can be seen painting the building. It is a two-story building with Miami or louvered windows, eaves, and a flat roof. There is scaffolding, falsework, and ladders. Around it, there are piles of construction materials.

Aerial View of a Building Roof at Hacienda Buena Vista

Detail of zinc roof without paint at Hacienda Buena Vista. In the lower part you can see a pond with water and three ducks.

View of Cluster of Buildings

View of a group of buildings with similar characteristics over a valley. The majority has flat roofs and they extend parallel to several trails. Also, it is notable water channels near the land pieces prepared for cultivation. At the background, at one end, stand out a couple of chimneys.

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Distant view of houses. In the foreground, there are structural frameworks with exposed metal beams. In the distance, you can see houses on the hill with different characteristics. Some are built on stilts and others are two-story. They have lattice-style windows and double windows. The houses are connected through paved streets. They are surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Building's Rear in Final Construction Stage Humacao

The rear facade of an industrial building with a gable roof in Humacao is shown. It is a concrete building that includes ventilation through jalousie windows on the rear and lateral facades of the building. There are two workers on the steps in front of the only visible access point of the building: double exit or security doors, which indicate that this may be the building's rear. A worker is also visible working from the roof on the lateral side of this building. The ground around the building appears to be leveled and prepared for construction. In the distance, the partial sign of another building with the word "Corp" can be identified.

Borinquen Field Base Aerial View

Aerial view of the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The runway as well as some buildings of the base can be seen. The grounds surrounding the base and a portion of a cliff can be seen also.

Finished Houses at Eleanor Roosevelt Residential Area in Hato Rey

Single and double houses at the Eleanor Roosevelt residential area in Hato Rey in the town of San Juan. A long street leads to a sequence of houses made of concrete. Each of the houses has an open entrance with arches that functions as an entrance hall of the building. They have double wooden windows, ornamental blocks, small jardinières, and sidewalks up front. It is visible that in the surroundings there are entrance spaces leading to other streets, electric wiring, street lighting, plants, and mountains in the distance.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Building Corner

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, view of one of the corners. The building looks finished. The walls with exposed blocks, pilasters, windows, and an entrance with eaves can be seen.

Well-made Rural House with Thatched Roof

View of a hut located at the top of a slope, it has an entrance and a window. Right next door there is another smaller hut. There is a little girl standing in the doorway. Several pieces of clothing can be seen hanging on the horizontal poles that form part of the wall. You can see a path leading to the house, which is surrounded by vegetation: grass, bushes, palms and some flowers. There is a clothesline tied to a stake.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

View from the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Close view of the capitals of a Tuscan column with a non-fluted shaft that supports an entablature with dentils and cornices. In front of the facade are shrubs, a fountain with irregular edges, and a metal grille fence supported by pillars with a round ornamental top. A road, automobiles, and part of the La Puntilla Condominium can be seen in the image. La Puntilla Condominium is painted orange and cream. It has lattice-type double-leaf windows framed with moldings, a balcony with eaves, and wooden double-leaf doors. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

View of Cayey

View of the road Puerto Rico 1 (PR-1) that extends parallel to a joint of houses and buildings in the community the Polvorín at Cayey.

Designed Criollo Hacienda House, Hacienda Delicias

View of a house on Hacienda Delicias, in the town of Maricao. The house is made of wood and was built over a wall. It has a gable zinc roof. In the front, there is an ample balcony with entrance stairs and wooden balustrade sustained by fine wooden columns. The balcony has a flat roof made of zinc, and wooden cornices. The house has lattice-style windows and double wooden doors. To the far right, the house has an attached structure with the same characteristics. In front of that structure, there is a concrete wall. In front of the house, there are benches and electric cables.

Barracks and Non-commissioned Officers Quarters

Aerial view of the construction of the barracks, non-commissioned officers houses, and hangars at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla.

University of Puerto Rico Tower in Distance

Distant view of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has a hipped roof covered by tiles, you can also see cresting, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of which there are balustrades. Under the windows, there is a clock. On the other hand, to the far right, you can see a adjacent building with a tiled roof and in front of it, there are several parked vehicles.

Construction in town along street

A couple of men sawing a piece of wood on a trestle on a street, and several children watching them. The building of a commercial establishment stands out with a façade of red and white tones composed of two doors with vents and identified with a sign for "La Económica Fonda". At another end, a woman entering a building that has a wooden door with skylights, is notable. Also notable among the buildings are a staircase with a parapet pierced with diamond shapes, some sacks and a box covered with wire mesh.

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Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00002

View of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. Its design is articulated horizontally, presided by a garden and a fence with ornamental iron grilles. In addition, the facade is presided by a balcony with balustrade modulated by ionic order columns on square pedestals that in turn support a continuous entablature. The entablature has cornices, moldings and a crenellated parapet. Aside from that, inside the balcony there are several double doors made of wood with lattices framed with flat moldings. Some doors are under rectangular arches crowned with glass transoms and others under semicircular arches crowned with glass sunrise transoms and decorative entablatures supported by brackets. On the other side of the Salud street you can distinguish the Centro de Cáncer de la Mujer that stand out due to its curve shape. Additionally, you can see parked vehicles on the paved street and more adjacent buildings. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00023

Main facade of the Former La Princesa Building from the Paseo de las Princesa pathway. A line of palm trees, benches, shrubs, and streetlights is in the foreground. At the rear is the building with shutter-type windows and streetlights. Next to the building is a guardhouse shaped like a sentry lookout post. The southern city wall enclosure can be seen behind the building and other multi-story buildings above. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Chapel at El Morro

View from interior of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. From the rooftop you can see the inner courtyard of the castle decorated with cornices and molding surrounding the semicircular arch. Between the arches it stand out the entrance under a discharge arch of the Chapel Santa Bárbara. The entrance is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, entablature and it is crowned with a belfry. At the other end of the rooftop there are military vehicles parked.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The dome's interior has gold-colored ornamentation on the pendentives. Window openings, moldings, and a section of a latticework wall can be observed.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Worker

The construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo can be seen The building features a flat roof and 'Miami' or louvered windows. Additionally, part of a square wall protrudes from the main wall. Around the building, piles of construction stones, workers, pieces of wood, palm trees, mountains, and other trees stand out.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Tool Shed and Workers

Construction site view of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket. The tool shed for workers can be seen in the area. The tool shed has a gable roof and windows. There is a group of workers at work. Several houses are visible in the background. In addition, a street with automobiles can be seen.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters are high-relief friezes with images of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. The lower half of the multifoil arches with tiles is partially visible above the entablature. In front of the entrance, there is a staircase, two streetlights, and shrubs. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Aerial View, Cataño

Aerial view of the municipality of Cataño where an area with recently constructed industrial buildings is visible. It consist of several buildings with gabled metal roofs. Other buildings are also visible, including the Las Palmas Public Housing Project. Additionally, the Bayamón River can be seen, and in the distance, other urbanized areas.

Calle de la Cruz 250 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014 00005

Building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The façade of the building exhibits deterioration in some areas. There is a parapet and a balcony with iron balusters supported by brackets. It has three openings with flat moldings with a keystone and curved fanlights with a circular opening in the center. The lower half of the façade has three partially visible window openings covered by white panels and a wood panel that are both framed by semicircular arches. The wall has several rectangular moldings and a sign with the number 250. The right side of the image has a fanlight framed by a semicircular arch that has a keystone in the center.

Parque de Bombas, Ice Factory

Front view of the Parque de Bombas in the town of Utuado. The fire station is one-story with a flat roof. It has two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. To the far left, there is a garage with a parked vehicle. Above the garage there is an inscription that says: “Parque de Bombas”. On the other hand, on the far right there is a double door. Behind this there is a building with a gable roof that says: “Ice Factory.” This one has an entrance like a garage. On the other hand, in front of the fire station there is a small wooden commercial establishment with a hipped zinc roof. This has a double wooden door and several promotional signs in front. Several people can also be seen walking in the area.

One Type of Palm Tree, Casa de Salud

Rosario Bellber Health House with a façade composed of a porch with a parapet, concrete pillars and a hipped roof covered with zinc. In front of the house there is a garden with bushes and a type of palm that stands out.

House Hidden by Bushes

Small cement house on the side of a road. It has a flat roof, balcony, wooden door and blinds. There is a metal fence. One side is surrounded by bushes; in the patio you can see several trees.

A Man in Front of the Old Customs House, Ponce

In the forefront, a man wearing a jacket, a hat, and boots can be seen, Behind him, the Ponce Customs House is visible with a surbased arch entrance, quoins in the first floor, and windows with balustrades on the second floor. There are two soldiers in one of the balconies. Another two soldiers and various civilians can be seen in front of the building.

Ponce Fire Station

Façade of the Parque de Bombas in Ponce, characterized by the polychrome bands that alternate the shades, as well as the colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are a roof appendix with louvers, the zinc on the roof and the lambrequin on the edges as a cover. A couple of trucks are displayed at the main doors of the building and then there is a pole with the American flag and several people around it. The inscription "Parque de Bombas" and "February 2 1883" also stand out on the façade.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Bathroom

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of a bathroom segment showing part of a bathtub behind a wall. The bathtub has a label indicating the Crane brand. A metal door of a cubicle is also visible. The walls are half covered with tiles.

Foundation Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in the foundation construction works of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are the formwork, foundation, wooden structural framework, and beams. The facilities of a concrete batching plant and several sheds for storing construction materials and equipment also stand out. In the background, the Art Déco-style Normandie Hotel stands out.

Ponce Bank

Branch of the Ponce Bank in front of the square at Aibonito. The facade of the branch has three vertical works with the bank logotype, double doors and cristal windows. Next to the branch it is notable a van and part of a building with a roof made with zinc, appentice, columns and a door with a muntin window. In the square stand out trees and the fences made of stakes.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00021

View of the posterior of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted cream and white. The roof has parapets, eaves, and an ornamented curved railing. On the right of the image, there are white-colored cylindrical tubes. In the image's lower half are vehicles, a boundary wall with posts, two boats, and a platform built over the water of San Juan Bay. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Caribe Hilton

Front view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the Condado Lagoon and the San Jerónimo Fortress. The fort is a construction from the Spanish Colonial period built of masonry and stone. On the other hand, the Hotel is distinguished by having balconies with sunshades and on the roof, there is a tower with an inscription that says: “Caribe Hilton”. To the far left there is an adjacent multi-story building.

Public Square and San Antonio de Padua Church, Guayama

Public Square and San Antonio de Padua Church, Guayama. The square has green areas, wooden and metal benches, and trees planted along the edges, protected by picket fences. The perimeter is delimited by a ditch. The main façade of the church has a portico with Ionic order columns and a triangular pediment. Above the portico, there is a rose window followed by three niches containing three religious images. The church has two front towers with quoins on the corners, windows with mullions, and bell towers. Various people can be seen in the square.

Inside unidentified houses

Family house interior. The house has lattice-style windows, structural frames on two walls, in front of one there is a person standing. The floor is covered by native slabs or Creole slabs. The back wall is covered by a decorated slab. In the room there are leather armchairs and decorative tables. There are different decorative paintings on the walls. There is also a hanging lamp in the room.

Entrance to Second Unit

Boy posing in the entrance of a school on a rural area. There is a concrete fence with a metal gate. The building has wooden windows with lattice and crossbeams, and it has a sign that says: "Established 1937". In front there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. On one side there is a hallway with arcades. In front of the hallway there is a concrete flower bed and next to it, several youths.

Luis Muñoz Marín Alongside Two Boys in a Housing Complex Under Construction

Luis Muñoz Marín alongside two boys in a housing complex under construction. Three-story buildings with flat roofs, eaves, Miami-type windows, and a wall with circular designs are visible. In the background, on the left side of the image, there is a ladder that reaches the roof of the building. In the surroundings, an unpaved floor and a sidewalk can be seen.

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Main façade of a coastal house on stilts located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, with a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony has wooden steps and is decorated with a wooden bench. To the far right, there is a person standing and there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. The side windows are double and made of wood. In the background, there is a hut made of wood and zinc where there are several persons standing.

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Pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers are deteriorated, have cracks, and some are broken or have missing fragments. The grout has faded and the space between the pavers are significative.

Bamboo Store, Barrio Salto, Cidra

Wooden building with bamboo walls and a zinc roof on the side of a road in Cidra. It has a sign on the roof that says: "The fan." Apparently it is a bar (it has a sign in the shape of a beer bottle on the roof). There is a barbed wire fence that runs on both sides of the building. In the background, you can see a mountain with a wooden house built on stilts and with a zinc roof.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Front view of a house in the town of Ponce, on Mayor Street. The house is built over a wall, it is one-level, made of concrete, and has a flat roof. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine wooden columns. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. The doors are double, made of wood and lattice-style. There are pointed arches with decorative moldings over the doors and on the wall. To the far left there is a pedestrian gate under a semicircular arch. The gate is made of metallic bars and has a fanlight. To both sides there are structures of greater size.

Houses Under Construction at Barrio Real in Patillas

Houses under construction at Barrio Real in Patillas. This was a project of the building houses program for farmers at the Central Lafayette zone. The houses with roofs, walls, and windows already built can be seen. There are materials around such as wood, building sand, wheelbarrows for carrying heavy materials, sandbags, and metal barrels. In the foreground there is a stone path in front of the half-built houses. In the center (in the distance) one of the workers can be seen.

Lateral Facade with Balcony and Balconet

Grand High Neoclassic House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Guayama, on Palmer Street #26. The walls have covered ceilings and decorative frames. Over the frames of the doors and columns, there are central mountings with ornamental designs and moldings. The doors are simple and made of wood. The floor is covered with native tiles. The room is decorated with wooden armchairs, tables with glass centers, potted plants, and a piano. There are two matching hanging lamps. In the background, there is a large dining table with a fabric tablecloth and matching wooden chairs.

Designed Bungalow House

One-story house built over a wall in the town of Barranquitas. The house has a flat roof made of zinc. It is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence, it has entrance stairs, and a low entrance gate. The windows are made of wood and glass, and the wooden door is simple with a central mullion over it. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete railing, over which there are concrete planters sustained by beams. The balcony has fine wooden columns.

Political Meeting in Front of Capitol Building

Political rally in front of the Capitol seen from the School of Tropical Medicine. You can see a temporary platform in front of the steps of the building and many people in front of the platform and on the avenue. There are also people watching the activity from one of the school towers. In the background, you can see buildings from Old San Juan, including the Old Train Station.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Corridor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space composed of a corridor can be seen. On both sides of the corridor there are multiple doors and two square transparent panels. At the end of the corridor there are two people. There are ceiling fixtures. On the left wall a panelboard is visible. On the lower part of the walls there are socles or plinths.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Portico, Lateral Wall and Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. The scaffolding and formwork for the construction of the portico, part of one of the lateral walls, and part of the columns can be seen. There are mounds of soil around the building. There are workers at work.

The Port of Ponce

View of the Port of Ponce where the building of the Old Spanish Customs House and other buildings of the port area can be seen. Also, some large sheds with gable roofs and no walls are visible. Two of the buildings have signs reading "Carlos Armstrong."

Façade of an Abandoned Structure in Guayama

Façade of an abandoned structure in Guayama. On the main façade, the window openings and a door are visible. One of the window openings has grilles. The construction is made of wood and metal sheets. The house has a zinc gable roof.

Women and Children Posing in Front of a Wooden House

Women and children posing in front of a wooden house. There is also a United States soldier. The house has a gable roof and a double door. To the side, there is a wooden fence. There is a dirt road in front of the house.

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Entrance Seen from Side Street

Entrance view of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. At the foreground, from the avenue Universidad there is a one level building with zinc roof and a person walking. Crossing the street there is the entrance of the University of Puerto Rico where there are several people standing. The entrance is in masonry with porticoes on each end of the entrance. Those have the roofs covered by roof tiles supported by columns. Additionally, on both sides of the gate you can see the columns crowned with decorative elements. From distance it peek out the tower Franklin D. Roosevelt, it has the roof covered by roof tiles crowned by a pinnacle, crestings, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches in front of which there are balustrades and a clock. In 1902 inaugurated the first building of the University of Puerto Rico and between 1936 and 1939 were built the buildings that are part of the historical quadrangle.

Capitol in San Juan

View of the side façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical-style. The building stands out for its dome crowned with a lantern. It also has characteristic features such as edge cresting, cornices, columns in a porch, rectangular windows, low-relief details and semicircular arches. In the background, other buildings with tiles and semicircular arches are notable, while in the foreground two palms stand out on the side of a street.

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Two-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The first level has a garage with a double, wooden door. To the far right, there are side, concrete stairs. On the second level, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by moldings. In the upper, front part there is a small lattice-style window made of wood.

La Plata Valley

Valley view of La Plata at the town of Aibonito. At the foreground, there is a person seated on a concrete wall. From a distance you can see houses and buildings between the mountains.

Devil's Sentry Box

Devil's Sentry Box at the Fort San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. The damages to the structure can be seen. The stone walls of the fort (Fort San Cristóbal) are visible.

Cream-colored House with Orange and White Details

View of the main façade of a wooden cream-colored house with white and orange details in Guayama. On the outside wall, a window can be seen, and on the left, the porch with grilles, an ornamental parapet, a column, and a gate are visible. Inside the porch, a door is partially visible. The house has a gable roof.

Mennonite Hospital, La Plata, Clinic Day

Front view of the Menonita de La Plata Hospital in Aibonito. The hospital is one-story made of wood with a zinc gable roof. Attics with gabled roofs and wooden lattice windows protrude from the roof. On the other hand, the building is surrounded by a metal fence. In addition, it has a portico with wooden benches where you can see several people. It also has wooden windows and a sign that says: “Mennonite General Hospital La Plata Puerto Rico.”

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pumps

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office gas pump station. A roofed area can be seen with quadrangular columns covered with tiles, where two gas pumps and an air pump are visible. There are two buildings and several vehicles in the background.

Farmer's Market, Mayagüez

Old Farmer's Market in Mayagüez. One of the wings and the middle fence of the iron building with a masonry base can be seen. It has a gable roof and one of the floors has jalousie windows. The rails of the streetcar are visible on the street in front of the building. There are people outside of the building and inside the fenced area also.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Stairs Construction

Construction of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. It can be seen that the building is surrounded by scaffolding that are used to built the roof, walls, and stairs. There are materials such as wood, concrete, bricks, and metal that are used for construction. Inside the building there are workers and one of them is on the roof. To the far right there are two women standing inside the building talking. There are mountains in the distance.

Cement Plant on Way to Castañer Play Day

View of a cement factory en route to Castañer. Around the factory there are some trailers, cylinders, walls and electrical wiring. In the background, you can see a quarry and at the top of a hill there is a star on stilts.

El Fanguito

Children and adults among the houses that make up the slum known as El Fanguito. The houses are mostly made of wood, founded on stilts and with gable roofs covered with zinc and asphalt. Some of the houses have balconies with railings and double doors. There are also wooden paths supported by stilts along which people walk.

A Segment of the Wall

A segment of the wall, part of the defense system of the city of San Juan. The wall is surrounded by greenery, mostly bamboo and palm trees. On one side of the wall, a vehicle is visible.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Side view of a street with houses and commercial spaces. In the foreground, there is a wooden house over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. In the lower wall of the balcony, there are several oculi surrounded by moldings. The balcony has a flat, zinc roof and edges with wooden cornices. The house has four double wooden doors with lattice. They are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the front, the house has a wooden crossbar. To the far left, the house has a terraced building. The building is in concrete with a flat roof. In the front, there is a sign that reads: "Café Rest. Rosina". The establishment has four open doors with moldings over them. The upper edge has moldings and cornices. There are several persons standing in front of the building and vehicles parked on the car. Following it is another building with similar characteristics.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00028

Side and posterior facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets, quoins, and wooden lattice double-leaf windows painted green with white moldings. The lower half of the building also has green windows and doors framed by white moldings. On the image's left side, several water tanks are fenced off by metallic grilles. On the right side of the image, square columns support a portico, and there is also a power generator at the top of the building. Several automobiles in a parking lot, a sidewalk, and trees can also be seen throughout the image. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Vernacular Criollo House

View from the inside of a house located in the town of Mayagüez. There is a door with exterior views. The door is made of wood and glass, over it there is a glass truncated sun. In front on the inside, there is a hanging lamp. The exterior area is surrounded by vegetation.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is visible with wooden scaffolding and falsework. The building has two levels, and some of its walls are already erected. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. Another area of the construction is visible featuring wooden framework and exposed beams. A zinc fence encloses the area.

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View of a patio in a corner house, in the town of Mayagüez. The house is two-story and made of wood over concrete. It has several double, Dutch-style doors made of wood. To the far left, you can see wooden stairs surrounded by wooden railings. On the other hand, the patio is paved and has planters with different plants. Also in the middle of the patio, there is a circular planter over which there are plants in decorative pots.

People in front of some Huts

People, adults and children, on a road extending in front of a row of huts. There is also a saddled horse. The first house is a hut with a roof and walls made of royal palm bark. Behind the hut, trees and palm trees are visible.

Aibonito Church

Mennonite church at Aibonito. It has a portico with two piers and flat roof, and a double door made of wood. In the superior part of the facade there are pilasters with the shape of a cross that is surrounded by lattice windows and fixed glass windows. It has a gable roof, the building has a perpendicular lateral wind to the shed that has pilasters and glass windows.

Children between the Wooden and Zinc Houses

A cluster of houses made up of pieces of wood and sheets of zinc. One of the houses has a gable roof, while the others have flat roofs. Some metal grilles are noticeable, along with a board with wire mesh and a group of girls and boys in the front. Approximately four children are barefoot.

Inside a botany

Interior view of a botany. There is a counter with a display case that contains candles and other articles, the following phrase is written on it: "friend, I don't loan and I don't trust". Over the counter, there is a cash register. There are wooden shelves on the walls. Over one of the shelves, there are Buddha figures. On the wall after metal bars, there is an exposed pipe. There is evidence of a fire, the shelves and merchandise are burnt.

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Side facade of the entrance and second floor of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted in white, cream, and mustard. The entrance has a pediment with dentils, cornices, a sign, and white Ionic-style columns. Green-colored double-leaf windows and quoins on the corners of the walls can be observed. The roof has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and a pinnacle. A corridor with a lattice wall, arches with railings, and balusters can be observed. A hill, a person, and a tree can also be observed in this image.

Criollo House

Main façade of a wooden house over concrete in the town of Moca. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony with side stairs and is surrounded by a wooden railing. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. There are several double, wooden doors with mullions over them. To the far left, there is a greater, semi-attached house. To the far right, there is a person looking at the camera.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Shoring of the Arches

Courtyard of the old Asilo de Beneficencia, Old San Juan. Two arches are visible, and it can be seen that the column was removed. The arches and the second floor have temporary supports. A portion of the courtyard floor has been excavated. A door, a window with bars, and three workers can be seen. This building was transferred to the federal government in 1937 for military use.

City Street, India Truck Parked

José de Diego Street in the urban center of Cayey. Several buildings can be seen, most of them have commercial spaces on the first level. Among the businesses you can see: a furniture store, the Central Pharmacy and Casa Varela, a distributor of Philco brand electrical appliances. Several people can be seen on the sidewalks, there are also parked vehicles, including an India brand beverage truck (beer and malt).

Tower, Bosque Insular de Maricao

A person between the crenellated parapet of the stone tower in the Maricao forest. On the tower, there are semicircular openings and on each side, it has sheds with a gable roof, tiles, stone pillars and benches. In front of the tower there is a straight staircase and a grassy area around it.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Pipes

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Pipes protruding from the floor can be seen as well as a group of workers. Around it, there are rods, pillars, and wooden molds.

Las Delicias Hacienda

View of a house in the Hacienda Delicias, in the town of Maricao. It is a wooden house built on a concrete low wall with a gable zinc roof. In the front, there is an ample porch with an entrance stairway and a wooden railing supported by slim wooden columns. The porch has a flat zinc roof and wooden cornices. The house has jalousie windows and wooden double doors. To the far right, the house has an attached portion with the same characteristics. On that side, there is a concrete wall. In front of the house, there are benches and power cables.

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Diagonal view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with an ornamental metallic railing. It has a front garden with different plants. It has double-glazed windows surrounded by moldings. The windows have decorative metallic bars on the inside. Above the front windows, there are eaves sustained by wooden beams with a semi-capped roof. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. The gabled pediment has a lattice-style window and all of the eave, has wooden cornices. Behind, there is a smaller building. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front.

Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church and Colón Square

Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church and Colón Square in Mayagüez. The Catholic church has three doors, three oculi, and a triangular pediment in addition to two octagonal towers with domes, a side entrance that has a staircase to access it. The square, located in front of the church, features a statue of Christopher Columbus in the center and it is enclosed by a balustrade that has round finials. In front of the square, there is a United States soldier on horseback and various people can be seen walking on the sidewalk.

Inside a botany

Interior view of a botany. There is a person behind the counter. The counter has display cases made of glass with candles and other products. The walls are covered with shelves with jars, bottles, candles, religious images, potted plants, books and other objects. On the wall you can see wooden beams and an incandescent lightbulb.

Designed Urbanización House

One-story house with a gable-style roof. The house has a front garden with different plants. To the far left, there is a balcony with a column, a hanging lamp, a simple wooden door, and lattice-style windows. Over the wooden windows, there are glass ones that cover the front of the house. To the far right, there is an open garage with columns and a parked car. On the garage wall, there are lattice-style windows and an entrance to the house. In the background, there is a wooden fence.

Avenue in urban area

Avenue with parked cars on both sides. On one side, there is a cement fence with a decorative design. On the other side, there is partial view of a building with a sign that reads "National Bellas Hess". On the same side, there is a passenger bus, en route to Río Piedras.

Pilot Plant for the Tobacco Institute

Building under construction that will house the Pilot Plant for the Tobacco Institute. There are men working in the construction of the walls and the roof's building. They are using falsework. Construction material such as concrete mixers, trestle scaffoldings, pieces of wood, construction stones and sand, and wheelbarrows for transporting materials can be seen around the building. In front of the building there is a piece of land with grass and shrubs, and trees are visible in the distance.

Installation of Beams at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers installing beams in the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Formwork tasks, rebar, pillars, and walls are also noticeable. Additionally, in the center of the under-construction building, a staircase is visible, while at the top, in the background, several sheds are installed.

Industrial Building in Mayagüez

Construction project of an industrial building in Mayagüez. The building looks finished. The facade with stairs, a portico with two thin pillars, eaves and glass windows can be seen. The lateral wall has exposed blocks, pilasters, and metal windows. There is a concrete paved driveway and a barbed wire fence with a pedestrian and vehicle gate.

Landslide in Moca

Detail of a landslide in Moca. On the ground below, a portion of the garage of a house with tiled roof is visible. Above, on the landslide zone, two more houses can be seen.

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Group of people walking along the coastline in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. A two-story building built out of wood and concrete can be observed. The building has an inclined zinc roof, glass lattice windows, and a building extension on the bottom. Another building built on stilts can also be partially observed. Debris, palm trees, rocks, and the slope of a hill can be seen in the surrounding areas. A masonry wall and a building on the ocean shore can be seen in the distance.

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El Morro

Partial view of the walls of San Felipe del Morro Castle in San Juan. The wall with a crenellated parapet and a sentry box at a projecting angle is notable. Regarding the sentry box, its dome and spherical ornamental detail, as well as a loophole, are notable. Other elements that can be seen are the semicircular arches at the bottom, the ramps and the steps. There is a group of people of various ages descending some stairs and in the background, the Atlantic Ocean is visible.

Ponce Firehouse

A group of people in front of the Parque de Bombas in Ponce. The facade of the building is characterized by the polychrome stripes that alternate the black and red, as well as the arches that frame the colorful muntins and the windows. Also, it stand out a logo, a movie sign and the inscriptions of: "1853 Centenario" (1853 Centenary), "Parque de Bombas" (Firehouse), "Febrero 2 1883" (February 2 1883), "Defensa Civil" (Civil Defense) and "Man in the Dark". In front of the building there are two flagpoles with the American and the Puerto Rican flag, as well as several exhibition automobiles. The superior part is covered with zinc, it has a pair of towers with louver windows and a lambrequin that is hanging from the eave border. In the rear part you can see the domes and lanterns of the Cathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce.

House on Mountain Ridge

Distant view of a wooden house on the peak of a mountain, characterized by a zinc gabled roof and pile foundations. Notable on its façade are a single-leaf door and a double-leaf door that opens outwards.

La Esquina Famosa

La Esquina Famosa store on Ponce de León Avenue, Stop 15, Santurce. Corner building of at least two floors. The store is on the lower floor with showcases (with signs that read "War to high prices") and a glass door. It has brick columns to each side of the façade. On the second floor, there are glass casement windows. Next to Esquina Famosa, there is another business called La Marquesita. It is a two-story building, probably residential, with persons looking out the balcony. It has a recessed balcony and two cantilevered balconies with iron balustrades. There are many persons on the sidewalk and a policeman in front of the group of persons.

Aibonito Catholic Church

Several people at the square in front of the church San José (catholic) at Aibonito. The church facade it is characterized by a double door framed between pilasters and lancet arches. In addition, the windows have the shape of pointed arches. Also, it is notable the moldings, the cornice, a pediment crowned with a Latin cross and a clock on one of the towers. In the square there are stake fences, parapets, stairs, a gazebo and a sign that indicates: "do not park".

At Hogar del Niño

Partial view of the façade of the Hogar del Niño on Arzuaga Street, Río Piedras. Two-story house with lintel arches, balconies with cement balustrades and a door and window that have a roof, tiles and corbels. The window has an metal grille with scroll motifs. There are several people on the first floor balcony, and there is a car parked in front of the house.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. This image displays a close view of a balconet with an ornamented metal baluster and a wooden lattice double door. There is a sidewalk in front of the building.

Palmer Hotel in Mayagüez

Palmer Hotel at the Méndez Vigo street in Mayagüez. It is a corner building with multiple doors in the first floor and a balcony with eaves, a balustrade, and slim pillars around the second floor. Over the eaves of the balcony, there is a cornice and a parapet. In the next corner, a portion of a commercial building is visible. It has entrances shaped as surbased arches and double doors; it also has a cornice and a parapet. There is a man working high on a utility pole, there are other men near the pole, as well as a cart and a donkey with baskets. The rails of the streetcar can be seen in the middle of the street.

Central Mercedita near Ponce - Home of Don Q

Central Mercedita in Ponce, near the house of Don Q. The building is characterized by its gable roof, picture windows and the supporting piers. In front of the building there is several trucks with bagasse and also, a person riding a bike.

Bayamón District Hospital, Director’s Residence

Residence of the Bayamón District Hospital Director. It is a one-story house with an arcade balcony, roofing tiles, and stairs. One of the lateral walls has a canopy window with brackets and it is covered with tiles. The house with elements of the Spanish Colonial Revival style looks almost finished; it still has unpainted parts and debris is visible around.

Grand Belvedere House

Two-story house in the town of San Germán, on Luna Street. The house is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The first floor was built on a level lower than the sidewalk. There are stairs in front of the house. There is a balcony that surrounds the residence, the balcony has a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. One is able to see wooden windows that open outward, in lattice-style and glazed wood, over which there is a small wooden eave. On top of the house, there is an attic surrounded by windows similar to those on the bottom. There is also a roofless balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade.

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San Juan Transportation Office, Construction Vehicle

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. A construction vehicle can be seen next to a zinc fence. Several metal barrels, debris, and two other parked vehicles are visible.

Weather Bureau and Naval Station Offices

Buildings built in Puerta de Tierra to house the Weather Bureau and the Naval Station. A number of buildings that are made of concrete with glass windows, wooden doors, some balconies and wide entrances are visible. There are men in the vicinity working. The site has a specific designated space for a flagpole with the United States flag. In addition, wide spaces of land with grass, trees, shrubs, palm trees, electric wiring and street lamps can be seen.

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Front view of the old Teatro Fox Delicias in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has one level with characteristics of several styles which is why it is considered eclectic. The front facade has two pairs of flat pilasters with in relief details, moldings, a French window, mosaics with ceramic tiles and roofing tiles. The Teatro Fox Delicias opened in 1931 with a capacity of seven hundred thirty-six people. It remained in use until 1980 and was restored in 1989. Subsequently, in 1991 it was reopened as a mall that had twenty-six establishments and a theatre café. Then it was closed and remodeled to turn into the Hotel Fox, officially open to the public in 2019 with thirty rooms.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan, designed by Rafael Carmoega. The building has a roof with tiles and on the walls, there are several windows with glass leaves framed in semicircular arches and lintels. Some windows are between pilasters and triangular pediments. The building also has balustrades, an arcade, cornices, crests, pinnacles and several towers. In front of the building, a garden is notable, a pole with the American flag, bushes and palms followed by a sidewalk on which a person walks.

Men Working on Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of part of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. At the lateral area of the bridge you can see the scaffoldings and several beams already placed. Three men over the scaffoldings work putting a beam with the help of a gantry crane. At the same time, the crane is being operated by two men. On the other bridge you can see a man observing from the tracks and two other men on a railway car. At the background you can see the bridge of balustrade with two street light towers.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage With Cubicles

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of a garage divided into three cubicles. There are two workers in front.

Elementary School, Aibonito

A group of students in front of an elementary school in Aibonito. The school building combines elements of concrete, wood and zinc. On its façade, it has a staircase that leads to a portico with columns followed by the main doors with lintel and semicircular shapes. On the sides of the staircase there are flags, a fence and a couple of cars.

Green Historical Building with White Details in Vega Baja

Main façade of a green building with white details in Vega Baja. On the first floor, the porch formed by seven columns can be seen. On the wall, four doors are visible. On the second floor, a balcony with a railing and seven columns are visible. The balcony has doors and windows on the wall. Above, a portion of the cornice can be seen, and at the very top, a semicircular pediment is also visible.

El Morro Blue Sea - Blue Sky

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction, from the Spanish colonial period, is a military structure made of masonry and stone. To the far right are the embrasures and openings. At that end, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament, in the background you can see the sea.

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Main facade of a house made of wood over concrete in the town of Moca. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a balcony with side stairs surrounded by a wooden railing. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. There are several double-leaf wooden doors with transoms. To the far left, there is an adjacent house of greater size.

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El Morro, Moorish Gate

View from the rooftop of Castillo San Felipe del Morro at the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. At one end of the rooftop there is a ramp next to it you can see a semicircular opening and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament.

Soldiers Lining Up for Dinner

Soldiers of the Fifth Cavalry of the United States Army, Troop D lining up for dinner in Mayagüez. They are in front of a shed without walls and with a zinc roof. Various soldiers can be seen holding the utensils and others serving at a table made of wood planks. There is a soldier on the floor drinking from a bottle while others watch him.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Construction Land

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, construction land view. There is a construction vehicle, some marks with wooden pickets, several electric power posts, and a mound of removed soil. Bordering the land there is an industrial building with a cylindrical construction next to it, and several houses. In front of the building there are parked automobiles and behind them there is a palm grove. Some mountains are visible behind the houses.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of a portion of the right side of the façade detailing a collapsed section. The area is separated by a plastic tape with the word danger. Also, a window opening can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Side view of building

Side view of a two-story building. It has a low concrete wall that surrounds it on one side. It has lattice-style windows and concrete eaves. In the upper part there is a concrete railing. To one side the balcony is sustained by columns.

Old Alcázar Movie Theater

View of the building of the old Alcázar Movie theater in Caguas. At the top, decorative white elements can be seen. On the left wall, a portion of the eave and a window opening can be seen.

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View of a side patio in a house in the town of Moca. The house is one-story made of wood. It has a side window made of wood and is surrounded by moldings. Underneath it is a clothesline, and in the background is a wooden shed with a zinc roof.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side Painted View

Side view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building under construction can be seen with some sections unplastered and surrounded by wooden falsework and scaffolding, while other sections are painted. It features louvered windows, eaves, staircases, and piers. A zinc fence prominently frames the area. Additionally, piles of construction sand, a cylindrical tank, and various materials are located around the site. There are also workers in the area. In the background, mountains and a portion of another building with a gable roof, a porch, double windows, and double doors are visible.

Two-story House with Tiled Roof

A two-story concrete house with roof tiles. On the first story, it has two Roman arches and a small eave with tiles above a window. On the second story, there are casement windows on the two visible walls. The house has a sloping roof with tiles. There are three palm trees around the house, and one palm tree has fallen in front. There is a clothesline with hanging laundry.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building

Laundry building of the Bayamón District Hospital. It is a one-story building that has a portico with semicircular arches and window openings. It still has falsework installed on the exterior.

El Fanguito

Distance view of "El Fanguito" from Santurce. In the foreground, is Caño Martín Peña where there is a boat with two persons. In the distance, you can see wooden houses on stilts with zinc roofs. Several buildings, power lines and trees can also be seen.

Capitol Building

Corner view of the Capitol in San Juan. Three-story building and basement with walls covered with marble. You can see parts of the front façade and a side wall, as well as the dome with a lantern. There is a staircase that leads to a porch with eight Corinthian columns. Between the second and third levels, you can see an entablature and on the side wall, you can see pilasters with capitals.

Earliest Stages of Construction on New Hospital

View of hospital construction. The buildings are one-story with flat roofs. Some are missing doors and windows and others are missing roofs. The entire area is surrounded by piles of gravel, construction materials and wooden scaffolding. On the other hand, in front of the buildings you can see a vehicle with several people standing next to it.

Façade Variation of Three Tract Houses with the Same Plan

One-story house on the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a Jerkinhead roof, jalousie windows, and an open garage with a parked car. At the back of the garage, there is a wall with ornamental blocks. To the far left there is a porch with an ornamental metal railing. In front of the house, there is a sidewalk that leads to the porch and garage. To the far left, there is a one-story house with a flat roof and a corrugated zinc awning. It has jalousie windows, a decorated metal balustrade, and a wall with ornamental concrete blocks.

Typical Building "R" Main Facade Under Construction

Construction view of Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building main facade. Stairs leading to the entrance portico and double doors can be seen. At the top there are windows along the facade. Beams that make up the falsework can also be seen. To the left, part of the tool shed is visible. Outside the building there is a streetlight and a barbed wire fence of another plot of land.

Ryder Memorial Hospital, Humacao

View from one end of the Ryder Memorial Hospital in the town of Humacao. The building is one-story and has front gardens. Also, on the front you can see porticos under semicircular arches. The porches are surrounded by low concrete walls. Furthermore, the building has aluminum lattice-style windows. In addition, this has roofs surrounded by metal railings, eaves and fluted designs on the upper parts. This hospital was active uninterruptedly from 1914 to 1976 when its new facilities were inaugurated and the old ones were demolished.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Workers at Work View

Construction site view. Men can be seen working in the area. Trucks can also be seen. In the background, several buildings are visible along the horizon.

University of Puerto Rico Terracotta above Entrance

Detailed view of the terracotta ornaments at the main entrance of the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The pilasters, the floral and heraldic motifs, as well as the representations of fantastic and anthropomorphic animals are notable. Two sculptures also stand out on the entablature and other details, such as the triglyphs and corbels. It is followed by three double-leaf windows that open outwards.

Typical Building "R" Construction Land

Land view for project number 6-458-58 of Ramirez Construction Corp in Hatillo. The land is vacant. There is a barbed wire fence all around. Some houses and several palm trees can be seen in the background.

Facade with Ornamented Balconet

On the top side of the facade there are cornices and brackets. In the center there is a balconet with ornamented balustrade and double jalousie windows. In the lower part there is a semicircular arch and vegetation.

Capitol, San Juan

Distant view of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, on the far right, you can see one end of the School of Tropical Medicine building. This is distinguished by its wooden windows decorated with moldings, relief designs and pilasters at each end. In front of the school, there is a flagpole with the American flag. On the other hand, to the far left you can see the Capitol building of Puerto Rico, which is distinguished by its Neoclassical style; it is built of concrete and steel covered in white marble. The building has glass windows, cresting, an ornamental frieze and is crowned with a dome and lantern.

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Side-view of a one-story house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is decorated with chairs, armchairs and plants in decorative pots. In the front, there is a simple, wooden door and several lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings, same as on the sides. Also, there is an entrance that connects the sidewalk with the concrete house on stilts. In the upper part, in the front, there is a lattice-style window in wood. In front of the house, besides the entrance, there is a wooden table and several persons standing.

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Construction of a Nurses Residence at the Arecibo District Hospital, Walls

Nurses residence building at the Arecibo District Hospital under construction. Wooden falsework around the already erected walls can be seen. They have openings where the windows will be installed. In front of the building, there are tables where a worker is bent over, surrounded by construction materials. Above, wooden boards can be seen stacked on top of each other and a high platform. Around the area, there is wood scattered about.

A Row of Houses Behind a Palm Grove

A row of two-story houses. The first one is a wooden house, the second one is made of concrete with a wooden hip roof. Then there are other concrete houses. In front of the houses, there is a palm grove. There are several palms on the ground and some debris.

Vernacular Criollo

Side view of the entrance of a house built on stilts. The house is wooden with a zinc roof. To one side, the house has a wooden step where there is a person standing. There are two double, wooden doors, one of them is open. Through the door you can see chairs, a wall decorated with a mirror and a fabric curtain hanging.

Slum House and Shop under construction

Two-story structure under construction with a gabled zinc roof. The first floor of the house is made of concrete without whitewashing, and has lattice-style windows and structural frames. In front of the house, there are stairs without railing that lead to the second floor. Here, there is a wooden house with a small balcony surrounded by a metallic railing. It has a simple wooden door and a small lattice-style window. There are two persons sat on the stairs. To one side of the house, there are power line poles and a parked car.

Straw House, with Family Gathered Around the Door

Hut with a group of persons of different ages reunited at the door. The hut is made of straw, sticks and a pile foundation. It also has a window and the roof is gabled. In the background, there is a smaller hut with similar characteristics.

Lateral View of a House Surrounded by Palm Trees

Partial view of the side façade of a two-story concrete house with wooden roofs. It is missing a portion of the roof. A portion of a front porch is visible. On the first floor, there are two side balconies with walls, and on the second floor, there are two wooden casement windows. There is a planter created with a small concrete wall, and several palm trees surround the house.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of the window in Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. The wooden window has two arched glasses and an ornamental frame. Two different types of tiles can be seen on the floor, and on the left, a portion of the handrail of the stairs is visible.

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Close view of the lower half of the main entrance of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. Two pairs of white Ionic columns and a balcony with wooden double-leaf doors painted green can be observed in the upper half of the image. Two pairs of Doric columns in the lower half support an entablature with inscriptions on the metope. The entrance has a semicircular arch with white and gold moldings, and green-colored grilles fence it off with two white piers. A stepped wall with railings and a square plaque, a street light with three lamps, a cobblestone road, and an automobile can also be observed in the image. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Ponce Firehouse

Ponce Firehouse. A mostly wooden fire station designed to resemble a castle, featuring two towers, one on each side of the structure. The façade showcases a series of fanlights. The eaves have decorative edges. In front, there are two flagpoles and a lamppost. In the background, a portion of the Ponce Cathedral (Catholic church) is visible. There are three fire engines and an ambulance, as well as a police officer and other people in the vicinity.

Lauver's House

Frontal view of the house at the community of La Plata. The house is single-level with a gable roof. At the frontal part there is a fence next to a little pedestrian gate that surrounds the garden. The windows are double made of wood and cristal crowned with muntins also made of cristal. Besides that, the door is simple and made of wood.

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church (Catholic) in Ponce. Two trees obstruct the view of the entire façade. Two towers with lancet and Roman arches, domes with oculi, and bell towers above them can be seen. There are also columns and pilasters on the front façade. At the top of the side wall, there are fanlights. And on the back of the roof, there is a dome. Next to the church, there is an area with a metal fence, and within this area, there is a lamppost with a scroll design.

Unidentified house

Patio surrounded by a wall of ornamental concrete blocks. The patio is divided by a sidewalk where there is a hose lying. In the front of the wall there are benches divided by potted plants. As you pass the wall, the sidewalk crosses between benches that are divided by light posts. On both sides of the sidewalk there are gardens with different plants and trees. In the background on both sides there are one-story structures with lattice-style windows and glazed windows and a simple door. You can also see power lines in the area. On the far right there is a parked car.

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Close-up view of a balcony of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, the balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall with molding designs. To one side, there is a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars. It has two doors with lattice-style windows and glass mullions over them. Also, the balcony has a chair, where there is a person sitting and another, standing. To the far right, there are several cars parked on the street and houses with different characteristics.

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemeter

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery, Old San Juan. The cemetery chapel stands out as a round building with a semicircular arch and pilasters around it. At the top, it has a drum, dome, and lantern. Different types of graves can be seen, from elaborate tombs separated by fences or chains to simple crosses buried directly in the ground. On one side, there is an area with funeral niches. The cemetery abuts the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) and one of the walls of the fortress is visible.

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Rear-view of a one-story, concrete house. Behind it, there is a small, wooden latrine with a flat, zinc roof. The latrine has two simple, wooden doors. To the far left of the patio, there is a clothesline and a metallic bar fence separating the patio. Lastly, in the surrounding area, there are trees and vegetation.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Inside the Building

Construction of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. Construction elements such as concrete blocks, wooden boards, stairs, and metal beams can be seen. It is half-built with open spaces in the walls, entrances, and top side that connects to the roof. The silhouette of a person peeking through an opening that appears to be the entrance door is visible. Through the open spaces in the walls, trees in the distance can be seen.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00018

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is a plaza with two people, three benches, a fence with railings, steps, and trees. The top part of a masonry wall is made of stone and brick, interrupted by a sentry post.

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Interior view of a balcony in a wooden house. The balcony has a wooden door. Over the door, there is a wooden crossbar. To the sides, there are wooden, lattice-style windows.

Pier at the Port of Ponce

A stone pier at the port of Ponce. Some boats can be seen near the pier and various large watercraft in the open sea. There are sheds with metal roofs, and underneath them, there are many men that seem to be looking in the same direction.

Shore Line from the Morro Looking East, San Juan

View of the facilities for personal use of the soldiers and officials during the period that the Fort Brooke was active in the facilities of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro at the Old San Juan. Also, the munitions dump that served to the Bastión San Antonio, the dome of the chapel at the Cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi, the crenelled parapet with bartizan and the houses of the community La Perla at the bottom of the rampart of San Juan are visible. At one far end, at the background, stick out the pediment of the church San José (catholic).

Home - on the Road in Puerto Rico

A woman with some girls poses in front of a house made of corrugated zinc, with a gable roof. The main door has a wooden leaf that opens outwards and at one end of the wall, a piece of cardboard is noticeable.

House With Thatched Roof by Dirt Road

A house made of sticks, zinc and thatch roof located parallel to a dirt road. At one end of the path, there is a wire on which several pieces of fabric hang.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

Comerío Health Center, a Man and a Sign

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The façade of the hospital is visible with a sign bearing the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States, which reads: "Estado Libre Asociado Departamento de Obras Públicas Construcción Centro de Salud Comerío con ayuda del gobierno de E.U.A." and a man is posing leaning against the sign. The building features a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows. In between each mullion, a square pattern can be seen.

Three Adults Outside Wooden Church with Bell

A man and two women pose in front of a wooden church with a bell at one end of the roof. The roof of the church is gabled with zinc and on one side, it has a double-hinged window. In the yard there is also a small shed with a thatched roof. In the background, a barbed wire fence, a gate and then the mountains stand out.

Main Nave of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Glance along the nave of the Catholic Church Metropolitan Church Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. At the ground you can see the checkered floor and the benches. On each side you can see the semicircular arches formed by piers and pilasters. Over the altar you can see the shape of the dome. Both the dome interior and arches are decorated with trompe l'oeils. At the altar you can observe the paschal candles, the bishop chair, the cross and three stained glass.

Sports Store

Commercial structure in the town of Ponce. Two-story structure with a zinc gable roof. The first level is made of concrete, it has four doors, each of which has a metallic curtain over it. Above the border of the structure is the business name "Adidas Ponce Sport Center". The second level is made of wood, has four double wooden doors and lattice-style windows. In each door, there are wooden railings. In the background, there is a structure made of wood with a zinc gable roof. It has lattice-style windows and over one of them, there is a small eave and an air conditioner to the side. There are parked cars on the street.

Catholic Church and Public Square in Lares

San José Church (Catholic) and public square of Lares. The church features a two-level façade with two side towers. On the first level, there are three semicircular arches with pilasters and capitals, and the central arch is the main entrance. Above the side arches, there is a battlement design. The second level includes a rose window and a triangular pediment with a cross at the top. The towers boast flattened conical domes. The square in front of the church has benches, lampposts, and a kiosk. Several houses can be seen on one side of the square and the church, along with a group of men near the kiosk.

Voluntary Service House, Former Dr. Troyer's House

Old house of the dr. Troyer at Aibonito. The two-level house has a fence with concrete poles with tile tops and a pedestrian gate. On one end there is a pending roof made of wood. The first floor has roof tiles on the parapet border. On the second floor you can see appentices with corbels, an oculus, gable roof and a turret. The appentices, the roof and the turret, all have roofing tiles.

Guavate Church

Mennonite church in the Guavate neighborhood in Cayey. The structure is a hut with a wooden roof covered with roofing cardboard and walls made of palm leaves. It is located on a hill. There are several people at the entrance of the church and two men in the surrounding area.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Lateral Wall

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds building in Caguas, view of one of the lateral walls. The wall is still unfinished, blocks, columns, window openings, and a small eave with brackets can be seen. There is a concrete mixer and a pile of building stone.

Pink and White Historical Building in Vega Baja

View of the façades of a pink and white historical building in Vega Baja. The darkened window or door openings are visible in both façades. At the top, the cornice is visible.

Construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center, Ramp and Palm

The construction of the Río Arriba Medical Center in the municipality of Arecibo. Piles of construction sand, a wooden ramp providing access to the building's roof, barrels, a wheelbarrow, and wooden scaffolding can be seen. The building has a straight-edged appearance, a flat roof, and louvered windows. In the background, trees and a palm tree stand out behind the construction.

View towards a Pink Wooden House

A view of a pink wooden house in Aguadilla. A staircase allows access to the porch where there are four white columns. There are also two double doors and a door sealed with a panel. It has a gable zinc roof. On the right side façade, two windows are visible and three others are partially visible. To the right, there is a blue house with a gate and a fence, some windows are visible, and its roof is decorated with tiles. To the left, a commercial building is partially visible. On the entrance, there are various columns and the door can be partially seen.

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Exterior view of a fire pit in the coastal town of Loíza. The structure is made of wood, with a wooden-gabled roof and a fabric awning. It is sustained by wooden pillars, the space has no walls or floor. It has a fire pit over wood and raised on stilts. Also, there are low tables sustained by concrete blocks, tall wooden tables, and metallic chairs. The area is surrounded by kitchen utensils, sand, and coastal vegetation. In the background, there is a wooden house with a zinc, hipped roof.

El Morro

Promenade of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro with view to the San Juan Bay. Connected to the rampart it is notable a lantern bracket with spiral motif. Also, it stand out a sentry box and the crenelled parapet of the rampart. At the background it is notable part of the Isla de Cabras.

Shopping Center

Parking lot view of the shopping center Bayamón Shopping Center. Apart from the parked vehicles you can see some shops, among them are, Walgreens, Woolworth and a cloths shop.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00009

Close up view of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see an entrance under a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters and crowned with an entablature. The entrance also has an ornamental iron gate and to the right far end a pedestrian gate under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. There is also a double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with a transom and entablature. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish a double window made of glass and an overhang balcony with ornamental iron railing supported with decorative brackets. The balcony has a double wooden door framed with flat moldings and similar to the window, it is crowned with a transom and triangular entablature decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

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Close-up view of a garage of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The garage is surrounded on one side by a low wall made of concrete and sustained by columns. To the far right, there are stairs covered by native tiles, followed by ornamental metallic bars. There are also several aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Above some of them, there are concrete eaves. All the area is decorated with plants in decorative pots and in the background, there is an exterior garden surrounded by vegetation.

Main Facades of the Foreman House in Adjuntas

View of the main facades of the Foreman House. The main wall is formed by picture windows with small Miami windows at the upper part. Between the picture windows you can see a black door with glass. Orange tubes that give support along the house. You can see part of the zinc roof and the blue awnings covering it; a room that cross part of the L formed by the house.

Detail of a Balcony, Del Cristo Street

Detail of a balcony in the second floor of a house, Del Cristo Street, Old San Juan. It is a wooden balcony with a balustrade and slim pillars. Under the balusters, there is a strip of latticed wood, and the balcony's roof is covered with zinc. From the house, three wooden doors with jalousies framed with moldings can be seen, and through the doors, the roof with exposed beams is visible. The facade of the house has pilasters, a cornice, and a parapet with molding. There is a sign in the balcony reading: "Territorial Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño." A girl can be seen on the roof.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 21 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 21 in Old San Juan. There is a green and white-colored building with elements that are representative of the Neoclassical style. There is a wooden lattice double door with a gate that has black-colored ornamented grilles. The door is framed by a white-colored semicircular arch and has a brick floor. A wooden door with a small grilled window can be partially observed. Cornices, parapets, a street light supported by brackets, and palm trees can be observed in the image. Adjacent to this building is a pink and white-colored building with white cornices. There is a sidewalk in front of the buildings.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Formwork for the Columns

Construction of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey, formwork stage for the columns. There are several rodding ready. The building's perimeter is marked with wooden planks and there are pieces of wood and other construction materials scattered on the ground, which full of puddles. Several workers are seen working on the columns and two industrial-looking buildings near the construction site are visible.

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Side-view of a wooden house located in the town of Moca. The house has a side window made of wood and is surrounded by wooden moldings, where there are several milk cartons, and you can see the interior of the house. The kitchen has wooden furniture and a refrigerator in the interior.

Inside unidentified houses

View from the ceiling floor inside. The ceiling is made of wood adorned with decorative moldings. On the ceiling there is a chandelier with twelve light bulbs. On the wall, there is a wooden mullion that covers the top edge of the wall horizontally. The wall is also covered with wood and on it there is a wooden piece of furniture attached to the wall.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, view of one of the corners. The exposed blocks walls, windows, and an entrance with eaves and a double door can be seen. Part of the falsework is visible on the lateral wall. There is a worker at work.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Metal Roof

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the metal roof installation phase. A wall and the windows and door openings can be seen. There are two workers on the roof.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00026

This is a view of the dungeons of the Former La Princesa Prison building in the municipality of San Juan. Three cells can be seen, one is open, and another still has a grille gate. Above them is a small hole. The walls are masonry, and the floor is tiled. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Street of the Town of Caguas

Street in the town of Caguas. It is an unpaved street where wooden houses can be seen on both sides. There are various men and children. A saddled horse is also visible as well as some mountains in the background.

Formwork at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers engaged in the formwork for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also prominent in the area are the wood panels, wood boards, rebar, and sheds. In the background, the Art-Déco style Normandie Hotel is partially visible.

Corner of the Christ Chapel

Partial side view of the Holy Christ of Health Chapel (Catholic) in Old San Juan. You can observe details of the bricks used for its construction. On the wall there is an exposed electricity meter and electric pipe. You can also see a metal gate in the entrance of the chapel.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc.

Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc., knitted glove factory, view of the main facade. It has a portico with eaves, a large cantilevered window, and a low stone wall at one end. A barbed wire fence, a streetlight, and a sidewalk can be seen.

Picnic Facilities at Caña Gorda Beach

Picnic facilities at Caña Gorda beach. Two tents with zinc hip roof are visible. They have rustic log pillars and a concrete floor; in the center, there are concrete tables and benches. There are people gathered in both tentgs. The area is surrounded by trees and palm trees.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Walls with Scaffolding

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the three-story building where falsework can be seen installed on the walls. There is a wooden tower for transporting concrete. On the ground there is a small shed and stacked blocks. The zinc roofs of two houses adjacent to the building are visible.

Vernacular Criollo

View of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof in the town of Ciales. In the front there are two double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. Each one has a wooden parapet in front. In the upper part, the house has a fronton with a wooden crossbar. To the far left there is a gate made of ornamental metallic bars that leads to the side entrance. On that side there is a wooden door over which there is a wooden crossbar.

Caguas Town Square

View of the town square of Caguas. There is a balustrade with columns along the border of the square. Some kiosks, a gazebo, and various sitting benches can be seen on the square. Various balconies, balconets, and balustrades can be seen in the background, as well as Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral, and a portion of Notre Dame Catholic school.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00028

View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. At the foreground, you can see an end of the curve pediment with flat moldings and attached to it there is the square base belfry tower divided in two sections. The second section is above a projecting cornices, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, it has semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Church With Statues

Interior of the Porta Coeli Church with statues of saints on both sides of the benches. At the back stands a semicircular arch, a wooden railing and then the altar with a cross. The roof is gabled and has exposed beams.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00025

An oval metal plaque can be observed. On the plaque is a lion on a brick wall. The plaque has stains or marks on it. This plaque is located on an exterior wall of the former American Colonial Bank building.

Side of Porta Coeli Church San Germán

Side view of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. To the left, you can see one end of the stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. To the right, you can see a side entrance under a decorated semicircular arch and pilasters at the ends. On the wall, you can also see spaces covered by wood. Finally, on the street you can see parked vehicles and houses in the distance. Originally it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Atocha Street - Ponce - 2013 00002

Close up view of the buildings on the Atocha street from the coastal city of Ponce. The buildings are connected, they have two levels with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Vernacular styles. At the foreground, you can distinguish a light pole in front of the building and on the first level it has the wall partially covered with small tiles in two colors. The rest of the building is painted pink and on the second level there is an overhang balcony with ornamental iron railing. In the balcony you can see two openings framed and closed with wood panels. In addition, the upper border of the building is decorated with a continuous entablature. Aside from that, on the second floor of the adjacent building there is an overhang balcony with ornamental metallic grille balustrade. You can also see three double doors crowned with entablatures supported with brackets and a continuous entablature.

San Juan Transportation Office, Roof

San Juan Transportation Office. Partial view of the building's roof under construction. A wooden barrel and some construction materials can be seen. The roof of a shed adjacent to the building can also be seen.

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Side facade of a house in the town of San Sebastián. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. Metal grilles surround it, and it has a small balcony encircled by a railing made of ornamental blocks. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, with zinc eaves over them.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00007

View of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the3 coastal town of Ponce. The house is made of wood with gable roof made with corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the Vernacular style. It has an overhang balcony with flat roof made with corrugated metal sheets matched with a continuous entablature and valance. Similarly, the pediment has a wooden window framed with moldings and crowned with a small triangular entablature. In addition, the pediment is matched with a continuous cornice and a valance.

A Woman on Horseback in Front of the House of the San Jerónimo Fort

Wooden house at the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort. It is a two-story house. On the second story, there is a railing with a decorative motif, jalousie windows, an eaves with lambrequins, and a tower with a door. On the first floor, there is a room with a jalousie door and windows. A sign with the number one thousand seven hundred ninety-nine can been seen. In front of the house there is a woman on horseback and a military man next to her.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Cleaning room equipped with a bedpan washer, that is similar to a toilet, with a water faucet and flushing system. There is also a wall-mounted unit with a shower head and flushing system. In addition, there is a metal cabinet and shelves, also made of metal.

Casa Grande, Castañer Black Pickup, Red Woodie

A couple of trucks and several people in front of Casa Grande in Castañer. The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood, with stairs leading to a balcony with balustrades, and also double-leaf doors and windows that open outwards. Other similar buildings and a garden are notable in the surrounding area.

Hurricane Shelter

A shelter to take refuge against the passage of hurricanes, located on the slope of a hill. It has a small door and the roof is made of gabled thatch at ground level. On the land in front of the shelter, there is a girl and in the surrounding area, several trees, bushes and a small piece of cultivated land.

Pueblerino House

Front view of a wooden house built over concrete located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has a gabled zinc roof. It has a porch in the front, where there is a person. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall with molding designs. It has two doors with jalousie windows and glass transoms over them. In the pediment, the house has a transom with wooden lattice. The upper edge also has an ornamental frieze. To each side, the house has other houses with similar characteristics.

Part of the Railway bridge over the San Antonio Channel

View of part of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. On its lateral area, you can see the scaffolding built with boards. To the right you can see a cement mixer and a man with a bucket. To the other side you can see a bridge with balustrade.

Candelabra Wall Sconce

A two-arm crystal candelabra with hanging ornaments on a wall can be seen.

University of Puerto Rico Library Henry Klumb, Architect

Modern façade of the José M. Lázaro Library at the University of Puerto Rico, designed by architect Henry Klumb. The sunshades with geometric shapes and the shutter-type windows stand out. In front of the building, there is a sidewalk that leads to the main entrance and on the sides, there are gardens with palms.

Cable Warehouse

A warehouse with a portion of its walls lined with corrugated panels and awning glass windows. There are several rolls of cables and wire mesh around, as well as a cylindrical tank. A person also can be seen driving a vehicle with rolls of wire mesh.

Vernacular Criollo House

Interior view of a house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of wood with moldings on the upper edges. The walls are decorated with paintings and photographs. The room is decorated with Rattan chairs and armchairs. Also, there is a wooden table with photographs. The wall that divides the rooms has three semicircular arches surrounded by moldings and supported by pilasters. The next room is decorated with wooden tables and kitchen cupboards. In the background, there is a discharge arch surrounded by moldings. Above it, is a truncated sun. In the background there is a wooden table with matching chairs, the table is covered with a fabric tablecloth.

Elementary School, Aibonito

A group of students in front of an elementary school in Aibonito. The school building is made of concrete with a gabled zinc roof. The doors are framed in segmental arches and the windows are made of aluminum blinds. In the surroundings, there is a garden and a type of fence made of sticks with barbed wire.

Parade of Soldiers at De Armas Square

Military parade at De Armas Square in Old San Juan. The soldiers are marching towards the Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace). A portion of the façade of the City Hall, a building in the Neoclassical style, of which two arcades, one on each floor, can be seen. The arcade on the second level is a balcony with a balustrade that has a fabric decoration. There are spectators on San Francisco Street, in the balconies of City Hall and the building next to it.

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Tower, Flag Pole, Buildings

View of buildings of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. At the foreground, there is the building Antonio S. Pedreira, it has the roof covered by roof tiles, cornices and double windows made of wood under discharge arches and round arches. Additionally, on the second floor there is a balcony supported by corbels and canopy. Besides that, over the building it peek out the tower Franklin D. Roosevelt, it has the roof covered by roof tiles crowned with a pinnacle, crestings, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches in front of which there are balustrades and a clock. In front of the buildings you can observe a flagpole with the United States flag. In 1902 inaugurated the first building of the University of Puerto Rico and between 1936 and 1939 were built the buildings that are part of the historical quadrangle.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00056

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Close-up view of the details of a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a large porch surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. The floor is covered with native tiles. Also, it has double, lattice-style windows made of glass and wood, over which there are truncated suns. Lastly, in front of the house, there are several cars parked.

Ordóñez Cannons

Two images were the Ordóñez cannons can be seen: one of the San Cristóbal Fort, and the other of the San Felipe del Morro Fortress. In the San Cristóbal Fort there are two cannons, and in the middle, some wood barrels. The Atlantic Ocean is visible and El Morro is also visible in the distance. In El Morro, a cannon can be seen and behind it, a pile of burlap sacs and one of the ramps of the fortress. On one side, the Atlantic Ocean is visible, and the San Cristóbal Fort is also visible in the distance.

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Concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof, and in the upper edge, it has horizontal-style moldings. To the far right, the house has a semi-circular shape and a porch where there are several persons standing. In the porch, there are double windows in aluminum and glass, with glass mullions over them.

Robert Ehret Funeral Home, Aibonito

Front view of Funeraria Ehret in the town of Aibonito. The building is one-story in wood with a zinc gable roof. It is surrounded by a metal fence fence and at one end, it is divided by a pedestrian gate. You can also see a front garden and stairs that lead to the porch that has a wooden railing. Several wooden double doors and windows with mullions above them are visible. On the other hand, at the far left there is a cloth curtain covering that end. Finally, on the street in front you can see a parked vehicle.

Democracy Building

View of the main façade and the right side façade of the Democracy Building in Caguas. On the bottom part of the main façade, two doors and two windows are visible. On the balcony on the second floor, three windows and a double door, which is missing a leaf, are visible. Along the right side façade, various windows and doors can be seen on the first floor. On the second floor, various windows and some balconets can be seen.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00015

Two balconies in Old San Juan can be observed. The railing, studs, balusters, and footings are all made out of wood. This building's construction is from the nineteenth century and the buildings walls are terracotta-colored. There is a balcony with railings, wooden handrails, iron balusters, and the balcony floor has partitions and wooden corbels. The building is green, has doors with wooden persienne windows and white ornamental moldings.

Santuario de la Monserrate

View of one of the façades of the Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. Various benches can be seen in the atrium. On the wall, there is an image of the Virgin Mary with Jesus in her arms. Above, a plaque reads "Ave María Purísima sin Pecado Concebida" (Oh Mary, conceived without sin). A portion of the wall of the church which is visible is covered with a blue tarp. Two pilasters can bee seen projecting from both corners of the wall, and the cornices is almost at the top. The church's dome can be seen on the top and a portion of the tower with a cross.

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Rear-view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is made of concrete, with a gabled roof made of wood and zinc. It has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door in front of which there are concrete stairs. To one side, there is a fabric curtain, and a path made of tiles surrounded by plants in decorative pots and trees.

Angel Rivera Family in front of Home

Family poses in front of a wooden house founded on piles. The roof is gabled and covered with zinc and asphalt. Notable on the façade are a window from which a piece of cloth hangs, and a door through which a hammock is visible.

Side View of House

Side view of a one-story house made of concrete. The house is built on a wall, on the lower front part, it has oculi surrounded by moldings. Also, on the front there is a balcony that has an archway, under which there is an ornamental metallic grill railing. The railing and arch are supported by columns. The balcony has four, double wooden doors with glass. The doors are under semicircular arches surrounded by moldings. Above the doors, there are truncated wooden soles. The front façade of the house has ornamental moldings and cornices. To the far right, the house has an entrance with an ornamental metallic bar gate. Above the gate, there are cornices and a truncated sun in metal.

Designed Engineer's House, Sugar Central

Wooden house with a zinc gabled roof in the town of Patillas. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence sustained by concrete columns. The first level is covered with different lattice-style patterns. There is also an escalated ascendant pattern in front of which there is a standing person. To the far left, there is an entrance to a garage with a wooden sliding door. On the second level, the structure is surrounded by fixed windows covered with a metallic mesh. Over the windows, there is an eave sustained by wooden beams. To the far right, there is a larger entrance frame. Above the house, there is an attic with a wooden mullion. The house is surrounded by natural vegetation.

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Front view of a one-story, concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The upper edge of the roof is covered with tiles. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, the wall is divided by metallic bar gates, one of which is pedestrian and the other, vehicular. There is a garden in the front with trees and plants. To the far right, the house has an open garage and a balcony, where there is a person standing and plants in decorative pots. The house has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door. Also to the far right, there is another house with similar characteristics.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00041

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior you can distinguish the ceiling decorated with deteriorated coffered whereby it has exposed beams and wood. In addition, you can see a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Las Delicias Hacienda

Front view of a building in the Hacienda Delicias, in the town of Maricao. Its is a two-story building made of wood over concrete with a zinc gabled roof. The first level is made of concrete and has arches covered by metal grills, and a gate also with metal grilles. In front, there is a hand ladder and a parked car. The second floor is made of wood and has wooden jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. There is also a sign on the wall that reads "Hacienda Delicias."

Factory in Bayamón, Lateral Wall with Scaffolds

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón. There is a lateral wall with falsework, metal windows and an entrance that does not yet have a door. Part of another building is visible in the background.

Wooden Façade in Guayama

View of the wooden façade of some house ruins in Guayama. The façade has three columns and a railing in the porch area, as well as a wooden door with a window on the wall. On the left, the house has a wooden door leading to another portion of the house. The house has a zinc roof. There are concrete houses on both sides of the wooden house. The house on the left has grilles and a balustrade on the porch. The house on the right has two stories with a garage on the first story and a balcony with a railing on the second story.

Buildings Q

Shack

House composed of wood, zinc and natural fibers, founded on piles in a mountainous area. On one of the walls, there is a single-leaf window that opens outwards and through a crack, two glass bottles are visible. The roof has flat sections and other gable sections. In one corner, a wooden barrel stands out, and then several sticks on the ground, as well as various animals and plants, are notable.

Buildings C

Interior view of a wooden house. In the foreground, there is a living room decorated with chairs and armchairs made of leather and wood, also in the center, there is a small wooden table. Dividing the rooms, there is a wooden piece of furniture very typical of residences in the XIX and XX centuries, known as a "half point". In arquitectural terms, the "half point" physically divides a room into two, even though visibly, they remain a whole. This piece of furniture is characterized for having a wooden mullion and pilasters on each side, as is observed. The other room is decorated with a dining table made of wood, and matching chairs. There is also a refrigerator and a piece of furniture with kitchen utensils. It has several simple doors made of wood, over which there are wooden mullions. The windows are lattice-style aluminum.

El Fanguito - Slum near San Juan

Group of houses that make up the community known as El Fanguito. Most are made of wood and have gabled and hipped roofs covered with zinc and asphalt. Some of them have balconies with wooden railings, double-leaf or Dutch-style wooden doors, as well as some "Mejoral" posters stuck on the walls. Between the houses, there is a dirt road with puddles of water and debris such as tires, buckets, among others. Along the way there are also notable poles with electrical wiring and some people walking or cycling.

Hacienda Delicias Maricao

View of a one-story house located in the town of Maricao. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door. They are surrounded by wooden moldings. The house is surrounded by vegetation and the floor is filled with gravel.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd, Interior View

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, interior view. Columns, floor tiles, ceiling beams, door and window openings can be seen. There are construction materials, scaffolds, and a ladder.

Jíbaro House

View from the side of a house on stilts in the town of San Germán. It is a wooden house with a jerkinhead roof. In the front, there are concrete stairs. It has a simple wooden door and a wooden window. To the far right, it has a gable zinc roof. Also to that side, there are concrete stairs without a railing.

El Morro, Military Truck Going Up a Ramp

View from one end of the rampart of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. At the foreground there is a ramp with stairs on each side and at the end of it you can see a group of people and a sentry box with crenelled border. There is a military vehicle on the ramp that drives to the interior of the rampart under a semicircular arch.

Aibonito Plaza

Public plaza and San José church (catholic faith) at Aibonito. The plaza under the street level and it has a stair, concrete benches, trees and palm trees. The church has facade with lancet arches on the door and windows, pilasters and a cross. It has two side towers, one with a belfry and one with a clock. There are two parked vehicles in front of the plaza.

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Street in San Juan

Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce. You can see the multi-level building of the New York Department Store, it has two large round pillars and a lobby with display cases on both sides. There is a sign that says: "Big Anniversary Sale." You can see a street vendor in front of the store and people walking along the sidewalk. You can see signs from other stores such as La Giralda, a jewelry store, and Almacenes González. Vehicles are also seen traveling along the avenue, including two public transport buses.

Cooperativa de Cafeteros de PR

Side view of the front façade of the Cooperativa Cafeteros de Puerto Rico (P.R.) located in the town of Utuado. The building is one-story with a flat roof. In the front there are stairs that lead to the entrance door, which is simple and wooden. At the left end of the building the wall is partially covered by translucent ornamental blocks surrounded by moldings. In addition, there is an ornamental metal grill gate. On the other hand, at the right end of the building there is a large glass window through which you can see the interior of the establishment. Above it there is an eave with the name of the establishment: “Café Rico Cooperativa Cafeteros de P.R.” Finally, next to the building there is a wood and zinc ranch.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00068

View from the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. The prison's patio with columns and metal fences can be seen in the foreground. There are potted flowers and trees. The facade of the building with double-leaf doors and shutter-type double-leaf windows on the second floor can be observed. On the left side of the image is the Paseo de La Princesa pathway with a group of people, the Fuente Raíces, and the San Juan Bay. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

University of Puerto Rico Tower, Rio Piedras

The tower Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Its architecture presents elements like the pinnacle and the roofing tiles on the roof, the cresting that repeats in several levels, as well as friezes, semicircular arches, openings, balustrades and clocks. Also, the two flags of United States of America and Puerto Rico stand out. In front of the tower, there are staircases, a square and next to it stick out an installation with the founding date if the institution: "1903". Additionally, it stand out the wide grass area with several palm trees and trees.

Peñon, Outpost of La Plata Church

Frontal view of a church located in the area of El Peñon. At the foreground you can see a group of people standing. The church is made of wood and has one level with a zinc gable roof. It has wooden doors and promotion posters glued in front.

Bath House

Front view of a one-story masonry building in Old San Juan. In the front there are stairs with a balustrade in the middle. The door is under a discharge arch decorated with moldings. On both sides of the door are windows surrounded by moldings. The building has a roof terrace surrounded by a balustrade. One end of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater is visible behind the building. On the street in front of the building, several parked vehicles and people are standing. Later on, the building became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

One of the Slum District of Ponce

View from a distance of community in the city of Ponce. The area has a fence made of wood and barbed wire. The houses are made of wood built on stilts, they have roofs made of zinc and wooden windows. Also, you can see the clothesline, wooden latrines and people next to the houses.

View of San Juan Skyline from an Upper Floor

Aerial view of the Covadonga promenade in Old San Juan. On the cobblestone street, you can see vehicles passing by and parked vehicles. On both sides of the street there are buildings with different characteristics. Among the multi-level buildings, you can see glass windows, fabric curtains, cornices and ornamental moldings. In addition, a building with scaffolding can be seen. In the distance, you can also see the dome of the Capitol.

Classroom

Interior of a classroom in a Catholic school, viewed from the front. There are wooden desks organized in three rows, each desk is numbered. On the back wall, there are two double doors with fanlights, and in the middle of the doors, there is an altar with a statue of the Virgin. On one side, there are arches, and on the other side, there are windows. Two pendant lamps hang from the ceiling. The floor tiles have geometric patterns.

Guayama Congregation of the Iglesia Evangélica Unida of Puerto Rico

Façades of the Iglesia Evangélica Unida of P.R. The church has a right angle porch. Along the porch, various columns and the diamond- and heart-shaped decorative parapet can be seen. Four doors and a window are also visible. The roof of the church is made of zinc.

Buildings A

Side view of a house, the wooden house is on stilts and has a zinc roof. The façade has a balcony with a low concrete wall. It has wooden doors, over which there are wooden crossbars. Also, to the side, the house has various window styles, including lattice and double-wooden. The house is surrounded by vegetation.

Buildings A

Front view of a concrete, two-story house. The house has entrance stairs that lead to a porch and are sustained by columns. It has a wooden door with a crossbar over it. It also has double, lattice-style windows with crossbars over them. In the upper part of the house, there is an attic with a zinc roof.

Plaza at Guayama

View of the Cristóbal Colón Recreational Square in the town of Guayama, which is paved and decorated with planters in which there are trees and plants surrounded by fences, where several people can be seen. Light poles and a fountain can be seen in the middle. In the background, you can see the San Antonio de Padua Parish. The façade of the parish is decorated with cornices, decorative corbels and padding. In addition, it has windows, niches and oculi surrounded by moldings. Crowning the church is a lantern surrounded by windows.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00007

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a space with wooden beams on the ceiling, a window with transparent panels, double doors, a semicircular arch, and rectangular lamps. The walls and floor are stained and have paint remains on them.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the Old School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan. Plateresque style building. It has tile roofs, semicircular arches, lintel arches and balconies with balustrades. It also has towers with windows framed with pilasters and pediments, and tops of crests and pinnacles. In front there is a green area with bushes and palms.

Buildings Z

View from a distance of a corner house in the town of Mayagüez. It is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc, gabled roof. It has a large porch surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. It has double, lattice-glass style doors, over which there are truncated suns. In the front there are wooden, lattice-style windows. To the far upper right of the house, there is an extension of the construction with a flat roof and lattice-style windows made of aluminum. Above these, there are wooden mullions. Lastly, in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

Main façade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. The upper half of the building has a terracotta-colored dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings. The façade has a framed semicircular arch and ornamented grilles. It also has cornices, steps, two wall lamps, and wooden double doors and windows. On both sides of the chapel there are two grilled gates, and two orange and white-colored buildings with moldings, window openings, pilasters, and shrubs. Behind the chapel is the La Puntilla condominium. This building is orange and cream and has several wooden lattice windows of different shapes. Subsequently, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy began being used for exhibitions and as the administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Porta Coeli Church - San Germán

Three women on the steps in front of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. The façade features a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, a belfry and a gabled roof with tiles. At one end of the church, a ruined wall stands out. An American flag also stands out at one end in the foreground. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it became the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Ceiling Fixture Installation

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Two workers can be seen on a metal scaffolding installing a ceiling fixture in a garage. Other ceiling fixtures can be seen already installed.

Two People in the Center of a Balcony with Balustrade

There are two people between a semicircular arch in an balustraded balcony with round ornamentations on the railings. In the top side of the image there is a balconet with exposed beams that is partially visible. In the lower side there is a portion of a balustraded staircase, also with round ornamentations on the railings. In the right side of the image there are plants.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Workers Plastering the Wall

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Workers can be seen plastering the wall. The columns with exposed rods, low walls, and scaffolding are visible. Two additional men are present, one of them handling piles of sand and construction stone.

Vernacular Camelback

A house in the island municipality of Vieques. The house is two stories high, with the main one-story building having a second story added to the rear, which is often described as resembling a camel's hump. It has a metallic bar fence surrounding it. The first floor has lattice-style windows. On the second floor, there is a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. There is a wooden door with lattice-style windows. Over the balcony, there is a metallic curtain. To the far right, you can see a structure with similar characteristics and vegetation.

Inside Hurricane, Damaged House

Debris at the interior of a damaged house after a hurricane. A washing machine, several chairs, wooden cabinets, piled clothes, bags and plastic containers are notable. Through a door it is partially visible a person in one of the house room. The ceiling it is completely open with some exposed beams and cables.

Land with structure with gable roof

Plot of land covered by grass. In the background, there are three buildings, one of them is a structure with a gable roof. You can also see some trees and palms trees in the end. To one side, there are power line poles.

Borinquen Field Base Radio Control Tower

Radio control tower at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is a two-story small wooden structure. The first story has awning windows. The second story has a hip roof, awning windows, a balcony, and an observation area and deck with a glass roof. There is a person in the observation area.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00039

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a corridor and the beginning of a flight of stairs. These stairs have railings and cream-colored wooden balusters. The floor has white, black, and gray tiles. The walls have receptacles and electrical boxes. There is also another simple railing attached to the wall.

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Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Scaffolding

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, scaffolding stage, lateral view. The area where the new construction joins the original building is visible. Columns and ceiling beams can be seen through the falsework. There are construction materials and some debris. There are workers at work.

Buildings C

Interior view of a wooden house. In the foreground, there is a living room decorated with chairs and armchairs made of leather and wood. Dividing the rooms, there is a wooden piece of furniture known as "half point" with a wooden mullion and pilasters on both sides. The walls are decorated with frames. It has several double doors made of wood, surrounded by moldings with wooden mullions over them.

Catholic Church in Ponce

Façade of the Santa María Reina Catholic Church in Ponce. The modern-style church is characterized by a catenary vault, dormer-type windows, stained glass windows and a cross that stands out on one of its sides.

Buildings R

Rear-view of a Victorian- style house in the town of Naguabo. The house is two-story and made of wood and concrete. On the first level, the wall is decorated with wooden lattice, pilasters and cornices. Also, it has wooden-glass windows. On the second level, there is a concrete balustrade over which there is a wooden lattice and double windows, also in wood.

House Ruins in Guayama

View of house ruins in Guayama. The main façade is the only thing remaining from the house. There, the porch, the windows, the door, the columns, and the parapets are visible.

New houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Semi-detached houses with lattice-style windows and simple doors. Both houses are in front of a street and passable sidewalks. In front of the houses, there is a fire hydrant. In the background, there are different houses, trees and palms. There are also power lines in the area.

Military Hospital in Mayagüez

Military Hospital of the Spanish Army in Mayagüez. The building has perrons, a porch with three semicircular arches, a colossal order pilasters with capitals, a frieze, and a cornice. The building is engraved with the phrase "Hospital Militar 1896." There are various men in front of the porch, some of them wearing a military uniform. After 1900, this building became a school.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00041

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and built by engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The image displays a view of the side facade of the building. There is a flat roof with parapets, moldings at the top, and an extension of the building with eaves covered by tiles. It also has six glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a rectangular tile. It has another extension of the building with white ornamentations at the top. A parking lot with several cars, utility poles, and trees can be observed on the left side of the image. A sidewalk, automobiles, trees, and a street can be observed on the right side of the image, as well as the multi-level parking building of the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury. In the distance adjacent to the Ateneo is the tile-covered roof of the Carnegie Library. This building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was designed by Ramón Carbia Burt in 1915. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Mural in a Hallway of the Condado Hotel

Perspective view of a mural in the hallway of the Condado Hotel's cafeteria. The mural features marine motifs, while the lower walls have paintings. On the opposite wall, a row of light fixtures and windows can be seen.

La Perla From Fort Cristobal, San Juan

View from San Cristóbal Castle towards La Perla community and San Felipe del Morro Castle. In the foreground, several persons are notable on a piece of land surrounded by the city wall with a crenellated parapet. Next, a group of houses and buildings of La Perla located between the wall and the ocean shore, stand out. Behind the community, the dome of a chapel in the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery stands out, and immediately after, the lighthouse of the San Felipe del Morro Castle is notable. At one end also, several elements are notable, such as: a street with several cars and multi-level buildings, mostly flat roofs, with balconies, windows, doors and cornices.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00004

The fragmented pavers are the main focus of the image. In some areas, the grout is of a different color and has moss.

Factory in Bayamón, Facade

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón, main facade view. Stairs that give access to a portico with two thin pillars and an eave can be seen. There is a wooden shed attached to the building's wall, it has an electric meter box. In front of the building there are two automobiles.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Speed Bump Under Construction

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00012

Part of the main entrance of the former American Colonial Bank building. A glass door with several signs on it can be seen on the left side of the image. Some of the signs indicate: "Open Abierto" and "Baños Solo Para Clientes Restrooms Only For Clients". A street light and a pilaster can be seen on the right side of the image. A street, a street light with a sign on it, trees, palm trees, buildings, and an automobile can be seen in the background. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Buildings P

Close-up view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete and has a zinc, hipped roof. In the front, there are concrete steps that lead to the balcony. To both sides of the stairs, there are plants in decorative pots. Surrounding the balcony, there is a concrete railing. The balcony is covered by a fabric curtain and a there is also a decorative bench. Also, there is a wooden door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far left, the house has double, wooden windows and a side balcony, also with a concrete railing.

Low-cost Houses Under Construction

Paved street in a neighborhood. To both sides of the street, houses with similar characteristics, all in concrete are visible. The residences have flat roofs, lattice-style windows, and front gardens. As well as, front balconies surrounded by low concrete walls and sustained by columns. Some homes have fences made of low walls that separate them, while others have fabric awnings on their balconies. On the street, there are light posts and garbage containers.

El Fanguito

Distance view of El Fanguito in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, there is Caño Martín Peña, on both sides of the river, there are terraced houses. The houses are built on wooden stilts, some are made of zinc and others are made of wood with zinc roofs. Some of the houses have aluminum, lattice-style windows. The houses are separated by zinc bars. Also, the area is surrounded by debris and trees.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00007

Building of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico. Three extended parapets with brackets and railings and green-colored iron balusters can be seen in the image. The iron balusters have vegetation motifs and the face of a female figure. There are green double doors with panels on the parapets. Pilasters and a pediment can be seen around the doors. The building is also composed of paddings, moldings, ornamented cornices, lamps, and semicircular arches. The main entrance has a double door with glass panels, from which a person can be seen going out of. There is an elevated ornamentation with a curvature on the upper part of the bank.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A look toward the collapse of a structure from one of the window openings of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry. A portion of an abandoned structure with window and door openings can be seen in the background.

La Perla Shantytown

Group of people of various ages on a pipe at the foot of the houses in the La Perla community. The houses extend on a slope and are mostly made of wood, with gabled roofs made of zinc and asphalt. Some have balconies with wooden railings and others have notable double-leaf windows that open outwards.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00033

Lateral view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The lateral facade has a balcony surrounded by a balustrade interrupted with the stairs, the floor is covered with chess motif tiles and debris. You can also see a continuous entablature and rectangular windows covered with ornamental iron grille framed with moldings. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Heyliger Sub-Division

View of workers at work on site preparation. To the left side there is a wooden building with several windows. In the background and near the wooden building, several palms trees and trees can be seen.

Fajardo District Hospital, Ditches

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The demarcation of the land and the creation of dicthes can be seen. Three tower-like structures for construction are also visible. Several workers are performing various tasks. Around the area, there are two wooden and zinc sheds, and piles of stones.

Second Unit School

A group of girls in the front garden of the "Segunda Unidad Vocacional de Rábanos" school. The building has a rectangular shape, a flat roof and an eave. On its façade, it has several double-leaf wooden doors that open outwards, skylight windows, glass mullions and spherical wall lamps.

Caguas Super Savings

Facade of a building that is used as a store. In the lower part you can see the glass door and the showcases where they show advertisements and some of the merchandise. One advertisement says: "Super Savings" and has a list of the type of merchandise that they sell. Also, you can distinguish a refrigerator to store ice. Above the showcases you can see a sign that says: "La zona de ahorros y Super Savings" (The zone of savings and Super Savings). At the second floor you can see the pilasters and several Miami windows. On both sides of the building you can observe part of other building of two levels. The one at the right has a balcony with balustrade.

Buildings T

View of a commercial street with semi-attached houses. The building is in concrete with a flat roof, and the upper edge decorated with cornices. In front of the far right, there is a balcony with a concrete balustrade. The balustrade is sustained by concrete columns. There are several persons in front. Also, several double, wooden lattice-style doors with glass mullions over them, and surrounded by moldings. To the far left, the building is two-story, made of concrete, and has aluminum, lattice-style widows with ornamental metallic bars. In the street in front, there are several cars parked and persons walking.

House in Hacienda Buena Vista

Facade of one of the houses at Hacienda Buena Vista. At the wall you can see four windows with their shutters opened. Also, you can observe a stair with handrails that connects with the entrance door. The house has a lean-to roof and it has zinc plates. To the right you can observe part of a building roof opened.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00028

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A plaza with two people, two benches, and a railing with grilles, steps, and trees can be observed; also, the upper part of a boundary wall made out of stonework and bricks, interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The roofing tiles of the upper part of the United States Customs House, also known as the Aduana of San Juan, can be observed on the right side of the image. Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink and terracotta. This building entered the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988. Automobiles, trees, and ships can also be observed. The San Juan Bay and a cruise ship in Dock 1 can be followed on the left side. A Crowley Logistics ship, part of the premises of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, also known as Isla Grande Airport, has several high-rise buildings, and mountains can be seen in the distance.

San Juan Transportation Office, Concrete Fence

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. A newly built concrete fence is visible. There are equidistant metal tubes protruding from the fence. Behind the fence, an area with wooden houses and a cyclone wire fence can be seen.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00024

Main facade of the Former La Princesa Prison building seen from the Paseo de La Princesa pathway. Lines of palm trees, shrubs, benches, trash cans, and streetlights can be seen in the image's foreground. Behind them is the front yard blocked off by a fence. The building has shutter-type double-leaf windows, streetlights, and a green wall. On the left side are trees and people walking. More trees and other multi-level buildings can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Low Wall and Stairs

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, flat roof, mullions, Miami type windows, and a portico can be seen. The portico has columns and connects with another side of the hospital that has a sign indicating: "Health Center". There is a low wall and stairs. At the rear, there are mountains.

Aerial View of the Cathedral Saint John the Baptist

View of the main facade and right side of the catholic church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. In the entrance area you can see the stair. Over the main wall of the church you can observe eight pilasters at the first floor and three entrances. Above you can see an opening with four pilasters and at the area below the pediment you can see the statue of Saint John the Baptist and four pilasters. The pediment has a cross above. The church has three domes, the vaulted roof connects with the rear dome and it forms a cross. The church has balustrades and wall piers, in the surroundings you can see several streets full of historical buildings.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Formwork for the top side of the wall can be seen. At the construction site there are two wooden towers for transporting concrete and there are several workers at work.

Slum House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden and has simple wooden doors. The floor has two styles of native tiles. The walls have jutting patterns in wood and decorative frames hanging. There are rattan-style chairs, a table with decorative figures, and a table with a television.

Tower House

View of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, located in Río Piedras. The house has double windows in glass and wood. In the upper part there are lattice-style aluminum windows surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, the house has entrance stairs in concrete that lead to the balcony where there is a person. The balcony has a wooden railing and the door is also wooden and double. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. This image displays a side view of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, a cornice, a small window and a keystone. There is also a palm tree and three pigeons.

La Perla, San Juan slum on the Ocean

Joint of houses of the community of La Perla, located in front of the ocean. The houses are mostly made of wood with gable roof and they are covered with a type of roofing felt. Between the houses there are power line poles.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

View of the area where an angle forms at Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. Three doors, three columns, and the railings can be seen on both the porch and the balcony. On the porch, there are outdoor wall sconces between each door. A portion of the roof is also visible.

La Fortaleza and Nearby Buildings

La Fortaleza in Old San Juan, viewed from a distance from a green area next to a path that runs along the upper part of the city wall. One of the side façades of the building and the two medieval towers facing the San Juan Bay are visible. Several buildings near La Fortaleza can also be seen. On one side of the path, there is a small wooden tower. A woman is standing in the green area.

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The image displays a view from the Ateneo Puertorriqueño toward the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. The side facade is painted cream and white, as seen in the image. This building, with Neoclassical and Greek Revival influences, has ornamented parapets, cornices, lattice windows with white wooden transoms, ornamentations with representations of geometrical figures, balconies with brackets, and a grille supported by a square pillar. There are trees in the surrounding areas. The building originally belonged to the Young Men's Christian Association. Its design was the work of B.V. White and was inaugurated in 1913. After 1922, the building was restored by the architect Miguel Carlo and later became the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee.

Aibonito caserío

Public housing complex of Aibonito, LIborio Oritz, is located in the middle of a mountainous land, surrounded by an abundant vegetation and light poles for street lighting along the streets. You can see a barbed wire fence that delimits the environment of the place. At the distance, a mountain chain of the mountain range stand out.

Doctor's House

Doctor's house made of cement with a porch and zinc gable roof. Also notable on the façade are the double-leaf windows that open outwards with skylights and glass. The main door is also double-leaf and in the gable end, there is a window with a skylight. In front of the house there is a girl, a garden with various bushes and a parked car.

La Plata Church

La Plata Church in Aibonito with a gable roof and a façade composed of vertical bands that highlight the edges, a double-leaf door and a fan post framed in a semicircular arch. A circular window is also notable in the upper part of the gable. In the front, there is a sidewalk and a garden with bushes and palms.

Caravan over the Dos Hermanos bridge

Caravan of garbage trucks, apparently new ones, over the Dos Hermanos bridge. The bridge goes over the Condado Lagoon, in Santurce. It is a bridge with baluster railings and columns with lamps. There are several persons on the bridge railing and two inside the water.

Top of El Hogar del Niño Río Piedras

Panoramic view from the roof of the Hogar del Niño in Río Piedras. The roofs of the houses can be seen, and to one side you can see part of a multi-story building. The image was shot through a metal fence.

Porta Coeli San Germán

Façade of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. The church has an access stairway and a door framed in a semicircular arch and pilasters. The roof of the church is gable and the gable has a rectangular molding. On one side, a wall with siding and exposed brick is notable. On the other side towards the street, you can see a wall that serves as support. To both sides of the church, you can see low buildings with balconies, balustrade, Corinthian-style columns and cornices. You can also see a car, a person on a bicycle, others sitting on sidewalks and others on the sidewalk.

Partially Destroyed House Near the Sea

A house near the sea partially destroyed seemingly due to a natural disaster. It is a masonry house with a second story made out of wood. It is evident that the front wall fell down. The first floor seems to be a commercial establishment; there is a column with signs. There is debris around the house. In front of it, there are two boats tipped over; various men can be seen near the boats and two children in the water.

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View from the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. In the foreground, the front patio with metal fences, columns, potted plants, and trees can be seen. The main facade shows double-leaf doors and shutter-type double-leaf windows on the second floor. In the background are visible parts of Fuente Raíces, the San Juan Bay, and the Paseo de la Princesa pathway with people walking around. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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Banco Popular of Puerto Rico located in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1939, designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley, and built by the engineers José Benítez y Gautier, Manuel Miró y Saudí, and Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo. The bank was built where the Banco Territorial y Agrícola of Puerto Rico was originally located during the 19th century. The building is representative of the Art Deco architectural style. It is painted cream, white, and green. It has a curved facade with rectangular glass windows with metal frames. The main entrance has twelve bas-reliefs, located on each side of a stained glass window, and four images of human figures interspersed, repeating each one thrice. There is an inscription in the center that reads "Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Banco". The entrance is flanked by two high reliefs of an eagle figure. A canvas awning, people, trees, street lights, and a paved street can be seen in front of the bank. On the right side of the image is the old American Colonial Bank, which later became the Ponce Credit and Savings Bank. This was the first American bank established in Puerto Rico. It was built in 1899 by contractor Frank Bond Hatch. It was later known as the Triana Restaurant. It is painted red, cream, and white. The Spanish Colonial Revival style influences its architecture. The lower part of the building has arcades supported by pilasters, cornices, and circular shaped ornamentations. The upper half has an eave covered in tiles supported by corbels; it also has parapets with railings, double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, and semicircular pediments at the top. Another building is next to it, painted green and white. It also has architectural traits from the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The building has cornices, dentils, parapets with balusters, and double-leaf doors with triangular pediments.

Comerío Health Center, Truck and Workers

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A hospital building with a flat roof, louvered windows, block walls, and eaves can be seen. In the center of the construction area, there is a truck, two workers, and a wheelbarrow. In the background, another building stands out, featuring tiled eaves, arches, and a post beside it. A mountain is also visible. A planter with soil surrounds the building.

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Close view of a corbel from the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. A metallic semicircular arch framed with white molding and a white-colored ornamented corbel can be seen in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Public housing under construction

View of public housing under construction. There are several buildings in concrete with flat roofs. They are two-story and have lattice-style windows, simple doors and small balconies. The balconies are surrounded by low concrete walls, over the balconies and windows, there are small eaves. The area is surrounded by grass and construction garbage such as boards, blocks and dirt.

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Lateral view of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. From the city hall of Ponce you can see the building of the Banco de Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic style. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked with pairs of Corinthian Order fluted columns. The columns go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, rose windows, dentils and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through a framed rectangular door, crowned with entablature and an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". You can also distinguish an end of the building of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Stove Made of Masonry and a Partial View of a Wooden Table

Stove made of masonry and stone. It has two semicircular arches with openings for the oven and the coal. In one of the arches there is a teapot and in the other one a piece of wood. On the top of the stove there is the burner and kitchen utensils. On the top side there is a wooden board with decorative objects. On the left side of the image there is a wooden mortar with pestle and a tall table with a vase inside is partially visible. On the right side there is an opening on the wall with a clay vase, there is also a rattan wooden chair. The floor is made of masonry.

Concrete Building

View of single-level concrete buildings with flat roofs. In the front, it has a wooden fence and plants. There is also a balcony surrounded by a low wall. The doors and windows are double wooden and above them there are concrete mullions and eaves. On the other hand, in front of the house there is a parked vehicle and people standing.

The Parterre

The Parterre, a natural spring also known as Ojo de Agua, in Aguadilla. The canal and the square built during the Spanish colonial era are visible. There are people in the water, some of them are leading horses and oxen to drink. The square has green areas enclosed with metal railings, lampposts, and benches made of wood and metal. Around the square, there are wooden houses and masonry buildings.

Slum House

View of houses on a paved street. On the street, there are several terraced houses in different sizes. Some are wooden with zinc roofs, others are in concrete or under construction and untarnished. There are one-story houses in wood with a gabled zinc roof, and others are two-story, in wood, with a zinc gabled roof and attics. There is a boy walking on the street and a car passing.

Pilot Plant for the Tobacco Institute

Building under construction that will house the Tobacco Institute at the Experimental Station in Río Piedras. A half-built concrete building and men working on its roof are visible. Construction materials can be seen in the area such as falsework, formwork to form walls, ladders, construction sand, pieces of wood and reinforcing bars. There are some houses, a fence surrounding the building, trees, palm trees, and shrubs in the surrounding area.

Hato Rey Industrial Development Construction Land

Construction land view. The ground is already cleared as preparation for construction. Some loading trucks, a mixer truck, and a crane can be seen. In the background, several buildings are visible along the horizon.

Fortaleza Street

Fortaleza street in Old San Juan. Buildings and rowhouses can be seen, most of which have commercial establishments on the first floor. The numbers of the houses and buildings are painted on the walls. The street has cobblestones and iron wall sconces that serve as public lighting. There are flags placed on the balconies and people walking along the street.

Swimming Pool, El Yunque

View of Baño Grande, located on the edge of Palo Colorado in the El Yunque National Forest. Baño Grande is an artificial pool fed by La Mina River. In the foreground, you can see a bamboo railing, a masonry and stone bridge, and a pool. Paths surround it, and there are concrete benches where you can see people. The entire space is surrounded by forest and tropical vegetation. This pool was used from 1936 until 1968, when it was closed to bathers for safety reasons. Later on, the pool was banned for bathers but accessible to spectators.

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Two balconies in Old San Juan can be observed. There is a balcony with railings, wooden handrails, iron balusters, and the balcony floor has partitions and corbels. The building is green, has doors with wooden persienne or Miami windows and white ornamental moldings. There is another balcony with a skirt roof and bottom beams on the right side of the image. The railing, studs, balusters, and footings are all made out of wood. The building's construction suggests that this building is from the nineteenth century. The building is coral-colored and has three double doors with persienne windows, a white molding, and a relief on the upper part. There are pots attached to the wall in between each door.

View of the Caguas Cathedral Through the Town Square

View of the Catholic church Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral through the public square. There is a balustrade with columns along the border of the square. Some kiosks, a gazebo, and various sitting benches can be seen on the square. The Catholic cathedral and school can be seen in the background.

Cobblestone Streets

View of Caleta de San Juan Street in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and you can see vehicles passing by and others parked on the edge. To the far left, you can see semi-detached buildings and there are several people standing on the sidewalk. Among the buildings, there are windows and balconies surrounded by wooden parapets. On the other hand, to the far right you can see the Felisa Rincón De Gautier Square decorated with planters, light posts and benches where people are sitting. Behind this, there are more buildings with balconies and wooden parapets.

Railway Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation Process

View of the railway bridge over the San Antonio channel under a renovation process. The lateral area of the bridge is covered with casts and casts under assembling process. Additionally, has scaffoldings. At the background you can see people working on the bridge. On the other side of the railway bridge there is another bridge with balustrade. On it you can see people looking from their railing. At the background you can see buildings.

Ox-drawn Cart Carrying Water

An ox-drawn cart with a wood barrel to carry water. The cart is is parked in the middle of a street with wooden houses on both sides, and there are two men in front of one of the houses.

Dungeon of the Chinese Man, El Morro

Entrance to the dungeon at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. The place is known as the Dungeon of the Chinese Man. It is located in front of a ramp and has iron grilles.

Store

Small grocery store in mountainous rural area. It is a wooden building with a gabled zinc roof, built on stilts. It has walls covered with metal sheets, an eave and four double doors in the front. It also has two side doors. You can see signs for different products and brands such as: Denia milk, Klim milk, Kresto chocolate powder, Yukery nectars, Corona malt and beer, Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola and Chesterfield and L & M cigarettes. There are two horses in front of the grocery store and a man is seen carrying a sack.

Multi-colored Building

Detail of the interior of a building in Caguas. A shop window platform is visible with most of the glass portion broken. The roof and the wall that is visible have lost some of the paint.

Gardens at the Community Center of Barrio Pitahaya in Arroyo

Gardens, buildings, and surroundings of Pitahaya Community Center in Arroyo. Gardens with stone paths and flower arches can be seen. The building on the left side is bigger and longer, it has two entrance doors on the side, and there are children standing inside the building and on the steps. It has a door at the rear and several windows with only three of them open. The building on the right side is smaller and has a door with two windows at the front, it has a flower arch with benches where there are two children sitting with a woman. On the far right there is a man standing right behind the office.

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Side view of a front garden in a wooden house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence followed by a façade garden. The garden is decorated with concrete benches, planters, a niche with a religious figure, and a wooden wheel. To the far right, you can see the balcony of the house surrounded by a low wooden wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. Also, above the balcony there is a metallic curtain sustained by ornamental metallic pillars. In the street in front, there is a car parked. There are adjacent houses with similar characteristics.

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View of Hotels, Seen across Causeway

View of the Helio Isla and Flamboyán hotels on Ashford Avenue in Condado. You can also see another building, a section of the Dos Hermanos Bridge, the Condado Lagoon and the Condado Beach. There is a construction on the edge of the lagoon, and people and cars traveling on the bridge. Two men are seen aboard a boat.

Humacao Parcelas - New House

A group of men at the portico of one of the construction houses located in a parcel. The houses are made of concrete with flat roofs and with notable frames for windows and doors. The background house is on an early construction phase with several wood boards. In the surroundings there is also wood pieces, metal barrels and piles of construction sand.

Jíbaro House

View from the lower portion of a wooden house in the town of San Germán. The house is built on wooden stilts. In the area, there is a wooden hand ladder, a pile of roof tiles, hens, and propane gas tanks.

Factory in Guayanilla, Facade with Scaffolding

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. View of a main facade segment, which has falsework. Part of an eave under which there are construction blocks can be seen. Part of a shed is also visible.

Heyliger Sub-Division, Grounds and Falsework

View of the grounds and part of a Heyliger Sub Division project falsework in Bayamón. There are vehicle tracks on the grounds. A palm grove, several trees, and a small wooden house can be seen in the background.

Soldier Next to a Sentry Box

Soldier sitting on one of the walls of the north part of Old San Juan. He is right next to a sentry box, and inside the sentry box, there is a another soldier. In the background, other segments of the wall are visible as well as two sentry boxes, and various buildings and houses of the city.

Construction of the First Floor of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of the first floor of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are scaffolds, foundations, and formwork. In front of the construction, there are workers operating machinery and tools for site preparation. At one end of the site, some sheds are visible, while in the background, a multi-story building with Spanish Revival-style awnings stands out.

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Thatched Hut

Hut-type house made of sticks and thatch with a gable roof and a main door. It is located near the beach among palms. At one end, you can see an animal.

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View of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a porch surrounding it with a concrete balustrade sustained by fine columns. The roof of the porch is flat and made of zinc. It has several double, wooden doors covered by fabric curtains on the inside. Also, above the doors, there are wooden mullions with an ornamental design. In the fronton, there is a wooden, lattice-style mullion. To both sides, there are semi-attached houses with similar characteristics. Also, there are persons standing on the sidewalk.

Anawim/ Taco Maker/ Souvenirs

Detail of a building with various businesses. Downstairs, some columns and shop windows of one of the businesses can be seen. The yellow canvas awnings of Taco Maker are visible. On the second floor, there are various windows along the façade. There is another building next to the blue building, to the left. Island Finance is on the first floor, and on the second floor, there is a balconet and a balcony with a balustrade. Next to it, there is a pink building with a balcony and a balustrade.

School Visit to La Fortaleza

Partial view of the main gate and the facade of the Fortaleza. Through the iron gate you can see the first floor with bossage and an entrance of surbased arches. On the second floor there is a cantilevered balcony with an iron railing, a door with circular facade and door with cornices and corbels. Other design elements that the facade has are colossal pilasters, frieze, dentils and cornice. On one side of the gate entrance there is a perpendicular building to the Fortaleza, it has three doors and a balcony with corbels. In front of the gate you can see a group of youths and adults.

Luis Muñoz Marín Residence

Back of Luis Muñoz Marín's residence. In the top part there is the eave that borders the residence, the doorway, and doors. Below the residence there is an open space supported by concrete columns where chairs with backs are seen. There are trees and shrubs in the surrounding area.

House, Puerto Real #42, Fajardo

Main façade of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is wooden with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence followed by a front garden. The garden is decorated with plants, a grotto with a Virgin Mary, and a concrete bench where there is a person sitting. There is a balcony surrounded by a low wall, where there are plants in pots and a dog. Also, there is a metallic curtain surrounding the balcony. The house has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the house there is a smaller foundation with similar characteristics.

Blue House with Roofing Tiles and Fencing

Front view of a house located in the town of Utuado. The house is one-story and surrounded by a concrete fence, on which there is an ornamental metal fence. To the far right, the house has a portico under an archway supported by columns. The porch is surrounded by an ornamental metal fence railing. Above this, there is an eave covered by tiles. Additionally, the porch is decorated with patio chairs and tables. On the other hand, at the far left there is a balcony surrounded by a railing. You can see a double wooden door on which there is a pillar and an eave covered by tiles. The windows are aluminum lattice style. Finally, in front of the house there is a parked vehicle and several people walking.

Construction of the Nurses Residence at the Arecibo District Hospital, Hallway

Hallway of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital under construction. The tiled floor is visible as well as the divisions on the roof of the materials used. There are seemingly ten entrances to other spaces. On the right, only the window openings are visible.

Aerial view of urban areas

Aerial view of an urban area in the metropolitan area of the island. You can see houses and buildings with different characteristics. There are houses with zinc roofs and large concrete buildings. You can see the paved streets and power line poles next to the streets. The area is also surrounded by vegetation and trees.

Bohío and cooking shed in "Little Africa"

External view of a house in the coastal town of Carolina. To the far left, there is a shack made with palm leaves and wooden trunks. It has a simple wooden door. To the far right there is a similar structure made of palm leaves and trunks, but doorless. The area is surrounded by beach sand and coastal vegetation. Little Africa," as it is sometimes known, is the popular name for this historic and iconic site. The name "Little Africa" reflects the African influence in the area and the history of the enslaved people who came to Puerto Rico and settled there.

Designed Art-Deco House

Interior view of residence in the town of Moca. Living room decorated with wooden Rattan chairs, in the middle of them, there is a small matching table. There are two small wooden coffee tables with decorative paintings and figures. There is a double armchair with round wooden tables and glass centerpieces at each end. There is a table lamp at one end and a pendant lamp in the middle of the room. On the back wall, there is a glass wall cabinet with a vase on it, on the wall there is also a fabric curtain covering the window. The walls are covered with floral paper and the floor has native slabs.

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View of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The facade has a semicircular opening crowned with an oxidized metallic awning. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

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View from the rear part of a house in the town of Moca. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door. Also, you can see a clothesline with laundry hanging, and an adjacent house to the far left.

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Close-up view of the details in a concrete house located in San Juan. There are entrance stairs covered with native tiles. The space is covered with ornamental metallic bars, and besides them, there is a hanging potted plant and fluted columns to the other side. Behind the bars, the space is decorated with decorative pots, chairs, and armchairs made of fabric and metal.

Caribe Hilton and Fort Jerónimo

View towards the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the San Jerónimo de Boquerón Fort. The logo and the hotel bedroom tower, made up of sunshades that form the balconies, stand out. To one side of the hotel, there is a multi-level building with a porch, roof windows, roof terrace and balcony. At the other end, the bridge that leads to the San Jerónimo Fort is notable. In the middle plane is the Condado Lagoon and in the foreground, a street and a sidewalk.

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La Plata Mennonite Chapel

Frontal view of the Mennonite church at the community of La Plata. At the foreground, there is a person standing in front of a bulletin board. Besides that, the church is single-level with gable roof made with zinc. The door is double and made of wood under a round arch and it is crowned with a sunrise transom. The windows also are doubles and made of wood and cristal.

San Ramón Nonato Church

View of the main façade of the San Ramón Nonato Church in Juana Díaz. The Catholic church has a Baroque design. The façade is composed of a porch with a flat arch framed by two pairs of round pillars, pointed arch windows, a triangular pediment with a cross on top and two towers with domes and lanterns. The public square can be seen in front of the church with benches and lampposts. The silhouette of a girl can be seen in the square.

Indoor Courtyard of La Fortaleza with Jalousie Windows and Wooden Door

There is a building with jalousie windows and air vents at the bottom. In the left side of the image there is a wide wooden and iron door that has a smaller opening. In the center there is an open window with fanlights and in the back there is a fabric curtain. In the lower part of the image there is a double door, a semicircular arch, a lantern, and pots with plants.

Antique Cinema Alcázar

View of the main facade of the Antique Cinema Alcázar. The lower part of the building has a sign of a store that says: "Lay away con solo $10.00 Abierto ya" (Lay away with only $10.00 Open now). Additionally, you can see the rollable doors of the store. The building of the cinema is painted blue and white. The facade shows some carved parts, some pilasters that stick out of the wall and the cornice in the upper part. On both sides of the cinema building you can see stores. To the left there is a jewelry and to the right a clothing store.

Street Scene in San Juan

Daily scene with several persons and cars on "Calle Fortaleza" in Old San Juan. On the first level of the buildings, there are noteworthy signs of commercial establishments, such as "El Corte Inglés", "Méndez Suárez", "El Nuevo Almacén" and "Ronrico". Also notable are some signs regarding offices such as "Wilfrido Roberts Attorney Notary." The buildings have different elements such as balconies with balustrades, bars, semicircular arches, bars, padding, moldings, cornices and some display cases and windows with awnings. There are also some street vendors on the street.

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View of the main facade of the Neoclassical-style La Princesa Prison building from Paseo de la Princesa. The main entrance can be observed, as well as a streetlight, a plaque with text on it, the number "1837" above the plaque, and some elements of the architectural style, such as pilasters and a pediment. There are steps, an access ramp, shutter-type double-leaf windows, shrubs, and trees. Above is the watchtower with its dome and arches. Several multi-story buildings can be seen above this building. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Family Outside Coamo Arriba House

A woman, a man and two girls pose in front of a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The main door has two leaves that open outwards. In the surroundings of the house there is a garden, a line with hanging laundry and some pieces of wood on the ground, while the mountains stand out in the background.

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Tower, Clock Side, Seen Across Lawn

View of the tower Franklin D. Roosevelt of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus. At the foreground, there is a patio with sidewalk, on both sides of it there are plants on decorative pots. From a distance it peek out the tower that has roof covered by roof tiles, cresting, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches. In front of which you can see the balustrade. Besides that, you can observe a clock and two cristal windows. Other elements that stand out the facade of the tower are, the dragons edging and the pinnacles. In the surroundings of the tower there are plants and buildings with similar characteristics to the tower. Additionally, in front of the tower there is a parking lot with several vehicles parked and people standing. In 1902 inaugurated the first building of the University of Puerto Rico and between 1936 and 1939 were built the buildings that are part of the historical quadrangle.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Morgue

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. The hospital morgue can be seen where a corpse washing table, a two-drawer mortuary refrigerator, a sink, and a shelve are visible.

Isabel Segunda Bastion

Isabel Segunda Bastion in Puerta de Tierra, which was part of the first line of defense of the city of San Juan. The ruins are surrounded by a metal fence. On one side, there is a wooden house and a portion of a building can be seen with a sign reading "Chrysler." In the background, the old United States Navy Base can be seen as well as various automobiles passing through.

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135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00039

Lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Aside from that, the facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border with moldings. It also has windows under rectangular and semicircular arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections. In addition, the lateral facade is matched with a metallic fence. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

San Germán

Aerial view of San Germán's downtown. Houses and other structures can be seen, among them, Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli Convent.

Craftsman Billfolds, Grounds

Craftsman Billfolds extension project in Caguas, construction land view. The grounds are fenced with barbed wire. Right next to the fence there is a shed with a clothesline. The grounds are covered with grass and surrounded by trees. A concrete sewer outlet can be seen.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Islands

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. Workers are seen setting up molds for the construction of islands. Around them, there are cars, trucks, utility poles, and a multi-story building. In the background, two flags stand out.

Houses in Milaville

View of houses in Urbanización Milaville in the town of San Juan. There are two, one-story houses in concrete with hipped roofs, on a hill. They have small balconies, lattice-style windows and glass windows. In front of the houses there is a sign that says "Milaville".

Children Outside Church at Peñón

Group of young people and children, mostly barefoot, in front of a church located on the edge of a road in Peñón. The church is made of wood and zinc, with a gable roof. The façade is characterized by several double-leaf wooden doors that open outwards.

La Plata Hospital

La Plata Hospital, whose building is wooden with several roof appendixes with skylight windows. The façade is characterized by a gabled portico with zinc and wooden railings, followed by single-leaf wooden windows that open outwards. In the porch area and in front of a door, several people of various ages are notable.

House in the town of Aguas Buenas

View of a house in the town of Aguas Buenas. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It has lattice-style windows and double glass doors. Above the door, there is a glass crossbar. In the front of the house, there is an open, semicircular terrace covered with tiles. The area is decorated with plants in pots. The house is surrounded by sidewalks and gardens with barbwire and wood fences. In the background, you can see a mountain and houses in the distance.

La Plata Hospital

Distant view of the Menonita de La Plata Hospital in Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a space surrounded by a wall simulating masonry. To the far right, you can see a paved street with people standing, a vehicle and the hospital buildings that are designed on a wooden level with a zinc gable roof. Attics with gabled roofs and wooden lattice-style windows protrude from the roof. On the other hand, the hospital building is surrounded by a metal fence. In addition, it has a porch with wooden benches where people can be seen. It also has wooden windows and in front of the building there is a standing horse.

Professional Building under Construction

Partial view of the under-construction Professional Building. The structure has multiple floors where columns and window frames are noticeable. In the lower area, parallel to a sidewalk with trees, a series of structures extend, featuring various elements and details such as double-leaf windows, Roman arches, walls with pillars, and grills.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00048

Close view of the frieze of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Part of a gray and white entablature with a high-relief frieze in the metope with an image of two twins in white, alluding to the zodiac signs. The entablature also has triglyphs and guttae. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Etiquette Class at a Community Center

Group of women and girls inside a classroom listening to a reading in a community center. The building they are in is made of wood, has double wooden doors, wooden floor, and wooden windows. It is visible that the windows have curtains and that the curtains have a floral pattern. In the center of the classroom there is a desk with what appears to be a bulletin board and on top of that is a flower vase. One of the girl is standing reading from a book to the others attending the class. This is an etiquette class offered at one of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) community centers.

First Infantry of Volunteers from Kentucky

Soldiers of the First Kentucky Volunteers Infantry, part of the United States army occupation forces that served in Puerto Rico. Soldiers can be seen standing in line with their weapons, and in the background, a United States flag is visible and various tents.

Eastern Watch Co. Ltd., Finished Building Facade

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project, facade of the finished building. It has a portico with glass wall and doors, a glass block wall and a stone wall. On the side it has three doors with eaves and there are four parked automobiles. The building has a barbed wire fence and a metal gate.

Parcela Wood House

Front view of a two-story house. The house is made of wood over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. On the first level, the house is in concrete, it has a simple door with lattice-style windows. To the far right, there is a balcony with a person standing. It is covered by an ornamental metallic bar fence. To this side, there are concrete stairs surrounded by a metal railing that leads to the second level. On the second level, the house is in wood with a gabled zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Also there is a balcony with several persons standing and a railing made of ornamental concrete blocks. It is decorated with plants in ornamental pots. On the upper edge, there is a metallic curtain. In front of the house, there is a vehicle parked and two persons besides it.

Pilasters Superior Part at the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Saint John the Baptist Cathedral. The molding has cracks and the clam pattern is faded.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00006

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the street 135 Villa from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The ceiling is a gable roof with wooden beams exposed with a pattern of X. It also has windows under pointed arches and semicircular arches made of wood with stained glass. In the interior spaces you can also see several rows of wooden benches and an end of the floor partially covered with a red carpet. The Methodis Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Aguadilla Hospital

Aerial view of the Aguadilla hospital. It is a seven building complex; the main building and another one have two stories, and the other five buildings have one story. The road leading to the hospital can be seen as well as a portion of the coast of Aguadilla.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

Close view of the side facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted pink, white, and terracotta. In the upper part of the facade is a semicircular dome crowned by a lantern with a lattice window framed with white moldings. There are also cornices, an ornamented metallic semicircular arch, and two cement blocks. On the right side of the image are Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts and an entablature on the upper part that supports a triangular pediment. Next to the chapel is another gray, pink, and white building with parapets, cornices, and a semicircular opening. The Hotel Sheraton and the Ochoa building can be partially observed from a distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Semicircular Arches Inside an Old Building

View of the inside of an old building where three semicircular arches connecting three adjacent rooms can be seen. The wall in the foreground is damaged, the edge of the arch has collapsed. There is a metal bar crossing the arch at the bottom.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

View of a portion of the balcony on the back of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. On the balcony area, there are two doors and a window. Three columns and a railing can be seen. On the roof, a dormer window and a portion of the dome of one of the towers is visible.

School

Building of a school with the roof and walls covered with zinc. On the side, the windows and a double-leaf door that opens outwards through which a girl enters, are notable. At the lower edge of the building, there is a pile of stones, while in the foreground a fence made of pieces of wood, metal mesh and barbed wire stands out.

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Distant view of a street in Río Piedras. In the foreground, there is a concrete building under construction with stairs, surrounded by concrete walls. Besides it, is a large building with a flat roof. Also, it is possible to see a wooden house surrounded by trees and vegetation. The house has a zinc roof and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Along the street, there are more houses with different characteristics.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 20 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 20 in Old San Juan. A yellow and white-colored building with elements that are representative of the Neoclassical architectural style can be observed. There is a green-colored wooden double door with "19 B" written on it and a small grilled window. It also has a white rectangular molding with a cornice at the top and brick steps. A sidewalk and a cobblestone road can be seen in front of the building's façade.

Façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with Sunbreakers

View of the construction of the lobby and the façade with sunbreakers of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site and its surroundings are several workers and a couple of ladders.

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pump Station

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office gas pump station. A roofed area with quadrangular columns covered with tiles and a small room with a door and two windows can be seen . A gas pump and an air pump are also visible. On the ground there are construction materials and some debris. There are two buildings in the background.

Ablah Hotel Supply Co Facade

It shows an Ablah Hotel Supply Co facade in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Eight jalousie windows can be seen throughout the concrete building. In front of the building there is a barbed wire fence.

Letty's House La Cuchilla

Wooden house next to a road in a rural area. It has a gabled zinc roof and a barbed wire fence with a board gate. In the backyard, there are banana or plantain plants. In front of the house there is a hill where you can see another house, also made of wood.

Ponce Hotel

Façade of the Intercontinental Hotel of Ponce in modern style. In the front, there are two flagpoles and one of them has the inscription: "Intercontinental". The entrance is characterized by a porch and walls with a rock texture. Regarding the tower of rooms, the balconies with railings and its doors and windows with glass leaves stand out. At the top of the building, there is an antenna and in the front, a couple of cars.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the left side of the main façade of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. A pole with a chain serves as a fence. A portion of the window openings can be seen. A portion of the left and back walls can be seen in the background. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Skyline of San Juan

Old San Juan city skyline seen from the bay. You can see part of the port with some boats and Dabán Plaza. Several historic buildings stand out, including the San Juan Customs House, Popular Bank and Old Post Office and Federal Building.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00023

The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, gray, and dark blue. An open-air corridor with arcades that have white moldings, cornices, openings with wooden double-leaf doors, and a brick floor can be observed. A window opening with white moldings and a wall lamp supported by brackets can be seen in the background. On the right side of the image is the side facade of the Madres Carmelitas chapel. This building also represents the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted pink, cream, and white. It has a semicircular dome crowned with a terracotta-colored lantern. It has cornices, semicircular arches, and two wall lamps supported by brackets. In front of the facade is a yellow-colored scaffolding, two orange construction barrels, and a person. The La Puntilla condominium can be seen on the left side of the image. It is painted orange and cream. The eaves, balconies, and window openings can be observed. The roof of the United States Customs House, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan," can be partially seen in the distance. The Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, whose architectural style is Art Deco, is painted cream and can also be observed. It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. Other high-rise buildings, utility poles, and trees can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Formwork

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The formwork mold for wall construction, the rod mesh, and some already constructed pillars are visible. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. In the background, there are three shed-like structures. Two of them have single-pitched roofs, casement windows, and eaves. The larger one has a hip roof and is used for material storage.

Castañer Consumer Cooperative

Castañer Consumer Cooperative, community Bartolo at Lares. There are two stairs that leads to a hallway with eave and pillars. The entrance has a double door made of wood and glass with a fixed glass window on each side. On the side of one of the fixed windows there is electric meter. Also, there is a door and lateral window and a wall painted with chess motif. The eave is decorated with pennants.

Residential Street with Wooden Houses

A residential street with wooden houses at both sides. Most of the houses have gable roofs and front porches. Some of the houses have fences. There are green areas on the sidewalks. The electric power poles are on the sidewalks. Two men, one of them on horseback, and three children can be seen on the street.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Unfinished Building

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The unfinished building is visible with "Miami" style windows, eaves, and a flat roof. Piles of construction stones and sand, wood, barrels, and wheelbarrows are visible. Additionally, a wooden structure connecting to the building stands out.

Front of a house with children

View of a one-story house with a flat roof. The house is made of concrete with lattice-style windows and a simple door. It has an open balcony with decorative columns. In front of the balcony there are three children standing on the sidewalk.

Criollo Design - House in an Hacienda (Hacienda Santa Clara)

Front view of a house in Hacienda Santa Clara in the town of Yauco. It is a one-story wooden house with a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metal bar fence followed by a front garden. The house has entrance stairs that lead to the porch where there are two people standing. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing over which there are potted plants. There are several wooden doors, one of them is open.

Ablah Hotel Supply Co Formwork Under Construction

Shows the formwork for Ablah Hotel Supply Co in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. There are several construction materials. A person can be seen in the center of the image.

Hato Rey Industrial Development Ground Preparation Machines

People operating a steamroller and a motor grader on a site for construction development. Also noticeable in the area are a set of tubes, piled soil, posts, and several buildings in the background.

Old San Juan

View of the Old San Juan where buildings and houses are visible as well as the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery and Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress). In addition, segments of the wall, part of the defensive system of the city, are visible.

Two Ox-drawn Carts in front of a Wooden House

Two ox-drawn carts in front of a wooden house. The house has a porch extending to one of the sides featuring balustrades, slim pillars, a zinc roof and a small dormer window. Next to it, a portion of another house with a similar design is visible. There are various men near the house, among them two soldiers and a man on one of the carts and another in the porch.

Eleanor Roosevelt School in Hato Rey

Eleanor Roosevelt School building in Hato Rey. The building is large and it's made of wood. Its windows are double awning ones that open outward and its material is wood, it has a narrow entrance with a gate, a flagpole, and there are several men standing. In its surroundings there is a large space covered with grass and a sidewalk with smalls shrubs that divides the street.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Sidewalk Under Construction

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division building construction project, sidewalk under construction. Apart from the sidewalk the construction site, part of which has vehicle tracks can be seen. There is also a Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company sign, two sheds, and a truck.

Aerial View of Caribe Hilton

Aerial view of the hotel room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, the adjacent beach and the parking lot with several cars. In the surroundings there are also notable buildings with roofs and part of the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fortress in the back. In the background, the Dos Hermanos Bridge, Condado Bay and the buildings in the area stand out.

Housings with Thatched Roofs in Cortada Beach, Santa Isabel

Housing with thatched roofs and walls, there are also wooden houses with double doors. In one of the housings there are four people in front of a wooden fence. A body of water surrounded by stones, domestic animals and mountains.

Porta Coeli, San Germán

Porta Coeli church at San Germán with a facade constituted by a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, steeple and the gable roof with roofing tiles. In front of the church stand out a staircase, while at one end stand out a ruined wall. On its origin it was the Convent of Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and since 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

Side Entrance and Altar of the San Martín de Porres Church

View from the side entrance towards the altar of the San Martín de Porres Church designed by architect Henry Klumb. In the front, there is an iconographic statue of San Martín de Porres. In the background, pillars in the center and on a wall are noticeable. The altar, a cross on the wall, and a skylight in the ceiling are visible in the far distance.

Bridge Over La Plata River, Honduras

Pedestrian suspension bridge over the La Plata River in Cidra. The towers are made of cement and the road is made of wood. At one end of the bridge there is a staircase that runs along the side of a mountain. Near the bridge you can see an elongated construction with a zinc roof and a cement block base, without walls. In the distance, you can see a wooden agricultural building with a gable roof and you can also see a house. On the bridge there is a man with a camera.

Swimming Pool at El Yunque

View of Baño Grande located on the edge of Palo Colorado in the El Yunque National Forest. Baño Grande is an artificial pool fed by La Mina River. The pool is made with stones and masonry. At one end of the pool, there is a bridge next to which there are stairs that lead to a building. The building is on a specific level, it has a porch with a flat roof, windows and in front of it there is an area surrounded by metal railings. The entire space is surrounded by forest and tropical vegetation. This pool was in use from 1936 until 1968 when it was closed to bathers for safety reasons. Currently the pool is still closed to bathers, but accessible to spectators.

View of Caribe Hilton

View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel from Condado Lagoon. You can see the façade in which the balconies of the rooms form a sunshade and you can distinguish part of the lobby and the patio, with palm trees around it. You can also see the San Jerónimo Front in front, and behind, part of the Normandie Hotel.

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Rear view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete, it is built over stilts, with a flat roof. The first level is a garage, surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. The second level has lattice-style, aluminum windows and a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The balcony is decorated with chairs and to each side there are wooden doors with embossed designs. To the far left, there are concrete stairs, also with a concrete railing.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Wooden House

View of the main and left side façade of a house in Guayama. On the porch, three tubes can be seen serving as columns, and a railing. In addition, the porch wall has two visible doors. A stair with a handrail allow access to the porch. On the left wall, a window opening can be seen as well as various windows and a door. The house has a gable roof. On the right, various houses are visible.

Union Church Tower Gargoyle

Close-up view of the details of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel located in Miramar. The church is made of concrete and is distinguished by its Gothic style. The bell tower is decorated with cornices, they have a crenellated edge and gargoyles at the corners. On the other hand, to the far left, you can see the gable roof of the chapel crowned with a Celtic cross.

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Fajardo District Hospital

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A multi-story building is visible with semicircular arches, curved pediments, and a porch. In front of the hospital, there are several wooden and zinc houses. Mountains and a vast terrain stand out.

Narrow Street

View from the Alley of the Old San Juan Chapel. The street is covered with cobblestones and on both sides of it, there are buildings. Among the buildings, double wooden windows and windows covered by metal bars stand out. You can also see doors, balconies and French windows surrounded by wooden railings. Furthermore, on the street you can see people walking.

Soldiers at the Ballajá Barracks

Soldiers of the United States army posing inside the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. Behind them, a surbased arch, a door, and a small ceiling lamp can be seen, and to the side, there is a door with a transom.

El Morro, View of Guard Tower through Archway

View from the interior of tunnel to one end of the rampart of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. This military construction from the Spanish colonial period is built in masonry and stone. At the foreground, there is a tunnel under a round arch through a ramp framed with stairs that conducts to the outside of the rampart. At the end of the ramp, the ramparts of the castle stand out by its crenelled border with a staircase in front and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament.

Early Gothic Revival House

Front, close-up view of a Neogothic-style house located in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is one-story, in wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. In the upper part the house has wooden cornices and a fronton with an ornamental, Gothic-style border. In the middle there is a wooden oculus with a lamp.

Landing in Arroyo

Landing in Arroyo of the 47th New York Infantry Regiment. This unit was part of the occupation forces after the United States invasion. Soldiers, civilians, and horse-drawn carts can be seen about the port. There are various houses and a building with the United States flag. Two boats can be seen on the pier and the Caribbean Sea is also visible.

Car and Pedestrian in front of the School of Tropical Medicine

Side view of the School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. The school is in Plateresque style and distinguished for having several elements such as roofs covered by tiles and decoration with crestings and ornamental friezes. On the other hand, it has glass windows crowned by pediments, ornamental moldings and pilasters at each end. The building also has arcades with semicircular arches and balustrades. To the far right of the School of Medicine there is a building under construction. And on the street in front, you can see a vehicle passing by and people walking.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Wall Construction

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of the building is visible, specifically the erection of walls for the new boiler room. The building features louvered windows, double doors, and eaves. Exposed beams, wooden falsework and scaffolding are noticeable as well as the workers in the area. Various construction materials, sacks, wood, and a cylinder are visible around the area.

View of "La Perla" slum

Insular Madhouse

Drawing of the main facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building has a semicircular dome with a lantern and a pinnacle. Cornices, parapets, lattice windows, high reliefs, and quoins can be observed in the upper half of the building. A pediment with dentils, four columns, a door with transoms, arcades with balusters, and some steps can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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Foundation Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in the construction of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. There are some wooden sheds with gable roofs and, in the background, the Normandie Hotel, and at the top of the façade, its sign is visible. Next to it, there is a building with a vaulted ceiling and a boardwalk in the area of the Escambrón beach. In the area of the hotel's foundation, tools, construction materials, and a concrete batching plant are noticeable.

San Juan Cathedral

Façade of the San Juan Cathedral. This Neoclassical-style façade consists of two sections. The first features three entrances with flat arches, four pairs of Doric pilasters, moldings, and a cornice. The second section has curved sides, two pairs of pilasters, and moldings. There is a fence with iron railings surrounding the building. The entrance is connected to the street by a perrons and a small flight of stairs. In front of the perrons, there are two lampposts. Besides the cathedral, other buildings on Del Cristo Street are also visible.

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Side-view of a house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story and has a zinc hipped roof. To the far left there are aluminum, lattice-style windows, over which there are small eaves. To that same side, there is a two-story semi-attached house, made of concrete with a flat roof. Also, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows with a concrete eave over them.

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Interior view of a one-story, wooden house located in the town of Aguadilla. The room, where there are two persons seating and one standing, has wooden tables and chairs made of wood and Rattan. The walls are decorated with wooden moldings in the upper edges. In the wall in the background, there is a double wooden window with lattice-glass style. It is surrounded by wooden moldings and over these, there is a wooden truncated sun. Lastly, on the wall to the far right, there is a double, wooden door surrounded by moldings and a truncated sun over it.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Rear Wall

Construction of the Bayamón District Hospital laundry building. It can be seen that the rear wall has a door, several windows, and a cornice, and part of one of the lateral walls. The building still has falsework installed on the walls.

San Juan Viewed from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

Panoramic view of San Juan from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort). The buildings and houses of the city are visible as well as the Colón Square and a portion of the San Juan bay.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration House

Cement house belonging to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The façade consists of a porch with a main door, followed by double-leaf windows that open outwards. The roof is flat and has an eave. Around the house there is a garden with several bushes and a chain-link fence.

Façade of a House without Doors or Windows in San Germán

On the façade, the door and window openings are visible, and through them. more openings can be seen on the other side of the house. Outside, the metal fence is visible. Address on the card: #6 Calle Estrella

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Side view of a one-story house. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. In the area, there are tables, a hand ladder, and metallic buckets. Also, there is a hose and surrounding vegetation.

Street of the Old San Juan

Street in Old San Juan. Houses, mostly two stories high, with projecting balconies. Several houses have signs on the first floors, "American Plumbing Electrical Supply," "Española Imprenta y Encuadernaciones," "YMCA," "England Barber Shop." On the left side, there is a building with quoins and arches on pilasters. On the same side, in the background, there is a three-story building. Utility poles behind the houses on the right. The cobblestones of the street are visible. There are two horse-drawn carriages and people walking.

Nurses Next to a Hospital Bed Inside the Coombs Hospital

Two nurses next to a hospital bed inside the Coombs Hospital. There is a double sink in the room and a hung window.

Church at Palo Hincado

View of the church in the Palo Hincado neighborhood in the town of Barranquitas. In the foreground, you can see a paved street. On the other hand, the building is one-story and has a flat roof. This has double wooden doors and windows over which there are flat eaves.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00016

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see some stairs without railing, debris on the floor and openings with exposed bricks. You can also distinguish the double entrance door made with wood that is deteriorated, the opening is semicircular and is framed with moldings and walled up with a wood panel. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Façade of the San Luis Building

Three-story "San Luis" building with a flat roof. It has an entrance with an awning and two flagpoles. Its façade is characterized by balconies with wooden railings, louvered windows with glass panes. Through the glass doors, a staircase inside the building is also noticeable. At one end of the sidewalk in front of the building, there is a sign reading "Parada."

View of the Caguas Museum Across de Square

View of a two-story building across the town square. Some kiosks, a gazebo, various sitting benches, and a clock with a commemorative plaque can be seen inside the square. A blue building is visible in the background with various windows and an entrance door on the first floor, and balconies and balconets on the second floor. More buildings with windows and doors can be seen surrounding the square. Some of these buildings have balconets.

Pulguillas Church Being Built

Distant view of Pulguillas Church in the construction phase. The building is made of concrete characterized by its square shape and a tower with a cross on the façade. A door and an eave also stand out on the façade, while on the side several outward folding windows are notable. Around the church there is a sidewalk and a large patio.

Plaza at Juana Diaz

View of the façade of a church and the main square of Juana Díaz. The façade of the church is composed of pilasters, entablatures, pediment, a cross, windows framed in pointed arches. You can also see a tower with pointed and semicircular arches, cornices, a dome followed by a lantern appendage. In front of the church, there is a railing and some people can also be seen near a type of platform from which a garland of lights extends. In the square there is a fountain, lanterns, benches and some people.

Historical Two-story Building in Guayama

Right side façade and back of a historical building in Guayama. On the bottom of the right façade, two double wooden doors are visible as well as a metal gate with an awning above it. On the second story, four doors and a glass block panel are visible. A portion of a balcony railing is also visible. Various windows and some stairs can be seen on the back as well as a portion of the beams and zinc on the roof.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. This backlit image displays a semicircular dome with a lantern, window openings, moldings, and a pinnacle. A parapet can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Housing, Ramey Air Force Base

View of housing on the Ramey Air Force Base. In the foreground, a couple of people stand out sunbathing in a patio fenced with wire mesh. Next, the group of houses with flat roofs, eaves and shutter-type windows stand out. Notable between the houses are lines with hanging laundry and a couple of cars, as well as poles and electrical wiring. In the background, a plane landing is notable.

Cranes at the Beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of a couple of cranes and strips of land extending towards the beach located between the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the Normandie Hotel. In the area, construction materials and machinery such as wood, dump trucks, and a boat are also noticeable. Furthermore, in the background, the Normandie Hotel and a boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club stand out.

Guard Inspection, Ballajá Barracks

A group of soldiers during an inspection in the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks. The courtyard floor slabs and the arcades on all three levels of the building are visible. There is a flagpole with the flag of the United States on the roof. Apart from the soldiers who are in formation, others can be seen in the corridors and balconies.

University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Agricultural Extension

Façade of the Mayagüez Agricultural Extension building characterized by a main door with a fanlight framed in a semicircular arch. On both sides of the door, its windows with fixed glass and moldings stand out. At the top a frieze is notable, followed by a cornice and a parapet. In front of the building, there is a garden with several bushes, street lamps, a sidewalk and a sign that indicates "No parking cars here, no parking."

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Front-view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a wooden door with embossed details. The door and windows are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, there is a fence made of zinc plates and wood. To the other side, there is a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. In front of the house, there are persons on the sidewalk and cars parked on the street.

Chalet Amill

View of Chalet Amill in Yauco. The house has a metal fence with a gate. On the porch, various columns and a balustrade are visible. Above the porch, there is a balcony with a balustrade. Left of the porch and balcony, a geometrically shaped portion of the structure with various windows stands out. Right of the porch and balcony, there is a room with a window and a balustrade.

Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp PR

Building of a copper factory consisting of a slightly gable roof section and another two-story section. Louvered windows, block-formed walls, and some beams are noticeable. Scaffolding is visible on the side, and a pile of boards is in the vicinity. In the front, there is a sign with a logo and labeling that reads "Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp., P.R. Otra fábrica del programa de fomento."

House, #325 Castelar, Santurce

Front view of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is in concrete and has a flat roof. On the upper edges, it has merlons in the corners, bordered by moldings and an eave. To the far left, there is a restricted wooden door. To the far left, there is a low concrete wall separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate. The house has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall. The wooden door is simple and the balcony is decorated with lights. On the far left, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics.

Right Side Façade of a Wooden Cream-colored House with Copper Red Details in Guayama

View of the right side façade of a wooden cream-colored house with copper red details. Along the wall, four large windows and a smaller one are visible. A portion of the porch's railing, a tube, and some stairs are also visible. On the back of the house, three windows and a portion of the door are visible. The house has a gable roof covered with zinc.

Street

View of a street with several buildings and commercial spaces. In the foreground, a commercial establishment stands out with a sign identified with "Antonio Collazo" and a key symbol. The building has wooden doors, moldings, cornice and parapet on its façade. Next is a house with a wall, fence, a porch with wooden railings and a shutter-type window. Next to it, another two-level building with doors in segmental arches, a balcony, blinds and eaves. Other buildings follow with similar characteristics and some with signs. In front of the buildings, there are several light poles, parked cars, as well as people walking on the sidewalk.

Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion

View of a portion of the balcony of the Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion. A portion of the metal railing can be seen in the area. On the balcony's wall, a detail can be seen on one of the doors with a window. The glass is broken. On the right, an outdoor sconce can be seen, and on the left, a portion of a door with a fanlight is visible.

Hilera de seis casas de cemento

Row of six cement houses. Identical design, simple façade with a small balcony. Cement fences. On the sidewalk in front of the houses, there are metallic cylindrical garbage containers. One of the houses has a metal antenna on the roof. You can see part of the paved street in front of the houses.

Cockpit Providencia

Front view of Gallera Providencia located in the town of Patillas. It is one-story, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a railing made of metallic bars and wood. The balcony is decorated with chairs and in front, there is a planter with stones and plants. The double doors are Dutch-style, in wood, with crossbars over them.

Factory in Corozal, Front Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Corozal. Front/lateral view of the building. Both the lateral wall and the front facade have pilasters and windows. A mountain can be seen in the background.

View of buildings under construction

View of a construction site. In the foreground, there is a plot of land covered by gravel without grass. The area is surrounded by vegetation, smaller structures and construction equipment. In the back of the image, there are buildings with windows and a flat roof.

Typical Community Center of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Projects

Building of a community center in the town of Dorado. The building is made of wood, has an entrance with stairs and double wooden doors, it is visible that it also has wooden windows and curtains on each one of them. In front of the building there is an entrance gate and a fenced area that forms a narrow path. Around the place there are pots with plants, small shrubs, and a playground with a lot of children. The children are playing on some slides, seesaw, swings, and there are a few sitting on a bench. There is a large group of palm trees that are part of the area.

Destroyed Wooden Structure in Guayama

Detail of the destruction of a wooden structure in Guayama. In between the remains of the house, a wall can be seen in the background. On the right wall, and on the back of the collapsed structure, two orange structures can be seen.

School Outing in San Juan

People coming out of the Capitolio in San Juan. You can see the staircase of the building, also five columns, five doors and the inferior part of six windows. There are people in the columns area, on the staircase and crossing the street in front of the building. You can see two vehicle, a patrol car and two policemen.

House with Damages on the Second Story

A house with apparent wind damage. A portion of the second floor is missing. There are three people on the second floor. Furniture and other debris can be seen on the floor.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage in Use

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of a garage with several vehicles inside. There is a worker working on a scaffolding.

Wooden House with Hipped Roof in Aguirre

Main facade of a white wooden house in Salinas. A metallic mesh fence delimits the house field. In front of the house you can see a garden. Some wooden steps give access to the balcony area of the house, along the balcony with L shape, you can distinguish the railing and several piers. Over the balcony wall you can see several windows and doors. At the right part of the house there is a picture window. The property rooftop is a hipped roof and is covered with a blue awning. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

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Cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers can be seen in the foreground with the sunlight reflecting on them. Yellow buildings with wooden doors and two pigeons on the right side of the sidewalk can be observed.

Marina Building

Marina building at the Marina street in Ponce, characterized by the brise-soleils used on its modern facade. On the first floor stand out a pair of columns, a carport, a parking area with several automobiles and the signs of: "Edificio Marina" (Marina Building), "A. Fernández Durán, M.D.", "Roberto A. Capestant, M.D" and "Ponce Orthopedic Group". On the second floor stand out the balcony with perforated parapet. On both levels it is visible a couple of flower beds connected to the wall with tiny bushes and plants.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00011

The inside of a cell in the Former La Princesa Prison. It is an enclosed space with a small opening, grilles, and wall markings. A grille gate on the right side of the image seems to be the entrance to the cell. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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View of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. Gray pavers with white and dark stains can be observed. Some pavers have missing pieces.

Jíbaro House

View from the interior of a house located in the town of San Germán. It is a wooden house with a zinc roof. The door is simple, in wood, and over the door's discharging arch, there are drawings and a cross.

Ponce Market

A group of people on bicycles in front of the Plaza del Mercado in Ponce, characterized by its art deco architecture. In the area several commerces with agricultural products stand out and signs with inscriptions like: "Submarino" (Submarine), "El Jardín de la Buena..." (The garden of the good...) and "Coca Cola". Through the street that extends in front of the market there are several automobiles and pickup trucks.

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Rear-view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. In the rear part, there are concrete steps with railing that lead to a rear balcony. This balcony is surrounded by a concrete railing and metal tubes. Also, it is decorated with a wooden table covered by a tablecloth, and matching chairs. It has several double, wooden doors over which there are wooden moldings. To the far left of the patio, there is a metallic bar fence separating the property. To the far right, there is a small wooden construction with a flat, zinc roof and a double, wooden door.

Academia Menonita

View of the Mennonite Academy in the town of San Juan. The building is one-story, with a flat roof and crenellated edge. The windows are aluminum lattice-style and the doors are simple. To the far left, you can see a sign that says: “Mennonite Academy.” A wall of ornamental blocks and houses can be seen in the distance. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a basketball hoop and houses in the distance.

Caguas Museum

View of the main façade of the Caguas Museum. On the first floor, two wooden windows on the left and two on the right are visible. Three entrance gates are seen in the center. The door and window frames form arches decorated with fanlights. Above the windows on the right, there is lettering reading, "Casa Alcaldía" (city hall), and in between the windows, there is a museum sign. On the second level, two windows can be seen on the left side, and there are two balconets on the right side. The railing on the balconet on the right is broken. In the center, there is a balcony with a railing and three wooden doors.

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View of one of the corners of the main facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, and green. The upper half of the building has a rectilinear pediment with high reliefs in the tympanum, two lattice double-leaf windows with wooden transoms painted green and semicircular arches, cornices, and two white pilasters. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Comerío Health Center, Unpainted Building

One side of the building is observed unpainted, with eaves, mullions, flat roofs, and an opening. There are debris scattered around it. In the background, there are mountains and houses.

Caravan of Wagons

A caravan of wagons passing in front of a wooden building in a rural area. The first wagon is drawn by oxen followed by three horse-drawn wagons. A person can be seen aboard one of the wagons, there is a child in the middle of the road, and a man next to the oxen. In the background, a wooden house with a gable roof can be seen.

House With Shelf Outside Kitchen Window

House with a shelf on the outside edge of the kitchen window. The house is made of wood and has parts covered with asphalt. The roof is gabled and the foundation is piled. Also notable is a stick fence with barbed wire.

Debris from a house after the passage of Santa Clara

Low-angle view of the debris of houses left after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara. There are several wooden houses with broken walls or no roof. There are several people standing in the wood and zinc debris of the houses. Also, there is a clothesline with hanging clothes.

Simon Leichty Studying Blue Prints with Three Workers

View from the inside of a construction site with workers examining construction plans. On the inside, you can also see the frames of the doors and a window, the wooden scaffolding, the beams, a ladder and some pieces of wood.

La Plata Hospital Waiting Room, Sign, Axe on Wall

Group of persons, mostly boys and girls, at the porch of the "Mennonite General Hospital La Plata Puerto Rico". The building is made of tongue-and-groove wood, it has a gabled roof with zinc and a roof appendix with fanlights. The portico also has a gabled roof with zinc and several pillars that support it. The hospital windows are made of wooden sashes that open outwards, followed by sash type windows. On one wall there is a sign that identifies the hospital and next to it, an ax hanging horizontally. In front of the building there is a chain-link fence and a pack animal is partially noticeable.

El Morro, San Juan

View of one end of the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. In the foreground, on the far right, you can see the wall at the foot of which there is a little face with a crenellated upper edge. On the other hand, on the far left are the embrasures, openings and cannons. At that end, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament. In the background, you can see a rotation rail next to an elevated platform that has a semicircular shape and stairs at each end.

Stores in San Francisco Street, Old San Juan

Store buildings in San Francisco Street, Old San Juan. The facade of three buildings can be seen. The first building has a parapet with balustrade, cornices, and a gate with railings between an arched opening. The second building has a balcony with railings, double doors with semicircular arches and circular ornamentations. In the lower part there is an entrance with three semicircular arches where the store "The Old San Juan" is located. The facade of the third building has cornices, double doors, and a balcony with balustrade, and brackets. In the lower part the store "Aguadilla in San Juan" is located.

The Door of San Juan

The Door of San Juan area, Old San Juan. You can see the path that leads to the door and part of the mural. In the background, there are some colonial buildings. There is a person walking in the opposite direction of the door.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00028

Interior patio of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. The facade has five dark-brown wooden lattice windows, a doorway, and a wooden double-leaf door framed with semicircular arches at the top. Cornices, parapets, and electrical wiring of utility poles can also be observed. There are four palm trees and two benches in front of the facade. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Community Center

Façade of the "Community Center" characterized by an entrance framed in a type of arch with metal bars, followed by four fluted pilasters, a couple of double doors, several windows with fanlights and mullions, eaves, as well as a couple of spherical wall lamps. In the front, there is a low wall with a rocky texture, some stairs, sidewalks and a garden. Above one of the doors, there is a sign identified with "La Plata PR". In the background, a partially wooden building and a stand are notable.

Test House

Front view of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall sustained by columns. It has two wooden doors with lattice-style windows to each side. Above the doors, in the upper part, the house has crossbars. To the far left, there is a two-story house with ornamental blocks.

View of San Juan from Caño Martín Peña

View of buildings in San Juan from Caño Martín Peña. You can see the channel of the marine watercourse. Also, you can see different buildings and houses on stilts in the area. Vegetation and power line poles.

Man Next to a Soldier

A man posing next to a soldier in the middle of an unpaved street. The man is barefoot and dressed in rags. He is holding a tool similar to an ice pick. There are houses on both sides of the street, most of them have two floors. Almost all of them have balconies. A mountain can be seen in the background. To the right, a United States soldier can be partially seen.

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Aerial view of the building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The upper half of the building has a curved pediment, parapets, flat moldings, and a frieze with triglyphs that have circular ornamentations in the metopes. There are two parapets with iron balusters and doorways with keystones and curved moldings. On the left side of the image is another building that is painted red and white, has parapets, cornices, a balcony, and a wooden lattice double door with fanlights and semicircular moldings. The right side of the image has another building that is yellow and white, has cornices, flat moldings, and a doorway. There is also a white-colored building has four red-colored hip knobs on the roof.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Wall

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. One of the building’s wall can be seen, which has three window openings and formwork at the top of the wall. It also has falsework installed on the exterior. A wooden tower for transporting concrete mix can be seen.

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Façade of a one-story house located in San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof with merlons and cornices. In the front, there is a balcony, where there is a person under discharge arches. Beneath the arches, there is a low wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns. The windows are lattice-style, aluminum, and the wooden door is simple. To the far left, there is a wooden house with a zinc, hipped roof and lattice-style, aluminum windows.

Portion of The Façades of Two Houses in Guayama

Partial façades of two houses in Guayama. The house on the left has a porch and the door and a portion of the window are visible there. The columns and parapets are visible too. The fence and the left façade of the house on the right are partially visible. The porch and carport have grilles. On the wall of the main façade, a window is partially visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Rear Façade

Rear facade of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A portion of the building is visible with wooden formwork. The other sections are unfinished, but have openings, eaves, a flat roof, and stairs. A tower-like structure and houses stand out. Around the area, there are construction materials, a block fence, and a metal fence. Workers are engaged in various tasks.

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Criollo House

Side view of a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has double windows in wood and glass, with glass mullions and wooden moldings over them. There is a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall and an ornamental metallic bar gate. On the street, there are several cars parked and persons in front of the house.

Houses across from Sears

View of community of continuous houses. In front of the paved street there are wooden houses with different characteristics. You can see that they have zinc roofs and in front of them, there is rubble. Some have double wooden windows and others are aluminum lattice-style. On the other hand, some of the houses have wooden Dutch-style doors or front balconies. People are also seen in front of the houses.

Parade of the United States Army at the De Armas Square

Parade of United States armed forces soldiers at the De Armas Square in Old San Juan. The soldiers are seen marching with their weapons leaning on their shoulders, behind the officers on horseback. There are spectators on the edges of the square, on the balconies, and on the roofs of some buildings. Carriages can be seen on the street; the square is decorated with ribbons tied to the poles, and a kiosk can be seen on one of the sides of the square.

3rd Street of the Eleanor Roosevelt Residential Area

Corner of 3rd Street at the Eleanor Roosevelt residential area of Hato Rey. There are houses made of concrete one next to the other, they have arches on its entrance that appears to be an entrance hall or a balcony, they have double windows that open outward, and wooden doors. In the surroundings there are jardinières, electric wiring, street lighting, several plants on the sidewalk, and a street sign that indicates the intercepted streets at that corner. In one of the houses there are two kids standing looking at the camera and another one by one of the windows. At the back of the street there is an automobile among a group of people and several palm trees.

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Some of Ponce's huge gas or oil tanks

Tanks for containing gasoline and oil identified with the "ESSO" company logo. In the tanks, there are stairs and in the back, a set of pipes.

Attorney Notary Public

Façade of a three-story building in Caguas. On the first level, there are various roll-up doors closed and there are others with the roll-up doors open. On the second floor, there are windows along the wall as well as some doors in the balconies. The balconies have balustrades and there area also balconets. The third story follows the same pattern of the second story with windows along the wall as well as balconies and balconets. The roof tiles are visible over the eaves of the building as a decoration, and a cornice is also visible. On the left, a portion of a two-story building is partially visible. On the right, there is a three-story building. On the second and third stories, balconies with railings and a portion of a window in each can be seen.

House with Roof Partially Destroyed in Ponce

Partial view of the main facade of a house in Ponce. In the balcony you can see three piers and the railing. The balcony floor has tiles. Over the balcony wall you can see double doors and a window. The house have a gable roof and has lost the majority of its zinc cladding. Over it you can observe some of the zinc plates, boards and wooden beams. To the left, there is a sign of a radiologist office on the ground. At the background, you can see several concrete structures.

Vivienda vernacular criollo

Interior view of a house in the town of Moca. The house is made of wood and the floor is covered with native tiles. The doors are double and made of wood, and over them, there are central mountings. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings. The walls are decorated with frames. There are chairs and a large piece of furniture. There is also a small table with a television. In the background behind the door, one can see a wooden railing.

Thick Walls of the Fort with Openings for Guns Seen From Above

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction, from the Spanish colonial period, is a military structure made of masonry and stone. On the other hand, from above you can see the embrasures, openings and cannons. You can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament and the rotation rail next to a raised platform. This platform has a semicircular shape and stairs at each end.

Jíbaro Country House

House located in the rural zone of Río Grande. The house is built on stilts. It is wooden with a zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door. To one side there is a smaller construction in zinc with a flat, zinc roof.

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View of a wooden, one-story house with a zinc, hipped roof. The house has double, wooden doors and windows. Surrounding the house, there is a fence made of barbwire and wooden sticks. Also, there are animals pens made of wood with zinc roofs.

Flood Damage - Humacao

A boy observing a destroyed house by flooding. The house was compound with zinc gable roof and a single window that opens to the outside. Next to it, there are several houses with similar characteristics that extend parallel to a river.

Hospital, La Plata

Front view of the Menonita de La Plata Hospital in Aibonito. The hospital is one-story, made of wood with a zinc gable roof. Attics with gabled roofs and wooden lattice windows protrude from the roof. On the other hand, the building is surrounded by a metal fence. In addition, in the middle it has a portico surrounded by wooden benches where you can see several people. It also has wooden windows and to the far right, there is a sign that says: “Mennonite General Hospital La Plata Puerto Rico.” In front of the building, you can see people standing and a parked vehicle.

View of urbanización under construction

Paved street in a neighborhood. To both sides of the street, there are concrete houses with similar characteristics. They have flat roofs and balconies sustained by columns with entrance stairs. Some houses have lattice-style windows and glass windows. The front patios are filled with gravel. In the background there are mountains and automobiles.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00034

The interior of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. A dome painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange can be partially seen in the image. It is decorated with the "Trompe l'oeil" painting technique, which simulates ornamented moldings. Among the ornamentations are garlands and egg-and-dart. Two semicircular arches with ornamented metal are framed using the "Trompe l'oeil" technique. A cream, white, and yellow-colored wall with cornices and pilasters can be seen in the lower half of the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Lateral View

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, lateral view. The exposed block wall, a loading entrance and windows are visible. The floor is covered with falsework remains and other debris. There are workers at work.

Pueblerino House, José González Street #40

Front-façade of a one-story house in the town of Arecibo. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has two, double-wooden lattice-style windows with eaves over them. Also, there are wooden railings in front of the doors. To the far right, the wall is made of bricks. To the far left, there is a concrete building with balconies rounded by walls of ornamental blocks.

Sewing Class at Pitahaya Community Center

Group of women sitting at a table making rugs. There are girls and women taking a vocational (sewing) class at Pitahaya Community Center in the town of Arroyo. It is noticeable that the building is made of wood and has ceilings with exposed beams. There are decorative curtains on the doors and windows and framed pictures on the walls. There are sewing and rug-making materials on the table and all of the women are holding a piece of the rug that they are creating.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Interior Space

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the building's interior showing a cylindrical tank mounted on a metal base. In one of the walls there is a door opening and a roll-up door. At the top of the wall there is a water faucet.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Distant view of a community of terraced houses. There are different style houses in wood and concrete. Some have zinc roofs, others have concrete roofs. They have aluminum, lattice-style windows or double, wooden windows. Also, some have balconies covered with ornamental metal bars, while others are surrounded by wooden, metal or ornamental metallic bar railings. Between the houses there are trees and power lines cables.

Wooden Buildings at Hacienda Buena Vista

Main facade of a wooden building at Hacienda Buena Vista. Over the facade you can see two doors, one of them is double. Also, you can see four windows with their shutters open. The building has a gable roof.

Sentry Box at the Corner of a Wall

Sentry box at a corner of a wall in the Old San Juan. The stone construction of the wall is noticeable. There is an electric line and a lamppost installed on the wall.

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Close-up view of a balcony in a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The double wooden windows are lattice-style and have glass on the sides. Also, there is a glass mullion over them. To the far right, there is a concrete house of greater size.

House, Duques Guayama

Far view of a one-story house located in the town of Guayama. The house is wooden with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence sustained by wall pillars, followed by a front garden. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing, sustained also by wooden columns. The roof of the balcony is flat, made of zinc, with an ornamental frieze. There are two double, wooden doors with lattice-style. The windows are also double, in wood, with lattice-style.

Early Gothic Revival House

Front view of a Neogothic-style house located in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is one-story, in wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. On the far right, the house has a small gate, made of ornamental metallic bars, which leads to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing with ornamental designs. IT is sustained by thin, wooden columns. There are two double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. In the upper part the house has wooden cornices and a fronton with an ornamental, Gothic-style border. In the middle there is a wooden oculus with a lamp.

La Perla Slum in San Juan

Group of houses in La Perla community, at the foot of the wall of Old San Juan. The houses are mostly made of wood, founded on piles, with wooden windows that open outwards and mostly gabled roofs with zinc and asphalt. In the background, a sentry box attached to the wall and a building with an arch stand out. Among the houses and on the seashore, a person also stands out.

Mar Chiquita

View of Mar Chiquita beach. On the beach, there are several structures, one of them is larger than the rest, the others are small, wooden houses. In the background, there is a mountainous area with several cement houses.

Courtyard of a Multi-family House

Courtyard of a multi-family house. It is a long corridor with doors on both sides. There are clotheslines tied from one wall to the other with hanging laundry and some tables with clothes, a barrel, and a wooden bucket. On the walls, there are wooden shelves with plants planted in cans. Several people (women and children) are along the corridor.

Aerial View from Back Part of the Foreman House

Aerial detail of the Foreman house. You can see the blue awnings covering the majority of the house rooftop. The part of the rooftop that does not have awning is a gable roof. At the outside of the house you can see the garden area. Near to one of the wooden walls you can see part of two metal tubes.

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Close-up view of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks. The wooden door is simple and the windows are aluminum, lattice style. The door is open and you can see the living room decorated with a leather armchair, a wooden table, and a decorative frame on the wall. To the far left, there is a wooden house on stilts, with double wooden windows.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The main facade is well underway and has most of the plaster. The visible lateral facade still has falsework and is missing plaster. Inside the portico and next to a concrete mixer there are workers performing their tasks. To the left, part of the workers' tool shed is visible. A house can be seen on the right in the background.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Ditches

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The ditch creation phase is visible. There are two people, one inside a ditch and the other watching the work being done by the worker in it. Around them, piles of stones and wooden planks are visible. In the background, several structures for the construction site can be seen, one of them simulating a ramp. Also, a shed stands out.

Right Side Façade of a Partially Destroyed House in Guayama

Left side façade of the remnants of a wooden house in Guayama. A window can be seen on the wall. The house is missing most of the wall panels. Inside, the beams and columns of the house frame are visible. On the back, various houses can be seen.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

The old Banco Español building in Old San Juan can be observed. The building has two stories. Several green windows (both single and double) with transparent panels (some with grilles), a lamp, and lamp posts can be seen on the side of the building. Semicircular windows, friezes, and ornamental moldings can be observed. The front façade has five extended parapets with railings and iron balusters. It also has a brick design of two different shapes, brackets, and a pediment. A balcony can be observed, as well as a building with three extended parapets, another lamp post, and construction on the street in front of the building.

Wooden House with an Awning in Aguirre

Main facade of a wooden house in Salinas. The property fence is made of white boards painted with white. The balcony area or porch is completely covered by aluminum mosquito nets and it has a double door on the entrance. Through the mosquito nets you can see several windows on the balcony wall. The house roof is a hipped roof and is covered with a FEMA blue awning. At the behind part to the left you can distinguish part of a gazebo that also has a blue awning. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Palm Hut on West Coast

A hut made of natural fibers and founded on piles, located in front of a beach on the west coast. In its façade, a door and a type of window are notable. In the surroundings, there are several palms, a couple of dogs and a fence made of sticks and barbed wire.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Lateral View

Lateral view of the Maricao Agricultural Cooperative. The wall has pilasters and "Miami" windows. There are two doors at the front of the building. The roof has zinc eaves that are supported by metal brackets. In the background some mountains can be seen.

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Side view of a wooden, one-story house with a zinc hipped roof. The house has a concrete wall surrounding it, over which there are ornamental metallic adornments. The façade has a balcony surrounded by a wall of concrete blocks, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence that covers all of the balcony. Over the balcony, there is a metallic curtain. The windows of the house are lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far left, there is an attached structure of lesser size with a double wooden door. Also to that side, there is a clothesline and several persons in the patio.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Laundry Room

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital, laundry room. There are two washing machines, a dryer, and a machine for ironing sheets. The dryer exhaust pipe and several pipes suspended from the ceiling can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office, Annex Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building. Extension to the building in its final stages. This is a one-story hall, attached to the two-story building. It has a door, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. There are two workers at work, one on the eaves and the other on falsework. There is a wooden ladder leaning against the wall.

Highway

View of a highway with several automobiles. In between the tracks, there is a green area with trees, grass and flowers. On each side of the road, there are signs advertising products such as "Keck's" and "V8", as well as some buildings with gable roofs. Also notable is a bridge.

University of Puerto Rico Tower through Fence

View of the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, through a fence with scroll motifs. From top to bottom, the Tower is characterized by a pinnacle, tiles on the roof, the cresting, the openings, semicircular arches, balustrades and a clock. The buildings at the base are between two to three-story and have a tile roof, semicircular arches with mullions, and shutter-type windows. In front of the tower, there are a couple of buses, several parked cars and a flagpole. Also notable is the Paseo Real with a pair of palms on both sides and then there is the campus lawn with several trees and several people.

Saint Just Project in Río Piedras

Houses, buildings, and farmland that are part of the Saint Just Project in Río Piedras. There is an extensive area of land with scattered houses and other large buildings. There are buildings made of materials such as concrete, wood, and zinc. Areas of land prepared for farming and farmers working on it can be seen. In the surrounding area access roads, electric wiring, farming land, mountains, trees, shrubs, and palm trees are visible.

Oxen Pulling on a House

Oxen pulling on a wooden house through an unpaved street. In front of the oxen, there is a man with a long stick. The house is facing sideways; the wall is covered by wood boards placed horizontally and it has a window. The front porch of the house is visible as well as the gable roof. Houses on both sides of the street can be seen and there are people watching the house been moved.

Grand Neoclassic Hacienda House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

Front view of a house on Hacienda Dos Ríos, located in the town of Maricao. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc gabled roof. On the first level, the house is covered with zinc. The second level of the house has a balcony sustained by concrete stilts. The balcony has a flat zinc roof and is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The house has several double wooden doors and windows. In front of the house, there is a parked car and a standing person. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Herreras-López Residence

Detail of one of the porch doors of the Herreras-López residence. The door is made of wood and has colored glass as part of its decoration. The other door is missing.

Men Posing at a Balcony

Three men posing on the balcony of a structure. The balcony has a wooden balustrade. There is a double wooden door providing access to the balcony, and another wooden door behind them.

Designed Criollo House and Shop

View of a house and commercial spaces in front of the main square in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, there are wooden and metal benches besides concrete planters. Besides the benches, there are light posts. To the far right, there are two-story terraced buildings. The first is in concrete with a flat roof. It has doors in wood and glass, and a smaller door over which there is a fabric curtain. On the second level there is a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. The house has a simple wooden door and lattice-style windows. Following it is a larger building made of wood over concrete. On the first level it has double wooden doors with moldings over them. In the upper part of the first level, there are cornices. The second of the building is in wood with a gabled zinc roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is sustained by metal brackets with ornamental designs. Same as on the first level, the house has several double wooden doors with glass and ornamental moldings over them. The upper border is decorated with cornices. To the far left, there are more buildings with different characteristics.

University of Puerto Rico Building

Detailed view of the geometric-shaped sunshades on the facade of a modern building at the University of Puerto Rico. At the bottom, a wall and a series of wooden doors are notable. In the front, there is a notable garden.

Hotel on mountain top

Hotel on the top of a mountain made up of a building with several windows and balconies on its façade. In the center of the building, a type of gallery with an undulating shape and a glass window followed by a type of terrace is notable.

Fajardo Square and Buildings Above

Aerial view of the Fajardo square. In the square area you can see part of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. The square has green areas with benches for sitting. Near the middle you can see a gazebo and a water fountain. Around the square you can see several streets. Along the streets you can appreciate several buildings. Between the buildings you can see the town hall and a police station.

Caribbean Coast

View towards the Caribbean coast in which a wooden house with covered gable parts stands out. The house is founded on piles and has single-leaf windows that open outwards. In the ocean, you can see some boats.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00009

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a plaza with steps, street lights, benches, handrails, trees, a railing, a masonry wall made of stone, and two sculpted chairs depicting a cat. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The old headquarters of the El Mundo/Puerto Rico Ilustrado newspaper in Old San Juan can be observed on the right side of the image. It was built in 1923 by the architect Francisco Roldán Martinó. The building has elements of the Moorish Revival architecture style. The building's facade has mosaics, pilasters, glass windows, and an ornamented balcony supported by brackets. Adjacent to this building is another one painted brown and white. The upper half of the building has cornices, windows with arcades, and white moldings. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed on the left side of the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and window openings. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be observed from a distance.

Plaza at Juana Diaz

Public square of Juana Díaz. It has a fence with an iron railing and cement posts, cement benches, lighting posts, palms, trees and a fountain. In one corner there is a green area with flowers. In the background, you can see houses and buildings on one of the streets that surround the square. You can see the town hall, a two-story building that has semicircular arches, lintel arches, balconies, pilasters with capitals, cornices and a pediment with a clock in the center. There are some people in the square.

Ponce Firehouse

Two youths with books on hands in front of the Parque de Bombas in Ponce. The facade of the building is characterized by the polychrome stripes that alternate the black and red, as well as the arches that frame the colorful muntins and the windows. Also, it stand out the logos and the inscriptions of: "Parque de Bombas" (Firehouse), "Febrero 2 1883" (February 2 1883), "Camp Losey Service Center Courtesy City of Ponce" and "Defensa Civil" (Civil Defense). In front of the building there are two flagpoles with the American and the Puerto Rican flag, as well as a bicycle and several exhibition automobiles. The superior part is covered with zinc, has a pair of towers with louver windows and a lambrequin that is hanging from the eave border. In the rear part you can see the domes and the lanterns of the Cathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce.

Three Story Building with Balcony

Rear view of buildings located behind the San Miguel Parish in the town of Utuado. The building has three levels, at the top it has cornices adorning the pediment. This has doors and windows under semicircular arches. Some of the windows are lattice style glass and others are checkered glass. Above the first and second level windows there are translucent ornamental blocks. Additionally, on the second level there is a roofless balcony surrounded by a railing. In the surroundings there are more buildings and houses with different characteristics. Additionally, on the street you can see several parked vehicles and people walking on the sidewalk.

Residential Neighborhood

View of a neighborhood in Aibonito. The roofs of the houses, power lines, and some of the streets with parked automobiles are visible. In the background, the urban center of the municipality is visible, where the San José Church can be seen.

Hato Rey Typical Building Building's Rear Facade

Building's rear facade of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58. Several windows and a loading double door can be seen on the wall. In addition, a smaller room attached to the building is visible. The building has eaves and on the outside a barbed wire fence can be seen delimiting the site.

Designed Criollo House

One-story house in the town of Arroyo, on Road 753. It is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, and divided by a metallic bar gate that leads to the entrance stairway. The house has a porch surrounded by a metallic bar railing sustained by fine wooden columns. The double doors are lattice-glass style and made of wood. Over them, there are discharge arches and moldings. The gable roof has ornamental cornices, and the roof of the porch is flat with ornamental cornices and moldings.

Ponce Firehouse, Parque de Bombas

A couple of people walking in front of the Firehouse at Ponce. The facade of the building is characterized by the polychrome stripes that alternate black and red, as well as the the arches that frame the colorful fanlights and the windows. Also, it is notable a roof appendage with skylights, the zinc on its roof, the lambrequin of the border as a type of cover and the inscriptions: "Parque de Bombas" (Firehouse) and "Febrero 2 1883" (February 2 1883). In the entrance there are two flagpoles with the American and Puerto Rican flag followed by several exhibition automobiles.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00009

Main entrance of the former American Colonial Bank building. There is a column on the left side of the image with a sign that indicates the name of Recinto Sur street and an ornament with a lion below it. Stairs that lead to the toward the french doors, streetlights, and pilasters can be observed in the center. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 53 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Buildings in Calle Caleta de San Juan 53. Two buildings with characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style can be observed. On the left side of the image is a pink and white-colored building. It has cornices, parapets, and two balconets with wooden lattice double doors. There is a sign on the lower half of the image that reads "Casa Muse... lisa Ri... er", as well as two wooden double doors framed by white moldings, a small window with grilles, and ornamented grilles. Adjacent to this building is another taller building that is painted white and blue. It has several parapets with metal balustrades and wooden lattice double doors. One of the parapets has the Puerto Rico flag hanging on it. The building corners have paddings. A sidewalk, a pot with shrubs, trees, and a cobblestone road can also be observed in the image.

Pipe Excavation in a Residential Street

Persons working on an underground pipe in a residential street. Wooden houses and cement houses with zinc roofs can be seen. There are concrete fences and lamp posts in the area.

Lateral View of a House Made of Wood and Concrete in Ponce

Left side facade of a house in Ponce. In the area of the balcony with grilles you can see part of a door and window. Over the outside wall there is a blue door with a board and a door hole covered with a board. The house has a gable roof and is made with zinc.

Ablah Hotel Suppy Co Formwork Construction

Shows the formwork construction process for the columns of Ablah Hotel Supply Co in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Scaffolding for the formwork construction can be seen.

#44 Union and Refuge Lodge

Detail of the roof of the old masonic building No. 44 Union and Refuge Lodge in Caguas. Two columns are partially visible. Two window openings and a door opening are visible downstairs on the wall. The openings are sealed and there is graffiti on them. Upstairs, there are three window openings and wooden beams are visible through them on what used to be the building's roof, which is now destroyed.

Boys and Girls in Yauco

Boys and girls in front of a house and a hurricane shelter, both with palm tree bark roofs, located in a hillside in Yauco. In the background, houses and downtown buildings are visible, and beyond them, there is a deserted plot of land.

Construction of the Lobby and the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of the first floors of the guest room tower and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are several workers as well as wooden structural framework. Some construction materials, earth-moving equipment, and in the background, a small concrete batching plant also stand out.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00007

Front view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The facade has a rustic appearance, simulating masonry blocks and a large window under a pointed arch made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections. Above the window there is a rose window also framed with moldings. In addition, the front facade is matched with garden areas. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Semicircular Arches and Truncated Sun

Close-up view of the details in a balcony of a concrete house. The front wall has ornamental designs and moldings. There is a semicircular arch supported by columns. It has a door under a semicircular arch surrounded by a molding. The door is double, wooden with glass, and above it there is a truncated wooden sun.

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View from a distance of a house in a rural area. The area is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, in front of which there is a car parked. In the middle of the plot of land, there is a wooden house on stilts with a zinc, hipped roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows. To one side of the balcony, you can see a wooden railing. Also, there is a wooden hand ladder.

Colorful Ponce Building, Gray Car

View of houses in the street Castillo in the city of Ponce. Along the street you can see several houses, the first one is single-level with flat roof. It has a balcony with a metallic ornamental railing. It is decorated with an ornamental frieze, cornices and double doors crowned with entablature. Besides that, at the right far end there is a two level continuous house. The house has a curved style like balconies supported by fluted columns. It is decorated with ornamental frieze, cornices, railings, stained glass and pinnacles. In front of the houses there is a vehicle parked on the street.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00024

The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. A facade with a door and two wooden lattice windows framed with white moldings and semicircular arches on the top can be observed. Cornices, parapets, a sign on the wall, and two benches can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Centro Comunal, Man on Office Steps

Partial view of the façade of La Plata Community Center in Aibonito. It is a one-story building, the main entrance is a flat arch with a metal bar gate. It has fluted pilasters, latticed windows, eaves and a double-leaf door with a mullion. The building is above street level, has stairs and is enclosed with a low stone-clad wall. In front of the double doors there is a man.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00017

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A plaza with six people, three benches, railings, two street lights, a bicycle, and trees can be observed. A wall with a metal grille fence in the center can be seen on the right side of the image. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, which is currently known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed in the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and brown-colored lattice windows with transoms. The San Juan Bay, a ship, and the chimneys of Centro Palo Seco in the municipality of Toa Baja can be observed in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Painted Side View

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the side view, the building, already painted, is visible. It is two stories high, with louvered windows, eaves, columns, and staircases. Surrounding the building, there are construction materials such as wood, metal fences, a cylindrical tank, sand, and ladders. Workers and a zinc fence that encloses the area stand out. In the background, mountains can be seen.

El Morro, High Walls

View of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. The castle is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. The borders of the ramparts are crenelled and along it there are semicircular openings covered by railings. Additionally, at the rooftop there are several people standing surrounded by metallic railings.

Mini Market in Mountains

Castañer Consumer Cooperative at Lares. The building is made of wood with zinc gable roof. It has three double doors, a dutch door and windows with hinges. Also, it has two little windows in the superior part on one of the walls, and a channel and drainage pipe. There are two signs, one of them says: "Beer - Malta India" and the other one: "Castañer Consumer Cooperative". There are four men un front of the three doors.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Moca. The house is made of wood, with wooden double-leaf doors, transoms, and moldings. The walls of the room are decorated with framed pictures. Also, there is a television over a small table and a leather sofa, with a person sitting in the room. Also, there are small pieces of furniture made of wood and leather. Through one of the main doors, you can see a wooden railing on the balcony and a vehicle on the street beside a person standing.

Couples House

A wooden house with a gable roof and a spacious porch with several wooden chairs. On the façade, a door, several glass windows and a vine that covers some pillars are notable. In its surroundings, there is a garden with various bushes and flowers while next to it the roof, eaves and window of another house are partially visible.

School of Tropical Medicine San Juan

Façade of the School of Tropical Medicina and part of a building under construction. The school of medicine is in Plateresque-style and has elements such as tiles on the roof, balustrades, arcades, heraldic motifs, towers with crestings and pinnacles. Some windows have glass sashes, while others are framed between pilasters, pediments and ornamental elements in bas-relief. In front of the building, there is a garden and a sidewalk on which a woman walks.

Isla Grande Airport

Aerial view of the Isla Grande Airport in San Juan. The runway, various structures, and surrounding grounds can be seen.

Kindergarten Class at a Community Center

Children's classroom inside of one of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) community centers. There is a group of boys and girls sitting in a semicircle in front of another girl who is sitting on a rocking chair with a book in her hands. It is noticeable that the room is a classroom and that it is for children who are in kindergarten. In the surroundings there is a small table with chairs, a cabinet for storing materials, a cubicle furniture for the children to store their belongings, a few toys to ride on, several images on the walls, and a drinking water dispenser. The building is made of wood, has doors and windows in this same material. The beam that form the roof are exposed, the interior windows and doors have curtains with floral prints.

C&M Outlet

Façade of a two-story building in Caguas. On the first story, there is a door with bars and a roll-up door. Various commercial signs can be seen on the wall. There is a balcony with a railing on the second story, as well as two window openings and one door opening. On the right, a yellow two-story building can be seen, with a door and a portion of a window visible on the first story. On the second story, there are two windows. On the left, there is a gray building with a Juliet balcony visible on the second story.

Central Aguirre (Sugar Mill), Interior

Inside the Central Aguirre (sugar mill) in Salinas. A machinery consisting mostly of gears and cylinders is visible. It can be seen that the building housing the machinery is tall, with a gable roof, and the frame components such as metal beams and pillars are exposed. There are some chains hanging from the ceiling.

White House Made of Wood and Concrete in Ponce

Main facade of a house in Ponce. You can see that the house has a concrete balustrade and piers in the balcony. Over the door there are two doors with grilles. At the left side you can see the lateral balcony with grilles. The house have a gable roof made of zinc.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00013

A yellow-colored column with two Tuscan style pilasters and a brown base located in front of the building's entrance door can be observed in the foreground of the image. Cobblestone and asphalt pavement, a bicycle, automobiles, and palm trees can be observed in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

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View from the balcony of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The balcony, where there are several persons, is decorated with armchairs made of fabric and wood, and plants in decorative pots. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows, and the wooden door has embossed details. The door is open and in the wall inside, there is a metallic mesh door. Above this, there is a wooden mullion.

Fernando de Pacheco y Matos Yauco Public Square

View of the Fernando de Pacheco y Matos public square. On the left, a portion of the pillar of a wall with a decorative pot can be seen. Some steps allow access to the square area. Therein, various lampposts and a stage are visible. In the background, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario Catholic church can be seen. The church has a tower.

Cas Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00003

View of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. Its design is articulated horizontally presided by a garden and a brick masonry fence with ornamental iron grilles. In addition, the facade is presided by a balcony with balustrade modulated by ionic order columns on square pedestals that in turn support a continuous entablature. The entablature has cornices, moldings and a crenelated parapet. Aside from that, inside the balcony there are several double doors made of wood with lattices framed with flat moldings. Some doors are under rectangular arches crowned with glass transoms and others under semicircular arches crowned with sunrise transoms made of glass and decorative entablatures supported by brackets. On the other side of the street you can distinguish buildings with different characteristics and vehicles parked on the paved street. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Nadir view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete, and its roof is covered with tiles. The windows are lattice-style in aluminum, there is also a semicircular arch covered by an ornamental metal grille, in front of which there are moldings. Below this, you can see an ogee arch surrounded by tiles.

Herreras-López Residence

Detail of the staircase leading to the entrance of the Herreras-López residence. The staircase is covered in tiles which are dirty and worn. Plants can be seen growing between them, as well as dried leaves and debris on top of them. The left wall is cracked and the paint on the right wall is chipping.

Typical Building "R" Completed Construction

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building's facades view. Miami windows can be seen along the facades. On both facades there are double doors. The building's roof is gabled. Part of a vent is visible on the roof.

Designed Criollo Hacienda House

Two-story house in the town of San Germán, on Road 318. It has a hipped zinc roof. The first level is made of concrete, it has several double doors and windows made of wood. On the second floor the house is made of wood, it has double lattice-glass style windows. On one side, there is a balcony with a wooden railing sustained by wooden beams. The balcony has double wooden doors. To the other side, the house has a terrace with wooden balustrade, over which there are potted plants. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Formwork for the Ceiling Beams

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the formwork phase for the ceiling beams. A wall (from the inside) and external and internal columns can be seen. There are two workers working on the roof and in the background a wooded area.

El Morro Guard Tower Blue Sky Blue Sea

View of one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction, from the Spanish colonial period, is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The wall is made up of embrasures and openings. In addition, you can also see a sentry box with a dome and ornament. Finally, in the distance you can also see the sea.

San Jerónimo Fort

View of the exterior of the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. The exterior wall, a ramp, a sentry box, a wooden house built inside the fort, and a flagpole with a flag are visible.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A close view of a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon can be observed. There is also a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks. There are trees in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, East Side

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the east side, the two-level unfinished building is visible. It has eaves, "Miami" style windows, and some openings. A ladder is also seen leaning against the wall on the second level. There are rods in front of the building.

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View of the entrance of a house in a rural area of the island. In the foreground, there is a car besides an unpaved path. To the far right, there is a fence made of metallic bars. Besides the fence, there is a wooden hut with a flat, zinc roof. To the other side of the path, the fence is made of wood with barbwire. In the background, there is a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. Also, the house has lattice-style windows and is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Thatched Hut on Road to Salinas

House made of wood and thatch, like a hut, with a sign of: "Denia". It has a gable roof and it is elevated on stilts. On both sides stand out a type of fence made of sticks set horizontally.

Baptist Church of Old San Juan

The image is a sketch of the Old Baptist Church of Old San Juan.The church has two towers on each side with domes, cornices, and semicircular arches. The roof has, gabled roofing, a cross, a series of arches, double doors with fanlights, and four columns.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00003

There is a storm drain with the inscription "Agua" in the foreground. There are pavers, some fragmented pavers, debris, and dirt in the surrounding areas.

Bella Vista Seventh Day Adventist Hospital exterior, Mayagüez

View of one end of the Hospital in the town of Mayagüez. The building is multi-level with a flat roof. It has glass lattice-style windows with metal railings. On the other hand, in front of the building there is a staircase and two people are seen standing. Several vehicles can also be seen in the area.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A portion of the interior of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. A portion of the walls and window openings can be seen in the background. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

People on Steps of San Germán

A group of people on the steps and a car parked in front of the Porta Coeli Church in San Germán. The façade features a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, a belfry and a gabled roof with tiles. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it became the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Inside a sales stall

Interior view of a grocery stall or convenience store with wooden shelves holding canned items and bottles. There are signs that there was a fire. The bottles on the shelves are broken and there is debris on the ground.

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Close-up view of the details of houses in the town of Lares. To the far right, there is a one-story, concrete house with columns. It is separated by an ornamental metallic bar fence. On the far left, there is another one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a flat, zinc roof. It has a balcony in the front surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The house has double, wooden, lattice-style doors surrounded by wooden moldings. Besides it, there is a house with similar characteristics, the railing in the balcony is wooden and sustained by fine, wooden columns. In front of them, there is a parked car and persons standing on the sidewalk.

Notre Dame Catholic School

View of the main façade of Notre Dame Catholic School in Caguas. A staircase connecting with the sidewalk allows access to the school's entrance. The entrance has a gate. There are windows at both sides of the entrance followed by openings formed by the columns. The openings of the first floor have grilles. On the higher levels, six columns forming openings can be seen. Some doors are visible on the higher floors. A cross is visible above the pediment at the highest point of the building. On the left, some stained glass windows of the cathedral are visible.

Vernacular Wood Houses Along the Beach Border

Distant view of houses on stilts in the sea. In the foreground, on the far left, there is a group of persons sitting. In the distance, you can see several wooden houses with zinc roofs. Some of the houses have balconies surrounded by wooden railings. Next to some of the houses, there are boats of different sizes. You can also see wetlands and coastal vegetation.

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Front view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete and has a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of ornamental metallic bars sustained by wall pillars. To the far right the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It is covered by a curtain made of fabric. To the far left, the house has double, wooden windows and a side balcony, also with a wooden railing. To both sides you can see houses with different characteristics. In the street in front there are two cars parked and persons walking on the sidewalk.

Troops Passing Review

Troops of the United States army passing review. The parade is passing by one of the streets in Old San Juan. There is a provisional stage with a roof made of royal palm bark, and decorated with United States flags in front of a building. The building has windows with flat arches and balconets, pilasters, and quoins in the first floor and in the corners. On the stage, some women are visible, as well as military officers, clergymen, and men wearing formal attire, and top hats. Three soldiers can be seen on horseback, followed by hundreds of soldiers marching.

Jíbaro House

Interior view of a house in the town of San Germán. It is a wooden house with a gabled roof. The room has a simple, wooden door and a wooden window that opens outwards. The space is decorated with a china cabinet against the wall, and a small table over which there is a television and a table fan. On the wall in the background, there is a wooden shelf with a radio and decorative figurines on it.

Coamo Church

Several persons at the entrance of the "Evangelical Mennonite Church" in Coamo. The church is made of tongue-and-groove wood and its façade features double-leaf doors with fanlights, mullions, a balcony with a wooden balustrade and a roof covered with zinc. Next is the store identified as "Olivier's Novelty Shop", whose façade also has several advertisements such as "Women's and children's clothing", "Trims for suits", "Fantasy miscellaneous fabrics". The façade also highlights the padding, the double-leaf doors with fixed glass with a mullion framed in a segmental arch. In front of the buildings, there are a couple of cars parked near the sidewalk.

San Juan Transportation Office, Interior Space

San Juan Transportation Office. View of an interior space with several metal desks. On the back wall there is a door and on the lateral wall, persiennes. The ceiling has several fluorescent light fixtures.

Construction, Mennonite General Hospital

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. There are walls with formwork and an area with reinforcing rods. Around the building there is rubble, apparently the product of a demolition. You can see a house that adjoins the hospital.

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Coamo Church

Coamo Mennonite Church. It is a wooden house with a hipped zinc roof. It has a balcony with a cement balustrade, double-leaf windows with mullions and a double-leaf door, also with a mullion. There are two signs: one that says: "The Mennonite Church of Coamo" and another that indicates the hours of the services. There is a cement fence, still unpainted, and a wooden gate.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00027

Main facade of the Former La Princesa Prison building seen from the Paseo de La Princesa pathway. Lines of palm trees, shrubs, benches, trash cans, and streetlights can be seen in the foreground. A building with shutter-type double-leaf windows and streetlights can be seen behind them. On the left side is a front yard with a green fence, semicircular arches, and a green wall. Trees and multi-story buildings can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Sentry Box in Puerta de Tierra

Sentry box and a segment of a wall located in the sector Puerta de Tierra. These are remains of the defense line of the San Juan islet. The sentry box is square-shaped with a flattened dome. Behind it, two modern buildings can be seen.

Corridor Behind University of Puerto Rico Building Grill

View of the sunshades of a modern building at the University of Puerto Rico. The light and shadow effect with geometric motifs produced by the sunshade between the floor and the walls of the hallway stands out.

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Batería de Baja de Mar located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was built approximately in 1794. The ruins of the fortlet can be observed from high above atop the Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue, behind the National Guard building in Puerto Rico. This image displays a close view of some ruins of several masonry walls made of stone and bricks which is on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. The ruins have inscriptions of names of people and dates.

El Monte Apartment Building

View of one end of the El Monte condominium in the town of San Juan. The building has a crescent shape with side stairs surrounded by railings. You can also see aluminum lattice-style windows, over which there are eaves. On the other hand, in front of the buildings, you can see a paved parking lot where you can see parked vehicles and light poles.

La Parguera, Aerial View

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Several buildings are observed, including an Esso gas station. There are parked cars, and five docks with boats docked can be seen, two of which have wooden buildings. A boat with two people on board, which has just left one of the docks, is visible.

Fachada norte del Capitolio, vista aérea

Aerial view of the north façade of the Capitol building, in San Juan. Some design elements are observable, such as columns, a staircase, balustrades and the dome. To the sides of the building, there are two annexed buildings in which you can observe the sunshade façades. Also, you can see several structures and buildings around the Capitol building, the San Juan bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Donkeys Carrying Loads Passing Through a Street

Donkeys carrying load and passing through an unpaved street. There are one-story buildings at both sides of the streets and various wood barrels on the floor. One of the buildings has a sign, reading: "Valdivieso &." Various people can be seen on the sidewalks.

Multi-colored Building

Detail of the façade of a multi-colored building. The top façade has lost a portion of the plaster. Inside the building, a column and various tubes are visible. There is a two-story olive colored building on the right, of which, various doors and windows are visible. On the second story, there is a balcony with railings and various doors and windows. The corners of the building have a quoin finish.

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Front façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a zinc hipped roof. Also, it has a roofless front balcony surrounded by concrete balustrade. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and the wooden door is simple. Above the windows and door, there are truncated suns. The façade of the house has arches sustained by pilasters.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Lateral Walkway

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The lateral walkway is already plastered. The other facade is still missing its plaster and is covered by falsework. Construction materials are visible in the surrounding area. A worker can also be seen working near a concrete mixer.

Three Men and a Woman in Front of Jack's Club Hotel

Three men and a woman in front of Jack's Club Hotel. The top of the building has ornamented reliefs, among these there is a detail of a clock and an anchor. It has semicircular ornamented moldings and as pilasters, it also has garlands and an upper edge with balustrade as a balcony. In the center of the building there is a portico with an extended balcony without roof. At the entrance there is a semicircular awning, steps, glass doors between arched frames, and a signs that reads: "Close due to repairs until further notice". Another building with Art Deco style can be partially seen on the left side of the image.

Main Façade of a Partially Destroyed Wooden Structure in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of a partially destroyed structure in Guayama. In what remains of the main wall, some door and window openings can be seen as well as a portion of the flat zinc sheets used as covering. On the right wall, the door and window openings can be seen. The beams are the only thing remaining on the roof.

San Juan Cemetery

View from inside of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis cemetery in Old San Juan. It is surrounded by marble tombs above the ground. The tombs are decorated with tombstones, plant pots, busts and religious elements. On the far left, you can see a columbarium decorated with an arcade of semicircular arches and pilasters. On the other hand, at the end you can see the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle, known for its loopholes and its masonry and stone walls.

Barranquitas Hotel

Distant view of Hotel Barranquitas located in the middle of the mountains. The hotel is made up of at least two low-rise buildings, with flat roofs and simple shapes.

A Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration home

A house belonging to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration. The house is made of concrete and on one side it has a door with a roof. Around the house there is a palm tree and a bougainvillea bush. In front of the house, there is a fence made of sticks and barbed wire and a road follows.

El Morro Entrance, San Juan

View from the entrance to the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. In front of the entrance to the Castle there is a group of people standing. Next to these on the far left, there is a paved bridge that leads to the entrance. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a sentry box with a crenellated upper edge, behind it is the wall whose design has embrasures and openings. The lighthouse tower stands out from this, which has a window under a small semicircular arch, is decorated with cornices, finials, a crenellated edge and is crowned with the lantern.

La Fortaleza, Side Façade

View of one of the side façades of La Fortaleza, also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina (palace). One of the towers, the semicircular arches on the first floor, the pilasters, cornices, and multiple windows that constitute the façade are visible. The fence of the Sunken Garden is also visible as well as a segment of the wall, two sentry boxes, the San Juan gate, a small boat with four men approaching the shore, five people on the highest portion of the portico, and four men next to the San Juan Gate.

Factory in Corozal, Facade

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, front facade view. The building has a portico with two thin pillars and eaves, pilasters, and windows. A segment of another building can be seen on one side.

Oldest Church in Western Hemisphere - Porta Coeli - San Germán

Porta Coeli Church in San Germán (Catholic) with a façade composed of a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, a belfry and a gabled roof with tiles. In front of the church, a staircase stands out, while at one end, a ruined wall stands out. Also notable are a couple of sidewalks and streetlights. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it is known as the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

View of Town in Valley

View of a town in a valley. You can see a road with houses on one side and where the houses end, there are some buildings. Further ahead you can see the houses and buildings of the town center. In the background, you can see some hills and behind the hills, mountains.

Puerto Rico Insular Police Headquarters Building

Building that house the Insular Police Headquarters of Puerto Rico in Puerta de Tierra built with funds of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The building is made of concrete, has two stories, a flagpole to place a flag, and wooden windows and doors. In the surrounding area there are other buildings, electric wiring, and in front of its entrance there is a street with a curved sidewalk and another sidewalk in a corner that abuts a wall. The front of the building's facade reads: "Insular Police Headquarters".

La Plata Hospital

La Plata Hospital composed of a gable zinc roof with two protruding vents with slatted lattice. On the façade there is a gabled porch-type area with pillars and railings, while on the walls there are hinged and glass windows. In the entrance and in front of the building, there are several persons.

Slum, Río Piedras, El Fanguito

Joint of houses that are part of the community El Fanguito. The majority are made with zinc gable roofs and are elevated on stilts over a water body. Above the door frame of a double door with glass leaves stand out a sign that says: "Se vende esta casa" (This house is on sale).

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A corridor with semicircular arches can be observed in the image. Part of the exposed ceiling and metal struts that are supporting it can be observed in the center of the image. There are wooden beams, a green-colored double door, semicircular arches made out of bricks, and a double louvre window. There are cones, hoses, barrels, and a small table around the corridor.

Aibonito Hospital

A group of people sitting on benches located at the entrance of the Hospital Menonita at Aibonito. The building is distinguished by a porch, windows that cover majority of the facade and a flat roof. In front of the building there are several automobiles parked, a trail, a sidewalk and a light pole.

Street in Yauco

Street in downtown Yauco. Buildings and houses can be seen on both sides of the street. A two-story building can be seen with arches, cornices, and moldings. In front of it, there are various people. On the other side of the street, a wooden house can be seen next to a tree. Parallel to the street, there is a body of water and a portion of a ship sailing can be seen. In the background, a metal bridge is visible.

Fajardo District Hospital, Entrance

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. An entrance to the hospital is seen with casement windows, flat roofs, semicircular arches, a curved pediment, ornamental moldings, stairs, and single-leaf doors. The small windows on each side of the door have decorative grilles or window guards.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with a Ladder

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The construction of the hospital façade with a flat roof, mullions, and eaves is visible. A ladder is visible providing access to the roof, where workers and construction materials are located.

Corner View of Scaffolding and Formwork in the Ablah Hotel Supply Co. Construction

There are people working during the construction process of Ablah Hotel Supply Co. On the right side of the image there are scaffolding throughout the building. Formwork of a wall can be seen on the left side of the image.

Student Dorm, San Germán

Façade of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. On the first level, the house is in concrete. It has glass windows and a simple door. On the second level, it is wooden. There is a front balcony sustained by ornamental brackets. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. It has doors and windows with crossbars over them. To the far left, there is a semi-attached, one-story house in concrete. On the street in front of the house, there is a vehicle parked.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Humacao. The space is decorated with a wooden table and matching wooden chairs. There are several wooden rocking chairs, metallic chairs, and armchairs. In the background, there is a wall covered by an ornamental metallic fence. Supported over the fence, there are pots with hanging plants. On the lower edge of the wall, there is another wall covered with stones, over which there is a garden with plants. The space has hanging wall lamps.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions and Windows

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Part of the building can be seen, which consists of mullions, Miami type windows or with persiennes, and flat roof. Jardiniéres and mountains are visible around.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 57 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 57. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted green and white. The upper half of the façade has a balcony with wooden balustrades and a skirt roof supported by piers and wooden beams. It has wooden lattice double doors and a wall lamp. There is also a wooden table that has a bird cage on top of it. The lower half of the façade has a doorway covered by metal grilles with an oval shape, a wooden double door with brick steps that have an ornamentation in the risers. The wall has an oval shaped opening, a streetlight, and a sign with the number 57. On the left side of the image is a partially visible turquoise and white building. The upper half of the building has a balcony with ornamented metal balustrades and a doorway with a fanlight at the top. The lower half has a wooden double door that also has fanlights. The right side of the image has another partially visible building that is painted yellow and white and has moldings and parapets. In front of the buildings is a cobblestone sidewalk, a square shaped potted plant, shrubs, and an automobile.

Regiment of Puerto Rico

Regiment of Puerto Rico carrying out military exercises in the grounds before El Morro, Old San Juan. Soldiers are in a formation of two long lines and on one side, a military band with its director can be seen, and in front of them, some spectators can be seen sitting on a low wall. In the background, various buildings can be seen.

Plaza at Mayaguez

View of the Mayagüez Plaza, where you can also see the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church and some buildings in the urban center of the municipality. The square has a checkered floor, a monument to Christopher Columbus, cement benches and green areas with trees and bushes. The lighting consists of sculptures in the shape of a woman holding a lamp. The church has a staircase leading to a porch with four pillars and a tiled roof. Above the portico it has a window and above the window, an oculus within a tetralobular molding. It also has a round pediment with a cross on top. On one side of the plaza there is a building with a hardware store on the first floor and the WPRA radio station on the upper floors. Another of the buildings has two floors, multiple doors with balconies and a cornice with corbels. On the first floor there is a store and several people gathered in front of it. Around the square, you can see parked cars.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00008

Palm trees, flowering bushes, and part of the southern enclosure wall can be seen in the foreground of this image. Behind is a corner building formerly known as the American Colonial Bank building. The first floor is painted cream and white. The upper half of the building is painted red and has double french doors with parapets. The doors on the second floor have pilasters and a pediment while the ones on the third floor only have a cornice each. Other buildings can be seen in the background.This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Church in Colonial Style

Façade of the Nuestra Señora del Carmen Catholic Church in Cidra. It has stone walls, a semicircular arch entrance with a double-leaf door, a truncated sun and pilasters with capitals. There is an arched window on each side. It also has a rose window and circular pediment with a cross on top. On one side, you can see a square tower with a crenellated parapet and a bell tower. In front there is a cement fence.

Market Day in Yauco

Market Day in Yauco. Some children and men can be seen, and behind them, some sale stands can be seen. In the background, three houses are visible, one of them made of wood, and behind the houses, there is a tree and various palm trees.

Luis Muñoz Marín Surrounded by a Group of People in Front of Some Houses from Manuel Zeno Gandía Residential Complex

Luis Muñoz Marín surrounded by a group of people in front of some houses from Manuel Zeno Gandía residential complex. The houses are one-story brick, and have flat roofs with drains at the top. The doors are made of wood with eaves and have long lattice windows. In the back of the residential area we can appreciate three houses with gable roof and trees in the surrounding area. In the distance electric wiring and mountains can be seen.

Baptist Church

Small church located in a rural area. It has a door and two windows with pointed arches, above the door there is a sign that says: "Baptist Church." Above the sign, you can see a pointed arch window and at the top of the gable roof, you can see a cross. The building has a side tower with a pyramid-shaped window and top. In front of the church you can see a wall approximately the height of a block and a standing man. In the background, you can see a mountain.

Early Gothic Revival House

View of adjacent houses located in the coastal town of Aguadilla. In the foreground, there is a concrete house with a flat roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple, in wood. Also, the door has another door with metallic mesh and aluminum mesh. Besides this door, there is a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing with ornamental designs. It is sustained by thin, wooden columns. It has two double wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. Above the doors, there are wooden moldings and wooden truncated suns. In the upper part, the house has wooden cornices and a fronton with an ornamental Gothic-style border. Following, is medical office. It is one-story, in wood, with a flat roof. In the front there is a sign that reads "Dr. JM Fernández Dentista". In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wall of ornamental blocks. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Following, is a laboratory. It is two-story, in concrete, with a zinc hipped roof. It has lattice-style windows in aluminum. There are several signs that read "Laboratorio clínico". On the street you can see more buildings and houses with different characteristics. On the street in front there are several vehicles and people walking.

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Front-view of a house made of wood over concrete, located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a front balcony, where there are several persons. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall with molding designs. It has two doors with lattice-style windows and glass mullions over them. In the front of the house, there is a wooden lattice-style window. The upper edge also has an ornamental frieze. In front of the house, there are two persons standing and some parked cars. To each side of the house, there are other houses with similar characteristics.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Corner view of the two-story building where walls with falsework and formwork on top can be seen. Door and window openings are visible.

Main and Left Side Façades of a White and Brown House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a white house with brown details. The porch has a railing, four columns, and an entrance gate. Two windows and a door with grilles can be seen on the wall. On the right façade, a portion of a window can be seen. The gable roof is made of zinc sheets and has a tarp on top of it. A portion of the fence of a house can be seen on the left, and on the right, a portion of a wooden house is visible.

Detail of Mean Working on the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View towards the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. You can observe a group of workers doing their tasks. Among the tools you can see a railway car, a wheelbarrow and several scaffoldings. On the other side of the railway bridge you can observe a bridge with balustrade. On it there are several people.

View of "El Fanguito"

View of a slum known as "El Fanguito," in the town of San Juan. The houses are built over a wetland in the are surrounding the Caño Martín Peña. There are rowhouses made of wood with zinc roofs. Some houses have flat roofs and others are gabled roofs. All of the houses are built on stilts and are quite similar. They have simple doors or double wooden doors as well as wooden and jalousie windows. Some houses have promotional signs on the walls. Some areas on the floor have elevated panels over the channel's water. In the surrounding area, there is trash, clothes, wood, and garbage containers. There are three people standing over the boards. In the distance there are power poles.

Normandie Hotel

Hotel Normandie in Art Deco style, with a frame similar to an ocean liner. The main façade consists of a portico with columns followed ascending by balconies with railings and an American flag, windows with glass panes, cornices, a roof terrace with railings and the hotel logo. On both sides of the hotel entrance, there are several palm trees and on the street in front of the building, there are several taxis and people walking.

Neighborhood Known as Squatter Village

Group of continuous houses forming a neighborhood in a section called Squatter Village. The houses are made of wood and have gabled roofs, each house has windows, doors, and a latrine in the back. Roads created to be access roads, electric wiring, and fenced spaces dividing the entire land can be seen. In the distance there are houses made of concrete, houses with hipped roofs, and older wooden houses. As part of the landscape there are cattle animals, segmented land, trees, shrubs, palm trees, and mountains.

Battle Ground, Guánica

Battle ground en Guánica. This is the area where the United States troops landed during the 1898 invasion. The land as well as a two-story building in the distance are visible. There is a mountain in the background.

View of a Two-story Building in Aguadilla

View of a two story building. The bottom part is a drug store with various sealed doors. Some of the doors have grills as well as the window. On the top part, a balcony with a metal railing can be seen. The doors and windows on the balcony are sealed. On the side of the second story, the details of the blocks and concrete used to seal the holes are visible. Next to the building, to the right, another pink and white building can be seen. A multi-story parking lot can be seen in the background.

Grand Neoclassic Hacienda House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

View from the entrance of Hacienda Dos Ríos, in the town of Maricao. In the foreground, there is an un paved road, and to both sides, trees and vegetation. In the background is the two-story wooden house built over concrete, with a zinc gabled roof. The first level of the house is made of wood and has a wooden garage door. The second floor is made of wood and has double windows, also made of wood.

Rear View from Above of a Building in Ponce

View of the rear part of a building that has several levels in Ponce. In the lower part you can see a gray opened door. Above, on the other part of the building, there are several windows and a double door with green windows. It has a gable roof and made with zinc. Some stairs give access to the double door with green persienne. On the surroundings you can observe part of some streets and several buildings.

Bunkhouse La Plata

A tongue-and-groove wooden hut with a gabled roof in La Plata. The façade consists of a porch, several wooden sash windows that open outwards, and a porthole with fanlights in the upper part of the gable. In front of the porch, there is a tree followed by a sidewalk and a garden with some bushes and flowers.

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Street view in the town of Arecibo. In the foreground, there are two adjacent houses with similar characteristics. The first house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof and aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Following, is another one-story wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with lattice-style, over which there are wooden eaves. It also has wooden ledges in front of the doors. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style with eaves over them. In front there is a car parked and two persons standing on the sidewalk.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with a wooden mullion over it. In front of the door, there is a wooden fence and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. There are two persons in front of the house, and the area is surrounded by coastal vegetation. To the far right, there is a car parked and piled debris.

Utuado, View

Aerial view of the town of Utuado. You can see houses in the mountain, paved streets and buildings. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Close-up view of a door in a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The door is wooden with embossed designs. The door to the far right is covered with masonry.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00057

View of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The facade has a semicircular opening crowned with a metallic awning. Through the opening, you can distinguish the interior of the house with ceiling decorated with a coffered. You can also see an end of a balcony with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets, exposed wooden beams and a decorative border. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Foundation

In the foreground, there are construction materials and equipment, a power pole, and a man walking carrying two buckets. Workers can be seen in the foundation area using wood and rods. In the center, a sign can be seen with the following information about the project: "P.W.A. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Nurses Residence and Laundry Building Project No PR1081 2 F." Some greenery and buildings can be seen in the background.

Typical Building "R" Main and Left Lateral Facade Construction

Detail of the main and left lateral facade construction of the Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building. Falsework formed by beams can be seen along both facades. Openings where the windows will go can also be seen. At the main facade, the portico area is visible. There is a tool shed to the left of the building.

Group of Men in Front of a Stable

Group of men in front of a stable. The building has zinc gable roofing, wooden hinged doors, and exposed beams. A fence made of wood and metal that divides the area from the stable can be observed. A mountain with several house with gable roofs, balconies, and piers can be observed at a distance.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of a portion of the main wall and the right wall from inside the ruins of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some window openings and debris of the collapse are partially visible. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Art Museum in Ponce

Art Museum of Ponce, whose building have two levels and a wide balcony with railings. The roof presents a coffered ceiling with hexagonal coffers. In front of the building stand out a garden with several bushes, palm trees and a sidewalk. The building was inaugurated in 1965 and its modern cut design like the International Style corresponds to the architect Edward Durrell Stone.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00011

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. The image shows a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. A wall of stone and brick masonry can also be seen. Trees grow in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Three Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Houses Corn Drying on Roof

View of three houses of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The façade of the house in the foreground has brick walls, a double door that opens outwards, a window, wooden vents and ears of corn drying on the edge of the roof. Next to it, there is another wooden house with a sloped roof, a door and a window through which a line with hanging laundry is visible. It is followed by a type of gazebo with a zinc roof and railings with metal mesh. On the mountainside there is another concrete house with tiles on the edges of the roof and a balcony with railings.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00016

Cobblestones pavers replaced by cement block pavers in Old San Juan. The deterioration of the pavers can be observed. The focus of the image is a broken paver. Tire marks can be seen.

Kiosk at Plaza Washington, Yauco

Diagonal view of the kiosk built at Plaza Washington in the municipality of Yauco. The kiosk's design has a dome, cresting, round arches, shouldered arches, and balusters. In the interior of the kiosk there is a group consisting of boys, girls, and adults. Trees, buildings, and other people walking around, can be seen nearby. On February 29, of 1984, the name of this recreational Plaza, then known as Plaza Washington, was changed to Plaza Recreo Pacheco y Matos.

Employees of a Medical Clinic

Group of medical personnel in one of the health clinics established by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The building has zinc walls and wooden support beams, the ceiling is also made of zinc and the floor is made of wood. The people are on a platform, the women are standing behind a man that appears to be the doctor and who is sitting at a desk with papers. On the walls there are two posters, one on the left has images of children and it reads: "Children need play", and another one on the right that has an image of a mother with a girl and it says: "Mother is love".

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Columns

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building construction project in Humacao, columns construction stage. Apart from the columns, the original building and an adjacent building can be seen. There is a dump truck, a motor grader, a concrete mixer, and construction materials. There are workers at work.

Capitol

Front view of the Capitol in Old San Juan. The capitol stands out for its dome and stairs in the front. It also has entrances under arches supported by columns. The walls are decorated with ornamental moldings and friezes. The windows are made of glass and are crowned with decorative moldings.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00020

Corridor with arcades in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, brown, and mint green. The interior of a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade can be observed. The wall has doorways, pilasters with white moldings, and wall lamps. The vaulted ceiling and the brick floor can be observed, as well as a shrub and a wooden double-leaf door, which can be seen in the distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Dr. Troyers House

Façade of a house and a building identified with "Troyer & Son Optical Supplies Clinic-Laboratory". On the first level, the house has a porch and windows with metal bars and roofs. On the second level, there are a couple of balconies, doors, corbels, roofs with tiles, semicircular arches, an oculus, as well as shutter-type windows and others with fixed glass. At one end of the house, there is also a tower with a hipped roof with tiles, corbels and semicircular arches. The clinic on the side has tiles on the edge and an awning at the entrance. In front of the house and clinic is a wall numbered "1937" and also has pillars topped with tiles and railings followed by a car.

Factory in Guayanilla, Falsework

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Building view in falsework stage. In addition to scaffolds, some columns and several workers can be seen working in a formwork area.

Lateral Façade of A Wood and Concrete House in Aguadilla

Detail of the side façade of a wood and concrete house in Aguadilla. Along the façade, five windows can be seen. In the porch area, there is a gate, access stairs, and the entrance door. The roof of the house is made of corrugated zinc sheets. A large portion of these zinc sheets is missing. Along the street, several houses can be seen, each with doors and windows. Some of them are multi-story and have grilles. On the left, another structure is visible. Upstairs, there is a balcony with grilles, two windows, and the side façade of that house has more windows with grilles. Downstairs, there is a balcony and canvas awnings. In the background, a structure with mesh fences on its roof is partially visible.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00025

El Morro, Semicircular Gun Emplacements, Tower, Sea

View from one end of the rampart of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. This military construction from the Spanish colonial period is built in masonry and stone. The rampart has a crenelled border and in front of it there are rotation rails. At the end there is an elevated platform with a semicircular form and side stairs. At the far right end you can see a sentry box crowned with dome and ornament.

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Main façade of a one-story business in the coastal town of Loíza. The business "Friquitín La Esquina Caliente" is made of wood and has a flat zinc roof. It has a small balcony where there are several persons, it has a wooden railing over which there is a person sitting. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The windows and door are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, there is an extension of the wooden construction, and the metallic mesh with a zinc roof. Inside, it is possible to see hanging potted plants. Also to that side, you can see a wooden house with a flat, zinc roof.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Formwork Over the Base of the Wall

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Formwork on the lower part of the concrete walls can be seen. There is also a wooden tower for transporting concrete mix.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Interior View

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Interior view of a garage with several vehicles. Metal bars supporting a crane for lifting engines can be seen on the ceiling.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00011

The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan is painted mustard, cream, and white. Its facade has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern, a pinnacle, and wooden latticework windows. Cornices, parapets, two windows, a streetlight, a palm tree, and a traffic sign that reads "Stop" can also be observed. Later, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic

Neoclassic house in the town of Ponce, on Reina street. It has concrete entrance stairs that lead to the balcony, which is divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. The balcony is surrounded by a balustrade sustained by columns. It has double wooden lattice-glass style windows. Over the windows, there are banked arches and ornamental moldings. The porch has a hanging decorative lamp. Over the house, there are ornamental cornices and friezes. There is also a rooftop surrounded by a balustrade. In the sidewalk in front, there are several persons standing.

Neoclassic Design

Front view of a one-level concrete house. In the main façade, the house has an archway of lobed arches. The arches are sustained by pilasters and have ornamental metallic railings. Also, it is decorated with ornamental friezes, moldings and cornices in the fronton. The house has four double doors made of wood and glass under rounded arches. They are surrounded by moldings and have wooden truncated suns under rounded arches. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front.

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Nadir view of a two-story, concrete house located in Miramar. On the first level, you can see ornamental moldings, cornices, and a low relief. On the second level, the house has an archway of semicircular arches sustained by pilasters. Beneath the arches, there are double, wooden, lattice-style doors and truncated suns over them. In front of the doors, there are ornamental metal railing parapets. Over the arches, there are moldings, ornamental friezes, and corbels supporting the cornices. In the front, there is a lattice-style window, moldings, and a low relief.

Street in Ponce

Unpaved street in downtown Ponce. There is a masonry building on the corner that has a poster with an announcement of a performance at La Perla theater. In the building, there are three men and a naked boy. Wooden houses can be seen at both sides of the street.

Single and Double Houses at Eleanor Roosevelt Residential Area in Hato Rey

Conglomerate of houses at the Eleanor Roosevelt residential area in Hato Rey. A street with sidewalks on its sides and houses with jardinières can be seen. The houses are made of concrete, have double windows, awning windows that open outward, and wooden doors. At the entrance, there is an open space with arches that seems to be an entrance hall or a balcony; and some of the houses have ornamental blocks. In the surroundings there are electric wiring, street signs, street lighting, and people. Trees, other parts of the metropolitan area, and a telecommunications tower are visible in the distance.

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation, Scaffolding Lateral View

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Canóvanas, scaffolding stage. The formwork for the columns and the scaffolding attached to a lateral wall and to the back wall of the building are visible. A shed, a concrete mixer, and construction materials can be seen.

Comerío Health Center, Metal Fence and Debris

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The hospital under construction can be seen. A visible building has wooden falsework, a flat roof, louvered windows, block walls, and eaves. Its façade is unfinished. A metal fence encloses the area, with debris scattered around it. On the left side, there is a construction machine. In the background, the roofs of two buildings stand out: one with a hip roof and the other with a flat roof, eaves, and tiles.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Workers on the Roof

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The building can be seen with falsework and wooden scaffolding. There is formwork on the roof as well as rods and pipes of concrete pouring. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. There are construction materials on site. The palm trees, trees, and a mountain are visible in the background.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00012

Exterior view of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has an entrance presided by stairs, it has a double door under a semicircular arch framed with ornamental moldings crowned with a sunrise transom and ornamental moldings. The entrance is flanked by two balconies with curve shape surrounded by ornamental iron balustrades modulated by corinthian order fluted columns on square pedestals. They go up and in turn support a continuous entablature with cornices, an ornamental frieze and moldings. Inside the balconies you can distinguish the floor covered with ceramic tiles, the ceiling decorated with coffered and doors under semicircular arches framed with decorative moldings. In addition, the second floor is surrounded by a balustrade modulated by pillars above which there are amphorae. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Nurses House La Plata

View of a house in the community of La Plata in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a paved street next to which there is a child standing, a parked vehicle and a wooden house built with one level and a zinc gable roof. It has double wooden windows and a door crowned with a zinc gable roof. On both sides of the house you can see clotheslines.

Main Façade and Left Side Façade of a Wooden Pink House Covered with Zinc

View of the main and left side façade of a wooden pink house. The porch area has ornamental parapets and four columns. On the wall, three double doors with transoms are visible. The zinc on gable the roof is partially visible. On the left, a metal gate and a portion of the left wall of the house can be seen.

Domestic Sciences and Handcrafts Work Exhibition

Interior of a building where there is an exhibition of Domestic Sciences and Handcrafts work. Celebration of one of the first exhibitions of the Arroyo Vocational Units. The building is made of wood, it has double doors, wooden floor, windows with curtains, and small grilles above the doors for cross ventilation. Four men and two women can be seen. In the space there are tables, chairs, lamps, cabinets, china cabinets, plants, and stools for plants, mirrors, framed pictures on the walls, magazine racks, and handmade objects by participants of the Domestic Sciences and Handcrafts program.

Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers carrying out various construction tasks at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The columns, rods, as well as the wooden scaffolding and framework are noticeable. In the surroundings, there are piles of construction materials such as blocks, wood boards, beams, and barrels. There is also construction equipment such as wheelbarrows, ladders, dump trucks, and a shed. In the background, there is a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, and next to it, there is the Normandie Hotel.

Red and White Historical Building in Vega Baja

Main façade of a red and white historical building. The building has two doors with grilled gates and another covered by a panel or white metal gate. Above each opening an arch is visible. Along the façade, four decorative pilasters stand out. Further up, the cornice is visible followed by the pediment at the top of the building.

Fajardo District Hospital, Man and Vehicle

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A building with wooden scaffolding and falsework is visible. It is a two-story building with curved pediments and semicircular arches. A man and a vehicle stand out in the center. Also, various piles of wood are visible.

Aibonito Hospital

A couple of people sitting on benches and a nurse walking on the sidewalk in front of the entrance of the Hospital Menonita of Aibonito. The building is distinguished by a flat roof, a porch, windows that cover majority of the facade, steps, railings and a door. At the green area in front of the building there is a light pole.

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Side-view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete with aluminum, lattice-style windows. Surrounding the house are plants and trees. You can also see concrete steps that lead to a balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Tuscan-order columns. It is decorated with patio chairs, and in front, there are ample stairs that lead to the second floor, surrounded by a concrete railing. On the second floor, there is an open balcony surrounded by a concrete railing with ornamental designs.

Superhighway and Catholic Church in Ponce

Las Américas avenue in Ponce. On one side of the road you can see the church Santa María Reina (catholic faith). The church has a modernist style. You can distinguish its high vaults and with an inverted "U" shape. Also, you can observe a two floor building, part of the Catholic University in Ponce.

Soldiers Posing in Front of a Building

Various soldiers posing in front of a building with lettering reading: "Cuartel de Infantería" (barracks). The building has four doors with flat arches and moldings. On the wall, there is a metal street lamp. Next to it, there is a shop with a sign reading: "Imprenta" (press), and beside it, there is a wooden house with a balcony and balustrade.

Cement Plant

Partial view of a cement plant. In the interior, you can see pillars, beams and a crane clamp. In the exterior area, there is a tower with stairs and railings.

San Juan, Viewed from Casa Blanca

The city of San Juan viewed from Casa Blanca. One of the city walls, two sentry boxes, and the San Juan Gate are visible. The houses and buildings of the walled city are visible, among which, La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, stands out with a raised United States flag. The San Juan bay and two watercraft are also visible.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Initial Construction Stages

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. Above the structural slab area, men can be seen working. Falsework are also visible in the areas where columns will be. Columns formwork are starting to be built.

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Close-up view of a store located in the town of Loíza. The establishment is made of wood over concrete. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, in front of which there are plants. The door is wooden with embossed details and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The windows are lattice-style, same as the door, and surrounded by wooden moldings.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Front view of a wooden fence of a house located in the coastal town of Carolina. The house has a balcony, where there are several persons standing, it is surrounded by a wooden railing. To the far right of the balcony, there is a clothesline, also metal chairs. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. There is also a simple, wooden door which is open, and a metal mesh door.

San Jerónimo Fort

View of the outside of the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. The outside wall, a sentry box, and a wooden house built inside the fort are visible as well as a flagpole.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Portico Construction

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Construction of a portico at the main entrance. Falsework for the roof is visible. Tubular pillars are also visible. On both sides of the portico there are areas protected with zinc sheets. There are five workers, three working on the roof, one in front of the entrance with a wheelbarrow, and one looking for something in a vehicle.

San Juan Transportation Office, Land Leveling

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The land between the new garage and a wooden shed in a poor state can be seen. On the ground there is a power shovel and a bulldozer. There are several vehicles in the shed. Markings on the ground and a pipe for the construction of a fence are visible in the foreground. A small building with garage space on both sides and a multi-level building can be seen in the background.

Pueblerino House

Front view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. On the first level, it has two double, wooden doors with crossbars over them. On the second level, the house has a front balcony sustained by brackets. There is an ornamental metallic bar railing sustained by fine columns. There are two double, wooden doors with lattice-style. To the far left, there is a one-story, wooden house with a gabled roof and lattice-style windows. On the street in front of the house, there are cars parked and a person standing.

Commercial Building

Two story structure with a flat roof in the town of Adjuntas. The structure is built over a wall. On the wall there is a concrete railing. Both stories have the same design. On the first level, there are five double doors with lattice-style windows. Over the doors and along the structure's border, there are decorative moldings. One of the doors has curtains made of fabric. On another there are promotional posters. On the second floor, there are also five doors with moldings over them. In each one of the doors there are small balconies supported by beams. The balconies are surrounded by metallic ornamental railings. To one side, one can observe a power line pole.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00008

Front and lateral view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has an open balcony with a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. In addition, it has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which rests a balustrade modulated by a semicircular pediment. Aside from that, the lateral facade also has a rectangular window closed with wood panels. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Church at Guavate

Front view of the church located in the Guavate neighborhood, in the town of Cayey. The church is one-story with a zinc gable roof. The walls are made of wood covered with yagua and straw. In addition, on the front it has a double wooden door through which several people look out. People can also be seen standing around.

Thatched Hut near Airport

A house made of wood with gable roof made of thatch. The facade presents a double door made of wood and a single window that opens to the outside. Also there is a chair in the exterior next to the main door. The house is surrounded by numerous palm trees and bushes.

House, Muñoz Rivera, Ciales

View of a one-story house in the town of Ciales. The house has a hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall followed by a front garden. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence and a metallic curtain. The windows are lattice-style. To the far left, there is a two-story, concrete house with a flat roof.

Crowd on Plaza

Group of women in mantillas walking in a plaza, apparently leaving a church; most of them are standing in front of a kiosk. The church has walls with stone cladding, windows and door with semicircular arches, a bell tower with arches, as well and a rose window. The square is decorated with white flags. There are more people around the square, sitting on the benches or walking around.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00029

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A plaza with three benches, a sculpted chair that depicts an image of a cat, a person, and a railing with grilles, steps, and trees can be observed. The upper part of a boundary wall made out of stonework and bricks, interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices, can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The roofing tiles of the upper part of the United States Customs House, also known as the Aduana of San Juan, can be observed on the right side of the image. Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink and terracotta. This building entered the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988. The San Juan Bay and a cruise ship in Dock 1 can be observed in the center of the image. A Crowley Logistics ship, part of the premises of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, also known as Isla Grande Airport, has several high-rise buildings, and mountains can be seen in the distance.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Falsework

The construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama can be seen. The building is unplastered and has several levels, eaves, wooden falsework, and window openings, with some windows already installed. Additionally, there are workers on a portion of the roof, wooden panels, scaffolding, and ladders. Surrounding the area is a fence made of pieces of zinc that delineates the construction site. In the background, mountains and another building stand out. This building features a gabled roof, several double doors, and a porch with columns.

Restoration of the Ballajá Barracks

Partial view of the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks during a restoration process. One of the walls with its three levels of arcades is observed, where a temporary wooden ramp is installed going from the third floor to a platform built on the ground from where demolition debris is being removed. Next to this, there is a cargo vehicle and construction materials on the ground. Workers can be seen on the platform, along the ramp, and on the two upper floors of the building.

Building New Home at Penon

Wooden house under construction in Peñón, Aibonito. It is a construction on stilts of which only part of the façade can be seen, it has a window and a door. You can see that the wall boards are new. There are two workers, one is inside the house, nailing the floorboards. The second worker is outside, carrying a wooden ladder.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Extension

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. The walls of the three-story building still have falsework and exposed blocks. In front of the building there is a shed, piles of blocks, and some debris. There are two workers at work.

Guayama Theater

View of the main façade of the Guayama Theater, the old Calimano Theater. On the bottom, there are various double glass doors. Above, white decorative details as well as the glass windows are visible.

Plaza at Ponce

The Plaza de las Delicias at Ponce, in which it stand out a fountain surrounded by bushes and several sculptures, like the statue to the Justicia Ciega, made by the sculptor Victor Manuel Cott Negrón (1898-1962). At the background, the facades of the City Hall and the Bank of Ponce are visible.

Bridge San Antonio Under Construction

View towards the bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation. You can see the scaffoldings line along the bridge. On the bridge there are two workers with two buckets. Beneath the bridge, on one of the arches, there are two more workers. Near the workers you can see a yawl tied up to one of the scaffolding poles. Other construction materials like container and buckets are part of the view. Between both bridges you can observe the power lines. The tire advertisement and several houses are visible in the background.

Scaffolding at the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction Site

The Ablah Hotel Supply Co facade can be seen under construction. Scaffolding and construction materials are visible in front and to the side of the concrete building.

House at the Fort of San Jerónimo

A wooden house at Fort of San Jerónimo in San Juan. On the first floor, the entrance is covered by an eave, and it has a wooden door with jalousies. On the second floor, there is a balcony with wooden windows. On each side of the façade, there are towers with what seems to be hexagonal roofs, which are lower than the gable roof of the house. One of the towers serves as the entrance to the second floor, and the door has a decorative round design above the frame. The other tower is a projecting room with an overhang and wooden jalousie windows. It also has a bay window. Two pillars at the end of the bridge that connects the fort to the San Juan Islet, a ramp leading to the highest part of the fort, and the walls of the building can be seen. In front of the house, there is an electric utility pole.

El Lazareto, Isla de Cabras

Aerial view of the ruins of El Lazareto of Isla de Cabras in Toa Baja. Besides the ruins, various other facilities that are part of the shooting range of the Puerto Rico Police, a building, and the beach can be seen.

Ballajá Barracks, Aerial View

Aerial view of the Ballajá Barracks, which are buildings in the Neoclassical style located in Old San Juan. The quadrangular floor plan of the three-story building can be seen as well as the courtyard, the arcades in the interior, and various buildings in one of the sides. Also visible are the Old Asilo de Beneficencia, a portion of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery, a golf course, and two buildings located in the grounds surrounding the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress).

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

There are two balconies in Old San Juan. Both balconies are made out of wood, have a front skirt, studs, railings, and balusters. The floors have partitions and corbels. The skirt roofs are supported by bottom beams. A double door with persienne type windows can also be observed. One of the buildings is yellow and the other is light green. Plants can be seen protruding from the left balcony.

Fajardo District Hospital, Falsework and Tower

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The building can be seen with falsework and wooden scaffolding. It features curved pediments, doorways, a flat roof, and semicircular arches. Additionally, there is a tower-shaped structure for the construction. Several people are in the area. A barbed wire fence and wooden pillars stand out.

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View from the interior of the belfry tower of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal town of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is why is considered eclectic. In the interior of the tower you can see wood pieces, the walls made of exposed concrete and a semicircular opening flanked by compound columns that at the same time support an entablature. In addition, the opening is covered by a metallic grille through which you can see the roof made of corrugated metal sheets and houses in the distance. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Tió House

Side view of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is in concrete with a flat, zinc roof. On the first level, the house has several doors with moldings over them. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with a flat roof. It is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing sustained by columns. There are several double, wooden lattice-style doors with moldings over them. In the upper edge, the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. To the far left, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics. In front, there are several cars parked and persons standing.

A Leopard at the San Jerónimo Fort

A leopard tied with a chain at the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. Also visible are one of the walls of the small fort, a sentry box that has a wooden door, and in the background, two palm trees, a wooden house with a flat roof, and a hill.

Coamo Church under Construction

Coamo church under construction. The walls and beams that form the structural framework are notable. Also notable is the exterior wooden scaffolding, while on the inside, the scaffolding, a wheelbarrow, concrete blocks and other construction materials are visible. In the foreground, a type of fence made of corrugated zinc sheets stands out .

Construction of Nurses Residence at the Arecibo District Hospital, Interior Space

Interior space of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital under construction. Workers can be seen performing various tasks. On the right side, a man is using a measuring tool next to a table. Behind him, on a temporary platform, a worker with a brush in hand is applying something to the wall. To his left, another man is working on installing tiles. In the room, various materials and construction equipment can be seen, including boxes of tiles, bags of cement, and wood.

Façade variation of Three Tract Houses with the Same Plan

One-story house with a flat roof on the coastal town of Luquillo. There is a sidewalk in front of the house that leads to the balcony and garage. The house has a jut design at the top edge. On the roof of the house there is a television antenna. To the far left there is a garage with a decorated metal fence gate. To the far right there is a balcony surrounded by metallic bars. In the balcony there are decorative chairs and plants in pots. The house has lattice-style windows covered by metallic decorative bars. In front of the house there is a decorative garden with different plants, rocks, and a hose. To both sides there is a house with similar characteristics.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side View

Side view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is visible with scaffolding and falsework. The building has two levels, and some of its walls are already erected. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. Another visible area of the construction features a wooden framework and exposed beams. A zinc fence encloses the area.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Corridor and Railing

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Two levels with pillars are seen. The upper corridor has metal railings, and a worker is busy with them. There are lamps attached to the ceiling, louvered windows, door openings, and wooden scaffolding. Some portions of the building have stains on their surface.

Popular Bank of Caguas

Facades view of the Popular Bank of Caguas. In the lower part you can see several windows and the entrance door at one of the facades. On the other facade you can observe an ATM (automatic teller machine) and a bench to sit down. At the second level of the building you can distinguish a balcony with railing, door and canvas curtains. Above the canvas curtains you can see a cornice.

House, Degetau Street #39, Juana Díaz

Main façade of a house located in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The house has four, double wooden door. To both sides of the house, there are buildings and houses. On the street in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

Houses at Roosevelt Residential Area in Hato Rey

Houses at Eleanor Roosevelt residential area made of concrete with Art Deco architectural style. There is a group of houses divided into three sections, with a large street in front and two access streets between them. The residences are small; they have wooden windows and a semi-open space at their entrances. Some of the dwellings have jardinières and trees in their backyards. Electric wiring, fire hydrants, sidewalks, and an automobile can be seen in the surrounding area.

Stanley Miller Home, Asomante

Tongue-and-groove wood house with stairs leading to a porch with railings. The main façade also consists of several double-leaf doors, and one of them with glass. On the side, two people stand out in front of a door with a roof between two windows with glass leaves. The roof of the house is gabled with zinc. In the surroundings there is a garden, a storm shelter to shelter from hurricanes and some fences with concrete pillars and barbed wire.

Torres #41, Ponce

View of a two-story house in the town of Ponce. On the first level, the house is in concrete. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall sustained by columns. It has two double, wooden doors under rounded arches with moldings. There are two persons standing. To the far left, there are concrete stairs with an ornamental metallic bar fence. On the second level, the house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has a balcony with two persons standing, and it is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic railing. There are two doors under discharge arches with wooden moldings. On the street in front of the house, there are two vehicles parked.

Vocational School of Barrio Mora in Isabela

Building that houses a vocational school at Mora neighborhood in the town of Isabela. The building is made of wood, has wooden windows and doors. Is it noticeable that there are several arches in most of the building's hallways. There is a large piece of land in front of the school and in the background the back of a basketball hoop is visible. In the surroundings there are automobiles, a few people, a large fence with an access gate and the mountains, trees, and palm trees that are part of the landscape can be seen. In front of the school there is a jardinière where it is written: "B. Mora Vocational School".

Over Wall of El Morro Looking toward Capitol Building, San Juan

View from the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The design of the wall has embrasures, openings and a sentry box with a dome crowned with ornaments. In the distance, you can see the city of San Juan.

Statue of Columbus

View of the statue of Juan Ponce de León in the Plaza San José in Old San Juan. The statue is on a pedestal surrounded by a metal fence with a marble plaque and decorated with moldings and garlands. Behind the statue is a multi-level building with a flat roof, double wooden doors in a lattice-style and mullions above them. On the second level, there are two small balconies with a tiled roof and double wooden doors. On the third level, you can see a balcony with a flat roof supported by columns. On the edge of this, there are plants in decorative pots.

Buildings H

Side-view of a corner house in the town of Carolina. The house is wooden over stilts with a zinc gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. In front of the house, there are blocks and piled gravel. Also, the house has a balcony surrounded by a railing with several persons standing. In the balcony, there is also a clothesline. The area is surrounded by trees, the street is paved, and there are several cars parked nearby. You can see several houses with similar characteristics in the area.

Façade variation of Three Tract Houses with the Same Plan

House in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, jalousie windows, and a screen door. The house has a jut style on the upper edges. Over the door, there is a transom. To the far right, there is a porch surrounded by a small wall covered in native tiles. To the far left, there is an open garage with a car parked in front. In the front of the house, there is a garden with different ornamental plants, and the garden is divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. On both sides of the house, there are similar structures. On the roofs, there are television antenna.

San Juan Harbor with the Castillo San Cristóbal in the Background

View of the harbor in Old San Juan with the Castillo San Cristóbal in the background. A sailboat with the United States flag can be seen sailing. There is a large watercraft and a boat docked in the pier, near two wooden buildings with a gable roof located next to the harbor. In the background, the houses and buildings of the city are visible.

Street Scene in Adjuntas

View of a street with several buildings and commercial establishments in the town of Adjuntas. In the foreground, a two-story building with a balcony, corbels, parapet with rectangular ornaments, eaves and parapet, stands out. On the first floor, it has two doors and a display case, while on the second floor there are shutter-type windows and a door with a skylight. It is followed by a set of commercial spaces made of wood with mostly zinc roofs. At the other end, there is a building identified as "Farmacia Nueva" with several "Coca Cola" signs and whose façade features elements such as padding, balconies with railings, moldings, doors with mullion windows and a parapet with star motifs.

Factory in Corozal, Roof

Construction project of a factory in Corozal. View of the roof where panel covers have been installed. There are two workers at work. Mountains can be seen in the background.

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Close up view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a curve pediment with moldings. In addition, the pediment is decorated with a rose window with bolections. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The National City Bank of New York Building at Recinto Sur with San Justo

National City Bank of N.Y. in Old San Juan. The building formerly housed the American Colonial Bank. It has three floors and is located on Recinto Sur Street, at the corner of San Justo. The first floor has a façade with arches and columns. A staircase leads to the entrance, which has a pediment design above pilasters. The second floor has windows with pediments and Juliet balconies, as well as horizontal moldings at the level of the balconies. On the third floor, the windows have Juliet balconies on small cantilevers. There is a cornice between the first and second floors. The windows on all three floors have canvas awnings. At the entrance, there are two plaques, one reads "The National City Bank of New York San Juan Branch," the other, "American Colonial Bank Trust Company of Porto Rico." Two men are in front of the bank.

House near Cabo Rojo

House made of diverse materials such as wood, sticks, straw and zinc. The house is founded on piles and is divided into two parts, one of them with a flat roof and the other with a gable. Also notable is a single-leaf window that opens outwards and a door in which a girl is visible holding a baby in her arms. The house is built on sand and in the background, there are numerous coconut palms and a person sitting among them. Next to the house there is a concrete column attached to a wall with metallic mesh.

Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the Plaza de Armas

Crowd at the celebration of the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the Plaza de Armas of Old San Juan. The facade of the town hall can be seen, the building has semicircle arches, a balcony with balustrade, two towers at its ends, and in the center a relief with three flags. On the balcony there are several people and a flag hanging. Throughout the image there are strings of lights and trees. On the right side of the image there is a sign that says: "Plaza Baldorioty de Castro".

Euphonics Corporation, Lateral Wall

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, view of one of the lateral walls. Falsework, two door openings and two windows openings are visible. There is a concrete mixer and a crane. A segment of the main facade can be seen.

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Building in Calle Clara Lair 151 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style and is painted cream. The building's façade has balconies with metal railings and semicircular double arches supported by square piers. The roof has terracotta-colored tiles and the center of the building has an extended wall with a pediment and square openings. There are also window openings with moldings, pilasters, and grilles. The lower half of the building has grilled doors with uprights and a sign with the number 151 in the center. Throughout the façade are plants and wooden lattice double doors. The wall has a sign that reads "Calle Clara Lair". In front of the façade there is a sidewalk, an automobile, grass, and a cobblestone road. A partially visible yellow building with characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style can be observed on the left side of the image. It has parapets, cornices, a green umbrella on the roof, and a balconet with white moldings.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Openings

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The construction of the façade of the hospital with a flat roof, mullions, eaves, and window openings. Debris can be seen nearby, and in the background, there are mountains.

House with Tiled Roof

Two-story house with a tiled roof. Cement construction with a wooden roof. On the first floor, it has arched doors and windows, as well as a small rectangular window. On the second floor, there is a balcony with metal railings and supports, double-leaf rectangular doors and windows. There is a low brick fence. On one side, a portion of another concrete house with a porch and a wooden roof can be seen. In the back, there are two more houses. Several palm trees surround the houses.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Powermaster Boilers

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Two Powermaster boilers can be seen inside of a building's room. The installation is not yet complete, the machines have parts covered with plastic and unconnected pipes are visible.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00014

Close up view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor is decorated with an entablature with ornamental moldings and an acroterium. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Detail of a Door of a Wood and Concrete House

Detail of a door of a wooden and concrete house in Aguadilla. The window is a double-leaf window. On the left, the entrance door is partially visible on the left. Also partially visible are the balustrade and a railing.

Aguadilla Downtown

Aerial view of the downtown in Aguadilla. The Rafael Hernández Marín Public Square, the City Hall, and the Catholic church can be seen. Most of the houses have zinc roofs. The coastline, which is very close to the downtown, can be seen also.

Aibonito Hospital

Aibonito Hospital. One-story L-shaped cement building. You can see an entrance with flat cement pillars, thin tube pillars and eaves. You can also see part of another entrance, which has steps and a stone clad wall. On one of the walls there are two propane gas cylinders. In one of the corners, you can see a light post with two lamps. Two horses are seen grazing and building blocks stacking.

In Cemetery Looking at La Perla Besides Sea

View from the inside of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in Old San Juan. It is surrounded by above-ground marble tombs, decorated with tombstones, plant pots, busts and religious elements. You can see two people walking. To the far left, you can see the community of La Perla. There are adjacent houses built on wooden stilts and zinc roofs. Wooden windows and the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle can also be seen. On the other hand, to the far right you can see a two-story building with a flat roof, and windows and moldings that stand out.

House or perhaps remnants of a house

Remnants of a wooden house on a slope in a mountainous area. The pile foundations and a base with wooden blocks and zinc plates are notable.

Side Façade of a House with Light Green Details in Guayama

Side façade of a house in Guayama. Four windows can be seen along the wall. The three largest windows have transom lights. The borders of the house are painted light or mint green. The gable roof is made of wood and zinc sheets. In front of the house a portion of a structure is visible, and on the back of the house, a portion of a carport with a gate of another house is visible.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Ground Preparation

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos. View of the grounds with vehicle tracks. There is a motor grader, two concrete mixers, construction sand and stone, and two sheds. There are workers at work.

The Fort

Partial view of the walls of San Felipe del Morro Castle in San Juan. The wall with crenellated parapet and a sentry box at a projecting angle is notable, as are the cannons and embrasures. Other notable elements are the semicircular arches, the railings and steps. At the bottom there is a group of persons and in the background, the Atlantic Ocean is visible.

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View of the tower on the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic and the roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. There is a square base belfry tower divided in two sections attached to the church. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks and vertical openings framed with flat moldings. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

San Miguel High School, Fenced

View of the front facade of Colegio San Miguel in the town of Utuado. The building is one-story with a flat roof. It is located in a chamfered corner and surrounded by a metal fence that is separated in the middle by an ornamental metal fence gate. The gate leads to stairs that lead to the main entrance. There are two double wooden doors on which there are also wooden pillars. On the top of the doors there is an embossed engraving that reads: “San Miguel High School.” On the other hand, at the ends, you can see double windows in wood and glass over which there are eaves.

Beach in Front of the Vandebilt Hotel

The beach in front of the Vanderbilt Hotel in Condado. The lateral façade of the hotel is visible, consisting of an arched door and rectangular windows in all the floors.

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The former Insular Madhouse located in Old San Juan. A terracotta and cream-colored hemispherical dome with a lantern and a pinnacle on the top can be observed. It has wooden lattice windows on the top and bottom, white moldings, and a wall of the same color. The building is currently known as the School of Art and Design.

El Morro Gun Mounts, San Juan

A man sitting in the artillery battery area of San Felipe del Morro Castle. The walls with crenellated parapet, the bricks that make up part of the wall and the semicircular cannon mounts stand out.

Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus

Facade view of the catholic church Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral at Caguas. There are stairs with handrails that gives access to the entrance area. There you can see three wooden doors that form decorated arches with sunrise transoms. At the lower part of the towers you can distinguish a window with stained glass, in addition of other wooden doors connected to the towers. Above the entrance doors you can observe a hallway kind of like a balcony with columns that form arches. The left tower has a clock. The tip of the towers and the pediment have crosses. The roofs are decorated with roofing tiles. To the right you can see the left side of the catholic private school Notre Dame and to the left, several houses.

Nuestra Señora del Rosario Parish

View of the main and right side façade of Catholic church Nuestra Señora del Rosario. The fence of the church has a balustrade and pillars. Te entrance door of the church can be seen on its main façade. The door is shaped as an arch and is decorated with a fanlight. Arched openings can be seen on both sides of the main door. Above the entrance door, in the tower, a window with ornaments can be seen. At the highest portion of the tower, openings covered with glass are visible. There is a cross at the peak of the tower. On the right, a door can be seen below as well as a window. Along the church, various openings can be seen on the top, and the dome stands out from behind the church.

Closeup of El Morro Guard Tower

Closeup view of the rampart of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort of the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. On the rampart there is a sentry box with a little rectangular bay crowned with a dome and ornament.

Residential Area

Residential street with houses on one side. Four residences with balconies and garages can be seen. Each one has a metal barrel, that serves as a trashcan, in front. On the other side of the street there is a vacant lot.

Façade of a Destroyed Wooden House

View of the main façade of what remains of a wooden house in Guayama.The openings of a window and a door can be seen on the wall.

Narrow City Street

Street in the Old San Juan. You can see connected houses and buildings. Most of the buildings have balconies and metal railings or wooden balustrades. The lighting system consists in wall lamps made of metal. One of the buildings has a flagpole with the flag of United States. There are vehicles parked.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Plaster

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, plastering stage. Workers are seen working on one of the front walls. The other walls look finished. In front of the building there are construction materials and a concrete mixer.

Criollo Neoclassic House

Front view of a house located in the town of Sabana Grande. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. In the front, it has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The balcony has a flat, zinc roof. There are several round arches under which there are lattice-style windows on the ends and in the middle, two double wooden doors with ornamental design and lattice-style windows. Above the windows and doors, there are truncated suns and moldings. To each side of the arches, there are pilasters. The upper edge has an ornamental border and wooden cornices. There is a parked vehicle on the street in front. At both ends of the house, there are adjacent houses with different characteristics.

Official Table in La Fortaleza

Table with a mosaic top in one of the gardens of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. You can see the floor paved with tiles of different colors, decorative plants and a wall with padded pillars.

Church Steps with Sign, "Believe in Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved"

Partial view of the façade of a church with a painted sign that reads: "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." It has a door at street level and stairs on both sides that join at the main entrance, which is an arch door with a truncated sun and a lamp on each side. Above the entrance, you can see a rose window with a cross. At the level of the arched doorway there are two windows. You can see that the roof is gabled and has tiles. In front of the church, four people are seen, two of them next to a car. Across the street there is a boy carrying a shoe shine box.

Side view of structure

Side view of a two-story structure in concrete with a gable roof. The structure has double wooden, lattice-style doors and windows. Over the doors, there are fan mullions and over the windows, wooden crossbars. The structure is surrounded by vegetation and paved areas.

Concrete Vernacular Country House in process of construction

House under construction in the town of Luquillo. It has two levels and is on stilts. It has walls, and frames on the doors and windows. It is not whitewashed or finished. The lower level has gravel, wooden panels, and reinforcing bars. The house is surrounded by mountains and vegetation.

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Repaving of Calle Fortaleza in Old San Juan. Pavers can be seen stacked and arranged in a construction area. There is sand on the soil as a base for the pavers.

Façade of a House in Guayama

Façade of a house in Guayama. The porch area has ornamental blocks with flower shapes. Three columns are also visible. The house has no roof.

Soldier Seated on a Low Brick Wall

A soldier seated on a small low brick wall. He's at the unpaved Central street in a mountain area. On the street, there is a man on horseback.

Row of Ox Carts in Front of the Ponce City Hall

A row of ox carts in front of the City Hall in Ponce. The carts are loaded with chopped wood sticks. The City Hall is a two-story colonial-style building with quoins, a porch with columns, and over it a balcony with a metal railing, flat arches on the doors and cornices with a pediment bearing a clock. Next to the city hall, there is a one-story building with flat arches and wood grills. On top of the loads in one of the carts, a child can be seen holding a long stick.

Mills and Evaporators of Los Caños Sugar Mill Cooperative

Interior of Los Caños Sugar Mill Cooperative in Arecibo. In the first photo the evaporation station and container station, two workers operating the machinery, stairs and hallways that give access to the machinery, and a table where the workers take their break can be seen. In the second photo the washing station, and the mills station are visible, there are also several workers around operating the machinery.

Modern Catholic Church

Santa María Reina church (catholic) in Ponce, characterized by a modern facade with vaulted shape, bride-soleil, double doors made of wood and dormer windows. In the patio stand out a cross and also, it is notable a garden with several bushes and flowers.

Wooden House of San Jerónimo Fort

Wooden house built inside of the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. The house has a gable roof, three doors, and a glass window. In the forefront, there are two girls.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. The upper half of the building has two hinged glass windows that have an eave covered in tiles which are supported by brackets. There are two balconies with canvas awnings and eaves with tiles which can be partially observed next to the window.

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Close up view of a house located on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice above which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Two Houses Framing The Beach

Sea view from an alleyway between houses. To each side of the alleyway, there are wooden houses. In the background, you can see the sea and a wave breaker on the shore.

Home Near School, Mother and 4 Children in Doorway

A woman and four barefoot girls pose at the door of a wood and zinc house founded on stilts. The main door is numbered and then a single-leaf window that opens outwards is notable.

Jíbaro House

Front view of a hut located in the town of San Germán. The hut is wooden with a royal palm bark gabled roof. It is built on wooden stilts. In the front, there is a wooden step. It has a wooden double door. To the far right, the house has a smaller extension with a flat roof and a wooden double door. On that same side, there is a larger wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a front porch surrounded by a wooden railing and metallic bars. The wooden door is simple with jalousie windows. To the far left, there are piled concrete blocks.

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Front view of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. Its design is articulated horizontally presided by a garden and a brick masonry fence with ornamental iron grilles. In addition, the facade is presided by a balcony with balustrade modulated by ionic order columns on square pedestals that in turn support a continuous entablature. The entablature has cornices, moldings and a crenellated parapet. Aside from that, inside the balcony there are several double doors made of wood with lattice framed with flat moldings. The doors are under semicircular arches crowned with glass sunrise transoms and entablatures supported with decorative brackets. The entrance door is double, stand out since it has a spherical design and is presided by stairs. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isable Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Government Housing Project, Ponce

A housing complex subsidized by the government of Puerto Rico. The building has three levels and the facade presents balconies with perpendicular walls and persienne windows. At the front patio there are several benches, a sidewalk and several people in the balconies and at the patio.

Nave of a Church with a Porch-like Altar

Nave of a Catholic church with a porch-like altar that has moldings, columns, and a pediment. In the center, there is a statue of a Virgin, and on each side, there is a statue of a saint. The pulpit is a raised stand on a lateral wall opposite to an arch connecting with another portion of the church. There are two rows of wooden pews.

Mayagüez Downtown

Aerial view of Mayagüez downtown. Houses, buildings, and other structures of the town can be seen, including the Catholic church Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria), the city hall, Colón Square, and the Yagüez theater.

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Houses with Thatch Roof

A couple of houses made of wood and sticks with thatched gable roofs in a rural, mountainous area. The houses are notably founded by piles on the side of a mountain.

Construction of the Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers is performing construction works for the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent elements include pillars, walls, stairs, scaffolding, and formwork. There are also construction materials and equipment such as wood, rods, prefabricated pipes, wheelbarrows, and a crane.

Ramp to Enter Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

Ramp to enter Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan. You can see a fence and a gate with two posts decorated with cannonballs. The ramp leads to a portico with a surbased arch, a split pediment, and two pinnacles. Just beside the portico, a wall can be seen, as well as a portion of fort that has windows, pilasters, a cornice, and a parapet. In the background, a portion of another building can be seen. On the ramp, there are two soldiers and a woman.

Christine on San Juan Street

Woman posing on the sidewalk of the Street del Cristo in the Old San Juan. You can see connected houses and colonial buildings. The street is paved with cobblestones, there are several automobiles parked and one is moving; at the end you can see the chapel Del Cristo and a group of people walking on the sidewalk.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

Side view of a house on Hacienda Dos Ríos, in the town of Maricao. The house has two levels. The lower level is covered with zinc, it has frames on the door and window. In front, there is a wooden cart. On the second level, there are double wooden doors and a large balcony surrounded by a concrete railing sustained by columns. A part of the balcony is sustained by stilts. The roof is flat, made of zinc, and sustained by wooden beams.

Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan, viewed from the Colón Square. The exterior of the fort is visible with walls on one side and the other side is a building with an arcade in the first floor, the second floor has windows and a cornice. Also visible is the building nearby that has a façade with flat arches, pillars, and a wooden eave.

Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing project, Arecibo 1949

Wooden houses on stilts facing the sidewalk with windows that open outwards. They are surrounded by vegetation, wooden boards and a wooden post. To one end of the image, you can see two persons and a child. In the background, you can see a hill with natural vegetation.

Soldiers at a Window in El Morro

Various United States soldiers posing on the edge of an opening in one of the walls of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in San Juan. Another soldier can be seen in the next opening.

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Batería de Baja de Mar located in barrio Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was built approximately in 1794. The ruins of the fortlet can be observed from high above atop the Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue, behind the National Guard building in Puerto Rico. The Atlantic Ocean, sand, and a slope with palm trees and vegetation can be observed. The old School of Tropical Medicine of Puerto Rico can be observed on the left side of the image. It was built in 1928 and has architectural characteristics of the Neoplateresque architecture style. It has a tiled roof and ornamented parapets and balusters. The stone masonry walls of the Castillo San Cristóbal can be observed in the distance. The lighthouse located in the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can also be observed.

Unidentified House

Front view of wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The house is separated from the sidewalk by a small concrete wall. The wall is separated by a small metal gate that opens to each side. It has stairs that lead to the porch, the staircase divides a garden where there are plants. On the porch, there is a rocking chair and a person in it. The porch has a molded edge and a Gothic design. It also has a wooden railing supported by slim wooden pillars. The house has wooden casement windows that open outwards with designs carved into them, each door has jalousie window leaves. The door is double with the same design as the windows.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence

Humacao, View

Aerial view of the town of Humacao. You can see houses, buildings and paved streets. Also, the sea and the beach coastline. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Rainbow over University of Puerto Rico Building and Construction Site

View of the details of the sun breakers in the façade of a modern building of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, and a rainbow. In the lower part, a wall followed by a garden is notable. In the background, land prepared for construction development stands out.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. View of the two-story building facade, in the final stages of construction. The front has a curved wall section. It has metal jalousie windows and eaves over the windows. There is a sidewalk bordering the building.

Mangual Building

Detail of one of the balconies on the third floor of the Mangual Building. Various windows and an opening sealed with a wood panel can be seen. Furthermore, there is a broken window on the left. Below, a portion of a window can be seen. The eaves are also visible. The building's paint is peeling.

Mothers and Children's' Day at a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration Medical Clinic

Group of women with their children in front of a medical clinic in a rural area of Puerto Rico. The dispensary is made of concrete and has windows and double wooden doors, it has a small garden next to the building and the entrance stands out for having a roofed open space. The day they captured the moment was a day reserved to especially attend women and children.

Wooden House with Zinc Roof in Salinas

View of the main facade of a wooden house in Salinas. The house fence is made with metallic mesh. The gate that is on the fence connects with a trail at the garden area, it has several decorative statues. Some green stairs with handrails that give access to the balcony area that has railing, gate and piers. Along the balcony wall you can see several windows and a door. The roof of the house is covered with zinc plates and it is a hipped roof. At the right background you can see part of another house made of wood that has missing part of its zinc plates. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The garage, an elongated building with a roof and rear wall can be seen. There are three workers at work on falsework. Part of the land in front of the building is covered by debris. Two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States, and a building are visible in the background.

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Close up view of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood with gable roof made with corrugated metal sheets and characteristics of the Vernacular style. The pediment has a wooden window framed with moldings and crowned with a triangular entablature. Similarly, the pediment is matched with a continuous cornice and a valance.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Blue House in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a wooden blue and white house. On the outside wall, there is a window, and on the right, there is the porch, which has grilles, a railing, columns, and a gate. On the porch's wall, a door with a window, and another window can be seen. On the wall of the right façade, there are three windows. Other structures are partially visible on both sides.

Store between Aibonito and La Plata

A group of men, women, boys and girls in front of a rural store with several double doors and signs that promotes products like: "LM Filters", "Malta India", "Coca Cola", "India La Cerveza de Puerto Rico" (India the Puerto Rico's Beer), "Chesterfield", "Oasis" and. "Kim". The store has a zinc gable roof and with appentice. At the background, several houses are visible on the side of the mountain.

Aibonito Hospital

Entrance trail of the Hospital Menonita at Aibonito. The building is distinguished by a stair with railings that leads to a door. Additionally, it stick out a porch and verticals stripes like a bride-soleil. The roof of the building is flat and the surfaces are simple with some windows. At the background you can see an automobile and a light pole.

Ponce Firehouse

Lateral view of the Ponce Firehouse. The building is mostly constructed of wood, with design influences from Neo-Arabic and Gothic styles. It features a central open section and two two-story side towers. Additionally, it has narrow rectangular windows with fanlight and lambrequins decorating the roof. It is painted with horizontal stripes of two colors. The park abuts the back of the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church (Catholic), from which its dome with a lantern is visible. Both buildings are located in Las Delicias Square. There is a group of men gathered in front of the fire station, among them, two soldiers can be distinguished.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) Viewed from the Sea

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan, viewed from the sea. The walls, the floating battery, the battlement, a bastion, a ramp, the lighthouse, and a tower are visible.

St. Mary's Hospital

St. Mary's Hospital in Mayagüez. A building with stucco-coated walls. It has a porch with a tile roof. There is also an entrance with a double-leaf door, above which there is an eve with metal corbels. This entrance is decorated with plants in clay pots. A car is parked in front of the hospital.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of the ruins of La Ponderosa Lighthouse. A portion of the openings of the windows and doors as well as the details of the collapse can be seen. A portion of the left wall and a window opening can be seen in the background. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Criollo Neoclassic

Front view of a one-level concrete house with a flat roof. The house has a front balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal bar railing. It has four double wooden doors with lattice and glass. They are surrounded by moldings and have truncated wooden soles. The upper edge also has wooden cornices. Above the house there is an attic with a gabled roof and a transom with a wooden lattice. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front of the house.

El Fanguito, San Juan

A woman observing a child over piled garbage in a body of water located between the houses of El Fanguito community. Noteworthy are several small wooden bridges on stilts that connect with the houses over the body of water. Most of the houses are made of wood with gabled zinc roofs and also have a type of wood and chain-link fence. Some have double-paned windows that open outwards, others have balconies with railings, and in a couple of them there are notable lines with hanging laundry.

Factory in Guayanilla, Shed

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. A shed in the construction area is visible, there is a worker sitting in the doorway, eating. Next to the shed there is building stone and sand and a concrete mixer. Two children can be seen at the construction site.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence, Formwork on the Second Floor

Construction of the nurses’ residence at the Bayamón District Hospital. Two two-story buildings can be seen with falsework on the walls and formwork on top. Door and window openings are visible. There are construction materials and debris all around.

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Pueblo Store - Las Lomas

A group of adults and children in front of a supermarket located in Las Lomas. The façade features the "Pueblo" logo, glass walls and a folding door that opens outwards. There are also vertical bands that act as sunshades. On some windows, some posters with product offers are notable.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Las Monjitas Street

View along Las Monjitas Street. There are gutters on both sides of the street. A machine is visible on the street. There are several buildings in the background. The building in the back to the left has a gable roof and some of its windows are visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Facade of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, flat roof and a portico. The portico has columns and connects with another side of the hospital that has a sign indicating: "Health Center". Three vehicles, a chain link fence and a low wall are visible around. At the rear there are mountains.

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Building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 53. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted white and blue. The upper half of the façade has parapets and cornices. Several parapets and balconets with metal balustrades and wooden lattice double doors can be observed. One of the parapets has a Puerto Rican flag. The building corners have paddings. The lower half of the building has a wooden double door that has a sign with the number 53 on it. The door has a sunrise transom, a street light, and flat geometrical moldings. A rectangular opening with white moldings and covered by black grilles can be observed. There is a sidewalk, a pot with shrubs, trees, and a cobblestone road.

Window of the vault of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

View of one of the left windows of the vault of the catholic church Cathedral Saint John the Baptist. The window is located between two pilasters.

Fishing Village

View of a couple of persons in a fishing village. In the area there are houses, the majority are founded on piles and lined in wood, zinc, sticks and natural fibers. Also, most of the houses have a gable roof and casement windows that open outwards. Some of the houses are divided by a type of fence made of zinc plates. On the shore there are some boats, and in the background, a pole with electrical wiring is notable. Between the houses there are palm trees and trees.

Clay Block Factory

View of the clay block factory, which has several columns and casement windows in its structure. It is labeled at the top with "Puerto Rico Clay Products Corporation." The area is filled with piles of clay blocks, and a person can be seen among them.

Slum Section in San Juan

View of a slum in San Juan through some railings. The houses are built on stilts over the water. The houses are wooden and have zinc gable roofs. The windows are single-leaf windows that open outwards and others are aluminum blinds. Between the houses, there are lines like clotheslines. In the background, a pole with electrical wiring protrudes. One of the railings has "Junior kid" written in paint.

Two Workers Put Doors and Windows on Rural Home

Wooden house under construction, located in a rural area. It has stilts, two windows and a door and a sloping roof covered with roofing cardboard. You can see a lady next to the door and two workers. One of them is on a ladder that is leaning against the wall. In the background, you can see another house similar to the first.

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View of Cataño from Old San Juan. In the center of the image is the roof of Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera and next to it is a part of the building closed off by grilles with machines inside. Behind the theater is Muelle 3 in the port area of Old San Juan. The Hotel Sheraton and the Galería Paseo Portuario building can be partially observed on the right side of the image. The main façade of the Galería Paseo Portuario building is cream and white. It has three pediments, one of which is stepped and the other two are curved. The building is divided into bays with openings, has framed oculi, and a fluted design. The façade of the Hotel Sheraton is yellow and white. It has parapets on the upper half and is divided by cornices. The building has a curved corner with balustraded balconies, glass double doors, and wall lights. The San Juan Bay, the chimneys of Central Puerto Nuevo, and the factories of the Guaynabo port area can be seen in the distance. Mountains and other buildings can also be observed.

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View of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque style. On the first floor you can see three double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies, one is simple and one is double with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the upper border has a continuous entablature matched with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

View of the Acroter of a Building in Aguadilla

A metal railing can be seen in the area of the balcony. Two sealed window frames and a decorative column in between are visible. Below the acroter, the year 1914 can be seen.

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United States Army Corporal, Guánica

Soldier ranked as Marine Corporal of the United States Army posing in front of a wooden house in the camp established on the coast of Guánica upon the 1898 invasion. The house is built on stilts, has a zinc gable roof, and looks old and in bad shape.

Train Crossing Over the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation Process

View of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. A train is crossing the bridge while men are working in it. You can see the scaffoldings along the bridge. In the middle, where the train is passing, you can see a gantry crane. To the left side you can see another railway bridge and part of the bridge with balustrade and with the street lights towers. To the right side you can see part of the other bridge with balustrade. Several houses and palm trees complete the background of the image.

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The seashore and a group of people walking in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. An ornamented fence, a wall with various murals, and several buildings can be observed. The buildings have gable roofs, Miami style windows, fixed windows, and glass lattice windows. There are buildings built on stilts with balconies, balustrades, and pillars. Sentry lookout posts, embrasures, and the reinforced walls of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Palm trees, trees, rocks, and ocean sand can be seen in the surrounding areas.

Building Sided and Roofed with Metal Roofing, Windows Boarded Shut

Front view of a one-story house located in a rural area. The house is made of wood and zinc with a gabled roof, also made of zinc. It has double wooden windows with eaves over them. Some of the windows are closed with wooden boards. On the other hand, there are trees and vegetation around the house.

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Destroyed Structure in Guayama

Detail of a destroyed structure in Guayama. The steps of the entrance, the doors, and a portion of the roof of the destroyed structure are visible. On the right, there is a blue structure followed by another structure with windows and doors.

Santa Elena Bastion, Aerial View

Aerial view of the Santa Elena Bastion in Old San Juan. Also visible are the Guardhouse of the bastion, the Santa Elena Ammunition Dump, and the tennis courts of Old San Juan. Various historic buildings can be seen, including, the Old Manicomio Insular (mental asylum), the Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Ballajá Barracks, and the Old Los Dominicos Convent. Behind the Ballajá Barracks, there is a construction site.

Lateral Façade of a House in Aguadilla

Detail of the lateral façade of a house in Aguadilla. On the left side, the carport as well as the door, and the windows on the side wall are visible. Various doors, windows, columns, and balustrades on the porch area can be seen. The porch has canvas awnings and in front of it, there is a garden. The roof of the house is covered with corrugated zinc sheets.

Caribe Hilton Hotel Entrance

Entrance road to the Caribe Hilton Hotel demarcated by sidewalks and green areas. In the background, a group of workers and piles of construction materials under the lobby are visible. Next, several wooden scaffolds stand out in the center of the hotel's guest room tower.

Criollo Design House and Shop

Front view of house built on a store. On the first level, there is a store with glass windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Above them, there are also wooden crossbars. It has several promotional signs and a hanging one that says "Milagros Beauty Salon." On the second level, the house is made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony with a flat zinc roof. The upper edge has cornices and an ornamental border. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence and wooden railing. It has three double, wooden doors with a lattice-style and glass. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings. There are several parked vehicles on the street in front.

Altar of a Church

Altar inside a church. The altar is located between a wall in the form of an arch, in the back it has a retable with a detail of a dome, at each end there is a statue of a santo, it also has flower vases, and in the center there is a cross. The walls have paintings with images related to the Stations of the Cross. On the left side of the image there is a pulpit with a cross on the top and a textile. In front of the altar there are wooden chairs.

House with Zinc Roof Destroyed in Aguirre

View of the main facade of a white wooden house in Salinas. Along the wall you can see several windows. A stair with handrails that gives the access to the balcony area with grilles and door. The balcony has a gable roof, inside the balcony you can see some windows. The roof is missing part of the zinc plates and you can see the wooden beams. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There is a courtyard that has a balcony with wooden balustrades at the top. On the right side of the image is a orange-colored wall that has a hinged window and a wall lamp. There are plants and trees in the surrounding areas. The courtyard has a brick floor, four wooden benches, a pot with a shrub, and an opening with a semicircular arch which connects with a hallway. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Rachel and Beth on Stone Road

Two girls posing on a stone trail, they have scholar backpacks. There are two houses, one on each side of the trail. In the entrance you can observe two steps and also, there are eaves made of wood. From the other house you can appreciate a little stair, a concrete railing and a double window.

Building with high Ceiling Doors on one Side

Front view of a school in a rural community. The school is one-story with a flat roof. In the front, it has several double wooden doors through which you can see children sitting at school desks.

El Morro Guard Tower, Wall Around San Juan

View from one end of the rampart of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. It distinguish by its superior crenelled border and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. In front of the rampart there is the sea and there is a person standing.

Group in Old San Juan

Front view of the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud located in Old San Juan. The Chapel is one-story, built with brick and stone masonry. On its front façade it has an entrance under a semicircular arch covered by a metal fence. In addition, the façade is decorated with moldings, cornices and ornamental friezes. To the far right there is a park surrounded by a metal fence and to the far right, you can see a two-level concrete building next to several people. Finally, in the front you can see several children and people standing next to a parked vehicle.

Economy Industries, Scaffolding

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, scaffolding stage. Apart from the scaffolding, stairs under construction, interior columns’ formwork, a crawler crane, two sheds, and construction materials can be seen. There are workers at work.

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Rear-view of adjacent houses in the town of San Sebastián. The houses are one-story, made of wood, with zinc roofs. Some have double-leaf, wooden windows, and others have aluminum, lattice-style windows. In the foreground is an animal pen made of wood and metal mesh.

Woman by Mountainside House

Woman next to a wooden house located in a mountainous area. The house looks in poor condition, it has a gable roof covered with roofing cardboard. You can see a lower annexed part, with tin walls and a sloping zinc roof. The house is surrounded by bushes and plants, the door is open and there is a dog entering.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A look of the façade of Punta Borinquen lighthouse. A portion of the window and entrance openings as well as a portion of the collapsed zone can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

El Morro, San Juan

View from a tunnel at one end of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. In the foreground, there is a tunnel under a semicircular arch that leads to the outskirts of the wall, at the foot of which there is a little face with a crenellated upper edge. To the far left, you can see a sentry box with a dome crowned with an ornament. The wall with embrasures, openings and cannons can also be distinguished. On the other hand, at the far right you can see a rotation rail next to an elevated platform. This platform has a semicircular shape with stairs at each end.

Blue House with Yellow Details

Main and right side façade of a house in Guayama. There is a gate and some stairs leading to a porch area. On the porch, there are three columns and an ornamental parapet. On the porch's wall, a portion of a louvered door and the opening of another door can be seen. On the right wall, a window can be seen. On the left, a portion of a house with roof tiles can be seen.

Bella Vista Seventh Day Adventist Hospital Entrance, Mayagüez

Front view of Hospital in the town of Mayagüez. The building is multi-level with a flat roof. It has glass lattice-style windows with metal railings. On the other hand, in front of the building there is a staircase that leads to a wide glass door. Finally, on the street there is a person standing and a vehicle.

Relief of the Lamb of God on a Wall

Decorated wall with a relief of a lamb holding a flag with a cross. The relief has moldings and floral ornamentations.

Comerío Health Center, Lateral View of Mountains

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A building with a flat roof, eaves, blocks, louvered windows, and mullions. The area has soil and stones. Behind it, there are cables hanging from side to side and mountains.

Soldiers Posing in Front of a Door

A group of soldiers posing in front of the door of a building. There is also a child carrying a tray. The adjacent building has a painted signing, reading: "Efectos de escritorio libros de construcción recreo y otros artículos de..." (shop).

Jíbaro Kitchen

Interior view of an exterior kitchen. It is under wooden panels with a gabled roof. The structure is sustained by wooden columns. It has a stove over wood on stilts. The area is surrounded by kitchen utensils and sand.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Oil Change Facility

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. An oil change facility is visible. It is a rectangular hole with metal grids on the floor.

Main Façade of a Cream-colored House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a cream-colored house in Guayama. The porch has a railing, a gate, and four columns. Two windows and a door can be seen on the wall. A silver gate is visible on the right. Some of the beams on the roof are also visible. On the left, a portion of another house can be seen.

Houses in a Residential Area

View of one and two-story houses, in concrete. There is a paved street with persons working on it. To both sides of the street, there are houses that share the same characteristics. The residences have low concrete walls that surround them. In addition, they have lattice-style windows with eaves covered by jerkinhead roofing tiles. The majority of the homes have, in the front, a balcony with semicircular arches covered by fabric awnings. The balconies' roofs also have jerkinhead roofing tiles.

Euphonics Corporation, Facade

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, main entrance view. The building looks finished. It has a portico with two thin pillars and above it a large window. To one side there is an entrance with eaves and more windows. The front is fenced with barbed wire. There are two parked automobiles and a person standing at the portico.

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Side view of the wall construction process in the town of Luquillo. The wooden formwork for the walls and the floor are over gravel. The roof is not yet built. To the far left, there are mounted reinforcing bars. In the distance, mountains can be seen.

Ponce Fire Station

Persons in front of the Parque de Bombas façade in Ponce. The polychrome bands that alternate black and red stand out from the building, also the colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are a roof appendix with louvers, the zinc on the roof and the lambrequin on the edges as a foul cover. In the entrance, there are a pair of flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States of America. Next, the cars and trucks displayed at the entrance stand out. The inscription "Parque de Bombas" also stands out on the façade.

School of Tropical Medicine

Side view of the School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the paved street of Constitución Avenue. The school is in Plateresque style, it is distinguished for having several elements such as roofs covered by tiles and decorated with crestings and ornamental friezes. On the other hand, it has glass windows crowned by pediments, ornamental moldings and pilasters at each end. The building also has arcades with semicircular arches and balustrades. To the far right of the School of Medicine, there is a multi-level building with a flat roof.

La Plata Supermarket Jorge's Store near Community Center

A group of persons, among them girls and boys, besides a small shop made of wood with a gable roof and a folding window, through which various containers are visible. On the side door and on one of the walls, several posters such as the "Coca Cola" ones are notable. Behind the store, there is a pole with an electric meter. In the background, at the foot of the mountain, several houses are partially visible.

A Woman Leaning out of the Window of a Hut

A woman leaning out of a window of a hut. The hut is built on stilts, it has a double door and straw gable roof. There is a tree and some plants to one of the sides.

Herreras-López Residence

Entrance to the porch of the Herrera-López residence. Various columns can be seen long the porch, and the railing is also partially visible.The floor is tiled. The door frames are also partially visible. The floor is full of debris and the ceiling is missing the plaster.

Estación Forestal Guavate

"Guavate Forest Station" sign followed by a set of wooden sticks stacked over blocks in a grass area.

Factory in Corozal

Construction project of a factory in Corozal. View of the front wall and one of the lateral walls. Pilasters and window openings can be seen. There are workers on falsework working on the facade. In front of the building there is a barbed wire fence.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Falsework

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View from a distance of rodding and scaffolding for columns. A building can be seen behind the construction.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, General Northeast View

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the general northeast view, the building is seen already painted. It is two stories high, with louvered windows, eaves, columns, and staircases. Around the building, there are construction materials such as wood, metal fences, sand, and ladders. Workers, a car, a portion of the porch, and a zinc fence enclosing the area are visible. In the background, mountains can be seen.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, View of the Roof

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A roof with tiles is visible, which connects to another flat roof. On the lower level, there are "Miami" style windows. On the left side, there is a building with falsework and wooden scaffolding, and walls already constructed with blocks. On the other end, there is a more complete area of the building with "Miami" style windows, eaves, and a flat roof. In the background, workers and a wooden framework can be seen. In the center, there is a construction machine.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Construction of Sidewalk

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. Two workers are seen working on the sidewalk. Both buildings have falsework, flat roofs, curved pediments, brackets, eaves, and windows with transoms. Around them, there are piles of dirt, sand, and stone, along with barrels and toolboxes. A man is in the background, and more workers are on the roof.

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00006

View of the interior of the house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. On the interior spaces there is a double door made of wood with lattice crowned with a sunrise transom, next to it you can distinguish an oculus with ornamental iron grille. There are also a chair, mirrors and wooden furniture. In addition, the floor is covered with ceramic tiles and a rug that partially covers it. Aside from that, the room is decorated with moldings and from the ceiling it hangs a hanging lamp. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Unidentified house

Inside of a wooden terrace with a zinc roof and a wooden floor partially covered by a rug. At one end of the structure there is a wooden railing supported on both sides by wooden columns. The area is decorated with different potted plants, different chairs and in the background there are two persons standing. On the far left it has a simple door and on the far right you can see a door frame.

Jayuya City Hall, Façade under Construction

Façade under construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with casement windows, wooden scaffolding, and falsework is visible. Workers can be seen performing tasks on the roof, specifically around the tower. This tower has a hip roof. Next to it, there is a two-story shed made of wood and zinc. Around the area, mountains and a road are visible.

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View from an interior corridor in a concrete house located in the coastal town of Añasco. In the foreground, to the far right, there is a railing made of concrete, ornamental blocks. To the far left, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. In the background, there is a metallic bar gate followed by several double, wooden doors with lattice-style windows in wood. Over them, there are mullions, also made of wood.

Vernacular Criollo House

Front view of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level there is a porch with a flat zinc roof surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. It has three double wooden jalousie doors with glass. On the wall there is a sign that reads "Se Vende." On the other hand, on the second level there is a pediment with a balcony. The balcony has a gabled, zinc roof and is surrounded by an ornamental metal bar railing. There is a double, wooden door with jalousies and glass. In front of the house on the street, there is a parked vehicle and a person walking.

Metal grilles on designed Spanish Colonial Revival House

Construction on University of Puerto Rico Building

Construction of a building of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building is multi-level and modern in style, with blind-like windows. At the bottom, a wooden scaffolding and several workers carrying out construction tasks are notable.

Los Caños Sugar Mill in 1938

Sugar Mill in Arecibo. There is an industrial building with its brass walls and its open doors and windows, there is a chimney in the central area of the building and its roof is gabled. There are dump trucks at the entrance, all loaded with sugarcanes, and there are workers around it. Outside the building there are pieces of machinery used at the plant and branches of two trees are seen in the photograph's foreground. This image was taken before the plant was acquired by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) to become part of Los Caños Sugar Cooperative.

Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño - 2014 00001

View of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. The building is chamfered, has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. Nonetheless, the exterior facade is divided in three levels. On the first level it has windows under semicircular arches covered with iron grilles, crowned with keystones and doors under semicircular arches framed with moldings and crowned with glass transoms. The second level has double doors with French style framed with ornamental moldings and presided by balustrades. In addition, they are articulated by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that go up to the additional level that support a continuous entablature decorated with garlands, dentils and an upper overhang cornice with brackets. The third level has an inscription that says: "Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño", a railing with balusters between three pediments with medallions with stained glass, the middle one with a clock. All of them have ornamental moldings and in relief details. Additionally, the roof has dormer shape. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño it was established in 1895, nonetheless it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, since 2022 is the headquarters of the news media La Perla del Sur.

N. E. Rosano, Manatí

House built over a concrete wall in the town of Manatí. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a large balcony surrounded by a balustrade sustained by fine columns. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. It has several, double wooden doors and a simple, wooden door. Above them, there are wooden mullions. In the upper part of the house, there is a lattice-style crossbar.

House with Tiled Eaves

A two-story house with tiled eaves. The eaves have brackets. The façade features arches and columns, windows and doors with transoms. It has two balconies with iron balustrades on the second floor. In front of the house, there is a garden.

Conde Mirasol Fort

View of the Conde de Mirasol Fort on the top of a hill in Vieques. The masonry walls are visible as well as the two-story building inside the walled area. The main entrance area consists of one floor projecting from the rest of the building. A portion of the rounded back can be seen. The roof has a battlement.

Jíbaro House

Side view of a hut in the town of San Germán. The hut is made of wood and royal palm bark with a gabled royal palm bark roof, and is built on wooden stilts. It has a hand ladder leaning against a side of the house. In the background, there is a one-story wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a front porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The windows are jalousie-style.

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division, Driveway

Luquillo Industrial Sub-Division building construction project. A driveway, a speed bump, a sidewalk, and a barbed wire fence can be seen in front of a building that looks finished. The building has a portico with two thin pillars and eaves, and glass windows. There are several workers at work.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00021

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. Two green-colored benches, a railing, and a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, is visible. The building is painted white and has cornices, roof tiles, and lattice windows with transoms. A crowned tower with a semicircular dome in the upper half of the old La Princesa prison can also be observed. This building was built in 1837 and used as a prison until 1976 when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. In 1992, the Puerto Rican government restored it and turned it into the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. A cream-colored building with parapets, a hip roof covered by roofing tiles, and a white and terracotta-colored pergola can be seen on the left side of the image. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen from a distance.

Vernacular Criollo Houses

Side view of one-story, wooden houses. In the foreground, there is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Following, is a wall made of zinc plates that is attached to another house. The next house is one-story, in wood, with a gabled zinc roof. It has several double, wooden doors with wooden crossbars over them. One of the doors is open and has concrete steps in front of it.

Destroyed Structure in Guayama

Detail of a destroyed structure in Guayama. The steps of the entrance, the doors, and a portion of the roof of the destroyed structure are visible. On the right, there is a blue wooden structure. On the left, in the background, a house is partially visible.

Escuela elemental

Elementary school. Two classrooms, perpendicular structures with double doors, and windows in the upper part of the walls. The roofs are supported by parallel beams that stand out from the front walls. One of the classrooms has a perpendicular cement wall on one of the doors. There is a group of students posing with the teacher outside the classroom.

San Juan Gate

San Juan Gate in Old San Juan, an entrance to the walled city. The entrance with a wooden door is visible, as well as the stone wall and a sentry box. There is a path leading to the gate. In the background, some buildings are visible above the wall. There are three people in front of the gate.

Three Nurses Sitting on some Steps Outside the Coombs Hospital

Three nurses sitting on some steps outside the Coombs Hospital. A wooden building with hung windows can be seen. Piers, a bench, and a door opening can be observed in the surroundings.

Santuario de la Monserrate

View of the staircase of the Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church focused on the square. The steps are made of bricks. Along the stairs, there are handrails, and further below, some bars can be seen. An opening with a cross on top can be seen also. Closer to the entrance, a statue and a sitting bench are visible. At the bottom, the entrance gate can be seen open. Various streets and houses can be seen in the background, as well as the square to the right.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00073

A streetlight on top of an exterior column of the Former La Princesa Prison in Old San Juan. In the foreground, a black streetlight with a pinnacle. The city wall that coincides with Recinto Sur Street, trees, and tree branches can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Pink Wooden House in Aguadilla

View of the façade of a pink wooden house in Aguadilla. A staircase allows access to the porch where there are four white columns. There are also two double doors and a door sealed with a panel. It has a gable zinc roof. To the right, there is a blue two-story house with an entrance gate and a fence with balustrade. Some of the windows of this house are visible, and its roof is decorated with tiles. To the left, there is a commercial building painted in green, orange, and yellow, with two columns on the entrance. Various structures can be seen in the background.

Slum Section in San Juan

View of a slum in San Juan through some railings. The houses are located near a body of water. The majority are wooden and have zinc gable roofs. In the background, other buildings with flat roofs are notable.

Aerial view of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus

Aerial view of the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus. You can see buildings with semi-pitched roofs, houses with zinc roofs and buildings and houses with flat roofs. You can see the busy paved streets and the university tower with the clock. The area is surrounded by vegetation and trees.

Fort San Cristóbal, Aerial View

Aerial view of the Fort San Cristóbal at Old San Juan. In addition to the fort, other buildings such as the Old Casino, the José Julián Acosta School, YMCA, the Ateneo Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Athenaeum), the Capitol, and the School of Tropical Medicine. A portion of the San Juan Port and some houses of La Perla neighborhood are also visible.

Fajardo District Hospital, ElevatedView

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. An elevated view of the hospital area is seen. The two-story building has falsework and wooden scaffolding, flat roofs, openings, semicircular arches, and curved pediments. Workers are also seen in the area. In front of the hospital, there are several wooden and zinc houses with flat roofs and double doors. A clothesline, utility poles, and mountains are notable.

Mayagüez Town Square

Mayagüez Town Square seen from City Hall. In front of the square is the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church (Catholic parish). The church has a porch with a tiled roof on square pillars. It has three doors with pointed arches, and over two of the doors, there are oculi. Above the porch is a window with a pointed arch, and above that, a quatrefoil with an oculus in the center. The upper part of the façade is a stilted arch with a cross at the top. The square is enclosed with a balustrade and has benches lined along the edges. In one corner, there is a gazebo. In the center, there is a monument with the statue of Christopher Columbus, and in front of the monument, there is a lamppost. The streets and buildings surrounding the square can be seen. Some vehicles and people can be observed in transit.

Roadside Store, Selling Soap, Bread, Rum, Et Cetera

Three children in front of a tiny store made of wood and with zinc gable roof. At the interior of the store it is visible a boy, the hand of another person and several canned products on a shelf. Over the window frame stand out the expression: "Se vende" (For Sale). Behind the store is also notable a building door with appentice.

Lobby with the Caribe Hilton Hotel Logo

View of the lobby with the Caribe Hilton Hotel logo and the guest room tower with sunbreakers that conform the balconies. Also notable are the roundabout, sidewalks, and the entrance road. In addition, several workers operating earth-moving and site preparation equipment can be seen. At one end, there are two rectangular flat-roofed buildings. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Buildings T

Close-up view of the details in a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is wooden. It has lattice-style, aluminum windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Besides the window, there is a religious image of the Virgin of Carmen and a cross.

Street Scene, People on Sidewalk

A group of men and children with flags identified with the palm tree logo of the political party Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), are located on the sidewalk that extends in front of a joint of houses, mostly, made of wood with aluminum windows like persiennes. Through the street there are also several automobiles with flags.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00048

Door lintel at the entrance of a dungeon of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. The masonry work, the bricks on the lintel, and the wall can be observed. The bricks on the lintel were arranged vertically, while the rest were horizontal, and a round hole above it. Inside the cell, there is an open space on the wall that is blocked off by grilles. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Buildings M

Rear-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a fence made of wood, zinc plates, and metallic bars. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and others are double-wooden, all are surrounded by wooden moldings. Leaning against the house you can see a wooden ladder and zinc plates.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014

The main facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted white, mustard, and cream. It has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern, wooden latticework windows, and a pinnacle. Cornices, parapets, green-colored double-leaf windows with transoms, and a railing in the upper half of the image. A pediment with dentils, four Ionic-style columns, a door with transoms, arches with balusters, and quoins in the corners of the walls are visible in this image. Automobiles, palms, and people in the field surrounding the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00009

View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the ceiling decorated with an ornamental coffered and semicircular openings. On of the openings is crowned with a wooden sunrise transom slightly deteriorated and the other one has a panel that covers it. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00026

Close view of the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. An entrance with wooden double-leaf doors that have semicircular arches above them and ornate grilles framed by white moldings can be observed. A person in the doorway, the tiled floor, and the wooden lattice double-leaf window can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Buildings E

Interior view of a balcony in a house in Río Piedras. The house is wooden and has a zinc roof. The balcony is ample and surrounded by a low, wooden wall sustained by fine wooden columns. There are several persons standing in the balcony and photography equipment. The double lattice-style doors are made of wood and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

Finished Frontal Facade of Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

It shows a facade under construction of the Ablah Hotel Supply Co in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. There is a concrete building with a barbed wire fence and a metal gate. On the left side of the image a sign with information about the construction site can be seen. On the right side of the image part of the electric wiring is visible.

Ammunition Tunnel at El Morro

A woman in the vaulted tunnel and ramp area of San Felipe del Morro Castle. In the background, the crenellated parapet, some steps, as well as a sentry box attached to the wall and crowned with a dome and spherical ornament, stand out. In the body of the sentry box, the door and window are notable. In the background, you can see the Atlantic Ocean.

Humacao Flood Damage - Water Rose 30 Feet in 45 Minutes

A group of men, women and children in front of a destroyed house because of flooding. The house was made of wood with zinc gable roof and double windows. At the side of it, it is notable the crossing of a river and at the background, it stand out a bridge and a joint of two-level buildings.

Porta Coeli, San Germán, in Evening Sun

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a vehicle traveling on the street and a group of people together on some concrete benches. Ahead there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a closed rectangular window. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far right, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Roofless Room

Partial view of two walls of a room without a roof. There is an open door that connects to another room. It has moldings at the top of the walls. The ceiling beams are visible. On one of the walls, there is a light socket, from which a cable is hanging. The back of a metal bed is visible.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

The façade of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico can be observed. The front façade is composed of five extended parapets with double doors, railings, and iron balusters. They also have a pediment, pilasters, and brackets. Paddings of different sizes can be observed as part of the design of the façade. There are semicircular arches with green grilles, an ornamented cornice, and lamps.

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Front-view of a residence in the town of Ciales. It is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. The house is surrounded by a low, concrete wall that is divided by ornamental metallic gates. It has a garden in the front that leads to the entrance of the house. In the front left part, there is a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall over which there are metallic bars and a fabric curtain. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a house of greater size, made of concrete. On the street in front of the house, there is a vehicle parked and several persons standing on the sidewalk.

Residential Area

Residential area and public housing projects in Aibonito. From the foreground, some houses in the residential area can be seen; then an area with trees and behind it, the buildings of a public housing complex. The latter is a complex with several two-story buildings. In the area covered by trees, several houses with zinc roofs are visible.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Roof

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Roof of the building under construction, seen from another adjacent roof. There are construction materials and debris on the roof. A wooden tower for transporting concrete is visible. There are two workers working on scaffolding.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence

View of the main and left side façade of the Ramírez de Arellano house in Mayagüez. The house is supported by stilts. Some stairs with a handrail give access to the balcony upstairs. On the balcony, the parapet and a portion of a door and a window can be seen. On the right, a window covered with a panel and an air conditioner can be seen; and on the following wall, there are two other windows. On the right façade, a window and a portion of the terrace can be seen. The house has a hip roof and is made of zinc.

Buildings I

Close-up view of the details of a house located in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks. These are sustained by columns, also made of concrete. The house has a double wooden door.

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Close-up front view of a house located in San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete. It is surrounded by a balcony with concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The bars and balustrade are sustained by large columns. Through the metal bars, you can see a double door with glass squares.

People on House Porch

A lady sitting with a baby on her arms and a man; both at the porch of a house. The facade has a pair of doors, windows made of pane of glass, like persiennes and a porch with flower beds on both sides. The roof is flat and the eave sticks out. In front of the house there is a sidewalk and a wide garden, while at the background, at the bottom of the mountains you can see several houses and buildings.

View of Space in Preparation for Construction

View of the space in preparation for construction. In the foreground there is an unpaved area with scattered soil. There is a person on a bulldozer working with the soil. In the background, on the right, there is a one-story house with a hipped zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade. There is a small wooden ranch with a flat roof right up front. On the far left there is a paved road and several traffic signs. Electric wiring posts along the road can also be seen.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00039

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - Historic Photo 00004

Close view of the portico of the main entrance of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. A column and an entablature can be partially observed. The column has a non-fluted shaft, abaci, Ionic-style Capital, and spiral volutes. A wall with moldings and a pilaster with spiral volutes can also be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00031

Front and lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roos is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. The facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and wooden windows under pointed arches with stained glass framed with bolections, several double wooden doors presided by steps and crowned with glass transoms. Both facades are decorated with a rose window, supported with buttress and has garden areas. There is a square base belfry tower divided in two section attached to the church. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks with entrance openings and vertical openings framed with flat moldings. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, it has semicircular arches flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Side-view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The house has lattice-style windows covered with ornamental metallic bars, over which there are eaves with a semi-capped roof, same as on the roof. The eaves are sustained by concrete brackets. There is a concrete planter with different plants, around the house. To that side, at the end, there is a construction with similar characteristics, but of lesser size, and a simple door covered by ornamental metallic bars.

Buildings in Front of San Juan City Hall

View from the roof of San Juan City Hall. Two multi-story buildings can be seen, the building located on the left side of the image has hung windows, flat roof, and ornamentations at the top. The other building has a title roof, hung windows, a window with an arched frame, balcony with arched columns and balconies with balustrades. Also, there is a sign in one of the balconies that reads: "Dr. E. Dávila Díaz. Dentist and oral surgeon". The image shows several people on the balconies and three flags on the roof of San Juan City Hall.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Partial View

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of the three-story building and a one-story building next to the first one. Both buildings have plaster and windows installed. On the ground there is a cylindrical metal tank, blocks, and pipes. There are several workers at work.

Comerío Health Center, Zinc Fence

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An building with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows is visible. Next to it, there is another portion of the building unfinished, with only a flat roof and pillars. Around it, there is a chain-link fence enclosing the area and a section of a wall made of blocks. Workers, machinery, and construction materials are visible.

Catañer Home

House in a rural are at Lares. There is a concrete house with gable roof, it has a balcony with a concrete railing, three tubular pillars and a flat roof. The balcony is decorated with a garland. The house also has a double door with crossbeam and a Miami style window. On one side there is a wooden shed with a door. On the patio you can see several birdhouses made of wood with the shape of little houses. You can observe a clothesline with clothes hanged, also, there are clothes hanging over the plants.

Borinquen Field Base Hangar No. 2

Hangar under construction at the United States Army Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. There are various window openings on the side and the back. A portion of the rebar can be seen. There is a scaffold inside the structure. Various workers are seen working on the rebar construction in front of the hangar. To the left, another hangar can be seen.

Telégrafo of Caguas

Main facade of the former Telégrafo of Caguas. At the bottom part you can see two double doors and a showcase. The three form semicircular arches decorated with sunrise transoms. To the left side you can distinguish a window and to the left a shutter covering a window. Above it you can read "Teléfono" (Telephone) on the left and "Telégrafo" on the right. At the upper part you can see five glass windows. The middle window is double. Over the windows you can distinguish the triglyphs and the cornice. From the rooftop you can see sticking out a radio tower.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00026

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A green-colored bench, a railing, and a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. A cream-colored building with parapets, a hip roof covered by roofing tiles, and a white and terracotta-colored pergola can be seen on the left side. There are trees, palm trees, and automobiles in the surrounding areas. The San Juan Bay and the coast of the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen from a distance.

Mediopunto

Interior view of a house in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, there is an ornamental rounded arch in wood that divides both rooms. The walls of the room are decorated with wooden baseboards and moldings, to each side there are wooden columns. The roof has a circular coffered ceiling, in the middle there is a hanging lamp. Also, the walls have decorative frames and a clock. The room is decorated with chairs made of wood and fabric, and a wood and glass kitchen cupboard. On the back wall, there is the double wooden entrance door, over which there is a glass mullion.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of a wall of Fortress of la Concepción abandoned. Window openings can be seen on the wall. The wall has graffiti. The surroundings are filled with garbage. Some benches can be seen next to the wall. A portion of a wall with graffiti can be seen in the background, and further back, a building is visible. A zinc sheet can be seen on the roof of the building, and others are lying on the ground.

Main Entrance of the San Martín de Porres Church

View of the main entrance to the San Martín de Porres Church designed by architect Henry Klumb. At the entrance, a wall with a rocky texture, a wide door with a type of transom above it, and a column are noticeable.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Lateral Wall

Construction of the Bayamón District Hospital laundry building. A lateral wall with a door with a canopy, several window openings, and part of the front wall can be seen. The building still has falsework installed on the walls and on a wooden tower with a pipe as well. There are remains of construction materials on the ground.

Road to La Fortaleza

A view from the road leading to La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. On one side, there is a building with an added wood and zinc porch. On the other side, a segment of the San Juan gate and a sentry box can be seen. La Fortaleza is in the background; the fence to the sunken garden and one of the towers can be seen. On the roof, there is a flagpole with the United States flag.

View of Saint Just Farm Before it was Acquired by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Saint Just Farm before it was acquired by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). There are three buildings made of wood and zinc. One of them is in the shape of a house, another is a shed for storing materials and the largest has no walls and it is used to store wheelbarrows. In the surrounding area there is a fence delimiting the land, an area with pieces of wood, crates, and disuse wheelbarrow wheels. There are also mountains, trees and shrubs.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00004

Front view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has an open balcony with a balustrade modulated by square pillars and spherical finishes. In addition, it has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn support a continuous entablature with dentils, an ornamental frieze and continuous cornice on which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Old Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Hurricane Shelter

A tormentera for shelter after a hurricane in a rural area. The shelter is made of thatch, wood and pieces of sticks. It has a gable roof right above the ground and it has a tiny door in the front part.

Hillside house sided with green roll siding

House located on a slope in a mountainous area. The house is wooden with pile foundations, a gabled roof and it is lined with zinc and asphalt fabric. On one side, the house has a wooden window that opens outwards and on the other end, a partially visible door. A pennant sticks out from the ceiling. In the foreground, there is wire with hanging laundry, while in the background several houses are notable, as well as parts of the weeded land crossed by paths.

Fort San Gerónimo

View of the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort characterized by a crenellated parapet, a sentry box and several semicircular arches and ramps, where a couple of people are notable. In the background, there is a bus on a bridge, a couple of chimneys, the lagoon and the buildings in the Condado area. The breakwater behind the fort also stands out.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Lares. The house is made of wood. The interior of the room, where there is a person standing, is decorated with a piece of leather furniture, a table with a radio and figures, plus decorative frames on the wall. The upper edges of the wall have moldings and there is a hanging lamp in the middle of the room. Lastly, on the wall in the background, there is a piece of furniture called the "half point", dividing the room. It is wooden with wooden, lattice-style windows and embossed designs.

Bank at the Old San Juan

American Colonial Bank in Old San Juan. A three-story building (not counting the basement) located on Recinto Sur Street, at the corner of San Justo Street. The first floor features a facade with arches and columns. A staircase leads to the entrance, which has a pediment design supported by pilasters. The second floor has windows with pediments and balconies, as well as horizontal moldings at the level of the balconies. The third floor has windows with balconies on small overhangs. Between the first and second floors, there is a cornice. The basement has windows with grilles at street level. All the windows on the three floors have canvas awnings. The building has a tiled roof. Cobbled streets are visible, and there are people walking by.

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Close-up view of ornamental blocks in a house in the town of San Sebastián. The blocks have embossed details.

Construction of bridge in rural area

Bridge under construction in a rural area. There are several workers around the structure. In the background, there are two wooden houses.

Aguirre Sugar Mill

View of the Aguirre Sugar Mill in Salinas where at least two buildings with gable roofs can be seen, one of them with a dormer window. A shed, a water tank, a metal tower, a chimney, and a gutter are also visible.

Typical Building "R" Building and Fence Construction

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building construction view. It can be seen how the men are working on the fence footing. The building already has several of its block walls. Both inside and outside, the building is full of falsework and scaffolds. More men are seen working on scaffolding.

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Front view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered by ornamental metallic bars. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. It is decorated with a chair and a matching, metallic table. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is simple. On the street there is a parked car and several girls standing on the sidewalk. To both sides there are houses with different characteristics.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00033

Close view of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The dome's interior with an oculus is decorated with the painting technique known as "Trompe l'oeil," which simulates ornate moldings. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. It is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Unpaved urbanized street

View of a street under construction. The street is unpaved and to one side, there are semi-detached houses. The houses have the same characteristics. They are made of concrete, tarnished and painted. They are one-story with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and are surrounded by gravel and construction garbage.

El Yunque Pool, Bridge, Building

View of a group of persons, a pool, a bridge and a building at the El Yunque National Forest. The pool has stairs with railings. The bridge has an arched shape and rock texture coating. Next, there is a staircase with a metal railing that leads to a flat-roofed building, with a pediment, a porch and windows with horizontal stripes.

Aibonito Hospital

Hospital at Aibonito. You can see the entrance for vehicles, the sidewalk, a green area and light poles in front of the building. In the frontal part there is a covered hallway with benches on the border.

Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00007

Hotel La Concha

Tower of rooms and shell-shaped concrete shed at the Hotel La Concha. The main building has integrated elements such as sunshades, flat surfaces, balconies and windows. In the background, part of the Vanderbilt Hotel stands out, characterized by its numerous windows and tile roof.

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Front view of a wooden house with a zinc hipped roof in Santurce. The house is one-story and has a concrete wall surrounding it. Over the wall, there are ornamental metallic adornments. It has a front garden where there are two persons standing. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental block railing over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is surrounded by a metallic curtain. The windows are lattice-style covered by ornamental bars. To the far left, there are more houses with similar characteristics and cars parked on the street.

Factory in Guayama, Falsework

Construction project of a factory in Guayama, falsework. View of falsework inside the building. Ceiling beam formwork can be seen. Wood remains are visible all over the ground. There is a worker on a beam.

Public Square and Catholic Church, Caguas

Public Square and Catholic Church Dulce Nombre de Jesús in Caguas. In the square, there is a group of children and four peddlers carrying the merchandise on their heads. In the background, the church us visible with the central three-level tower. On the first level, there is a portico with an arched entrance and corners with quoins. On the second level, it has a balcony; and on the third level, there is a bell tower with a conical dome and a cross. The church has a rectangular ground plan with quoins in the corners and a dome with a lantern in the back.

Street of an Urban Center in Cayey

A street at an urban center in a town of the mountain region. On one side of the street, there are one- and two-story houses. The first floor of the first house is made of concrete with three double doors. The second floor is made of wood, with a balcony featuring a wooden balustrade, slender turned wooden pillars, and double doors. The roof is tiled. The second house is made of concrete with a roof covered with zinc sheets. It has a balcony with an iron railing, and on the balcony, there is a flagpole with the United States flag. The third house is a two-story wooden structure with a zinc roof and a dormer. Further on, there is a two-story concrete house with a tiled roof. On the other side of the street, there is a single-story concrete building with pillars, moldings, and a cornice. People can be seen on the street, sidewalks, and on some balconies. There are also some horses carrying loads. In the background, mountains are visible.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014 00003

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A masonry wall made of bricks and stone interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices can be observed in the image. A railing, several people, benches, trees, handrails, a street light, and a statue of a male figure can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The old Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce building can be observed in the background of the center of the picture. The building is painted orange and white. The square glass windows with metal frames and green-colored railings can be partially observed. The building was designed in 1926 by the architect Antonín Nechodoma to be the headquarters of the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore in Puerto Rico. It was previously known as the San Juan Securities and Supplies Lonja. It was acquired by the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce in 1937 and was sold to a private party in 2019. A two-story building painted blue and white can be observed on the left side. It has cornices, pilasters, white moldings, quoins, a balcony, and wooden double-leaf doors. The old headquarters of the El Mundo/Puerto Rico Ilustrado newspaper in Old San Juan can also be partially observed in the image. The building is painted brown and cream. It was built in 1923 by the architect Francisco Roldán Martinó. The building has elements of the Moorish Revival architecture style. The building's facade has mosaics and glass windows with metal frames. A cruise ship can be seen in the distance on the right side.

View South from the Caribe Hilton, San Juan

View from the hotel Caribe Hilton to the San Jerónimo del Boquerón fort in which stand out the semicircular arches, the crenelled parapet and a bartizan. They are followed by the coastal buildings, the bridge Dos Hermanos and the Condado Lagoon. At the background, stick out the National Forest El Yunque.

Soldier Coming Down Ramp at Castillo San Cristobal

View from the Castillo San Cristóbal in the Old San Juan. The castle is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period in masonry and stone. At the foreground there is a ramp on which there is a standing soldier and a parked vehicle. Besides that, in the ramp it appears a building decorated with pilasters and cornices.

Bayamón District Hospital Nurses’ Residence

Building and Fleet of Garbage Collection Trucks

Two-story building with folding glass windows all along the top floor. The first floor has walls and windows made of glass. In the entrance, there is a sign: "Hardware". In front of the building there is a fleet of 15 garbage trucks. To the far right, behind the trucks, there is part of a cyclone fence. In the parking lot there is a bus with passengers.

Sheds in the Grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel were various sheds to store construction equipment and materials are noticeable as well as a concrete batching plant identified with its signs "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." In the background, the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, and buildings of the Condado area can be seen.

Calle Clara Lair 151 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Building in Calle Clara Lair 151 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style and is painted cream. The building's façade has balconies with metal railings and semicircular double arches supported by square piers. The roof has terracotta-colored tiles and the center of the building has an extended wall with a pediment and square openings. There are also window openings with moldings, pilasters, and grilles. The lower half of the building has grilled doors with uprights and a sign with the number 151 in the center. Throughout the façade are plants and wooden lattice double doors. The wall has a sign that reads "Calle Clara Lair". Next to this building is another pink and white building that has cornices, parapets, and lattice windows framed by white moldings. The left side of the image has two partially visible buildings that are yellow, white, and pink.

Euphonics Corporation

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, partial view of the main facade. There are stairs leading to a portico that has two pillars, an eave and a wall. Both the stairs and the wall are tiled. The building has a barbed wire fence and a tube gate. The sidewalk, the adjacent building, and a Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company sign that reads: "Another Development Work Site" can be seen. There are three men at the portico.

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Side-view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. It has a garden in the front and a balcony with a flat roof, in front of where there are two persons standing. The balcony has a double door with an ornamental mullion over it. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and those of the balcony are double, wooden, lattice-style. On the far left of the second level, there is a structure of lesser size with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It also has double, wooden doors with a mullion over them.

Vernacular Bungalow

Front view of a one-story, wooden house with a hipped zinc roof. The house has a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade supported by columns. On the far right next to the balcony, there are concrete steps with an ornamental metal bar gate. The balcony is decorated with plants in decorative pots. There are three double wooden doors with lattice, they are surrounded by moldings and have a wooden crossbar over them. At both ends, there are houses with different characteristics. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front.

View of Porta Coeli

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see some stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch, through which two people look out. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular window. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. At the far left, you can see a ruined wall, and at the far right you can see another entrance under a half-pointed arch and pilasters on each side. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Wood House, Thatch Roof, 10's Painted Above Door

Wooden house with a gabled thatched roof and with the number ten written repeatedly on its main façade. Also, the house has several windows and double doors that open outwards and a small garden with flowers. At one end, a part of the house covered with zinc is notable, while on the opposite side there is a rope with a piece of clothes hanging on it.

University of Puerto Rico Building

Façade of the Student Center of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The columns that are interspersed with the wooden doors, stand out, and the vertical bands like sunshades, eaves and walls are also notable. In front of the building, there are sidewalks, streets and gardens.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00019

Lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border with moldings. It also has windows under semicircular arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Construction of Barracks

Construction of barracks at Borinquen Field, Military Base in Aguadilla. Workers are seen working on the falsework.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of the interior of the Fortress of la Concepción from an open door. A double wooden door allows access to the interior. The roof is supported by metal beams. Some of them are rusty and bent. Another door can be seen in the background.

House, Hacienda Santa Arriba, Yauco

Main façade of a farm house located in the town of Yauco. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are entrance steps to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, where there is a person standing. The windows and door are double, in wood.

Faro Los Morrillos

Distant view of the Los Morrillos lighthouse located in the coastal area of Cabo Rojo. The lighthouse is a one-story, in Neoclassical style with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a barbed wire fence supported by pillars. In addition, it is decorated with moldings and cornices, and has several double wooden doors and windows. On the other hand, to the far right you can see the lighthouse tower attached to the main structure. This consists of a cast iron lighting tower with a copper roof and a glass lantern. Like the rest of the attached building, this tower is decorated with moldings and cornices. Finally, to the far left there is a specific one-level building with a gabled roof. You can also see a parked vehicle and a group of people standing.

La Plata Church Congregation in front

View of the congregation in front of La Plata Church façade. The church has a gable façade with two vertical bands on each side. There is also a sidewalk that leads to a porch with pillars and a double-leaf wooden door which opens outwards. On the gable there is also a semicircular detail and an oculus.

Hacienda Delfina, Maricao

Hacienda Delfina house built over concrete in the town of Maricao. The house has a zinc, gabled roof. Also, it has a planter and a front balcony with a railing sustained by fine columns. The windows and door are double in wood. To the far right, the wall of the house is covered with different materials. Also on that side, the house has a semi-attached part with a similar house. In front, there is a car parked.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Facade of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, flat roof, and a portico. The portico has columns and connects with another side of the hospital that has a sign indicating: "Health Center". There is a low wall and stairs leading to the entrance. Mountains, jardiniéres, and driveway are visible.

Tobacco Field and Barn

Distance view of tobacco ranch located in a rural area of the island. In the foreground, you can see a child standing. Behind this you can see a wood and straw ranch with a gable roof. To the far right, you can see a path where there are several people.

Fajardo Customs Rooftop Front

Aerial view of the Fajardo Customs rooftop from upfront. Over the wall you can see six windows. At the rooftop you can see the three dormer windows of the front part and part of the three dormer windows of the rear part of the building. The rooftop is missing most of its roofing tiles. Half of it has a blue canopy. At the left background you can distinguish a parking area and at the right, part of a white building, a street and the sidewalk.

San Juan Harbor, Sailboats, and Ferries

View of a segment of the San Juan harbor where various docked sailboats can be seen as well as a ferry arriving at the dock. There is a roofed area where people, piled sacks, a barrel, and pack animals are visible. On the bay, a boat can be seen.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00017

The Former Insular Madhouse building is in Old San Juan. It has a terracotta semi-spherical dome with a lantern, white moldings, and a pinnacle on the top. The lantern and drum have latticework windows. The roof has a small wall, security spikes, and air conditioning units. The ocean, trees, and palms can be seen in the distance. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Plaza de Mercado in Río Piedras

Plaza del Mercado in Río Piedras. You can see the façade, and one of the sides, partially. The front part has curtains made of canvas. On the side, you can see wooden stalls with zinc roofs attached to the wall of the building. There are several persons outside of the building. You can see some sellers of what appears to be fried foods in carts with display cases. There are two cargo vehicles parked on one side of the market square.

San Antonio de Padua Church

Catholic church San Antonio de Padua in Guayama. It has a porch with pilasters and a pediment framing the flat arch serving as the main entrance. Atop the pediment, there is a rose window, and on above it, three niches. The center of the façade has a cross on the top. The church has two quadrangular towers with a pair of arches, muillons, clocks, and bell towers. It also has two domes with lanterns. In front of the church, there is a public square that has green areas in geometric shapes, a fountain, wooden and metal benches, and low lampposts. On the edges of the square there are planted trees protected by small wooden fences. Three wooden houses surrounding the square can be seen.

Correos Viejo San Juan

Old Post Office and Federal Building, Tanca Street in Old San Juan. You can see the original building and part of a tower that was annexed years later. It has a staircase that connects the street with the entrance. Some of the design elements of the original building are: lintel arches, segmental arches with decorative keystones, iron railings, moldings, pilasters with capitals, entablature and tile roofs. The tower has an entrance on the first level and three vertical windows on each floor. The street in front of the building is paved with cobblestones. Cars are seen parked and driving. There are people passing by.

People Outside Concrete Block Building

View of a one-story building built in a rural area. It has unwhitewashed concrete blocks. The roof is gabled and made of zinc, the windows are double wooden, and the doors are also made of wood. Several people can be seen standing in front of one of the doors.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas in Old San Juan. A pink and white-colored building with parapets, cornices, and canvas awnings with curved moldings at the top can be observed in the image. The lower half of the building has wooden lattice double doors with grilles that are framed by rectangular moldings. In front of the façade there are steps, a tree, and two automobiles on the street. On the right side of the image is a partially visible yellow and white-colored building that has a balcony supported by brackets and a canvas awning with tiles at the top.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00010

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a staircase with two anti-slip strips on each step. There is also a green-colored iron railing. The walls are stained and have paint remains on them.

Jíbaro House

Interior view of a hut in the town of San Germán. The windows of the hut are made of royal palm bark and wood. In the area there is furniture, boxes, and a hand luggage.

Modern Houses

A pair of houses with modern facades located in front of a street. The houses have flat roofs, carports, porches, windows like persiennes and gardens. In front of the houses also stand out a parapet with ornamental block, grilles and metallic mesh.

Vernacular Criollo House

Close-up view of the wall details of a wooden house. The wall is covered with wallpaper. There are wooden moldings and another style of covering on the other part of the wall.

Calle de la Cruz 250 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014 00006

Partial view from the roof of the building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. A roof with a gray and white wall that has a doorway that leads inside the building can be observed. In front of the building is another building that has a pink and white-colored façade which exhibits characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style. It has parapets, dentils, and a frieze with triglyphs and a circular ornamentation in the metopes. It also has flat and rectangular moldings, as well as a parapet with an iron baluster. Next to this building is another building that has cornices, a balcony, and is painted red and white. A high-rise cream-colored building with glass windows and black frames can be observed in the distance.

San Juan Transportation Office, Land in Front of the Garage

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The land between the new concrete garage and the old garage, a wood and zinc shed where the vehicles are located can be seen. Land leveling work is being done on the site, a worker at work and a bulldozer are visible. A small building with garage space on both sides, and a multi-level building are visible in the background.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building with falsework, wooden scaffolding, and some already erected walls is visible. A portion of the wooden framework, exposed rods, and workers engaged in various tasks are also visible. Notably, there is a section of the hospital in a more advanced stage of construction. It features "Miami" style windows, three levels, eaves, and flat roofs. A zinc fence encloses the area. In the background, there are mountains.

Wooden House in Las Marías

Wooden house in a rural area of Las Marías. It is built on stilts and has a gable roof. The roofs seem to be in bad shape and are covered by scraps of materials. One of the houses has a small ladder leading to the entrance. There are clothes drying in a wire fence.

Dining Table with Candleholders and Pedestal Plates

There is a long dining table with wooden chairs, candlesticks and crystal glass pedestal plates in the center of the table. The ceiling has exposed beams and a chandelier. In the surroundings there are double wooden doors with moldings, candelabra wall sconces, candleholders, air vents and two paintings. There are two tall tables with table candlesticks and decorative objects.

One-story structure in El Yunque National Park

One-story structure with a zinc gabled roof in El Yunque National Park, in the town of Río Grande. In the front, there is a planter with different plants. The windows are folding glass and the double door is in wood and glass. In the upper part, the structure has a glass crossbar. In front of the structure, there are two flags on poles. The area is surrounded by plants and trees.

Vernacular Camelback, Puerto Real

Main façade of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is wooden and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence followed by a front garden. The garden is decorated with plants, a grotto with the Virgin Mary, and some concrete benches. It has a porch surrounded by a low wall with plants in decorative pots. Also, there is a metal awning surrounding the porch. The house has jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the house, there is a structure of a lesser size but similar characteristics.

Cemetery with above Ground Structures

View from inside the cemetery. It is surrounded by above-ground marble tombs decorated with tombstones, potted plants and religious images. You can also see mausoleums with double windows and doors. Furthermore, the entire area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View from a high angle of the Old Municipal Cemetery in Aguadilla. The cemetery is delimited by a fence and is full of tombs, which are mostly decorated with crosses, and also flower vases. On the right, a mausoleum can be seen with a dome over columns that form arches. Over the fence, there is a utility pole and an power cable crossing over some of the tombs.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

Comerío Health Center, Businesses and Workers

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. Aerial view of the building under construction. The hospital has flat roof, louvered windows, blocks, and eaves. Workers can be seen engaged in a task on the grass with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. In the background, various businesses stand out bearing signs that read: "Coca Cola", "Lechonera Restaurant," and "Esso."

Canning Cooperative of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Industrial landscape showing a factory owned by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) in the town of Arecibo. The building housed the Canning Cooperative which is in the middle of a land surrounded by greenery, trees, and shrubs. The building has an elongated rectangular shape, its material is mainly brass, it has a large entrance door and several large windows on its sides. Around it there are four sheds of different sizes. In the background, mountains can be seen. The cooperative was established to process Arecibo's fruit production. When the plant cease operations it was sold to Peter Paul Inc. to make dried coconut for their chocolate bars.

Countryside

Dive view of a mountainous landscape. In the foreground, there is a hill with natural vegetation. In the background, there are several houses with different characteristics. There are houses on stilts, flat roofs, and lattice-style windows. They also have balconies and garages with cars. In the surrounding area there is natural vegetation, power line poles, and mountains. Between houses there are unpaved rural roads. filled with gravel.

View from the Right toward the Remains of a Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façade of the remains of a wooden house in Guayama. On the outside wall, a window opening is visible. On the porch area, a window and a door opening remain. The stairs and railing leading to the porch are also visible.

Hangar under Construction

Hangar under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is at the falsework phase, except for the structures that secure the hangar to the floor. To the side, a portion of another hangar under construction can be seen.

Criollo Design House and Shop

View from the fence of a wooden house built over a store. It has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. The upper edge has cornices and an ornamental border. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence and a wooden railing. It has three, double wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the house, there is a gabled attic with a zinc roof. It has a lattice-style window and wooden trim.

Trucks in Front of the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of a couple of dump trucks and a survey level in front of the construction of the lobby and the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The sunbreakers on the façades of the tower and the lobby stand out. Several workers, scaffolds, ladders, and construction materials are noticeable throughout the construction.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Loading Entrance

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of a loading entrance on one side of the building. The entrance has eaves and is missing a door. The wall is already plastered and has metal windows.

Social Worker Visit to a Farmer's House

Three woman and a man inside a house. A farmer receives a visit from a social worker as part of the Rural Medical Centers project. The house is made of concrete and has wooden doors. It is visible that the house is humble, has simple furniture, a kitchen table, several ornamental objects, and curtains on one of its doors.

Kitchen with Carbon Stove

A woman with arms stretched holding a plate through a window that overlooks a kitchen with a coal stove attached to the external wall of a house. The stove is supported by sticks and pieces of wood and above it, there are some pots on drawers and a basin. Next to the window and the kitchen, there is a wooden staircase.

Cracked Wall in an Old Building

A segment of the top of a wall of an old building. The top corner can be seen of a surbased arch-shaped entrance with a wooden door. There is a large crack extending from the arch to the edge of the roof.

Park with light posts surrounded by wooden houses

Park with lighting poles bordering wooden houses. Some houses have balconies with balustrades, windows, and double doors. Wooden fences. In front of one of the houses there is a stick with a flag of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). There are two vehicles in the area where there are houses. There are children in the park.

End view of an urbanized street

View of a street under construction. The street is paved and to the far right, there are semi-detached houses. The houses have the same characteristics. They are made of concrete, unpainted tarnished. They are one-story with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and are surrounded by gravel and construction debris. To the far left, there is a building and smaller structures.

Funeral Home

Commercial structure in the town of Arecibo. Two story structure with a gable roof. The first floor has three entrances, one larger than the others. There are cars parked in front of the building. On the second floor, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim wooden columns. There are double doors and windows, as well as people standing. On one side there are jalousie windows, and in one of them, an air conditioning can be seen. On the far right, there is a brick wall with a sign reads: "Funeraria González," as well as different advertisement posters. There is also a column that supports a metallic bar. To the far left there is another one story structure with glass windows and advertisement posters. There are people walking on the sidewalk. There are also power line poles.

Aibonito Hospital

Hospital at Aibonito. You can appreciate one of the facades, where it stands out a covered hallway that has thin piers and benches aligned in the outer edge. In front there is a green area, some bushes and a palm.

Birky

Front view of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see some concrete benches next to a pile of gravel. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. This has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch in front where you can see a person standing. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular wooden window and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. And to the far left, you can see a ruined wall and a corner house in front of it. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Porch and Workers

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. Two buildings are visible, both with flat roofs, tiled eaves, and casement windows. The main building features a tiled porch, openings, and stairs on both sides. Several workers are visible in the area. The curved pediment, a ladder, a wheelbarrow, and other construction materials stand out. In the background, the Arecibo District Hospital can be seen. It is a multi-story structure with semicircular arches and rectangular openings.

Street Scene

View of a street with several cars, buildings and persons walking on the sidewalks. One of the buildings has a sign identified with "Antonio Collazo makes keys and rubber stamps." On the opposite side, a building labeled "Café Rest" is also notable. The buildings are characterized by several doors on their façades, mullions, moldings, cornices, awnings, parapets, balconies and windows with fixed glass. On one of the walls, there are several posters promoting products such as "L&M" cigarettes.

Slum Houses

View of a slum street. The street is paved, to the far right, there are several terraced houses. Some are in wood with zinc roofs, others are in concrete with flat concrete roofs. The houses have double wooden doors and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Some are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the background, there is a two-story house in wood with a flat zinc roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. On the street in front, there are two children playing. To the far left of the street, there are several vehicles parked.

New Office and Director's Home

New office and house belonging to a director made of tongue-and-groove wood, with aluminum shutter-type windows and a gabled zinc roof. On the façade, a type of porch is notable and in the surrounding area there are gardens, a sidewalk and a picket fence.

White Wooden House in Vega Baja

View of the main façade of a white wooden house in Vega Baja. The house has an entrance gate on the left. On the porch, the balustrade and three pillars are visible. Also, three double doors can be seen on the wall of the porch. Left of the house, another house with a porch, railing, and canvass awning is also visible.

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View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. The square base belfry tower divided in two sections is attached to the church. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks and vertical openings framed with flat moldings. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, you can see semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Main Façade of a Pink Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a pink wooden house with white details. There is a window with grilles on the main wall followed by the porch area with grilles and a railing. On the porch wall, two windows and a door are visible. A portion of a gate is also visible. Over the roof, some beams and zinc sheets are visible. The wall of a two-story house is visible on the right.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2015

View of the side facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted cream and mustard white. It has cornices, parapets, quoins on the corner walls, and green-colored windows with square and rectangular openings. There is a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and wooden latticework windows. People, street lights, and the field surrounding the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be observed. The ocean and Isla de Cabras can be seen in the distance. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

1381--House in Rural Area

Wooden house with a hipped roof made of zinc. On one of the sides you can see a pair of doors and between them, a window from which it peeks out a sink. On one side you can also distinguish a stair, while on another end there is a shed. At the background, in the mountain slope you can observe several houses and a road.

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Lateral view of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has three level built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic styles. The lateral facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, rose windows and dentils. In the front part you can also distinguish Corinthian Order fluted columns. Aside from that, in the surroundings you can see light poles. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00013

In the foreground is visible the flat roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building with air conditioning compressors, an antenna, cables, and other pieces of equipment. In the background, the southern city wall enclosure from where part of the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud protrudes. There are buildings with more than one floor with double-leaf doors, parapets, glass windows, lintel, and semicircular arches. There are also trees and part of the power lines near them. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Pueblerino House

Wooden house on stilts with a flat roof. It has lattice-style windows with a glass mullion over it. To the far right, there is an open balcony with entrance stairs and several persons standing. It has a simple door surrounded by wooden-glass moldings. To both sides of the house, there are larger houses.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night, and it displays a plaza with steps, street lights, benches, handrails, trees, a railing, a masonry wall made out of stone, and two chairs sculpted in the shape of a cat. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later converted into a park. The old headquarters of the El Mundo/Puerto Rico Ilustrado newspaper in Old San Juan can be observed on the right side of the image. It was built in 1923 by the architect Francisco Roldán Martinó. The building has elements of the Moorish Revival architecture style. The building's facade has mosaics, pilasters, glass windows with metal frames, and an ornamented balcony supported by corbels. Adjacent to this building is another one with doors with semicircular arches, grilles, white moldings, street lights, and a balcony with railings.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. Both the house and the floor are wooden, and the roof is made of zinc. In the interior, there is a person, and it is decorated with wooden tables and furniture. In the wall in the background, besides the door, there is laundry hanging. To the other side of the door, there is a refrigerator and on the wall to the far left, there is an open wooden window. Through the open door, you can see a latrine made of wood with a zinc roof.

Main Façade of A Four-story Building in Caguas

Detail of the main façade of a four-story building in Caguas. In the entrance area, there are various joined columns and beams. A portion of the entrance door and the windows are also visible. The walls with glass blocks are visible in between the upper floors.

Houses in La Perla Slum

Houses in La Perla Slum in Old San Juan, viewed from above. The roofs of various small wooden houses which are in bad condition are visible. They are near one of the walls belonging to the city's defense system. Behind the wall, various buildings can be seen, including the Los Dominicos Convent and the Ballajá Barracks.

Women's Trio Singing at Home

Front view of a house in a rural area built on stilts; it is made of wood and a zinc roof. It has a window and a simple door, both made of wood. In front of it there are three women standing.

Garden of La Fortaleza

Garden of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The green area of the garden is surrounded by a narrow path. Between the trees and plants, a portion of a building with moldings and cornices can be seen. In the garden, there are palm trees, banana trees, and other plants and shrubs.

Woman and Two Girls Inside a House

A woman with two girls inside a house made of sticks and wooden pieces. The woman and one of the girls are leaning on a piece of furniture with fabric featuring floral patterns. The floor is noticeably made of wood.

Vernacular Camelback

A house in the island municipality of Vieques. The house is two stories high, with the main one-story building having a second story added to the rear, which is often described as resembling a camel's hump.The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. It has a garden in the front, decorated with potted plants, benches, and a grotto with a religious figure. The balcony is ample and surrounded by a low concrete wall. Over the balcony, there is a metallic curtain with hanging potted plants. It has lattice-style windows and a wooden door, also with lattice-style windows. To the far right, there are more structures with the same characteristics and vegetation.

Pilasters Superior Part in the interior of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilaster in the interior of the San Juan cathedral. Over the pilaster you can see the molding. The clam pattern is faded.

Luis Muñoz Marín Alongside Other People in Front of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Building

Luis Muñoz Marín, alongside other people, leaving the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company building. The building has fixed windows with Venetian blinds, double glass doors, and round columns. A sign reading "Fomento" is partially visible at the entrance of the building, a tarp, and women and men walking on the sidewalk.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Front Facade

The front facade of the Kraft Manufacturing Company factory consist of a flat roof, jalousie type windows, a portico where the main doors are located, and tiled stairs leading to the entrance or exit of the factory. In front of this facade, there is a barbed wire fence supported with pillars and a metallic gate. To the left, there is a worker with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Next to him, there is a hose and behind him there is a block wall with a multi-hued pattern. On the right side of the stairs, there is another wheelbarrow. In the same direction there is a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program", near it there is a second worker. The ground is soil. A sidewalk can be seen and the street is made of tar. At the rear a power line post is visible.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Wall Building

Construction of the laundry building of the Arecibo District Hospital. In the foreground, a sign with information about the project can be seen as well as workers nearby. The sign reads: "P.W.A. FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS NURSES RESIDENCE AND LAUNDRY BUILDING PROJECT NO PR1081-2-F." In the back, the wall building stage of the construction is visible. Metal rods and wood can be seen as well as workers in all the construction site. A construction crane can be seen to the left.

Transept of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

View of an interior balcony at one of the transepts of the catholic church Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. Below the balcony you can see the columns, architrave, frieze, triglyphs and cornices. The balcony has wooden balusters. Beneath the window you can see a stain caused by the humidity. Part of the decoration is faded and on the walls outside the balcony you can see part of some paints and some statues.

People Walking in University of Puerto Rico Arcade

A group of persons walking through a corridor with an archway at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. Notable are the Corinthian-style columns, semicircular arches, shutter-type windows, hanging lamps, tiles on part of the roof and a garden.

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Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, same as the floor. To the far right, you can see a wooden piece of furniture. Dividing the room from the corridor, there is a wall covered by a fabric curtain. In the upper part of the wall, there are wooden mullions. In the background, there is an open door that leads to the patio.

Tapia Theatre Fortaleza Street

Tapia Theatre on Fortaleza Street, Old San Juan. The building is Neoclassic-style, the doors and arch windows stand out. You can partially see Plaza Colón and a two-story commercial building with canvas awnings in the balconies. Along the street, there are apartment buildings with cantilevered balconies. There are military officials aboard cargo vehicles.

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Front and side views of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence and a concrete wall. The first level is made of concrete and has not been whitewashed, nor does it have doors or windows. It has debris in the front and stairs without railing, where there are several persons standing. On the second level, the house is made of wood with a zinc-gabled roof. It has a balcony with a metallic railing. The door is wooden and the windows are lattice-style, in glass. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the fronton, there is a small aluminum, lattice-style window, and on the street, there are cars parked and persons. Also, to both sides, there are more houses with different characteristics.

Handover of Houses to a Coffee-Growing Worker

Handover of houses to a coffee-growing region worker. There is a group of people at the entrance of a house witnessing the key delivering. The building is made of concrete with wooden windows and doors, it has an open entrance and trees around. It is visible that the house is built in an area where there are cliffs and in the distance a mountain with another larger house with zinc roof can be seen. Mr. Francisco Méndez is delivering the house and is accompanied by women with babies, men, and children.

Ballajá Barracks

Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. This three-story military building was constructed by the Spanish army. The façade features arches, balconies with balustrades, pilasters, a frieze, cornice, and a pediment. Above the pediment, there's a flagpole with the United States flag and a sign that reads "Infantry Barracks." It has rows of windows on all three floors, on the side wall, and on the front. In front of the building, there's another small one-story building with square windows. Next to it, there are two wooden houses with gable roofs. Two soldiers are seen aboard a donkey-drawn cart.

Tió House

Side view of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is in concrete, with a flat, zinc roof. On the first level, the house has several doors with moldings over them. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a railing made of ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. There are several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and moldings over them. In the upper edge, the house has ornamental friezes and cornices. To the far left, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics. In front, there are several vehicles parked and persons standing.

Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Rooftop

Aerial view of the rooftop of the catholic church Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio. Over the rooftop you can see the steeple with its two bells and a cross on top. Along the rooftop you can observe its vaulted detail. Below you can observe part of the fence with gate delimiting the church land and part of the street.

General Electric Wiring Devices

General Electric Wiring Devices building construction project in Juana Díaz. The building already has walls and several workers can be seen working on the roof. The top side of a crane is visible. There is a worker removing soil and near him there is a girl.

San Juan Transportation Office, Concrete Fence

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office. A concrete fence with pipes and cyclone wire can be seen at the top. A curb under construction and a piece of a crane can also be seen.

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Building of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. An extended parapet with railings and green-colored iron balusters can be seen in the image. The iron balusters has vegetation motifs. There are green double doors with panels. Pilasters and a pediment can be seen around the doors. The building is also composed of paddings and ornamented cornices. There is an arch on the bank's first floor and a green-colored iron grilles on the lower half of the image.

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Main façade of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, with a zinc hipped roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is decorated with a wooden bench. To the far right, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. On the same side, there is also a one-story, concrete house with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks. The wooden door is simple and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Workers and Wood

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A section of the building under construction is visible. One of the buildings is two stories high with louvered windows. It has a balcony with a railing, single-leaf doors, and a lower-level corridor with eaves and pillars. On the second floor, two workers are seen holding a wooden panel. Another notable building has a single story, featuring louvered windows, tiled eaves, and semicircular arches. To the left, there is a shed made of wood and zinc. Around the construction area, various materials can be seen, such as wood, ladders, wheelbarrows, barrels, and two fences.

Road Side Store

Store on the side of a road in a rural area. The store is characterized by having four double-leaf doors on its façade that open outwards and several product posters such as "Tome Denia", "Malta Corona", "LM Filters", "Kresto" and "Klim". The store is made of wood and has a gabled zinc roof. At its ends, a pair of horses are notable as well as a fence made of sticks.

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Close-up view of the details of the entrance of a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is surrounded by a concrete balustrade over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence. The balustrade is divided by a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars, in front of where there are plants in pots on the ground and hanging. Besides the balustrade, there is a garden in the front that leads to the entrance porch.

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View from the patio of a two-story house in the town of Aguadilla. The house is made of concrete, with a flat roof, and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Over these, there are concrete eaves. The patio is surrounded by trees and other plants.

The Caribe Hilton Hotel from the Darlington

View of the Caribe Hilton hotel and the Normandie hotel from the San Juan Darlington. Additionally, other buildings stand out, like, the Club Náutico de San Juan, the San Jerónimo del Boquerón fort and the bridge Dos Hermanos.

Beams and Temporary Framework in the Construction of the Caribe Hilton

A group of workers installing beams in the temporary framework during the initial construction phase of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At one end, a scaffold with concrete pouring equipment stands out. Rebars and formwork can be seen also. In the background, a multi-story building in the Spanish Revival style with awnings on the windows stands out.

Summit Hills

Houses at Summit Hills neighborhood. In the foreground, a house with a flat roof, façade made up of ornamental blocks, metal bars with geometric motifs, and shutter-type windows with glass panes and aluminum can be seen. In the front, there is a planter and a sidewalk that leads to the garage. It is followed by another L-shaped building with a flat roof, wooden doors, and several shutter-type windows. A wide road passes in front of the residences and buildings while in the background, among the mountains, other buildings and houses are visible.

Repairs to the Ballajá Barracks

Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan after repairing the damages caused by the United States navy bombardment. A segment of the wall that was replaced can be seen. Also visible is the scaffold in the front wall of this three-story building in the Spanish Colonial style. A United States flag is waving in the building, which is, in turn, surrounded by a picket fence.

Fishing Village

View of a fishing village with houses founded on piles and mostly covered with natural fibers, wood, zinc and gable roods. The wooden house has a door and single-leaf hinged windows. In front of the houses of the fishing village, there are several persons, a clothesline and then, a fishing trap-type box. In the background, there are other partially visible houses with gabled roofs.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00025

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the deteriorated wood floor, decorative moldings on the wall and a semicircular opening framed with moldings and flanked by pilasters. Through the opening you can distinguish another room with a window covered with a wood panel. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

San Sebastián

Part of the town of San Sebastián viewed from a second floor. The square can be seen and there is a parade going on. Various houses surrounding the square are visible, most of which have two floors and balconies. Some of the houses have tiled hip roofs.

Factory in Guayama, Scaffolding Seen from a Distance

Construction project of a factory in Guayama, scaffolding distance view. Scaffolding throughout the building, exterior corner columns, a lateral wall and ceiling beam formwork are visible. The top of a crane towers over one side of the building. There are two workers at work.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Rear View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, finished building rear view. It can be seen that it has exposed block walls, pilasters, metal windows, an entrance with stairs and eave, and two exhaust fans on the roof.

Náter Drugstore

Main façade of Náter Drugstore. The wall has three double doors each with awnings. Below the cornice, the name of the establishment "Farmacia Nater" can be seen. The building is painted green with white details.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2008 00002

On the left side of the image is the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia), which later became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The building is orange and white. It has three pediments, cornices, columns, balustrades, and double-leaf windows with green-colored transoms and quoins. On the right side is the former Insular Madhouse. The building is gray and cream. This building has a dome with a lantern, a pediment, high reliefs, quoins, double-leaf windows, balustrades, and four columns. People can be seen on the grounds surrounding the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, as well as automobiles and trolley buses. Later on, the Madhouse building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Swimming Pool Bordered by a Wall

Swimming pool bordered by a concrete wall with painted designs. There is a wooden structure with a ladder, apparently a diving board.

Scaffolding and Logo on the Façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with its logo, balconies, and scaffolding at each end. Various workers are working in the area of the balconies and around the building. In addition, several earth-moving machines and sheds for storing construction materials stand out. There are also a couple of people working on a sidewalk.

Detail of the Porch of a Wooden House in Aguadilla

A view of the porch of a wooden house in Aguadilla. A column and a portion of another can be seen. The column that can be seen has some broken pieces. The railings of a staircase as well as a portion of the staircase are also visible. On the wall, a portion of a door and another covered by a wood panel can be seen.

Comercial Building

Two-story structure with a flat roof in the town of Adjuntas. The structure is built on a wall. On the wall there is a concrete balustrade. On both levels it has the same design. On the first level it has five double wooden doors with lattice-style windows in them. Above the doors and on the edges of the structure there are decorative moldings. One of the doors has a fabric curtain. And in another there are some promotional posters. On the second level there are also five doors with moldings above them. In each of the doors there are small balcony windows supported by beams. The balcony windows that are surrounded by ornamental metal railings. At one end you can see an electrical pole.

Main Façade of a House Covered by Tree Branches

Main façade of a white house in Guayama. The view is partially covered by tree branches. The railing, grilles, and three columns of the porch can be seen. The porch has a main door and a window. The roof of the house is made of wood and zinc sheets. On the left, a gate can be seen as well as a portion of the structure, and on the right, another structure can be seen.

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Close-up view of the details in a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood over concrete. It has a balcony surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental, concrete blocks. The wooden door is simple and has embossed designs. It is surrounded by wooden moldings and above these, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The floor of the balcony is covered with native tiles and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style.

Cranes and Breakwater at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers, cranes, and trucks between the breakwater and the shoreline of the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. In the area, there is also a sidewalk under construction that extends along the shoreline to the hotel. The hotel's guest room tower partially stands out, as well as various buildings in the background. In the front, the roof of a building with terracotta tiles can be seen.

Thatched Building on South Coast Near Ponce

Family posing next to a hut in a coastal area. There is a woman, a man and two children without clothing. The hut has a gable roof, both the walls and the roof are made of palm leaves. It has a triangular frame made of cans over the entrance and a removable door made of palm leaves tied to a stick.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Falsework and Vehicle

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The buildings can be seen at different phases of construction, such as formwork and wooden framing, wall erection, and roof preparation for concrete pouring. Around them, workers are seen engaged in various tasks, along with construction materials and two vehicles. Also visible is a shed with a gable roof and swing doors. Next to it is another building with a shed roof, eaves, and casement windows. Noticeable in the background are houses in the mountains and a fence made of blocks.

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View from the barrio La Perla in Old San Juan toward the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. There is a road, a wooden sidewalk with an ornamented fence and bollards, automobiles, and buildings with fixed windows and built on stilts. The dome and lantern of the Capilla del Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis can be seen in the distance. The ocean, rocks, and a sailboat can be seen throughout the image.

Chapel in Interior

Façade of a chapel and several persons standing in the main door. In the façade of the chapel, you can see the gable roof with zinc plates, an eave, a slatted lattice, a hinged window and a double door that opens outwards. Next to the chapel there are pillars with a gabled zinc roof that cover a bell. In front of the chapel you can see some sticks and barbed wire.

After Betsy - Dr. Neff at Rabanal Clinic

View of the El Rabanal area in the town of Cidra after the passage of Hurricane Betsy. The area, where a person is standing is surrounded by debris and waste. In the distance, you can see more houses less affected after the hurricane.

People Posing in Front of a Hut

Six people (four adults and one children posing in front of a hut). The hut has a thatched hip roof. The walls are made of slim wooden sticks and are covered with royal palm fibers. On one side, a portion of another hut is visible. On the other side, clothes can be seen hanging from a stick.

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Front view of an entrance of a concrete house. There is a door made of wood with matching wooden elements, and a crossbar over it. The floor is covered with native tiles.

Old Spanish Military Barracks in Ponce

Old Spanish Military Barracks in Ponce. A two-story building with an entrance and windows on the first story, Juliet balconies on the second story, and a cornice with corbels. The grounds surrounding the building can be seen. There are three groups of soldiers in formation. Mountains can be seen in the background.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00032

Close up view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. At the foreground, you can see an end of the curve pediment with flat moldings. There is a square base belfry tower divided in two sections attached to the church. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, you can see semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Colonial Spanish

Front façade of a one-story, concrete house with a gabled roof covered with roof tiles. It has four double wooden doors with lattice, in front of some of the doors there are parapets of ornamental metallic bars. At the far left there is a semicircular arch covered with an ornamental metal grille. Next to the arch there is a sign that says "El Buho". The upper edge of the house is decorated with cornices and corbels supporting the roof. The house is attached on both sides by houses with different characteristics. There are several parked vehicles on the street in front.

House in a Neighborhood

Main façade of a neighborhood house located in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story in concrete and is surrounded by a low wall of the same material, divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. To the far left, the residence has a carport with a vehicle parked; two persons are standing there. To the far right, the dwelling has a balcony surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. In that same area, a column covered with bricks can be seen. On the street in front of the house, there is a parked vehicle.

Buildings V

Detailed view of the interior of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The living room is decorated with a wooden table, a piece of furniture with a mirror, and also chairs and armchairs made of wood and fabric. In the background and on the wall to the far right are double-leaf wooden doors with embossed details and sunrise transoms on top.

Buildings I

Side view of the façade of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a zinc-gabled roof. It has a balcony in the front where there are several persons. The balcony is surrounded by a wall of ornamental, concrete blocks sustained by columns, and to one side, there are concrete steps. The house has double wooden doors with mullions over them. To the far left, there is a concrete, one-story house. It has two wooden doors, and aluminum, lattice-style windows on the sides. In the street in front, there are two cars parked.

Green and Ivory House with Rounded corner in San Germán

View of the façade of a green and ivory house in San Germán. Next to the sidewalk, the steps connecting to the entrance gate and stairs are visible. On the porch, pillars and a railing are visible. On the L-shaped wall, various doors with decorative designs and crossbeams can be seen. On the left wall, beyond the porch, there are two metal jalousie windows, and on the porch's right wall, a window with a decorative frame resembling a frontispiece can be seen.

Living Room

Interior view of a wooden residence. The room, where there is a person standing, is decorated with a small wooden table over which there are decorative figures. There are also armchairs in wood and leather. Same as the walls, the roof is wooden with beams, also in wood.In the middle of the room there is a hanging lamp and the floor is covered with native slabs. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and covered by metal mesh curtains.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Low angle shot of the collapse from the outside of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. In addition to the collapse, the main wall and its window openings can be partially seen. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

House

Single-level house that has a garage and a balcony with piers that combine concrete and ironwork with floral motif. Also you can see persiennes and a door made of wood. There is a vehicular entrance paved with concrete and a vehicle on the garage. On the patio you can observe a tree and several ornamental plants.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Facade

Person in Front of the Old Customs House, Ponce

People in front of the building of the Old Customs House in Ponce. Most of the people are civilians, there are various soldiers also. A portion of the building can be seen with a surbased arch entrance, quoins, and windows with grilles in the first floor, and windows with balconies and balustrades on the second floor. Some soldiers can be seen in the balconies, and another on the roof, holding the United States flags.

Birky

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. Next to the Caño, there is a community of townhouses. The houses are made of wood and zinc and built on stilts in the water. They have zinc roofs and wooden windows and doors. In the foreground, you can see a paved street where a person is standing.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, and a keystone can be observed in the image. There is also a street light, palm trees, trees, automobiles, and a green-colored metal fence. The old José V. Toledo United States Courthouse can be observed in the distance. This building combines different architectural styles such as, Beaux Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. It was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. It has two crowned towers with lanterns, Spanish tiles, cornices, and parapets. This building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. A hipped roof with tiles, brackets, and glass windows can also be observed.

People on Street Lined with Shanties in Caguas

View of unpaved street in the town of Caguas. On both sides of it there are attached buildings. The buildings are made of wood with zinc roofs, the doors are double wooden doors, on which there are also wooden uprights. You can see double wooden windows with zinc eaves. Some of the buildings have signs posted.

Women Washing Clothes in the River

Women washing clothes at the Portugués River in Ponce. They are using bateas. There is a man in a suit and hat carrying a small box and he seems to be observing the laundresses. A portion of the Old Spanish Military Quarters, a Neoclassical-style two-story building can be seen in the background.

House with Criollo Pueblerino Design

Front façade of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, flat roof. The house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete ornamental block railing, sustained by columns. It has two double wooden doors with lattice-style windows. They are surrounded by wooden moldings and have wooden crossbars over them. To the far left there is a house with a metallic bar railing in front of trash container and in the background, there is an extension of the wooden house. The roof is shed style, it has a wooden door and lattice-style windows.

Vehicle Entrance at the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction

Facade of the Ablah Hotel Supply Co construction in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The concrete structure already has walls, roof, and windows. It shows a paved driveway for automobiles with a metal gate.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the seventeenth century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices can be observed on the left side of the image. People, a bench, a black-colored railing, and trees can be observed. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. Trees in the Paseo de la Princesa can be observed on the right side. There are also white tents, people walking, automobiles, and two orange-colored pillars. Two cruise ships in Dock 1 in San Juan Bay are also visible. Part of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport, can be observed. Several high-rise buildings and the port area of San Juan and Guaynabo municipalities can also be observed from a distance.

Jíbaro House

Side view of a hut in the town of San Germán. The hut is made of royal palm bark and wood, with a gabled royal palm bark roof. It is built on wooden stilts. It has a wooden hand ladder laying against a side of the hut. Also, there is a concrete block step that leads to a door. The door is double and wooden. In the background, there is a one-story wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a front porch surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The windows are jalousie-style.

San Juan Harbor Viewed from the Bay

View of the San Juan Harbor from the bay. A boat can be seen as well as the Dársena square. The Banco Popular, and the Customs House building stand out. The bank is a multi-story building in the Art Deco style. The Customs House has a Plateresque style and two floors with a gable tiled roof. The main entrance is facing toward the San Juan bay and has ornamental terracotta elements. In front of the Customs House, there are three flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States as well as the coat of arms of the United States.

Cayey Church, 1950s or 60s

Church at Cayey. Is a single-level house that has an eave that covers almost the whole width of the facade, this eave extends passed the building wall, forming an open garage. The piers that support the eave are wider in the top than at the which make them look like a little triangular wall. There is a fence with concrete poles, pedestrian gate and a vehicular gate. There are several people (adults and children) in the church entrance and a vehicle parked in front.

Chapel in Old San Juan

Several persons at the entrance of the Christ Chapel in Old San Juan. The façade of the chapel is composed of a semicircular arch, pilasters, moldings, a frieze and exposed ashlar brick. At the top of the façade, there are finials and a belfry with a bell. Also notable is the cobblestone street, a bollard with a chain, a sidewalk and a cable with light bulbs.

Detail of the left side façade of a wooden house with a zinc roof in Guayama

View of the main and left side façade of a wooden house with a zinc roof in Guayama. On the left wall, there are three windows. The porch has a railing, three columns, and an entrance gate. On the porch's wall, there is a window and a door with a window. The house has a gable zinc roof. On the right, a portion of a wooden house with a zinc roof is visible.

Buildings A

Low-angle view of the interior of a house. The house is wooden, in the upper edges it has moldings. Over the arches in each room and window, there are fabric curtains that cover the space. The windows are lattice-style. There are two, different style hanging lamps on the wall. Also, the walls are decorated with photo frames and a wall clock.

Tobacco Barn

View of a ranch built in a rural area, designed to dry tobacco. In the foreground, you can see a person standing on the hill. The ranch is one-story, made of wood, straw and a zinc gable roof. In the front there is an entrance without a door, in front of which there is a child standing.

Residential Area

Panoramic view of the municipality of Aibonito where you can see part of the Mennonite Hospital and two wooden buildings surrounding the hospital. Between the hospital and the buildings there is a construction area and a shed. Then you can see houses and buildings in the urban center. In the background, you can see a house on top of a hill, it has an archway and a hipped roof. You can also see a cemetery in the distance.

Guajataca slope

View from the main road in the coastal town of Quebradillas. In the foreground, the paved road is followed by a wooden fence. You can see several houses on a hill. The houses are in wood with zinc gabled roofs. They have double wooden windows and are surrounded by vegetation. In the background, you can see mountains and the ocean.

Catholic Church and Plaza, Guánica

View of the Guánica plaza. A catholic church with a symmetric gabled roof, a pinnacle, an oculus, and pointed arches on the front door and windows can be observed. Near the church there are people approaching the building, horse-drawn carriages, a series of wooden plank crates, and numerous one-story buildings.

Buildings Y

View from a door to the interior of a house in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood, with windows made of wood and glass. In the foreground, there is an open wooden door in front of a wooden railing. Through the door, you can see the interior of a house that is decorated with an armchair made of fabric, chairs, a table and plants in decorative pots. To the other side, you can see a simple wooden door surrounded by windows made of glass and wood.

Women Working in the Canning Cooperative of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA)

Interior of the Canning Cooperative of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) in Arecibo. The building is industrial, with exposed columns and beams, light bulbs hanging from the ceiling and its electrical wiring system can be seen. The space is vast and there are women and girls working. There are crates full of fruits and metal trays placed on large wooden furniture that allow the amount of fruits to be divided. In the distance, there are boxes of canned packages, conveyor belts that help to load the boxes, and two signs that read: "Do not eat fruit, it is prohibited".

Pink Building in Aguadilla

View of the façade of a two-story building in Aguadilla. The porch has four columns and a balustrade. Two staircases and a ramp lead to the porch where there are four doors with grills. On the second story, there is a balcony with a balustrade as well as three windows and a door. Three windows are visible on the right side wall. On the left, there is a column with a lion statue. Other structures are visible on the left.

Bridges at the San Juan Islet

Aerial view of the four bridges that gave access to the San Juan islet. The Esteves, San Antonio, the streetcar, and the railroad bridges can be seen. Buildings of the Puerta de Tierra sector and a portion of the Normandie Hotel can be seen also.

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Facade of the entrance of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature. The columns have round capitals, abaci, annulets, toruses, and echinus supported by square plinths. On the wall are four pilasters with square capitals, a semicircular arch with grilles ornamented and framed by white moldings, and a wooden double-leaf door. The floor has checkered tiles and two steps. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Buildings V

This is an interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The room is decorated with wooden and rattan chairs. A wooden table is covered by a tablecloth, decorative figures, and a vase. There is also a table with a television and a briefcase. The walls are decorated with figures and a frame with a religious image; to the far left, there is another room.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. The image displays a close view of the upper half of the building. There is a stepped pediment that is crowned by hip knobs. There is also an eave with tiles that is supported by brackets, two hinged windows, and two canvas awnings.

Low-cost concrete houses

View of an urbanized and paved street. To both sides, there are one-story houses. Some are surrounded by low concrete walls, others have front gardens. The windows are lattice-style and the simple wooden doors have crossbars over them. Some have balconies sustained by thin wooden columns in the front. Also, some houses have a gabled zinc roof. On the street, there are parked cars and power line poles.

Former House of the Central Aguirre President View from the Right

View of the main facade of the former house of the Central Aguirre president from the right. The house is made of wood and painted with white color. At the first floor you can see the stairs with handrails that connect with the balcony. The balcony has piers and railings and along its wall you can see several windows and a door. At the second floor you can see a balcony that is missing half of its railing and piers. The house is missing the right part of its roof. The construction of the roof is a hipped roof and it has roofing tiles. Over the roof you can see a dormer window and a brick chimney. The architectonic style is known a Bungalow.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Lateral Wall

Humacao, View

Aerial view of the town of Humacao. You can see houses, buildings and paved streets. Also, the sea and the beach coastline. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one level built with rustic reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles which is the reason why it considered eclectic. You can see on the interior spaces exposed wooden beams with a x shape pattern and hanging lamps. You can also see wooden windows with stained glass. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt by using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original.

Notre Dame Catholic School

Detail of the top floors of Notre Dame Catholic School in Caguas. Some windows and doors can be seen in each hallway. Some columns and openings are also visible.

Designed Art Deco Two-story One-family House

Two-story house with a flat roof in the town of Humacao. On the first level, there is vegetation and plants in decorative pots. There is also a side entrance with a simple door. The windows are lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic bars. Over the windows, there are eaves. On the second floor, there is a balcony with two wooden doors with lattice-style windows. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall under which there is a small ornamental baluster made of metal.

Buildings E

Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. On the first level, there is a balcony where there is a person surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, and sustained by columns. The door is wooden and simple, and over it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by moldings. To the far left, there is an ornamental metallic gate followed by a parked car. The second floor has an ornamental metallic railing. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The doors are double, made of wood, and surrounded by moldings.

Typical Building "R" Main Facade

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building main facade partial view. Stairs lead up to the portico area with columns. At the top, along the facade, there are several windows. In addition, several decorative columns can be seen protruding from the wall. The building has a fence delimiting the grounds. Outside the building there is a street light, power lines, a sidewalk, and a street.

Women Walking Down Suburban Sidewalk

Three woman walking on a sidewalk that extends in front of a joint of suburban houses. These houses have similar characteristics like flat roof, aluminum windows like persiennes, carports and gardens. Also, on each side of the street the light poles are visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Kitchen

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The hospital kitchen is shown. It has two stoves with ovens, several metal tables, a sink, a rack for hanging utensils, and a washbasin. Part of the pipes can be seen suspended from the ceiling.

Bayamón District Hospital, Main Façade

District Hospital in the municipality of Bayamón. The main façade of the building can be seen. It has two stories, semicircular arches, rectangular windows with glass panes, and doors with transoms. The arches feature decorative moldings. On the right side, there is another entrance with a double door with a semicircular arch, a parapet with a railing, a window, and ornamental details. Exposed pipes are visible on several walls, along with a fire hydrant and some stairs. The surrounding area includes the ground and a few palm trees.

Typical Building "R" Advanced Construction Process

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction view. Most of the walls are built. Window openings can also be seen. The walls already have some of the plaster on them. There are scaffolds and beams around the building.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Floor Under Construction

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of a one-story building under construction. It has openings for doors and windows, eaves, and parapet. The walls still have exposed blocks. On one side there are stacked wooden beams.

San Juan Transportation Office, Garage

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The garage, an elongated building with a roof and rear wall are visible. It can be seen that it is in the final stage of construction, the walls and pillars are plastered, and the lighting is already installed. The lot in front of the garage is being leveled. A small building with garage space on both sides and a multi-level building are visible in the background.

Caguas High School

Lateral view of the School Luis Ramos González in the town of Caguas. In the foreground you can see a paved street which it has two standing people. Additionally, the building has two floors, with a Art Deco style, distinguished by its symmetrical, geometrical shapes and corrugated elements. The doors and windows are double and made of wood, in there frontal area there are two balconies with a semicircular shape and the second floor is surrounded by a metallic railing.

House in Boca de Cangrejos

Front view of a house in the coastal town of Carolina. There is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has double wooden windows and jalousie windows. There is a wooden double-door, and above it, there is a wooden transom. In front of the door, there is a concrete step and a wooden fence. Palm trees can be seen around the house.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Details of one of the columns of the Punta Borinquen lighthouse ruins. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Small One Room House Being Built with Boards by River

View of a small, one bedroom house built on wooden boards besides the river. The house is founded on piles, it has door and window openings and a flat roof. In the house there are several persons with carpentry tools. In the background, on a hill, you can see a small house with a fence on the side.

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Close up view of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The second floor has a rectangular window crowned with entablature with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Old Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Crane and Bulldozer on the Caribe Hilton Hotel Site

A crane and a group of workers with a bulldozer are conducting site preparations at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the background, a couple of buildings with terracotta roof tiles and awnings on the windows stand out. There is also an area with trees and palm trees supported by stakes.

Block House

Small cement house with a gable roof, it has a wooden door and windows with eaves. In front there are two wooden chairs, one of them has a box with dishes. There are also two folding chairs and an open folding table. Behind the house there is a mountain and on both sides, you can see banana trees.

Two Nurses Sitting in front of the Entrance of Coombs Hospital

Two nurses can be seen sitting on the side of some steps at the entrance of the Coombs Hospital. The building is made of wood, has zinc roofing, has glass windows, and was built on stilts. The entrance has a sign that says: "Coombs Hospital". There is a wooden bench on the right side of the image and there is vegetation in the surrounding areas.

Social Worker Interviewing a Family in a Rural Area

Family inside a house being interviewed by a social worker. It is visible that the house is a bohio with walls and doors made of royal palms main ribs and tree branches pieces. There are five children and three adult women, one standing among the children, one in a hammock and the other one is the social worker. In the background trees can be seen.

Small Houses at Road's Edge, A-Frame Ahead, Cloth in Tree Branch

Two tiny houses made of wood at the side of a dirt road. At the window of one of the houses it stick out a sink and on the next one it is notable an open door to the exterior. Afterwards, it stand out a tormentera for shelter after a hurricane. It is characterized by its gable roof right above the ground. Also, it is notable a piece of cloth tangled up in the branches of a tree.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Partial view of the main façade of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. In the front, the destroyed fence can be seen. There is a staircase that leads up to the entrance of the church from the sidewalk. The three doors have arches adorned with stained glass windows. Four columns adorn the entrance.

San Juan Transportation Office, Garage Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The roof of the new garage can be seen, formed by an elongated concrete slat, construction machinery and other vehicles, a wooden building, and several buildings are visible on both sides. A multi-level building can be seen in the background.

Cuesta - Where The Best Costs Less

Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan, seen from an intersection. You can see terraced houses and buildings, most of them colonial, with cantilevered balconies and commercial premises on the first floors. The Cuesta store building stands out, which has a painted sign that says "Cuesta where the best costs less." There is a grocery store and in front of it, you can see a cart with fruit. Cars are seen parked on one side of the street and others passing by. People are also seen along the street.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Lateral Wall

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of one of the lateral walls that has: plaster, metal windows, and a wide entrance with a missing door. A driveway under construction can be seen.

Castle and Ponce Health

Angle view of a concrete house built over a wall and located in the town of Ponce. On one side, there is a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete railing. The railing is sustained by low, concrete columns under an archway of semicircular arches. It has glass windows over semi-pitch roofs and window planters. The upper edge has a semi-pitch roof and ornamental borders. On the street in front, there are several vehicles.

Well to do House

Façade of a two-story mansion numbered "1210" with some elements of the Spanish Revival style. In the foreground, there is a sidewalk, a wall with pillars and a gate with metal bars followed by a garden with several palms and bushes. In the lower body of the house, several semicircular arches, windows with bars and roofs are notable. On the second level, there is a balcony with a parapet composed of ornamental blocks, pillars with staggered corbels, windows with glass leaves and skylights. The roof of the house is composite and has tiles.

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Front view of the Casa Armstrong Poventud located on the Unión street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two levels made of masonry above an exposed stone base. From the cathedral Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe you can distinguish the paved street with parked vehicles and the Casa Armstrong Poventud. On the first floor of the house there is an entrance through a double door under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom and a keystone. The main entrance is flanked by two caryatids above decorated brackets and wooden windows under double arches framed with moldings, supported with compound pilasters and presided by balustrades. Each far end has pilasters with compound capitals that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Similarly, the second floor has three semicircular arches with double wooden doors framed with moldings, crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The three arches are presided by balconets, the ones from the far ends with ornamental iron railings and the one in the middle with a masonry balustrade. In addition, the balconies are flanked by compound pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with brackets, an ornamental frieze, a continuous cornice and a parapet with amphorae. Aside from that, to right far end the house has a garage presided by a metallic grille gate. This garage has another level that has a rooftop on the second floor surrounded by metallic grilles. You can also see adjacent houses and buildings with different characteristics. The well known Casa de las Cariátides was built in 1899 to the family of sir Carlos Armstrong Toro, the founder of the Banco de Ponce and Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño. After the 1918 earthquake it was restored and it was added the garage space. Years later, in 1986 was sold to the government and restored hence in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Scaffold and Sunbreakers at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from the beach towards the guest room tower with wooden scaffolding and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in an advanced construction stage. The sunbreakers on the façade of the tower and in the lobby are also prominent. In the vicinity, there are construction materials, prefabricated pipes, and a boat on the beach shore.

Interior, Doors & Truncated Suns

View from the interior of a wooden house. The door is under a semicircular arch. It is double made of wood and surrounded by wooden moldings. Above the door, there is a truncated sun.

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Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Roof Installation

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the metal roof installation phase. A wall and the windows and door openings can be seen. In front of the building there are construction materials, a concrete mixer, and several workers.

Lighthouse Behind Above

View of the posterior facade of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. Along the facade you can see several doors and windows that form semicircular arches. The doors and windows are double and painted with color green. Over the tower also you can see a window. The balcony of the tower has parapet. Some brackets give support to the balcony. At the background you can see part of the ocean, a lagoon and several buildings.

Buildings U

Side-view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete with aluminum, lattice-style windows. Surrounding the house you can see trees and plants. Also, there are concrete stairs that lead to a balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by Tuscan-order columns. It is decorated with patio chairs, also, in front, there are ample stairs that lead to the second floor and are surrounded by concrete railings. On the second floor, there is an open balcony surrounded by a concrete railing with ornamental designs. Also, in the front, there is a balcony surrounded b a concrete balustrade and sustained by columns. Besides the house, there is a car parked.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, in the formwork stage for the interior columns. In addition to the columns' formwork, the scaffolding on the interior and exterior of the building can be seen. The exterior columns and part of the walls are ready. In front of the building there is a bulldozer, construction materials, and a worker sitting on a pile of wood.

Luis Muñoz Marín with Two People in Front of a Wooden House on Stilts

Luis Muñoz Marín with two people in front of a small wooden house on stilts. The house looks partially destroyed, the roof is gable and zinc; at the top it has a ventilation element. The entrance door has transoms and it is visible that it has not been installed in the doorway. In front of the house there is wooden debris, in the surroundings there are bushes and mountains.

San Juan Street Scene

Tetuán Street intersection with De la Cruz Street in Old San Juan. Buildings and terraced houses can be seen. At the intersection there is a police officer directing traffic. In the foreground you can see the wall of the Old Spanish Bank building and further ahead, the Old Nova Scotia Bank. There are people and cars passing by, also cars parked on one side of the street.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences, Entrance and Shed

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. An entrance can be seen featuring two pillars with lamps and ornamental moldings. These pillars are surrounded by falsework, a ladder, and a worker painting them. A wooden and zinc shed stands out, with windows and a sign that reads: "Puerto Rico Construction Co. Contratistas." In the background, the Arecibo District Hospital is visible. It is a multi-story building with semicircular arches, a curved pediment, and glass casement windows.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Main Facade

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. The main facade can be seen in the final stages of construction. The entrance has a portico with tubular pillars. On both sides of the portico there are pilasters with brick cladding. Between the pilasters there are persiennes and over them, eaves. A concrete fence surrounds the building and next to the fence there is a Department of Public Works sign identifying the construction site. On the sidewalk there is a barefoot boy.

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Side view of the wall construction process in the town of Luquillo. The wooden formwork for the walls and the floor are over gravel. The roof is not yet built. In the distance, mountains, houses, and automobiles can be seen.

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Front view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the Condado Lagoon and the San Jerónimo Fortress. The fort is a construction from the Spanish Colonial period built of masonry and stone. On the other hand, the Hotel is distinguished by having balconies with sunshades and on the roof a tower with an inscription that says: “Caribe Hilton”. To the far left, there is an adjacent multi-story building.

Comerío Health Center, Façade with Sign

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The facade of the hospital features a sign that reads: "No Entre." The building features mullions, louvered windows, sliding doors, stairs leading to the entrance, flat roofs, and a square design pattern between the mullions. There is a planter bordered by a low wall, the sidewalk, and the road. In the background, a mountain is visible.

Factory in Corozal, Ground Preparation

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, ground preparation. Two workers are seen on a motor grader. In the background there is one of the lateral walls of a building that has a loading entrance and two windows, in one of the windows there are three air conditioning units.

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Building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The façade of the building exhibits deterioration in some areas. There is a wall with three rectangular openings, two of which are covered by white panels and one with a wooden panel that is framed by white-colored semicircular arches. The wall has a sign with the number 250. The upper half of the openings has four ornamented brackets that are supported by four braces. There are also rectangular moldings and a sidewalk.

Sundial at La Fortaleza

A sun clock viewed from an interior patio in La Fortaleza, also known as the Santa Catalina Palace. Additionally, louver windows and the semicircular arches.

Courtyard with a Garden and a Fountain

Courtyard with a garden and a fountain. It is a sunken courtyard, enclosed by hallways with wooden balustrades. There is a stairwell, also with a balustrade. The hallways are covered by eaves with jalousies. There are various soldiers in one of the small hallways.

Dos hermanos and San Antonio Bridges

Dos Hermanos and San Antonio Bridges seen from the Condado Lagoon. The Dos Hermanos bridge has arches and towers, and the San Antonio bridge has beams. In the background, a building can be seen.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Poster located on the site of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. The poster offers visitors a description, in Spanish and English, of the five ecosystems found in the area of the Borinquen sector.

Coastal Sugar Mill

View of the Guánica Power Plant where several of the buildings and a chimney can be seen. You can also see the train tracks that reached inside the sugar mill.

Factory in Guayama, Columns

Construction project of a factory in Guayama, column construction stage. There are several columns of the building, some still with formwork and each one surrounded by falsework. Formwork for the footing of two of the walls are visible. There is construction sand and a cargo loading cart in the area.

Concrete Mixer Truck in front of the Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers and a concrete mixer truck in front of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, while at the top, another group stands out operating concrete pouring equipment. Prominent in the construction site are the formwork, footing, wooden structural framework, scaffolds, as well as structural elements such as walls, rebar, columns, and the foundation slab. In the background, a multi-story building with awnings on the windows in the Spanish Revival style stands out.

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View from rear patio of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is made of wood and concrete, and it has a flat, zinc roof. On the first level, there is a patio surrounded by plants, the floor is partially covered with tiles, and it is possible to see several doors. On the second level, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors.

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View of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is one-story, made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. It has two, double, wooden doors with lattice-style, over which there are wooden eaves. It also has wooden ledges in front of the doors. To the far left, there are concrete steps that lead to the entrance door.

Panoramic View of Ponce

Panoramic view of Ponce. Houses and buildings of the downtown can be seen from a mountain. There is a wood fence with a gate.

Roof and Inner Patio of the Large House of Hacienda Buena Vista from Above

Aerial view of the large house of Hacienda Buena Vista. At the large house you can see its zinc and gable roof with its inner patio. The inner patio has some decorative palm trees and you can see tiles. From the rooftop stick out a chimney. Also, you can see part of its posterior garden.

Government Building - José Gautier Benítez High School

View from one end of the José Gautier Benítez Higher School in the town of Caguas. The building is two-story in Neoclassical style, its central axis is decorated with a portico supported by Ionic columns. Two towers crowned with domes protrude from the portico. The entrance door is crowned with an entablature. On the other hand, the walls are decorated with pilasters, ornamental friezes and double wooden windows. The construction of this building dates back to 1924.

Rural house on the main road Ponce to Caguas

One-story house on the main road between Ponce and Caguas. The house is surrounded by a barbwire fence with a small wooden gate. It has a front garden and clotheslines. The roof is flat, it has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. It has a small open balcony sustained by a columns, there are persons inside. In the upper front part, there is an eave. Over the house, there are plants on vines. To the far right there is a wooden structure with a flat zinc roof.

Vernacular Early Gothic Revival House

Interior view of a house in the town of Naguabo, on calle Ruiz Belvis #7. The house is made of wood and the floor is covered with native tiles. The walls are decorated with frames and decorative figures over wooden racks. The doors are simple and made of wood. In the room, there is a four-center arch with central mountings at the ends. There is also a hanging lamp. The room is decorated with chairs, a double armchair, and low tables made of wood. There are decorative figures and a small television. On the wall in the background, one is able to see a corridor with an open door and patio vegetation.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Mid-Stage Construction

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. It can be seen how one of the visible facades already has the block wall mostly completed. Ceiling beams are visible inside and on the outside there are piled boards. Inside and on the building's roof there are men at work.

Mangual Building

View of the Mangual Building in Caguas. On the first floor, the glass doors and windows of a store called El Telar can be seen. On the second floor, various windows can be seen along the façades, as well as a wall with glass blocks. On the third floor, windows can be seen also along the façades as well as a wall with glass blocks. In addition, there are two balconies with doors and windows. At both sides of the Mangual Building, more commercial-use buildings can be seen.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Diagonal View with Workers

From the diagonal view of the Kraft Manufacturing Company factory, jalousie type windows, flat roof, and rectangular shape of the facade are noticeable. Concrete construction of the building and its surroundings is underway. The main entrance is consists of a portico and tiled stairs. In the background, to the left, there is a small building with jalousie type windows. A sign near the entrance, indicates: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program". Around the factory, there are several construction workers and a man walking down the stairs. Also, there are industrial ladders, shovels, wheelbarrows, a wooden street light, and metal barrels. There is a power line at the rear of the factory.

Agricultural Experiment Station, Rio Piedras

Frontal view of the building of the Experimental Agricultural Station at the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico. The building has two levels with a porch as an entrance and stairs in front. The windows have cristal lattice style with mullions above them. Lastly, on the street in front of the building there are several vehicles parked.

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View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see wooden doors with lattice windows, piled up cardboard boxes, double wooden windows and at the end of the hallway a double door made of wood and glass crowned with a glass transom. In addition, on the walls there are decorative frames, the ceiling is covered with wooden coffered and has paper art objects hanging. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Along the years it was been used as a family residence and more recently as a museum house. Additionally, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

Calle de la Cruz - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Building in Calle de la Cruz in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted orange and white. The upper half of the building has parapets, cornices, and square and circular flat moldings, which are painted white. There are four wooden lattice double doors which are framed by moldings that have an ornamentation in its center. The lower half of the building has four semicircular arches with uprights, an ATM, and a sign that reads "SuperMax". Next to this building there is another red and white building. The upper half of the building has a sign that reads "J. Menéndez", parapets, white-colored flat and rectangular moldings, wooden lattice double doors with uprights that are framed by semicircular arches. There is a balcony supported by brackets and four small windows with a semicircular arch that has two wooden strips in the shape of an X in the center. The lower half of the building has a sign that reads "The poet's passage", four wall lamps, and a painting above the entrance. In front of the buildings there are people, a van, a golf cart, a street, automobiles, and two orange traffic barrels.

Back Part of Foreman House in Adjuntas

Back part of the Foreman House. The majority of the construction of the house is made of wood. On the walls you can see some windows. The roof of the house is made with zinc and is covered with blue awnings. Behind the house there is a connected room with gable roof and stone cladding. The area is surrounded by vegetation and at the background you can see mountains.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of one of the completed buildings. One is an elongated garage with an enclosed space at one end. The visible part has no internal divisions and the rear wall has openings at the top. There are several vehicles inside. The second building has a gable roof and the interior space is divided by a low wall in the center, two vehicles are visible inside. Behind the garage there is a building that also belongs to the Transportation Office.

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A door on the third story of the former American Colonial Bank building. It is a double leaf door with eight smaller integrated windows and a bigger window on the top. It has a cornice on the top part and the wall is painted in a brick-like color. One of the doors of the second story can be observed in the bottom half of the image. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Meat Wagon, San Germán

View of Luna Street in the town of San Germán. The street is paved and on both sides of it, there are houses and buildings with different characteristics. The buildings are attached, some are made of wood with zinc roofs and others are made of concrete with flat roofs. They are decorated with moldings and cornices. The doors are double wooden doors with eaves covered by tiles. In addition, on the street you can see people standing, parked vehicles and a wooden cart with a gable roof, pulled by oxen.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Alley

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. An alley can be seen with low walls on both sides. The right low wall has a metal fence with barbed wire. A power pole is visible as well as a truck and a sign reading: "KLIM."

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2014

Corner building formerly known as the American Colonial Bank. The first floor is painted cream and white. The building has a series of arches with pilasters, ornaments, french doors, and sunrise transoms. Brown letters that read "Restaurante Botín" can be observed in the main entrance. The upper half of the building is painted red and has french double doors and parapets. The doors on the second floor have pilasters and a pediment while the doors on the third floor only each have a cornice. Buildings, people walking, vegetation, street lights, and automobiles can be seen in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became theRestaurante Triana.

First Methodist Church Charles W. Drees Memorial

View of the main façade of the First Methodist Church Charles W. Drees Memorial in Guayama. The façade consists of the main portion of the church on the right, the tower in the middle, and a room left of the tower. Along the façade. Five windows decorated with fanlights can be seen along the façade as well as the tower's entrance door. An oculus with a stained glass is set on the triangular portion of the façade. A portion of the roof is gabled. The tower has a hip roof. Another historical building can be seen on the left.

Dive view of Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Swooping view from an angle of the houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía government housing project. To the far right, there are semi-detached houses with lattice-style windows and simple doors. There are also power line poles and a passable street. To the far left, you can see a hill with trees, palms and natural vegetation. Some areas are covered by gravel.

Collapsed Building

A masonry building destroyed by a collapse. Damages caused by an earthquake. It appears to have been a two-story building. Debris is scattered along the street. Wooden houses that remained standing can be seen, as well as some people walking in the area.

El Fanguito

View of El Fanguito in the Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see a small wooden bridge built on stilts leading to the houses, also mounted on stilts and designed of wood and zinc. These have pitched zinc roofs and double wooden windows. Some of the houses are partially destroyed and others are surrounded by wooden fences. Clotheslines and people can be seen in the houses, both inside and outside them.

United States Cavalry Entering Mayagüez

United States cavalry entering the town of Mayagüez. A parade of soldiers on horseback can be seen as well as spectators on both sides of the street. Houses and buildings are visible along the street, among which stands out a building bearing a façade with arches, pilasters, a cornice, and a balustrade on the roof. Next to it, there is a fence with grilles and concrete posts and finished with pinnacles as well as an arch-shaped gate.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. The building is painted in mustard, cream, and white. A dome with a lantern, windows with white moldings, and a pinnacle can be observed in the upper half of the building. The cornices, the quoins in the corner of the building walls, and the windows with square and rectangular openings are visible. People, palms, streetlights, traffic signs, automobiles, and part of the surrounding terrain of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can also be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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View of balcony and entrance to a house on the coast in Fajardo. The house is made of concrete with a flat roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade. On one side, there is a wooden railing. The balcony is decorated with a table, a metallic chair, and a plant in a decorative pot. The sliding door is made of glass, and the windows are lattice-style in aluminum and glass.

Vernacular Criollo House, Arecibo

Diagonal view of a terraced house in the town of Arecibo. The house is wooden, one-story and built over a wall. It has a gabled zinc roof. On the front, it has two lattice-style double doors in front of which there are wooden parapets. Above the doors there are wooden eaves supported by wooden beams. On the far right, you can see that it has lattice-style windows and a wall that divides the house from another house with similar characteristics.

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Front-view of a garage of a house in the coastal town of Mayagüez. It is two-story, made of wood, and has a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level there is a garage with several double, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions. On the second level, on the other hand, the house has a smaller size and a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, there are double, wooden doors, over which there are also wooden mullions. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, with mullions over them. Lastly, the area is paved and surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00008

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a masonry wall made of stone and bricks, and the upper part of a sentry post has a semicircular dome, cornices, and a keystone. There is also a railing, steps with bricks, trees, handrails, a person, and two sculpted chairs depicting a cat. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later converted into a park. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed on the right side of the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and window openings. The roof of the old La Princesa prison can also be observed. The building has parapets and white moldings. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored the building in 1992 to serve as the headquarters for the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. The San Juan Bay and the coasts of Toa Baja and Cataño municipalities can also be observed in the distance.

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View of cobblestone pavement wet because of rain in Old San Juan. There are three storm drains and water can be seen rushing down the canal into the drainage system. The drainage system canal can be differentiated from the rest by the direction the pavers are placed.

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General Electric Wiring Devices, Lateral View

General Electric Wiring Devices building construction project in Juana Díaz, lateral view. The wall has pilasters, glass windows, and an entrance with stairs, double door and eaves.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00041

View from the posterior of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. An area restricted by balusters with several vehicles and trees can be observed. A pink and white facade with a parapet, pilasters, cornices, wooden double-leaf doors, and a balcony with no railings supported by pillars. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Next to this building is the United States Customs House, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan." Its architectural style is Spanish Colonial Revival, built by the architect Albert B. Nichols. It was built in 1924 and is painted pink, white, and terracotta. This building was entered into the National Registry of Historic Places in 1988. The Banco Popular of Puerto Rico can be seen from a distance. It is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architecture style. It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. In the center of the image is the Jose V. Toledo United States Courthouse and Post Office, where two towers crowned with lanterns and Arabic tiles stand out. It was designed by Oscar Wenderoth, and it is painted cream and terracotta. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The Ochoa building, designed by the architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa, can also be observed in the image. It is painted gray and white, has a tower crowned with a stepped design, and possesses square and rectangular windows. The façade of the Harbor Plaza building and the Hotel Sheraton can also be observed. The San Juan Bay, Pier 1, and Pier 3 are on the right side of the image. The towers with lanterns of the Jose V. Toledo United States Courthouse and Post Office combine different architectural styles, such as Beaux-Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. Other high-rise buildings, utility poles, and trees can be observed.

37 Sol Street - Ponce

Architectonic drawing of house located on the 37 Sol street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors with hipped roof and characteristics of the Vernacular style. On the first floor there is also a small balcony with balustrade interrupted by steps. There is a simple door crowned with a transom and a French style window also crowned with a transom. To the left far end from the first floor there is also a wide picture window crowned with transoms and an entablature supported with brackets. The upper floor has a small overhang balcony with ornamental balustrade and a double door flanked by French windows and is crowned with a continuous entablature. In addition, the left far end is an open balcony with a balustrade combined with ornamental grille and balusters. You can also see a logo on the upper right far end that says: "PRHBDS". The construction of the Dr. Yordán house dates from 1928.

Typical Building "R" Construction Process

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction view. Formwork, reinforcing bars, and some columns can be seen at the construction site. Men performing different construction tasks are also visible.

La Princesa Promenade and Jail

La Princesa Promenade and Jail in Old San Juan. The prison is an elongated building; the façade has a brick finish, a cornice, and a dome in the center. A metal fence with concrete pillars can be seen. There is a flagpole with the flag of the United States. A portion of the promenade that runs in front of the prison is visible. On the promenade, there are two carts, one of them is labeled with the phrase "Panadería de la penitenciaría de San Juan P.R." A guard is in front of one of the carts. In the background, several people can be seen.

Piscina del Escambrón, vista aérea

Aerial view of the Escambrón pool. You can see the swimming pool and the diving pool, the stands, the wavy-shaped entrance roof, the parking, and part of the beach.

Modern Church

View of the Santa María Reina Parish in Ponce. At first glance, we can see the stained glass windows on the façade, they are divided by pillars. Most of the building is painted white except for the pillars which have a light blue tone. In the entrance area you can see grass, palms and ornamental bushes that serve as decoration of the garden. On the right side of the patio, you can see a white cross. In addition, the right side of the church has arched stained glass windows. Two young people on bicycles and a woman can be seen in the front, while another person can be seen on the right side. Additionally, several cars can be seen parked to the right of the church. Among the structures adjacent to the church, part of a white-painted house can be seen to its left and other structures in the rear to the right. The buildings seen in the background are white and you can see that at least one of them is two-story.

Slum Houses

View of wooden houses on stilts. In the foreground, there is a space surrounded by debris, where there is a person standing. There is a two-story, wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has a balcony with an inclined eave, the balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, it is decorated with plants in ornamental pots. To the far right there is another wooden house on stilts. It has a zinc roof and lattice-style windows, there is also a gas tank besides the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing. In the background, there is a two-story wooden house with several doors surrounded by moldings, and lattice-style windows. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Courtyard

View of the courtyard of the old Asilo de Beneficencia, Old San Juan during the repairs of the columns of the arcade. The shoring inside the arches and the formwork around the pillars can be seen. It's noticeable that a portion of the courtyard floor has been excavated. Several workers are seen working. This building was transferred to the federal government in 1937 for military use.

Façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with Defined Sunbreakers

View from the beach towards the façade of the guest room tower with defined sunbreakers and the lobby. In the vicinity, there are several workers, earth-moving equipment, and sheds.

Two Hangars, Scaffolding, and Walls

Two hangars under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The construction is at the falsework phase. One of the hangars has portions of the front walls. There are construction supplies and various workers around the hangars.

Ruins of a Fort in Puerta de Tierra

Ruins of a fort on a beach in Puerta de Tierra. The structure, known as Tajamar, was part of the first lines of defense of the city of San Juan. In the forefront, on the sand, there is a card reading: "PR 53 Photo 1."

Aerial View of Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce

Aerial detail of the buildings that are part of Hacienda Buena Vista. The roofs of the majority of the buildings are made with zinc. From the large house roof and the building where the coffee grinder is located, stick out some chimneys. Along the land you can distinguish a channel. The surroundings are full of plants and trees.

Jíbaro House

View of a small house in the town of San Germán. The house is made of wood and zinc with a gabled zinc roof. To the far left, there is a wooden animal pen of smaller size. It has a gabled zinc roof. The walls are wooden with metal grills. Behind it, there are piled concrete blocks.

Building with Balcony

Side view of a two-story wooden house with a gable roof. It is at the foot of a slope, it has a balcony with wooden pillars and railing, and the side walls are made of zinc. There is one window on the first floor and two on the second. The land surrounding the house is weeded. Near the building, you can see a tree and under it, a man and several children.

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View of the southern city wall enclosure from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison. In the forefront are the flat roofs of the prison with air conditioning compressors. In the background is the southern city wall enclosure with a sentry post covered by the shade of the trees on the right side. There are multi-story buildings of different colors above the city wall. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Man Working on Mountainside House Under Construction

A couple of carpenters carrying out tasks on a house under construction in a mountainous area. Noteworthy are the wooden frame, the pile foundations, the frames of a pair of doors on one wall and the gabled roof. In front of the house there is a fence made of sticks and barbed wire.

Nice House, Río Piedras

View of a two-level house in Rio Piedras. At the foreground there is a paved street with a moving cyclist. The house is surrounded by a staggered fence divided by a gate made of ornamental metallic railing where it has someone peeking out. In the first floor there is a porch surrounded by a railing made of metallic fence under an arcade supported by columns. Additionally, at the second floor there is two balconies with metallic railings, the windows are double surrounded by cristal and crowned with roof tiles supported by corbels.

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View of a structure on the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building. The structure was used as a watchtower. It has a dome, cornice, and an arcade. There are spotlights, cables, an antenna, and other equipment nearby. In the foreground are tables, chairs, a double-leaf door, and a streetlight above it. Palms and the roof of a building are seen on the right side. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

A Woman and a Girl Next to a Hut

A woman and a girl next to a hut near a military road between Cayey and Aibonito. The hut is built on stilts and its walls and roof is made of royal palm bark. It is surrounded by small trees. There are some pieces of clothing laid on the grass in front of the house. In the background, some mountains are visible.

Test House

Front view of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, it has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall sustained by columns. Also, there are two persons, one standing in the balcony, and the other sitting in front. There are two, wooden doors with lattice-style windows to each side. Above the doors and in the upper part, the house has crossbars. To the far left, there is a two-story house with ornamental blocks.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00034

Front view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. The facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and two windows under pointed arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections one of which is larger. The pediment is curve, has flat moldings and a rose window also framed with moldings. Above the building you can distinguish the belfry dome with onion shape crowned with a spherical finish. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Building of the Residential Cooperative El Falansterio in Puerta de Tierra

El Falansterio building located on Fernández Juncos Avenue in Puerta de Tierra. This is a finished apartment building, made of concrete, and divided by small rectangular towers with curved corners. The building has an Art Deco architectural design. There are two balconies for each tower and an entrance with stairs. The double wooden windows are made of wood and glass at the ends and it is visible that some of them have curtains. There is a large street around the building where automobiles are parked in front of the jardinières on the side of the sidewalk next to the building. In addition, electric wiring cables, small trees, and other buildings can be seen near the condominium.

Santa Rosa Bayamón Housing Development Project

View of a living room, dining room, and porch in a house in the Santa Rosa neighborhood of Bayamón. In the front, a glass dining table is partially visible with a couple of chairs featuring circular details. In the living room area, there are furniture pieces, electric lamps on side tables, and decorative floral accents. On the porch, there's a column, a low wall, and a pair of rattan chairs with floral patterns. The living room and porch are separated by a wall with louvered windows, and there's another section of the wall made of wood with a vertically elongated glass panel. The floor is terrazzo.

Balustraded Staircase, High Relief Walls and Coffered Ceiling

Ordóñez Gun at El Morro

Ordóñez Gun in one of the bastions of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan. It is installed near the edge of the bastion and it has a tube railing. A wall with a battlement, a sentry box, and other guns in the embrasures of the parapet are visible.

Bayamón District Hospital, Façade with a Path

District Hospital in the municipality of Bayamón. A central façade can be seen with a path leading to the respective entrances. The hospital has two stories, semicircular arches, rectangular windows with glass panes, and doors with transoms. The arches have decorative moldings. The main entrance features a semicircular double door, a parapet with a railing, a window, and ornamental details. Exposed pipes are visible on several walls, and three staircases provide access to the doors. The surrounding area includes the ground and a few palm trees.

Urban construction, 1958

View of a street under construction. The street is paved and there is a person standing in the middle. To both sides, there are semi-detached houses with the same characteristics. The houses are one-story, made of concrete, with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and are surrounded by gravel. In the background, you can see mountains and more structures.

Group of Young Women Seated at the Jardinières of Falansterio

Group of young women sitting at the jardinières in one of the entrances to the El Falansterio building in Puerta de Tierra. Behind the women there is a building with an Art Deco architectural style. It is made of concrete, has wooden windows, curved corners, and entrances with small steps. In the surroundings there are shrubs, grass, trees, and at one of the entrances there is a group of children accompanied by adults.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Wall Construction

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Three workers can be seen engaged in wall erection. The building has a wooden framework and rods. The piles of materials and mountains are visible.

Building on the main road between Caguas y Ponce

View of buildings on the main road between Caguas and Ponce. The building is four-story with a concrete flat roof. It has lattice-style windows and simple doors. In the upper part of the building, there is a rooftop with metal railings. In the front, there is a smaller structure with lattice-style windows. There are several buildings on one side with the same characteristics. The area is surrounded by grass and palm trees.

Dining and Living Room

View from the interior of a wooden house. The house is in wood with a zinc roof. The roof has exposed wooden beams. The floor is covered with native slabs. In the foreground, there is the living room with a television and armchairs in wood and rattan. Following it, is the dining room, decorated with a large wooden table with matching chairs and covered with a tablecloth. In the background, where there are two persons standing, there is a china cabinet in wood and glass and a table against the wall over which there are decorative figures. The wall in the background is decorated with a mirror and a telephone landline.

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier with another official

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier next to another official who is handing a woman a document. They are in an interior space, there is a window and an office chair.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the collapse from the inside. A portion of the debris can be seen on the inside. The rest of the debris that fell on the outside can be seen through a window opening. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar. An abandoned building with visible window and door openings can be seen in the background.

The Barranquitas Hotel

Distant view of the Barranquitas Hotel on a hill and surrounded by mountains. From a distance, the rectangular shape of the building with bedrooms and a flagpole on the roof are notable. It is followed by a smaller building with a sloped roof and a swimming pool. At the other end there is a parking lot with several cars.

Tortuguero National Guard Camp

Aerial view of the National Guard Camp in Tortuguero, Vega Baja. The camp facilities, Lake Tortuguero, and the surrounding grounds can be seen. The roads leading to the camp can be seen also.

Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion

Main façade of the Labadie House / Los Moreau Mansion in Moca. A round grass area and two seating benches can be seen in front of the stairs, which have a handrail and lead to the porch on the entrance. On the entrance wall, various doors and windows can be seen. The door in the middle is shaped as an arch and is decorated with a stained glass fanlight. On the balcony in the second floor, various doors and windows are also visible. The window in the middle has stained glass. The house has two towers, one on each side. Both towers have a double window on each floor. The towers have bulbiform domes.

Homes near Sabana Grande

View of huts in the town of Sabana Grande. The huts are built on stilts, are made of wood, palm sheath and zinc. They have gable roof and have a simple door made of wood.

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pump Station

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of the gas pump station. In the center there is a small room with a door and two windows. The columns and walls have tile cladding. A gas pump and an air pump are visible. There are two buildings with gable roofs in the background.

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Main façade of the former American Colonial Bank building. The first floor has a series of semicircular arches, pilasters, a circular ornament on the wall above every pilaster, two french doors with sunrise transoms on top of them. The entrance on the first floor has a Spanish flag, steps, and a sign that reads: "Rest. Triana". The second floor has three double leaf doors, each with a parapet, pilasters and a pediment on top of each door. The third floor also has three double leaf doors with parapets and potted plants. The building's tile roofing can be observed. There are trees and buildings in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Bridge and Waterfall at El Yunque

View of Baño Grande, located on the edge of Palo Colorado in the El Yunque National Forest. Baño Grande is an artificial pool fed by the La Mina River. The pool is made of stones and masonry over which, at one end, a natural waterfall falls. It is surrounded by a path also made of stone and masonry. At one end, there is a bridge on which several people stand. The entire space is surrounded by forest and tropical vegetation. This pool was used from 1936 until 1968, when it was closed to bathers for safety reasons. Later on, the pool was banned for bathers but accessible to spectators.

La Plata Church in 1946

La Plata Mennonite Church, Aibonito. It is a cement building with a gabled zinc roof that looks newly built. It has a wooden door with a truncated sun, a small lamp above the door, and an oculus at the top of the wall. It also has wooden side windows with glass panels. Under the zinc sheets of the ceiling, you can see the wooden ceiling beams. There is a cement hallway that leads to the entrance of the church.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00015

Side view of one of the facades of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. A white and cream-colored facade can be observed on the right side of the image. It has ornamented parapets, cornices, three semicircular arches with white moldings, and pilasters. Adjacent to this building is a gray, cream, and white-colored facade. It has cornices, a wooden double-leaf door framed with a semicircular molding, and two pilasters. Part of the La Puntilla Condominium building can be seen in the distance. The building is painted cream and orange. It has balconies with eaves, doors, and wooden double-leaf doors with moldings. The electrical wiring of the utility poles can be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Children Posing Next to a Soldier

Two girls and a boy posing next to a soldier in front of a house. The child is mounted on a donkey. A man leaning on the door and a United States soldier in the center can be seen. The entrance to the house has a segmental arch, a cornice, and a double door. It also has pilasters and an eave. There is a street along which there are other concrete and wooden houses. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Vernacular Criollo House, Manatí

House built in wood over a wall in the town of Manatí, Padilla Street #34. It has a gabled zinc roof. The windows are lattice-style and to one side, it has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by beams. The doors are double wooden and have wooden crossbars over them. The house has a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. To both sides there are terraced houses with different characteristics.

View of Caribe Hilton From Another Building

View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Hotel Normandie, both with their respective logos. Also notable are the streets with several cars and pedestrians, the Dos Hermanos Bridge, the Condado Lagoon, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico building and part of the San Juan Yacht Club. The Atlantic Ocean stands out in the background.

Fénix Theater

View of the main façade of the Fénix Theater in Vega Baja. The porch and columns are visible therein. On the main wall, two doors are partially visible. On the highest portion of the building, a semicircular pediment can be seen. Left of the theater, a portion of the City Hall is visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Chain Link Fence and Vehicles

Facade of the Hospital and Health Center construction in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, stairs, and flat roof can be seen. There are jardiniéres, several automobiles, a chain link fence, and driveway. The power transformer located at the rear and the mountains are visible.

Vernacular Bungaloid House

Inside view of a house in the town of Camuy. The room has three door frames over which there are wooden mullions. The room is decorated with wall furniture, arm chairs, a dinner table, and chairs. On the walls there is a clock, decorative frames, and hanging potted plants. In the room, there is a hanging ceiling lamp and two persons sat talking to each other.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. The railings and white-colored wooden balusters that form part of the staircase can be observed. There is also a semicircular arch and white and black tiles.

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Family outside house, girl holding small boy

A family and a girl carrying a baby in her arms pose together in front of a wooden house with a zinc roof. Notable on the façade are double-leaf doors that open outwards and a type of bracket that supports the eaves. The house is founded on piles and in its surroundings, several rocks and logs are notable. In the background, several bushes and palms stand out.

Street Scene in the Fishing Village of "La Parguera"

View of houses in the coastal area of La Parguera. In the foreground there is a house on stilts. The house is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof. It has simple wooden doors. To the far left, there is a fence made of metallic bars and wooden posts, there are also garbage containers. There is an automobile and a wooden structure with a flat, zinc roof. In the background the sea is visible.

Façade of a White and Pink Structure in Aguadilla

View of the façade of a structure painted in white and pink. Three decorative columns can be seen projecting from the wall. To the left, there is a glass window, and to the right, there is a window. Both the door and the window have grilles. At the top, the cornice and acroter can be seen.

Seventeenth Century Church, San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see stairs where two people are standing that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door is a rectangular window with moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far left, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Building with a Post Office on the First Floor

Building in a corner with a post office on the first floor. It has double doors, projecting balconies with balustrades, pilasters, and cornices. Over the doors of the first floor, there is a lettering, reading: "Post Office" and "Military." On the wall, there is a sign with the name of the street: "Calle de la Marina." In one of the balconies, a portion of a sign can be seen, reading: "Hotel."

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Front view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence and a concrete wall. The first level is made of concrete, it has not been whitewashed, nor does it have doors or windows. It has debris in the front part and stairs without railing, where there are two persons sat. On the second level, the house is made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony with a metallic railing. The door is wooden and the windows are glass, lattice-style. In the fronton, there is a small aluminum, lattice-style window and on the street, there are cars parked and persons standing.

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Rear-view of a house in the town of Hatillo. The house is built on stilts, in wood over concrete, and has a zinc roof. It has railing-less concrete steps that lead to a simple, wooden door. Also, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. In the surrounding area, you can see a metallic hand ladder and a clothesline.

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View from the interior of a house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood, with a zinc roof. The roof has wooden beams, and over them, there are electric cables. The floor is wooden and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. There are wooden kitchen cupboards, a refrigerator, a stove, and a fabric curtain dividing the space. Also, there is a leather armchair besides a wooden table.

Vernacular Criollo House

Building at University of Puerto Rico

Main entrance of the library José M. Lázaro at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The building has two floors, design by the architect Henry Klumb, it is distinguished by open spaces, democratics and organic architecture. In the construction stand out on its facade the repetition and symmetry of the perforated brise-soleil. You can appreciate the flow of the structure next to the green areas of the campus. In front of the building it stand out a car.

Factory in Guayanilla, Formwork

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. View of a wall with formwork, above the formwork columns of the building, which does not yet have a roof, towers over. There is a crane with which workers have lifted some material up to the top of the wall. In front of the construction there is a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program".

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Man Sitting on Steps of Large Building Demolished by Hurricane Betsy

Man sat on the steps of a great building demolished by Hurricane Betsy, also known as Hurricane Santa Clara, which impacted Puerto Rico in 1956. From the demolished building you can see wooden boards, ribbed zinc, barbwire and concrete floor.

Streetcar in the City of Ponce

Streetcar traveling through the city of Ponce. Houses are visible on one side of the street. The first one has a balcony with iron railings and slender pillars. The second one has a balcony with a concrete balustrade and Corinthian columns; it has arched doors and windows with cornices. Several men are walking along the street, and the streetcar is carrying passengers.

Condado Hotel San Juan

View of the façade of the Hotel Condado characterized by elements such as a tiled roof, eaves with corbels, and balconies with parapets that integrate scale motifs. In the bottom, a series of semicircular arches with fan posts, balustrades and a pair of awnings stand out. On one side, several windows framed by pilasters, moldings and pediments are visible. Ornamental elements with heraldic motifs also stand out. In front of the building, several cars, a chain-link fence with pillars, a garden, a pole with a transformer and a person are visible.

Factory in Guayama, Columns Distance View

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. Lateral view, from a distance, of the columns. Some still with formwork and each one surrounded by falsework. Also visible is the formwork for the base of the wall. On one side of the construction there is sand and a concrete mixer. There are workers at work.

Detail of a Destroyed House in Guayama

Ruins of a yellow house in Guayama. Some of the panels, beams, and columns of the house remain. Inside, a portion of a window is visible. On the left, various houses can be seen along the street.

Hurricane Betsy, 1956 - La Plata Mop Factory

View of the affected area after the passage of Hurricane Betsy on the island. The area is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. It is followed by the rubble of a mop factory located in a rural area of La Plata in the town of Aibonito. The factory is destroyed, you can see work materials, wood and zinc piled up.

First Meeting of the Executive Council

First meeting of the Executive Council constituted during the administration of the first civil governor of Puerto Rico, Charles H. Allen. In the photo, standing, William H. Hunt, and seated, Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón, José Celso Barbosa, and José de Diego, among others. They are at a hall in La Fortaleza that has carved wood doors, wooden doors with glass panes, Ionic order pilasters, moldings, hanging lamps, a desk, and wood and wicker chairs.

San Jerónimo Fort Viewed from the Condado Lagoon

San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan, viewed from the Condado Lagoon. The lagoon is visible and, in the background, the walls of the fort, the bridge connecting it to the San Juan islet and a wooden house inside the fort are visible.

View of San Juan from Harbor

Old San Juan city skyline seen from the bay. You can distinguish a segment of the defensive walls of the city, the Puerta de San Juan, La Fortaleza, the Cathedral of San Juan (Catholic faith), the Convent of the Siervas de María, the Antigua Cárcel La Princesa, the Banco Popular and the Old Post Office and Federal Building.

Jíbaro House with Balcón

Side view of a house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The structure is made of zinc and it has a zinc gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and double wooden windows that open outward. The house is built over wooden stilts in a rural plot of land surrounded by vegetation.

Houses adjacent to paved roads

View of paved streets. At one end of the street there is a parked car and two, one-story concrete houses with flat roofs. On the far right, the house has a large balcony surrounded by a concrete railing and ornamental metal fence. It has lattice-style windows and a low wall surrounding it. On the far left, the house has a low concrete wall surrounding it. It has a balcony covered by a fabric curtain. It has lattice-style windows and an attached structure at the back with the same characteristics. Also, it has a clothesline in the backyard.

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A balcony in Old San Juan, which is composed of a front skirt supported by beams, studs, railings, handrails, and balusters, can be observed in the image. The balcony floor has partitions and corbels. There are lamps attached to the building walls, gated doors, and decorative moldings. There are multiple buildings of different colors with parapets and semicircular arches, which can be seen in the background. There are also trees and a cable that is hanging in a diagonal direction.

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View of a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof in the town of Arecibo. The house has a simple, wooden door and lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. In front of the house there is a wooden box, zinc plates, and several persons standing. To each side, there are semi-attached houses with different characteristics.

District Court

Detail of one of the side façades of the Aguadilla District Court. On the first floor, there are five windows, and in the second floor, there are six windows. One of the windows on the second floor is not a double-leaf window, and another double-leaf window is missing one leaf and has a wood panel instead placed from the inside of the building. On the top, balustrades can be seen as decorative elements, and at the bottom, a portion of the fence is visible.

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Luz y Verdad Building

Radio station identified with a sign of: "Hogar de la Audición Luz y Verdad, Inc. Visitas Bienvenidas" (Home of the Audition Light and Truth, Inc Visits are Welcome). The facade of the building has a porch, a main door and windows like persiennes. It has a gable rood and an antenna. In the surroundings there is a garden, a sidewalk, a pole, an automobile and kilometre stone that indicates: "K0 H3".

View of the Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel Towards a Community

Detail of the bridge San Antonio towards a community full of houses. Its construction has a style of an arch bridge made with steel beams and concrete tiles over concrete pilasters. Its starlings have conical cornices and have parapets decorates with moldings. The bus stop shelter area has the completion date of the construction, which it was in 1932. At the background towards the left you can see the bridge with balustrade and two towers with street lights. The light poles are clearly visible from the left up to the right. Also, you can se the locomotive parked. The background is full of house and coconut palm trees. Some of the houses haves gable roofs.

Vernacular Bungalow

One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. The balcony is small and has a central arch with a concrete balustrade. The door is double, made of glass, and over it there is a central mullion made of glass. Above the house, there are two wooden lattice-style mullions. To the far left, there is another house with similar characteristics.

Plaza Washington, Kiosk at a Distance

Recreational Plaza in the municipality of Yauco. In the forefront, newly planted trees protected by planks of wood can be observed. In the background, a kiosk can be observed with people inside and around it. There are trees in the plaza and buildings in the background.

El Morro and its Surroundings

Aerial view of El Morro and its surroundings. The view extends up to the Puerta de Tierra area. The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Asilo de beneficencia (Mental Asylum), Ballajá Barracks, San José Church (Catholic), and the Capitol are visible.

A Family in Front of a House, San Juan

A family in front of the door of a house in San Juan. There are three women and various children. One of the women is sitting on the door step and has a naked baby sitting on her legs. A child can be seen half hiding behind the door and another one leaning out of a window.

Harbor Area

View of a harbor area in a municipality near Bayamón. Materials can be seen in piles along the port. There are various buildings, two of them look like warehouses with high ceilings and gable roofs. There are two men working in the water and people gathered in front of the buildings.

San Juan Transportation Office, Fence Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. A concrete fence and some workers working on it can be seen. On one side of the fence there is debris and removed soil; on the other side, a building is visible.

Factory in Corozal, Scaffolding and Formwork

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, in the scaffolding and formwork stage for the columns. In addition to the wooden frames and falsework for the concrete pouring of the columns, an engine can be seen.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Laboratory

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The inside of a laboratory can be seen. The cabinets with wooden tops, the single-leaf door, openings, and tiled walls stand out. Through the opening, tables and a door frame are visible. A transom and a wall cabinet are also visible.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. Rear/lateral view of the building, which looks finished. A loading entrance on the lateral wall can be seen, it has a double door and eaves. At the rear there is a door, also with eaves. A barbed wire fence is visible.

San Juan Airport Terminal Seen from Plane

Front view of a terminal at the Isla Grande Airport in San Juan. The building is two-story with a flat roof and glass windows. To the far left, you can see an open garage where vehicles are parked. On the other hand, on the far right you can see several glass doors and on the second level you can see that it is surrounded by a metal railing. On the walls you can read several airline inscriptions and at the top it says: “Puerto Rico Transportation Authority San Juan Air Terminal.” In front, you can see boarding stairs and stacked luggage.

House # E-17 Street Four, Rosa María Carolina

Front view of a house in the town of Carolina. The house is one-story and made of concrete. It has a garden in the front over a wall, and plants in pots. Also, in the front, there is an open balcony decorated with plants in pots. The door is wooden and simple, and it has a metallic mesh. The windows are metal, lattice-style. To the far right, there is an open garage with a car parked in front.

Casa Portela Museum

View of the main façade of the Casa Portela Museum in Vega Baja. On the wall, two door openings are visible. Above, a portion of the cornice is visible. On the right, two historical buildings are visible, one green and the other pink.

Advanced Construction Phase of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the advanced construction of the lobby and the sunbreakers of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the vicinity, there are several workers, sheds for storing construction materials, a crane, a pickup truck, cars, and the installation of a small concrete batching plant with its logo "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Interior Doors and Sunrise Transoms

Interior view of a wooden house. The room is decorated with wooden chairs and armchairs. In the middle of the room, there is a hanging lamp. There is a wood and glass coffee table, over which there is a vase and decorative figures. The floor is partially covered by a rug. There are two other wooden tables with decorative figures on them. On the wall in the background, there is a mirror and pictures. Also, it has two doors under semicircular arches. The doors are double in wood and glass surrounded by wooden moldings, above them, are truncated suns.

Nurse Interviewing a Patient in Naguabo

Woman and boy inside a medical clinic in the town of Naguabo. The nurse interviews the boy as part of the visit. It is visible that the building is made of wood, has a large window, a sink near the window, and a sign that says: "Children who breastfeed frequently are more likely to get sick". The nurse is sitting at a desk that has note taking objects and a paper holder.

Casa de España San Juan

View of Casa de España in Neo-Arab style, in San Juan. The building is covered with polychrome tiles, towers with mullions, semicircular and horseshoe arches. Some windows have the shape of a semicircular arch, others have rectangular frames with roofs and awnings. The building has balconies, light poles on a parapet and on the roof a kind of gazebo with a pergola. At the bottom, a tennis court and a street are partially visible, while a person and a truck are visible. In the background, the Bay of San Juan is visible.

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View of a hole in a street with cobblestone pavers in Old San Juan. The way the earth gave way and several pavers fell into the hole can be observed. The pavers look cracked, have different color shades, and small plants in between them.

El Fanguito, with Crane

View of a crane between slum houses in San Juan. The houses are mostly made of wood and founded on stilts on a body of water. They also have mostly zinc-gabled windows and roofs.

Aerial View of a Housing Development

A housing development with single-story houses, flat roofs, and U-shaped layouts in subdivisions. Also noticeable are elongated rectangular structures and other two-story L-shaped buildings with flat roofs. Throughout the housing development, there are streetlights positioned between the sidewalks and the streets.

Military Base Operations Building

Operations building at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A wooden house with hip roof, a porch with a concrete balustrade and pillars. It has two double doors with crossbeams and moldings; between the two doors, there is a bulletin board and a sign reading: 27th Re. Con. Sq. A.C. Operations Materiel. There is a garden in front of the house.

Public School in Caguas

A group of girls, two women, and one men in front of a public school in Caguas. The school is a wooden building with a hip roof covered with tiles and has doors with balustrades.

House Built on Pilings

In the front, there is a house on pilings with a gable roof, double doors, and casement windows. The house has its roof and walls lined with zinc and other materials. Near the house, there is a smaller structure with noticeable wooden boards and a roof partially covered with a fabric-like material. On the side of the house, there are two women with babies in their arms, and among them are barefoot children. Other houses with similar features, various plants, and a chimney that stands out in the background are also noticeable.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Upper Level View

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is visible from an elevated level, making the square frame of its design noticeable. Two flat roofs can be seen, one of which is tiled. On the sides, sections of the building with louvered windows and flat overhangs protrude. Both sides have wooden falsework and scaffolding. There are workers in the central area and on both levels. There are also exposed rebar, wooden panels, barrels, bricks, and cables hanging from one side to the other.

House, Route 2 Hatillo

View of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of wood and concrete, with a flat, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. There are entrance stairs made of concrete that lead to the balcony. The balcony is small and has a wooden railing. It has a wooden door with a crossbar over it. The windows are lattice-style and have a crossbar over them, and wooden eaves. In front of the house there is a vehicle parked.

Two-story Yellow and Brown Building in San Germán.

Two-story building in San Germán. On the façade of the first story, a double door and a window, both with grilles, are visible. On the second story, the porch of the wooden house with a railing and pillars can be seen. Two windows and a double door are also visible. A gate and stairs allow access to the left side of the wooden house. On the left wall of the second level, there is a door and two windows. On the right, a two-story building can be seen.

Wooden House

Wooden house with two parts, one slightly higher than the other. It is built on stilts and has a gabled zinc roof. The walls are in poor condition, there are gaps between some of the boards. On one side, you can see a small wooden building with a sloping zinc roof partially.

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Distance view of the building of the Old Banco dePonce located in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, to the right far end you can distinguish a two-story building decorated with ornamental moldings and overhang balconies with metallic balustrades supported with brackets. In front there is a paved sidewalk with light poles and standing people. On the other side of the traveled street there is the public square Federico Degetau decorated with garden areas, benches and light poles. Aside from that, in the background there is the building of the Banco de Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic style. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked by pairs of Corinthian Order fluted pilasters. The pilasters go up to the third floor and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, dentils and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through framed rectangular door, crowned with entablatures and flanked by Corinthian Oder fluted columns. Above the entrance you can distinguish an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Barracks under Construction at Borinquen Field Base

Rear view of the barracks, still under construction, at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. It is a three-story building with straight-line design. It has a balcony on each of the three stories which extends along the center of the building. There are three scaffolds, one in the center, the other two are one on each side of the building. There are various workers working.

Land with concrete block fence

Wasteland with a concrete block fence. Behind the fence, there are several cement houses. There are different types of trees in the area around the houses. One of the houses has a roof with roof-tiles.

Workers Working at the Caribe Hilton Hotel Entrance

A group of workers is working on the roads and green areas at the entrance of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the background, a pile of construction materials is noticeable under the lobby. Further on, the sunbreakers that conform the balconies of the guest room tower and the wooden scaffolding placed at one end of the façade stand out.

Las Madres del Sagrado Corazón School

Las Madres del Sagrado Corazón School in Santurce. A partial few of the façade of the building. The windows, cornices, and quoins finish on the corners can be seen. There are planters bordering the building.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 72 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009

Building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 72 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted yellow. The roof has white moldings and is has a curved corner. The upper half of the façade has a balcony with balustrades with a flag that has yellow colors in its center, red in its upper and lower borders, and the representation of a bull. Next to the balcony is a window opening with wooden balustrades. The lower half of the façade has a glass door that has several signs and next to it there are two more signs that read "Rosa de Triana" and "Restaurante. Bar. Tapas". Next to the door there are wall lamps and a door with balusters. The Casa Cabildo building can be partially observed on the left side of the image. This building was built in 1529 and was the seat of the first mayor's office of the municipality of San Juan. It has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted orange and brown. There are three parapets with balustrades, a balconet, lattice double doors, a door with wooden balustrades and clothes hanging on the wall. The right side of the image has another orange, yellow, and white-colored building. Flat moldings and a balconet with lattice double doors and wooden beams can be observed. In front of these buildings there is a sidewalk, shrubs, and automobiles.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00011

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a plaza with steps, street lights, two benches, handrails, a wall made of bricks, and trees. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The old headquarters of the El Mundo/Puerto Rico Ilustrado newspaper in Old San Juan can be observed on the right side of the image. It was built in 1923 by the architect Francisco Roldán Martinó. The building has elements of the Moorish Revival architecture style. The building's facade has mosaics, pilasters, glass windows, and metal frames. Adjacent to this building is another with a canvas awning and glass windows. There are also two automobiles and potted plants.

Building the Democracy - Tourism Office

Main facade of the Democracy building at Caguas. At the bottom part you can see three doors and two glass windows. On the borders you can see the bossage finished. The second level has a balcony with railing. Also, there are two doors and three windows. At the right door there is one of its leaves that is missing and is covered with panels. Above you can distinguish part of the cornice.

Worker Operating Machinery in Front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A worker operating a bulldozer on the ground in front of the construction of the lobby and the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the construction, several workers, scaffolding, and wooden structural framework are also noticeable. In the vicinity, there are trucks, prefabricated pipes, and sheds.

Santa Elena Bastion

View of the Santa Elena Bastion in Old San Juan. There are walls, a sentry box, various tents near the Guardhouse. It is a one-story building with semicircular arches in the façade.

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Close-up view of the entrance of a house in Río Piedras. The door is wooden and has embossed designs. To the far left, there are lattice-style windows made of wood and above these, there are glass mullions.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Hospital Room

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of a hospital room, where the ceiling is finished and the light fixtures are installed. There are two sinks, three fixed glass windows, and holes for receptacle outlets and electrical switches. In addition, floor tiles can be seen with remains of the installation.

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Balcony of a building in Old San Juan. This balcony has an eave and a green-colored double door. It has a green-colored iron railing and ornamental balusters. The balcony floor is white. The balcony also has a partition and green corbels. There are ornamental moldings surrounding the door.

People Posing Next to a Soldier in Front of a Wooden House

People (children and adults) posing next to a soldier in front of a wooden house. There is also a woman and two children inside the house, leaning out the window. At the far right, there is a United States soldier standing. The house is built on stilts and has walls made of wood boards and a roof made out of fiber of royal palm. Next to it, there is a house similar to the first one, but with walls made out of royal palm leaf sheaths.

Maricao, Partial View

Partial view of Maricao. A sloping street can be seen, with wooden houses on each side, featuring gable and hip roofs. Two of the roofs are covered with tiles. At the end of the street, there is an area with trees, and beyond that, a flat land. In the distance, a building and a chimney can be seen.

Designed Camelback, Four-door Façade

View of a paved street in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground, there is a two-story house made of wood over concrete. The house is built over a concrete low wall with an oculi design. The first level of the house has a porch surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim wooden columns. The house has several double wooden windows with louvers and glass panes. Above the doors, there are glass sunrise transoms. On the second level, there is a smaller wooden attic with a zinc roof. It has jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. Along the street, there are more rowhouses with similar characteristics. Some are one-story and wooden, others are two-story and made of concrete. On the street in front of the houses, there are parked cars and cars passing.

Criollo Neoclassic House

Side view of one-story, concrete house with flat roof. The house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade supported by columns. On the far right, there are concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. It has four double wooden doors with lattice and glass crossbars over them. Also, the doors are surrounded by moldings. The upper edge of the house is adorned with moldings and cornices. On the far left, there are more houses with different characteristics. On the street in front there are several parked vehicles and people standing.

Old Wall of El Morro, San Juan

Walls of the San Felipe del Morro Castle. Noteworthy is the semicircular arch and some straight stairs parallel to a ramp, at the end of which stands a tower-shaped sentry box. Some semicircular openings are also visible in the walls.

Peñón Church Building

Church in Peñón, Aibonito. It is a wooden building in poor condition, located on a curve on the edge of a road. It has a gabled zinc roof and several double-leaf doors. The visible side wall is very deteriorated, there are missing boards and some zinc plate patches are visible. There is a boy sitting in front of one of the doors.

Beach Parcela, Naguabo

House on the coast in the town of Naguabo. The house is wooden, over stilts, and the roof is made of zinc and hipped. The house has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door with lattice-style windows. In front of the house there are concrete stairs and a wall under construction. There is a person standing in front of the house.

Humacao, View

Aerial view of the town of Humacao. You can see houses, buildings and paved streets. Also, mountains, trees and vegetation.

San Juan Wall

San Juan Wall viewed from a point in front of the bay. The San Juan Gate, a sentry box, La Fortaleza (palace) and other buildings and houses in Old San Juan are visible.

French Hotel

Front view of a hotel located on the island municipality of Vieques. It is a one-story wooden hotel made with a hipped zinc roof. It has entrance stairs made of concrete that lead to the porch. The porch is surrounded by a railing of ornamental blocks supported by columns. It has wooden jalousie windows with a glass transom above them. In the front, there is a garden and a parked car. To the far right, there is a wooden fence.

Site for the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón towards the site preparation for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are workers operating earth-moving equipment. Also noticeable is a building with a hip roof, featuring three doors, followed by a small shed with a flat roof, a door, and a window. At one end, there is a multi-level building with awnings on the windows and balconies in the Spanish Revival style. Next to it, there's the Art Deco-style Normandie Hotel and a boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

People Posing at the Casa Rosa

Four people posing on a wall or a bench. Behind them, the rooftops of several buildings can be seen, and in the background, the San Juan Bay. There is a sailboat in the bay.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Reconstruction of the Clinic

Reconstruction of the clinic at the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The mesh installation phase can be seen. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. The building has some walls, rods, columns with reinforcement for concrete pouring, and a wooden framework. In the background, another building with a portico, casement windows, and wall pillars stands out.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Wooden Framework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A plot of land can be seen featuring a wooden framework, exposed rods, and piles of construction sand. Various workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. In the background, there are buildings of various stories high featuring flat roods, porches, and windows.

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Close view of the upper facade of the main entrance of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. In the upper half, a rectilinear pediment is supported by two pairs of Ionic-style columns with capitals in the form of volutes. Between the columns is a balcony with a wooden double-leaf door painted green and semicircular arches. Two pairs of Doric columns in the lower half support an entablature with inscriptions on the metope. A wall with white moldings, a transom framed by a semicircular arch, and a street light with three lamps can be observed. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Lateral View with Cars

Kraft Manufacturing Company factory seen from its left side. This angle highlights its flat roof and its geometric and straight design. This side consists of jalousie type windows and a double door. In addition, a driveway access gate is visible. It is supported by pillars and a barbed wire fence that surrounds the entire building. The building's front facade has a double door, portico, tiled stairs, windows, and a second gate. Next to the stairs there are two walls, one of them is not decorated, and the wider one has a pattern with multi-hued blocks. In the surrounding area there are construction materials, such as blocks, an industrial ladder, a hose, mounds of soil and sand. Men can be seen working. Also, there are three cars and the street is paved. At the rear of the factory, there is a tower from which cables hang diagonally. In addition, on the right side of the factory there is a power line post. Near the front facade there is a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program", behind it there is another building of which only the letters: "...TILLES WO..." are visible.

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Side view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc hipped roof. The house has a concrete wall surrounding it, over which there are ornamental metallic adornments. In the façade, there is a balcony surrounded by a wall of concrete blocks over which there are an ornamental metallic bars that cover all of the balcony. Above the balcony, there is a metallic curtain. The windows of the house are lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far left, there is a semi-detached structure of lesser size with a double wooden door. Also on that side, there is a clothesline and several persons standing in the patio.

Façade of a Water Treatment Plant

View of the front and side façades of a cubic-shaped water treatment plant with simple walls featuring a design composed of three horizontal rectangular openings. The double door has glass windows and a straight staircase with a railing. At the top of the structure, a horizontal groove is prominently visible.

Designed Spanish Colonial Revival Two-story One-family House

Entrance of a house in the town of San Juan. The entrance is surrounded by plants, some of which are in decorative pots. It has entrance stairs under an Ogee arch leading to the entrance door. Over the arch there are decorative slabs, while on the floor, there are small tiles. The door is made of wood with moldings, stained glass windows, and decorative metal grills.

Industrial Building in Toa Alta, Lateral View

Extension project of the Knitco P.R. Inc. building in Toa Alta, lateral view. The area where the new building is attached to the original one can be seen. Also, a wall with window openings, falsework inside the building and ceiling beam formwork. There are workers at work. Mountains are visible in the background.

University of Puerto Rico General Studies

Persons walking along the sidewalk near a couple of buildings at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The buildings have shutter-type windows, cornices and in one of them, its tile cover is notable. Between the buildings and sidewalk, there are gardens with various bushes and palms. In the background, a car is notable.

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Close-up view of the façade details, and door of a house located in Miramar. The house is two-story, in the foreground of the first level, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence followed by several double, wooden doors. The doors have lattice-style details and glass in the upper part. To both sides of the doors, there are pilasters, and on the upper part, the doors have ornamental moldings and a low relief, over one of them. On the second level in front of the doors, there are parapets of ornamental metal bars.

National Guard Camp at Tortuguero

Aerial view of the military camp at Tortuguero in Vega Baja. Buildings and camping tents can be seen arranged in grids. Lake Tortuguero can be seen also.

Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Puerta de Tierra

A view of a section of the Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Puerta de Tierra. Buildings along the avenue are visible. Among them, the San Pablo Lutheran Evangelic Church, and further down, the San Agustín Church (Catholic) and the school of the same name stand out.

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The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. This is a backlit image that displays a semicircular dome with a lantern, window openings, moldings, and a pinnacle. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

House #71 Santiago Iglesias, Condado

Front view of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is in concrete with a gabled roof covered with roof tiles. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall that is divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. In the front, there is a garden with plants under the front arches. The arches are covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far left, there is a larger building.

Plants on Wire, Yauco

View of 25 de Julio Street and Pacheco Street in the town of Yauco. The street is paved and to the right end of it, you can see several buildings. These are decorated with cornices and the doors are under relief arches surrounded by moldings. On the other hand, in the background you can see another building decorated with cornices and moldings. The doors are under semicircular arches decorated with ornamental moldings. Finally, on the street you can see several vehicles.

Mennonite General Hospital

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital under construction. You can see parts of the building that already have walls and others where construction is beginning. There is an area that has a stone-clad wall near which there is debris, apparently the result of a demolition.

Comerío Health Center, Interior with a Person and a Clock

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. An interior empty space with columns, louvered windows, tiles, and a door can be seen. Through the door, a person and a table are visible.

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Close view of the main façade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. The upper half of the building has a terracotta-colored dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings. The façade has a framed semicircular arch and ornamented grilles, as well as cornices and four pilasters. Behind the chapel is the La Puntilla condominium. This building is orange and cream and has rectangular wooden lattice windows. Subsequently, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy began being used for exhibitions and as the administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. An Ionic-style capital with volutes in a white spiral can be observed. Dentils and cornices can also be observed.

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Side-view of a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has double windows made of wood and glass, over which there are glass mullions and wooden moldings. In front of one of the windows, there is an ornamental metallic ledge. It has a small balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall and an ornamental metallic bar fence. On the street, there are several vehicles parked and persons in front of the house.

Schlüter family monument, cemetery by La Perla

Monument in La Perla Cemetery. Notable are a tombstone with the inscription "Schlüter Family", several funerary sculptures, benches and details in bas-reliefs. Two people walk between the tombs and in the background, there is a perforated wall with rectangular shapes, followed by the crenellated parapet of the walls of San Juan.

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There are several Colonial style buildings in Calle Fortaleza in Old San Juan. In the foreground there is a multiple-story building with eaves and satellite antennas. It has a balcony with railings, a double door, and french windows with corrugated metal curtains. In the lower half of the image, three semicircular arches with wooden lattice double doors, street lights, and a sign with the number "1918" on the wall can be partially observed. Next to this building is another building with a pediment, ornamented parapet, and a eave supported by white fluted pilasters. Adjacent to this building is an orange-colored building with plants on the roof, an eave supported by corbels, and a balcony with metal railings. Next to this building is another smaller orange-colored building with white pillars and a utility pole on the roof. The building that follows is light orange with a red-colored eave. It has a sloped structure on the roof as well as, cornices and utility poles. Next to it is a yellow and red-colored building. This building has structure on the roof with a black-colored door, satellite antennas, utility poles, plastic chairs, and machines surround by cyclone mesh fencing. The front façade has curved walls with Miami style windows and a balcony with black-colored railings. Right next to it is another smaller light blue-colored building with eaves and door openings with moldings. The former Casino of Puerto Rico, which is currently known as the Centro de Recepciones Oficiales del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, can be observed in the distance. It is of Beaux-Arts architectural style and it is gray and white. A pediment, cornices, balusters, the ornamented rectangular moldings, six pilasters, and the mansard roof are visible. This building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1977. The masonry wall of the Castillo San Cristóbal can also be observed. The embrasures, sentry lookout posts, and the window openings are visible. The Atlantic Ocean, trees, shrubs, palm trees, roads, and vehicles can be seen in this image.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, finished building rear/lateral view. It can be seen that it has exposed block walls, pilasters, metal windows, an entrance with stairs and eave, a loading entrance, and two extractor fans on the roof.

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One of the Former La Princesa Prison facades can be seen in the foreground. The upper half of the building has white shutter-type double-leaf windows, and the lower part has a green wall, semicircular arches, streetlights, and trees. A white golf cart can be seen under the roof. Another building with windows, grilles, and a streetlight is on the right side. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

After Betsy, Child in front of Damaged House

Front view of a house on stilts in a rural area in the La Plata neighborhood of the town of Aibonito. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gable roof. This house is affected by the passage of Hurricane Betsy, it is missing walls and some parts of the roof. You can see debris in the surrounding area and some things inside the house. Like a hammock, wooden tables, clothes among other things. To the far right you can see an extension of the smaller wooden construction with a flat roof. Finally, in front of the house there is a girl standing and debris.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of ornamental metallic bars, sustained by wall pillars. To the far right, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is covered by a fabric curtain in the front. On the far left, the house has double, wooden windows and a side balcony, also with a wooden railing. To both sides there are houses with different characteristics. In the street in front, there are two cars parked and a person walking on the sidewalk.

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Close view of a wall of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow and white. A wall with white moldings and ornamentation in Bas-relief and two semicircular arches can be observed. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

House on the Castillo Street on the Corner of Mayor Street - Corte de España

Architectonic drawing of building located on the Castillo street on the corner of Mayor street in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two levels made of masonry and characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see semicircular arches flanked by pilasters, framed with moldings and bossage crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. The arches are also presided by balustrades with the exception of two arches that are double access doors. There is also a balcony under a surbased arch framed with bossage, flanked by pilasters and crowned with a keystone. The balcony has a balustrade and door under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. In addition, there are two doors, one is under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a sunrise transom and keystone. The other door is under a rectangular arch framed and crowned with a decorative entablature. Between the arches you can also distinguish bossage pilasters that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature. Aside from that, on the second floor there are seven double doors with lattice framed with moldings and crowned with entablatures and keystones. The doors are presided by balconets, two double and three simple with ornamental railings. Similarly to the first floor, the arches are flanked by bossage pilasters that at the same time support a continuous entablature with a continuous cornice, a decorative frieze and dentils. Additionally, on the upper right part there is a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The Antigua Corte de España building dates from 1898. Along the years it has been used as government and commercial establishment. Nonetheless, since 2015 the building housed the library and museum Rafael Hernández Colón, which it was founded in 1992 with the purpose of promoting the study and reflexion among the Puerto Ricans.

Heyliger Sub-Division Falsework View

View towards the construction site. In the area there is falsework. There is also a concrete mixer, several vehicles, and some buildings. The building on the right has double windows. The surrounding area is full of palm trees. In the site, there are some palm tree trunks on the ground.

Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Left Side

Left side view of the catholic church Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio. In the lower part you can see two wooden doors and a window an the trails around the church that leads to the entrances. In the middle part you can see the pilasters. Above there are four windows that form arches. Additionally, you can observe the steeple with a cross and part of a bell.

Wooden House Facade with Brown Color in Ponce

Main facade of a wooden house with brown color in Ponce. In the balcony you can see the railing, piers and two double doors with persiennes. The balcony railing has lost some of the balusters. The floor has tiles. The wall has cladding of diagonal boards. The house has a gable roof made with zinc. To the left side you can see a brick wall with roofing tiles and part of a house, to the right there is a blue building with storm shutters and a cream colored house with a zinc and gable roof.

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Side view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony in the front, where there are several persons on the outside. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks sustained by columns, and to one side, it has concrete steps. The house has double, wooden doors with mullions over them. To both sides of the house, there are other houses with different characteristics.

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Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. On the first level, there is a balcony where there are several persons. It is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns. The door is wooden and simple, and above it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by moldings. To the far left, there is an ornamental metallic gate, followed by a parked car. The second floor has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. The doors are double, made of wood, and surrounded by moldings. Along the street, it is possible to other houses with similar characteristics.

Women with Children Posing from Two Juliet Balconies

Women with children posing from Juliet balconies on the top floor. The Juliet balconies have metal railings, window blinds, and an ornamental border. One of the railings has a stick weaved with palm leaves similar to the palms weaved for the Palm Sunday processions of the Catholic church.

View of Aibonito, Catholic Church

View of the town of Aibonito and the church San José (catholic), from which stand out from the main facade the two towers and its dome. Also, several buildings and houses are notable; some made of wood with zinc roofs and other made of concrete with flat roofs.

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Construction Site - Cayey

Construction site in Cayey in which the following are notable: the foundations, the columns with rods and some areas with formwork. In the background, a small building with a pool is notable, followed by two others covered with zinc sheets.

Factory in Guayama, Rodding

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. Some workers can be seen working with column rods, they are on scaffolds that surround them. There are also workers performing other tasks. Formwork for the base of one of the walls is visible.

Church at Honduras

A group of people between the door and the window of a church located on the side of the road at the quarter Honduras at Cidra. The church is made of wood, it is cemented with stilts and the doors and windows are double. At the gable it has a cross and in the front part stand out a fence made of sticks, wood and barbed wire.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Lateral View

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Lateral view of a three-story building with windows already installed. In front of the building there are stacked blocks and pipes and other construction materials. A cylindrical metal tank can also be seen on the ground. There is a worker working on plastering the wall.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Advanced Stage Construction

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building in Bayamón. The construction is well underway. One facade is plastered and on the other blocks are visible due to the lack of plaster. The wall that is missing plaster has falsework. In the building's surroundings there are some construction materials and some debris. A man can be seen in the open area of the supermarket.

Río Piedras Market

Frontal view of Plaza del Mercado Rafael Hernández Marín at Río Piedras. The building is single-level with an ornate facade, surrounding the building there are wooden kiosks with zinc roof. Along the street you can see people standing, vehicles traveling the street and street sellers with carts. The Plaza del Mercado building was built in 1918 and finally demolished in 1958.

General Headquarters of Military Base

General headquarters at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building with a gable roof and built on stilts. It has a wooden double door and awning windows. It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars aligned at both sides of the building.

Slum Houses

View of paths between houses. The houses are made of wood with zinc roofs. In the foreground, there is a narrow, unpaved path. To the far right, there is a metallic bar fence with laundry hanging over it. Also, there are several wooden houses with zinc roofs. To the far left, there is a wooden house with a flat zinc roof. The house has a simple wooden door and a wooden window.

Living Room, and Hallway

View from the interior of a wooden house. The room, where there are two persons standing, has chairs in Rattan and wood. The walls are decorated with frames and the upper edges have wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a double wooden door over which there is a truncated sun, also in wood. Also, the door is surrounded by moldings. In the middle, there is a rounded arch with pilasters to each side and surrounded by moldings. Through the arch, you can see a corridor decorated with frames on the walls. On the wall to the far right, there is a simple wooden door which is open and surrounded by moldings, over which there is a wooden truncated sun.

Comerío Health Center, an Unpainted Building and Falsework

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The unpainted building is visible with openings for doors and windows. It also has an eave and mullions. A portion of the building is supported by wooden falsework. Around the construction, there are various buildings such as houses and businesses. Two of the establishments have signs reading "Coca Cola" and "Esso." The building with the "Coca Cola" sign is two stories high with awnings, tiles, a balcony, and the other is single-story.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 57 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 57. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted green and white. The upper half of the façade has a balcony with wooden balustrades and a skirt roof supported by piers and wooden beams. It has wooden lattice double doors and a wall lamp. There is also a wooden table that has a bird cage on top of it. The lower half of the façade has a doorway covered by metal grilles with an oval shape, a wooden double door with brick steps that have an ornamentation in the risers. The wall has an oval shaped opening, a streetlight, and a sign with the number 57. Next to this building is another building that is painted yellow and white. It has parapets, white moldings, two circular openings, and a doorway covered by ornamented metal grilles. There are trees in the surrounding areas, and in front of the building is a cobblestone sidewalk and a square shaped potted plant.

Back of Director's House

Rear view of a director's house. The pillars that support the house, the aluminum shutter-type windows and the zinc gable roof are notable. Also visible is a concrete staircase with a railing and then the zinc wall and roof of another house.

Luz y Verdad Building

Radio station identified with a sign of: "Hogar de la Audición Luz y Verdad, Inc. Visitas Bienvenidas" (Home of the Audition Light and Truth, Inc, Visits are Welcome). The facade of the building has a porch, a main double door and windows like persiennes. It has a gable roof and it has an antenna. On its surroundings there is a garden where it stand out the poinsettias.

View of San Juan from Caño Martín Peña

View of buildings in San Juan from Caño Martín Peña. You can see the channel of the marine watercourse. Also, you can see different buildings and houses in the area. Vegetation and power line poles.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00015

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is a plaza with four people standing in front of a railing. Five benches, handrails, a street light, and trees are visible. A wall with a metal grille fence in the center can be seen on the right side of the image. The San Juan Bay can be seen in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

New Cemetery of Guánica

View of the cemetery of the municipality of Guánica. In the forefront there are tree trunks and tree branches. A trail can be seen behind the tree debris and a plot of land marked by concrete boundary walls. The entrance to the space has a semicircular arch with a gate underneath it, along with a pediment above the arch. Mountains can be seen in the background.

Blue and Black Building in Guayama

Façade of a blue and black building in Guayama. The building has three white doors. The number 144 is above one of the door frames. The roof was made of zinc. On the left, there is a pink and white building, and on the right, there is a red and gray building.

Village Store

Small grocery store on the side of the road in a rural and mountainous area. It is located on a curve between two bridges. It has two front doors and two side doors, on the walls there are signs for different products, including Coca Cola and Marlboro and Chesterfield cigarettes. A child is seen leaning against one of the doors, there is a bicycle in front of the grocery store and a car parked to the side. You can see the shadow of a tree on the road.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered with ornamental metallic bars. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. It is decorated with a chair and a matching table made of metal. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is simple. To the far left, the house has a metallic gate that leads to the side patio. Also, you can see a semi-attached, two-story house made of concrete. On the street, there is a car parked and several girls standing on the sidewalk. To both sides, there are houses with different characteristics.

Voluntary Services House, former Dr. George Troyer Home

Former residence of the Dr. George Troyer at Aibonito. The two level house has a fence with concrete poles and roofing tiles tops, also two pedestrian gates. On the first floor there is a portico with an asymmetrical arch, windows with appentices and roof tiles. On one of the far ends you can see a wooden roof in pitch. The second floor has appentices with corbels, gable roof and a turret. The appentices, the roof and the turret, all of them have roofing tiles. The house is on the side of a road.

Factory in Guayanilla

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. A wall's formwork can be seen, above the formwork columns of the building, which does not yet have a roof, towers over. There is a crane with which workers have lifted some material up to the top of the wall. In front of the construction there is a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program".

Fajardo Robertman Building

Main facade of the store Robertman. In the lower part you can see two brick piers at the entrance. Through the showcases you can see shirts. The building is dedicated to the sale of men's clothing. The borders of the building have a bossage finished. In the second level you can see three holes with their balconies and balconets as well as pilasters. At the top you can see the frieze and the cornice. To the left side you can see a green building and to the right a blue building.

Packing and Washing of Oranges at Arecibo Cannery

Interior of the Canning Cooperative, Arecibo Cannery, of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) in the town of Arecibo. There are workers using the machinery for washing oranges that will later be packed. The building is industrial, made of concrete, with large windows and columns in the center. Objects that are used daily such as boxes, transport carts for boxes, and the machine that supports the washing are visible.

Bayamón District Hospital, Construction

District Hospital in the municipality of Bayamón. The building with three stories, windows, semicircular arches, doors with transoms, a staircase, and a covered entrance can be seen. Surrounding it are debris, piles of dirt, construction materials, poles, and exposed pipes. Workers and a tricycle are visible as well. The land in front of the hospital is also visible. On the left side, there is a two-story building.

El Fanguito, Boy Going into House

View of houses at the community of El Fanguito in San Juan. The houses are built on stilts in the water, they are made of wood and with zinc roofs. In front of the houses there are wooden trails on stilts too, there, you can see standing children. Lastly, some houses have glued posters on their walls.

Market in the Middle of the Street

Market in the middle of an unpaved street. There are street vendors with their stalls on the floor, people buying, and a man dressed in a suit and tie is posing. There are various wooden wheeled carts, some baskets, and two horses. Along the street, there are wooden and masonry houses.

Aerial view of Río Grande de Loíza

Aerial view of a rural area surrounded by the Río Grande de Loíza. You can see houses with different characteristics. Some have flat roofs or zinc gable roofs. A larger concrete structure with a flat roof is also seen. It has several floors made of glass. The area is urbanized and has paved streets. The area is surrounded by mountains and vegetation.

Building Sign, Gordonshire Knitting Mills, Another Development Program Mill

Corner view of the Gordonshire Knitting Mills Inc. factory in Cayey. The building has walls with exposed blocks, a portico with two thin pillars and eaves, double doors, glass windows, a loading entrance, barbed wire fence and a vehicular entrance with a tube gate. It has a sign that says: "Gordonshire Knitting Mills Inc. another Development Program Mill." In the background, you can see some mountains.

ArquiTour 2015 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2015 00011

In the foreground of the image there are Corinthian columns with smooth shafts and a lamp in front of one of them. In the background there is a tiled wall with a rectangular opening that supports an entablature. Palm trees, shrubs, and the side façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan can be seen in the distance. This building represents the Neoclassical architectural style, made of concrete and white marble. At the top it has a semicircular dome with glass windows on its drum and crowned with a lantern. Ornate eaves supported by corbels, two security cameras, and several machine enclosed by metal railings can be observed. There are glass double windows and pilasters on the walls throughout the building's façade. There are also two flagpoles and a salmon-colored building. The Capitol of Puerto Rico was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1977.

House Puerto Rico Toddler Looking Outdoor with Improvised

Front view of a hut built on stilts in a rural area. The house is made of wood with a hipped roof of yagua and straw. In the front, you can see a simple wooden door in front of which there is a wooden fence where a child is peeking out. You can also see a wooden step.

Coamo Arriba Church, 1952

Church in Coamo Above, side view. The church is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof and an eaves on the front. A side window and a hood can be seen above the eaves. Next to it, there is a shed with a palm leaf roof. In front of the church, you can see a man standing and another riding a horse.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Building Facade on the Right Side

Facade of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. Shot taken from the side showing a closer view of the right side of the building. It is made of concrete and brick, it has windows assembled with materials such as metal and glass. A large area of cleared land is visible in front of the building.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00029

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Part of the main facade can be observed. The upper part of the facade has an eave covered in tiles supported by wooden corbels. Two multifoil arches are interrupted by three pilasters with tiles at the top. On the right side of the image, there is a wall with three-line moldings, an ornamentation of a torch supported by a straight bracket, and five glass windows with hinged window frames. The lower half of the facade has high relief friezes with representations of nine masculine figures, each with an object in their hands. The piece is known as "Friso de la Cultura," sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. A rectangular tile with floral tiles and a sign in Spanish on the wall that reads: "No Smoking." In front of the facade are shrubs, grass, a wall, and a sidewalk. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Columns' Formwork

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., knitted glove factory, in the formwork stage of the second floor columns. Part of the rodding and the scaffolding can be seen. Part of the building adjacent to the project is visible. The building has a barbed wire fence. There are workers at work.

House of the San Jerónimo Fort

Wooden house at the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort. It is a two-story house. On the second story, there is a railing with a decorative motif, jalousie windows with lambrequins, and a tower with a door. On the first floor, there is a room with a jalousie door and windows. A sign with the number one thousand seventy hundred ninety-nine can be seen. In front of the house, there is a woman getting up on a horse and a soldier helping her.

Commercial street

View of a paved street in an urban area. The street is traveled by cars and persons walking. To both sides of the street, there are several houses and establishments with different characteristics. Some houses are surrounded by fences or low concrete walls. Some are in wood, others in concrete. They have flat and gable roofs, some in zinc and others in concrete. They have double windows and single doors. Some houses have balconies and establishments have promotional signs.

Hato Rey Typical Building Main Facade Under Construction

Main facade view of the Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58 building under construction. Miami style windows can be seen along the facade. At the entrance area there are columns supporting the entrance. On the left wall, blocks are visible because part of the plaster is missing. In front of the building there are two parked vehicles.

Factory in Corozal, Scaffolding Stage

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, in the scaffolding and formwork stage for the columns. Some columns with the complete formwork and others with only the rodding can be seen. There is building stone and sand in the area. The building next to the construction is visible.

City Street Lined with Houses

View of paved street with adjacent houses. On both sides of the street there are terraced houses with different characteristics. The houses are made of one level of wood with zinc roofs. Some have balconies and others are surrounded by fences. You can also see double wooden doors and aluminum lattice-style windows. On the street in front there are several vehicles parked and moving.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00038

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Perspective view of the main facade and part of the side facade. It has an eave covered by tiles at the top. It also has three-line moldings, a torch ornamentation supported by a straight bracket, seven rectangular glass windows with hinged wooden frames, and a skylight. There is an eave supported by wooden corbels on the left side of the image, as well as two multifoil arches interrupted by two pilasters with tiles at the top. On the right side of the image is a small gated wall with several signs that read: "No Fume," "Gas Company," and "Flammable Gas 2." There is a shrub in front of the facade. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Public Housing - Aibonito

Public housing complex in Aibonito composed of several two-story buildings with doors, aluminum shutter-type windows, balconies and eaves. In front of each apartment building, there is a garden followed by a sidewalk, lamp posts, and a street on which several cars and people walking are noticeable.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00015

View from the interior of the belfry tower of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church is made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is why is considered eclectic. In the interior of the tower you can see the walls made of exposed concrete and an opening flanked by compound columns that at the same time support an entablature. In addition, the opening is covered with a metallic grille. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of a wooden house in Guayama. There are three windows on the right wall. The porch has a railing, three columns, and an entrance gate. On the porch's wall there is a window and a door with a window. The house has a gable zinc roof. On the right, a portion of a wooden house with a zinc roof is visible, and on the left, a portion of a concrete house can be seen.

Criollo House

Main façade of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. It has a front garden, where there are several persons. In the front part, the roof is flat and made of zinc. To the far right, there is a small balcony. The door is wooden and simple, surrounded by wooden moldings. The windows are lattice-style and also surrounded by wooden moldings.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Rear Entrance

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the rear entrance of the completed building. There is a portico with tubular pillars and a driveway. The three levels of the building with persiennes and eaves are visible.

Grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the Normandie Hotel

A view of the machinery employed to prepare the site for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are various workers, a concrete mixer truck, and a shed. In the background, the Normandie Hotel with its logo on the roof, and next to it, El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Rear

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. Building's rear seen from the adjoining street. It has three metal windows, a door with eaves, and extractor fans on the roof. Apart from the street, a barbed wire fence and a sidewalk are visible.

Commonwealth Extrusion

Building of "Commonwealth Extrusion" factory with a roof consisting of a flat and a sloping side. The casement windows, and the double-leaf doors are on the side. Next is a flat-roofed building, covered with corrugated zinc and surrounded by containers and gas cylinders. Among the buildings, there are poles with electrical wiring and a heap of aluminum ingots on a platform. In the front, there is a base on which cylindrical objects are arranged as a pyramid. In the middle plane, there are a couple of cars, and a person is operating a forklift.

Corn Mill Cooperative Building in Isabela

Building that houses the Corn Mill Cooperative of the town of Isabela. The building is made of concrete, has awning windows that open outward with glass and wooden doors with glass windows. The building has a wood and zinc roof and a tower on which there is a sign that reads: " Corn Bin and Mill". In the surroundings there are two more signs but only part of one of them reads: "please do not enter". There are two automobiles and a person behind one of them, there is also a wood, concrete, and metal fence, and trees, shrubs, and parts of the land in the back are visible. This building was built by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) with allocated funds by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) to process corn that was planted in the irrigation area of the northwest coast.

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Side-view of a house located in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there are plants in small pots. The wooden doors are simple, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left, there is a hut made of wood, with a zinc roof. To the far right, there is a wooden hut with a zinc roof and wooden doors. In front of the house, there are plants, several persons standing, and a clothesline besides an abandoned car.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of one of the columns of a destroyed fence of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. On the wall of the fence, the stucco finish is visible. The metal portion is bent. Some of the construction materials that can be seen are pieces of brick. A wall and a portion of a church's door are visible. In the background, there is a building and a house.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of wood with a flat, zinc roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The double door is made of metal with glass squares and a mullion over it. Also, there is a double, metallic lattice-style window with a glass mullion over it. The house has a Gothic-style ornamental border. To both sides, you can see houses with different characteristics and vehicles parked on the street.

Site Preparation for the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers operating machinery and preparing the ground for the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The sheds, a concrete batching plant, and equipment for moving, loading, and modifying the earth can be seen in the area. At one end, several multi-story buildings stand out, characterized by features such as awnings over the windows and Roman arches. At the opposite end, the Art Déco-style Normandie Hotel stands out with its logo at the top of its façade.

Fernández Juncos and Muñoz Rivera Camps at Barrio La Plata

Aerial view of Fernández Juncos and Muñoz Rivera camps at Barrio La Plata in the town of Aibonito. There is a set and organization of buildings that make up the camp. On the sides there are wooden elongated buildings in a rectangular shape, with awning windows that open outward, and gable roofs. In the middle there are marked sections identifying the places where other buildings will be built. In the background there are houses and other concrete work that are a little more scattered across the land. The little houses for farmers and the beginning of the poultry and pigs project can be seen under construction. As part of the landscape there are mountains, trees, shrubs, roads, and farming areas.

Bayamón District Hospital, Construction Area

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the construction area where two walls with falsework and formwork on top can be seen. In the center there are some sheds, two wooden towers, a crane, and construction materials. There are also several workers at work.

Guebara Residence, Parcela Reinforced Concrete House

View of a one-story, concrete house. In the foreground, there is an entrance path, and to both sides, trees and vegetation. To the far right, there is a metal plaque with the name of the family that says: "FA. Guebara-Santos No. 2437". The house has a simple, wooden door through which there is a child peeking. The window is aluminum, lattice-style. On the far left, there is a metal fence.

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation, Entrance

Esquire Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Humacao, view of one of the entrances. The entrance has stairs, a double metal door, and an eave. The wall has exposed blocks, and still has falsework. It can be seen that the roof has two levels, the lower part is flat and the upper part has a slope.

Home of Antonio Galarcia North of Unit

Three girls and a baby pose in front of the house of Antonio Galarcia. The house is wooden, with a partial gable roof, founded on piles and walls made of wood and zinc. In its façade, a wooden door that opens outwards and stairs are notable.

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One-story house with a gable roof, located in Río Piedras. To the far left, there is a balcony with a person, it is sustained by a column. There is also a simple wooden door, and lattice-style, wooden windows. Above the wooden windows, there are glass windows that cover the front of the house. To the far right, there is an open skylight above a planter, and an open garage sustained by columns, where there are persons standing.

El Polvorín Cayey

Distant view of the houses in El Polvorín community in Cayey. The houses are mostly on hills and have flat roofs, either gabled or hipped. Between the houses, dirt roads are notable and in front of the community, flat lands in which some persons can be seen.

Coamo Hot Springs

Four men in a cart at the Coamo Hot Springs. Three of them are wearing military uniforms. Behind them, there is a passenger cart and a cargo wagon, both with people aboard. On one side, a portion of a wooden house with a zinc roof is visible. It has a porch with a wooden railing.

Preparation of the Entrance and Advanced Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the advanced construction of the lobby, guest room tower, and site preparation for the entrance of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. A shed, construction materials, and several earth-moving and site preparation machines are noticeable. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area.

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Side view of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, located in Río Piedras. The double, lattice-style windows are made of wood and are surrounded by wooden moldings. To one side, there is a large balcony where there are several persons surrounding a wooden railing. In the background, there is a larger building.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of the second story of one of the towers of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. A wooden double door with its ornamental frame can be seen on the tower. Also, a portion of a door to the balcony can be seen. Above the window, the cornice can be seen, and atop the tower, there is dome with metal roof tiles. Address on the card: Barrio Aceitunas, Moca 00676.

Boarding of the New York Forty-seventh Infantry, Arroyo

Boarding of the New York Forty-seventh Infantry, in the Arroyo harbor. Soldiers can be seen marching on the dock and some people are watching. There are two boats on the water and others on the shore. In front of the harbor, there are houses, buildings, and some wagons.

Construction of Arecibo District Hospital Nurses Residence, Roof

View of the tiled roof of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital. The tiled floor is visible. There are men and a dog in the area. Some are holding a cleaning tool, namely mops and a hose. To the left, a platform can be seen which seems to be some sort of platform, as well as cables, and a rectangular construction in the roof. Greenery can be seen in the background.

233 Las Marías, Hyde Park, Río Piedras

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in concrete. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall divided by two ornamental metallic bar gates. To the far left, there is a front garden followed by an entrance porch. To the far right, there is an open garage. The windows are lattice-style and the upper edge of the house has a tile roof.

Grand Belvedere House

Close-up view of a two-story concrete house in the town of San Germán. The house has a front garden and a concrete entrance stairs with a concrete balustrade. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade supported by columns. The arches on the doors are made of wood with ornamental moldings. The edges of the house have cornices and ornamental brackets. Above the house, there is a semicircular attic surrounded by concrete balustrade. This house is known as Juan Ortiz Perichi Residence (home of Dr. Hamid Galib) on Luna Street, corner of Ramas Street, in San Germán.

Main Façade of a Blue House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a blue house in Guayama. A window can be seen on the outside wall. A step and a gate allow access to the porch. The porch has grilles and a balustrade, and a window and a door can be seen in the area. On the roof, various zinc sheets can be seen.

Main and Right Side Façades of a White and Turquoise House in Guayama

Main façade and right side façade of a white and turquoise house in Guayama. A window can be seen on the main wall. On the right, there is a porch with grilles, a railing, and a gate. Inside the porch, a portion of a window and a door can be seen. On the wall of the right façade, three windows are visible. The house has eaves, and a portion of the roof is made of wood.

View of the Back Part of the Foreman House from the Right in Adjuntas

View of the back part of the Foreman House in Adjuntas. On the walls you can see some windows and a door. The roof of the house is made with zinc, but the majority is covered with blue awnings. The room in the middle has stone cladding and creepers as part of its decoration. The area is surrounded by vegetation and at the background you can see mountains.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00036

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof with wooden beams exposed from which there is a hanging lamp. In addition, on the background wall you can distinguish a large window under a pointed arch made of wood with colorful glasses. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, it became an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Bayamón District Hospital Laundry Building, Rear View

Construction of the Bayamón District Hospital laundry building. The rear wall, which has a door, several windows, a cornice, and part of one of the lateral walls can be seen. The building still has falsework installed on the walls.

Tapia House Under Construction

House made of tapia or rammed-earth. In the first image the building of a house made of concrete with hipped zinc roof, openings for the windows that have not yet been installed and a small adjoining room made of zinc can be seen. In the surroundings there are soil and residue of wooden materials, as well as trees. In the second image the construction process of the building’s wall is visible, it is made of mud and soil, using wooden formwork to support the walls until the material dries. Workers can be seen on top of the formwork and near a ladder. In the distance there are trees and electric wiring. The third image shows another stage of the tapia wall construction process and the workers in the middle of their work. Around the site construction wheelbarrows, another materials used, some barrels, construction stone and sand, and trees are visible as part of the landscape.

Buildings on José Julián Acosta Street

Façades of various buildings on José Julián Acosta street. The blue building has ornamental pilasters and the balustrade is partially visible on the roof. Right of the blue building, a green building with windows followed by various buildings can be seen.

People in Front of La Princesa Jail

People in front of La Princesa Jail in Old San Juan. The façade of the building consists of a linteled arch wall with quoins, pilasters with capitals, cornices, a clock with Roman numerals, a lowered pediment, and a dome at the top. Above the entrance arch is the number eighteen thirty-seven. The building has a wooden fence and gate and a flagpole with the flag of the United States. There is a street vendor with a metal cart labeled with the symbol for five cents.

Military Camp, Tortuguero Lake

Aerial view of the National Guard Camp in Tortuguero, Vega Baja. Buildings and camping tents arranged in grids can be seen. The road leading to the camp, Lake Tortuguero , and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen also.

School of Tropical Medicine

Façade of the Old School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan. Plateresque style building consisting of a three-story central section with a tiled roof and two lateral square towers, one taller than the other. The first floor has entrances with lintel arches, the second and third floors have semicircular arches. On the second floor there is a cantilevered balcony with balustrade, finials and corbels. The towers are decorated with pilasters, friezes, cornices and pediments surrounding the windows. At the top of each one there are friezes, cornices and above these crests and pinnacles. The tallest tower has a story with an arcade and balustrade. The design also includes relief decorations in the form of shields and lions, among others. In front of the building there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States, and a garden with a palm, trees and bushes.

Doris Snyder's House

View of a one-story house with a flat roof. The house has double wooden and glass windows. At the far right, there is a simple wooden door through which a person is peeking out. On the other hand, to the far left there is another wooden and glass door. There is an eave along the entire upper edge.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 23 - Hotel La Herencia - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There is a courtyard that has a staircase with wooden balustrades which leads to a lower level. It has a brick floor, a rectangular window, and a water fountain framed by bricks which form a semicircular arch. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The one-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami type windows, stairs, and flat roof can be seen. There are jardiniéres, several automobiles, a chain link fence, and driveway. The power transformer located at the rear and the mountains are visible.

Tower House

Main façade of a house in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is surrounded by a low, concrete wall fence. Over the wall, there are ornamental metallic bars. The house has a balcony surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. The balcony is decorated with plants in pots. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple. Above the windows and door, there is a glass crossbar. Also, above the house there is a cylindrical tower with glass windows. On the street in front of the house, there is a vehicle parked.

Fortaleza Gate

Front view of the entrance to the Palacio Santa Catalina, or better known as La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The entrance under a discharge arch covered with tiles. It has an open ornamental gate in front of which you can see a police officer standing.

Blas Torres Home Being Rebuilt

Family and two construction workers posing in front of a wooden house under construction. They are in what appears to be the construction of an additional room. You can see the roof covered with roofing cardboard, the frame for the walls and a window opening.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Piles of Materials

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An unfinished building with a door opening, flat roof, and stairs is visible. Another section of the building has eaves, mullions, openings, and falsework. Around the area, piles of sand and construction stone, a vehicle, barrels, and blocks can be seen. Workers are engaged in various tasks. Additionally, a metal fence and another with barbed wire are visible, as well as a sign reading: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Departamento de Obras Públicas División Construcción de Edificios Hospital y Centro de Salud Utuado, P.R."

Administration Building of the Insular Children's Home

Administration Building for the New Insular Children's Home in the town of Guaynabo. It was built by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The building is made of concrete, has arches at the entrance, wooden windows and roofing tiles on parts of the roof. Some of the windows are grilled and the second floor has small balconies. Two men can be seen working, one of them is on the balcony floor, and the other at a carpentry station. In the surrounding area there are pieces of wood, a fence with wires, trees, and shrubs.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

A portion of the balcony of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. Two columns, a wooden double door with glass and a portion of the ornamental frame of another door are visible. The roof of the balcony is also partially visible.

People in the Town of Aguada

A group of people, adults and children, posing in front of one of the houses in the town of Aguada. The houses are wooden and their roofs thatched. The first house has a porch with a railing and wooden pillars; there are various people in the porch.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00001

View of the interior of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The interior spaces have wooden doors with lattice and on the opposite wall you can see a sunrise transom with stained glass with Tiffany style. In addition, the ceiling is decorated with an ornamental coffered and a hanging lamp. The house of the family Font-Ubides was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00017

Cobblestones pavers replaced by cement block pavers in Old San Juan. The deterioration of the pavers can be observed. The paver in the center is broken and is positioned horizontally.

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View of side garden in a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The garden has an entrance with a low concrete wall, separated by a small pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars. The garden is decorated with planters, concrete benches, and a niche with a religious figure. From the rear part of the garden, there is a wall and a similar entrance gate, but greater in size. Lastly, to both sides of the garden, there are wooden houses with zinc roofs. The house to the right has aluminum, lattice-style windows, and to the far left, it has double, wooden windows. Above one of them, there is a fabric curtain sustained by wooden brackets.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00020

View of the posterior of the Madres Carmelitas chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and terracotta. A semicircular dome crowned with a lantern with lattice windows and white moldings can be seen in the upper part of the building. It shows cornices, two metal semicircular arches, and parapets. Two black wall lamps supported by brackets, wooden double-leaf windows, and doors framed by white moldings can be seen in the lower half of the building. On the left side of the image is a person standing on a scaffold. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. The Ochoa building, designed by the architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa, can be seen afar. This building is gray and white, has a tower crowned with a stepped design, and rectangular and square windows.

Church with Small Dome on Top

Front view of the San José Parish located in the town of Lares. In the foreground, there is a paved plaza, it is surrounded by a metal bar fence supported by concrete pillars. The square is surrounded by people and vegetation, you can also see a small wooden photography stand. On the other hand, the front façade of the church has a portico supported by columns. Under a semicircular arch there is a door surrounded by moldings and pilasters on both sides. Above the portico there is a window with a sill, an oculus surrounded by moldings and two windows also surrounded by moldings. Finally, the tower is crowned with a dome on which there is a small cross.

Grand Criollo Neoclassic

Neoclassic-style house in the town of Ponce, Reina Street. It has entrance stairs in concrete that lead to the balcony. It is divided by an ornamental metal bar gate. The balcony is surrounded by a balustrade sustained by columns. It has double wooden windows with lattice-glass style. Above the windows, there are banked arches and ornamental moldings. The porch has a decorative hanging lamp. Above the house, there are cornices and ornamental friezes. Also, there is a rooftop surrounded by a balustrade. In the sidewalk in front, there are several persons standing. This home is known as Casa González Frau or Casa Frau Subirá. It was built in 1910 and is located on #107 Reina Street in Ponce.

Jayuya City Hall, Workers and Falsework

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. The building with scaffolding and falsework is visible. Workers are seen performing various tasks on the roof, on the scaffolds, and around the area. The town hall is two stories high and has multiple openings for doors and windows. A wooden and tin shed, two construction machines, and several wooden planks are visible. In the background, there is a building with a gable roof, windows, and a covered porch.

Extension Bayamón District Hospital, Balcony

Extension of the Bayamón District Hospital. A multi-level building can be seen, featuring three-centered arches in the hallways. There is a square balcony with railings. Below the balcony, there is a double door, louvered windows or "Miami" style windows, an eave with a lamp, and two staircases with a low wall. In the background, there are palm trees, a cylindrical tower, and a lamppost.

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Side-view of a house built on stilts in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. On the first level of the house, there is a clothesline. On the right side, the house has concrete stairs without railing. The upper part of the balcony is covered by a metallic curtain. Also, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots, same as the stairs. The door is made of metallic mesh, the windows are lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings. Lastly, in the surroundings, there are more houses with similar characteristics.

Street Leading to La Fortaleza

View of Fortaleza Street towards the Santa Catalina Palace (La Fortaleza). La Fortaleza serves as the residence of the incumbent Governor of Puerto Rico. On the street, you can see several buildings in the Spanish colonial style. The white and gray one on the left side of the street features the State Department office. It has French windows and wooden doors. On the right side, you can see a pale yellow with brown and white building where there is a Catholic bookstore. On its second level, you can see a balcony with an iron balustrade. On the right sidewalk you can see people walking and a pet. Further in the background, on the left side, you can see another multi-level building, lilac in color with white details and with cars parked on the outskirts. It has two balconies with iron balustrades. On the right side you can see other white buildings. The buildings further back have their balconies with iron balustrades and green canvas curtains. At the end of the street, at the entrance to the Fortress, there are police officers in charge of security. The view shows a scene very similar to what can generally found on the street of the fortress.

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Front-view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are double, wooden doors with lattice-style windows in front of wooden ledges. Above the doors, there are mullions made of wood and glass. On the sides, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. Also, in the upper part, there is an ornamental border sustained by ornamental brackets. To the far right, there is a house made of wood and zinc. Lastly, in the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

Criollo Neoclassic House

Front view of a one-story house in concrete. The roof is covered with roof tiles and has a crenellated design. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall decorated with moldings. The front façade of the balcony has moldings and ornamental designs. The house has two double wooden doors with lattice. In front of the house, there is a car parked. To the far left, there is a wooden house with lattice-style windows.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Zinc and Workers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Some panels made of zinc and wood can be seen. Several buildings are visible. To the right, there is a building with double windows and a flat roof. The main construction consists of an unplastered building with louvered windows, wooden scaffolding, eaves, pillars, and door openings. Workers are on the roof and the first level. Surrounding the area are construction materials and a power pole.

Caguas Museum

Detail of the right windows on the second floor of the Caguas Museum). The two windows are part of the balconets and form arches. The door on the balcony on the right is broken and is missing the jalousies. The balcony area has a railing with a broken portion and a door is missing a decorative glass pane.

Campo Rico Bayamón Housing Development

View of the interior of a bedroom in a house. The bed is a platform bed with a headboard, covered with fabric and decorative cushions. There's also a rug on one side of the bed. On both sides of the bed, there are nightstands with lamps. The room features louvered windows that join in the corner and are partially covered with patterned curtains that hang from a hook and extend to the sill.

Courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks during a Construction Stage

View of the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks during a construction stage. Arches can be seen on all three floors of the building. The first floor has surbased arches, and the upper floors have semicircular arches with balustrades. On the second floor, there are square openings above narrow arches between the pillars, and on the third floor, there are oculi above rectangular openings. Two soldiers are seen in the courtyard where construction materials and debris are visible.

Factory in Guayama, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Guayama, rear/lateral view. The building looks finished, the rear wall has a door with eave and windows. The lateral wall has windows and pilasters. There are two extractor fans on the roof and a barbed wire fence surrounds the building.

Hato Rey Typical Building Advanced Stage Construction

Main and left lateral facade view of the Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58 building. Around the building there are beams forming falsework. The building already has several windows. Blocks are visible in the annex on the left because of the missing plaster. Workers can be seen working on the building's roof. There are also workers on scaffolds, on the ground, and on a truck.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Pillar Formwork

Construction of Kraft Manufacturing Company factory in Bayamón. Workers are making pillars' formwork with wood. Blocks, reinforcing bars, tool boxes, and wooden boards can be seen all around. The ground is completely covered in soil. There is a wall made of blocks. In the photograph's background, houses and electric power posts are visible. Also, palm trees and trees surrounding the scene can be seen.

Cemetery statuary, sentry box

View of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan. Notable are a tombstone with the inscription "Familia Giusti", several funerary sculptures and Latin crosses. In the background, the crenellated parapet of the walls stands out with a sentry box crowned by a dome, followed by a door with a semicircular arch between pilasters and entablature.

House Rooftop Partially Destroyed in Ponce

Aerial view of the destroyed rooftop of a house in Ponce. The rooftop has lost the majority of the zinc plates. Over it you can see part of the beams and boards. To the right side of the house you can see several plates on the ground and in the rear part you can see other buildings and in front part of a street.

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Close-up view of the details of the entrance of a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. In the foreground, there is a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars, followed by a garden in the front. The floor of the garden is partially covered with tiles. Also, there are planters with plants and concrete steps with railings to each side. The entrance is surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The floor is covered with native tiles. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are covered by ornamental metallic bars. Besides the door and windows, there are plants in decorative pots. Above the house you can see a concrete balustrade.

Ornamented Door

There is an ornamented door with a frieze on the top part, two pilasters on its sides, and friezes on the ceiling.

Tobacco Field and Barn, Coamo Arriba, 1952

Tobacco farm in Coamo. You can see the tobacco plants and a tobacco shed built with palm leaves. There are several people visiting the farm.

Vernacular Wood Houses

View of a community of wooden houses on stilts. Some have gabled roofs and others have flat, zinc roofs. The houses have lattice-style windows in aluminum or double wooden windows. They are surrounded by trees, vegetation and power line poles.

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Front view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a zinc-gabled roof. In has a balcony in the front, where there is a person, and another one on the sidewalk. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns, and on one side, it has concrete stairs. The house has double wooden doors with mullions over them. To both sides of the house, there are other structures with different characteristics. In the street in front, there is a vehicle parked.

Residence of the Dominican Friars, Yauco

Diagonal view of the Residence of the Dominican Friars in the municipality of Yauco. Two-story building located on the corner of the street. It has double leaf doors with lattice and persienne windows with sunrise transoms and semicircular arches. On the second floor, there is a balcony with an awning, a baluster railing, and exposed beams. There are boys and girls around the building, and men, who seem to be a part of the congregation, on the balcony.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00007

View of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floor made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see three double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. You can also distinguish on the first floor a pedestrian entrance with an ornamental iron gate and a parked vehicle on the street. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies, one simple and one double with ornamental iron railings supported with flat moldings. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

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Interior view of a house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden and has aluminum, lattice-style windows. The room is decorated to the far right, with a wooden box besides a wooden night table. Above the night table, there is a decorative lamp. The floor has a small rug besides a chair made of Rattan and wood. To the far left, there is a bookshelf with a wooden desk. It is decorated with toys, books and ornamental figures. In front, there is a chair made of metal and leather. Lastly, on the same side, there is a cot.

House of the San Jerónimo Fort

Side view of the house of the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. It is a wooden house with a gable roof. Three wooden doors and two glass windows are visible. In front of the house there is a soldier and two women seating in wooden rocking chairs, and two women standing.

Post Office

Castañer Post Office in Lares. One-story building located above street level. There is a staircase leading to the entrance of the building which has five doors, pilasters, side windows, eaves and parapet. It also has a flagpole, a mailbox, and a hanging sign that reads: "U.S. Post Office Castañer P.R." A girl can be seen in front of the post office and part of an adjacent building.

San Juan Transportation Office, Garage Falsework

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. The new garage can be seen in the falsework stage. There is a worker working at the construction site. There is debris and removed soil in front. A multi-level building is visible in the background.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Interior Corridor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of one of the hospital’s interior corridors. Various doors and fixed windows can be seen on both sides of the corridor. At the end of the corridor there is a worker on a scaffold installing the ceiling finish. On the ceiling, suspended pipes and part of electrical wires are visible. On the floor there are remains of construction materials such as tiles, bags, scaffolding, among others.

Puerto Rico's Capitol Building, South Facade

Lateral view of the south facade of Puerto Rico's Capitol Building. On the top side of the building the dome can be seen, as well as cornices, dentils, and friezes. The entrance has perrons and eight Corinthian columns supporting a portico. Throughout the building there are double windows, some with parapets and balustrade and other ones with canvas awnings. In the surrounding there are trees and shrubs.

Woman in Green Dress in front of Tar Paper Shack

A woman with a green dress pose in front of a wooden house, zinc and pieces of tar paper. At one end of the house it stand out a window and a poster of: "Leche Klim" (Klim Milk). At the background, an automobile, a traffic sign and a pair of people in front of a wooden building with double doors and zinc roof are visible. This building served as a postal office located in the intersection of the roads PR-156 and PR-720 at Barranquitas.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

View of a concrete patio in a residence, in the town of Humacao. To the far right, there is a wooden house on stilts. It has side stairs made of concrete. It has wooden windows surrounded by moldings and a simple wooden door. The lower part of the house is covered by a metallic bar fence. To the far right, there are planters with trees and plants. There are also potted plants.

A Person Between a House under Construction and a Mold

View of a person between a house under construction and a mold for making formwork. In the house, some windows are noticeable, and in the background, another house can be seen, supported by pilings, with a gable roof and covered with zinc sheets.

Worker and Machinery on the Grounds of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A worker operating machinery on the prepared site for the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. On the ground, some stakes with markings are noticeable, and in the background, there is a shed and a boat. On the beach shore, a row of pilings and prefabricated pipes is noticeable. There is also a utility pole with electrical wiring.

Plaza Colón, aerial view

Aerial view of Plaza Colon in Old San Juan and its surroundings. You can see the Tapia Theatre and part of the Old Casino. In the background there is the San Juan bay. There are some cars and two passenger buses.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00001

Front view of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron railing framed with flat moldings and crowned with an acroterium. Inside the balcony there are two double doors made of wood with lattice framed with moldings and crowned with wooden transoms. Between the doors there is an oculus framed with ornamental moldings. In addition, the rest of the facade has a continuous entablature with cornices and moldings above which rests a low parapet. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence for the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Through the years it has been used as family residence and more recently as a museum house. In addition, it belongs to the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

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Façade of a wooden house built on stilts with Miami style windows, a hinged door, and a mural of a woman in barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. The mural was created by the artist Damaris Cruz, also known as "Dama Lola", and is titled "Vestido Oblongo".

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Partial view of the facade of a single-level house in concrete. You can see the balcony, the door and two persiennes. On the balcony there is a pier that combines concrete with ironwork with floral motif. There is a flower bed made of bricks that has flowers and other ornamental plants on the patio.

President's House

Front view of three-story house with the roof covered by tiles. On the first level, the house has a double door covered by an ornamental metal grille, on the far right there is another double door with lattice-style windows. Over the door, you can see a metal curtain. On the other hand, on the second level there is another double door with windows above which a glass pillar can be seen. In addition, it is decorated with pilasters on the sides and crowned with a split pediment. The windows are lattice-style with glass mullions over them. At the upper right corner there is a terrace with a sloping roof.

Rock Crusher

Rock crusher at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is a large machine with pillars secured to the floor. On the top, there is a wooden hut with a hip roof. It has a conveyor belt. To one side, there is a shed with a pitched roof.

Street Scene, People on Sidewalk

A group of women, men and children (mostly barefoot) on the sidewalk in front of a comercial establishment. The establishment door has several product promotions like: "7up". On the street corner there is a stop sign followed by a series of automobiles parked parallel to the sidewalk.

Row of Wooden Houses in a Rural Area

A row of wooden houses in a rural area. There is a wooden house with a zinc roof and a balcony with a lattice railing. The remaining are wooden houses with a roof made of Royal palm leaf sheaths or hay, and are in worst conditions than the first. All the houses are built on stilts. A mountain can be seen in the background. There is a child in front of the first house.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island Hotel Restaurant in Cidra. Construction in the shape of a hut with palm leaf roof and walls. It has a sign that says: "Treasure Island Hotel-Restaurant." There are Easter plants that cover almost the entire front of the building. You can also see a tall palm tree and a garland of colored lights.

Factory in Guayanilla, Beams

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Ceiling beams are visible, as well as scaffolding inside the building. In front there is a concrete mixer and two workers.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View toward the collapsed area of one of the window openings of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Orange and White Historical Building in Vega Baja

Main façade of a two-story historical building in Vega Baja. Below, a door and two windows with grilles can be seen. On the right, an entrance with an open rolling door can be seen. On the second story, doors and windows with balconies and balconets can be seen. On the right, a balcony with a balustrade and a double door can be seen.

Gibson Caribe, Facade

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. View of the facade which has a portico with two thin pillars and eave, windows, and a wall with vertical decorative lines. In front of the building there is a barbed wire fence.

United States Soldiers Landing in Guánica

United States soldiers landing in Guánica. There are thirteen soldiers in formation on the pier. Various boats are docked. In the background, some houses and mountains are visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Reconstruction of the Clinic

Reconstruction of the clinic at the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Several phases are visible, such as wall construction, mesh installation, and the wooden framework. Workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. Additionally, there are piles of stones, soil, and other materials.

Cannons at the Santa Bárbara Bastion of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

Cannons at the Santa Bárbara Bastion of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan. The view is from an artillery ramp where you can see battlements, a battery, rotation rails, a portion of a sentry box, and in the background, the sea.

San Juan Street

Del Cristo Street in Old San Juan with buildings on both sides and partial view towards the façade of the San Juan Cathedral. Several elements are notable in the buildings, such as balconies with balustrades, padding, triangular pediments, moldings, cornices, parapets, doors and windows, some of which have skylights. One of the buildings has a sign that identifies it as "Treasury Department" and another, a flag. The Cathedral stands out for its triangular pediment crowned with a Latin cross. On the sidewalks there are several people walking and on one side of the street, a series of parked cars.

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Street in San Juan

A group of people and several automobiles moving at the intersection between the Tetuán Street and the San Justo Street at the Old San Juan. Some buildings have signs of establishments and offices like: "M. Mocoroa Arsuaga Inc.". Also, you can distinguish part of the mosaics at the facade of Banco de Nueva Escocia (known as Bank of Nova Scotia, design by Antonín Nechodoma). The other buildings are characterized by having two or three levels of height, bossage, flat arches and round arches. Also, they have balconies with metal railings, moldings and parapets.

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Concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof. To one side of the house, there is a porch with several persons standing. In the porch there is a small gate with ornamental metallic bars and double, aluminum-glass windows and doors, with glass mullions over them. It is decorated with plants in pots and on the wall, there are decorative tiles.

Catholic Church of Vieques

Catholic church of the island municipality of Vieques. It is a square building that has a pointed arch entrance over which, there is a rose window, a broken pediment with volute design, two turrets, bell towers, and a clock. On one side, a wooden house is visible as well as the corner of a two-story building.

Hurricane

A group of persons in front of the commercial establishment "Pueblo" whose façade is covered with shutters. The building has a flat roof, a parapet, a logo and a glass door that allows visibility inside. Next, some beams, another establishment logo and a parking lot with several cars are notable.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Ground Preparation

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, ground preparation. Tree trunks and roots that have been removed can be seen. In the area there are also concrete sewer pipes. A low wall is visible in the background. There are workers at work.

Three Houses Surrounded by Palm Trees

A row of houses surrounded by palm trees. The first two houses are made of concrete with tiled roofs. Both have Roman arches on the ground floor and a projecting balcony with metal railings and brackets, and wooden doors and windows on the second floor. The third house is made of wood with sloping roofs and a balcony projecting from the front façade. In front of the houses, on the ground, there are several palm trees and an electrical transmission cable.

Workers' Housing in Barrio Garrochales of Arecibo

Housing land for workers in Barrio Garrochales in the town of Arecibo. There are houses made of different materials and the difference between the old and new dwellings is visible. Some are made of concrete, thatched, and wooden, and with zinc roofs. The nature surrounding the houses are trees, shrubs, and palm trees; in the distance the coastline is also visible. In the center, to the right, there is a man between the two houses.

Pilasters Capital at the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Detail of two pilasters in the interior of the catholic church Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Above the pilasters you can see the molding a little bit cracked. The clam pattern is faded.

Lighthouse of Arecibo Puerto Rico

Side view of the lighthouse area in the town of Arecibo. In the foreground, there is a paved area under construction that connects with the sea. There is piled gravel, persons and construction materials. The area is surrounded by light posts and a bridge. In the background there is a mountain on which the lighthouse is.

Designed Criollo House

House made of wood in the town of Arroyo, Road 753 #216. There are entrance stairs and potted plants on both sides of it. There is a balcony with an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. It has double doors made of wood with lattice-style windows. Over the door, there are wooden moldings. There are also lattice-style windows and hanging potted plants.

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View of a commercial street with semi-attached houses. The building is in concrete with a flat roof, and the upper edge decorated with cornices. In front of the far right, there is a balcony with a concrete balustrade. The balustrade is sustained by concrete columns. There are several persons in front. Also, several double, wooden lattice-style doors with glass mullions over them, and surrounded by moldings. On the side, the building has lattice-style, aluminum windows and an ornamental, metallic bar gate. To the far left, the building is two-story, made of concrete, and has aluminum, lattice-style windows and ornamental metallic bars. The door is made of glass and besides it, there is a sign that reads: "Relojería Feliberto jewelry repairs". In the street in front, there are several cars parked and persons walking.

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Front-view of a house located in the town of Utuado. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a balcony surrounded by an ornamental, metallic bar railing. The upper edge has an ornamental frieze. There are double, wooden, lattice-style doors with glass and ornamental, wooden moldings over them. To the far left, there is a house with different characteristics. To the far right, there are other houses with different characteristics and vehicles parked on the street.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Window Installation Front View

Industrial building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. The building is in one of its final construction stages. It can be seen that they are in the window installation phase. There are construction materials such as soil with stones, wood, windows, and a storage shed with a zinc roof. There are two men standing at the entrance door talking.

Interior of Añasco House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Añasco, San Antonio neighborhood. In the living room, there are wooden armchairs and a small wooden table over with photographs and decorative figures. The floor is made of wood and is partially covered by a rug. On the walls there are decorative frames. On the wall in the background, there is a lintel arch with moldings. Over the arch, there is a curtain made of decorative fabric . Through the arch it is possible to see an antique bed and table. The floor is also made of wood and partially covered by a rug.

Comerío Health Center, Corridor with Cabinets

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A corridor with cabinets and a sink is visible. The mullions, doors, tiled floor, and three ceiling lamps can be seen.

Arroyo Beach Light House

View of the Arroyo lighthouse. It is a square building with the tower in the center. It is located on the beach, very close to the shore.

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pump Station

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office gas pump station. A roofed area with quadrangular columns covered with tiles and a small room with a door and two windows can be seen. Two gas pumps and an air pump are also visible. On the ground there are construction materials and some debris. There is a concrete fence in the background.

House Summit Hills

House in Summit Hills with a façade made up of a perforated wall, louvered windows, a door on the side and an eave with a brick texture border. On the side, there is also a sink for washing. In front of the house, there is a garden with several bushes and delimited by two concrete walls.

Living Room and Hallway

View from a corridor inside a wooden house. The walls are made of wood and decorated with paintings and potted plants. The corridor floor is covered with native slabs. There are several simple wooden doors on which there are also wooden mullions. At the end of the hallway, there is a semicircular arch with pilasters on both sides. Several persons can also be seen in the living room. There are small wooden tables on which there are decorative figures. You can also see on the back wall, the wooden window over which there are truncated suns and wooden moldings.

Office at La Fortaleza

Office at La Fortaleza. There are three wooden desks with telephones, documents, typewriters, pens, and lamps. There are wooden chairs, a bookshelf, double wooden jalousie doors. There are sunrise transoms, a ceiling chandelier, a drawing on the wall, and the floor has checkered-pattern tiles. The office has a balcony with balustrade. In the background of the image there are palm trees and a two-story house with a balcony and canvas curtains.

Public Square

La Convalecencia Public Square in Río Piedras stands out with a mid-plaza design featuring a type of acoustic shell with diagonal bands attached to a cubic-shaped building with aluminum louvered windows. Surrounding the plaza, there are parking meters, benches, and sidewalks where a couple of people are walking. In the background, partially visible, is a tower with semicircular arches and awnings of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Río Piedras parish.

Mock-up of the University of Puerto Rico

View of the mock-up of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The mock-up displays various spaces and structures, such as the quadrangle, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower, and the University of Puerto Rico Theater.

Las Palmas Hotel

Las Palmas Hotel in Santurce. A balcony with wooden railings and slim pillars as well as the staircase that leads to the balcony can be seen. The patio has various trees that block the view of the rest of the façade. There is also a gazebo and a lamppost.

Caribe Hilton, aerial view

Aerial view of Caribe Hilton Hotel and its surroundings. You can see the beach in front of the hotel, the San Jerónimo Fort and buildings in the Miramar area.

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Close-up view of details in a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The edge of the roof is covered with tiles. It has an open gate made of ornamental metallic bars and a ribbed column. Through the bars, you can see an armchair made of fabric and metal. To the far right, you can see a fabric curtain covering the front of the house and dense vegetation.

National Guard Camp, Tortuguero

Aerial view of the National Guard Camp at Tortuguero, Vega Baja. Buildings and camping tents arranged in grids can be seen. The road leading to the camp and Lake Tortuguero can be seen also.

Group in front of Small Church

Group of persons of different ages in front of a small church. The church is wooden, it has a gable roof and on the gable, there is a cross. In front of the church there are wooden boards that form a frame from which you can see barbwire and a chain link fence.

Constrast, Homes of Rich and Poor

Contrast between a concrete house and one made of wood and zinc. The concrete house has a modern-style façade composed of an open garage with perforated walls, a door, aluminum shutter-type windows and a flat roof on which an antenna stands out. In its surroundings, there is a large garden delimited with a fence of concrete pillars and wire mesh. Next is the zinc and wood house, which is notable for its outward-facing windows, a double-leaf door and a fence made of sticks with barbed wire. Both houses are on the side of a road in a rural area.

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Front-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a fence made of wood, zinc plates, and metallic bars. It has a balcony in the front where there are several persons standing. It is surrounded y a low concrete wall. The double door is wooden and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left you can see houses with similar characteristics and several trees in the surroundings.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. It has concrete entrance steps covered with native tiles, that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a low, concrete wall sustained by columns. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are encircled by wooden moldings. The door is simple, it has glass surrounding it and a wooden mullion above it. Besides it, there are plants in decorative pots.

Street with Streetcar Rails in Mayagüez

A street in downtown Mayagüez. The rails of the streetcar can be seen in the middle of the street. There are buildings on both sides of the street, utility poles, and lampposts, and various people walking by, one of them on horseback. One of the buildings has two signs.

San José Church, Lares

San José Church (Catholic) and public square in Lares. The church has a two-level facade with two wooden side towers. On the first level, three semicircular arches with pilasters and capitals can be seen; the central arch is the main entrance, and above the side arches, there is a crenelated design. The second level features a rosette window and a triangular pediment with a cross at the top. The towers have flattened conical domes and a staircase that connects the church to the square, which has benches, lampposts, and a kiosk. Several houses can be seen around the square and the church as well as two men in front of the church entrance, and several men in the square and the adjacent street.

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View of the garden in a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there is an ornamental, metallic bar fence. To one side of the front garden, there is a pergola supported by Doric columns with plant vines.

Houses Crowded on Hillside

View of community of houses; they are all made of wood with zinc roofs. In addition, they have aluminum lattice-style windows surrounded by moldings and double wooden windows. You can also see double wooden doors. On the other hand, several people can be seen standing on the street.

Parroquia San Fernando Rey

View of the right side facade of the catholic church Parroquia San Fernando Rey in Carolina. At the bottom part you can see two doors and a window with stained glass. Above, at the triangular part, you can see a stained glass, the tower and the church dome.

Vernacular Criollo House

Interior view of a residence. Two rooms are observable. The walls are made of wood and the floor is covered by native tiles. In the foreground, there is a dining table made of wood, with matching chairs, and a piece of furniture made of metal. There is a discharge arch with fine columns dividing the rooms. On the sides, the arch has lower wooden walls with decorative curtains made of fabric. In the other room, there are frames on the walls and wooden mountings. Over the doors, there are central mountings. The space is decorated with different pieces of furniture and a hanging lamp.

Main and Left Side Façade of a House

View of the main façade and left side façade of a house in Guayama. On the outside of the house, a fence with ornamental blocks and a gate are visible. On the left side façade, four windows with grilles are visible. On the main wall, a window covered by a zinc awning can be seen. On the porch area, the grilles, gate and a column over the railing as well as a portion of a door are visible. The triangular portion of the gable roof is hanging and there are some zinc sheets over the roof.

Fajardo Customs Left Side

View of the right side facade of the Customs building at Fajardo. In the lower part you can see two doors and a window. One of the doors and the windows are covered by grilles. The door without grill is double. At the second level you can see two windows, an eagle heraldic motif with the American flag and a sunrise transom. Part of the roof is a gable roof and you can distinguish the decorative roofing tiles, part of a window and a door at the rooftop. Behind the building you can observe an area of an aqua color building.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A portion of the interior of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. A portion of the walls and window openings can be seen in the area. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar. An abandoned building can be seen in the background with visible window and door openings.

Detail of the Destroyed Roof of a House in Salinas

View of the destroyed rooftop of a white house made of wood in Salinas. The house has an L shape and is over stilts. Along its walls you can see several windows. It has a gable roof that has lost most of its zinc plates, leaving the wooden beams uncovered. You can see other houses nearby. The roofs of some of them are hipped roof and there are some that are missing zinc plates. At the background left you can see a basketball court with roof. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Structures Along the Coastline

Aerial view of a cluster of houses with different types of roofs, although most are gable roofs, located between a river mouth, a bridge, and the seashore. In some of the houses, casement windows are noticeable, and there are several posts between the structures. On the other side of the river mouth, there is a contrasting cluster of buildings of various shapes, most of them with flat roofs, and various levels of height located along the coastline.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 23 - Hotel La Herencia - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00007

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. There is a corridor with gray and white-colored tiles. Two wooden lattice doors can be seen on the walls, as well as a painting of a man in blue and red clothing that has wings, a round shield, and a torch. The ceiling has wooden beams and a gold-colored glass lamp. There is also an opening with a semicircular arch and two steps that lead to the courtyard. A water fountain framed by bricks in the shape of a semicircular arch can be observed in the distance, as well as a balcony with wooden balustrades that connects with a staircase that leads to an upper level. There are also plants, the brick floor, and two wooden benches. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Cemetery Crucifix

Sculpture of a crucified Christ on a cross, over a tombstone with the inscription "R.I.P. Petra Benítez de Aboy October 3-1914 Memory of your daughters." Around the funerary monument, there are other tombs with tombstones, crosses and funerary sculptures. Next, there is a wall that divides the cemetery from the houses of the La Perla community, most of which are covered with asphalt, zinc and wood. Part of the wall is also notable, as well as the windows and cornice of a building.

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Front-view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has double-leaf wooden windows with transoms over them and is surrounded by wooden moldings. It has a small balcony surrounded by a low wall of ornamental blocks. The double-leaf door is also made of wood. On both sides of the house, other houses have similar characteristics.

Military Parade in Front of El Morro

Military parade at Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan. There are rows of soldiers marching, with some of them forming a military band, and there are also some soldiers on horseback. In the background, the entrance, the walls, a tower, and the lighthouse of the fort are visible. The entrance is a portico with pilasters and a triangular pediment, and the walls have battlements. Some spectators are seen near the fort walls and also in front of a brick fence.

El Morro

Two persons between the crenellated parapet of the wall of the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. Also notable is the lighthouse lantern and a sentry box with a window, cornice and dome. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean is visible.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Roof

Work on the roof of the laundry building of the Arecibo District Hospital. A building under construction can be seen in a rural zone. At the time, it has flat arch windows and semicircular arches. There are workers in the roof and nearby.Wooden falsework can be seen connected to the walls. To the left, there is a platform with workers, and behind it, there is a vertical platform. There is sand, construction stone and equipment in front of the building. The valley with greenery and structures can be seen in the background.

Grass Hut

Bohío in a coastal area. It is built on stilts, has a square shape and a palm leaf roof. The walls are made of some type of trunk or cane placed vertically and the door is made of boards. There is a small bench as a step. Next to it you can see another hut, smaller and with a gabled palm leaf roof. There are many palms around.

Construction of the El Falansterio Residential Cooperative Building in Puerta de Tierra

Construction of the El Falansterio building by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). It is visible that the building is in an advanced stage of construction. There is falsework, machinery being used for construction, workers maneuvering on top of the building, and a zinc fence covering the entire area where the building is being raise. In the surrounding area there are other buildings, one of which reads: "Pyramid Products Inc.", a sidewalk with a gate, men walking down the street, automobiles, and a gas station. There is also a sign indicating: "Robert R. Prann Contractor".

El Capitolio Congress Building

Corner view of the Capitol in San Juan. Three-story building and basement with walls covered with marble. You can see parts of the front façade and a side wall, as well as the dome with a lantern. There is a staircase that leads to a porch with eight Corinthian-style columns. Between the second and third levels there is an entablature and on the side wall ,you can see pilasters with capitals.

Sentry Box, San Cristobal, Fort San Juan

A sentry box attached to a wall of the San Cristóbal Castle in Old San Juan. Some noteworthy features of the sentry box are: the lamp and the cord at its base, the windows, the entrance opening, as well as the cornice, the dome and a spherical element that crown it. Part of the crenellated parapet is also visible, while the palms and the Atlantic Ocean stand out in the background.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - Chapel

Close view of a drawing of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Navy Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It has a semicircular dome crowned with a lantern, latticework windows, and moldings. The main facade has a triangular pediment with four Tuscan columns supported by an entablature. Cornices, a double-leaf door with a semicircular arch, double-leaf windows with semicircular moldings, and streetlights on the sides of the facade can be observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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View of a one-story, wooden, Chamfered house, with a zinc roof. The house has a large porch surrounded by a low concrete wall. In the middle, there are entrance steps with an ornamental metallic bar gate. Also, there is a double, wooden door and glass doors covered by metallic bars. Above these, there are glass mullions. To both sides of the house, there are semi-attached houses with different characteristics. On the street in front there are several vehicles and a person walking.

Pink Concrete House with Addition

Pink concrete house with an extension also made of concrete. The original part of the house has a gable roof, wooden door and window. The part of the extension is unpainted, has a single-pitched zinc roof and wooden windows. In front of the house there is a planter marked with stones and a wire fence with a metal post. Behind the house there is a banana plantation.

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The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00014

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered in tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles at the top. In the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters are high-relief friezes with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames. In front of the entrance are steps and two streetlights. Trees, palm trees, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, grass, and a sidewalk can be seen in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Designed Nechodoma/Prairie House

Front view of a house in the town of Coamo. The house has a semi-hipped roof. It has lattice-style windows with mullions over them. Under the windows, there are planters sustained by concrete beams with different flowers. Surrounding the house, there is a low wall over which there are metallic bars. In the middle, there is a balcony that stands out and is sustained by columns. It has a balcony with a gable roof with a semi-capped roof and an oculus. The balcony is large and surrounded by concrete balustrade. It has two wooden doors over which there are mullions. Here, there are potted plants and a hanging lamp.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00008

Front view of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has a balcony with curve shape modulated by corinthian order fluted columns. They go up and in turn support a continuous entablature with cornices, an ornamental frieze and moldings. In addition, the second level is surrounded by a balustrade modulated by pillars on which there are amphorae. The balcony roof is decorated with coffered. You can also see on the second floor that it has a curve upper border matched with moldings and pyramid finished. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Parcela Wood House

Coastal house in the town of Naguabo. The house is wooden and on stilts, its roof is hipped and made of zinc. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. To one side of the house, there is a gas tank and an electric meter. There is also a wall under construction. It is surrounded by metallic bars. In the background, there is the sea and more structures in the distance.

Wooden Building

Side view of a wooden building with a gable roof. It is built on a cement floor, has a door, two side windows, and a front door and window. There is a woman inside the building. Behind, you can see bamboo plants.

Spanish Colonial Revival, House Aibonito Round House

Two-story, concrete house in the town of Aibonito. To the far right, the design of the house is squared, and to the far left, it is semicircular. On the first level, there is an open garage to the far right, sustained by columns, and to the far left, by an archway of semicircular arches. In front, there is a car parked. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a metal railing. The windows are lattice-style in glass and aluminum, and above them, there are mullions. The door is simple and over it there is a semicircular arch. The upper edge of the house has a semi-topped roof.

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View from the inside of a coastal house in the town of Lajas. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof, and built over stilts in the water. It has has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The area is decorated with wooden tables, a chair, and a decorative frame.

Spanish Prisoners Captured in Las Marías

Spanish prisoners captured in Las Marías and taken to Mayagüez after the United States invasion. The prisoners can be seen walking in line with United States soldiers on both sides of the prisoners. There are spectators on the sidewalk. Houses and buildings are also visible on both sides of the street.

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General Electric Wiring Devices, Facade and Lateral Wall

General Electric Wiring Devices building construction project in Juana Díaz, facade and lateral wall view. The facade has a portico with a sloping eave and two low walls with stone cladding. The lateral wall with pilasters, and window and door openings can be seen. In front of the building there is a sidewalk and along it, some square concrete pillars. There are workers at work, a woman, and a girl passing in front of the building.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Lajas. The house is one-story, made of wood over stilts, with a zinc, hipped roof. The porch is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. It is decorated with chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far left, the porch has an area covered with metallic mesh. Lastly, in the surrounding area there are plants, blocks, and pieces of wood.

Wooden House in Arecibo

Wooden house in a rural area of Aguada. It is built on stilts with a gable zinc roof, and above it, there is an antenna and various stones. In front of it, some clotheslines with drying clothes as well as a palm tree can be seen.

Aibonito Mennonite Church

Wall with ornamental blocks that gives support to a plaque that says: "Evangelical Mennonite Church". Next to it, it extends a sidewalk that leads to a building with gable roof, windows like persiennes and several doors with skylights. Around the building stand out a wide yard, while at the background you can see a couple of houses.

Large House of Hacienda Buena Vista Posterior

View of the rear facade of the Hacienda Buena Vista large house from Ponce. Along the facade you can see a door and three windows. The house has a gable roof and a chimney that stick out from it. A trail that connects with some stairs and the posterior door. The garden is fenced. To the left (right facade) you can see a pink and white building with gray doors.

Ponce Market

View of the Plaza del Mercado in the city of Ponce. The building is single-level with flat roof. It is decorated with moldings, cristal windows and an eave supported with corbels. Under the eaves there are wooden kiosks with zinc roof. Some of the kiosks have posters glued. Besides that, along the street you can see more buildings, moving vehicles, people standing and a wooden cart being pulled by a person.

Effects on homes after Hurricane Santa Clara

Effects of hurricane Santa Clara in Puerto Rico. Persons standing besides the debris left by the houses devastated by the hurricane. There are destroyed walls made of wood and concrete. To the far right, there is a house with a zinc roof.

Grand Belvedere House

Interior of a residence in the town of San Germán. View of the room leading to the dining area of the residence. The interior is made of wood with wood cornices. On the walls to both sides, there are arches on the wood and glass double jalousie windows. There are also paintings on frames, wall furniture, and wooden chairs. In the foreground of the room, there is a wooden balustrade surrounded by potted plants and decorative figurines. In the middle of the room, there is a large dining table made of wood with matching chairs, in wood and Rattan. Above the table, there is paneling on the ceiling with a Gothic edge. In the background, there are open double doors and a sink besides the doors. This house is known as Juan Ortiz Perichi Residence (home of Dr. Hamid Galib) on Luna Street, corner of Ramas Street, in San Germán.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00012

View of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. The pavers on the left side of the image are wet and the significative space between the pavers in the center where there is accumulated water, debris, and leaves can be observed. Some have cracks and tire marks.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration's Health Campaign

Medical practitioner visits a farmer's house in a rural area of Puerto Rico. There is a man doing a check-up on a young man. It seems that he's administrating a vaccine. It is visible that the house is made of concrete and brick, with wooden windows. There are trees, palm trees, shrubs, and mountains in the surroundings. On the chair there is a medical bag with objects used by the medical practitioner.

House of Jesús T. Piñero

View of the main and right-side façades of the house of Jesús T. Piñero in Canóvanas. The house has a staircase and a handrail that leads to the porch. On the porch, three doors, a railing, and two columns can be seen. A window can be seen also next to the porch. On the second story, a dormer with six windows can be seen. On the right façade, four windows and a brick chimney can be seen. The roof of the house is finished with tiles.

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Front view of a one-story house made of wood and concrete. The house has a flat roof and in the front, there is a porch sustained by an archway of semicircular arches. The archway is decorated with pilasters, an ornamental frieze, and cornices. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is surrounded by a railing made of ornamental, metallic bars. Also, it has double, wooden doors with glass and lattice-style windows. Over them are mullion made of wood and glass. On the street in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked and a person walking on the sidewalk. To the far left, there are several adjacent houses with different characteristics.

Guebara Residence, Parcela Reinforced Concrete House

Front view of one-story house with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is in concrete with part of the pediment made of wood. It has a simple, wooden door, above it there is a plaque with the house number. On the left side of the door, there is an aluminum, lattice-style window. In front of the house, there are potted plants and a metal chair.

Non-commissioned Officers Quarters at Military Base

Construction of houses for non-commissioned officers at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. One-story concrete houses. They have walls and roofs, but the windows and doors are missing. In front of one of the houses, there is an electric power pole and a street sign.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00023

Side view of the corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, and mint green. There is a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade. There is a pile of chairs on the brick floor of the corridor. The wall has pilasters with white moldings and door openings. The top part of the facade has parapets and cornices. There is a window opening with a semicircular molding and a tree in the distance. The electrical wiring of a utility pole can be partially observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Side-view of an abandoned, two-story house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. On the first level, there is an area without walls, with animal pens. On the second floor, the house has a front balcony with a wooden balustrade. Also, there are several double, wooden doors and windows, in front of which there are wooden ledges. In front of the house, there is a car parked.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Facade Construction

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. Several workers are seen working on the building's facade, which is covered with falsework and has formwork at the top of the wall. Through a lateral entrance, metal scaffolding can be seen inside the building. There are wheelbarrows, construction materials, and a shed around.

Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00010

View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the double entrance door with a circular design made of glass and ornamental iron grille. Through the glass you can distinguish the balcony where there is an ionic column. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Post Office at the Military Base

Post office at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A wooden building with a hip roof. It has awning windows. There are steps leading to the double doors of the entrance. Above the door, there is a sign, reading: "Post-Office Borinquen Field." It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars aligned along the building. On the front wall, there is a metal mailbox.

Roadside Store and Ox Cart

View of a store located in a rural area. In the foreground, you can see the paved street. On the far left, you can see a one-story wooden store with a zinc hipped roof. On the roof there is a sign that says: “Coca Cola.” The doors are double wooden and in front of them you can see standing people, a horse, a stacked crop and some oxen tied to a wooden cart.

University Tower

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From top to bottom, the tower has a hipped roof covered by tiles. You can also see cresting, ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches in front of which there are balustrades. On the other hand, next to it you can see a building with a roof covered by tiles, double wooden and glass windows under semicircular arches. It also has a glass door. On the second level, the windows are lattice-style. To the left end, the building has windows under discharge arches and mullions on the second level.

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Our house

Single-level house made of concrete with two doors and three windows. It has an eave at a height slightly higher than the doors and windows. In front it has a little flower bed made of wood that has four plants. You can see part of the patio and a fence made of cyclonic mesh. On the side there is a wooden house with a gable roof made with zinc.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00033

View of the main facade from the Neoclassical-style La Princesa Prison building, seen from the Paseo de la Princesa pathway. Rows of palm trees, benches, shrubs, and streetlights are in the foreground. In the back is the main entrance of the building, and some architectural-style elements, such as pilasters and pediments, can be observed. There is a staircase, access ramps, flagpoles with flags on each side, the current name of the building, shutter-type double-leaf windows, and streetlights. In the back, several multi-story buildings are visible. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Preparing for Hurricane Faith

A group of persons place shutters in the entrance of the department store "Kmart of Puerto Rico". The building has a parapet, a façade with its logo and a wall with triangular geometric motifs, followed by glass doors that allow visibility to the interior.

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View from the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María of the watchtower. A circular structure with arches and a dome on the Former La Princesa Prison roof can be observed. There are open spaces on each side of the building. In the open space to the right, there are tables and chairs. A white double-leaf door can be seen, as well as a streetlight above it. Paseo de La Princesa has trees, palms, a person walking, and flagpoles with the Puerto Rico and United States flags in front of the building. Automobiles can be seen on the main street of the Paseo de La Princesa. The trees in the background block off the view of the Puntilla parking lot. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Thatched Houses, Palmarejo, Coamo

Two wooden houses and two huts in a rural area, all built on stilts. The houses have pitched roofs covered with zinc that look new. One of the houses has a drainage channel. The huts have palm leaf walls and their roofs are covered with roofing cardboard. You can see part of a barbed wire fence, and an area with trees. There is a child next to one of the houses and two more people next to one of the huts.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Front Facade with Shed

Kraft Manufacturing Company's front facade shows its straight and sober construction. It has jalousie type windows, also known as Miami windows. It has a small portico and stairs with tiles leading to the factory entrance or exit. On one of the steps, there is a material laying. An opening for a door placement, in which there is a men leaning against the wall can be seen. Due to the construction, the building has marks in the concrete and texture on its surface. There is a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program". Next to the sign, on the right side, there is a wooden shed with a pent zinc roof and a single-pane window that open outward. In this window, there is a man leaning against it. Around the factory there are workers, mounds of construction sand and stone, and soil. In addition, blocks, wood, reinforcing bars, a shovel, and a wheelbarrow are visible. At the rear, on the right, there is an electric power post. Some cables hanging over a portico pillar and passing through both ends of the factory stand out.

Fajardo Customs Front

Main facade of the Customs building at Fajardo. In the lower part you can see three doors. Two of the doors have grilles. The right door is a double door made of wood painted with red. To access to the entrance there is a ramp with tiles. Over the middle door you can read: "U.S. Custom House". At the top part you can see eight windows. Over the roof stand out three dormer windows. The roof has roofing tiles cladding. Half of it is covered with a blue canopy. The other half is missing several of its roofing tiles. At the left background you can see a parking area and a tower. To the right you can see a street and part of a white building.

Cuchilla Church Farewell for Medina

Several people in front of a church in La Cuchilla. The church is made of wood and has a roof covered with zinc. The doors are double-leaf that open outwards and one of them has a pillar with a rising sun motif. Some windows are also double-hung and others have fanlights. In front of the church, there is a group of boys and girls sitting on one of the parked cars.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Various workers are seen preparing the ground. The workers are holding shovels, wheelbarrows, and pick. A mountain is visible in the background.

Façade of a Cream and Light Blue House in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a cream and light blue house in Guayama. There is a gate and steps leading to the porch area where some windows and a door with a window can be seen. The porch also has four columns and parapets. On the right façade, two windows and a door are visible.

Old Railway Station in the Old San Juan

Building of the old railway station in the Old San Juan. You can observe the streets Comercio and Recinto Sur divided by a transit median that has power lines poles along its length. The building that is to the left is cream color and is known as the old railway stationing San Juan. Shows an architectonic design influenced by the style called Second Empire and the Neo-renaissance. It has a clock tower, mansard roofs, bossage, moldings and a balustrade railing delimiting the area. Its windows are double and made of wood and are painted with green color. From a distance you can observe other buildings, automobiles and people. Additionally, there are sidewalks, streets paved with asphaltic concrete, the ruins of a defensive wall, a metal fence, antennas, bushes and trees.

Designed Belvedere House

Two-story house in the town of Juana Díaz. The house has a flat zinc roof and is surrounded by a wall with a metallic bar fence. In front of the wall, there is a person standing and cars parked on the street. The fence is divided by a double entrance gate. The first level is made of concrete, it has matching lattice-style windows that open outward, and a glass outline surrounding the window. There is a balcony surrounded by concrete balustrade, it has stairs and arched edges. The second level is built of wood with a flat zinc roof. It has a balcony that surrounds the structure with a wooden baluster supported by wooden pillars. At the ends, it has a fabric curtain, and a double wooden door with lattice windows and glazed edges.

Fotografía Nuñez, Booth in Plaza

View of one end of the public square of the town of Lares. The square, where there are several people standing, is surrounded by a metal railing that is supported by concrete pillars. In addition, you can see concrete benches, light posts and a wooden photography stand with a hipped roof. This one has an engraving that says: “Nuñez Photography.” Finally, at the other end of the square you can see semi-detached buildings with different characteristics.

Esso Building - Las Lomas

Building of the Esso company located in Las Lomas. The building is modern in style with glass walls. At the top, it has the distinctive "Esso" logo, while on one of the walls, it reads "Happy Holidays" in colors that alternate green and red tones, followed by banners with representations of candles. At the bottom of the building, there is a parking lot, while in front of the building there is a zinc fence, a street with several cars and vans.

Parked at the Fortaleza

A woman sitting on a wall followed by a group of people around a cannon near the Fortaleza, also known as the Santa Catalina Palace. At the background, the building Casa Blanca and a sentry box connected to the rampart with a crenelled parapet stand out.

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Front façade view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The wooden house is one-story, with a zinc gabled roof. It is raised on stilts and has stairs made of blocks and wood. It has two double, wooden doors. To the far left, there is another house separated by a fence made of zinc plates. To the far right, there is a vehicle, and in the surroundings, debris. Through the open door you can see chairs and a fabric curtain covering a wall.

Concrete House under Construction

An unfinished concrete house, without roof, with rods and door openings and the windows. At the background there are several wooden houses mostly with gable roofs made with zinc.

Factory in Guayanilla, Columns, Beams, and Scaffolding

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. View of the columns and ceiling beams, falsework can also be seen inside the building that does not yet have a roof. Some blocks and stacked wood are visible on the ground.

Factory in Corozal, Scaffolding for Ceiling Beams

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, in the scaffolding stage for the ceiling beams. Workers are seen working on the roof and others working with machinery on the ground. There are mounds of construction sand and stone and other materials in the area.

New structures in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

New semi-detached houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía government housing project. The houses are several lattice-style windows and simple doors. They are located in front of a passable street. To the far left in front of the houses, there is a person besides a baby carriage crib. To the far right there is a fire hydrant in front of the street. In the background, you can see hills, natural vegetation and power line poles.

Military Parade in Old San Juan

Military parade on one of the streets of Old San Juan. The houses on one side of the street are visible, mostly two-story houses with businesses on the first floor. One of them has a painted sign, "San José Drugstore," below which it says: "Manufacturers Advertising Co." Two others have hanging signs: "A. Betances & Co Auto Supplies Piezas para Ford" and "El Vesubio Restaurante." The one with the restaurant sign is a three-story house with a quoins design on the entire façade. Other elements of its façade include projecting balconies with decorative brackets, arches, and cornices. People are on both sides of the street and on the balconies watching the parade. The formation of soldiers occupies the entire view of the street.

Mountain Home

Two children posing in the entrance of a hut. The hut is on a slope. It has stilts, and walls and roof made of straw leaves. The front wall is not completely covered, there are gaps where you can see the horizontal rods that serve as a frame. It doesn't have a door. On one side you can see a line with hanging clothes and next to the line an ornamental plant. Behind the house, you can see an area of mountains.

Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction site and the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are construction materials such as wood boards, pipes, barrels, rods, and gravel, as well as workers engaged in various tasks. There is also a bulldozer, various cranes, concrete mixer trucks, and a small concrete batching plant bearing the logo "Cemento Puerto Rico" and "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." In the background, a building with awnings on the windows is noticeable, and next to it, the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón, the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Advanced Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Entrance Road

Advanced construction stage of the lobby, the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, and the entrance road. In the vicinity, a shed and a group of workers operating a concrete mixer truck and working on the construction of a smaller building can be seen. At one end of the hotel, partially visible, is a multi-story building with awnings. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, some chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Hacienda Buena Vista Large House from Ponce

Main facade and right lateral of the large house of the Hacienda Buena Vista from Ponce. In the lower part you can see two areas of opened entrance and a double door made of wood. Right in the outside of the entrance you can see two benches for sitting. In the second level you can distinguish four double doors made of wood in the balcony area, it has an L shape. In the lower part of the right facade you can identify two windows, a bench, several containers for recycling and two green doors. Additionally, three windows on the wall with cladding. The house has a gable roof and is made with zinc.

Jayuya City Hall, a Child and a Sign

Construction of the city hall of the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with window openings, scaffolding, and falsework is visible. Several workers are seen around the construction site, and a child is near a tree. Various construction materials, such as wheelbarrows and wood, are present. There is a sign that reads: "Otra obra para el servicio del Pueblo Departamento de lo Interior Construcción de la Alcaldía." In the background, houses, mountains, and another two-story building with an external staircase stand out.

United States Troops in Guánica

United States soldiers in front of a wooden house on a beach in Guánica. Some are in line to receive food, others are crouching. The house has a zinc gable roof, a double door and two windows. On one side, there is a pile of wood logs and two children are visible. The Caribbean Sea is in the background.

Factory in Guayama, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Guayama, distance view of one of its sides and back. The lateral has pilasters and metal windows and is already plastered. The rear wall still has scaffolds and window openings on one side, the other side is completely open. There are workers working on the roof, which is already covered. A barbed wire fence is visible around the building.

Fortress of la Concepción

Detail of the zinc sheets lying on the ground near Fortress of la Concepción. A portion of a column and a window opening can be seen. In addition, the grounds surrounding the area are filled with garbage, leaves, and branches.

Celabration of the New Flag, Mayagüez

Celebration of the new flag during the United States occupation at the Colón Square in Mayagüez. The square is full of people, some of them holding the United States flag. The statue of Christopher Columbus is visible in the middle of the square as well as the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church (Catholic). Some of the houses and buildings surrounding the square are visible.

Wooden House on the Side of a Road

A wooden house on the side of the road. The house has a zinc gable roof extending into an overhang in the front. In front of the house, on the side of the road, there is a inverted concrete cone. There are two men on horseback. It can be seen that the road was made by cutting into a mountain.

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Close-up view of the door details in a wooden house. The balcony is decorated with chairs made of metal and leather, the floor is covered with native tiles. The door is wooden and double, it has wooden lattice-style windows. Also, it is surrounded by stained glass and wooden moldings.

Thatched House, Hurricane Shelter

Wooden house with a stilt foundation, thatched roof and a sign with the Popular Democratic Party logo next to the main door. At one end, there is also a shelter to take refuge from hurricanes, characterized by its gabled straw cover and a small door in the front. In the surroundings, several bushes and an animal are notable.

A Catholic Church in Ponce

Side view of a Catholic church located in La Playa sector in Ponce. It has two towers with wooden upper parts, windows with semicircular arches, domes, and lanterns. It also features a side entrance with a semicircular arch and double-leaf door, bare pilasters, and a side window. There is a dome at the back, over the altar, which is circular in shape. Two small doors can be seen, one in the tower and another in the back wall. On the roof, there is a wooden structure with jalousie windows.

Block Tower, Man Waving from Window

View of Yokahú Tower in El Yunque National Forest. The tower is built of masonry, it is approximately 69 feet with a viewing platform at the top. It also has several windows under semicircular arches through which people look out.

Ponce Park or Plaza

View of the plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera in the city of Ponce. The plaza is decorated with concrete benches, light poles, plants and on the middle a fountain with ornamental details. In the surroundings you can see several people sitting and standing.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Wood

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Workers are seen performing tasks. Among them are wooden tables, wooden planks, wheelbarrows, piles of stones, and other construction materials. In the background, there are wooden houses, one of which has a balcony with balusters and a railing. Palm trees and mountains are also visible.

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View to one side of a street with semi-attached houses in the town of Lares. The one-story houses are semi-attached. Some are built of wood, with zinc or concrete roofs. They have front balconies surrounded by wooden railings or ornamental metallic bars. Also, double, wooden lattice-glass style doors surrounded by wooden moldings. In front, there are vehicles parked on the street and people walking on the sidewalk.

Capitol

Façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassic style. In the entrance porch, there are eight Corinthian columns that support the entablature from which a pole with the American flag protrudes. On both sides of the portico, there are also Ionic-style columns and the walls have windows in rectangular frames with glass leaves, and some with awnings. The building has a cresting around the edges and a dome crowned with a lantern. On one side of the building, a terrace with a balustrade and ciborium-type ornaments are notable. In front of the Capitol, there is a parking lot with several cars and a street.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Window Installation Lateral View

Industrial building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. The building appears to be in one of its final stages of construction. Two workers can be seen holding a frame that will be installed. There are materials from the construction process such as wood, building stones, construction sand, metal barrels, and construction beams are visible in the building's surroundings. There are mountains in the distance.

Barracks at Borinquen Field Base

Barracks at Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. A three-story building with straight porch steps. It has windows on all sides of the three-story building. Portions of other two buildings can be seen on both sides of the image. There is a worker holding a wooden ladder, and there is another worker working in a scaffolding.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Facade

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of the main facade of the completed building, which is composed of a portico with tubular pillars, pilasters with brick cladding, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. It also has a concrete fence. On one of the pilasters there is a sign that reads: "Hospital Municipal". There is a Department of Public Works sign identifying the site.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View towards the façade of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse ruins. Window openings and a door opening can be seen as well as the eaves. The area of the collapse can be seen also. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

San José Church After the Bombing of San Juan by the United States

San José Church after the bombing of San Juan by the United States. There are damages caused at the top and lateral side of the church, specially where the skylight was located. The facade of the building has hip knobs, cornices, a wooden door, pilasters, parapet, and entablatures. In the center of the image, in front of the church, there is a woman carrying a child in her arms. There is also a group of people in front of the church door.

Street in San Juan

Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan with buildings and commercial establishments on both sides. Some of the stores have display cases and signs such as "Emilio Bouret Joyería Relojería Novedades", "Joyería Naim", "Kodaks", "Giusti Beauty Salon", "La Bayamonesa", "Víctor", among others. The buildings also have elements such as moldings, low-relief ornaments, awnings on some windows and doors, balconies, balconies, balustrades, padding, cornices, corbels, tiles, eaves and parapets. There are numerous people and cars on the sidewalks and in the street.

Construction of the Arecibo District Hospital Nurses Residence, Main Façade

Main façade of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital under construction. It is a two-story building with its entrance in the center, marked by wooden scaffold, arches, and an awning. Above, workers can be seen. The building features two louvered-style double windows and transoms with semicircular arches. On both sides of the building, there are rows of windows with glass panes. On the second level, two workers are standing between double doors with a railing and transom windows. On the roof, a man can be seen leaning over. Around the building, there are construction materials such as wood and others.

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Front view of a house located in San Juan. The house is wooden and in the foreground, it has concrete stairs with flowers pots on both sides. It is surrounded by a balcony with concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The bars and balustrade are sustained by large columns. Through the metal bars, you can see a double door with glass squares.

National Guard Camp

Aerial view of the National Guard camp at Tortuguero, Vega Baja. The buildings and camping tents arranged in grids can be seen. The road leading to the camp, Lake Tortuguero, and the surrounding grounds can be seen also.

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Side-view of a wooden house on stilts in the town of Moca. The house has a flat, zinc roof and front, lattice-style windows made of aluminum, with glass transoms over them. To the far left, the house also has double-leaf, wooden windows and an adjacent house made of concrete, separated by a low concrete wall.

Building with Balcony and Sign

Partial view of the façade of a two-story building. It has a block wall, the rest of the construction is made of wood and zinc. On the first level there is a fixed window, two wooden doors and a doorless entrance. On the second level, it has a balcony with a wooden railing and a double-leaf door and window. In the first level window there is a sign.

Two men walking on unpaved street

Two men walking along an unpaved road. There are wooden houses to both sides of the street. On one side, there is a cement house. In one of the wooden houses, there is a flag of the Popular Democratic Party. You can see persons outside their houses. The street is divided by a water crossing and there is a board to cross it. In the background, there is a parked vehicle.

A Group of People in Front of a House in Ponce

A group of people posing in front of a wooden house in Ponce. Most of them are children and almost all are barefoot, except for one of the children, who is wearing boots. One of the man is carrying a bottle covered with wicker, and a metal cup. A portion of a balcony with a balustrade and an annex room built with wood planks, and featuring a small door are the only things visible from the house.

University of Puerto Rico Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)

Façade of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) building at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building is two-story, it has stairs, several doors, parapets, railings, benches, eaves and shutter-type windows.

El Fanguito Slum at San Juan

El Fanguito community in San Juan. You can see small wooden houses on stilts, very close to each other, built on the banks of a canal. You can see that the stilts of the first houses are submerged in the water. In the background, you can see an area with trees and further back, a cement building.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Building in Calle Caleta of San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted blue and white. The upper half of the building has a balcony supported by brackets and piers that are also supporting a tiled roof. The railing has several potted plants and several wooden lattice double doors with transoms on the building walls can be observed. The lower half of the building has three wooden double doors covered by black metal grilles and framed by white flat moldings. The door in the center has a sign with the number 63 on it. There are also two oval shaped openings in the upper half of the doors. In front of the building there is a sidewalk, several pots with shrubs, an automobile, and a cobblestone road. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

Main and Right Side Façades of a White House in Guayama

Main and right side façades of a white house in Guayama. The view is partially covered by tree branches. The grilles and three columns can be seen on the porch, where there is also a main door and a window. On the right façade, two windows and the eaves can be partially seen. The roof of the house is made of wood and zinc sheets. On the left, a gate and an arch with ornamental tiles belonging to a house with roof tiles are visible.

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Interior view of a balcony in a wooden house. The balcony has a wooden door. Over the door, there is a wooden crossbar. To the sides, there is a design, also in wood. Besides the door, there is a small mailbox on the wall.

National City Bank of New York Santurce Branch

Santurce Branch of the National City Bank of New York. A building with three Roman arches in the façade and iron gates. Each arch has four steps leading to the entrance. On one side, it has a flat arch with a wooden door that gives access to the back. The building has a basement and a tiled roof.

French Hotel

View from one side of French Hotel in the island municipality of Vieques. It is a one-story wooden hotel a hipped zinc roof. It has a porch surrounded by a railing made of ornamental blocks and supported by wooden columns. It has wooden double jalousie windows with glass transoms above them. On the upper side of the house, there are two attics with a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It has wooden double jalousie doors with glass transoms above them. In the middle, there is a a rooftop surrounded by a concrete balustrade. To the far left, there is a garden with pergolas surrounded by a wooden fence.

Vernacular Wood Houses

View of a community of wooden houses. The houses are made of wood on stilts. Some have gabled roofs and others have flat, zinc roofs. The houses have lattice-style windows in aluminum or double wooden windows. Others have metal curtains over their balconies. They are surrounded by trees, vegetation and power line poles.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

View to the Railway Bridge over the San Antonio Channel

Lateral view of the San Antonio railway bridge channel under renovation. the bridge has its metal beams. At the bottom part, you can see the scaffolding and some construction in hollow wood inside with stairs so the workers can go down to do their job. Over the tracks you can see a railway car with steam machine and several men working. At the background you can see part of the balustrade of another bridge.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A one-story building with flat roof, eaves, mullions, Miami type windows or with persiennes, stairs, and a portico can be seen. The portico connects with another part of the building that bears the name "Health Center". There are jardiniéres, a low wall and stairs leading to the entrance.

Cathedral of San Juan

Front view of the Cathedral of San Juan (Catholic cathedral). You can see the use of arches in the façade. There are two domes and you can see part of the stairway that leads to the main entrance.

Hacienda Buena Vista Stable from the Above Left

View along the stable of Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. In the stable you can see two areas fenced with containers for the animals nourishment. There are two donkeys, one on each fenced area. After the fenced areas you can observe an open area with wood accumulation. The stable roof is made with zinc and it is a gable roof. At the background, you can see part of the large house. Below you can observe part of a door and a bench for sitting. In the balcony area with railing you can see more doors. The house has a gable roof and zinc.

Herreras-López Residence

Lateral view of the Herreras-López residence. The side wall has five visible window openings and an arch. The porch is partially visible as well as the staircase leading thereto. Two columns and various wooden doors can be seen. Above the porch, a balustrade is visible.

Hat Selling at a Market, Yauco

Hat shops at a market located in an outdoor space in Yauco. Various sellers with hats spread out on the floor can be seen as well as some buyers. In the background, a building and a wooden house are visible.

Ablah Hotel Supply Co Lateral Facade

Shows a Ablah Hotel Supply Co facade in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. There are eight jalousie windows throughout the concrete building. In front of the building the pillars of a fence can be seen. A wood and zinc building is partially visible on the right side of the image.

House with Sink Outside, Woman Washing Dishes through Window

Woman washing the dishes in a sink connected to the window of a wooden house. The house has a gable roof with zinc and it is cemented on stilts.

Sleeping Quarters at La Plata Camp

Interior of the sleeping quarter at La Plata camp in the town of Aibonito. There are cots with its mattresses that work as beds, trunks for storing personal belongings, and bags hanging from windows and beams. The building is made of wood, it has ceilings with exposed beams, awning windows that open outward and the entrance door is a double door. This shows the discipline that reigned in the twenty-three camps set up by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA.

View of "La Perla" slum

Bahía Urbana - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan, in which a corridor of pier six can be seen. A pergola with piers that have ornamented coverings and kamos that hang from the beams. This space has circular seats, pots, a pattern of gray and white tiles, rectangular gardens, and benches. There are palm trees and a metal railing that divides the pier from the sea. Another pergola, illumination pillars, the cruise terminal, apartment buildings, and hotels can also be seen in the background. There is a cruise docked at the pier and there are also people nearby.

Aibonito Mennonite Church

Aibonito Mennonite Church with a façade characterized by a portico, wooden doors, glass windows, as well as aluminum shutters. Also notable is a cross that frames the windows of the main façade. The church is made of concrete and has a gable roof. In front, there is a group of women on the sidewalk and then there is a car.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00040

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and built by engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Interior view of the building. It has a coffered ceiling supported by six square columns, several ceiling candelabras, walls with white moldings, pilasters, wooden lattice windows with semicircular arches, and wooden double-leaf doors painted white. On the left side of the image is a sofa and part of a wall painting. On the left side, there are also two ornamented pedestals with ciborium-type vases, a statue of a female figure, a sofa, a wall painting, and a fan. There is a round table in the center of the image. The floor has brown and cream-colored tiles with geometrical figures. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

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Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Installation of Joists

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The floor is visible with the joists installed as well as wood and other triangle-shaped material.

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Close-up view of a balcony in a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. It is also decorated with a chair made of fabric and metal. The wooden windows are double and lattice-glass style on both sides. Also, there is a glass mullion over them. The wooden door is simple and has a protective barrier for babies in the front. The floor of the balcony is covered with native tiles.

Ponce Fire Station

Façade of the Parque de Bombas in the Ponce square. The polychrome bands that alternate black and red stand out, as well as the banked arches with colorful fanlights and fanlight windows. Also notable are a pair of towers, the zinc on the roof and the lambrequin on the edge as a missing cover. In the entrance, there is a pole with the American flag, some railings, two pillars, a cloth that covers part of the entrance and cars are partially visible inside. The inscription "Parque de Bombas" and "February 2 1883" also stand out on the façade. Behind the Parque de Bombas, a dome stands out and around the square there are several people walking.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Ground Leveling

General Electric Wiring Devices, Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz, ground leveling. There is a motor grader at the construction site. Rodding for the exterior walls and some wooden houses adjacent to the construction can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Morgue

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the hospital morgue. An autopsy table, a sink, and a refrigerator for cadavers can be seen. The walls are covered with tiles.

Couple Standing by Church Sign

Two woman and a man posing in front of a wall with ornamental blocks that gives support to a plaque that indicates: "Evangelical Mennonite Church Juan Driver Pastor Hours Sunday 9 A.M. 7 P.M. Wednesday 7:15 P.M Bienvenios". Behind it, stand out several automobiles and houses with zinc roofs, predominantly gable roofs. At the background also stick out the towers of the church San José of Aibonito.

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Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan where the ground is composed of cement and square tiles. The space also has two benches made out of wooden planks and a small terracotta-colored street light. Behind the benches there is an elevated garden area with a tree, ornamented pillars supporting a canopy and metal railings. There is also an electrical panels.

Gibson Caribe, Lateral Entrance

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. A lateral entrance with stairs and eave can be seen. The building has a barbed wire fence and a pedestrian entrance with a tube gate and stairs.

Anawim/ Subway/ Taco Maker/ Souvenirs

Façades of a building with various businesses. On the left, there is Taco Maker with canvas awnings, followed by the Souvenirs store, and Anawim bookstore. The Souvenir store and Anawim have doors and shop windows. Next to the bookstore, on the right, there is a door with advertisements followed by a vacant space. Lastly, there is a Subway with advertisements on its doors and windows. On the side façade of the blue building, the zinc overhang is partially visible, as well as a portion of a hallway with a railing and columns. On the right, there is another building with a sign about a free books community project.

Marjorie Shantz at Rabanal Clinic after Betsy

View of the El Rabanal area in the town of Cidra after the passage of Hurricane Betsy. The area where a person is standing is surrounded by debris and waste. In the distance, you can see more houses less affected after the hurricane.

Saint Just Store

Frontal view of a single-level store made of wood and it has a zinc gable roof. In the frontal part there are two double wooden doors and in front of them you can see several people standing. Additionally, you can observe posters of promotions glued on the wall.

Façade variation of Three Tract Houses with the Same Plan

One-story house with a flat roof on the coastal town of Luquillo. There is a sidewalk in front of the house that leads to the balcony and garage. The house has an overhang at the top edge and a television antenna on the roof. To the far left, there is a garage with a decorated metal grill gate. To the far right, there is a porch surrounded by metal grills. In the porch, there are decorative chairs and potted plants. The house has jalousie windows covered by decorative metal grills. In front of the house there is a garden with various decorative plants and rocks, and a hose. On both sides, there are houses with similar characteristics.

Ready for Hurricane

Fast food restaurant "Burger King Home of the Whopper". Its façade consists of a parapet, an eave, a glass door, as well as glass walls with cross bands through which the hanging spherical lamps inside are visible. In front of the building there is a small garden with a fence followed by a parking lot with several cars.

Left Side of the Parroquia San Fernando Rey

View of the left side facade of the Catholic Church Parroquia San Fernando Rey in Carolina. At the bottom part you can see a door and a window with stained glass and part of one of the pilasters. Above, at the triangular part, you can observe another stained glass, the tower, the dome and the vaulted church roof. Over the tower you can see a cross.

Guard Mounting, Ballajá Barracks

Guard mounting of the United States army in the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks, Old San Juan. There are several rows of soldiers in formation. Two of the walls of the three-story building composed of semicircular arches can be seen. In the courtyard, there is a metal tower. It can be seen that construction work is being carried out on the building.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Columns and Scaffolding

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica. Exterior and interior columns and falsework inside the building are visible. One of the walls already has several rows of blocks. Next to the building there is debris and a tree trunk.

Parking seen from a window

Parking with several cars, seen from a window of a second floor. After the parking there is a cement house with a wooden roof. There is a cyclone fence between the parking and the house.

Designed Criollo House

One-story house in the town of Arroyo. It is made of wood and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, and divided by a metallic bar gate that leads to the entrance stairway. The house has a porch surrounded by a metallic bar railing sustained by fine wooden columns. The double doors are lattice-glass style and made of wood. Over them, there are discharge arches and moldings. The gable roof has ornamental cornices, and the roof of the porch is flat with ornamental cornices and moldings.

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House, Progreso Street #18

View of a one-story house in the town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. To the far left, it has a balcony with several persons standing. To the same side, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete wall. Above it, there is a wooden crossbar. To the far right, the windows are lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic bars, and a wooden crossbar over them. To both sides of the house and on the side, you can see houses with different characteristics.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00018

Front view of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted in white, cream, and mustard. The entrance has a dome with a lantern, a pediment with cornices supported by columns, windows, and double-leaf doors with a semicircular opening. A corridor with arcades, railings, and balusters can be observed throughout the building. The ends of the building have high reliefs on the upper half, square and rectangular green windows, and quoins on the corners of the walls. The building is enclosed with grilles and columns. On the left side can be seen the Cuartel de Ballajá building. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro, along with automobiles and people, is on the surrounding land.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón. It can be seen that the walls have already been raised and that there are several workers working on the roof. Around the building there are construction materials (sand, stone, and blocks) and scaffolds. There are several parked automobiles. Part of a fenced lot in front of the building is visible.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Advanced Construction

Facades view of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building under construction. Falsework and scaffolding can be seen along the facades. There are workers performing their tasks on the roof. The visible walls are missing their plaster because their blocks can be seen.

Aerial View of the Borinquen Field Base

Aerial View of the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. Various structures with gable roofs can bee seen, as well as a road and the runway.

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View from one side of a balcony in a house in the town of Ciales. The house is one-story, in wood over concrete. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete balustrade besides plants in decorative pots and an adjacent two-story, wooden house. This house has double, wooden windows. On that same side of the balcony, there are side, concrete stairs. To the far right, there is a double, wooden lattice-style door. In front of the house there are several cars parked and persons walking.

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One-story house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house has a garden in the front, built over a concrete wall. The windows are lattice-style in the front. To the far right, there is a balcony where you can see a simple wooden door, plants in decorative pots, and persons standing. Besides the balcony, there is an open garage sustained by columns, where there are parked cars. There is also a two-story house attached. The first floor of the house is made of concrete and covered with decorative bars. The second floor is wooden, with a flat roof, and lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is another entrance with an open garage, where there are is a car parked in front. On that side, the house is attached to another with lattice-style windows and decorative metallic bars. There are several cars parked in the street in front.

Men Working on the Renovation of the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View towards the group of men that are working on the renovation of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. Some of the men are standing on the scaffoldings and others on the tracks. The men are using a gantry crane to move a beam. At the background you can see part of a bridge with balustrade.

Capitol from Cristobal

View of the Capitol of Puerto Rico from the crenellated parapet of the San Cristóbal Castle in Old San Juan. The Capitol stands out for its Neoclassical-style, the cornice, windows and its dome crowned with a lantern. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean is visible.

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View from the interior of an Art Deco living room in the town of Moca. The living room has walls covered with decorative wallpaper. The roof has ornamental moldings, a hanging lamp, and the floor is covered with native tiles. The room is decorated with chairs and small, matching, wooden tables. There is a kitchen cupboard in wood and glass against the wall and a desk lamp. In the middle, there are two small, wooden tables with photographs and decorative figures on them. Also, there is a large armchair with fabric cushions. In the background, there is a window covered by curtains made of fabric. To the far right, there is a simple, wooden door with a wooden mullion over it.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00012

The main facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building is painted white, mustard, and cream. It has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern, wooden latticework windows, and a pinnacle. Cornices, parapets, green-colored double-leaf windows with transoms, and a railing in the upper half of the image. A pediment with dentils, four Ionic-style columns, a door with transoms, arcades with balusters, and quoins in the corners of the walls are visible in this image. People, automobiles, palms, trees, and part of the terrain surrounding the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be observed. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Buildings P

View of a side patio in a one-story, concrete house with a flat, zinc roof. The house has a side door made of wood, in front of which there is a concrete step. Also, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows. The side patio is paved and has an extension of the roof in zinc that covers the space. It is decorated with plants in decorative pots, a small wooden bench, and a toy for children. To the far left, there is a two-story concrete house and a metallic bar fence dividing the houses.

Parking Lot at Hotel Barranquitas

Parking lot with several cars at the Barranquitas Hotel and several persons walking. In the background, some, approximately two-story buildings stand out, with flat roofs and some with shutter-type windows. Two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States of America are also visible.

Calle de zona residencial

Street in a residential zone with cement and wooden houses. Cement fences with or without balustrades. In the distance, there is a car parked.

Franceschi Antongiorgi Residence

View of the Franceschi Antongiorgi Residence in Yauco. A staircase allows access from the sidewalk to the porch where various columns and the railing can be seen. On the porch's wall, various doors and windows can be seen. A portion of the cornice can be seen above. A low wall with a railing can be seen in the attic.

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative, Formwork for the Roof

Maricao Agricultural Cooperative construction in the formwork phase for the ceiling beams. A wall and external and internal columns can be seen. There are two workers working on the roof, and in the background a wooded area.

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Main façade of a one-story business located in the coastal town of Loíza. The business "Friquitín Esquina Caliente" is made of wood and has a flat, zinc roof. The balcony is small with a wooden railing, over which there is a person sitting. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The windows and door are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the front of the house there are plants, a trashcan, and a person standing.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00080

View from the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María. The open areas of the former prison building can be observed, with trees, three gates, potted plants, and a series of arches connecting to a section of the building. The city wall is on the left side. The Paseo de La Princesa and the Puntilla parking lot are on the right side. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone can be observed. It has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, a keystone, and a small window. A green-colored metal fence, shrubs, a street light, and palm trees can also be observed. The Paseo de la Princesa and several trees can be partially observed in the left side of the image.

Dining Room, Criollo House

Interior view of a wooden house. The walls are wooden with moldings on the edges, the floor is covered with native slabs. The dining room is decorated with a large wooden table and matching chairs. In the room, there are also several chairs in metal and fabric. The table is covered with a tablecloth over which there is a vase with flowers. Also, there are several kitchen cupboards against the walls in wood and glass. The wall in the background has windows surrounded by moldings. To the far right there is a discharge arch that leads to the kitchen, which is decorated with plants in pots and kitchen furniture. There is a simple wooden door over which there is a wooden mullion.

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Side-facade of a house made of wood over concrete in the town of Moca. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has double-leaf, wooden windows and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Over these, there are zinc eaves. In the foreground is a wooden door leading to the side of the house, and to the far left, there is a small pedestrian gate leading to the balcony. On the far right, there is an adjacent house made of concrete.

Grand High Neoclassic House

View from a residential garden in the town of Guayama, on Palmer Street #26. The space is surrounded by a concrete planter over which there are different plants. There is also a wooden planter in the middle, over which there is a structure with metallic tubes. There are hanging potted plants on the metallic tubes. There is a bench and a metallic table with matching chairs, and also a clothesline. In the background, there is a structure in concrete with a zinc-wood roof. It has lattice-style windows and an air conditioner over a window.

Dining Hall with Candleholders and Pedestal Plates in the Center of the Table

There is a long dining table with wooden chairs, candleholders and crystal glass pedestal plates in the center of the table. The ceiling has exposed beams and a chandelier. In the surroundings there are double wooden doors, candelabra wall sconces, air vents and a painting. There are several tall tables with table candlesticks and decorative objects. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Rebars with Stirrups in the Foundation Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers among the protruding rebars with stirrups in the foundation works of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Also noticeable are the wooden structural framework and a shed installed near the construction. In the background, the Art Déco-style Normandie Hotel stands out, followed by the boardwalk that extends along the beach in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Field Mass for Spanish Soldiers, Las Delicias Square

Spanish soldiers at Las Delicias Square in Ponce during a field mass. Soldiers are arranged in rows kneeling. In the square, there are iron lampposts, trees, and an area enclosed by a concrete fence

Agricultural buildings

Wooden agricultural buildings with gable roofs, zinc and single-leaf windows that open outwards. At one end the wooden skeleton of a building is notable. There are also barbed wire fences that delimit a space for planting. On one side of the main building, a person is visible.

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View of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The lateral facade of the house has a balcony modulated by square columns that in turn support the overhang ceiling with exposed wooden beams and an upper border with decorative details made of wood. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation 1989.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Falsework

Building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. It is visible that it is in one of its initial stages of construction, scaffolds can be seen placed to create walls and roofs. There are small piles of building stone, materials placed on top of each other, and wood planks all around. In the area, two workers can be seen moving around. There are mountains at the back of the building.

Entrance to La Perla

A man in the entrance to the community of La Perla in Old San Juan. In the foreground, the old city wall and a chain-link fence stand out. Next, the houses of La Perla stand out, mostly made of wood, with balconies, railings and gable roofs covered with zinc and tar paper. In one corner, the dome and window of a sentry box are partially visible, while the Atlantic Ocean is visible in the background.

Vernacular Houses

Low angle view of houses on a hill located on the island municipality of Vieques. The houses are surrounded by barbwire and wooden fences. In the foreground, there is a house with a gabled zinc roof. The house has several lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. It also has several simple wooden doors. In the background, at the top of the hill, there are several houses. The houses are built on concrete stilts. One of the house has lattice-style windows, followed by a house surrounded by arches, under which there is a low wall. On the far left, there is a smaller wooden one with a gabled zinc roof.

La Plata Swinging Bridge

View of a pedestrian suspension bridge in a rural area. You can see some of the cement pillars, the wooden floor and the cables. In the foreground, you can see a mound of loose earth, in the background you can see some mountains and two wooden houses.

Aibonito Plaza and Home

Partial view of the Aibonito Public Plaza. You can see a cement bench, a green area and a light post with spherical lamps. Also visible are a corner of the San José Church (Catholic faith), the house next to the church and part of the post office. The house has a balcony with four arches, railings and pillars with capitals, cornices and a roof with railing can also be seen. Additionally, you can see a cement fence that has posts with finials. The post office is a one-story building whose doors are framed by pilasters and cornices.

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Building Sign, Sylvania of Puerto Rico, Another Factory of the Development Program

Side view of the Sylvania Electric of Puerto Rico building. It has exposed block walls, pilasters, glass and metal windows, and a loading entrance. There is a barbed wire fence and behind the fence there is a sign that says: "Sylvania Electric of P.R. Inc. another Factory of the Development program." To one side, you can see another industrial building.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension A with Machinery

Construction of an extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, Extension A. The wooden falsework on the building can be seen, there are workers in scaffolding and on the roof carrying blocks; there are also wooden panels on the roof as well as ladders. In front of the construction, there are two machines. Behind it, two of the hospital's façades are visible with windows and shutters and semicircular arches. In some of the windows, pieces of fabric can be seen hanging. There are wheelbarrows, sacks, piles of rocks, and trees can be seen in the construction site.

Sears Store

Department store "Sears" at Hato Rey, characterized by a facade with simple surfaces with revetments. Also, it stand out a porch that extends in the front part and a palm. Next to it, is the parking lot in which there are several automobiles parked and a sign that indicates: "Velocidad máxima 10" (Maximum speed 10).

Concrete Walkway in El Yunque

View of a pedestrian bridge in the El Yunque National Forest. Two people can be seen standing on the bridge. This one is in concrete with metal railings on both sides.

Family Posing in Front of a Wooden House in a Rural Area

A family posing in front of a wooden house in a rural area. The house is built on stilts and has walls made out of wooden boards and a roof made out of Royal palm leaf-sheaths. To one side, it has a wooden fence. In front of the house, there is a rock serving as a step.

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Cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan. Pavers sunken into the ground can be seen with moss and debris in between them, like cigarettes.

White House in San Juan Capitolio

Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical-style characterized by a portico of eight Corinthian columns that support an entablature. On both sides of the portico there are also eight Ionic columns and two terraces with balustrades and ciboriums as finishing touches. Above the columns there is a cornice, an ornamental band and the border cresting. The building also has numerous rectangular windows of which some have awnings and others are framed in semicircular arches. At the top, the dome crowned with a lantern stands out, and at the front there is a staircase. At the base a set of construction materials is notable. Also, in the background the building corresponding to the School of Tropical Medicine is partially visible.

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Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. A masonry wall made out of bricks and stone can be observed. It has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, cornices, a keystone, a small window, and a lamp. There is also a green-colored metal fence, shrubs, street lights, and a building painted cream and white that has glass windows. The Paseo de la Princesa can be seen on the left side of the image. There are people, a trash can, street lights, and trees.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Corner View

Temporary Officer's Quarters

Officer's quarters (temporary building) at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building built on stilts. It has a gable roof, awning windows, and two lateral entrances with steps. Along the walls, there are vents at floor level. To one of the sides of the building, another wooden building can be seen.

Military Base Hangars and Barracks

Aerial view of the hangars and barracks at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Two of the barracks buildings still under construction, two hangars, two foundations for two additional hangars, and various smaller buildings can be seen.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Driveway Gate

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of a metal driveway gate that gives access to the building's loading door. It can be seen that the area is still under construction.

Vacation with Dieners

Concrete house in a vacation complex. It has a garage, a door and two windows. It is labeled with the number fifty four. There is a vehicle on the garage , you can see a man and several children.

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Plaza de Armas

Plaza de Armas, San Juan City Hall and adjacent buildings that are located in De La Cruz Street and San Francisco Street can be seen. The facade of San Juan City Hall has two towers with domes, cornices, arcades, and balustrades. The adjacent buildings have balconies with cornices, balustrades, double doors and on one of the roofs there is a flag. In the surroundings of the square there are people walking, street lamps, benches and sidewalks.

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Interior view of a concrete house. The room, with a person standing, has a wooden dining table covered by a tablecloth and matching chairs. Over this, there is a table centerpiece with flowers. In the surroundings, there are plants in decorative pots and frames on the walls. To the far left, there is a double, wooden door with embossed details.

House in Town, Seen from across the Street

View of the façade of a one-story concrete house with a flat roof. The house is surrounded by a fence covered in plant vines. At one end, it has a wooden pedestrian gate. Next to the house, on the far right, there is a parked vehicle. Additionally, the house has aluminum lattice-style windows.

Colón Square

Colón Square in Old San Juan. In the center, there is a statue on a pedestal, a monument in honor of Christopher Columbus. The square has concrete benches and a gazebo. There are various people there (children and adults). A portion of the Fort of San Cristóbal can be seen in the background.

Guánica's Plaza

San Antonio de Abad Parish in Guánica (Catholic, built in 1888) characterized by its gable roof, ornamental finishes in the corners, a bell tower with tiles and semicircular arches crowned with a Latin cross and outward-facing casement windows with mullions. In front of the church, bushes stand out in planters in the square, as well as concrete sidewalks and a fence with metal bars. Next to the church, several concrete buildings are notable, characterized by a parapet with stepped shapes, tiles on the eaves, shutter-type windows and balconies. A couple of people and several cars are visible along the street.

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Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Rodding Stage

Construction of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Hato Rey in the rodding stage for the columns. In addition to the rodding, areas of the construction can be seen marked with wooden plank, and several electric power post, one of which has a power transformer. There is a concrete mixer protected by a fence and some workers.

Jíbaro Building with Yagua roof

Houses made of wood in the town of San Germán. The first house is made of wood and raised on stilts, with a gabled Yagua roof, and a simple door made of wood. To the far right, the house has an extension with another door. The second house is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony with a railing baluster and lattice-style windows. On the far left, there is a pile of concrete blocks.

Façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in its Final Phase

A view of the façade with balconies, balustrades, and the logo of the Caribe Hilton Hotel on its final construction phase. Between the building and the shoreline, there is a sidewalk, palm trees, trees, a car, two loading vehicles, earth-moving machinery, and various people.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Closeup of a wall of the Punta Borinquen lighthouse ruins. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Typical Building "R" Building’s Rear in Final Construction Stages

Rear facade view of the Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building under construction. The building's walls are already built. Windows can be seen along the facades. A double door and stairs are visible as well. The top of the building is still under construction. There are beams and scaffolds around the building. Behind it, a worker can be seen performing his tasks and next to the building there is a shed for tools.

Doctor's House- La Plata

View of houses in the community of La Plata. In the foreground, you can see a house surrounded by a barbed wire fence and plants. The house is one-story, built on a stilt and a zinc gable roof. It has an entrance porch decorated with chairs and supported by columns. On the other hand, the windows are double wooden. In the distance, you can see more houses with similar characteristics.

Vernacular Criollo House

Two-story house in the town of San Juan, Orocovis Street #27. The house is made of wood over concrete. The first level has a balcony surrounded by a low wall of decorative concrete blocks sustained by columns. Over the door, there is a glass window. The windows are lattice-style. To the far left there is an ornamental metallic gate. On the second floor, there is a balcony with an ornamental railing. Wooden doors decorated with hanging potted plants and lattice-style windows. In the distance there are more structures with the same characteristics.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Lateral Construction

Lateral construction of Kraft Manufacturing Company. The building shows a falsework, jalousie or Miami type windows, an opening for a loading door and more windows, and next to this, a ramp. Through the factory's openings, it can be seen that the roof is not finished, instead, there are iron beams. In addition, there are more windows already finished. There is a mound of materials, such as construction sand and stone, and additional iron beams. The ground is covered by soil and grass. On the right side, in the background, there is a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program" and a building of which only the letters: ...DUSTRIES" are visible. At the building's rear there is a house and a tower from which cables hang diagonally.

Catholic Private School Notre Dame

Main facade view and left side of the catholic private school Notre Dame at Caguas. At the bottom part you can see the stairs, the entrance gate, some Miami windows and the openings with grilles. The superior levels follow the same pattern where you can see five openings formed by six piers. Through the openings you can distinguish several windows and the classrooms doors. At the left facade, adjacent to the catholic church, you can observe an appentice over one of the entrances. The superior levels share the same pattern on their hallways. To the left of the building you can see a door of the catholic church Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral and the rooftop with roof tiles on that area.

Row of Tombs

A row of concrete tombs. Some tombs are marked only by a cross on the floor. The cemetery is unpaved. In a corner of the image, a portion of a mausoleum can be seen. There are various palm trees in the area.

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Rear-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood and has a zinc roof. There is a rear balcony surrounded by a wooden railing and covered by lattice-style, also in wood. Inside the balcony, there is a wooden door with embossed details, and wooden, lattice-style windows. On the side of the house, there are double, wooden windows over which there are curtains made of fabric. To the far left, there is another wooden door with a metallic mesh door.

Aibonito Mennonite Church

Group of people and automobiles parked in front of the Iglesia Evangélica Menonita of Aibonito. The church has a gable roof, a porch and a cross on its facade that serves as a frame for the windows. At the lateral wing of the building stand out the doors and windows like persiennes. In front of the church extends a sidewalk and a wall with ornamental blocks and a plaque that says: "Evangelical Mennonite Church". One of the automobiles has a sticker with the logo of the political party Partido Popular Democrático.

Port of Isabel Segunda in Vieques

Port Isabel Segunda on Vieques's coastline. The set of houses of Barrio Barracón of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), and its size and shape variation can be seen. In the distance, Fort Conde de Mirasol is visible. There are small boats anchored on the coast, a road leading into the island, and trees and mountains as part of the landscape.

Factory in Guayama, Facade with Scaffolding

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. The main facade covered by falsework and formwork at the top can be seen. It is visible that the entrance is a portico with two thin pillars and eave. A lateral wall segment is also visible. There is a concrete hopper and a wheelbarrow on one of the scaffolds. In front of the building there is a cargo loading cart. There are workers at work.

El Morro

View of a segment of the wall near the San Felipe del Morro Castle in San Juan. There is a sentry box in the foreground and another in the background. Bushes can be seen on the inside of the wall and also plants that have grown close to the outside of it. You can see the seashore at the foot of the wall.

Seven Men in Front of a House with Gable Roof

Seven men wearing jackets and ties are seen in front of a house with a gable roof, a wooden door, windows that open outward, and a smaller window. A mountain and bushes are visible in the distance.

University of Puerto Rico Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) building at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The façade is made up of a portico, semicircular arches, Corinthian columns, moldings, double-hung windows with fanlights and mullion windows with fixed glass. At one end of the building, a crenellated parapet is notable, while around it there is a sidewalk and a garden.

Dwight Ehret's House, Aibonito

A house made of wood with cement foundation, pillars and balustrades. It has zinc roof, aluminum awnings and a vehicle entrance with a garage at the end. Also, it has a fence made of cyclonic mesh with concrete poles, a pedestrian gate and a vehicle gate. There is a man standing in front of the vehicle's gate.

University Library

Front view of the José M. Lázaro Library at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. The building has a flat roof and is characterized by having sun breaker designs and asymmetrical elements. To the far right, you can see a path leading to a double door. In front of the building there are several people walking on the sidewalk.

National Guard Camp, Tortuguero

Aerial view of the Military Camp at Tortuguero, Vega Baja. The buildings and camping tents arranged in grids can be seen. The surrounding grounds, the road leading to the camp, and Lake Tortuguero can be seen also.

The Fort

View towards the San Felipe del Morro Castle from the Atlantic Ocean. The fort is made up of walls with crenellated parapets, sentry boxes and openings in the shape of a semicircular arch and segments. In the center, a ramp is partially notable and at the top, a lighthouse crowned with a lantern followed by a pair of flagpoles with flags. In the background, the dome of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Chapel, the pediment of the San José Church (Catholic) and a couple of large buildings with parapets, windows and flat roofs, are visible.

Wooden House with Gable Roof in San Germán

Main façade and right side façade of a wooden house in San Germán. Below, an entrance gate can be seen. On the porch, there is a balustrade and columns with a braided design. On the wall of the porch, there is a double door and another two are partially visible. The house has a gable roof.

El Malecón

View of the coastal zone of Naguabo known as El Malecón. To the far left, there is a small wooden house, it is one-story with a flat zinc roof. It has double wooden windows and a simple door. To one side, there is an open balcony with a zinc roof. The house is surrounded by debris and grass. There is a path with gravel and more houses in the distance. To the far right, there is a concrete wall and power line poles.

Hurricane Shelter with June Looking on

Woman in front of a tormentera for shelter after a hurricane in a rural area. The shelter is made of thatch and stick pieces. It has a gable roof right above the ground and it has a tiny door at the front part.

House Interior, Lamp Detail

Close-up view of the details inside a house. The ceiling is wooden and coffered, with wooden moldings. In the middle, there is a hanging lamp with ornamental designs.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - Historic Photo 00002

Rear facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in the La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. In the facade's upper half are continuous cornices, a semicircular arch with moldings, and the semicircular dome can be partially observed. There are two semicircular window openings in the lower half of the facade. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00042

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and built by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The side facade of the building can be observed. There is a flat roof with parapets, moldings at the top, and an extension of the building with eaves covered by tiles. It also has six glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a rectangular tile. It has another extension of the building with white ornamentations at the top. A parking lot with several cars, utility poles, and trees can be observed on the left side of the image. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico. Adjacent to it is the tile-covered hip roof of the Carnegie Library. This building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was designed by Ramón Carbia Burt in 1915. The upper part of the Casa de España building can be seen next to the library. This building was designed by the architect Pedro de Castro y Besosa in 1932. It has several towers and a hipped roof and is covered in blue and white tiles. The building is representative of the Moorish and Spanish Revival architectural styles. The Capitol of Puerto Rico can also be observed in the background. This building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and is made out of concrete and white marble. It was designed by Rafael Carmoega in 1929. The top of the building has a hemispherical dome with glass windows in its drum, and a lantern crowns it. Several high-rise buildings and trees can be seen in the distance, as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

Bahía Urbana - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan. There is a pier with ornamented coverings which has cement planters with plants on both sides, and also has a metal railing behind it. The ground has white and gray-colored rectangular tiles. The beams that form part of the pergola and the sea can be observed.

Comerío Health Center, Sidewalk with People

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The building under construction is visible with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, and louvered windows. Pieces of wood are seen piled up. Next to it is another building with a hip roof, two stories high, double windows with transoms. In the background, exposed beams, workers, mountains, and houses stand out. A chain-link fence frames the area. People are on the sidewalk.

Façade of the Ballajá Barracks

Partial view of one of the façades of the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. It is a Neoclassical-style building with a frontispiece on the first level composed of a semicircular arch flanked by two windows. The semicircular arch and the windows are repeated on the second level, this time with balconies. On the third level, there are three windows with balconies. Other components of the frontispiece include two pairs of pilasters, with quoins on the first level and smooth on the subsequent levels, pilasters strips, frieze, cornice, and pediment. In front, a portion of a paved courtyard is visible, although it has green areas where trees, shrubs can be seen, and it is decorated with a two-wheeled cart and cannonballs. The courtyard has an iron gate with a sentry box

Puerto Rican Home 100 Years Old, Bartolo

Boy in the balcony of a centenary house in the Bartolo community. The house is approximately two-story, gable roof, and wooden double-leaf windows and doors that open outwards. The balcony has wooden railings and stairs to one side. In front of the house, there is a fence made of wooden posts and a metal mesh net. To the other side, there is a smaller wooden house, founded on piles, with a gabled zinc roof.

House, Progreso #6 Street, Fajardo

View of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete and has a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, it has a balcony with two persons. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. It has two simple doors with lattice-style and crossbars over them. In the upper part, there is a crossbar and ornamental friezes. In front of the house there are vehicles parked on the street. To the far right, there is a concrete house with a wall of ornamental blocks.

Warehouses in Main Street, Ponce Port Area

View of the warehouses in Main street in Ponce Port Area. The warehouses are a row of buildings all with a similar design featuring multiple doors, pilasters, and moldings. There are over ten ox- and horse-drawn carts on the street.

Children on a Street in San Germán with Porta Coeli in the Background

Children posing on a street in San Germán with the Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli Convent in the background. The perrons are visible leading to the chapel of the convent which has an arched-shaped door over which a rectangular window can be seen, followed by a steeple. On both sides of the street, there are houses and some lampposts.

Worker Working on the Cast Construction

View of men doing their tasks. Among their constructions there are the casts that will be used to make the arches in the renovation of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. At the background you can see a bridge with balustrade.

Bayamón District Hospital, Side View

District Hospital in the municipality of Bayamón. From the side view of the building, there can be seen three double doors with windows that have glass panes, semicircular arches, and exposed pipes. The hospital is three stories high and in the back, trees and wooden poles stand out.

Factory in Corozal, Roof Scaffolding

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, in the scaffolding and formwork stage for the ceiling beams. The exterior columns are already raised and falsework is seen throughout the inside of the building. There are also several workers, two of them working on the ceiling beams.

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Front facade of a wooden house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a zinc roof, and it is surrounded by metal grilles. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and over them, there are wooden eaves.

Sentry box in El Morro

Lookout post at San Felipe del Morro Castle seen from one of the fort tunnels, with the ocean in the background. You can see several cannons.

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Front view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence and a concrete wall. The first level is made of concrete, it has not been whitewashed, nor does it have doors or windows. It has debris in the front part and stairs without railing. On the second level, the house is made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony with a metallic railing. The door is wooden and the windows are glass, lattice-style. In the fronton, there is a small aluminum, lattice-style window and on the street, there are cars parked and persons standing.

Nachtigalls in front of Turquoise Trimmed House

The Nachtigall family in front of a house characterized by details in turquoise shades, flat roof, moldings, an arch that accentuates the porch and double windows with appentices. In front of the house there is a delimited garden by a fence made of metallic mesh and wood. Next to it, it stand out a building with two-levels of height with a balcony and a parapet that integrates ornamental blocks and arches. On the side of the road is also notable a traffic sign.

Roofless Two-story House

Two-story concrete house with a wooden roof. It lacks the roof covering, apparently damaged by wind. It has a staircase leading to a porch with a wooden roof. There are open double doors, and through one of them, the interior staircase can be seen. On the second floor, there are open casement windows, and the ceiling beams are visible. Two men are working with the beams. Around the house, there are palm trees, palm leaves, and trees on the ground, and a woman posing in front of the house.

Garita with wires attached to top

Sentry box attached to a wall in Old San Juan. The sentry box has an entrance opening, some windows, a cornice and a dome with a spherical ornament from which a wire extends. In the background, there is a view of the Atlantic Ocean and the coast.

La Plata River, Betsy's Damage

View of areas adjacent to La Plata river affected after the passage of Hurricane Betsy. In the foreground, you can see a side of the river surrounded by vegetation and debris. On the other hand, at the other end of the river, you can see unpaved roads, a bridge and ruined houses. You can also see wooden houses on stilts with zinc gable roofs and light posts.

Plaza, Church Towers

View from the public plaza of Ponce Federico Degetau. The plaza, where you can see several people is decorated with concrete benches, light poles, plants, statues on pedestals and in the middle there is a fountain with ornamental details. From a distance it appears the cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. It distinguish by its towers decorated with cornices, oculus, pilasters, ornamental details, double windows under round arches decorated with entablatures and are crowned with latin crosses.

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Close-up view of the details of a wooden door of a house, located in the town of Carolina. Through the metallic bar railing of the balcony, you can see the wooden door with ornamental embossed designs. Surrounding the door, there are small stained glass windows.

Old Light House, Arecibo

View of the Arecibo lighthouse. It is a rectangular building with the tower in the center. It has pilasters, a door, four windows and a small circular pediment. On one side there is a building that looks like a shed. On the other side there is a metal tower.

Coastal constructions

View of houses in a coastal area. The houses are built on stilts in the sand on the coast. They are in wood with zinc gable roofs. They have double wooden windows and simple doors. Some of the houses are under construction. The area is surrounded by sand, palm trees and wooden debris in some areas.

Visit to La Placita Vocational School in Cayey

A group of people in front of the vocational school, La Placita, at Barrio La Plata. Female and males employees of the Department of Education can be seen. Also present are the Interim Governor and the Commissioner of Education of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). The building behind the people is made of concrete, it has large windows and doors in metal and glass. At the bottom there is a large plot of empty land. La Placita is the first of twenty-two schools of the same type built by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA).

Saturday Work Group Working - Palo Hincado Church

Team working on the construction of a church in the Palo Hincado neighborhood of Barranquitas. In the center, a group of persons handling a table with food, while others, are between the window openings. The walls have notable concrete blocks and the ceiling joists are visible at the top.

Railway Bridge over the San Antonio Channel

View from above of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel. Along the bridge you can see the scaffolding. Over the scaffoldings there are men working. On the tracks you can see a type of machine with chimney and two men working. At the left of the bridge you can see another railway bridge and the bridge with balustrade and street light towers. At the background there are several houses.

House at Hacienda Buena Vista from Above

Facade of one of the houses in Hacienda Buena Vista. At the wall you can see four windows with their shutters opened and a stair with handrails that connects with the entrance door. The house has a lean-to roof and it has zinc plates. To the right you can see part of the shutter opened.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Finished Facade View

Completed industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. It is visible that the building's materials are concrete and brick. It can also be seen that the windows are made of metal and glass. It has a double entrance door and short stairs with metal tube handrails. In front of the building there is a large area of cleared ground.

Façade of a Cream and Sky Blue House in Guayama

Façade of a cream and light blue house in Guayama. The porch area has a gate and steps for access. Some windows and a door with a window can be seen in the porch area as well as four columns and parapets. On the left, a collapsed area can be seen as well as the metal gate of another house. On the right, a house with windows and grilles is partially visible.

Façade of A Yellow Two-story Building in Caguas

View of the façades of a yellow two-story building in Caguas. The doors and windows of the first floor are all sealed with wood panels and PVC sheets. Two decorative columns project from the wall. Various windows can be seen on the second story. On the left, there is a green two-story building with a roll-up door on the first story, and a balcony with a railing on the second story.

Construction Workers with a Square Construction Mold

A view of two construction workers in the construction area with a square mold-like piece for formwork and a container. One of the construction workers is holding a hammer and a pencil with which he works on the square piece on the ground.

House, Degetau Street, Juana Díaz

Main façade of a two-story house in the town of Juana Díaz. On the first level, the house is in concrete and has a low wall surrounding it. Above the wall, there are plants and it is sustained by wall pillars. It has a balcony sustained by columns. The windows are double, wooden and lattice-style. The windows are surrounded by decorative glass for windows. On the second level, there is a smaller house made of wood with a flat, zinc roof. It has a railing surrounding it and the balcony is sustained by fine columns. To the sides, there is a fabric curtain over the balcony. The double, wooden windows are lattice-style and surrounded by decorative glass for windows. On the street in front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

Roadside Colmado

View of one end of a grocery store located in a rural area of the island. The grocery store is one-story in wood and zinc with a gabled roof also in zinc. This one has double wooden doors. On the other hand, at one end you can see a person sitting on the floor and two propane gas tanks.

Ponce Cement Factory

Cement plant in Ponce with several sedimentation tanks, pipes, chimneys and buildings with mostly gable roofs. In the background, a valley, a hill on which a couple of buildings are notable and then the sea stand out.

Edificio con astas y banderas

Two-story government building. The sides of the second floor are cantilevered. It has windows along all of the façade, on both floors. There is a green area between the entrance and the sidewalk. It has a cyclone fence on both sides. Two flagpoles with the Puerto Rican and United States flags.

Outdoor Market in a Square

Outdoor market at a square surrounded by buildings. The shops under tarps can be seen as well as those set on the floor. There are men on horseback with baskets to carry loads, and a man with a small cart. People standing around the square and on the street can be seen also. The square has various trees and a street lamp.

Tin House, Mother and Children Outfront

Frontal view of a house on a rural area that is built on stilts. The house is made of wood with a zinc gable roof. In the frontal part it has a simple door and in front of it there is a family standing.

Practice House

Front view of the entrance of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house has entrance stairs in concrete. The door is wooden with a glass design on the sides and a crossbar over it.

Sporting Goods Store

Front view of a house over a store located in the town of Ponce. The building is made of wood over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. On the first floor, there is a concrete store. In the front, there are four entrances under discharging arches, over which there are metal awnings. Also, there is a sign with the name of the establishment that reads: "Adidas Ponce Sport Center." On the second level, the house is wooden. In the front, there are four wooden double jalousie doors, and in front of them, there are wooden ledges. To the far left, the house has aluminum jalousie windows. To the far right, there is a one-story wooden house with a gabled zinc roof and jalousie windows. On the street in front, there are two parked cars.

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View of a door from the interior of a house. The house is made of wood and the floor is covered with native tiles. In the room, there is a wooden chair. In the wall in the background, there is a double, wooden door with embossed details and wooden lattice. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass with wooden moldings.

Capitol

View from Constitución Avenue towards the Neoclassical-style Capitol of Puerto Rico. In the entrance, there is a staircase that leads to the portico of eight Corinthian-style columns that support the entablature. At the top, the cornice and a cresting on the edges are notable. Next, the dome crowned by a lantern stands out. In the body of the building there are several rectangular windows and in the front, are the gardens and a sidewalk.

Market in Yauco

Market day in Yauco. The market is in an outdoor space surrounded by houses. There are sale stands in carts as well as in the floor. Sellers and buyers can be seen interacting.

Entrance to the Nurses Residence of the Arecibo District Hospital, Arcade

View of the entrance to the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital. Three semicircular arches can be seen in the foreground. Following the path, wooden boards can be seen on the floor, and a worker is also visible. On both sides, there are more materials and workers, in addition to motor vehicles. Greenery can be seen in the background.

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Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Inside

Construction of the Medical Center in Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. An interior space is visible featuring a lavatory, a sink, cabinets, benches, louvered windows, and two doors. In addition, folding doors.

Aibonito Mennonite Church

Group of people and automobiles parked in front of the Iglesia Evangélica Menonita of Aibonito. The church has a gable roof, a porch and a cross on its facade that serves as a frame to the windows. At the side wing of the building stand out the doors and windows like persiennes. In front of the church it extends a sidewalk.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00036

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A ceiling with wooden beams, a wall with exposed bricks, and metal struts can be observed. There are also two panels covering a whole on the wall. There are two segmental arches with grilles in the background of the image.

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Side view of a two-story, concrete house located in Miramar. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. The house has lattice-style, aluminum windows surrounded by moldings. On the first and second levels, there are balconies surrounded by low walls made of ornamental concrete blocks. The upper edge of the house is decorated with moldings, an ornamental frieze, and corbels supporting the cornice. The pediment has a lattice-style window surrounded by moldings.

Tobacco Field with House in Middle

House made of wood and zinc founded on piles and located in the middle of a tobacco farm. Part of its roof is gabled and on its façade, a door and some windows with leaves that open outwards are notable. The tobacco field is fenced by sticks with barbed wire.

Committee Barrio Segindo of the Popular Democratic Party in the Old San Juan

Building of the committee Barrio Segundo of the Popular Democratic Party in the Norzagaray street of the Old San Juan. You can observe a building painted white with red stripes that has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style and that works as headquarters of a political committee. It shows cornices, moldings, double wooden doors with lattice, window fanlights and double wooden doors on its first floor. It has a sign on top of a stringcourse that says: "Partido Popular Democrático Comité Barrio Segundo" (Popular Democratic Party Committee Barrio Segundo). Also, you can observe that it has painted the symbol of the party insignia on its walls. Nearby there is a paved street with asphalt, sidewalks, power lines and grass. You can observe a man walking in front of the building.

Aerial View of a Building Rooftop in Ponce

Detail of a historical building rooftop in Ponce. It has a gable roof style and is made with zinc plates. Between the building parts you can see some stairs with handrails and a window with grill. On the outside of the building you can see part of two streets.

United States Flag in Guánica

First United States flag raised in Puerto Rico after the United States invasion. It is located in the middle of the military camp in the coast of Guánica. Two buildings and a tent can be seen. Also, a dock and various boats are visible. There are some soldiers in the area.

Santuario de la Monserrate

View of one of the façades of the Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. On the outside of the church, the handrail and a portion of the staircase can be seen. A kiosk and various tables with benches can be seen in the atrium. The kiosk has a hip roof and has windows forming arches. A poster on the entrance reads "Basílica Menor Ntra. Sra. de la Monserrate," and another one on a wall reads "Ave María Purísima sin Pecado Concebida" (Oh Mary, conceived without sin). Under the poster, there is an image of the Virgin Mary with Jesus in her arms. A portion of the wall of the church which is visible is covered with a blue tarp. Over the wall, a pilaster can be seen also, and the cornice is almost at the top. The church's dome can be seen on the top.

Caguas Santiago Riera Palmer Public Square

View of the public square of Caguas and a portion of its surroundings. The square has garden areas with sitting benches and some kiosks. There are various buildings surrounding the square, including the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Cathedral and Notre Dame Catholic school.

Building and fleet of garbage collection trucks

Building with outward folding windows throughout the upper floor. In front of the building, there is a fleet of 15 dump trucks for garbage collection. To the far right, there is part of a cyclone fence.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A room with a metal table and cabinets can be seen. The table is in the center, it has a sink, two power outlets, and drawers at the bottom. On the two visible walls there are cabinets with a top and several electrical receptacle outlets. On one of the walls there is a tall cabinet and on the other there is a large window. There is a light fixture and an air duct on the ceiling. The walls are covered with tiles.

Typical Building "R" Land View

Land view for project number 6-458-58 of Ramirez Construction Corp in Hatillo. Several pickets placed at different spots can be seen on the land. There are trees in the background.

Airport

Isla Verde International Airport in Carolina. View of the runway, the terminal, a viewpoint from where you could see the takeoffs and landings; the hotel and the control tower. There are several vehicles on the track. People are seen on the railing of the viewpoint.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Two cubicles of a garage are visible. One of the cubicles has an equipment for washing vehicles and there is an automobile and employees inside. The other cubicle, where two vehicles are located, has installations with hoses and a hole in the floor.

Main Façade of a Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden house in Guayama. On the porch, three tubes that serve as columns as well as a railing are visible. On the porch wall, two doors are also visible. The handrail of the stairs can be seen too. The house has a gable roof. Various structures are visible in the background. On the right, there is a two-story white structure and on the right, there is an orange structure.

El Fanguito

View of the houses in the urban community, El Fanguito. The houses are located on a body of water and in some you can see the pile foundations, the doors and windows, and most of the gabled roofs with zinc. At one end, you can see several people.

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Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00001

View of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with characteristics of the Vernacular and Neoclassic style. The facade has a lateral gate made of ornamental iron under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a keystone. In addition, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Through the gate you can see windows presided by ornamental iron grilles and crowned with eaves covered with roofing tiles. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Rural House with Two Women

A woman and a boy in a small balcony of a crude house made of sticks, pieces of wood and zinc plates. The roof of the house is gabled and is founded on piles. In the background, another house with a gabled roof and the hills are notable.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Rear

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, rear view. The building has exposed block walls, pilasters, metal windows, an entrance with stairs and eave, a loading entrance, and an exhaust fan on the roof. There are two workers painting windows and several others performing other tasks. The building's barbed wire fence is visible, which has a handwritten sign that reads: "Do Not Enter". A bicycle can be seen next to the fence.

Cars Parked in front of Superior Court

Automobiles parked on the street San José in front of the Supreme Court building at the Old San Juan. The facade of the court is characterized by two sections. In the first one, it has segmental arches, pilasters and a pair of lantern bracket with spiral motif that frame the main door. Also, on both sides it has several flat arches, moldings, grilles and windows. In the second section stand out the parapet balconies with iron railings, as well as skylight windows and cristal leaves, moldings, ionic pilasters and cornice. At the background, stand out the facade of the Palacio de la Real Intendencia characterized by the bossage, the parapet balconies with iron railings, windows, moldings, cornices, corinthian pilasters of fluted shafts, a frieze and ornaments like denticles. Additionally, it is notable a pair of women walking on the sidewalk in front of these buildings.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Top Level and Falsework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is viewed from an higher level, and the square frame of its design stands out. Two flat roofs can be seen, one of them tiled. On the sides, sections of the building with louvered windows and flat overhangs protrude. Both sides have wooden falsework and scaffold. The central construction is fully framed with wooden scaffolding; exposed rebar and window openings are also visible. Surrounding the area are barrels, bricks, and cables hanging from one side to the other.

Jayuya City Hall, Signs

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with wooden scaffolding and falsework is visible. Workers, window openings, and a semicircular arch for the entrance door are visible. There are two signs that read: "Otra obra para el servicio del Pueblo Departamento de lo Interior Construcción de la Alcaldía," and "Departamento de lo Interior División de Edificios Públicos y Obras Municipales Construcción de un Edificio para Alcaldía Contratista Felix L. Albizu." On the right side, there is another two-story building made of wood and tin, which also has a staircase. The road in front of the construction is visible.

White Two Story Home

Front view of two-story house with hipped roof. The house has glass windows and the walls are decorated with stone masonry. In the front, there are steps that lead to the entrance door. Additionally, to the far left is an open garage with a flat roof and a vehicle parked outside.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration's Medical Center Under Operation

Group of patients at a medical center in the rural area of Puerto Rico. Women, children, and men are sitting outside on benches waiting to be seen by medical personnel. In front of the building there is a path made of stones, plants, and trees. The building is made of concrete, has wooden doors and windows, and an open space at the front that is used as the medical center's waiting room. The Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) extended the camp's medical centers to the coffee, tobacco, and fruits area.

View of a Pink Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a pink wooden house with white details. There is a window with grilles on the main wall followed by the porch area with grilles and a railing. On the porch wall, three windows and a door are visible. A portion of a gate is also visible. Three windows can be partially seen on the right façade. Over the roof, some beams and zinc sheets are visible.

View from San Francisco Street and Corner of Tanca Street in Old San Juan

View from San Francisco Street and corner of Tanca Street in Old San Juan. Several people are seen walking down the streets and a person in a carriage with two horses. On both sides there are buildings with balconies, balustrades, double doors, cornices and frames. At the end of the street the flag of the United States and part of the facade of San Juan City Hall can be seen.

La Perla

View of a group of houses of La Perla community, at the foot of the San Juan wall. The sentry boxes attached to the crenellated parapet of the wall have a dome with a spherical ornament. Also notable are the dome and lantern of the chapel of the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, as well as several large buildings, with numerous windows, cornices and flat roofs. At one end, the Atlantic Ocean stands out and in the background, part of the dome with a lantern of the Capitol of Puerto Rico.

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Interior view of a wooden house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The room is decorated with a leather armchair and besides it, there are two persons standing. Behind, there is a table covered with a fabric tablecloth and two matching chairs. The walls are decorated with frames and ornamental elements. There are several wooden doors with ornamental, wooden mullions over them. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and similar to the doors, they have a wooden and glass mullion on them. In the upper part of the room, there is a wooden "half point" piece of decorative furniture.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Inside View

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory construction project in Juana Díaz, inside view. Columns, beams, roof covering, and installed windows can be seen. There is a wheelbarrow and several scaffolds. A worker sitting by a door is visible.

Steel Factory

Façade of a steel factory where people are seen handling rods on a delivery truck. The building has a gable roof, is covered with corrugated metal, and is labeled at the top.

Front Right Side of San Martín de Porres Church and the Side Entrance in the Background

View of the front right side of the San Martín de Porres Church with a side entrance in the background. Some notable elements of the structure include the door opening, columns, a series of vertical elements and pillars, plain walls, and a row of rocky-looking walls.

Pueblerino House

View of a one-story house in the town of Fajardo. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door, where there is a person standing. In front, there is a vehicle parked on the street, and behind the house, there are trees.

City Walls and Bay

View of a segment of the ramparts of San Juan. You can see the battlements, two bartizans and the San Juan Bay. There is a line of palm trees and trees that borders the inferior part of the rampart through which you can see part of the facade of the Pink House.

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Side-view of a one-story, deteriorated house, made of wood with a flat, zinc roof. The house has a small balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall. It has several double doors and windows made of wood with wooden lattice-style and ornamented mullions over them. To the far right of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Aerial View

Aerial view of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Old San Juan. The old Manicomio Insular (mental asylum), the Ballajá Barracks, and various buildings built in the grounds in front of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) are visible. The land and buildings were part of the United States military base known as Fort Brook from 1943 to 1978.

Weather Squadron Office

Office of the second weather squadron of the United States Army Military Base known as Borinquen Field in Aguadilla. A wooden house with a hip roof and built on stilts. The entrance has steps leading to the porch with a concrete balustrade. In the front, there are two double doors, and on the side wall, there are double casement windows. There is an antenna on the roof.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Unplastered Walls

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of a building that already has walls and roof. The walls are unplastered and are still missing doors and windows. There is falsework outside and inside. Some workers can be seen working. There is an adjoining building that seems to be of recent construction.

Right Facade of the Former House of the Central Aguirre President

View of the right side facade of the former house of the Central Aguirre president. On the bottom part you can see part of the balcony with railing and piers and on the bottom wall several windows. At the second floor you can observe the balcony with L shape and how it has lost most part of its railing and its piers. Part of the railing is over the balcony floor. Great part of the roof also has been destroyed. Over the roof you can see the chimney. Part of the collapsed roof is on the ground lying of the wall. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Piers of Old San Juan

Aerial view of the piers in Old San Juan. There are three buildings on waterfront piers labeled with the phrase "Bull Lines" on their roofs and façades. Other structures on the San Juan Islet are visible, including the Banco Popular, Federal Building, Customs House of San Juan, the former railroad station, the Old Casino, and Fort San Cristóbal.

Factory in Guayama, Floor

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. Inside view where several workers can be seen working on a concrete floor segment. Scaffolding, two interior columns, and ceiling beams are visible.

Washing Clothes Under Bridge

A group of persons washing clothes in a river under a bridge. Regarding the bridge, the parapets and also a couple of support abutments are notable.

Fajardo Church Rooftop From Behind

Posterior view of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. Over the church rooftop you can see the dome with a cross. After the gable roof you can see the higher part of the tower with a cross. In the atrium surroundings of the church you can see the fence with balustrades. To the outside you can see part of the town square. Several streets are also visible. On the streets you can also see buildings of different levels and architectonic designs. At the background you can see green areas and two chimneys.

Closeup University of Puerto Rico Tower

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From top to bottom, the tower has ornamental moldings and windows under an arcade of semicircular arches, in front of which there are balustrades. Furthermore, there is a clock and two glass windows. Other elements that highlight the façade of the tower are the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches, the statues and shields and the double painted glass windows. Additionally, on both sides of the tower there are flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States.

Vernacular Wood Houses

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. There is a façade that has a wooden window covered by metal grilles and has transoms. The window is framed by a flat molding that has a ornamentation at the top. Two brackets, a metal transom, and flat moldings can be partially observed. There are brick steps, the sidewalk, and a pot with a plant in front of the façade.

Detail of the Destruction on a Wooden Structure

Detail of the destruction of a wooden structure in Guayama. In between the remains of the house, a wall and the triangular portion of the roof can be seen. On the left, a portion of a house as well as its porch and grilles can be seen. Behind the collapsed structure, a portion of an orange structure is visible.

Mediopunto in Vernacular Criollo

View from the interior of a living room. The interior of the house is in wood and is decorated with chairs in metal and wood. In the foreground, dividing two rooms is a wooden mullion sustained by wooden columns. On both sides, it has low wooden walls over which there are books and plants in ornamental pots. In the living room, there are wooden tables and a kitchen cupboard in wood and glass. Also, plants in decorative pots. In the living room, where there are several persons standing, there are double wooden doors surrounded by moldings, over which there are mullions.

El Morro, Ramp up to Entrance in Wall, Cannons

View from the side of the wall of San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. In the foreground, you can see a rotating rail and to the far right you can see steps, embrasures and the cannons in front of where several people are standing. On the other hand, to the far right, you can see a ramp. At each end of the ramp there are steps, this leads to a tunnel under a semicircular arch. The wall has several openings, in front of which there are metal railings. Finally, at the top the area is also surrounded by a metal railing.

House, Río Cañas Abajo, Juana Díaz

One-story house located in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall fence, over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by wall pillars. It has a front garden decorated with plants and divided by entrance stairs to the balcony. The balcony is sustained by fine columns. The edge of the balcony has an ornamental frieze. The house has four, double, wooden doors with lattice-style windows. The doors are surrounded by moldings. On the street in front of the house, there are two vehicles parked.

First Stages of Construction of the El Falansterio Building

Construction process of the El Falansterio residential building in Puerta de Tierra. Concrete is being placed on formwork to built the first floors of the building. In the surroundings there are construction material and machinery, falsework, wheelbarrows, clotheslines with bed sheets hanging up, ladders, formwork, construction sand, concrete mixers, and workers. Other industrial and residential buildings can be seen at the back of the construction area.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00012

Details of the entrance of one of the dungeons of the Former La Princesa Prison. A masonry wall with moss can be observed. Chains are hanging from both sides, and a semicircular arch can be seen in the center and a panel covering the access door. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Scaffolding Stage

Construction of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey, falsework stage. Scaffolding throughout the inside of the building, exterior columns and a wooden ramp to climb to the roof can be seen. The roof has exposed steel beams. There is debris to one side of the building. Workers are seen working on the roof.

Family in Front of House with Thatched Roof

Family posing in front of a hut. Both the ceiling and the walls are made of natural fiber. Right next to the hut there is a storm shelter, also made of natural fiber. Behind the hut there is a tree. In the background, you can see a mountainous area.

El Fanguito, San Juan Slum

Houses in the community El Fanguito, viewed from a bridge. The houses are made of wood on stilts built on the edge of a canal. Some of them have the roof covered with zinc, other with roofing cardboard. In general, the houses seem to be in poor conditions, there is one that has holes on the wall and others that have patches from different materials. Behind the houses you can see an area with trees.

Couple at Steps of House

View of rural house built on stilts. The house is made of wood with a zinc gable roof. It has a simple wooden door through which a person appears. On the other hand, in front of the door there are some wooden steps next to which there is another person standing.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Main Facade

Main and right lateral facade view of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The portico can be seen along the main facade. In front of the building there is a parking lot area with several cars. On the right lateral facade a checkered-pattern design can be seen as a decorative element. At the top of the main facade the letters "co-op supermarket" and on the right "co-operative supermarket" are visible. There is a street outside and on the sidewalk there is a Development Program sign. There are several houses in the background.

Vernacular Bungaloid House

Wooden house with a hipped zinc roof in the town of Camuy. The house has lattice-style windows outlined with a wooden jut. It also has a glass door with a wooden mullion over it. The house is surrounded by a lowered metallic bar. In front of the house there is a garden with different tress and plants, divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. The balcony has a small concrete wall surrounding it and sustained by columns. In the balcony there are chairs and plants in decorative pots. To the far right there is a house with similar characteristics. To the far left there are trashcans surrounded by metal bars.

District Court

View of the façade of the Aguadilla Superior Court. In the porch area, six columns are visible. Both in the lateral and main façades, various red jalousie windows can be seen. There is a staircase leading up to the entrance.

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras

You can observe the tower Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the University of Puerto Rico and next to it there is the building Felipe Janer. Built around the historical quadrangle of the campus, the tower have 25 tubular bells, as well as the clock. The sculptures in front of the tower say: "1903" and "1953" each one, commemorating the 50 anniversary of the university. The Puerto Rican and the American flags are located on both side of the tower. At the patio, in front of Plaza Baldorioty de Castro, you can observe some women with a baby while a car pass by the street behind them.

Caribe Hilton

Hotel Caribe Hilton viewed from the beach area in which there are several people. The entrance halls and the room tower stand out with the balconies formed by the modern style brise-soleils. The pool area is delimited by a wall, a shed, several bushes and palm trees.

Gibson Caribe, Columns

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo, columns construction stage. Several columns are already raised, surrounded by falsework and others that have formwork can be seen. On one side part of an adjacent building is visible. There are several workers at work.

Franklin D Roosevelt Tower

Side view of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From the top of the tower down to its base, several elements of Spanish Revival and Plateresque style are noticeable, such as the pinnacle, the Roman arches, the plaster moldings, the clock, the openings, the low-relief interlace decoration, the roof tiles, the double-leaf windows, and the repeated cornice at various levels.

Santa Elena Bastion

Santa Elena Bastion in Old San Juan. The quarantine camp of the United States army was established in this area during the occupation. The Guardhouse is visible, a small building with an arcade on its façade, a cornice, tents, and in front of them, a cannon and a wall with a battlement.

El Morro wall seen from lawn inside

Wall in San Felipe del Morro Castle viewed from a grass field. The wall has a crenellated parapet and a sentry box with a window, cornice and dome crowned with a spherical ornament.

Porta Coeli Church, San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see stairs leading to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far left, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Houses Surrounded by Palm Trees

Houses surrounded by palm trees. On one side, there are two concrete houses with roof tiles and a wooden house. On the other side, portions of houses smaller than the first ones can be seen. The houses are surrounded by palm trees. The path between the two rows of houses is covered with palm leaves and logs. There is a women and two girls walking by.

Wooden White House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden white house in Guayama. On the porch, the railing with three supporting tubes can be seen. On the porch's wall, two windows and a door with a window can be seen. A portion of the roof is made of zinc.

Isla Verde International Airport

View of the entrance to the Isla Verde International Airport in the coastal town of Carolina. The building has approximately five floors and a roof terrace surrounded by railings. In the front, there is a large garden with a sidewalk that leads to the entrance porch. The portico is wide with a flat roof that is supported by columns. On the other hand, this one has aluminum lattice-style windows and flat eaves above them. To the left end of the main building there is another semi-detached building with a flat roof. In front of the building there is a parking lot where you can see parked vehicles and people on the sidewalk.

Entry to El Morro

View of the entrance to the San Felipe Castle in El Morro, in San Juan. The entrance frame is rectangular and the frontispiece of the façade stands out. There is a bridge that gives access to the entrance to the fortification and connects with an arched one that leads to the vestibule. To the right side of the first bridge, you can see a green area.

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View of the backyard of the Former La Princesa Prison. There is a potted plant by two patio tables with balustraded chairs in the foreground. On the right side is a staircase blocked off by chains. Along the patio, the city wall and trees can be seen to the right; to the left, the facade of the building has windows, railings, streetlights, a small balcony, and semicircular arches. People walking and a blue-colored building are also visible. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Children by Hurricane Shelter

Front view of a storm shutter with a gable roof at ground level. It is made of wood, bamboo and straw. In front, there is an opening and some children are standing.

View of "La Perla" Slum

Aerial view of La Perla community in Old San Juan. In the foreground, the walled cemetery is visible, there are also coastal houses with various characteristics facing the sea. On the side, you can see military architecture, walls, and El Morro sentry boxes. In the distance, there are larger buildings and coastal vegetation.

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View of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground, there is a paved, vehicular entrance surrounded by vegetation. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof over which there is a roof appendage. It has a zinc hipped roof and glass windows. On the other hand, on the first level, the house has double, lattice-style glass windows. To the far left, there are concrete stairs that lead to the second level. Similarly, on the second level, there is a porch surrounded by railing over which there are planted plants. The railing is sustained by concrete columns. Lastly, the windows are double, lattice-glass style, same as on the first level.

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Side-view of a house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. In the front, it has a balcony with two persons, it also has a double door with an ornamental mullion over it. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style and those of the balcony are double, made of wood, and lattice-style.

President's Residence Interamerican University

Building corresponding to Costello Hall on the grounds of the Inter American University of San Germán. In the center of the building, a curved volume stands out, where the main door and a balcony with segmental arches are located. On both sides, it has balconies and two types of windows with glass leaves and others like blinds. In front of the building there is a garden with several bushes and a sign indicating "Costello".

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Side-view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, the one in the front, is covered with stones. Above it, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence sustained by wall pillars. The house has a front garden separated by a sidewalk that leads to the entrance porch. The porch has a semicircular shape that stands out, there is a person standing there. It is sustained by columns and has a concrete balustrade. The far edges of the house have a gabled roof. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Over the windows are eaves with a roof. To the far right, there is a paved entrance with several vehicles parked.

View of Isle of San Juan From Fort Cristobal

View of the isle of San Juan from the San Cristóbal Castle. In the foreground, there are noteworthy steps and and the crenellated parapet of the fort, followed by the street in which some people as well as several cars and buses, are visible. The dome and lantern of the Capitol of Puerto Rico also stand out, followed by the towers with polychrome tiles of the Casa de España and other buildings such as the Carnegie Library, the Ateneo Puertorriqueño and one with the inscription "Serving Youth". In the background, you can see several buildings and the bay of San Juan.

Houses and the Serrallés Castle at El Vigía

A group of girls in front of a cluster of wooden houses with corrugated zinc roofs and gable roofs, and a fence made of wire and corrugated zinc that extends along the side. One of the wooden houses is supported by pilings. In the background, on El Vigía hill, the Serrallés Castle stands out, built in the Spanish Revival style with prominent semicircular arches, several towers, and balconies.

Frederico Font-Ubides House - Ponce - Historic Photo 00003

Exterior view of the house known as Font-Ubides or Monsanto house located on the Castillo street from the coastal city of Ponce. It has two levels made of stone masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The front facade has a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade modulated by fluted columns on square pedestals. Inside the balcony there is also a double door made of wood and glass framed with ornamental moldings. The house of the Font-Ubides family was design in 1913, it belonged to the Font family until 1934 and passed to the Monsanto family. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Old Episcopal Church in Old San Juan

Old Episcopal Church, del Cristo Street in Old San Juan. At the entrance, it has a pointed arch, two windows with segmental arches, a rose window, and a pediment, which in turn, is a belfry with a cross on top. In front of the church, there is a small square with trees. On the small square, a wood and metal bench can be seen. Near the bench, there is a man and a child. A water fountain can be seen also on the square. Also, children are seen walking on the sidewalks surrounding the church. The Caleta de San Juan street can be seen, and at the end of it, the San Juan Gate. To one side of the street, there are two-story townhouses. The house on the corner, in the front, is the Old Casa del Cabildo de San Juan (or old City Hall).

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Rear Wall

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo, rear wall view. Falsework and formwork can be seen at the top of the wall. The roof has not yet been covered. On one side there is a shed and there is debris and mounds of soil at the construction site.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

House in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a screen door with fanlight. The dwelling has a jutting style on the upper edges. On the far right there is a balcony surrounded by a small wall covered by native tiles; while on the far left there is a carport with an automobile parked in front. At the front of the residence there is a garden decorated with different plants, which is divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. On both sides of the home, there are similar constructions. On the roofs, television antennae can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office, Worker

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. A worker is shown inside the building, in which two walls with openings for windows and doors can be seen. In the background there is a gas pump, two buildings with gable roofs, and several vehicles.

Wooden House with Blue and White Colors in Ponce

Main facade of a wooden house with light blue and white colors in Ponce. The house has a double gate that gives access to its left side. In the balcony you can see six piers and the railing. Over the wall you can see three double doors. One of them has a railing. The house have a gable roof. At the left side you can distinguish part of a brick building and to the right, part of a wooden house.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00014

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a space with semicircular arches, exposed bricks, wooden beams, windows with transparent panels, a sunrise transom, and doors. There are also receptacles, stained walls, and bricks on the floor.

Ponce City Hall

Street in downtown Ponce. The city hall can be seen, a two-story Neoclassical-style building that has two columns at the entrance upon which there is a balcony with iron railings and brackets. In addition, the façade displays two pilasters with quoins, and the corners of the building also have quoins. The upper portion consists of a cornice followed by a triangular pediment. Next to the city hall, there is a masonry building with a zinc roof that has multiple doors and a sign that reads: "Trujillo Subina & Co." The city hall is located in front of the public square where people can be seen gathered, among them, a group of soldiers. There is a horse carriage crossing the street.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Diagonal Construction View

Industrial building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. The building appears to be in the final stage of construction and materials used such as scaffolds and wooden trestles, buckets, blocks, ladders, and wood scraps are visible in the surrounding area. In the image there are two workers; one is on the roof and the other is on the far left of the building. There is also a young woman with a light dress, barefoot, walking.

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Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The room is decorated with chairs made of wood and rattan. On the background wall is a double-leaf, wooden window through which you can see a house and a clothesline.

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One-story house with a gable roof, located in Río Piedras. The house has a garden in the front, where there are several persons and different plants. To the far left, there is a balcony with a person standing, it is sustained by a column. There is also a hanging lamp, a simple wooden door, and wooden, lattice-style windows. Above the wooden windows, there are glass windows that cover the front of the house. To the far right, there is an open skylight over a planter.

Bayamón District Hospital, View From a Distance

Bayamón District Hospital. View from a distance of the building under construction. Walls covered with falsework, three wooden towers, and a crane can be seen.

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Close-up view of the details of the entrance of a house located in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is built on stilts, it is made of wood, and its roof is made of zinc. The balcony is covered by a metallic curtain and decorated with plants in decorative pots. In the balcony, you can see a simple wooden entrance and a door with metallic mesh. Besides the door, there are lattice-style, aluminum windows surrounded by wooding moldings, same as the door.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Construction Hole View

Ground preparation detail for the pumping station construction. At first glance there is an hole excavated in the ground. Around the hole, there are men performing their tasks. Also, there are reinforcing bars protruding from a wall. In addition, pipes and a wheelbarrow are visible.

Aerial View of the roof of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Roof view of the catholic church Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. In the front part you can see the cross over the pediment. The church has a fence with balustrades and three domes: one to the left, one to the right and one to the rear part. The church roof shapes a cross. The church atrium is been used as a parking lot. In the surroundings you can see part of three streets and several buildings.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00006

Facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building colors are mustard, white, and cream. The top part of the building has a cream and terracotta dome, white moldings, a lantern, cornices, and a pediment with entablature supported by columns and pilasters. The entablature has a sign in Spanish that reads "School of Art and Design." The building has green-colored double-leaf windows and doors and quoins on the corners of the walls. In front of the building are automobiles, a truck, and a streetlight. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Factory in Corozal, Facade Partial View

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, partial view of the facade. The building has a portico with two thin pillars and eaves, pilasters, and windows. There is falsework on the wall and a barbed wire fence in front.

Unpaved Street with Carts, Oxen, and Horses

An unpaved street with carts, oxen, and horses. There is a wooden house with a zinc roof, double doors, and an eave. Also, there is a concrete house whose façade has arches, double doors, and a cornice; and a two-story building with a Juliet balcony, pilasters, moldings, and cornices. There are various men on the street and some children leaning out the doors of the wooden house.

Neoclassic House

One-story, corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is in concrete, built over a wall, and has a flat roof. In the front of the balcony, it has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and moldings. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic bar railing. To the far left, there are entrance steps. In the balcony, there are also several doors with mullions over them. The house has lattice-style windows with moldings over them. The upper edge of the house is decorated with cornices, an ornamental frieze, and moldings. To the far right, the house is semi-attached to another with similar characteristics. In the street around the house, there are vehicles parked.

La Fortaleza

View of La Fortaleza or Santa Catalina Palace and the wall of San Juan. The building is characterized by pilasters, glass windows, cornices, parapets and an attached tower with a crenellated parapet. On the roof, some awnings and a flagpole with the American flag are notable. On one side, a belfry crowned with a cross stands out. The base on which La Fortaleza sits is delimited by the wall of San Juan in which the crenellated parapet and a pair of attached sentry boxes crowned with domes and spherical ornament are also notable. Along the walk that borders the lower part of the wall and the pier, some people are notable.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Scaffolds and Blocks

Construction of the Kraft Manufacturing Company factory. Scaffolds, falsework, blocks that shape the building, and a wooden ramp are visible in this phase. There is a worker working on the pillars and another working the soil with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Around the site, there are pieces of wood with barbed wire, and others fixed to the ground, but without wire. The ground is covered by grass and soil. In the background, there is an electric power post, wires, trees, and a building of which the words: "ANTILLES WOOD IND..." can be seen.

Aibonito Catholic Church and Plaza

Facade of the church San José (catholic) and the square of Aibonito. The church it is characterized by a double door framed between pilasters, lancet arches, moldings, cornices, a facade crowned with a latin cross and a clock on one of the towers. At the back area of the church stand out the dome crowned with a cross. On both sides of the parish church there are buildings known by using on their facades round arches and trefoil, roof tiles, appentice, balustrades and parapets. In front of the church is located the square where you can see several people seated on benches. Also, there are picket fences, parapets, stairs, light poles and automobiles parked on its surroundings.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Wooden Tables

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A plot of land with several workers, a table for working with wood, and some houses are visible. Most of these houses have gable roofs and are made of wood and zinc. One house stands out with a hip roof, casement windows, and pillars. There are wooden planks, a cart, and mountains in the background.

Mayagüez Plaza

View of the Mayagüez Plaza, the Christopher Columbus monument and the City Council. The square is characterized by a checkered floor, small gardens, sculptures that hold light bulbs and a fountain, from which a platform with bas-reliefs that supports the statue of Columbus, rises. In the square there is also a column-shaped monument crowned with a cross, a wall perforated with scale motifs and some benches. In the background the Mayor's House with a portico composed of Corinthian-style columns that support the entablature followed by a pediment with a circular vent, stands out. Several doors, mullions and balconies are visible between the columns. At the top there is a tower with a clock between pilasters and a dome crowned with an American flag. Around the square there are other buildings with notable doors and balconies, as well as cornices and parapets.

Casa Grande at Castañer

Several people among the group of Casa Grande buildings in Castañer. The buildings are made of tongue-and-groove wood and have double-leaf doors that open outwards, wooden balustrades and mostly pitched roofs with zinc.

Church San Pedro Front

View of the main facade of the catholic church Parish Saint Peter Apostle. In the lower part you can see two windows and an entrance door made of wood. The windows have grilles and the door is double. Along the facade stand out the pilasters that connect with the architrave, the frieze and the cornice to complete the entablature. In the superior part you can see the steeple of the church. To the right, part of the wall of a two level building. It has Miami windows.

San Juan Docks

Hangars on Isla Grande, San Juan seen from the bay. One of them has a tower. A plane, several containers and a water tower can be seen. In the background, you can see the Hotel Normandie.

Historical Building with Green Details in Guayama

View of the main façade of a historical building with green details in Guayama. On the façade, two windows and a door with grilles can be seen. The window and door frames form arches. The cornice is visible on the top. On the left, a portion of a blue building with eaves is visible, and on the right, an orange building is visible.

Bastión de San Justo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00017

Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. This image displays a side view of a masonry wall made out of bricks and stone that has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, a cornice, a lamp, a small window and a keystone. There are also trees and two pigeons.

Houses and Lighthouse Along the Coast

Aerial view of a cluster of houses with various types of gable and flat roofs located in a coastal area. Also noticeable is a river mouth and a road with posts extending along its side. In the background, at the tip of the coastline, there is a lighthouse followed by an elongated structure with a gable roof.

Fajardo Square and Buildings

Aerial view of the Fajardo square. In the square area you can see the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. The church has a tower with dome and a dome at the back area. Also, it has part of its roof as a gable roof. Around the atrium you can see the balustrade. The square has green areas with benches for sitting. Near the center you can see a gazebo and a water fountain. Around the square you can see several streets. Along the streets you can see historical buildings.

Neighborhood Houses

One-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. Corner house with jerkinhead roofing tiles, lattice-style windows with semicircular arches, and a single door. To the far right, there is a garage with a door and a semicircular arch. In that same area, a trashcan and a dwelling with similar characteristics can be seen. Television antennae are visible on the roofs. The residence is bordered by a passable sidewalk and a garden decorated with light posts and rocks. In front of the house, there is an automobile parked on the street.

Closeup of the Tower of the University

View of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower has ornamental moldings and an entrance under a discharge arch, in front of which there are stairs. On the other hand, other elements that highlight the façade of the tower are the dragon border, the shafts, the garlands, the candelabras, medallions, pilasters, three-center arches and the shields.

Fajardo Robertman's Wooden Rooftop Broken

Aerial view of the destroyed rooftop of the store Robertman at Fajardo. Besides the debris, you can see some of the wooden beams that still present. Through the holes you can see the railing and the building balcony. Also, you can see three windows at the right wall. At the posterior part you can see the zinc gable roof of an annex to the building.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00012

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a plaza with brick steps, a stone masonry wall, a railing, three benches, people, handrails, trees, and two sculpted chairs depicting a cat. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. Mountains can be observed in the distance.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Sign

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A sign can be seen, reading: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Departamento de Obras Públicas División Construcción de Edificios Hospital y Centro de Salud Utuado, P.R." Piles of stone and construction sand are seen. There are two unfinished buildings, one of them with an opening. Another part of the building has some pillars with formwork and others already made of concrete. Also visible are exposed rebar, piles of wood, a tower-like installation, and a cargo vehicle. A person is seen operating a crane, surrounded by four men, a woman, and a girl.

Interior de cafetería

Interior view of a cafeteria or some sort of food sales business. You can see the coffee machine, stove, grill, beverage dispensing machines and a long counter with stools. The walls of the service area are veneered with slabs. It has a terrazzo floor.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View from an elevated zone toward the Old Municipal Cemetery in Aguadilla. The cemetery is full of decorated tombs, mostly with crosses, but they also have flower vases. There are various mausoleums among the tombs. In the center, there is a structure with its own fence, a ceiling raised by columns, and a tiled floor.

Dome of the San José Church, Old San Juan

High-angle view of one of the domes of San José Church in Old San Juan. The dome is built in brick and has a small tower with a window. There are three workers, probably repairing the roof or the dome. There are construction tools such as buckets and a shovel used by one of the workers. A wooden ladder supported against a wall adjacent to the dome can be seen.

Two in Doorway of House

View of a house built in a rural area. The house is surrounded by a wooden fence and barbed wire. It is built on wooden stilts with a zinc gable roof. It has several wooden doors, two people look out of one of them. On the other hand, to the far left you can see a smaller extension of the construction from where another person also looks out.

Cardona Residence

Detail of the sign on the porch of the Cardona Residence. The sign bears the official name of the museum, among other information. Columns, windows, and doors are visible in the porch. The balustrade of the balcony on the second floor is also visible.

Store 5 - 10 & 25 Fa Umpierre Inc.

Partial view of buildings with businesses on the first floor. One of them has a nameplate that reads "Plaza Baldorioty de Castro". The following signs stand out: "Tienda 5¢ - 10¢ & 25¢ Fa Umpierre Inc.", "José S. Luciano" and "Puerto Rico Drug". There are persons in front of one of the stores. There is a man leaning against a lamp post, reading a newspaper. Two cars passing and a truck parked. The truck is labeled "Porto Rican Express Co.".

Inauguration of La Plata Community Center in Arecibo

Group of people at the inauguration of the community center of Proyecto La Plata in the town of Aibonito. Among the group there are women, men, boys, and girls, and military personnel. The building is made of concrete, it has wooden windows that open outward, double doors, small steps, and a narrow entrance leading to a long hallway inside the building. A flagpole with the United States flag, electric wiring, grass in planters, and an access road can be seen all around. The Art Deco style influence is evident in the architecture, and at the entrance there is a sign that reads: "La Plata Community Center".

Rural House and Children in the Yard in Juncos

A woman with several barefoot children between the doors and the yard of a house in a rural area. The house has a concrete slab on which the wooden walls are built. It also has several doors that open outward, and the roof is covered with corrugated zinc and asphalt shingles.

Chapel Gate, San Juan

Façade of the Chapel of Christ (Catholic) in Old San Juan, composed of a semicircular arch, pilasters, moldings, a frieze and exposed ashlar brick. At the top of the façade, there are finials and a belfry with a bell. At the entrance, there is another semicircular arch with a fence as a gate. Also notable is the cobblestone street, a car, a sidewalk, a fence, a wall lantern, and a couple of women and girls.

Miranda Slum in Puerta de Tierra

Miranda slum in the Puerta de Tierra sector of Old San Juan. There houses are of poor construction, made of wood, zinc, and raised from the ground on stilts. The houses are connected to each other by a series of paths that are made with wooden planks supported by stilts and at the same time are buried in wet ground and covered by water. Some of the houses have a small balcony up front, as well as doors and windows. A girl is visible standing in front of the entrance of one of the houses and two other people inside two different houses. The shore of the San Juan Bay can be seen in the background and there is debris all around the slum.

Governor's Mansion

Rectangular building with a couple of doors on its façade and several double-leaf windows with skylights. It also has a cornice followed by a parapet and at one end, a balcony-type area is partially notable. A flag also stands out in the upper central part of the building. In the front part, a sidewalk with several flower pots, gardens with bushes and palms, and two people on the edge of the road are notable. This building was a road laborer's booth located on the PR-15 highway between Cayey and Guayama. During the first decade of the 20th century, it was taken over as the summer residence of the governor of Puerto Rico. Some walls and the restored beam ceiling remain from its original structure.

Three-Seater Wooden and Rattan Sofa

There is a three-seater wooden and rattan sofa with an oval backrest. Next to the sofa there are two wooden chairs and a third one is partially visible. There is a door, a wall mirror, and pilasters. The floor is made of marble.

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Main and Left Side Façades of a Wooden Green House in Guayama

Main façade and left side façade of a green house in Guayama. On the main façade, a door, a window, and the arch of the porch can be seen. The house is missing one of the zinc sheets of its gable roof.

Two Story House with Balcony, Nachtigall House

Three buildings with varied characteristics located next to a road. One of the buildings have two levels of height and presents a facade compound by double doors, brackets and a balcony with parapet that integrates ornamental blocks and arches. Is followed by the family Nachtigall house, which it has flat roof, moldings, an arch that accentuates the porch and double windows with appentices. Next to it, there is a wooden building with zinc gable roof.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00017

There is a balcony in Old San Juan that is composed of a railing and dark-brown wooden balusters. There are red umbrellas, barrels, and pots with plants on the balcony. There are three double doors and four brackets on the lower half of the balcony. The building has decorative elements in its cornice and the walls are pink-colored. It also has white-colored friezes and reliefs in its façade. The building next to it is yellow and has white-colored decorative elements. It also has extended parapets with iron balusters.

Grilled Gate with Sunrise Transom and a Window Grille

There is a grilled gate with sunrise transom and a window grille. In the background of the image there is a hallway with a door, two oval-backed chairs, floor with encaustic tiles, and a round ornamentation on the wall.

Right Side Facade of Partially Destroyed Building in Arroyo

View of the right side facade of a yellow and white historical building in Arroyo. The corner that used to connect the main facade collapsed. Over the wall you can see two double windows and the decorative pilasters. Additionally, you can see the bricks and the mortar among the materials used for the construction of the building.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00003

View of building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see a pedestrian entrance with an ornamental iron gate under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. There are also two double doors made of wood framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish two overhang balconies with ornamental iron railings supported with decorative brackets. The balconies have double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is divided with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

Church at Guavate

View of the façade and side of the "Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Roca de la Eternidad". The main door is is double-leaf and above it, there is a small eave with a light bulb. On the side, there are six shutter-type windows while the roof is gabled with corrugated zinc. At one end, a pair of steps and some cables attached to one of the walls are notable.

Autopista

View from distance of a section of the highway that pass by a mountain area. The visible section includes a bridge.

Garita, walls of El Morro, blue sea and sky

Sentry box attached to a wall in Old San Juan. The sentry box has an entrance opening, a window, a cornice and a dome with a spherical ornament from which a wire extends. In the background, there is a view of a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Comerío Health Center, Piles of Sand and Stone

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. Workers are seen performing various tasks, with piles of construction sand and stone, shovels, and wheelbarrows. The building has a flat roof, mullions, window openings, and wooden falsework. A parked car is visible.

Mennonite Church La Plata

A group of people in front of the façade of the Mennonite Church of La Plata. The façade consists of a portico, a double-leaf wooden door, an oculus and two vertical bands on each side. On the sides, some aluminum shutter-type windows with moldings are notable, while in the front there is a sidewalk and in the surrounding area, a garden.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00016

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is a plaza with six people, three benches, railings, handrails, a street light, and trees. A wall with a metal grille fence in the center can be seen on the right side of the image. The San Juan Bay, a ship, and the chimneys of Central Palo Seco in the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen in the distance. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

District Court

A view of the windows of one of the side façades of the District Court. On the first floor, four windows are partially visible. On the second floor, three windows are partially visible. One of the windows is missing a leaf and has a wood panel in place from the inside.

Public Square and Catholic Church of Caguas

Public square and Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Church in Caguas. The square has a central pathway leading to the entrance of the church. It has a three-level front tower, with the first level being a portico with a semicircular arch, a balcony on the second level, and the third level comprising a bell tower with a conical dome and a cross on top. Four people can be seen in the square, and a horse-drawn cart is right in front of the church.

1019 Fordham, Hyde Park

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a gabled roof. It has a front garden with planters and different plants. There is a porch in the front sustained by columns. The wooden door is simple and the house has glass crossbars.

La Placita, La Plata Arriving from Aibonito

Frontal view of a market located in the community of La Plata in the town of Aibonito. The building has one level with a flat roof, it has several open doors where you can see some people peeking out. The walls are decorated with posters, inscriptions and cornices. One of the inscriptions in the superior part says: "La Placita". Besides that, in front of the market there are standing people and a wooden cart.

Luz y Verdad Offices

Radio station identified as "Home of Hearing Light and Truth, inc. Visitors Welcome." The building is made of concrete and its façade consists of a porch, a main door and shutter-type windows. The roof is gabled and has a large antenna, while in the surrounding area a garden, a sidewalk and a pole with an electrical transformer are notable.

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View of a balcony in a one-story house. The balcony is covered with ornamental metallic bars. It is decorated with plants in ornamental pots, an ornamental metallic table, and matching chairs. The wooden doors are simple, with mullions over them. The windows are double and made of glass.

White House with Decorative Plaster in Guayama

View of the main façade and right side façade of a white house with a decorative finish resembling scales. There is a fence around the house. The fence has various wooden gates. Three windows with grilles can be seen on the main wall, and on the right wall, another window with grilles is visible. All the windows form arches.

Criollo Design, Entrance to a Corner House

Front view of a Chamfer-style house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The one-story house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. In the front, there are entrance stairs covered with native tiles. Also, there is a porch surrounded by an ornamental metal railing, with two people standing. The wooden double door and windows are jalousie and glass style. Above the windows and the door in the porch, there are wooden sunrise transoms and moldings. Above the house, there is a smaller attic with a zinc hipped roof and wooden jalousie windows. To both sides of the house, there are attached structures with different characteristics. On the street in front, there are several parked cars, and one of them has gas tanks.

Vernacular Criollo House, Arecibo

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

A view from a low angle of a portion of the main wall and the left wall. The opening of the entrance and some window openings on both walls can be partially seen. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and masonry.

Woman and Girl in Front of a House in a Slum

Woman and girl squatting in front of a house made of fabric pieces, wood, and garbage barrel lids. The door is made of wood and royal palms. Around the house there are several containers, shoes, and garbage. Next to the house, there is a man wearing a hat and an unfinished house with exposed roof beams. In the background of the image there are other wooden houses with zinc roofs, palm trees, and mountains.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009

Banco Popular of Puerto Rico located in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1939, designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley, and built by the engineers José Benítez y Gautier, Manuel Miró y Saudí, and Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo. The bank was built where the Banco Territorial y Agrícola of Puerto Rico was originally located during the 19th century. The image shows stairs with railings, several palm trees, shrubs, and streetlights, one of which has a sign that reads "Tizol." The Finlay building is on the left side of the image, which used to be the former Citibank building and, later, home of the Old Harbor Brewery. This building is painted cream and white. It has moldings, a fluted pilaster, brise-soleils, and glass windows. The Banco Popular of Puerto Rico can be seen in the center of the image. The building is representative of the Art Deco architectural style. It is painted cream, white, and green. It has a curved facade with rectangular glass windows, metal frames, and overhangs at the top. The main entrance has eight sculptural reliefs with representations of human faces and a stained glass window in between the reliefs. There is a high relief with an eagle figure on the left side of the facade. Adjacent to the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico is the old American Colonial Bank which later became the Ponce Credit and Savings Bank. This was the first American bank established in Puerto Rico. It was built in 1899 by contractor Frank Bond Hatch. It is currently known as the Restaurante Triana. It is painted red, cream, and white. The Spanish Colonial Revival style influences its architecture. The lower part of the building has arcades supported by pilasters, cornices, and circular shaped ornamentations. The upper half has an eave covered in tiles supported by corbels; it also has parapets with railings, double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, and semicircular pediments at the top. Another building is next to it, painted turquoise and white. It also has architectural traits from the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Only the upper half of the building can be seen in the image. This building has parapets, cornices, dentils, window sills with balusters, and double-leaf doors with triangular pediments.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 55 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00008

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. This image displays a close view of a parapet with ornamented metal balustrades, a wooden double door, and a brick floor. The door has two signs that read "… Healing Science. Javier A. Ruiz Bunker. Brennan Healing Science Practitioner".

Plaza, Church Tower

View from the public plaza of Ponce Federico Degetau, is decorated with concrete benches, light poles, plants, statues on pedestals and in the middle there is a fountain with ornamental details. You can see several people and from a distance it appears the cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. It distinguish by its towers decorated with cornices, oculus, pilasters, ornamental details, double windows under round arches decorated with entablatures and are crowned with latin crosses. Also you can see connected buildings with different characteristics.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Main Facade Under Construction

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, main facade view. It can be seen that the building has a portico and metal windows, the wall still has falsework. In front of the building there is a fence, a sidewalk, and a speed bump. There is a pile of pipes and a sign that reads: "Another work of the Development Program". There are workers at work.

Street View - Old San Juan

View of a street in Old San Juan with several persons and automobiles. On both sides of the street there are buildings, mostly with commercial spaces on the first level. The buildings have elements such as awnings, display cases, eaves, padding, balconies, railings, windows with fixed glass, moldings and segmental arches.

Commercial Building

Front view of a commercial building located in the town of Adjuntas. The building is a two-story concrete structure with a flat roof. On the first level, the building has a front space surrounded by a concrete balustrade where there are several people standing. There are four doors under discharging arches surrounded by moldings. The doors are wooden double jalousie doors. To the far left, the door has a fabric curtain and to both sides, there is a sign that reads: "Boutique Sorybet." To the far right above the door, there is a sign that reads: "Junior School supply Tarjetas para todas ocasiones juguetes- regalos-misceláneos." On the second level, there are five double, wooden doors with jalousies. They are all surrounded by moldings. The corner doors have small balconies surrounded by railings of ornamental metal bars. Next to the door on the far right, there is an "American Legion" logo. The three middle doors share a large balcony also surrounded by an ornamental metal fence railing. The building has an ornamental frieze and cornices on the upper edge. In the corners, it has a quoin design. There are two parked vehicles on the street in front. On the far left, there is a smaller, wooden establishment with a zinc gabled roof. On the front, there is a gate with a sign.

Palo Hincado Post Office

Building made of wood and zinc in the Palo Hincado neighborhood, with a sign that identifies it as the "US Post Office Barranquitas PR Palo Hincado Station." On its façade, it also has several signs of "Kresto Superior-Superior", "Favorite of the Klim family", "El Mundo is sold here", "Cortal", "Coca Cola sign of good taste", "Malta Corona", " Here we sell Denia for its high quality", "Extra long in the filter", among others. Also notable are two outward-opening double doors, through which two people inside are visible as well as a "Rheingold" sign.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00034

View of the main facade from the Neoclassical-style Former La Princesa Prison building, seen from the Paseo de la Princesa pathway. On the right side is the main entrance, and some architectural elements, such as pilasters and a pediment, are visible. Above the door is a streetlight, a number, a clock, and the old watchtower on the roof. A staircase on the front leads directly toward the entrance. Access ramps, a flagpole with the United States flag, the current name of the building, shutter-type double-leaf windows, a palm tree, and streetlights are seen on the left side. Several multi-story buildings and trees can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

El Morro Walls and Cannon

A cannon and ramparts of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Stand out some details like the sentry box connected to the crenelled parapet of the ramparts and several semicircular openings with grilles. Additionally, in the superior part you can distinguish the lantern of the lighthouse.

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Side façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a zinc hipped roof. To the far right, the house has a semicircular shape. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and the wooden door is simple. Over the windows and door, there are truncated suns. The façade of the house has arches sustained by pilasters. Behind, there is a building of greater size.

Street of Commerce, Yauco

View of Calle del Comercio(Street of Commerce) in the municipality of Yauco. One and two-story buildings of various different styles and materials can be seen. Three buildings to the left are made of wood, while the rest are made of concrete. Some have balconies, awnings, exposed beams, and signs. Animals can be seen and there are people in all parts of the street. A carriage can also be seen at a distance.

Fajardo District Hospital, Land Preparation and Workers

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A plot of land is visible with the wooden sticks marking the construction site. Workers are holding shovels and wheelbarrows. Also, a tower-shaped structure is visible.

Hangar under Construction

Hangar under construction at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. The construction is at the falsework stage. Portions of the roof already finished can be seen. There is a worker on the roof and various workers around the construction. There is a crawler crane to the side of the hangar.

Wall Damage by Bombardment, Ballajá Barracks

Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. A wall can be seen which collapsed during the United States bombardment. The hole on the wall stands out, and through it, the arcades and the hallways inside are visible. In front of it, a shed and various soldiers can be seen.

Small House Built Over Water in El Fanguito, Woman Out

View of houses in the community of El Fanguito at the Caño Martín Peña. The houses are made of wood with zinc roof built over stilts on the water. They have wooden windows and double doors also made of wood. One of the houses has the door open, in front of it there are people standing and a railing made of wood.

Military Base Quartermaster Warehouses

Aerial view of the quartermaster warehouses at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Two parallel elongated buildings with a gable roof next to the runway.

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Side-view of a house on stilts in the town of Hatillo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. In the surrounding area, you can see a metallic garbage containers and a metallic hand ladder.

Parque de Bombas, Cathedral in Background

Front view of the Parque de Bombas in the town of Ponce. The old fire station of the town of Ponce is Gothic style with two levels of wood. It is painted with red and black polychrome lines. It has ornamental borders and windows crowned with truncated suns. On the upper edge, it has an inscription that says: “Parque de Bombas”. At both ends, you can see spaces surrounded by wooden railings. On the other hand, on the first level there are several old fire trucks and two flagpoles with the flag of Puerto Rico and the flag of the United States. In the back, the dome of the Catholic Church of Ponce stands out. On the other hand, in front you can see several vehicles passing by, people walking in the street and a canoeist. Since the 1990s, the Bomb Park has been a Museum that pays tribute to the Ponce firefighters.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. There is a façade with balconets, wooden lattice double doors, fanlights in the upper part and framed by white moldings. The upper half of the building has parapets and cornices. On the left side of the image is a partially visible building that is painted yellow and white. It has parapets, flat moldings, a circular opening, and a green-colored wooden lattice double window. On the right side of the image is another partially visible building that is painted blue and white and has moldings. There is a street light, a sidewalk, trees, shrubs, and two automobiles in front of the building.

University of Puerto Rico Natural Science From Tower

Natural Sciences buildings viewed from the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building has four rectangular-shaped wings, flat roofs and walls with sunshades and shutter-type windows. Around the building, there are gardens and sidewalks. In the background, numerous buildings stand out with different elements such as types of flat or gable roofs, windows, doors, balconies and tiles. Also notable is a chimney and a road.

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Buildings G

Details in the front façade of a one-story, concrete house located in Río Piedras. In the front, there is a balcony where there is a person standing. The balcony is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks and sustained by columns. The windows are lattice-style, aluminum, and the wooden door is simple.

Isla Verde International Airport

View of the entrance to the Isla Verde International Airport in the coastal town of Carolina. The building has approximately five floors and a roof terrace surrounded by railings. In addition, at the top stands out the control tower surrounded by glass windows. In the front, there is a large garden with a sidewalk that leads to the entrance porch. The portico is wide with a flat roof that is supported by columns. On the other hand, this one has aluminum lattice-style windows and flat eaves above them. To the left end of the main building there is another semi-detached building with a flat roof. In front of the building there is a parking lot where you can see parked vehicles and people on the sidewalk.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Brick Placement Lateral View

Building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. Workers inside the building laying bricks to build walls can be seen. There are construction materials scattered around, material such as wood, building stones, wheelbarrows, mesh for concrete, metal barrels, and metal beams for the ceiling. In the center, it can be seen that one of the workers is carrying a wooden plank and on the far right the front of an automobile is visible.

Abandoned Historical Building in Guayama

Vernacular Farm House

Two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. The first level is a garage surrounded by ornamental metallic bars and to the far right, there are stairs with an ornamental metallic railing. The second level has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. To the far right of the house, the patio is surrounded by a metallic bar fence where there are hanging potted plants.

Jayuya City Hall, Scaffolding and Lights

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with wooden scaffolding and falsework can be seen. Workers, window openings, and a semicircular arch for the entrance door are visible. On the roof, there is a square frame with pillars and wooden structures. Two signs are seen, reading: "Otra obra para el servicio del Pueblo Departamento de lo Interior Construcción de la Alcaldía," and "Departamento de lo Interior División de Edificios Públicos y Obras Municipales Construcción de un Edificio para Alcaldía Contratista Felix L. Albizu." On the right side, there is another two-story building made of wood and zinc, which also has a staircase. Lights are strung across from one side to the other. The road in front of the construction is visible.

Road in El Fanguito

Several persons on a road in the El Fanguito community. On both sides there are wooden houses with mostly gabled roofs with zinc. Some have balconies with wooden railings and fences made from pieces of boards. In front of the houses, there are several poles with electrical wiring and debris along the road.

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Vernacular Art Deco House

Front view of an entrance of a house in the town of San Juan. The house has a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall decorated with tiles. Over the wall, there is an open arch, and the door is simple and made of wood. In front of the balcony, there is a small grotto with decorative vases.

The Parterre

View of The Parterre in Aguadilla. It is a public park and a fountain built in Ojo de Agua springs. The fountain is decorated with pedestals, statues, and lampposts. Various wooden houses can be seen in the surroundings. There are various people in the area.

Buildings G

One-story house with a gable roof, located in Río Piedras. The house has a front garden, where there are several persons and different plants. To the far left, there is a balcony sustained by a column. There is also a hanging lamp, a simple wooden door, and wooden, lattice-style windows. Above the wooden windows, there are glass windows that cover the front of the house. To the far right, there is an open skylight over a planter, and an open garage with columns. The garage wall has lattice-style windows and an entrance door to the house.

Colón Square and Municipal Theater

View of the Colón Square and the Municipal Theater in Old San Juan. In the middle of the square, the statue of Christopher Columbus is visible, as well as kiosks, benches, and trees in the edges. The Municipal Theater is behind the square, a three-story building with arcades on its façade, a triangular pediment, and a gable roof. On one side, a portion of a marquee is visible with a wooden booth at the entrance. Also visible are the buildings near the square, one of them with a dome and lantern. In 1937, the Municipal Theater's name was changed to Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Formwork for Columns

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Construction of formwork for the columns of the kitchen area. Falsework installed in holes in the ground can be seen. There are several workers at work and a man observing.

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Side view of a one-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has a flat roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall. In the front, there is a balcony under discharge arches. It is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks and decorated with potted plants. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the upper edge of the house has merlons. The side windows have concrete eaves over them. To the far right, there is a house made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof and lattice-style windows.

House renovation in El Malecón

View of a house under construction in El Malecón, in Naguabo. The house is wooden and built on wooden stilts. It still has no walls or roof, only its structural frame. There is a boy standing on one side. The house is surrounded by vegetation and wooden debris.

Toa Alta Health Center Site

Plot of land for the Toa Alta Health Center construction. The land is covered by grass and bordered by palm trees and shrubs. Some houses adjacent to the site are visible.

Detail of A Broken Glass in An Annex Room of the Caguas Cathedral

View of an annex room of the Catholic church of Caguas. Some of the glass panes of the windows are broken. To the right, a portion of two stained glass windows is visible.

Kindergarten Classroom in El Falansterio

Kindergarten classroom at the El Falansterio residential cooperative in Puerta de Tierra. An interior space filled with tables and small chairs to be used by children can be seen. There is also a desk with a chair to be used by the class instructor, furniture for books and educational games, cabinets for storing materials, a cabinet with niches for the children to store their belongings, blackboards, images to decorate the classroom, and plants with pots. The building is made of concrete, has wooden doors, double wooden windows with curtains, concrete floor, and ceiling lamps with glass terminations.

Children and Women Between Some Houses on Stilts

Four boys and three women are standing between some houses on stilts. The houses have gable roofs, steps, and hinged doors and windows. One of the boys is leaning against a wired fence and the women are in between a wooden frame. The ground is unpaved and trees are partially visible.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Gutters Along the Street

View of gutters along the street. Sewers (storm drains) are visible above gutters. To the right there is a building with several doors and windows. Some houses can be seen in the background.

United States Troops in Guánica

United States soldiers in front of a wooden house in the beach of Guánica. Some are in line to receive food, and others are squatting. The house has a gable zinc roof, a double door, and two windows. On one side, there is a pile of logs and two children are visible. The Caribbean sea can be seen in the background.

Sentry Box, Part of City Wall

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Front and lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located in the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete and characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why it is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance, simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border matched with moldings. It also has windows under pointed arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections. The front facade has a larger window above which there is a rose window framed with moldings and supported with buttress. Aside from that, the front facade is matched with garden areas. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Ox Carts on the Street

An unpaved street and various ox carts. There are concrete houses and buildings on both sides of the street, including a two-story building with pilasters, moldings, and Juliet balconies. There are various men on the street and on the ox carts. Various palms can be seen in the background.

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Building Under Construction

Perspective view of the side and façade of a multi-level building under construction with balconies. At the bottom front, the construction of a building with triangular roofs is noticeable. In the area, there are also several workers and cars.

Girls and Women Posing on the Staircase Inside a House

Children and women posing on a staircase inside a three-story house. There are girls sitting on the stairs on the first floor, three women and a girl standing on the landing of the second floor, and two women on the balustrade of the third floor. On the floor, there are wooden barrels and buckets, metal buckets, and cans.

Factory in Guayanilla, Roof

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. View of the building's gable roof that is covered by metal plates. One of the lateral walls and a facade segment can also be seen. The wall has metal windows and an entrance. The facade still has falsework.

House with Small Child in Orange Dress in Doorway

Little girl standing at the entrance of a wooden house. The house is built on stilts and has a gable roof. The wall boards are in poor condition, in some places there are tin patches. On one side you can see part of the crown of a tree that shades the house. On the other side, there is a clothesline. In the background, you can see some mountains and a wooden building with a gable roof, probably an agricultural building.

San Juan Transportation Office, Facade

San Juan Transportation Office. View of the two-story building’s facade, which looks almost finished. At the front it has a curved wall section. It has metal jalousie windows and eaves over the windows. In front of the building there is a bulldozer and soil that has been removed can be seen. There is a man near one of the doors.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Facade

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., knitted glove factory. The facade has a portico with eaves and a large cantilevered window. A lateral wall with falsework can be seen. At the front there is a concrete mixer, two falsework, a wheelbarrow, and construction materials. There are workers at work.

Factory in Guayama, Driveway

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. Driveway view under construction. The building which already has windows installed and plaster can be seen. There is a barbed wire fence and next to the fence there are two signs, one reads "Another Factory of the Development Program" and the other, "Samuel Angeli Inc. Contract Engineers Guayama P.R.". There is a worker at work.

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Front facade of a two-story, Neoclassical-style house in the town of San Sebastián. The house is surrounded by an ornamental metal grille supported by concrete pillars and a front garden. On the first floor, the house has a large porch sustained by columns. It has double-leaf wooden doors under round arches, surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on the upper part. On the second level, the house has a balcony surrounded by ornamental metal grilles supported by columns. On the first level, several double-leaf wooden doors under rounded arches are seen, surrounded by moldings and sunrise transoms on the upper part. The walls are decorated with cornices and ornamental friezes. Also, in the upper parts of each side of the house are pediments surrounded by cornices. Lastly, people are walking on the sidewalk in the surrounding area, and vehicles are parked on the street. Also, you can see construction materials and wooden huts in front of the house. In 2008, Mrs. Bisa's house was acquired by the Municipal Government of San Sebastián and later converted into the History Museum of San Sebastián.

Unoccupied House, Hacienda Esperanza

Exterior view of Hacienda La Esperanza in the town of Manatí. The house is two-story, in wood with a zinc roof. The roof is superimposed with zinc hips. In the front, there are concrete entrance stairs with a concrete railing. It has double wooden windows and doors. The area is surrounded by vegetation.

Biblical Mennonite Institute La Plata

Building identified as "Mennonite Biblical Institute". The façade is characterized by stairs that lead to a balcony with railings, two columns, three columns and double-hung windows. The roof is covered with corrugated zinc and the walls have a cushion-type finish.

Side View of A Pink Building in Aguadilla

Side view of a pink building in Aguadilla. On the right, the balcony and the porch of the house are visible. Five columns are visible downstairs. On the balcony, the balustrade and a window can be seen. A portion of a column with a lion statue, three windows, a door with a staircase, and a railing are visible downstairs. Upstairs, four windows are visible. Some pipes are visible on the wall. Behind the building, a portion of a house with a zinc gable roof and various windows are visible.

Fortress of la Concepción

View of the Fuerte de la Concepción (fortress) in a state of deterioration. On the wall to the right, two window openings can bee seen, and another one has a red window. Next to the wall, the benches are partially visible. The main façade has two deteriorated doors and two door openings. Above, the zinc roof is partially visible, and there are zinc sheets lying on the ground. The silhouette of a house can be seen on the left.

View of the Scenery Around the Foreman House

In the middle of the scenery you can see the Foreman House. From it you can observe the blue awnings covering the roof, the orange tubes and the gable roof of the room with decorative creeper.

Clock Tower University of Puerto Rico

Partial view of the clock tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. From top to bottom, it is characterized by a pinnacle, a tiled roof, cornices, cresting, semicircular arches, rectangular windows and clocks. At one end is notable part of a building with a hipped roof and rectangular windows followed by a parking lot and several cars.

Construction Site for La Plata Church

Man placing a pallet on the concrete mixture poured into a formwork for the construction of a church in La Plata. Some rods, pieces of wood, a pile of blocks, a wire mesh sifter, and piled dirt are noteworthy.

House Interior, Lamp Detail

View from the interior of a residence made of wood. The room is decorated with Rattan chairs, there are several wooden tables with flowers and decorative figures. The walls are covered with decorative wallpaper and wooden moldings. There is also a wooden floor clock and a hat rack. On the back wall, there are two double wooden doors with glass, surrounded by ornamental wooden moldings. Besides the door on the far left, there is a lamp on the wall. The ceiling of the room is wooden and coffered, with wooden moldings. In the middle, there is a hanging lamp with ornamental designs. The floor is partially covered by a rug.

Vocational School Building

There are two elongated buildings that are made of concrete and that house a vocational school. They have wooden windows and doors, arches that open onto hallways, and stairs that give access to both spaces. People walking and looking out the windows, and some dump trucks can be seen. In the surrounding area there are small roofed buildings, a section with fences, trees, shrubs, and mountains.

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View toward the patio of the Former La Princesa Prison. In the foreground, a flowerpot with a plant inside can be seen. Behind it is a wall with semicircular arches with green balustraded grilles. The one in the center is bigger than the other two. The one on the right is open. Past the arches is an ample open space with benches and trees, and the southern city wall enclosure can also be observed. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Hotel in San Juan Area

View of the pool and two buildings that make up a hotel in San Juan. The building closest to the pool has a rectangular shape, with a concrete gable roof, several wooden doors and shutter-type windows. It is followed by another building with a gabled roof, window panes on its façade and some curtains with contrasting vertical bands. Around the pool, there are several chairs, sun loungers, tables and lamp posts.

Transportation Office Warehouse, Falsework on the Front Façade

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The project is at the falsework stage for the front façade. The blocks that shape the building, an industrial wooden ladder, and the door and window openings are visible. The roof has a slight elevation. There are workers at the ladder, openings, roof, and around the falsework. There are piles of construction materials, such as sand, blocks, and wood. Also visible are a wheelbarrow and a fire hydrant. Behind the construction, another building with a flat roof can be seen. Some cables from a pole hang over the building. The ground is mostly soil and sand.

Pool with a Bridge at El Yunque

A pool surrounded by a small stone arched bridge in the vicinity of El Yunque in Río Grande. At both ends of the bridge, there are stairs leading to the pool. There is also another staircase leading to a single-story building in front of which there is a sign indicating "caseta baños" (bathroom facility). The building has an open porch, a double door, and wooden windows. One of the windows has a sign that reads "No picnicking allowed around swimming pool." Three girls are sitting on the edge of the bridge. In the background, there is dense vegetation.

Town House Apartments

View of one end of a residential building. The building is multi-level with a flat roof. Additionally, it has balconies surrounded by railings and sunshades. On the other hand, in the foreground you can see a garden adjacent to a building.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Joists and Workers

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. Joists, rods, and wooden panels are visible in the floor of the second level. Additionally, various workers are seen engaged in tasks. In the background, there are palm trees, other trees, and mountains.

Aerial views of a highway

Aerial view of an urbanized area in the metropolitan area. There are houses with different characteristics. You can see paved roads and power line poles. The area is surrounded by mountains.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Front Façade with Stairs

Construction of the Medical Center in Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. The front façade of the building is visible. It is a one-story building with louvered windows, benches, single doors, folding doors, a flat roof, and piers. A staircase provides access to the entrance. Surrounding the building, there are trees, palm trees, and a road.

Unit Houses Under Construction

View of a community of houses under construction. In the foreground, there are several houses under construction with exposed blocks and rods. In the distance, there are wooden houses on stilts. There are also power line poles and a vehicle.

Casa de España San Juan

View of the façade of Casa de España and the Fountain of Lions in the exterior patio. Both on the fountain and on the ground, there are noteworthy Moorish motifs and plasterwork, as well as several benches. In the entrance of the house, there is a wide arch with padding, a small iconographic sculpture and a roof. Above the entrance, there is a balcony with a parapet that holds lanterns. The eaves of the roof are supported by corbels and on the walls, there are some notable pilasters as well as moldings and windows framed in semicircular arches. On the side of the house, an archway interspersed with shields in relief stands and it is followed at the top by a balcony with wooden railings and Corinthian-style columns. You can also see the towers that make up the building with asymmetrical volumetry and the roof covered with polychrome tiles.

Commercial Buildings with Historic Character in Guayama

View of the façades of various historic buildings in Guayama. The building on the left, has a grill gate. On the wall, there is a sign of the Odanys mini market. On the top, the building's cornice is partially visible. In the middle, another blue building can be seen, and is part of the Odanys establishment. The borders are decorated with quoins and the area of the doors and windows form arches. On the top, the cornice is visible. The building on the right is the Matías Pomales. On the façade, various doors and windows with arched frames decorated with fanlights can be seen.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Rear view of the completed three-story building. It has persiennes and eaves. On one of the walls there are balconies with railings and a metal ladder. A driveway and a grilled gate are visible.

Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

View from a distance of the Coamo Hot Springs. In the background, the unpaved street leading to the hotel complex is visible. It has a bifurcation to access the hot springs. There is a horse-drawn cart leaving the complex.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Facade

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of the facade with plaster and metal windows. It has pilasters and a portico with two thin pillars and eaves. In front there is unleveled soil and three pickets marking the land.

Factory in Corozal, Front Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, view of one of the building's corner. Part of the main facade and one of the lateral walls can be seen. At the front there is a barbed wire fence, a construction is visible at the fence area, apparently a new fence or a sidewalk.

Spanish Mansion near Barranquitas

Residence in Barranquitas known as El Cortijo and characterized by its Neo-colonial Spanish style (Spanish Revival). Some distinctive elements used in its architecture are, for example, tiles, semicircular arches, towers and balconies. The Cortijo was designed by Rafael Carmoega and built in 1939.

Home Piñas Woman Standing in Opening of Straw Hut

Distant view of a hut built on stilts in the Piñas neighborhood of Toa Alta. The hut is on stilts made of wood, yagua and straw with a gable roof. Some girls look out through a square opening. In front of it, on the far right you can see a clothesline. On the other hand, at that same end you can see an unpaved path where there is a person standing. In the distance on the mountain you can see more houses.

Sign, Fortress of San Felipe del Morro

Sign identifying the "Fortress of San Felipe del Morro a unit of San Juan National Historic Site U.S. Dept. of the Interior National Park Service U.S. Army Forces Antilles". Behind the sign, there is a notable low wall, a grass area and a crenellated parapet.

San José Church

San José Church (Catholic) in Old San Juan and a parking lot with several cars and a person walking between them. The façade of the church is characterized by a door framed in a semicircular arch and pilasters, windows with wooden balustrades, a quadrilobed oculus, the cornice, finials on the edges and a pediment crowned with a cross. On the side of the church there are a pair of domes with a lantern and several semicircular arches. In the background, a two-story high building is also visible, with wooden doors, balconies and roofs.

Buildings E

Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. The first level of the house has a balcony where there is a person surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, and sustained by columns. To the far right, the balcony has concrete stairs. The door is simple and made of wood, and above it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are lattice-style aluminum and surrounded by moldings. To the far left, there is an ornamental, metallic bar gate followed by a parked car. The second floor has a balcony surrounded by plants and decorative potted plants. The double doors are made of wood and surrounded by moldings.

Concrete House without a Roof

Partial view of a two-story concrete house with a missing roof. The beams of the roof are exposed. All the double doors and windows are opened. The interior staircase can be seen and the headrest of a four-poster bed can be seen through the windows of the second story.

La Plata Public School

Girls in front of the façade of a public school in La Plata. The building has a rectangular shape, flat roof and is composed of a parapet in the upper part, an eave, and also windows with skylights and fixed glass. In front of the building there are gardens and a path marked with stones. In the background, a small building with two doors is notable.

Men Working on the Bridge Tracks of the San Antonio Channel

View of part of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under a renovation process. At the lateral area of the bridge you can see the scaffolding and metal beams already placed. Over the bridge you can see several men working with the railway car and with a gantry crane.

Aerial View of the José de Diego Highway over the Bayamón River

Aerial view of the José de Diego highway over the Bayamón River. A segment of the highway is visible, including the segment of the bridge over the channel of the Bayamón River and its tributary, the Hondo River. There are automobiles driving by, and in the background, urbanized areas are visible on both sides of the highway.

Cranes on the Beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Crane and construction workers carrying out site preparation tasks in the area of the Caribe Hilton Hotel beach. The construction of a sidewalk along the beach is noticeable. In the background, the Normandie Hotel and the boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club stand out.

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Construction Workers Working on the Formwork of a House

View of construction workers working on the formwork for the porch balustrade of a house. The house has a flat roof and transoms at the top of the door frames. On the ground, the molds used for formwork are visible, and in the background, there is a house elevated on pilings with a gable roof covered in zinc sheets.

Nurse Taking a Patient's Temperature

Physician and nurse seeing a girl in one of the provisional medical clinics established by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). It is visible that inside the office there is a desk where the doctor is seated with the equipment he uses to examine his patients. On the other side, there is a nurse taking a girl's temperature who is lying on a stretcher. The building is made of wood and has double wooden windows, in the surrounding area there is a trash can and a poster to examine eyesight.

People Sitting in Front of Some Storm Shutters

Children, women, and men seated in front of two storm cellars made of cardboard, tree branches and straw. The floor is made of dirt and there is a folded cot between the storm cellars. Trees and mountains can be seen in the distance.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Laundry Room with Water Tank

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. It is a view inside the laundry room where various laundry equipment are visible, including, a hot water storage tank. There are also exposed pipes, hanging lamps, and door openings. There are three men in the middle.

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation, Completed Extension View

Debmar Manufaturing Corporation building extension project in Canóvanas, view of the completed expanded area. The building has stairs that give access to an entrance with eaves and a double door, under the stairs there is a small door. Two glass windows with air conditioning units are visible, the rest of the windows are made of metal. The walls have exposed blocks and pilasters. In front of the building there is a sign of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company.

Dr. Troyer's Home Aibonito

View of a house in the town of Aibonito. The house is surrounded by a metal fence. It is two-story, with a roof partially covered by tiles. It has double windows over which there are roofs. You can also see a window with metal bars. On the other hand, to the far right there is a balcony under an archway supported by metal columns and railings. The edge is decorated with plants in decorative pots. At that same end, you can see an adjacent house.

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Main Façade of a Blue and White Building in Guayama

Partial view of the main façade of a historical building. On the wall, three double doors are visible. Above, the railing made of tubes can be seen on the rooftop. A portion of another floor of the historical building can be seen behind the railing.

San Felipe el Morro Sign

Entrance to the Castillo San Felipe del Morro with a sign of: "Fortress of San Felipe del Morro a Unit of San Juan Historic Site". From the castle stick out its rampart with crenelled parapet, followed by the tower with hip knobs and the lighthouse lantern.

Buildings F

View from the garden of a house located in the town of San Juan. The two-story house is made of concrete. It has a garden decorated with concrete benches, surrounded by potted, decorative plants and trees. There are several ogee arches covered with fabric curtains. Beneath the arches, there are native tiles decorating the wall.

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Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Construction of the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of the upper part of the three-story building which has persiennes with eaves, a wall with balconies, and a metal ladder. A driveway with sidewalk, a fire hydrant, a grilled gate, and a small one-story annex can be seen.

Castillo San Cristobal in San Juan

View of the San Cristóbal Castle, near the entrance ramp with a sentry box attached to the crenellated parapet. The sentry box has a window, a cornice and a dome crowned with a spherical ornament. On one of the walls, a semicircular arch is notable. Several cars parked in the area also stand out. The defensive wall system of Old San Juan was built between 1633 and 1750.

Fajardo District Hospital, Geodetic Device

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A geodetic device on a tripod, a man, and an extensive plot of land can be seen. Additionally, a portion of the hospital building with falsework and wooden scaffolding is visible. It features semicircular arches and a staircase.

Two Buildings with Palms, Stone Fence with Balustrade Between

View from distance of the building Experimental Agricultural Station at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus. The building has two floors and it has details like, a superior curved border, walls in masonry, a porch with balustrade, columns, double doors made of wood crowned with muntins, metallic railings and concrete benches in the patio. In the year 2013 the Experimental Agricultural Station was declared as a agricultural and ecological reserve.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd., Interior

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, interior view. A row of columns are visible in the center. There are metal scaffolds and materials boxes. Most of the floor tiles have been placed and the framework for the installation of ceiling panels can be seen. There are workers at work.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Roof Work

General Electric Wiring Devices, Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Several men are seen working on the roof, reinforcing bars, panels, and other construction materials. In front of the building there is a crane.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Falsework

Industrial building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. The building is shown at an early stage of construction, falsework to build the walls and building's roofs can be seen. On the right side a shed with a zinc roof is visible.

Detail of the Ceiling of a Historical Building in Guayama

Detail of the ceiling of a historical building in Guayama. In all the visible ceiling area, the supporting beams can be seen. The zinc sheets covering the roof and some spots were they are missing are also visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Facade

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the one-story building facade. Two perpendicular wings are visible. One of the them has a smooth wall and a sign that reads: "Health Center". Then, there is a covered walkway with tubular pillars that connects to the other wing, whose wall has persiennes over a tile covering and with a series of equidistant quadrangular pillars. There are wide stairs that connects the yard with the covered walkway. One part of the yard is paved with concrete, the other part has grass and brushwood. The building has a cyclone wire fence with a gate.

Caribe Hilton Hotel from the Condado Lagoon

View of the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel from the mouth of the Condado lagoon, between the Normandie Hotel and the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón. Half of the "Caribe" logo stands out on the vertical wall in the center of the hotel's façade. On both sides of the building, a pair of scaffolds also stand out. In the grounds between the building and the lagoon, there are some sheds, as well as a couple of people and a machine for working the soil.

Officer's Quarters

House for the officers of Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A concrete two-story structure with straight-line design, except for the eave over the front door, which has a curved design. On the second story, there is a an open terrace. There is a hose bibb on the front wall.

El Fanguito Viewed from Bridge, Political Banners above Some Houses

View of El Fanguito at the Caño Martín Peña. The houses are made of wood with zinc built over stilts on the water. They have doors and windows made of wood and over some of them stand out flags. Besides that, from a distance you can see buildings and power line poles.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side View

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of an unplastered building can be seen with wooden falsework and scaffold. It has window openings, louvered windows, eaves, and piers. There are workers in the roof and the zinc fence encircling the area stands out. Mountains can be seen in the background.

Industrial Building in Aguada, Main Facade

Construction project of an industrial building in Aguada, main facade. The building has a portico with two thin pillars. The door opening and also the window openings can be seen. The wall still has falsework. In front of the building there is a mound of construction sand, a wheelbarrow and some debris.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00007

The corner of the main facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has a rectilinear pediment with high reliefs on the tympanum, green wooden lattice windows framed by semicircular arches, cornices, and two piers painted white. In the lower half of the building are quoins and two lattice windows framed with cornices. The building is fenced off by a metallic grille supported by various piers. A brown-colored wall, an automobile, and a metallic grille with spikes can also be observed in the image. The old Beneficiencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Westward View out of Bedroom - La Cuchilla

View towards the west from the bedroom in a house in La Cuchilla. The houses have zinc gable roofs and wooden leaf windows that open outwards. Around the house, there is a fence made of sticks and barbwire. Also, there is a dirt road and a a pole with electrical wiring.

Casa Blanca Hotel in Lajas

Hotel Casa Blanca at La Parguera, Lajas. It is a building of two floors built with wood and concrete. It has a balcony with thin pillars and balustrade made of wood. Also, it has a door and windows with crossbeams made of openwork wood. In the balcony there are two signs, one says: "White House Hotel" and the other one says: "Hotel". It has a one level annex made in concrete, perpendicular to the main building. This one has a window and appentices. You can see a girl next to an automobile.

Aibonito Residential Street, Catholic Church in Distance

A man walking down the street of a residential area overlooking the San José Church of Aibonito. The houses are mostly made of concrete; they have flat roofs, porches, carports, and persiennes-style windows. Each house also has a yard with flower beds and chain-link fences. In the background, the church's dome and two towers stand out.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Pillar Formwork and Falsework

Construction of the Kraft Manufacturing Company factory. Pillar formwork and falsework are visible in this phase. There are several workers on scaffolds, also, there is a worker climbing a ramp made of a wooden plank. In addition to the soil on the site, there are mounds of building stone and sand in the area. The rope dividing the construction space from the main street can be seen. Above the mounds of material, a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program" is visible. To its right, there is a shed with a one-panel door and window, made of wood. It has a pent zinc roof, a step at the entrance, and wooden beams. In front of the shed, part of an automobile is visible. There are blocks, shovels, and wooden baskets around. At the back of the construction there is an electric power post, cables, a tower with cables hanging diagonally, and trees.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Central Area

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. The central area is seen with various construction machines, workers, cars, piles of stones, and rows of islands. A fence enclosing the area stands out, along with light poles, palm trees, and several buildings.

Two-level Building with Blue and Gray Colors in Ponce

Main facade and right side of a two-level building in Ponce. The lower part has four double doors on its main facade. The second level is made of wood and it has four doors with balconets and railings. The doors are double and have glass at the top. In the right facade you can see three windows in the lower part and four openings. In the second level you can see six double doors with balconets and balustrades. At the gable roof you can see a green window.

Boardwalk in Fanguito

A water channel, over which a path made of wooden boards extends and along which a man walks holding several pieces of clothing. On both sides there are several wooden houses with double-leaf windows and doors that open outwards and gabled zinc roofs. In front of one of the houses, there is a piece of clothing hanging on a line and a child leaning on a container. Also notable on the wall of one of the houses is a "Pepsi Cola" sign.

Ordóñez Gun at El Morro

Ordóñez gun in the process of been removed and transferred from Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) to the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan. It is in one of the bastions at El Morro, and it can be seen that a platform made of boards has been placed underneath it. A short distance away, a handcart and a metal garbage can be seen. The cannon is installed near an area of the fort where a railing made of pipes has been installed.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage Interior

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. The inside of the finished garage can be seen. There are several vehicles inside, some of them with open hoods.

"Vernacular Pueblerino" House

Front view of a house in the town of Ceiba on Ecolástica López Street #684. The house is one level and built over concrete. The house has a gable roof and the roof of the balcony is flat, both are made of zinc. There is a balcony surrounded by metallic ornamental bars that are sustained by columns. The balcony is decorated with figures on the wall and a table. The windows are lattice-style and the doors are simple and made of wood. To both sides of the house there are metallic bars and other structures.

Bayamón District Hospital, Building Under Construction

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the building under construction where it can be seen that there is still scaffolding installed on the walls and formwork on top of the walls. At the construction area there are two sheds, construction materials and debris; and in the background there are two workers working on the roof.

Possibly Barranquitas

Panoramic view of the urban center of the town of Barranquitas. You can see the houses and buildings, most of them are wooden constructions. Among the buildings, the San Antonio de Padua Church (Catholic faith) stands out. The area with houses and buildings is surrounded by mountains.

Unpaved Street with Wooden Houses at Both Sides

An unpaved street with wooden houses at both sides. There are houses with eaves, others have balconies with balustrades and slim pillars, most are built on stilts. One of the houses has terracotta roof tiles. At the end of the street, palm trees can be seen. There are various men passing through and others are seated on the entrance of one of the houses.

Barracón and Los Chivos Barrios in Vieques

Landscape of Barracón (also known as Barracón Sector) and Los Chivos barrios in the municipality of Vieques. In the first image there is a conglomerate of houses very close to each other and built in a variety of sizes. There are several lines of roads that give access to the houses. In the surroundings there are palm trees and other trees, electric wiring, and in the distance there are other houses a little more distant from each other. The second photograph shows these houses, in the distance, which are built in concrete and are closer to the coastline. The land is flatter and there are two long roads that give access to the sections of houses.

Footing and Foundation Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers in the foundation construction works of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are the footing, formwork, rebars with stirrups, walls, and the foundation slab. A crane, a concrete batching plant, and several sheds installed near the construction are also noticeable. In the background, partially visible, is a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, followed by other buildings with flat roofs and Roman arches.

Hotel Intercontinental, San Juan

Distant view of the Intercontinental Hotel in San Juan. The building is approximately nine-story. You can see balconies of rooms surrounded by metal railings. The doors and windows are made of glass. At the ends, there are also rooms with balconies and glass windows. Also, on the building there are letters that say: “Hotel San Juan Intercontinental.” In the foreground, there is a parking lot surrounded by vehicles next to another one-level building. This one has a flat roof and glass lattice style windows.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View of the old municipal cemetery. Along the path, many tombs can be seen. One of the tombs has a balustrade. On the left, the mausoleum is visible, and further back, another closed mausoleum can be seen also. There is another mausoleum with columns and a vaulted ceiling. A house is visible outside of the cemetery borders. In the background, the Aguadilla sugar mill pier is visible.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Partial view of the back of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. A garden area with a path connecting to some stairs on the porch can be seen. On the porch, various wooden double doors and a window can be seen. Along the porch, the railing and eight columns are visible. On the second floor, three doors and a window, the railing and the columns of the balcony can be seen. Above one of the doors, there is a sign reading "Damas."

Commonwealth School Hato Rey

Commonwealth School extension project in Hato Rey. Columns and roof, where part of the rodding for the concrete pouring and a pulley can be seen. On the ground there are reinforcing bars and some wooden frames. Part of the adjacent building is visible.

De la Luna Street

De la Luna street at Old San Juan. Two-story row houses at both sides of the street can be seen. The houses have projecting balconies. One of the houses has a sign, reading: "La Perla Se sirven comidas a domicilio y a..." (eatery). In the street, there are two men sweeping, another with a wheelbarrow, and people passing through. There is a horse-drawn cart. The domes of the San Juan cathedral can be seen in the background.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Scaffolding Inside

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica. Falsework inside the building, seen from the back, columns and beams can also be seen. There is a wall with several rows of blocks and an entrance with eave. In front of the construction there is a concrete mixer, a vehicle, and blocks. There are workers at work.

Circular Tower with Battlements

Circular tower with battlements and gutters. In the surroundings there are trees, two large oval planters with flowers, a bartizan, and houses can be seen in the distance.

Left Wall of the Remnants of a House in Guayama

View of the left façade of a partially destroyed house in Guayama. On the left wall, two windows and two doors can be seen. A beam can be seen on the roof.

Waiting Room, Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Waiting room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. The room has a vaulted ceiling and the furniture includes a round table with three legs, four rocking chairs, a sofa, a wall mirror, three chairs, an area rug, and a hanging lamp. There is a woman in one of the rocking chairs and a soldier standing at the entrance to the room.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00015

Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523 and is painted orange, white, and brown. The upper part of the building has a parapet, cornices, a balcony with a skirt roof and balusters supported by piers. It also has two lattice double doors framed by white moldings that have an orange-colored rectangular ornamentation in the center. The lower half of the building has a wooden studded door that has a white molding and a wall lamp above it. There is also another door with hinges and white moldings that have an oval shape in the upper part. There is a sign that reads "Custo Barcelona. Outlet" in between both doors. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. There is also another sign that reads "No estacione", a sidewalk, an automobile, and a cobblestone road. On the right side of the image is the building that was the headquarters of the Children's Museum. It is painted orange and green. The main entrance and a parapet with wooden doors can be partially observed in the image.

Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation

View of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under the process of renovation. At the lateral area, you can see the scaffoldings. On the scaffolding there are two men. Additionally, the lateral area has several beams assembled.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Leveled Land and Sidewalks

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos. The leveled ground with vehicle tracks and bordered by a sidewalk can be seen. There are houses adjacent to the grounds. There is a boy walking on the sidewalk and another boy next to a bicycle.

United States Troops in Military Exercises

United States troops in military exercises at the grounds of El Morro, Old San Juan. One of the units has a flag bearer carrying the United States flag. In the background, various buildings of the city can be seen.

Caguas Street

Street view in the town of Caguas. The street is unpaved and on both sides of it there are terraced houses with different characteristics. The houses are made of wood with zinc roofs. You can see double wooden doors and people standing in front of the houses. A cart with a gable roof is also seen.

Lateral View of the Foreman House from Above

Side of the Foreman House from above. The construction of the house is made of wood with the exception of the room in the middle that has stone cladding and a gable roof. On the walls you can see part of a door. At the garden area you can observe a wooden wall with glass windows. The roof of the house is made with zinc and the majority of it is covered with blue awnings. The area is surrounded by vegetation and at the background you can see mountains.

House

Cement house located in a rural area. It has a balcony, planter, blinds, side door, paved driveway and a garage, which has ornamental blocks, and inside, there is a car. Behind the house you can see a mountain.

Casa Grande at Castañer

Casa Grande Building in Castañer characterized by its façade with several double doors, wooden balustrade and zinc gable roof. In front of Casa Grande there is a car and a couple of people followed by other buildings with similar characteristics. In the background, on the hill, a concrete house is visible.

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Front-view of adjacent constructions in the town of Quebradillas. The first one is in concrete and has a double, wooden door and windows, over which there are concrete eaves. To the far right, there is another similar one made of wood over concrete, with a flat, zinc roof. It has a simple wooden door with a glass peephole.

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Abandoned, two-story house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. The first level is covered with zinc plates. On the second floor, there is a concrete stairway with railings, also in concrete, that lead to a double, wooden door.

Mayagüez Plaza

View of the Mayagüez square, the Christopher Colombus monument, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church, the "WPRA" radio station and several buildings with shops such as "Cesani" and "La Estrella". The square is characterized by a checkered floor, small gardens, sculptures that hold light bulbs and a fountain, from which a platform with bas-reliefs that supports the statue of Columbus, rises. The Church has stairs that lead to the porch made up of four columns, a main door and a roof. The façade of the church also has pointed arches and oculi, of which one is within a four-lobed moulding. The pediment is circular and crowned with a cross. Next to the church, there is a radio station above a store. Around the square there are other two to three-story buildings with balconies, balustrades, corbels, cornices and signs of commercial establishments. Several cars and persons are noticeable on the streets.

Factory in Guayanilla, Rear View

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. A segment of the building's rear wall can be seen, it has metal windows and it still has scaffolds. Part of the roof and one of the lateral walls can also be seen. The roof is gabled and is covered with metal plates. The lateral wall has windows and an entrance.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Irregular-shaped black bollard in front of the building. The building is gray and has a double-leaf door with a small step underneath. The tile floor can be observed. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Scaffold

Interior space of the building under construction. In the foreground, a worker can be seen with a smoothing plane polishing wood on a bench. Behind him, there is a wooden scaffold and two workers, one of them on the platform. Construction materials are visible in the area, such as wood, a ladder, and buckets.

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View of adjacent houses in the town of Moca. To the far right, the house is wooden over stilts. It has a zinc, gabled roof and a balcony in the front, surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, it has wooden double-leaf doors, transoms, and moldings. To the far left, the house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a metallic bar gate that divides both houses. To that same side is a two-story concrete house with an ornamental metal grille gate in the front.

Thatched House on Beach at Sunset

A hut-type house with a thatched roof on the beach at sunset. The house is founded on stilts and the roof is gabled. Also notable is a palm and a bush.

Comerío Health Center, Roof with Rebar

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The roof is visible with the rebar exposed. Some construction materials stand out, as well as houses, poles, and mountains.

Vernacular Bungaloid House

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Interior view of a house on the coastal town of Añasco. The house is made of wood, the walls are covered with decorative wallpaper. On the other hand, the living room is decorated with furniture, chairs, and tables made of wood. Over the tables, there are decorative figures and vases. There are also decorative pots and a wooden floor clock. The arches that lead to other rooms are have ornamental moldings on the edges, and the floor is partially covered by a rug.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Tower-shaped Installation

Foundation construction phase of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The building can be seen with scaffolding and wooden scaffolds. Several portions of the building still have wooden formwork. Other portions have openings, eaves, a flat roof, and stairs. In the background, a tower-shaped installation stands out, and behind it, there are houses.

Designed Criollo Corner-entrance House

Front view of a Chamfer-style house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The one-story house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. In the front, there are entrance stairs covered with native tiles. Also, there is a porch surrounded by an ornamental metal railing, with two people standing. The wooden double door and windows are jalousie and glass style. Above the windows and the door in the porch, there are wooden sunrise transoms and moldings. Above the windows on the sides, there are wooden windows and moldings. Above the house, there is a smaller attic with a zinc hipped roof and wooden jalousie windows. To both sides of the house, there are attached structures with different characteristics. On the street in front, there are several parked cars, and one of them has gas tanks.

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Two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete, it is built on stilts, and has a flat roof. The first floor is a garage, it is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars, and to the far right, there are stairs with an ornamental metallic railing. The second floor has aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Arecibo City Hall

A partial view of the main façade of Arecibo City Hall (trees partially obstructing the view). A porch with pillars and three arched entrances is visible. The pillars and the wall of the first floor have cushions. Above the porch, there is a covered balcony with rectangular pillars on the sides and two pairs of classical columns in the center. Above these columns, there is a circular pediment. The building has a rooftop with a balustrade and a tower with a clock.

Capitol, San Juan

Façade of the Capitol of Puerto Rico in Neoclassical style. The stairs lead to a porch with eight Corinthian-style columns that support an entablature. Between the columns, several double-leaf doors with fanlights followed by low-relief ornaments and windows with glass leaves that open outwards, are visible. At the top of the building, a cornice and the edge crest are notable.

Orderly Room at Military Base

Orderly room at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden building with gable roof built on stilts. It has steps leading to the entrance, a double door, and awning windows. Atop the door, there is a sign reading: "Orderly Room." It has exterior reinforcement beams mounted over concrete pillars at both sides of the building. There is a metal mail box on one of the sides.

Fortified Building in Water

Aerial view of the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fortress in San Juan. The fort is a construction from the Spanish Colonial period in masonry and stone. It is built at the entrance to Condado Lagoon. It is surrounded by a crenellated edge, in the middle it has an entrance under an arcade of semicircular arches. Starting in the 1950s, the fort was restored and converted into the Museum of Military History of Puerto Rico. This was closed in the 1980s.

Delivery of First Checks to Farmers at Pasarell Farm in Comerío

Attestation of a conference and the delivery of the first checks to farmers who planted tobacco at Pasarell Farm in Comerío. Group of people standing and sitting in front of a building that houses a community center in the town of Comerío. The community center is made of wood, has double wooden windows with curtains, and has a sign at the entrance that reads: “Comerío Community Center”. The building has a gable roof. At the front there is a path that is used as an access road. There are shrubs and mountains that are part of the landscape.

Sunken Howitzers, San Fernando Battery

Three sunken howitzers int he San fernando Battery, Old San Juan. A portion of the San Juan bay is also visible.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00008

Ornament on the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A ornamental molding which simulates volutes and vegetation can be observed. It is painted light green and the material can be seen deteriorated due to it being rusted and corroded.

Designed Tower House

Two-story wooden house in the town of Aguadilla. It has a zinc gable roof. On the first level the house has a balcony with a flat zinc roof and lattice-style windows, over the windows there are eaves. In the front there is a double door and above the door there is a wooden crossbar. On the second level the house is smaller and has a balcony with a wooden railing. As on the first level, the door is double wooden and has a pillar above it. On the far left there is a structure, both are separated by a wall and a metal bar fence on which there is a sign. In front of the house you can see different trees and plants and power lines.

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View of a wooden house with a zinc, hipped roof. To the far left, the roof of the house is flat. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

View of Ocean from El Morro Battlements

View of people walking on the interior of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and at the background, the Atlantic Ocean. Stand out the cannons between the embrasures and the rotation rails. Also, it is notable a semicircular platform that you can ascend to by a pair of stairs, followed by railings at the border.

Poultry Farming Demonstration

Group of people at the central farm of La Plata in Aibonito. Women, men, and children are seen in a demonstration learning about poultry farming. The henhouses are made of wood, have gabled roofs, pieces of fences and trough on its sides. There are mountains, trees, and shrubs in the distance.

View of a Bastion - Old San Juan

View of a bastion in the northern part of the Old San Juan defensive wall system, with a couple of sentry boxes attached to the crenellated parapet. The sentry boxes have windows, cornices and domes crowned with spherical ornaments. On the side of the wall that faces the ocean, a wooden house with a gabled roof and some palm trees is notable. On the opposite side, several buildings stand out with doors on their facades, shutter-type windows, cornices and parapets. Several people are also visible near the stairs that cross the wall. The defensive wall system of Old San Juan was built between 1633 and 1750.

La Margarita Restaurant

La Margarita Restaurant. A two-story building located on a commercial street. The first floor has three arched doors and four pairs of pillars with decorative moldings. Two of the doors have roll-up blinds. The second floor features three arches over pillars, projecting balconies with corbels and double wooden doors. It also has four small arches with windows, and in front of each window, there is a decorative pot-shaped ornament on a pedestal. There are three signs, "Powells New York Chocolates," "La Margarita Restaurant Ice Cream Parlor Confectionery... News Stand," and "Dining Room." On both sides, portions of two other buildings with shops on the first floors are visible. On the street, there are three men and two children, one of the men is pushing a wheelbarrow. The street is paved with cobblestones.

More of Ponce's Gas or Oil Refineries

Refinery in Ponce composed of several tanks, a set of pipes and sheds.

Government Mansion in San Juan

Partial view of the entrance and façade of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The entrance consists of a fence with pillars that have horizontal grooves, a small sentry box-shaped booth and an iron gate. The façade of the building has a padded wall on the first floor and a lowered arch entrance with a lamp on each side. On the second floor a cantilevered balcony with an iron railing, a door with a circular pediment and doors with cornices and corbels. Other design elements on the façade are colossal pilasters, frieze and cornice. You can see three buildings adjacent to the entrance to La Fortaleza, two of them have balconies with corbels. There are two cars parked on one side of Calle de la Fortaleza. People are seen on the street and also behind the gate of the building.

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View of a balcony in a wooden house over stilts in the water, located in the coastal zone of Lajas. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a simple, wooden door surrounded by wooden moldings. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, over which, to one side there is a curtain covering the space. The balcony is decorated with wooden chairs and plants in decorative pots. In the wall in the background, there is a sign that reads: “Carnegie Hall December 4, 8:30 P.M. Benefit performance for the California grape workers Long Live the Strike”.

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Side view of a one-story wooden house with a flat, zinc roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by dense vegetation. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low wooden wall. This is decorated with plants in decorative pots, and patio chairs. Over the balcony, there is a metallic curtain. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

View of Cayey

View of houses and buildings in the town of Cayey. In the foreground, a group of houses with zinc roofs is notable, followed by a road and another two-story house with a flat roof. In the middle plane, a valley stands out followed by some houses, buildings and a subsidized housing complex.

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Interior view of a house, the kitchen space is observable. In the background, there are lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. Also, there is furniture in the kitchen. In the upper part, there is a wooden piece of furniture with plates and pots on it. In the lower part, there is a sink and more furniture. There is a person standing in the kitchen. To the far left, there is a door covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there are discharge arches with fabric curtains covering them. The wall is decorated with hanging ornaments.

Food Distribution by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Group of people standing in line and waiting at a food distribution event of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) program that used allocated funds by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). In the first image children, women, and men are seen in the crowd standing, leaning or sitting (on a wall) waiting for food to be delivered. Three large buildings are visible next to each other. The building on the left is made of concrete and has an opening that appears to be a door. The building in the middle is also made of concrete and has terminations on its walls with overlapping wooden planks, has double wooden windows with jalousie, and the windows have crown moldings. The building on the right is a house and has an entrance with a balcony, a wood and wire fence, and there are several shrubs and trees surrounding the house. The second image shows a group of people (among them women, men, children and a military officer) lined up on the sidewalk next to a large building. This building is made of wood and has a second floor with a balcony that completely surounds it. There is a sign at the rear of the building that reads: "Patriota Pozo Street". The people are organized in a long line, there are several using parasols and some are standing on a street in front of the building.

Aibonito Mennonite Hospital

A man poses in the entrance to the Aibonito Mennonite Hospital. The building is characterized by its simple surfaces, shutter-type windows, glass doors, a staircase with railings, a shed and several benches.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Beginning of the Floor Construction

Industrial building under construction in the town of Juana Díaz. The beginning of the process for the building's floor construction and falsework installation is shown. Behind the construction there are dump trucks with sand, power lines, and a finished industrial building. There are workers all around the site and in the background there are mountains.

Forms, Construction Site, La Plata church

A group of builders working in the construction area of a church in La Plata. At one end there are two bricklayers carrying out tasks in a formwork box made of wooden panels. Next, three more workers are seen scooping up dirt with shovels and throwing it into a mixer. In the background, among the trees, a couple of large houses and the mountains are notable.

Water filtration plant for Humacao

Water filtration plant on the top of a hill. The floor plan has a rectangular shape, a double-leaf main door that opens outwards, vertical ornamental bands on its façade and several eaves. Around the plant, there is a wall, as well as several posts with electrical wiring. On the side of the hill, you can see a fence made of sticks and barbed wire as well as a shed with watering holes.

Detail of the Left Side Façade of a Yellow House in Guayama

View of the left side façade of a yellow house in Guayama. On the visible portion of the porch, the ornamental parapet and three columns can be seen. Along the façade, there are three windows. On the roof of the house, zinc sheets are visible. A portion of another house can be seen in the background.

Building in Calle de la Cruz 250

Drawing of the building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style. The upper half of the building has a curved pediment, parapets, cornices, dentils, and a frieze with triglyphs that have an ornamentation in the metopes. There are two balconies supported by brackets and four parapets. The façade has eight lattice double doors with a fanlight that has a keystone and a circular opening at the top and flat moldings. The lower half of the building has two studded doors with sunrise transoms, a keystone, and a semicircular arch. There are also three semicircular arches with rectangular openings, a street light, and walls covered by flat and rectangular moldings.

Men Moving a Hut

Men moving a hut. It is a small wooden house with a roof made of royal palm bark, which they are pushing in between two other houses. The other houses are also made of wood, but have zinc roofs. The hut and the two nearby houses have gable roofs, and there is a fourth house with a flat roof. People, both children and adults, can be seen watching. Behind the row of houses, trees and palm trees are visible.

Hotel in Vieques

View of a three-story hotel on the island Municipality of Vieques. The building is made of concrete with a flat roof. On the first level there is an entrance covered by an ornamental metal fence, on which there is an inscription that says: “Entrance to the Hotel.” In addition, there are two double wooden doors on which there is an inscription that says: “Almacén Morales”. On the other hand, on the second and third levels there are porticos surrounded by railings made of concrete ornamental blocks. There are also double wooden doors crowned with glass mullions and the windows are aluminum lattice-style. Finally, at the far left of the building there is a one-story wooden house with a hipped zinc roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental bars. It also has four double wooden doors crowned with glass mullions. In front of the hotel, you can see a person standing.

Casa Blanca, Old San Juan

Partial view of Casa Blanca in Old San Juan. The balconies and balconets with balustrades can be seen as well as a window with awning, an eave with brackets, and a cornice. Also visible is a wall with a battlement surrounding it. This was the first home of the governor of Puerto Rico, and had many defense-related uses.

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Close view of a corridor with semicircular arches in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, brown, and mint green. Square columns support a semicircular arch. The wall has a wooden double-leaf door and pilasters with white moldings. The floor is brick and has checkered tiles. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Grilled Gate with Sunrise Transom

A grilled gate with sunrise transom and a checkered-pattern floor tile can be seen.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Rodding for the Roof

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Workers working on the shoring and rodding for the roof. The roofs of the houses near the building can be seen.

Façade of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral

View of the façade of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Cathedral in Caguas. Staircases with handrails allow access to the entrance area where three wooden doors forming arches decorated with fanlights are visible. On the bottom part of the towers, a window can be seen. Another wooden door is visible on the right. Above the entrance doors, a balcony-like hallway with columns forming arches can be seen. The left tower has a clock. The tip of the towers and the pediment have crosses.

Patio Between Two Houses

View of a patio in between two wooden houses. To the far left, there is a wooden house with double wooden windows surrounded by moldings. In the middle, there is a patio surrounded by plants, where there are several persons and a concrete niche with a religious image inside. Also, there is a concrete wall with an ornamental metal gate. To the far right, there is another house with aluminum, lattice-style windows.

San Juan Street

View from the end of the west side of Calle del Sol in Old San Juan looking towards the bay. The wall on the right is from Casa Blanca. On one side, you can see a wall and on the other a semi-detached house that has doors and windows with cornices, it also has two electric meters. You can also see a window from the adjacent house. You can see a stone wall marking the end of the street and a vehicle turning the corner of the next street. The vehicle carries luggage on the trunk door, which is open.

Isla Verde Airport

Close-up view of one end of the international airport in Isla Verde. The building is multi-level with a flat roof and large glass windows. On the first level, you can see a patio surrounded by vegetation and people. On the other hand, on the second level you can see an entrance area surrounded by a metal railing and an airplane in the distance.

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Comerío Health Center, Construction with Wooden Falsework

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The building can be seen with wooden falsework, scaffolding, exposed beams, and wooden panels. Several workers are engaged in various tasks. Surrounding them are construction materials, such as wheelbarrows, a machine, and ladders.

El Fanguito Street

View of El Fanguito in the city of San Juan. Next to the Caño Martín Peña there is a community of houses built on stilts. The houses are made of wood with zinc roofs. They are surrounded by wooden fences and next to a house there is a clothesline.

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Main façade of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. The double windows are made of wood, and the door is wooden and Dutch-style. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a low wall and a garden with bushes planted to one side. To the far right, there is a larger, wooden house with a zinc roof.

Fajardo District Hospital, Land Delimitation

Wood is visibly delimiting the construction site of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Workers are seen engaged in various tasks with shovels and wheelbarrows. There are piles of soil and a tower-shaped structure.

Unloading Merchandise, Ponce Port

Unloading of merchandise at the Port of Ponce. Men can be seen unloading boxes and barrels by sliding the objects over wood planks connecting the boat to the land. Near the show, there is a donkey-drawn cart. Various buildings are visible along the port.

View of Barranquitas

View of the town of Barranquitas between the mountains. It stand out the gable roof and the belfry of the Parish San Antonio de Padua (catholic), designed by Francisco L. Porrata Doria (1890-1971). Around the church there are a lot of buildings with flat roofs, as well, gable roofs and hipped roofs with zinc.

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View of the entrance door of a house from the balcony. The house is made of wood, the floor of the balcony is covered with native tiles, and to the far right, there is a railing with an ornamental metallic bar fence. The entrance door is double, made of wood, with embossed details and wooden lattice. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood, with wooden moldings.

Ryder Memorial Hospital Humacao

Perspective view of the Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao. The building is made up of several volumes and the semicircular and lintel arches of the façade are notable, as well as the balustrade and the hipped roof. The windows are double-paned and have mullions. Around the hospital, there are gardens with various bushes and palms, and in the front there is a street.

Jayuya City Hall, Workers and Windows

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with wooden scaffolding and falsework is visible. Additionally, window frames can be seen. On the roof, there is a square frame with pillars and wood. Several workers are performing tasks. A sign and a construction machine stand out.

Betania Church People Coming Down the Steps to Road

People on the steps and in front of the Betania Church façade. The entrance of the stairs has a a pillar with a slightly curved type of lintel. To one side of the stairs, there is a stepped wall with notable blocks, while on the other side, there is a chain link fence. The church façade is composed of planes and volumes, a visor over the door and a Latin cross at the top. On the sides, you can see some windows and floodlights.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center

View of the construction with the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The floor is visible with the wooden boards, beams, pipes, and joists.

Caribe Hilton San Juan

View of the façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the parasols that form the balconies with railings. Notable at the bottom of the façade are several pillars, shutter-type windows and a lobby area, while on the side wall, there is a vertical band with horizontal stripes. In front of the hotel you see a road, followed by a sidewalk, a parking lot, several cars and a couple of persons. To one side of the hotel, you can partially see a low-rise building with roofs and glass windows.

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Interior view from the porch of a house located on the coastal town of Añasco. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete. The porch is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. Also, there are several double wooden doors with embossed details. The doors have double wooden lattice-style windows, with glass details. Lastly, to the far right there are several houses and cars parked on the street.

Gibson Caribe, Columns and Scaffolding

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. View of the building's columns surrounded by falsework, some still have formwork at the top. There are workers at work.

Colorful Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) House

Front view of a house belonging to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration project. The house is one-story, in concrete with a flat roof. It has a front balcony decorated with chairs, a matching table and decorative potted plants. In addition, there is a double wooden door on which you can see a wooden pillar. On the other hand, the windows are aluminum lattice style and on the far right the house has a wooden Dutch style door, through which a person can be seen. Lastly, the house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Side-view of a house on stilts in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house has concrete steps with a metallic railing. The wooden door is simple and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Under them, there are planters with different plants.

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Dive view of a mountainous landscape. To the far right there is a power line pole and two houses. One of them is raised on stilts, flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a balcony. In the distance there are other similar structures. To the far right there is an unpaved gravel road. On the sides of that path there is a fence with barbed wire.

House near Ponce

View of houses near the El Vigía area in Ponce. The house in the foreground is located on the slope of a hill and stands out for its volume, and consists of a roof with a crenellated parapet, windows with roofs, balconies with tiled roofs, semicircular arches, mullions and balustrades. In the background, a group of mostly gabled houses, as well as buildings and a water tower, are notable.

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Buildings in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 00 in Old San Juan. There is a partially visible building painted white that has a balcony with wooden balustrades and a wooden lattice double door. Adjacent to this building is another building that is painted orange and white. It has cornices, a balcony with balustrades supported by beams, four wooden piers and a skirt roof. The lower half of the building has four oculi, two parapets with wooden lattice windows, a wooden double door, a gate, and rectangular moldings. Next to this building is another building painted yellow and white. It has parapets, a green-colored wooden double door with a grating and white moldings. There are also some brick steps, a sidewalk, and a cobblestone road.

San Juan Transportation Office, Column

San Juan Transportation Office. Detail of the column at one of the entrances to the building. In addition to the round column there is a door, a jalousie window, and a ceiling fixture.

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The façade of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico can be observed. The front façade is composed of extended parapets with double doors, railings, and iron balusters. They also have pilasters and brackets. Paddings of different sizes can be observed as part of the design of the façade. There are semicircular arches with green grilles, an ornamented cornice, and lamps. There are also cobblestone pavers and a piece of wood with orange-colored plastic hanging from it, which is used to indicate there is construction work being done.

Public Health Unit at Barrio Almirante of Vega Baja

Group of children, nurses, and a doctor in front of the public health unit at Barrio Almirante of Vega Baja. The children are of different ages and one of the nurses is holding a bottle with liquid inside. They are all standing in front of the entrance that leads to the dispensary. The building is made of concrete and brick, has double wooden doors and windows. There are palm trees, shrubs, trees, and plants all around.

Construction of Slab for a House

View of the rebar framework and construction workers preparing the mixture for the construction of a slab in a house under construction. In the center of the rebar framework, there is an electrical conduit, and in the background, the gable roofs of several houses can be seen.

Factory in Corozal, Loading Area

Construction project of a factory in Corozal. View of the loading area, which has a sliding door and an eave. It has windows on both sides of the door and the wall has pilasters. The building has a barbed wire fence and a tube gate. Next to the fence there is a sign that reads, "Another Work of the Development Program".

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View of the façade of a house in the town of Añasco. The house is one-story and has a zinc hipped roof. It has a porch surrounded by an ornamental, metallic railing. The porch has four, double, wooden doors with glass details over which there are ornamental moldings. Also, the upper edge of the house has an ornamental design. To the far left, on the other hand, there is a one-story, concrete construction. It has glass windows and a double door made of glass too. Above them there are letters that read: “Banco Central y Economías". To the other end, there is a house with different characteristics. Lastly, in the street in front there are several cars parked and a person standing on the sidewalk.

Ox Carts in the Middle of the Street

Various ox carts in the middle of the street. The carts are loaded with burlap sacs. To one side of the street, there is a one-story building with two entrances, pilasters, and a cornice. Next to the building, there is a concrete wall with a gate, then there is a gable roof with terracotta roof tiles. To the other side, the corner of a wooden structure, probably a warehouse, can be seen. In front of the wooden structure, there is a dome on the floor. A child is passing through.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

House in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a screen door with fanlight. The balcony is surrounded by a small wall covered in native tiles, which is decorated with chairs and hanging potted plants. In front of the dwelling there is a garden decorated with different plants, rocks, and patio figures. The garden is divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. To the far right, there is a residence with a decorated concrete block wall.

San Juan Skyline from Cataño

Urban horizon of the Old San Juan viewed from the bay. You can distinguish some historical buildings like: The customs of San Juan, the Banco Popular, Antiguo Correo y Edificio Federal, and Old American Colonial Bank of Puerto Rico. There are some vessels at the pier. At the foreground you can see from behind a man's head with a hat.

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Detail of the Carpentry Work Area for the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of the wood work area for the renovation of the San Antonio channel bridge. To the right you can see part of a cast the will be used for the railway bridge arches. Also, you can see a workshop with work tables. Several men are doing their tasks and other are observing. After the workshop, you can see more men on their job and several wooden poles. A railway car is over the tracks to the left. At the background you can see several structures.

Left Facade of the Former House of the President of the Old Central Aguirre

View of the left side facade of the former house of the Central Aguirre president. At the bottom part you can see the windows and picture windows along the walls of the house. Also, you can distinguish the lattice covering the basement area and the stairs to get to the balcony. At the second floor you can see part of the balcony with railings, piers, several windows and doors. The roof of the house is a hipped roof with roofing tiles. A brick chimney stick out at the background. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Mountain House

View of a house built in a rural area. In the foreground, you can see a path along which several people walk. The house is built on stilts, is made of wood and has a hipped zinc roof. It also has several double wooden doors through which some people look out. In front of one of these, there are some wooden steps.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Main Facade

Construction of the Bayamón Municipal Hospital, partial view of the building's facade already completed. It has a portico with tubular pillars and steps, persiennes with eaves, and a wall with bare pilasters. There are two wall sections with exposed bricks. An electric power pole and an automobile are visible in front of the building.

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The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white and gray. An open-air corridor and a facade with white semicircular moldings, cornices, wooden double-leaf doors, and a brick floor can be observed. Adjacent is the Madres Carmelitas chapel. This building is also representative of the Neoclassical architectural style, and it is painted pink, cream, and white. A semicircular dome is crowned with a terracotta-colored lantern in the upper half of the image. It has cornices, semicircular arches, and two wall lamps supported by brackets. The portico, the columns, and the triangular pediment of the chapel's main entrance can be partially observed. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Pilasters

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of the pilaster construction on the main facade. Formwork and scaffolding can be seen. There is a shed attached to the wall and near it there is a mound of construction stone and a concrete mixer.

Directors of the Residential Cooperative El Falansterio

Men standing at one of the entrances to the El Falansterio residential cooperative in Puerta de Tierra. The men gathered in front of the entrance are the directors of the residential cooperative. It can be seen that the entrance has short stairs leading into a hallway that opens between two columns and the wall next to those columns has an ornamental design with holes that open into a rectangular shape. The building is made of concrete and has an Art Deco design.

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Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. It is two-story and surrounded by a concrete fence sustained by small columns. The house has an entrance porch encircled by a concrete balustrade sustained by Ionic-order columns. On the first level, there are double, wooden, lattice-style windows with glass and ornamental moldings. Same as the door, it has pilasters to each side. The door is made of glazed wood and surrounded by moldings, with pilasters to each side. On the second floor, the border has an ornamental frieze and a balustrade. There are several double, wooden lattice-style glass doors. In both frontons, there is a small balcony with a balustrade and truncated suns in wood. To the far left, besides the house, there is a one-story garage made of concrete with double doors.

Fajardo District Hospital, Ground Preparation

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Several workers can be seen performing various tasks to prepare the land. Notable features include a pile of stones and excavations carried out in portions of the terrain. There are two structures visible: one for working with wood and another, further back, in the shape of a tower. The workers have shovels, wheelbarrows, and toolboxes.

House Behind a Garden

A partial view of the façade of a house. The view is partially obstructed by garden trees. It's evident that the house has a gable roof, a balcony, and double glass windows. In the garden, there are several palm trees, shrubs, other plants, and a lamppost. A portion of the pathway leading to the house is also visible.

San Sebastián Bastion-Old San Juan

View of the San Sebastián Bastion in the northern part of the defensive wall system of Old San Juan. This bastion has a crenellated parapet and a sentry box characterized by a porthole, a cornice and a dome crowned with a spherical ornament. The defensive wall system of Old San Juan was built between 1633 and 1750. In the green area of the bastion, one of the buildings built by the American army when the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the Castillo San Cristóbal and much of the system ancient defensive structures were part of Fort Brooke, is notable. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean stands out.

Building at Interamerican University

Façade of a concrete building at the Interamerican University characterized by a staircase, a porch and glass doors. Four square window panes stand out above the portico, while several shutter-type windows stand out on both sides. In front of the building, there is a fountain that extends on a slope and has a rocky coating.

Patterns of Decorative Concrete Block Used on Balconies

Close-up view of the low-relief designs of ornamental blocks.

House, Ignacio Fernández Street #79 Ciales

View of a concrete house in the town of Ciales. The house has side stairs made of concrete, that lead to the balcony. In the balcony there are several persons standing. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by fine columns. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. The double windows are wooden in lattice-glass style. Above the windows, there are wooden mullions and wooden moldings. The wall of the balcony is covered with stones. Above the house there are two attics with gabled roofs and wooden lattice. In front of the house, there are several vehicles parked.

Caribe Hilton Swimming Pool

A person sunbathing in the pool area of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The pool has a wave shape and at least two diving boards. In the surrounding area there are several chairs and tables, as well as a garden with plants and palms. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean stands out and a cluster of stones like breakwaters.

Guayama Plaza Bus

Guayama Square with a bus parked in front and a couple of people walking. In the surrounding area, several gardens with picket fences, trees, street lamps and sidewalks are notable. In the background stands a three-story building with a parapet, balconies, balustrades, doors and windows with glass panels. On the first level of the buildings, the striped awnings stand out. Also notable are some establishment signs, traffic signs, and automobiles.

Fishing Village on South Side

Group of small houses in a coastal area. Most are huts, with natural fiber roofs and walls, built on stilts. Two of the houses have board walls. There is a house, of which only one corner can be seen, that has a zinc roof. In front of one of the houses there is a man, and in front of another, a woman is sitting. Some girls can be seen near the edge of a body of water. The land where the houses are located looks arid. In the background, between two of the huts, you can see the beach.

White House, Casa Blanca

La Fortaleza or Palace of Santa Catalina at the end of a street in Old San Juan. Its façade is characterized by an entrance in the shape of a segmental arch, followed by pilasters that frame the windows with moldings and a semicircular pediment. At the top, an ornamental band is notable followed by a pediment from which two flagpoles extend with the flags of the United States of America and that of Puerto Rico. In front of La Fortaleza, there are a couple of pillars with a gate. Along the street there are different buildings with several doors on their façades, as well as flags, balconies, balustrades, cornices, parapets, triangular pediments and wall lamps with scroll motifs. Several people are walking along the sidewalk and several cars are visible at the same time.

Designed Neighborhood House

One-story house with jerkinhead roofing tiles. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, which is divided by metallic bar gates; one of which is small and pedestrian, while the other is wide and vehicular. A garden can be seen in the front with trees and plants. To the far right, the dwelling has a carport and a balcony with plants in decorative pots; a person is standing there. The residence has lattice-style windows, a single wooden door, and a screen door.

Joint Committee, 1898

Delegates to the Joint Committee constituted after the United States invasion of Puerto Rico. Four United States officers and four Spanish officers can be seen seating around a table, and two men can be seen standing behind the others. On the wall, there are two lances and, between them, in the middle, there is a map of Puerto Rico.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc gabled roof. The living room is decorated with leather armchairs, and the walls are decorated with frames and photographs. In the wall in the background, you can see an entrance covered by a fabric curtain. Through the entrance to the other room, there is a kitchen cupboard made of wood and glass, and a wooden door.

Town Square

View of the Catholic church Nuestra Señora del Rosario Parish. On the square, tile designs and the water fountain, which is shutoff, can be seen. In the background, the town's parish can be seen. Below, the entrance door shaped as an arch can be seen. The tower has various openings and a cross on its dome.

Entrance to the Sunken Garden at La Fortaleza

One of the entrances to the sunken garden of La Fortaleza, Old San Juan. This is an arch with a gabled top that has a gate with iron bars and a doorframe. The small staircase has five steps leading down to the garden, and on the first step, there are two planters. On one side of this, some of the garden plants can be seen; on the other side, there is a step and an entrance to the building.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A wall of stone and brick masonry can be observed. It has a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. Trees and a cream and white building are also behind the boundary wall. This building has white moldings and glass windows with semicircular arches at the top. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Kraft Manufacturing Company, Front Facade Scaffolding

Construction of the Kraft Manufacturing Company factory front facade. It shows falsework, a portico, packaged materials, wood, a metal barrel, baskets, and a construction machinery. Also, there are mounds of building sand and stone, hanging fabrics, and a sign indicating: "KRAFT MFG. Co. Another Factory of the Development Program". To its right, a shed with a one-pane door and window, made of wood are visible. It has a pent zinc roof, a step at the entrance, and wooden beams. On the shed's main wall there is an electric meter box and a small wooden fence that helps support the shed. At the rear of the front facade, another small building with Miami type windows, stacked materials, and two electric poles can be seen. There is a street in front of the factory and some trees in its surroundings.

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Front view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete. It has a balcony in the front where there are several persons. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of concrete, ornamental blocks sustained by columns, and to one side, there are concrete steps. The house has two double, wooden doors with mullions over them. To the far right, there is a wooden house with a zinc gabled roof.

Governor's Palace

Façade of the governor's residence, also known as La Fortaleza or Palacio Santa Catalina. On the first level, part of its padding is notable, a segmental arch and several doors. On the second level, there is a balcony with a metal balustrade, five doors with fanlights, a semicircular pediment and several windows between pilasters with fluted shafts. At the top there is a cornice, a frieze and a pediment on which there is an inscription and from which a pole with the American flag extends.

Swimming Pool at El Yunque

Pool in El Yunque National Park in a recreational area. In the background, a pair of straight stairs that lead to the one-story building, with simple forms with a porch and glass sash windows, stand out.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00001

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a torch-shaped ornamentation in the upper right corner of the image. Trees, shrubs, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, a flagpole, grass, a traffic sign, and another sign about visitor entry can be seen in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Mrs Fromm's House

Front view of a one-story house made of concrete. The house has a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. The balcony is decorated with chairs and on the wall there is a design with oculi and translucent ornamental blocks. The windows are aluminum lattice-style and over some of them, there are flat eaves. In front of the house there is a porch and a garden.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Typical House

Rear view of a wooden house with a gable roof. It is built on stilts, the roof is covered with roofing cardboard. It has a door with a bolt lock, the door is open and you can see a woman and a girl sitting with their backs to each other, the woman has a black veil. Next to the door, the wall has a patch of roofing cardboard. Under the house there is firewood stacked. You can see an annexed room of lower height and with a zinc roof and walls. In the background you can see a path and a line with hanging laundry.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 72 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted yellow. The roof has white moldings and is has a curved corner. The upper half of the façade has a balcony with balustrades with a flag that has yellow colors in its center, red in its upper and lower borders, and the representation of a bull. Next to the balcony is a window opening with wooden balustrades. The lower half of the façade has a glass door that has several signs and next to it there are two more signs that read "Rosa de Triana" and "Restaurante. Bar. Tapas". Next to the door there is an opening with grilles and doors with balusters. The Casa Cabildo building can be partially observed on the left side of the image. This building was built in 1529 and was the seat of the first mayor's office of the municipality of San Juan. It has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted orange and brown. There are two parapets with balustrades, double doors, and a door with wooden balustrades. There is a sign on the wall that reads "For Rent. Cancel Realty. 447-1040". The right side of the image has another orange, yellow, and white-colored building. Flat moldings and rectangular openings can be observed. In front of these buildings there is a sidewalk, a cobblestone road, shrubs, and automobiles.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Builders

Construction process of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. There are workers moving materials and working on the building's foundation. In the surrounding area there are dump trucks loading material for the floor construction. Several materials being used such as blocks, buckets, wooden planks, and metal reinforcing bars can be seen. A prominent power line can be seen in the center of the construction site. Mountains are visible in the distance.

Vernacular Concrete House

Side view of a one-story concrete house with a flat roof. The house has a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. On the sides of the balustrade, it is separated by an ornamental bar gate. The house has several double wooden doors with lattice-style. They are surrounded by moldings and have wooden crossbars over them. The upper edge of the building is decorated with cornices. On the far right, there is a terraced building of greater size. On the sidewalk in front of the house, there is a person walking.

Christopher Columbus Monument

Christopher Columbus Monument at the Colón Square in San Juan. The statue of Columbus seats on a column, and the column rests on a pedestal. There are concrete benches in the square. Some houses surrounding the square can be seen. There are various men on the square, some of them in naval uniforms.

Pouring Concrete into Forms, La Plata church Construction

Two workers with a wheelbarrow pouring concrete into formwork boxes at the construction of the Church of La Plata. The formwork is made of wooden panels and rods for columns.

Caribe Hilton

An aerial view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Several design elements stand out, such as the sunshades that double as room balconies, the pilotis or free-standing columns on the first level, and the projecting lobby. The asymmetrically designed pool is also visible. On the right side, there is a six-story building. In the background, a bridge can be seen.

Normandie Hotel

Façade of the Normandie Hotel characterized by its Art Deco style, flat and curved surfaces, as well as windows with glass leaves and oculi. The front has a type of entrance hall with palm trees on both sides and an American flag projecting from a balcony on the second level. On the top, its logo and a roof with railings stand out. Also notable are a couple of taxis, some people and a banner held by cables.

San Jerónimo Fort, Interior

View of the interior of one of the walls of the San Jerónimo Fort in San Juan. A sentry box and a wooden house with a gable roof built in the fort are visible. Two people next to the wall standout. The San Juan islet is visible in the background.

Slums San Juan

Group of wooden houses located over a body of water in a slum in San Juan. The houses mostly have gabled roofs with zinc, balconies, and single- and double-leaf windows that open outwards. Some houses have fences made of wooden blocks, sticks and zinc.

Office with Desk and Triangular Table

There is an office with a curved desk on one side. On it there is a table lamp, books and pens. In front of the desk there is a triangular table and five chairs with cushions, on the walls there is a painting, a fabric curtain and double windows. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Factory in Guayanilla, Rear Wall

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Building's rear view. It has metal windows and an entrance with steps and eaves. There are wooden ladders leaning against the wall.

Designed Criollo House

View of a residential door in the town of Arroyo, Road 753 #216. Colonial-style double wooden door. Over it, there are wooden moldings. The wall is decorated with tiles. There is a wooden chair and a table to the other side.

Doña Fela visitando proyecto en construcción

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier visiting a construction project. You can see a worker working on the roof of a house. Also, you can see the formwork on one of the walls. There is a another working working with cement over the sidewalk. You can see the footings for other houses, as well.

Spanish Soldiers and Officers in Arecibo

Officers of the Twenty-fifth Guard of King Alfonso in Arecibo. Various military men can be seen posing in front of a building, and between them, there is an officer on horseback. The building has grilles on the first floor and a decorative molding over the door. The second floor is made of wood and soldiers can be seen leaning over the windows. Next to it, there is another building with a gable roof and pilasters with quoins.

La Plata Hospital Building

Perspective view of La Plata Hospital. The building has a rectangular shape, a gable roof with zinc and several roof appendixes. The skylight windows and other shutter type-windows are also notable. On one side of the building, there is a staircase with a railing that leads to a door with an aluminum louver and on another wall, a metal mesh door is visible. The hospital is surrounded by a chain-link fence.

San Juan Transportation Office, Falsework

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. Columns, scaffolding, and formwork can be seen. There are several workers at work.

Comerío Health Center, Concrete Installation

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A facility for handling concrete is visible. The building has a flat roof, mullions, window openings, and wooden falsework. Surrounding it are more construction materials and a truck. In the background, mountains and utility poles stand out.

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Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Construction Without Plaster

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The construction is well underway. The walls and roof already built are visible. The walls still need to be plastered. The doors and windows have not yet been installed. Falsework can be seen on the walls.

Metal grilles on Housing

Front view of a three-story concrete building with a flat roof. The building has balconies surrounded by low concrete walls. Some of the balconies are covered with ornamental metal grilles. The windows are lattice-style aluminum and the doors are simple. The walls have ornamental blocks. In front of the street, there is a car parked.

Group Outside Church

A group of people in front of a tongue-and-groove wooden church characterized by its gabled zinc roof with a megaphone, a porch, two main doors and aluminum shutter-type windows. Also notable are a truck at one end of the church, while several houses stand out among the mountains in the background.

View of the Main and Right Side Façade of a Blue House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façades of a blue house in Guayama. A window can be seen on the outside wall. A gate allows access to the porch. The porch has grilles and a balustrade, and a portion of a window can be seen in the area. On the roof, various zinc sheets can be seen. On the right, a two-story house is partially visible.

View of Ocean from El Morro Battlements, with Cannon

Interior view of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro with the Atlantic Ocean in the background. Stand out the cannons located between embrasures and the rotation rails. Also, it is notable a sentry box connected to the crenelled parapet and at the center, a semicircular platform that you can ascend to by a pair of stairs.

Casa Blanca and a Circular Tower with Battlements of La Fortaleza

Casa Blanca can be seen from the distance. The top part of the facade has cornices and a flagpole with the United States flag. There are hung windows and a oriel crystal window with fanlights and tiles. There are canvas awnings and wooden balustrades. A circular tower with battlements and gutters of La Fortaleza is partially visible. In the surroundings there are trees, a large oval planter with flowers and a cannon inside an embrasure.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

One-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has jerkinhead roofing tiles, lattice-style windows, and a carport in which there is an automobile parked. At the back of the garage there is a wall with ornamental blocks. At the far left, a balcony with an ornamental metal railing can be seen. In front of the residence there is a sidewalk that leads to the balcony and the garage. On the far left, a one-story dwelling with a flat roof and zinc awnings is visible. The home has lattice-style windows, decorated metal baluster, and a wall with ornamental concrete blocks.

Construction Site at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from above of a construction site at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, various workers are working within a space framed by pipes, rods, and wooden boards.

Town Plaza

View of the Aibonito Town Square. In the foreground, you can see several people walking. The square is paved and there are planters, benches, light posts and metal railings. On the other hand, at the other end of the square you can see several continuous buildings. Among the buildings there are houses and commercial establishments with different characteristics. These have lattice-style windows, some in glass and others in aluminum, you can also see eaves over the windows; some are engraved with the names of the establishments and others are decorated with moldings. In addition, on the street in front you can see vehicles passing by.

Indigenous Park

Indigenous Ceremonial Site of Caguana at Utuado. The monoliths rows that borders the bateyes that are part of the ceremonial area. At the background there are a trail, some houses and the mountains that are visible.

House on the 11 León Street - Ponce - 2013 00005

View of a building located on the 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. This building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see two double wooden doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and entablatures. You can also distinguish on the first floor a pedestrian entrance with an ornamental iron gate. Aside from that, on the second floor there are two overhang balconies, one simple and one double with ornamental iron railings made of wood framed with flat moldings, crowned with transoms and triangular entablatures decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature decorated with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as a commercial and residential space.

Former Slave Quarters, Boca Chica Hacienda

Exterior view of the ruins of a structure in Hacienda Boca Chica in the town of Juana Díaz. The one-story structure is made of stone. Its roof is partially complete in zinc. It has discharge arches with a wooden edge. The area is surrounded by vegetation.

Porta Coeli Church San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a plaza with concrete benches and a gazebo surrounded by a concrete railing. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door, there is a covered rectangular window and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. At the left end, you can see a ruined wall and at the right end, another entrance under a semicircular arch decorated with an entablature and pilasters at the ends. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Cockfight in front of the Ballajá Barracks

Cockfight in front of Ballajá Barracks, Old San Juan. A man and a young man starting a cockfight while another man and an a boy watch them. Behind them, other men are visible in an area where there are hitching posts and various horses with their saddles. The fence of the Ballajá Barracks is also visible as well as some houses, and behind them, the barracks can be seen.

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View of a house built on stilts in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is partially complete, it is wooden with a zinc gabled roof. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and in the front, there is a balcony surrounded by a zinc plate. To the far right, there is a smaller structure made of wood and zinc, you can also see piled wood in a corner.

Ballajá Barracks Courtyard

Courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan. A three-story building. The interior features a design of arches and pillars. On the first floor, there are open arches, while the second and third floors have arched windows and square and circular openings. In the courtyard, two groups of soldiers in formation can be seen.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence followed by a garden in the front. It has a balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall, sustained by columns. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are encircled by wooden moldings. The door is simple, it has glass windows surrounding it, and a wooden mullion above it. To both sides of the house, there are more houses with different characteristics. In front of the house on the sidewalk, there is a person standing.

Typical Building "R" Construction Process

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building construction view in Hatillo. Construction is at an early stage. Some concrete columns with reinforcing bars can be seen. Many beams can also be seen. Three men are visible outside.

Balconies of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the balconies of the guest room tower and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel at its final construction phase. In front of the building, piles of construction materials and workers operating earth-moving equipment are noticeable.

San Juan from Bay

View of the skyline of Old San Juan from the bay where a segment of the city walls can be seen as well as the San Agustín Bastion, the San Juan Gate, the Cathedral, Casa Blanca, the Pink House, and the Old Asilo de Beneficencia.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00032

Main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. Dentils and an entablature supported by two Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts can be partially observed. In front of the entrance, there is a water fountain, shrubs, and a ladder. The entrance is enclosed with grilles supported by white pillars with circular hip knobs at the top. A street, automobiles, lights, and the La Puntilla condominium can also be observed. This building is painted cream and orange. It has wooden lattice, double-leaf doors and windows, balconies with railings, and eaves. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Roof Concrete Pouring Work

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of a garage construction during the roof concrete pouring work. There is a crane loading a bucket for transporting concrete and several workers can be seen on the roof. The corner of a wooden building with a zinc roof is visible to one side.

Water Well

A soldier operating the water well pump in Yauco. Next to him, two other soldiers can be seen, one on horseback and another sitting on the ground.

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Roofs of the City of Mayagüez

View of the city of Mayagüez where the roofs of the houses and buildings of the downtown are visible.

Bridge, Flamboyán

View from a paved street in a rural area. The metallic bridge is surrounded by trees and vegetation. From a distance peek out buildings and power line poles.

Room without a Roof

A partial view of a house without a roof. From a door, a four-poster bed with a headboard, and a wooden chair can be seen. There is an open window through which a palm tree is visible.

House

Cement house located in front of a street. It has a balcony with a metal fence, blinds, a door with a window, a fence with a cement wall and a small garden with flowers. In front of the house there is a tree and a hydrant. Next to the house, you can see a parked car. There are two people sitting on the balcony and one standing at the door.

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Side view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc-gabled roof. In has a balcony in the front, where there are several persons on the outside. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns, and on one side, it has concrete stairs. The house has double wooden doors with mullions over them. To both sides of the house, there are other structures with different characteristics. In the street in front, there is a parked vehicle.

Two Houses with Flat Roof, Eaves, and Porticoes

Two houses with flat roof, eaves, and porticoes. One of the houses has a ladder near the entrance and the other one has a wooden board covering the windows. There are trees and bushes in the surrounding area.

Bastión de las Ánimas - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Bastión de Las Ánimas, located in Norzagaray street in Old San Juan. It was built in 1780 and aided in the defense of the space between the Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Castillo de San Cristóbal. An open field with a stone canal that is surrounded by a wall made out of brick and stone can be observed. The crenellated arrow slits and the roof of a building with a white lattice fence can be partially observed on the right side of the image. There is a sentry lookout post with a dome, cornices, a keystone on the left side of the image. The Atlantic ocean can be seen in the distance.

Main Façade of a House in Aguadilla

View of the main façade of a house with a metal fence and an entrance gate. On the porch, various doors, windows, columns, and balustrades are visible. The porch has canvas awnings and in front of it, there is a garden. The roof of the house is made of zinc sheets. On the right, a portion of a yellow house with a canopy is visible. On the wall, there are two windows. A white structure can be partially seen in the background.

House down from Road

View of a house located on a level lower than the road. The house has a gable roof and walls covered with corrugated zinc, two wooden doors and a pile foundation. In front of one of the doors, you can partially see a person.

Houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing project

To the far left, there is a cement structure with two lattice-style doors, on each side. To one side of the structure, there are wooden boards on the ground. To the far right, there is a wooden house on stilts. The house has windows that open outward to each side. Besides the house, there is a person and a child standing. In front of the house, there is a similar structure to the one on the far left. In the background, there is a power line pole and hills in the horizon surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00032

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A space with semicircular arches, bricks, and metal struts that support the ceiling can be observed. There is also a window with transparent panels and a sunrise transom at the top. The ceiling has wooden beams. There is also a metal scaffolding.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Portico

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Detail of the portico at the main entrance. It has tubular pillars and stairs. There are pilasters with brick cladding. On one of the pilasters there is a sign that reads: "Hospital Municipal".

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Pillars and Falsework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The building can be seen with some walls already completed. The pillars have falsework and exposed rebar. In the center of the building, there are wooden formworks for concrete pouring. Around it, there are construction materials such as shoring and some cylindrical objects. In the background, piles of construction stone, a machine, and other buildings stand out. These buildings have flat roofs with eaves and windows.

Land in front of the Escambrón pool

Land adjacent to the Escambrón pool, in San Juan. In the background, you can see the entrance to the pool, a rounded structure with columns and a wavy roof. Also you can see the stands and the trampolines. To the left, you can see the beach. Above the plot of land, there is a bulldozer and a tractor.

House Made of Wood and Blocks in Guayama

View of a house made of wood and blocks in Guayama. The house has an entrance gate followed by a porch with a railing. The roof is destroyed. Next to it, there is a concrete house. The fence is also made of concrete and has an entrance gate.

Supermarket and Shopping Center

Diagonal perspective view of a supermarket and a shopping center with various signs and designs. The doors of both buildings, as well as some windows, have elongated glass panes. Some windows open outward. Both buildings have two levels, and moldings, columns, and eaves are also noticeable. In the front, there is a parking lot with several cars, and a traffic sign in the foreground.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative

Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey. There is a central space open on both sides, two open garages (one perpendicular to the other), an enclose area with a door and two windows, and an eave with exposed steel beams. Inside the building there is a metal scaffolding and several construction materials. There are five people at the front.

Church in Ponce, Catholic

View of the façade of the Santa Teresita Parish in Ponce. Highlights include the church tower crowned by a Latin cross, ornamental blocks and sunshades with geometric shapes and vertical bands. In front of the church, there is a concrete wall with X-shaped details, bars and a gate.

Façade of a Blue Wooden Structure in Guayama

View of the main façade of a blue wooden structure in Guayama. On the wall, there is a white door and a hole with a portion of another door. On the roof, a zinc sheet is partially visible. On the left, there is another destroyed structure, and on the right, a barber shop made of concrete can be partially seen.

Statue of Ponce de León, First Governor of Puerto Rico

Statue of Juan Ponce de León, first governor of Puerto Rico. The statue stands on a plinth with low-relief ornaments and is surrounded by a fence at its base. Next, part of the San José Church stands out, of which its cornices, finials, pilasters, a dome with a lantern and a pediment crowned with a cross are notable. In the background, a building with windows, cornices and parapet is also partially visible, as well as several parked cars.

Poultry in PRRA Warehouse

Interior of a warehouse with merchandise in boxes. The warehouse's space is made of zinc with iron beams, wooden floor, and ceiling light bulbs. There are wooden boxes with chickens inside destined for La Plata's Poultry Project farm in the town of Aibonito. There are four men, in the left corner of the image, talking among each other. There are sacks of chicken feed on the floor and a hammer.

People at a Plantation in Guayama

Children and employees in a plantation in Guayama. A line of girls carrying baskets and metal containers. Behind them, there are five children with farming tools. Various small children can be seen, two of them naked. The corners of a wooden house with a porch and a balustrade, two sheds without walls, and some wheelbarrows.

Street in Downtown Coamo

Street in downtown Coamo. There are houses, mostly one-story houses, an unpaved street, an oxen-drawn cart, people walking by, a girl, and a boy with a baby in his arms.

Factory in Guayama, Finished Building Front Lateral View

Construction project of a factory in Guayama. It can be seen that the building has pilasters, windows, and a loading entrance. The main entrance has windows, a portico with eave, and a low wall with stone cladding. There are two air vents on the roof, a barbed wire fence, a sidewalk, and a driveway with a gate. Next to the fence there is an electric power post with a power transformer and two signs, one reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program" and the other, "Samuel Angeli Inc. Contract Engineers Guayama P.R.".

Patio Garden of with a Neoclassical Criollo Design

Rear view of a house from the patio in the town of Humacao. The patio is surrounded by plants and hanging potted plants. In the background a portion of the concrete house with a simple wooden door is visible, and over the door, there are moldings.

Sears Store in Ponce

Two women in front of the "Sears" department store. The store is characterized by its logo, moldings, windows and glass doors. In the background stands a building with several windows while in the front there are a couple of cars parked on the edge of a street.

Beams of a Building Rooftop in Arroyo

Rooftop detail of a structure made of wood. You can see the beams that supported the zinc plates of a gable roof and the panels that form the house roof just below the beams.

Church Parroquia San Fernando Rey From Behind

View of the back part of the catholic church Parroquia San Fernando Rey of Carolina. At the bottom part you can see three stained glass. Above you can see the dome and the vaulted roof of the church. On both sides of the plaza you can distinguish the streets. The plaza is surrounded by buildings of different levels. The buildings have doors and windows and some also have grilles, columns and arches.

Train Passing Over Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation Process

View of the railway bridge under renovation process. A locomotive with wagons is crossing the bridge. At the borders of the bridge you can observe a group of people. Several scaffoldings are placed next to the bridge. At the far right end you can see part of the other bridge tracks. To the left you can see other bridge with a car crossing and at the background several structures. The power lines go from one end to another.

Small Wooden House

Front view of a small, wooden house. The house is one-story with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a double, wooden door with a small eave over it, and two persons standing in front. To the far right, the house has a wooden window and a person standing in front of the window. Also, on that side, there is a two-story, concrete house with a flat roof. On the first level, the house has a balcony surrounded by a low wall of ornamental blocks and a person standing in front. On the second level, the house has lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is a metallic bar fence followed by a one-story, concrete house with lattice-style windows and eaves over them.

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Side-view of a two-story, concrete house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows. To this side, you can see a wooden scaffolding and a metallic bar fence that divides this house from the other. The adjacent house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat roof.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building and Wooden Shed

In the foreground, a small shed is visible. Behind it, the building is visible with the walls and a roof finished. The arches of the windows and entrances can be seen. There is material and construction equipment in the area, such as the wooden ladders.

Detail of a Destroyed Wooden House

Detail of a destroyed house in Guayama. Some beams and columns of the house remain. The ruins are located between two concrete houses. On the wall of the main façade, to the left, a window and a door with a window can be seen. Moreover, two windows of the house on the left are visible.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56, Scaffolding and Rodding

Construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, Manatí in the scaffolding and rodding stage for the columns. In the background there is a mountain and several houses. The adjacent ground has vehicle tracks. There are workers at work.

Porta Coeli, San Germán

View of the Porta Coeli Church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a car passing on the street. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door, there is a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Finally, the bell tower is at the top. To the far left, you can see a wall in ruins. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960, it has been the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, First Row of Islands

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. The first row of islands is visible and the islands are filled with stones and lands. In the background, automobiles, workers, and a street.

Gun Turrets at El Morro, San Juan

Partial view of a wall and a couple of sentry boxes in San Felipe del Morro Castle. On the wall, the crenellated parapet, some steps and the semicircular artillery battery-type area are notable. The sentry boxes have a loophole and are crowned with a dome and spherical ornament. In the background, a ship stands out in the Atlantic Ocean.

San Juan Transportation Office, Area Under Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. An area can be seen with a construction in the layout stage, the site’s perimeter is marked with beams. Rodding for the columns are also visible. There are several workers and a crane in the area. Next to the construction site there is a wood and zinc garage.

A Crowd Bidding Farewell to Puerto Rican Soldiers

A crowd gathered at the port of San Juan to bid farewell to Puerto Rican soldiers during World War I. Two gable-roofed buildings are visible. On one side, a portion of a vessel with the boarding gangway extended can be seen.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Scaffolding and Beam Formwork

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Part of the falsework, one of the exterior columns and two workers working on the ceiling beam formwork can be seen.

Buildings

Side-view of a house and building in the town of San Juan. The house is two-story, made of wood, and has a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, on one side the wall has ornamental metallic bars. The double windows are made of wood and glass. To the far left, there is a large building with balconies and glass windows. Beneath the building, there is a cargo truck with a logo that reads: "Pueblo", and a car parked besides it.

Mountain House

View of a house built in a rural area. The house is surrounded by a wooden fence and barbed wire. It is built on stilts, made of wood and has a zinc gable roof. To the far left, there is an extension of the wood and zinc construction with a flat roof. The door is simple made of wood and in front of it, you can see two children and a wooden step. Finally, to the far right of the house you can see leaning wooden sticks and livestock animals in the distance.

Houses and Aluminum Previews

A group of wooden houses supported by stilts and a couple of aluminum latrines in a mountainous area. The houses have a main door, a window and a gabled roof with zinc. At the door of one of the houses, a person is noticeable.

Aibonito Public Housing

Distant view of a public housing complex in the town of Aibonito. The buildings in the subsidized residential complex are two-story, with balconies and windows. Between the buildings, there are two roads with light poles.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00030

Side facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets, wooden lattice, double-leaf windows painted green and framed by flat moldings, and quoins. The lower half of the facade has several brackets, a street light, and windows and doors framed by flat moldings. There is also a sidewalk, trees, and automobiles. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. In the background, on the left side of the image, the facade of the old Insular Madhouse can be partially observed. This building is painted white, mustard, and cream. The building has cornices and green-colored square and rectangular windows. Later on, the Madhouse building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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Wooden House in a Coastal Area

Wooden house with a royal palm bark roof located in a coastal area. It is built on stilts, has a small porch with a wooden railing, a door, and a window. On the side, it has a shed with the same type of roof and without walls. A path can be seen leading to the house as well as various palm trees, other trees, and the roof of the shed. There is a woman outside the house.

Nursery of the Residential Cooperative El Falansterio

Rest room of the preschool kindergarten at the El Falansterio residential cooperative in Puerta de Tierra. There is an interior space with two lines of small beds to be used by children participating in the kindergarten program. In the surroundings there are also nightstands with flower vases, decorative drawings on the walls, and a chair with a small table with books on it. The room is made of concrete, has wooden and glass windows and are decorated with curtains, the ceiling has lamps with glass terminations, the floor is made of concrete, and the door is made of wood.

Construction of the First Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers in the construction of the first floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The construction site prominently features scaffolds, wooden structural framework, and rods. In the center, there is a quarter-turn staircase. Various construction materials and equipment such as wheelbarrows, wood, and ladders are also noticeable.

Two Men at an Intersection between Two Streets

Two men walking in different directions at the intersection in between two streets. One of them is carrying a round object, the other is carrying a stick on his shoulder with what looks like fish tied on each side. There is a house on the corner with double doors and double casement windows.

Colonial Spanish House

Front view of a colonial structure with a flat roof in the town of Mayagüez, on Iglesias Street #51. The structure has double doors made of wood, under discharge arches and moldings. There are also lattice-style glass double windows. On the upper side there are cornices and friezes. To both sides there are attached structures with different characteristics.

La Princesa Jail, Old San Juan

Partial view of the façade of La Princesa Jail, a building with a Neoclassical-looking building located on the promenade of the same name, in Old San Juan. The main entrance is a flat arch flanked by two pairs of pilasters on a wall with quoins, then a cornice above which, there is a clock and a triangular pediment. A lantern and dome top off the central composition of the façade. The building extends on both sides with equidistant doors and windows protected by grilles. In front of the building, there is a metal fence with low posts. Several people can be seen in the vicinity.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00031

Rear view of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. There is an acroterium on a stepped wall in the facade's upper part and four pilasters with white moldings and a green-colored scaffold. The building has parapets, a flagpole without a flag, and electrical wiring. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Several high-rise buildings on Calle Tetuán and Recinto Sur can be seen in the distance. Among them is the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. The building is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architectural style. It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and was built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Street Construction

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision Project in Manatí, view of the construction of two perpendicular streets and its sidewalks. One of the streets divides the land. Construction machinery, a bulldozer, a mixing truck and a small concrete mixer, among others, can be seen in the area. Electric power posts, street lights, a pickup truck and a fence are visible. There is a person walking on one of the sidewalks. There are houses and buildings, a circus tent, a Ferris wheel, and mountains in the background.

Distribution of Bread at Downtown Aguadilla

Distribution of bread at downtown Aguadilla. People can be seen gathering in front of a building that has doors with semicircular arches and a balcony with a balustrade on the second floor. The building next to it has a façade with semicircular arches and quoins. Among the people, there are some men with an oxen-drawn cart.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Hallway

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space is visible featuring a long hallway as well as door and window openings. Exposed pipes are visible on the ceiling. Additionally, two men and a metal briefcase in one of the openings can be seen.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00052

View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison. In the foreground is the prison building. The first story has a green wall, white double-leaf doors with grilles, streetlights, and a patio fence. The second story has shutter-type double-leaf windows. Behind the building, the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María can be seen above. The Paseo de La Princesa is on the left side, and Fuente Raíces and the San Juan Bay can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Church with Red Roofs on Tower

Front view of the San José Parish in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see the Aibonito Recreation Square decorated with plants, concrete benches and wooden fences. At the other end, you can see the San José Parish, distinguished by its two front towers. The building is decorated with pilasters, moldings and ornamental friezes. In the middle, the door is under a pointed arch adorned with moldings and pilasters at each end. On the other hand, the windows are also under semicircular arches surrounded by moldings. The windows are double wooden windows with a lattice style. Finally, in front you can see a vehicle on the street and on both sides of the church there are buildings.

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View from the watchtower of the Former La Princesa Prison building. Trees and people on the Paseo de la Princesa pathway can be seen through the semicircular arch. Parked cars are seen on the street and inside a multi-level private parking building. Palm trees and the sea can be seen in the distance. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main and right side façade of a wooden house in Guayama. The porch of the house has a portion of its railing with two columns and two jacks as additional roof support. One of the columns is on the sidewalk. Right of the porch, some stairs with a railing can be seen. On the porch wall, two windows and a door can be seen. Two windows can be seen on the right façade. The gable roof of the house has zinc sheets. Left of the house, another wooden structure is partially visible.

Porta Coeli, San Germán

Porta Coeli Church at San Germán with a facade compound by a framed door on a round arch, pilasters, rectangular window, a steeple and a gable roof with roof tiles. In front of the church stand out a staircase while on one end the ruins of a wall. At the square, in front of Porta Coeli, also a gazebo, benches and street lightning are visible. On one end of the street there is a woman and a vehicle. On its origin was the Convent Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and since 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

University of Puerto Rico Portal

Main entrance of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, characterized by a Plateresque-style altarpiece with iconography of angels (putti), garlands, animals and floral motifs. Also notable are three coats of arms of the oldest universities in North America and South America, as well as the columns with ornate shafts that rest on pedestals that have the emblems of the first schools of the University of Puerto Rico (Law, Education, Arts and Sciences , and Pharmacy). Two statues representing human figures, an ornamental band and three windows stand out above the entablature. Through the entrance, the semicircular arches of the interior of the Tower are visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building with falsework and wooden scaffolding, "Miami" style windows, eaves, rods, a portico, and a flat roof is visible. On the second level, workers can be seen engaged in various tasks. Around the construction site, there are debris, wooden panels, a cylinder, and a zinc fence enclosing the area. In the background, mountains are visible.

Slum Houses

View from the side of a house in the Santurce community. In the foreground, there is an entrance covered with zinc plates, wood and metal railings. The house is on stilts, in concrete, with a flat zinc roof. It has steps that lead to the balcony, they are in concrete with metal tube railings. The house has lattice-style windows and a simple door.

Ponce Building in Disrepair

Main facade of a two level building in Ponce. In the lower part you can see the main entrance and in the middle with the shape of an arch. To the left you can observe a showcase with grilles and to the right a window hole covered. Through the entrance you can see a grille inside the building. On the second floor there is a balcony with part of its railing. Also, you can see some double doors with persiennes.

Excavation in residential street

Persons working on an excavation in the middle of a street. There are wooden houses on both sides of the street, also you can partially see a cement house with a wooden roof. There are workers, persons that seem to be supervising, and a person with surveying equipment. Outside of the excavation , there are several cement tubes (for the sewer).

Caribe Hilton Hotel Completed

View of the completed guest room tower and lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The façade of the tower features the sunbreakers that shape the balconies. In front of the lobby, some workers can be seen near the pool area. Several palm trees supported by stakes also stand out in the area.

Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of approximately ten floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel where the sunshades on the façade and a vertical wall in the center are noticeable. The construction site features scaffolding, wooden structural framework, ladders, and construction rods. At the top of the building, several workers can be seen, while in the surroundings, piles of materials such as blocks, pipes, beams, and wood boards stand out.

Exterior of Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

View of the exterior of the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. It is a mostly wooden building. A perrons and balconies with balustrades supported by round pillars are visible. The roofs are pitched and there is a dormer window in the center. In front of the hotel, there is a car and various men. A wagon is also visible.

Partially Excavated Train Jamaica

Excavation site of the Jamaican train in Hacienda La Esperanza, in the town of Manatí. In the foreground, the area is excavated with bricks on different scales. The area is surrounded by a fence of wood and rope. In the back, there are roofless concrete walls and vegetation in the surroundings.

Notre Dame Catholic School

View of the main façade and the left façade of the Notre Dame Catholic School in Caguas. A staircase connecting with the sidewalk allows access to the school's entrance. The entrance has a gate. There are windows at both sides of the entrance followed by openings formed by the columns. The openings of the first floor have grilles. On the left, an area connecting the school with the yard of the cathedral can be seen. All the hallways of the higher floors follow the same pattern. A cross is visible above the pediment.

Walk at Base of City Walls

Several persons around the passage located at the base of the walls of Old San Juan. At the top of the wall, a sentry box characterized by the lamp and cord at the base, stands, followed by the body with a window and crowned by a dome with ornament. In the background, the Bay of San Juan stands out.

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 58. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and it is painted light blue and white. The upper half of the building has two curved balconies that have ornamented metal balustrades and are supported by brackets. The lower half of the building has an entrance with a semicircular arch, grille uprights, moldings, a keystone, and a sign with the number 58. In between the main door there are two wall lamps and wooden lattice double doors with transoms framed by cornices and moldings. There are several palm trees in front of the building.

La Fortaleza, Governor's Palace

Parcial view of the main facade of La Fortaleza, also known as Santa Catalina Palace, in the Old San Juan. The first floor has wall with bossage, an entrance of lowered arch with a lamp on each side and rectangular windows. The second floor has a balcony in corbel with an iron railing, a door with a circular facade and doors with cornices and corbels. Other design elements that the facade has are: colossal pilasters, frieze, bas relief, denticles and acroteriut. It has a flagpole with the United States flag. You can see hanging a pennant with a red cross. In front of the building there is a cargo vehicle and an automobile.

View of Porta Coeli, San Germán from the Side

Side view of the Porta Coeli Church in the town of San Germán. The church is built on a hill. At the left end, you can see another entrance under a semicircular arch decorated with an entablature and pilasters at the ends. Across the street there are houses with different characteristics and parked vehicles. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Detail of the Walls, Interior of a Vernacular House

View of the details in the interior of a wooden house. The room is decorated with a wooden and glass china cabinet, and in the middle of the room, there is a hanging lamp. It has several discharging arches without doors, in one of them there is a fabric curtain. The top edges of the walls have wide transoms.

Store at Fork in Road

A group of people in from to the postal office of Barranquitas located in the intersection of the roads Puerto Rico 156 (PR-156) and Puerto Rico 720 (PR-720). At the facade stand out several posters like: "US Post Office Barranquitas PR Palo Hincado Station Compre Sellos Aquí", "Pal", "Leche Klim pura" (Pure Klim Milk) and "Tome Denia leche de alta calidad" (Drink Denia, high quality milk). The building is made of wood, with double doors and a zinc gable roof.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Lateral Entrance

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds building, lateral entrance. The wall with two entrances to which the doors have not yet been installed can be seen. Two windows, pilasters, and a small eave with brackets are visible. In front there is a mound of soil. There is a man posing.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Southwest

View of the southwest side of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of the unplastered building, with wooden falsework and scaffold, is observed. On the second level, workers can be seen performing various tasks. The area is noticeable for exposed rebar, construction materials, machinery, wheelbarrows, shovels, and a zinc fence. In the background, there are mountains.

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Front-view of a house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is one-story and has a balcony surrounded by a railing made of ornamental concrete blocks sustained by columns. The double door is wooden with lattice-style windows, same as the rest of the windows. The windows and door are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is an extension of the construction with another door made of wood, over which there are moldings and a metallic curtain. In front of the house, there are men working on a construction and vehicles parked.

Street Scene, Aibonito Busline Bus

Street view in the town of Aibonito. The street is paved and on both sides, there are buildings with different characteristics. Some of these are homes and others are commercial establishments. Some are multi-level and have balconies surrounded by wooden or metal railings. On the other hand, other buildings have doors under semicircular arches or discharge arches decorated with moldings and cornices. Parked vehicles, a bus and people walking can also be seen on the street in front.

Advanced Construction of the Guest Room Tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction of the lobby and approximately ten floors of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the surroundings, several sheds, construction materials, and the installation of a small concrete batching plant can be seen with its logos "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area.

La Plata Post Office and Ticket Office

Façade of the post office in La Plata. The entrance with a metal grille, the windows with fanlights, the double-leaf doors, four fluted pilasters and eaves stand out. In front of the building, there is a staircase and a wall with a rock texture.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Yellow and Orange House in Aguadilla

View of the main and right side façade of a yellow and orange house in Guayama. On the wall of the main façade, a window and a porch with grilles are visible. A balustrade and a door are visible on the porch area as well as a gate. On the right façade, four windows with grilles are visible. On the left, a portion of a house fence is visible. A two-story house with roof tiles and a garage is also visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, View From the Portico

View from the Hospital and Health Center's portico in the municipality of Utuado. The building with flat roof, mullions, windows with persiennes, and eaves can be seen. It also shows the columns, ceiling fixtures, and the portico's ceiling. A low wall with a stone design, jardiniéres, and driveway are visible. At the rear there are multi-level buildings, a metal fence, and mountains.

Balconies, Shops, Old Church

View of Del Cristo Street and Caleta de San Juan in Old San Juan. The street is covered with cobblestones and at both ends of it, you can see buildings. In the foreground, on the far left are the stairs where you can see a person in front of the Cathedral Basilica Minor of San Juan Bautista Parish of Our Lady of Remedies. On the other hand, buildings have different characteristics. Among the features that stand out are balconies surrounded by wooden railings, double wooden doors with windows, moldings and cornices adorning the buildings. You can also see eaves and fabric cornices over the doors. Additionally, in front of a building there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. Finally, on the street you can also see parked vehicles and people walking on the sidewalk.

Borinquen Field Base Guard House and Fire House

Construction of the guard house and fire house of the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. It is a two-story concrete building. It has four vehicle entrances with garage doors. The main door and the windows are missing. There are various workers working, some of whom are on wooden scaffolds.

Aerial view of the Carraízo reservoir and lake

Aerial view of the Carraízo reservoir in the town of Trujillo Alto. At both ends of the reservoir there are houses and structures. On the far right is a busy paved road. The dam has eight gates and at the far right there is a structure attached to the gates.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of a portion of the façade of La Ponderosa Lighthouse detailing the zone of the collapse. The debris belongs to a window opening on the right. The area is separated by a danger warning tape. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Wooden House in Disrepair State in Ponce

Main facade of a wooden house in disrepair state in Ponce. At the balcony you can see one of the piers and part of the railing. Over the wall you can see four double doors made of woof with persiennes. The balcony floor is covered with tiles. The house has a gable roof with zinc.

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Interior view of a wooden house in the town of San Sebastián. In the foreground, the room is decorated with armchairs in leather and wood and a hanging lamp in the middle. The walls have photographs and shelves with decorative figures. A tablecloth covers a dining table in the back of the room, and there are matching chairs. You can see the entrances to other rooms, which are covered by curtains made of fabric.

House

Façade of a house among trees and on a hill. The house is made of tongue and groove wood, it has double doors that open outwards and is founded on piles. The ceiling and one of the walls are covered with corrugated zinc sheets. On the outside, a metal container is notable.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House

House made of wood in the town of Humacao, on Road 3. The wooden house has a zinc hipped roof. It has a concrete fence over which there are metallic bars sustained by columns. Over the columns, there are potted plants. The fence is divided by an entrance gate that leads to the entrance stairs. To both sides of the stairs there are fences like the one in front, and façade gardens. The balcony is large and surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. Over the columns, there are hanging gardens. The double door is made of wood and over it, there is a central mullion. Above the house, there is an attic with a gable roof and a lattice-style mullion.

Large House and its Posterior Patio from Above

Aerial view of the large house of Hacienda Buena Vista. In the large house you can see all its zinc roof, gable roof with its inner patio. Also, you can observe the aerial detail of its posterior garden. On it you can appreciate the brick trail and the oval and rectangular zones made with bricks.

Dinning Room for Children

Dining room with small furniture. There is a table, several chairs with carved backs, and a sideboard. A pendant lamp hangs above the table. On the wall, there is a shelf with plates and cups. An arch divides the space. The walls have painted decorations simulating moldings and columns. The floor tiles have a checkered pattern.

Street Scene with Children, trash, Cart

View from community of continuous houses. At the foreground, in the street there are several children and people standing. Also, you can see stacked debris and a cart made of wood. On both sides of the street there are wooden houses with different characteristics like, double doors also made of wood crowned with muntins, double windows, balconies and roofs made of zinc. Some of the houses have two floors and others are built on stilts.

Detail of the Remnants of a House in Aguirre

Aerial view of the back part of the remnants of a house in Salinas. What remains of the house is on stilts. You can see several windows and doors, part of the house floor in with tiles and some stairs and a green railing. At the background you can see several more houses with different damage levels. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

Agricultural Building

A spacious agricultural building with half of its walls covered with jalousie windows. The building has a protruding entrance supported by pillars, and on its side, there are various-sized doors for loading trucks. Partially visible in the central upper part of the building are glass casement windows. In the front, there are crates of pineapples, while in the middle ground, three people with agricultural tools are noticeable

Patterns of Decorative Concrete Block Used on Balconies

Close up view of the low relief designs of ornamental blocks.

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Front view of a wooden house on stilts in the town of Moca. The house has a flat, zinc roof and lattice-style windows with glass transoms. To the far right is an open balcony with entrance stairs, where several persons are standing. It has a simple door surrounded by wooden moldings and glass. On both sides of the house are adjacent houses made of concrete and larger in size.

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Front view of semi-attached, neighborhood houses. The houses are one-story and made of concrete. Some of them are surrounded by low concrete walls with ornamental bars. The windows are lattice-style, and over some, there are metallic curtains. Others have decorative gardens in the front surrounded by ornamental bars. There are also some walls made with ornamental concrete blocks. The street is paved and you can see several parked cars.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, View From a Distance

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View from a distance showing the extension of the building, which has several wings. The main entrance is composed by stairs and a covered walkway that connects two of the building's wings. There is also the fence surrounding the health center, the sidewalk, several streetlight posts, two perpendicular streets, a vacant lot adjacent to the building, and an official vehicle of the Department of Public Works.

Bell Hanging from a Beam

The bell has ornamentations on the third and middle part. There is a ceiling with exposed beams, a jalousie window and walls.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration House, 4 Rooms, Hurricane-proof, with Kitchen

Distance view of houses in a rural area. From distance there are several houses on the mountains with double windows made of wood and gable roofs.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Façade of San Carlos de Borromeo Catholic church. A staircase leads up to the entrance where three doors are visible. Each one has arches adorned with stained glass. The main entrance has four decorative columns. There is a tower on the left and another on the right. The fence is destroyed and some of its columns can be seen on the ground. The stucco finish is also visible. On the left side of the church, there are some buildings. A portion of a building is visible on the right.

Family in Front of a Bohio

Family in front of a bohio (hut) made of straw, royal palms, and tree branches. All of the family members are barefooted. There are trees In the surroundings and a mountain can be partially seen next to the bohio (hut).

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Close up view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and the facade has a rustic appearance, simulating masonry blocks. In addition, it has a double wooden door under a pointed arch crowned with a glass painted transom. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, it became an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

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View from the upper part of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a sidewalk, a lamp post, and a green railing with a small orange wall. The balusters have a square geometric design with lines. There are trees, plants, a red-colored wall, a potted plant, and there is also another lamp post on the lower half of this viewpoint. A floor with different tile patterns can also be seen.

Inside of The National City Bank of New York, View toward the Entrance

Inside The National City Bank of New York building in Old San Juan, a view toward the entrance. An open space with a vaulted ceiling. A lamp is hanging from the center of the roof. The entrance door can be seen, and over it, there are balconies with window walls on the second and third stories.

San Francisco Street, Old San Juan

A view from the San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. Buildings and townhouses, most of them with shops on the first stories, can be seen, including, Bithorn travel agency. A portion of Plaza Colón can be seen also. There are vehicles parked on one side of the street, and other vehicles are passing by.

Chapel of El Convento

Old Chapel at the Convent of the Carmelitas Calzadas (Calced Carmelite Convent) in Old San Juan. It has an arched entrance framed by Tuscan columns. It has a double door, a choir arch with jalousie windows, two towers with domes, and between them, a cross. In front of the entrance, there is a metal railing. There are persons passing through Del Cristo street, which extends along the side of the chapel.

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Close-up view of side stairs in a house in the town of Ciales. In the foreground, the stairs have a pedestrian gate made of ornamental metallic bars. Following this are concrete stairs with a concrete balustrade. Besides the stairs there are plants in decorative pots.

Factory in Guayanilla, Rear Wall and Lateral Wall

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. A segment of the building's rear wall can be seen, it has metal windows, pilasters, and an entrance with steps and eaves. Part of one of the lateral walls can also be seen. There are wooden ladders leaning against a wall, a man at the entrance and two in front of the building.

A Family in Front of a Hut

A family posing in front of a hut in Cayey with a dog next to them. A valley is visible with various buildings, one of which has a chimney. In the background, various buildings of the downtown can be seen.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Falsework and Debris

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The main building is made of blocks and has wooden falsework. There are various window and door openings and workers are leaning against them or sitting. The roof is visibly flat. There is a metal barrel, more blocks, wooden boards, piles of sand, an industrial wooden ladder, a shovel, and a load hook near the building. Wood debris, soil, stones, pipes, and a portion of a pier with exposed beams are visible. On the left side, in the background, a straight building with a flat roof is visible.

Panoramic View of the Aguirre Coast

Panoramic view of part of the Aguirre coast in Salinas. To the left you can see part of the ruins of the old Aguirre Central. A great quantity of houses cover the zone and great part of the visible houses have blue awnings as roof. To the righty can distinguish the Combined Cycle Power Plant Aguirre. At the right background you can see the Reserva Natural de Investigación Estuarina de Bahía de Jobos. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. Roofed area for the gas pumps under construction. A concrete shed, only a roof and quadrangular columns can be seen. Inside there are some block walls.

Land with Wooden Buildings

Plot of land with wooden buildings with gabled roofs, similar to warehouses. To one side, there are power line poles, a cement fence, and part of a cement building that is doorless and windowless. The wall is labeled "No Parking", a little further down, there is a sign that reads: "Garaje [Carle]". In front of this construction, there is a man.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension B with Piers

Construction of the extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, Extension B. In this construction stage, the piers are visible with the wooden falsework and exposed beams. There is a wooden support marking the construction site. Behind it, another hospital building is visible with three-centered arches, various doors, and stains on the surface. A double door, a worker, piles of soil, and trees are visible in the surroundings.

House in Valley with Person in Doorway

A man at the doorway of a house in a rural area near a river. The house is made of wood with a zinc gable roof and the doors are double. At the front part it is notable a trail.

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Main façade of a one-story business in the coastal town of Loíza. The business "Friquitín La Esquina Caliente" is made of wood and has a flat zinc roof. To the far right, there is an extension of the construction made of wood and metallic mesh, with a zinc roof. Inside, you can see plants in hanging pots. Also on that side, there are other wooden houses with flat, zinc roofs. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

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Industrial Building in Guánica, Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, lateral view. The visible side has pilasters, metal windows, and a loading entrance. The wall is made of exposed blocks and still has scaffolding. Two exhaust fans can be seen on the roof. On the ground there are some construction materials in the form of rolls, probably roofing material. There is a vehicle entrance with a gate, a fence, a sidewalk, and a speed bump. There are workers at work.

First Federal Savings Bank, San Francisco Street

View from the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) where a branch of the First Federal Savings Bank located in San Francisco street and Norzagaray in Old San Juan can be seen. It is a two-story building with arched windows with grilles on the first floor, it has a sign with the name of the institution on the wall of the second floor. You can also see the rooftop of a building with an awning on one side of the bench and a portion of Colón square where two public transport stops can be seen. Additionally, several buildings surrounding the square can be seen.

Street Scene from Old San Juan

Group of people (adults and children) leaving La Fortaleza, viewed from the entrance to the building. You can see the lowered arch entrance with a cushion, which frames the image. People are walking towards the main gate. In front of the building there are two cars. In the background, you can see the buildings on Fortaleza Street. You can see the lighting system that consisted of cables that crossed the streets from which the lamps hung.

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Front view of the City Hall from the city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the first floor there are bossage, two double windows made of wood and two double doors made of wood and glass framed and crowned with an entablature. In the middle there is the main entrance with ornamental metallic grille under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and flanked with two pairs of Tuscan pilasters. Aside from that, on the second floor there are five double doors made of wood and glass framed with flat moldings and presided by balustrades. The middle door is presided by an overhang balcony with balustrade supported with brackets. The front facade also has an inscription that says: "Casa Alcaldía", a continuous entablature and a pediment that crowns the building. The pediment is small and has a clock, pilasters, spirals, moldings and continuous cornices. In addition, above the building there are three flag poles with the flags of United States, Puerto Rico and Ponce. On both sides of the building there are other attached buildings with different characteristics. The Ponce City Hall was built between 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

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Side view of a wooden house. The house is one-story, and has a zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. The house is surrounded by a low wall made of concrete blocks. The area is surrounded by vegetation.

Streetcar Pulled by Horses

Streetcar pulled by horses in route through Méndez Vigo street in Mayagüez. The wagon of the streetcar has curtains that cover the sides and metal seats. There are two men aboard. There is a building in the background with segmental arches and cornices. The walls are decorated with geometric figures and moldings.

Neighborhood Houses

Neighborhood street in the coastal town of Luquillo. In the foreground, there is a one-story corner house with a flat roof, lattice-style windows covered with ornamental bars, and a single door. The dwelling has a balcony covered by metallic ornamental bars. In front of the residence there is a garden with different plants. To the far right, a yard can be seen surrounded by a chain-link fence. In the background there are more houses with the same characteristics and an automobile. The paved street, with people passing by on bicycles, borders the residence. In front of it, a sidewalk with power line poles and a mailbox can be seen. Television antennae are visible on the roofs.

Ponce Art Museum

Façade of the Ponce Art Museum. The building is two-story and has a large balcony with railings, walls that extend in a zigzag pattern and a coffered ceiling. In front of the building, two flags stand out on each side of the stairs that lead to the entrance with glass doors. Also, a garden with several bushes stands out and at least two people are visible at the entrance. The building was inaugurated in 1965 and its modern design in the International Style corresponds to the architect Edward Durell Stone.

Public Housing in Valley Town

Aerial view of the town of Yabucoa. In the distance, public housing buildings and houses with different characteristics can be seen. Also visible are the paved road, mountains, and the municipal church.

Open Hermanas Dávila Supermarket

View towards the Hermanas Dávila supermarket. The lateral wall with its pattern of stripes in two shades can be seen. Part of the main facade with its portico is also visible. In front of the supermarket there are several parked cars. In the background there is a car dealership and a house. In addition, several streets and cars in transit are visible. Streetlights and power lines can also be seen.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. A courtyard that has a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by wooden beams which connect to some stairs that lead to a lower level can be seen in the upper half of the image. There is a water fountain framed by bricks which form a semicircular arch on the walls of the staircase. Around the water fountain there are potted plants and a statue with the figure of a man's head. There is a wooden lattice window on the right side of the image. The floor and the staircase steps are made of terracotta-colored bricks. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011.

Comerío Health Center, Construction Machinery

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. Around the building, construction materials and machinery can be seen. The building itself appears to be single-story, with mullions and wooden panels. In the background, two prominent buildings stand out: one is a two-story structure with a hipped roof, and the one on the left features an eave with tiles. Palm trees and mountains are also visible.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Interior

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. Two workers can be seen working inside the building, they are removing soil with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Two walls (one has metal windows), columns, and beams are visible. The roof is not yet covered.

University of Puerto Rico Yunque From Tower

View of El Yunque National Forest seen from the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. Also partially notable are the roof tiles of the university theater as well as its semicircular arches, windows and other buildings on campus with similar characteristics. In the medium plane, several houses in Río Piedras stand out.

Light House

View of Los Morrillos lighthouse in the coastal zone of Cabo Rojo. The lighthouse is single-story, in Neoclassic-style, with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a fence made of barbwire and sustained by pillars. Also, it is decorated with moldings and cornices, and has several double wooden doors and windows with lattice-style. At one end of the top, there is a sign that says: “U.S. “Coast Guard Cabo Rojo Light Station”. On the other hand, to the far right, you can see the lighthouse tower attached to the main structure. This consists of a cast iron lighting tower with a copper roof and a glass lantern. Like the rest of the attached building, this tower is decorated with moldings and cornices. Finally, at the top surrounding the lantern, there is a railing.

Crop Inspection at Clemente Otero's Farm in Vega Baja

Crop inspection at Clemente Otero's farm in Barrio Pugnado Afuera in the town of Vega Baja. There is a large piece of land where plantains and other crops have been planted. In the surroundings there are people, trees, shrubs, and a vehicle. The house of the owner's farm which is made of concrete is also visible, it has latrines, cisterns, and wooden doors and windows. Inside the house there is a group of women observing from the window.

Hall with Circular Wooden Chair and Ornate Tapestry on the Wall

There is a hall with a circular pedestal table and wooden and rattan chairs. The wall has a tapestry with images of a native and a knight in armor. A double wooden door with ventilation grilles can be seen and another room with an ornamented frame on the wall and part of a sofa is partially visible. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Unidentified house

Unidentified two-story house without whitewashing. It has a flat zinc roof. In front of the house there is an area filled with paving stones and others filled with gravel. On the far right, there are some metal swings and a trash can. Also on that side you can see two parked cars. On the first level you can see a door that has lattice-style windows, at one end it has more lattice-style windows and water pipes in the wall. Next to the door there is an air conditioner and electric cables. The second level on the far left has lattice-style windows, a balcony with a low concrete block wall. On the wall there are potted plants, also some potted plants hanging from the ceiling. On the far right there is a terrace with a balustrade of decorated concrete blocks supported by thin wooden pillars. On the balustrade there are potted plants and also pots hanging from the ceiling.

Inside of the Dome of Capitolio

Interior view of the dome of the Capitolio in San Juan. The art work made in Venetian mosaic. The center has a representation of the coat of arms from Puerto Rico that is surrounded with different scenes that represent the science, humanities, agriculture, education, freedom, justice and health.

Fajardo Customs Rooftop

Aerial view of the rooftop of the Customs building at Fajardo. From the rooftop covered with roofing tiles stick out six dormer windows. You can see how the rooftop is missing a considerable part of the roofing tiles and how others are broken. Also, you can observe the FEMA blue canopy covering it. At the outer area of the building you can distinguish a street and a parking lot.

Military Base Supply Warehouse

Supply warehouse at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. A two-story concrete building with a zinc roof. It has a door in the center of the façade and there are narrow wooden windows at both sides of the door. The walls have pilasters. There is a concrete fence with a metal gate. Next to it, there is a two-story smaller building; the first story is in concrete, and the second story is wooden. On the first story, there is a double door (wood on the outside, and glass on the inside) with a crossbeam; there is a double casement window in the second story and an outdoor staircase.

Casa de España San Juan

View of Casa de España in San Juan, in Neo Arab-style. The building has a tiled roof, towers with columns and semicircular and horseshoe arches. Some windows are framed in a semicircular arch, others have rectangular frames with roofs and awnings. The building has a balcony with lamp posts and a viewing point at the top. There is a wall around the building as a fence. In the background, you can see a flat-roofed building with cornices, rectangular windows and awnings.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Foundations

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico building in Caguas, in the foundation stage. The scaffolding and the rodding for the construction pilling can be seen. There are vehicle tracks on the ground. A street, a row of houses, and several electric power posts are visible.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Land and Buildings View

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision en Manatí, view of the land and three buildings. One of the buildings is under construction, the columns and the wall's scaffolding can be seen. In the construction site there are three sheds. Mounds of removed soil and a concrete mixer are visible. There are several wooden houses on a mountain adjacent to the land. Behind the buildings there is a palm grove.

Pier, Wall, La Fortaleza

Several persons walking around a dock. Next, is the wall and the building corresponding to the first fortress in Old San Juan. A pair of sentry boxes and the crenellated parapet are notable on the wall. The building of the first fortress stands out on top with balconies, eaves, cornices and windows with fixed glass. A flagpole stands out from its roof, while several buildings stand out next to it.

"El Fanguito" Community in Martín Peña Channel and Buildings by the Distance

"El Fanguito" community in Martín Peña Channel. There are several houses on stilts built over the water. The houses are made of wood, have gable roofs, and zinc. In the distance many tall buildings, palm trees, trees and electric wiring can be seen.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Ambulance Entrance

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The ambulance entrance is visible, featuring a flat roof supported by pillars, and a sidewalk. The connected building has wooden falsework, two levels, louvered windows, and eaves. Surrounding the area are wheelbarrows, wood, a zinc fence, and a barrel. A wooden post stands out

Experiment Station San Juan

Two-story concrete building corresponding to the San Juan Experimental Station. The façade is composed of flat surfaces with horizontal and vertical linear moldings. The windows are folding outwards with glass sheets. In front of the building there is a garden with several bushes and palms, and then there is a street on which several cars and a couple of people are noticeable.

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A cement base with a post on top is observed on cobblestone pavement. There are paint stains on the base and areas near it. Rebar can be seen on the ground next to a broken paver. The pavers nearby and stained and cracked with debris and small plants in between them.

Slums on Hillside

Aerial view from the neighborhood La Perla in the Old San Juan. The houses are continuous made of wood built on stilts in front of the sea. Some of the characteristics of the houses are, doors and double windows, balconies with wooden railings, stairs in the entrance and clothesline. Additionally, you can see people standing on the surroundings.

Factory in Corozal, Finished Building Facade

Construction project of a factory in Corozal, finished building facade view. The building is built below street level. It has a portico, pilasters, windows, and a barbed wire fence. There is an electric power post in front.

Unpaved Road

Project for the filling and leveling of land in Guaynabo, known as the Van Camp project. View of the road leading to the area under construction. The road is unpaved and there are wooden houses and power poles. On one side is an excavation. Van Camp was part of the grounds of Fort Buchannan which came to have more than 4,000 acres in that area so its grounds reached what we know as the docks. These lands, which were used for the camp of troops and other services, after World War II began to be dispossessed of land, leaving about 700 cuerdas.

House

View of a wooden house with pile foundation and a gable roof, in a rural area. The walls are lined with asphalt and some zinc sheets. On the façade, there are steps that lead to the main door. In the background there are hills that stand out with weeded areas and some houses on the top.

El Morro, La Perla

View from the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction, from the Spanish colonial period, is a military structure made of masonry and stone. In the foreground, you can see the Castle walls and sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments. On the other hand, in the distance, on the far left, you can see the community of the La Perla neighborhood facing the sea, distinguished by its wooden terraced houses with zinc roofs. To the far right, you can see multi-level buildings with different features.

Wall in "La Perla"

Corner patio in La Perla ward in San Juan. In this one, there is a wall surrounding the space. On the wall there is a mural covering all the surface. In front of the wall, there is a small sidewalk. Over the wall, to the far right, there is a small patio with potted plans and a clothesline with hanging clothes. To the far left, there is a small stairway that leads to a simple door, next to the door there are jalousie windows.

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Close-up view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. There are persons sitting in chairs in the front. This area is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The double, wooden door has a wooden mullion over it. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style surrounded by wooden moldings.

El Morro

View of the crenellated parapet and cannon embrasures at the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. Also notable are some steps on each side of the canyons. Some semicircular openings stand out on the walls. Also notable are a tower-shaped sentry box and another sentry box attached to the wall crowned with a dome.

Church San José

Retable located behind the altar of the church San José at the Old San Juan. The retable has several iconographical representations, like San José and the Virgin, placed on a niche. Also stand out the sacraria and several chandeliers on the altar table. At the lateral walls it is noticeable a pair of painted arches.

Unidentified Slum

Low angle view of slum area in the mountain. View of a community on a hill. It is divided by a concrete sidewalk with stairs. To both sides, there are wooden houses and concrete houses. The wooden ones have gabled zinc roofs with double wooden windows. Some houses are built on stilts, and the concrete houses have flat roofs and jalousie windows. The area is surrounded by greenery, children and people.

Poultry Farms in La Plata Project

Agricultural land area with small buildings that make up La Plata's farm in the town of Aibonito. There are several wooden and concrete buildings, with double doors, and awning windows that open outward. There are access roads and a vehicle moving through them. Crops, fences that demarcate the farm, trees, and mountains can be seen in the surroundings. This is the beginning of the purebred poultry project to be distributed to farmers all over the island.

Home of Israel Zayas

A group of persons of different ages pose in front of the home of Israel Zayas. In the space, there are two wooden houses with a gabled zinc roof. Three doors, a metal drum and a garden with several plants and flower pots are notable. In the background, there is a path that leads to a type of gazebo with a natural fiber cover.

Condado Hotel

Two men pose on a wall with the inscription "Are you a Christian?". In the background, the Condado Lagoon stands out, followed by the Vanderbilt Hotel with a style derived from Beaux Arts, with tiles on its roof and semicircular arches as part of its façade. On both sides of the hotel, other buildings stand out with features of the Spanish Revival and Modern style.

Vieques Public Square

View of the Vieques Public Square. Two quadrangular pedestals with moldings can be seen as well as various people gathered in front of a wooden tent in the area of the town's well. The tent has a porch with a gable roof and lambrequins. In the background, the old Catholic church can be seen in between two trees.

Centro Comunal, La Plata

View of the community center in La Plata community, in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see the street where a vehicle is parked. It is followed by a building surrounded by a stepped fence simulating masonry. The building is one-story with a flat roof. In the middle there is an entrance with an open metal grill gate where several people stand. Above the entrance there is an inscription that says: “Communal Center.” To the right side of this there is a double wooden door with a mullion above it. In front of each entrance there are concrete steps. The windows are also double wooden windows with lattice-style. On the other hand, to the far right you can see another wooden building with a zinc gable roof. It has double wooden doors and windows, through which several people look out.

Borinquen Field Base Post Office

Post Office at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. A wooden structure over stilts with a gable roof, awning windows, and double doors with eaves. It has three steps to access the entrance.

Road with Houses on One Side

Road with houses only on one side in Caguas. The corner of a wooden building can be seen as well as a small wall with a porch. Beyond the small wall, there is a row of wooden houses, most of which have a thatched roof. Behind the houses there is a wooded area. On the other side of the road, there is a two-wheel cart. Various people, adults and children, can be seen walking in the same direction in front of the houses.

Partially Destroyed Wooden House in Guayama

View of the main façade and a portion of the right side façade of some house ruins. Along the right side façade, various doors and windows are visible. A door opening is also visible. Most of the wall is missing wood panels. On the main façade, the porch area and various doors can be seen. There are some steps and a gate to access the porch. The roof is missing most of the zinc sheets and its beams are visible. On the left, a structure with a door and a window and a two-story house are visible.

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Building of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. A pediment with dentils, cornices, security spikes, and an entablature that reads "School of Art and Design" can be observed. The terracotta-colored dome's lantern with wooden latticework windows, cornices, and a pinnacle can also be observed. Later on, that building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a low wall, over which there are metallic bars, followed by a front garden with different plants. It has double windows made of wood and glass. On the inside, the windows have ornamental metallic grilles. Above the front windows, there are eaves sustained by wooden beams with a semi-capped roof. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are decorative metallic bars sustained by columns. The fronton has lattice-style wooden windows. All of the eave has wooden cornices. Behind the house, there is a large building. Also, to the far left, there is an entrance to a garage where there is a car parked.

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Side façade of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. The double windows are made of wood, and the door is wooden and Dutch-style. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a low wall and two persons speaking. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns, and has a garden with bushes planted on that side. To the far right, there is a larger, wooden house with a zinc hipped roof, a front balcony, and lattice-style windows. In the adjacent corner, there is an establishment made of concrete and brick, with an arch in the front. Behind the house, there is also a wooden house with a zinc hipped roof.

Store at Road Side - Pal Sign

Building kind of like a grocery store with numerous product promotional posters like: "Pale Drink Pal Ade", "Tome leche Denia, es pateurizada" (Drink Denia milk, it is pasteurized), "Klim leche" (Klim milk), "Avalon", "Chocolate Cortés" and "Coca Cola". Additionally, is characterized by the double doors, the appentice and the zinc gable roof. At the interior is notable some people. This building is located in the intersection of the roads Puerto Rico 156 (PR-156) and Puerto Rico 720 (PR-720) at Barranquitas.

Vernacular Bungaloid House

Back of the Parachute Building

A view of the back of the parachute building of the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. It is a wooden structure on stilts with a gable roof and awning windows. One of the sides of the structure rises as a tower. Four steps lead to the wooden door. To one of the sides, the roof of another wooden structure can be seen. There are two signs reading: "Parachute Dept." and "T-9." In the background, there is a flagpole with the United States flag.

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Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523 and is painted orange, white, and brown. The upper part of the building has a parapet, cornices, a balcony with a skirt roof and balusters supported by piers. It also has two lattice double doors framed by white moldings that have an orange-colored rectangular ornamentation in the center. The lower half of the building has a wooden studded door that has a white molding and a wall lamp above it. There is also another door with hinges and white moldings that have an oval shape in the upper part. There is a sign that reads "Custo Barcelona. Outlet" in between both doors. There is also another sign that reads "No estacione", a sidewalk, an automobile, and a cobblestone road. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo.

Interior of Spanish Colonial House

Inside of a Spanish Colonial-style home. The roof is made of wooden beams. The rooms are divided by semicircular arches without doors. The floor is made of marble with black and white squares and is partially covered by a rug. The room is decorated with furniture, wooden chairs, low wooden tables, and decorative figurines. On the walls, lamps, decorative frames, and religious figures can be seen. In the background, there is a room with a bookshelf that covers the wall. There is also a wooden staircase, which is part of the bookshelf, a wide table, and wooden chairs.

Stone Church Brightness Corrected

Frontal view of the church Porta Coeli in the town of San Germán. At the foreground, there is a plaza where is a person sitting. In front you can see a wooden bench and the staircase that leads to the entrance of the church where it stands out a person standing. It has a double door made of wood under a round arch. The arch of the door it is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular window partially covered by wood. Lastly, in the superior part is the belfry, to the far left end you can see a wall in ruins with a metallic grid. In its origin, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and starting from 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Second Row of Islands

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. The second row of islands is seen. Workers are engaged in various tasks. The line of islands is still incomplete; some are made of cement and others of wood. In the background, a portion of the terrain is visible, along with more workers, cars, and palm trees.

Bomber Plane at the Borinquen Field Airport

Douglas B-18A bomber plane at the runway of the airport of the United States Army military base known as Borinquen Field in Aguadilla. In the background, one of the wooden buildings of the base, palm trees, and various soldiers can be seen.

House Seen from Above

Residential house in the municipality of Aibonito. It is a semi-detached house. It has two porticoes joined with semicircular arches and railings. In addition, they have metal blinds, an electric meter, and an antenna on the roof. There are two concrete walkways that connect the sidewalk to each of the porches. In front of the house, a parked automobile can be seen.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Rear View

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. View of the back part of the building which has an entrance and windows, over which there are eaves. Part of one of the lateral walls, which also has windows can be seen. The roof has two levels. A worker with a wheelbarrow on the roof and several workers near the entrance are visible.

Abandoned House, Barrio Salto, Cidra

Wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. It has an annexed part with a slight inclination on the roof. The front of this part of the house is covered with a cloth. In front of the house there is a tree, bushes and flowers.

San Juan Waterfront

View of Old San Juan from the bay. In the distance, you can see buildings with different characteristics. Some have towers, attics and balconies. In addition, there are roofs, windows and railings. You can also see the street where there are several vehicles parked and moving.

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Swooping view of a house located in a rural area. The house is made of wood and zinc with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, it has wooden steps in front of an entrance door. The door is wooden and simple, and is sustained by a stick. Besides it, there is a trashcan and to the far left, there is a gas tank. To the far right of the house, there is a clothesline and a metallic bar fence. In front of the house on the hill, there is a latrine made of wood and zinc.

Devil's Sentry Box

Devil's Sentry Box in the Castillo San Cristóbal, Old San Juan. A sentry box with damages on the wall is visible as well as a portion of one of the fort's wall. There is a soldier inside looking out to the sea.

Unidentified house

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Floor and Columns

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A building, under construction, with only a floor and columns can be seen. Part of a garage is visible in the background. There are several workers working.

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Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00042

The old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) is located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The main facade of the building has two rectilinear pediments, one of which has high relief in its tympanum. The upper half of the main entrance has four pairs of Ionic columns, balconies, and green-colored wooden lattice double-leaf doors with semicircular arches. The lower half has four pairs of white Doric columns with green-colored double-leaf doors and semicircular arches. These columns support an entablature that has an inscription on the metopes. The facade also has extended cornices and green-colored wooden lattice double-leaf windows framed by semicircular arches and white flat moldings. In front of the entrance is a stepped wall with railings. The building is fenced off by metallic grilles supported by various square piers. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The side facade of the old Insular Madhouse can be partially observed on the right side of the image. This building is painted yellow, mustard, white, and green. It has parapets, cornices, and green-colored wooden windows framed with white rectangular moldings. The Madhouse later became the School of Arts and Design of Puerto Rico. In the image is visible the street where El Morro is located, part of Jardín Paseo de Ballajá, people, automobiles, palms, trees, streetlights, and boundary marker posts.

Building's Interior Under Construction

Building's interior view of project number S404 (a) 59. Columns that are attached to the ceiling beams are visible. Windows are also visible, and in the background, leaning against the wall, some men can be seen.

Scene in El Fanguito

A group of persons of various ages among the houses of the El Fanguito community. The houses are made of wood with zinc roofs and one of them is gabled. Also notable are the windows and a double-leaf door that opens outwards with a wooden railing. On the side of one of the houses, a couple of people carrying out construction work are visible.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00041

View of an open space on the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison building. On the far right side are visible shutter-type windows. The floor is tiled, and the space has two spotlights. There is a streetlight on the wall on the left side. Trees and the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María can also be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Bungalow-style Influenced Design

One-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall covered with stones. Above it, there is an ornamental metal grill supported by wall pillars. The house has a front garden separated by a sidewalk that leads to the entrance stairs of the porch. To both sides of the stairs, there are potted plants. The porch has a semicircular design that protrudes, also there is a person standing. It is supported by columns and has a concrete balustrade. The door is glazed and has transom over it. The edges of the house have gabled roofs. The windows are jalousie and are covered by ornamental grills, over the windows there are eaves and awnings. Above the porch, there is an attic with a gabled roof and transom. On the street in front, there are two cars parked and a person walking.

San Juan Transportation Office, Boy at the Construction Site

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. At the construction site, a small boy can be seen without a shirt and with an object in this hands. On one side there are some concrete pieces and on the other side there is a pile of debris. In the background a bridge is visible and on the bridge, there is an automobile and three people.

San Francisco Street

San Francisco Street in Old San Juan. There are two- and three-story row houses with projecting balconies. Some houses have businesses on the first floor. There are street vendors and persons making purchases or passing through. Electric power poles and cables can be seen as well as some public street lamps hanging from the cables. The street is paved with cobblestones and the streetcar rail. One of the towers of San Juan city hall and a portion of the Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace).

View of the Balcony of a House in Aguadilla

View of a balcony with a metal railing on the second floor of a house. A decorative column protrudes from the wall. A window frame is also visible. A portion of a blue frame can be seeing at the bottom.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Vehicles

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A single-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a portico. The portico has columns and connects to another side of the hospital with a sign indicating: "Centro de Salud." Two vehicles and a chain-link fence are visible. In the background, there are mountains.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00018

Several buildings in Old San Juan can be observed. These buildings have two parapets with balusters and wooden double doors with persienne windows. The building is terracotta-colored and has white-colored moldings. There is a balcony with iron railings, where a man is standing looking toward the sidewalk, lamps and double doors. The building is brown. Another light green-colored building with semicircular arches and white molding can be seen in the background of the image. Two buildings have signs on them that read "San Sebastián APTS". There is also an electrical box, an automobiles, and cobblestone pavers.

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Front view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The first level is made of concrete, it has not been whitewashed, nor does it have doors or windows. It has debris in the front part, and stairs without railing. On the second level, where there are two persons, the house is made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. The door is wooden and the windows are glass, lattice-style. The windows to the sides are aluminum, lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the fronton, there is a small aluminum, lattice-style window and on the street, there are cars parked and persons standing.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Lateral Entrance

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds building, lateral entrance. The wall with two entrances to which the doors, two windows, pilasters and a small eave with brackets have not yet been installed can be seen. In front there is a mound of soil. There is a man posing.

Calle Clara Lair 151 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Building in Calle Clara Lair 151 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style and is painted cream. The building's façade has balconies with metal railings and semicircular double arches supported by square piers. The roof has terracotta-colored tiles and the center of the building has an extended wall with a pediment and square openings. There are also window openings with moldings, pilasters, and grilles. The lower half of the building has grilled doors with uprights and a sign with the number 151 in the center. Throughout the façade are plants and wooden lattice double doors. In front of the façade there is a sidewalk, automobiles, grass, and a cobblestone road. A pink and white-colored building with characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style can be observed on the right side of the image. It has parapets, cornices, and lattice windows framed by white moldings.

Family Outside Mountaintop Home

A family made up of a man, a woman with two babies in her arms, three boys and a girl. The children have pieces of clothing in their hands and the man also holds a picture and a small dress. Behind the family, there is a house with a gabled roof with straw, yaguas and sticks. Some poles extend from the house on which there is some laundry hanging. Also notable is a metal container. The house is located on a hill slope and in the background, you can see the mountains.

Cream and White House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a white and cream house in Guayama. The house has an entrance gate. The porch has a railing and three columns. Two windows can be seen on the porch area as well as a door sealed with a wood panel and boards. On the second floor, the arches formed by the three columns and a railing can be seen. On the right, there is an awning over the garage area.

Elizabeth Building

A two-story building with raised lettering at the top of the second story reading "Elizabeth." The entrance has an arched shape. It has four three-paneled windows with canvas awnings and a projecting balcony with brackets and a lattice railing.

Family Inside a House Made of Royal Palms Being Interviewed by a Social Worker

Family inside a house being interviewed by a social worker. The house is a bohio with walls and doors made of royal palms and tree branches pieces. There are five children and three adult women, one standing among the children, one in a hammock and the other one is the social worker.

Crane and Truck on the Caribe Hilton Hotel Beach

A crane and a dump truck on a strip of land that extends from the shoreline into the beach of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. There is also a sidewalk along the beachfront, and some rectangular buildings and a shed are parallel to the sidewalk. In the background, there is the Normandie Hotel and the boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Criollo Pueblerino House

View of concrete buildings in the town of Barranquitas. In the foreground there is a garden followed by a wall covered with stones. There is a person standing in front of the wall. On the side, there is a concrete building covered by trees.

Small Store in La Plata

Small grocery store on the side of the road in La Plata neighborhood in Aibonito. It is a small wooden building with a gable roof covered with roofing cardboard. It has a side door, which is open. In front there is a window with a board open upwards and secured with a thin stick. You can see some jars on the counter. Under the window there is a Coca-Cola sign, on the side wall there is a Malta Corona sign (almost erased) and on the side door there is a sign that appears to be for a literacy program. There are several men and three children, the children have identical clothing. On one side of the grocery store there is a large tree that provides shade and next to it there is a metal trash can and stacked cardboard boxes.

San Juan Transportation Office, Garage Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Early stages of the garage construction. Several workers are seen working with the remains of a demolition or excavation in a space delimited with wooden beams. There are construction materials, other vehicles, and stacked wood around the construction site. There is a wooden building and a multi-level building is visible in the background.

La Fortaleza, Governor's Mansion

Front view of the Santa Catalina Palace, or better known as La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. This is the oldest construction on the island dating from the 16th – 19th centuries. The main façade has padding on the first level, this is interrupted in the middle by an entrance under a lowered arch. On both sides there are light lanterns and double windows made of wood, glass and wooden latticework. Furthermore, on the next level there is a cantilevered balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal railing. In addition, the balcony has several double wooden doors with wooden lattice windows. Above these there are ornamental moldings and above the central door there is a curved pediment. The rest of the façade is decorated with Doric pilasters that support an ornamental low-relief frieze. Crowning the Santa Catalina Palace is the Coat of Arms of the Spanish Monarchy next to the flagpoles. Finally, in front of the Palace, you can see several parked vehicles.

Coamo Church

A boy in front of the "Evangelical Mennonite Church" of Coamo. The church is made of tongue-and-groove wood with a zinc roof and the façade is characterized by a wooden balustrade, double-leaf windows and doors with fanlights, as well as glass windows. On both sides of the church there are concrete buildings with cornices, parapets, eaves and aluminum shutter-type windows.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Street and Sidewalk Construction

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, street and sidewalk construction. An unpaved street, the gutter, and the sidewalks are visible. The street leads to an industrial building that has a cylindrical construction next to it. In front of the building there are automobiles parked and behind it there is a palm grove. On one side of the street there are mounds of removed soil and an area with construction machinery. An electric power post, and two street lights can be seen.

Doña Ana's and Lolo's House

House made of concrete with zinc roof. It has a balcony with arch and a parapet with two canopies. On the balcony walls there are pots with flowers. The door and the windows are made of wood with stained glass panels. The roof eave has a drainage channel. There is a fence made of metal with concrete poles.

View toward a Mint Green House with Sheep on the Sidewalk

Partial view of the main and right side façades of a mint green house in Guayama. The porch has grilles and a metal railing. Various windows are also visible on the porch's wall. On the right side wall, windows with awnings can be seen. A portion of the fence has a metal mesh as well as a gate. Sheep can be seen on the sidewalk.

Condado Beach Hotel

Aerial view of the Condado Beach Hotel. The beach behind the hotel, buildings of the Ashford avenue, the Condado Lagoon, a segment of the San Antonio Bridge, and a portion of the Miramar sector can be seen.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building with Walls and Roof

In the foreground, the building with its finished walls and roof is visible. It has arches on the windows and entrances. Near the structure, there is construction material and equipment, including ladders, scaffold, and wood. In the background, to the right, there is another building.

Fortifications, Facing the Ocean

View from the Wall of Fort San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. This fortification, from the Spanish Colonial period, is distinguished by its masonry and stone walls. These have a crenellated edge and a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. On the other hand, in the distance you can see an extension of land where there is a runway and several airplanes.

Cabildo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00042

Casa Cabildo located on the corner of Calle del Cristo and Calle Caleta in Old San Juan. This building was the headquarters of the first town hall of the municipality of San Juan and the first jail of San Juan was located in this building's basement. It was built in 1523. Casa Cabildo later became the Galería Éxodo. On the right side of the image is a orange and yellow building. It has a balcony with wooden balustrades and a skirt roof that is supported by piers and wooden beams. There is also a balconet with balustrades. The Plaza de la Catedral can be observed on the left side of the image. Two benches, street lights, and a small brick wall can be observed. The main façade of the Catedral de San Juan can be partially observed in the center of the image in the distance. It was designed and built throughout the sixteenth and nineteenth century. It is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. There are steps in front of the entrance and it has a large studded door made out of wood. On the left side of the image are several high-rise buildings that have doorways and windows, which can be observed in the distance. There are also sidewalks, a cobblestone road, automobiles, and shrubs.

House with a View

Wooden house on stilts with a five-gable roof. The walls are made with scraps of wood, zinc, roofing cardboard and other materials. It has two wooden doors, and some annexes with yagua roofs and walls. It is in a mountainous rural area. On one side, you can see a field with the plants still small, in front there is grass and behind, you can see trees, palms and another wooden house. There is a woman at the entrance of the house.

Unidentified house in the country

Dive view of a rural house on stilts. The house is made of wood with a gabled zinc roof. In the front there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade. To one side it has wooden stairs. Also, double wooden doors and windows. On the side the house has a smaller attached structure with a zinc gable roof. The area is surrounded by vegetation, and at one end you can see a clothesline.

Living Room and Mediopunto furniture of Criollo House

Interior view from the inside of a wooden house. In the foreground, there is a living room, where there are two persons standing. It is decorated with armchairs in Rattan and wood. Also, there is a wooden table covered with a tablecloth, over which there are decorative figures. The floor is partially covered by a rug. The walls are decorated with frames and in the middle, there is a hanging lamp. There are several simple wooden doors surrounded by moldings, with crossbars over them. Dividing the rooms, there are small wooden walls sustained by wooden columns. In the next entrance, there are more wooden chairs and a wooden china cabinet against a wall. On the back wall, there is an open door with mullions above it.

New Hospital under Construction

Castañer Hospital, Lares in the final stages of construction. It is a building complex built on a hill and located on different levels. You can see a two-story building with metal windows and recessed balconies. Then there is the central building that has a portico with lintel arches, through the arches part of a third building can be distinguished. You can see that work is still being done around the hospital, there are areas covered with cardboard. In the first building, two men are notable.

Comerío Health Center, Mullions and Wooden Platforms

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The unfinished building is visible, with a flat roof and wooden falsework. Openings between the mullions, debris, and a ladder can be seen. On the roof, there are several wooden platforms. In the background, a mountain is visible.

Cement Platform

Cement platform with two stairs in the front. It is surrounded by trees. To the left, there is a house with a cement fence.

Wooden Green House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden green house. On the main wall, a portion of a door and a window can be seen. The porch is on the right, has a parapet, and on the wall, a wooden door with a window and stained glass can be seen. The house has a gable roof.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

Euphonics Corporation, Workers Pouring Concrete

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan. Two workers pouring concrete on the parapet of the building's facade. They are using a bucket for concrete and a machine connected to a hose.

Men Repairing the Devil's Sentry Box

Men repairing the Devil's Sentry Box, at the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) in Old San Juan. Various men can be seen next to the base of the wall, near the seashore; another two men are at the top of the wall, next to the sentry box, there are some piles of burlap sacks, a sand sieve, a bucket, and various rods.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Water Pipes and Tiles

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A section of the building can be seen featuring a low wall and a wall and a portion of what will be a water faucet. This structure has tiles around it and three pipes to dispense water and control its flow. In the background, a metal fence, palm trees, and other trees can be seen.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision 5-333-56

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, frontal/lateral view. The facade has stairs, a portico with eaves, a low stone wall and a large window. The lateral wall has two windows and a loading door. In front of the building there is a barbed wire fence with a gate and an electric power post stabilized with three beams. Near the fence there is a sign that reads: "Another Development Work Site".

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View from the inside of a terrace of a wooden house over stilts in the water. The roof is made of zinc and has exposed beams, the floor is made of wood and is partially covered by a rug. The terrace is surrounded by a wooden railing, over which there is laundry hanging. The area is decorated with chairs, a wooden table, and plants in decorative pots. In the background, there are two persons standing, besides a simple, wooden door, which is opened ajar.

Vernacular Farm House

Blue Bricks in Old San Juan

Blue-toned cobblestones on a street in Old San Juan. There are several people walking on the sidewalks, as well as traffic signs and a mailbox marked "US Mail." In the background, two buildings stand out and one of them is labeled "Banco de San Juan". In the middle of the street there is a garden with several bushes.

Man Next to a Hut

A man next to a hut near a road in San Juan. The hut is made of wood and built on stilts with a flat roof and walls made with pieces of wood planks. It is surrounded by plants and banana or plantain trees.

Santiago Riera Palmer Town Square

View toward the Plaza Santiago Riera Palmer town square in Caguas. A kiosk, a gazebo, and various sitting benches can be seen on the square. Various buildings can be seen along the street. Some of these buildings have balconies and Juliet balconies with balustrades. The overhangs and cornices of these buildings are also visible.

Mr. Galeno Cabán's Farm in Utuado

Rehabilitation work on Mr. Galeno Cabán's farm in the town of Utuado. This is a typical rehabilitation case of a farm in the mountainous region of the Island. Extensive agricultural land with houses separated from each other. There are three houses made of concrete with wooden windows and doors and separate spaces for latrines made of wood and zinc. Electric wiring, soil conservation works, formed paths, trees, shrubs, and palm trees are also visible.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00019

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken against the light; a semicircular dome, a keystone, and cornices at the top of the sentry lookout post can be observed. A masonry wall, trees, and people standing in front of a railing can be seen on the right side of the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. The posterior facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed in the image. The building has several floors, parapets, cornices, and window openings. A tower with a dome in the upper half of the old La Princesa prison can be seen at a distance. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored and transferred the building in 1992 to be the Puerto Rico Tourism Company's headquarters. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. The San Juan Bay and the chimneys of Central Palo Seco in the municipality of Toa Baja can also be observed in the image.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Facade located next to the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. A salmon and white-colored two-story building can be observed. It has parapets, cornices, two pilasters, and wooden double-leaf doors framed by white moldings. The building also has a balcony without railings and a skirt supported by pilasters and wooden beams. There are automobiles in front of the building, and next to the building is a metal grille gate with a fan-like design, trees, and part of the San Juan Bay. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Part of the roof of the United States Customs House building, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan," can also be seen in the image. Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The United States Customs House was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988. The top part of the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico can be seen from a distance. The building is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architectural style. The bank was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. The José V. Toledo Federal Building and the United States Courthouse, which combines the Beaux-Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles, can also be observed. This building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. It has two towers crowned with lanterns, Arabic tiles, and cornices. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1986. On its right side is the Ochoa building, designed by the architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa. The Ochoa building is painted gray and white, has a tower crowned by a stepped design, and has square and rectangular windows.

Horsecar and Carriage

Horsecar and carriage at Mayagüez downtown. A portion of a building with an entrance framed with segmental arches, cornices and double doors can be seen; the wall is decorated with moldings in geometric shapes, and rose windows. There is another building with pilasters, a cornice, double doors, and a fanlight. A metal bridge can be seen in the background. Passengers can be seen in the horsecar and the carriage.

La Perla, Boy Posing

View from the water in the neighborhood La Perla at the Old San Juan. At the foreground, appears a boy standing in the seashore. The houses are continuous built on stilts in front of the sea. They are made of wood with zinc roofs, they have doors and windows also made of wood.

Fortress of la Concepción

Detail of two broken doors of Fortress of la Concepción. At the top of the wall, the piping is visible. On top of the overhang, the zinc sheets conforming the roof can be seen. The wall has graffiti and mold stains.

Hurricane Shelter with Red Roof

A hurricane shelter with a reddish gable roof and a small wooden door. In the background, on the side of a mountain, a partially wooden house with a gable roof is notable.

Consolidated Cigar Corporation of Puerto Rico

Two-story concrete building on the main road between Ponce and Caguas. On the far left of the front part, there is a garden and two flags on poles. There are decorative tiles, also. To the far right there is a pile of gravel. It has entrance stairs with metal railings. The windows are fixed, in glass and it has a simple door. On the second level, there is an eave over which there is a sign that reads "Consolidated Cigar Corporation of Puerto Rico". On the upper part of the building, there is a smaller structure with a flat roof.

El Morro Sentry Box through Arch

Vaulted tunnel and ramp of the San Felipe del Morro Castle. In the background, the crenellated parapet, some steps, as well as a sentry box attached to the wall and crowned with a dome and spherical ornament, stand out. In the body of the sentry box, the door and window are notable. In the background, you can see the Atlantic Ocean.

Blue Awning Detail over the Houses Roofs in Arroyo

Aerial view standing out the zinc roofs covered with blue awnings over houses and structures in Arroyo. Next to the house you can see a smaller structure with its zinc roof without being covered with awnings and some windows placed on the ground.

House under Construction with Tall Legs, Possibly Abandoned

View of a house under construction, possibly abandoned and located between the side of a road and a hill slide. Of the house, the long pillars, the slab and some incomplete walls composed of blocks and rods are notable. It is followed by another house from which part of its gable roof protrudes.

Otero Bazaar

View of the inside of a wooden building bearing a sign reading: "Bazar Otero." It is a hallway with a gable roof, exposed beams, and is covered with zinc. The walls are not covered and the formwork is visible. There is a handrail along each wall.

Mayor's House at the Arecibo Jail

Residence in the municipality of Arecibo. A single-story building with a flat roof and a porch. It features a balustrade as a railing, steps leading to the main entrance, and a partially open wooden door. The building has louvered-style double windows with awnings. The roof of the porch and the awnings are tiled. On the right side, there is a dark-colored pipe, possibly part of a drainage system. Around the building, there are fragments of construction materials and a pipe. Another building can be seen behind it.

Catholic Church in Ponce

Facade of the church Santa María Reina with vaulted shape, brise-soleils with geometrical motifs, double doors made of wood and dormer windows on the side. At the outdoor patio stand out a cross and also a sidewalk, people and several parked automobiles are noticeable.

Pacheco Street, Yauco

View of Pacheco Street in the municipality of Yauco. The street continues up the mountain with buildings on both sides. There are one and two-story buildings. Some have balconies with awnings and baluster railings. The first building on the left has double-leaf doors with lattice and porticoes. People can be seen walking on the street and on the sidewalks.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There is a space with wooden beams, black and white tiles, and a gate. This gate is under a semicircular arch and the upper part of it has a sunrise transom. There are also other semicircular arches and a water fountain. The wall surfaces are stained and the paint is cracked. There are newspaper pages, plastic cups, and leaves on the floor.

Art Shop Interior

View from the inside of a building in Old San Juan. The building is multi-level and has several entrances under semicircular arches. The space is decorated with decorative potted plants and wall lamps. In addition, the ceiling has a design with exposed wooden beams. Also on the second level you can see a wooden railing and a double wooden door with relief details.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

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Side view of an establishment made of wood in the coastal town of Loíza. The gabled roof is partially covered with palm leaves. Some walls are incomplete or broken. In the interior of the construction, there is debris. Behind, there are two houses, one made of wood with a zinc roof, and the other made of unwhitewashed concrete.

Houses after Hurricane Santa Clara

View of houses after the passage of Hurricane Santa Clara. There are several wooden houses built on walls. They have entrance stairs in concrete. Also, double wooden windows and doors with gabled zinc roofs, one is roofless. There are several persons standing in front of the houses.

Thatched Building, poor Section - Ponce

Wooden houses located on flat land next to a road. They are built on stilts, with gable roofs. Some are covered with zinc, others with roofing cardboard. You can see some barbed wire fences, one of the houses has a fence made of reeds.

Gibson Caribe, Wall Formwork

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo. Wall formwork view. One of the columns surrounded by falsework and a building enclosure that is already closed with blocks can also be seen. In front of the construction there are a pile of blocks. There are workers at work.

San Agustín Military Academy Río Piedras P.R.

San Agustín Military Academy in Río Piedras. It's a three-story building. The structure consists of two concrete wings with a wooden central part. There is a concrete fence with an iron gate. A staircase provides access to the building, and in the middle of the staircase, there is a statue of Saint Augustine. The façade features arched windows and a balustrade extending along the right wing. There is a flagpole with the United States flag. Several trees obstruct the view of the building. In front of the property, there is a wooden house, and near this house, there is a serviceman.

Wall Undergoing Repairs, Old San Juan

View of one of the walls of Old San Juan. An area is visible where repair works are been performed and there are wooden scaffolding. Two sentry boxes and a building can be seen. In the forefront, there is a cannon over one of the walls.

Right Façade of Cream and Pink House in Guayama

Right façade of a cream-colored house with pink details in Guayama. On the outside wall of the main façade, a window can be seen. The porch with railings and grilles is also partially visible. On the right side façade, two windows as well as broken metal doors are visible. The house has a zinc roof. On the left, two houses are partially visible.

Public Library

A two-story building bearing the lettering "Public Library." It has a staircase leading to the main entrance, which is on the second story. It has a double door between two windows. There is a lamppost at the base of the staircase. There are open arches on the second story.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

View of a street in Old San Juan. Buildings of more than one floor and different colors can be seen on one side of the street. They have balconies and parapets with iron balustrades, concrete balconies, persienne type windows, and different types of arches like flat arches and semicircular arches. Street lights can be seen throughout the street as well as a man sheltering himself from the rain with an umbrella.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, View From the Portico

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd.

Eastern Watch Co., Ltd. building construction project in Bayamón, facade of the finished building. It has a portico with glass wall and doors, a glass block wall, and a stone wall. To one side there is a shed and a Texaco truck. The building has a barbed wire fence and a metal gate.

Road Bordered by Houses

Road bordered by houses. On one side, there are two wooden houses with gable roofs, followed by a concrete house, all three with balconies featuring wooden balustrades and slender pillars. The second and third houses have wooden fences. Further along, other wooden houses are observed. On the opposite side of the road, there is a concrete fence with metal grilles. Several people are seen commuting, a man on horseback, one on a bicycle, and people on foot. Several palm trees line the roadside.

Work on Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of work on the bridge of the San Antonio channel. Over the bridge you can see men working on a railway car. Also, you can see a locomotive. At the bottom part you can see scaffolding connected and men doing their tasks beneath the bridge. At the background you can see part of another railway bridge and the bridge with balustrade.

La Perla, San Juan Slum

Houses at the community La Perla in the Old San Juan. You can observe houses made of wood on stilts, most of them are built on a slope. There are roofs covered with zinc, others with roofing cardboard. In general, the houses seem to be in poor conditions and others seem to be in a dilapidated state.

Factory in Guayanilla, Facade Work

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. There are several workers performing different tasks on the building's facade and on a barbed wire fence. The wall still has scaffolds. Behind the fence there is a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program".

Designed Prairie House

Front view of a house in the town of Naguabo. The house is one-story with a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metal bar fence. It is separated by a gate made of ornamental metal bars. There is a front garden with trees and plants. To the far right, the house has a spacious balcony with entrance stairs. The balcony is surrounded by a railing and a fabric curtain. In front the house has a structure that stands out and has a gable roof. There is a wooden design with lattice-style. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a concrete railing. The house is surrounded by vegetation and power line poles.

Soldiers in Casa Blanca

Patio of Casa Blanca during the time it was used as the home and workshops of the United States Army engineer troops. The "L" shaped building is visible with its double doors in the first floor. On the second floor, there are some portions made of wood. On the patio, a group of soldiers can be seen marching as well as other three men, one of them on horseback.

House Roof Repair at Aguirre

Detail of the roof repair of a house in Salinas. Above the rooftop of the house you can see two men working with zinc plates. You can see the difference between the new zinc plates and the old ones. The new quantity is too evident. At the house patio you can distinguish some of the old plates and some new ones. In addition of the zinc plates on the floor, also you can see a small room of green color with a trail made of tiles. The architectonic style is known as Bungalow.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00013

Prototype of cobblestone paver found in a construction area in Old San Juan. The paver is deteriorated. There are leaves and pieces of wooden planks can be seen around the paver. This is one of the four kind of pavers used in the streets of Old San Juan.

A View from the Beach towards the Lobby and Guest Room Tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View from the beach towards the advanced construction of the guest room tower with sunbreakers and the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the tower, a wooden scaffold and a flag stand out. In the vicinity, several prefabricated pipes, blocks, and sheds can be seen also.

Patterns of Decorative Concrete Block Used on Balconies

Close-up view of the low-relief designs of ornamental blocks.

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Side view of a two-story house in the town of Carolina. The first level is made of concrete, and has not been whitewashed. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. The second level is made of wood and has a zinc gabled roof. The side windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. In the front part, there is a balcony with a person standing. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing. On the street there are several cars parked.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Rear

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Rear view of the three-story building still under construction. The walls are plastered and most of the persiennes are installed. On one of the walls there are balconies with railings and a metal ladder. Stacked pipes, some debris, and mounds of removed soil can be seen. The corners of two adjoining houses are visible.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Land Preparation

Land preparation process for the construction of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. Workers can be seen marking the land with pieces of wood. It is visible that the land has been prepared with ditches to begin laying what will be the building's foundation. In the background, a fenced community adjacent to the project under construction can be seen. In this community there are different types of houses, there are concrete houses and wooden houses with zinc roofs. There are also trees around the houses on the part of the land that belongs to the community.

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Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Zinc Sheets

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. In the foreground, zinc and wooden panels are visible. A portion of the unplastered building is visible, featuring 'Miami' or louvered windows, eaves, pillars, door openings, and wooden scaffolding. Another building with double windows and a flat roof is also visible. In the background, the continuation of the construction stands out.

Bayamón District Hospital, Construction Materials

Bayamón District Hospital. Construction sand and stone can be seen in the middle of the construction area. The building’s walls covered with falsework and two wooden towers with cranes are also visible. In addition, there are several workers at the construction site.

Castañer Farm in Adjuntas

Landscape of the Castañer Farm in the town of Adjuntas. There is a vast land with houses, industrial buildings, a workers' camp, vehicles, and roads. In the background, mountains and all the greenery of the area can be seen. This was the time when Castañer was bought, with its farms, camps, and workers' houses.

Méndez Vigo Street, Mayagüez

View of the Méndez Vigo Street in downtown, Mayagüez. Various rails can be seen in the middle of the street and a car of the streetcar passing by. There are houses on both sides of the street, lampposts, and utility poles.A man can be seen with a wheelbarrow and other two men walking down the sidewalk.

Comerío Health Center, Façade under Construction

Construction of the façade of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. Piles of construction sand, a worker, a ladder, and wooden falsework are visible. The building is single-story, featuring mullions, a flat roof, louvered windows, columns, and a covered entrance. The area between the mullions has a square design. A mountain is located in the background.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Clean Land to Start Construction

Land view of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket construction. The land has already been cleared for the beginning of construction. Several houses and part of their windows can be seen in the background. Some of the houses have gable roofs. In addition, a street, several power posts, and electric wiring are visible.

Masion in a Rural Area

Wooden mansion in a rural area. It has perrons and a porch with a balustrade and slim pillars surrounding the first floor. There is a second story that is smaller than the first one. It has a zinc gable roof. A wooden door with glass panes leads to a semicircular balcony. There is an eave over the door, and over it, a dormer window. Another balcony is visible in the back. In front of the house, a path can be seen, and in the background some mountains are visible.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Interior Corner

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo, building's corner seen from the interior. Two windows and a column are visible. Ceiling beams, partially covered with metal plates can also be seen.

Soldiers and Their Companions Aboard a Carriage

Soldiers and their companions aboard a carriage in Mayagüez. It is a four-wheeled carriage drawn by a donkey and featuring a canopy. Various women can be seen in the passenger area, as well as two men in the driver's seat, and a man sitting in one of the wheels. They are in front of a wooden house with matched lumber and double windows. There is a man leaning out one of the windows.

Casa Oppenheimer - Ponce - 2014 00014

View of the interior of the Oppenheimer house located on the Salud street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and of the Escuela de Barcelona. On the interior spaces you can see the ceiling decorated with an ornamental coffered, a chair and decorative frames on the wall. In addition, there is a double door made of wood and glass crowned with an open transom without frame. The Oppenheimer residence dates of 1913, it was built for Ms. Isabel Oppenheimer de Santiago. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Losey Field Military Aviation Camp

Aerial view of the construction of Losey Field Military Aviation Camp in Juana Díaz. The buildings, the runway, various airplanes, and the road leading to the air camp can be seen.

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View of the tower of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets. There is the square base belfry tower divided in two sections attached to the church. The second section is above a projecting cornices, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It has several semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. In addition, the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00016

Two balconies in Old San Juan can be observed. A balcony with railings and green-colored iron balusters can be observed in the image. There are pots with plants, an orchid, and trees. There is a balcony with a skirt roof made out of beams and wood in the background. The balcony floor has partitions and corbels. The balcony is also composed of railings, balusters, and wooden studs. The building has wall lamps, doors with persienne windows, and there are also plants on the balcony. Part of an extended iron parapet can be observed.

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Bastión de San Agustín located in Old San Juan. There is a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks. It has a sentry lookout post with a hemispherical dome, a cornice, a keystone, a small window, and ashlar. Trees can be observed in the surrounding areas.

Military Hospital in Mayagüez

Spanish Military Hospital in Mayagüez. The building has perrons, a porch with three semicircular arches, colossal order pilasters, a frieze, and a cornice. It is engraved with the phrase: "Hospital Militar 1896." There are various men in front of the portico, some of the wearing a military uniform. After 1900, this building became a school.

Bathing Beach, Caribe Hilton

Several people sunbathing in front of the beach for bathers at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area there are some walls that intersperse in a zigzag, followed by chairs, tables, a sidewalk and a dock. A boat and a palm are also notable in the sand. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean stands out.

San Blas de Illescas Church

Side and front view of San Blas de Illescas Church (Catholic) in Coamo. The main entrance is a Roman arch framed by pilasters and a cornice. Above the arch, there is an oculus. The upper part of the façade is a multi-linear arch with a cornice. At the top, there is a flat triangular bell tower with five arches crowned with a cross. On the sides of the roof, there are pilasters with pinnacles, and at the back, a dome can be seen. Around the church, there is an iron balustrade.

Extension Bayamón District Hospital, Façade with Eaves

Extension of the Bayamón District Hospital where a straight and simple façade can be seen with a double door, eaves, and windows. The door has rectangular glass panes and the windows are louvered or "Miami" style windows. In the back, another building is visible with various windows (some of them with shutters). In front of the door, there are two low walls, one of them is a raised garden bed and the other is an entrance step. The surrounding grounds of the hospital are unpaved. In the background, trees can be seen.

Front of Stone Church, Porta Coeli, San Germán

Closeup view of the church Porta Coeli in the town of San Germán. Going up the staircase you will find the entrance of the church, where you can see a person standing. The church has a double door made of wood under a round arch. The door arch is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is rectangular window partially covered by wood. Lastly, in the superior part there is the belfry. In its origins it was the Convent of Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and starting 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

San Juan Intercontinental Hotel and the Hotel of the International Airport

San Juan Intercontinental Hotel and Hotel of the International Airport. The first is a building with eight floors, seven of which have rooms. The balconies of the rooms form a sunbreaker. A portion of the patio where there are palm trees and the pool can be seen. The airport hotel has five levels and a traffic control tower on top. In the front, there are flagpoles with flags of different countries and a fountain.

Ponce Street Scene, La Ponceña Sundial Shoes Sign

Street view in the coastal town of Ponce. The street is paved and on both sides of it there are buildings with different characteristics. Some are houses and others are commercial establishments. You can see that they have several levels and balconies surrounded by wooden or metal railings. Other buildings have doors under semicircular arches or discharge arches decorated with moldings and cornices. Some are also distinguished with signs or inscriptions with the names of the establishments. On the street in front, there are also parked vehicles, and people walking.

Fajardo District Hospital, Side View with the Entrance

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. A two-story building with falsework and wooden scaffolding is visible. The main entrance is entirely covered in scaffolding. Piles of sand can be seen. The building features a flat roof, semicircular arches, casement windows, and window guards.

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Side-view of semi- attached houses in the town of Ciales. To the far right, there is a one-story house made of concrete with a zinc roof. In the front, there is a porch with side stairs that are surrounded by a balustrade, sustained by fine columns. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors in lattice-style and glass. Above the doors, there are ornamented mullions and wooden moldings. The roof of the porch is flat and made of wood and zinc. Above the house, there are two frontons with zinc, gabled roofs and lattice-style mullions. To the far left, you can see a two-story, wooden house. The side windows are double, made of wood, and have eaves over them. In front of the street, there are several cars parked.

Walk Going up to Building

A boy on a sidewalk and a woman pushing a baby stroller on a path surrounded by bushes and palms. The path leads to a two-story building characterized by elements on its façade, such as stairs with railings, doors and windows with fixed glass and triangular pediments. At one end, part of a striped awning is also notable.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. An area under construction can be seen in the falsework stage. The construction is next to a building without walls. Several vehicles are visible, including an official government vehicle.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 - Color Shades

Drawing of the façade of a building in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 in Old San Juan. The drawing is painted yellow. It has cornices, a parapet, two oculi, a wooden lattice double door with moldings, and two steps. There is also a parapet with balustrades and wooden lattice windows framed by moldings. The building has characteristics from the Neoclassical architecture style.

Pavilion at Treasure Island, Cidra

View of ranch at the Treasure Island Hotel in the town of Cidra. The ranch is made of wood with a gabled roof made of yagua and palm. Inside, you can see tables and chairs covered by fabric tablecloths. In the surroundings, there are plants and vegetation.

Economy Industries, Main Entrance

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, entrance view. There are stairs leading to a door with eaves and two windows. Part of the falsework is visible on the lateral wall.

Caguas Museum

View of one of the windows on the right side of Museo de Caguas (museum). The door is made of wood and forms an arch decorated with a fanlight. The area of the window frame is missing a portion of the plaster and the brick and mortar underneath it is now visible.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00045

View of Paseo de la Princesa pathway from the Former La Princesa Prison building. In the center is a five-point star surrounded by a twelve-point star that marks the location of the Time Capsule. On La Princesa's main street, parked cars and a golf cart can be seen. People, trees, streetlights, and flagpoles are in the surrounding areas. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Possible: Buildings at Castañer

Distant view of a group of buildings in the community of Castañer in the town of Lares. The buildings are two-story with zinc gable roofs. You can see double wooden windows, stairs surrounded by railings and hallways also surrounded by wooden railings. The building on the far left is surrounded by a bush fence. On the other hand, to the far right you can see another building surrounded by a wooden fence. Finally, you can also see some vehicles parked in front.

Catholic Church, Botijas

Catholic church in Botijas, Orocovis. It is a small wooden building. It has a rectangular section with a gable roof and a square section, larger than the first with a pyramidal roof. There is a wooden cross stuck on the wall. The surroundings have weeds. On one side, you can see a road and in the background you can see mountains.

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View from a distance of houses, in the foreground there are structural frames on concrete stilts and exposed metal beams. Besides the construction, on the sidewalk you can see a pile of wood and concrete blocks. In the distance there are houses on the hill with different characteristics. Some are built on stilts and others are two-story. They have lattice-style windows and double windows. The houses are connected through paved paths. They are surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Aerial View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Aerial view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, you can see the Condado Lagoon and the San Jerónimo Fortress. The fort is a construction from the Spanish Colonial period built of masonry and stone. On the other hand, the Hotel is distinguished by having balconies with sunshades and on the roof a tower with an inscription that says: “Caribe Hilton”. To the far left, you can see more buildings with different characteristics. In the back, you can also see the Normandie Hotel, identified by its imposing composition of seven concrete floors molded like a large ship.

View of La Perla from El Morro

View of Old San Juan from the San Felipe del Morro Castle. El Morro is a fortification, from the Spanish colonial period, built of masonry and stone. On the far left, you can see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament. On the other hand, in the distance you can see the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi Cemetery and the community of El Barrio La perla. Distinguished by its continuous wooden houses built facing the sea. Buildings with different characteristics are also observed.

Workers in the Construction Site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers carrying out formwork and foundation construction tasks at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Some noticeable elements include columns, rods, a scaffold, and wooden structural framework. There is also a concrete batching plant, and in the surroundings, various construction materials such as wood, beams, and barrels can be seen. Additionally, there is equipment, namely, a cement mixer truck, a crane, and some sheds. In the background, there is a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, and next to it, the Normandie Hotel and a boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Pigeon Holes

Building with a wall perforated with square-shaped holes in which some pigeons rest. The wall has exposed brick on the bottom, while on the top, it has siding. Also notable are some doors, some moldings, a double-leaf window and a wooden balustrade of a balcony window.

Auxilio Mutuo Hospital

An aerial view of the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital. In the center, the original part of the building can be seen, which consists of a central structure and two symmetrical wings projecting from the façade. The main entrance features a portico with a staircase, and the roofs of this section have sloping designs. The ends of the hospital are later constructions, one with two floors and the other with three floors. In front of the building, there is a roundabout and green areas with trees. Several cars are parked in the vicinity.

Catholic Church in Ponce

Facade of the church Santa María Reina with vaulted shape, brise-soleils with geometrical motifs, double door made of wood and dormer windows on the side. At the outdoor patio stand out a cross.

Right Side Facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

View of the right side facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the lower part you can see the basement windows. The brick chimney stick out from the wall that goes from the ground up to the roof. You can see two double windows on each floor and the balcony with railing and a double door. The house has a gable roof, it has a dormer window and is decorated with roofing tiles. At the front part of the house you can distinguish the trail at the garden area.

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González House

Facade of González's house characterized by a portico, windows with glass leaves, a zinc roof and a roof appendix. In front of the house there is a garden with numerous plants and bushes.

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Side-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a fence made of wood, zinc plates, and metallic bars. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings. Leaning against the house you can see a wooden ladder.

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pump Roof

San Juan Transportation Office. Roofed area for the gas pumps under construction. A concrete shed, only a roof and quadrangular columns can be seen. Inside there are some block walls. Reinforcing bars are visible protruding from the floor and roof. There is a mound of removed soil at the edge of the building.

Brick and Roofing Tile Manufacturing

Open space roofed with bricks and roofing tiles organized on the floor. It is visible that the building is simple, made of wood and zinc, and is used to store objects that are being manufactured. It can be seen that there are sacks and bags tied in bundles (with a rope) hanging from two of the beams, a hat hanging from one of the beams, and a box on the floor. The image shows the manufacture of bricks and clay roofing tiles for the construction of houses.

La Plata Mennonite Church

La Plata Mennonite Church with a façade composed of a double-leaf wooden door with a mullion and moldings. On the edges it has two vertical bands and at the top of the gable, an oculus. In the front there is a sidewalk and in the surrounding area, a garden with several flower bushes and palms.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Scaffolding and Zinc Roof

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. From the southwest view, a zinc roof and two portions of the building under construction can be seen. The hospital has two stories, balconies with metal railings, louvered windows, eaves, and flat roofs. Notable features include three wooden scaffolds, a zinc fence, and two posts in the background.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00015

Side view of the main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts, round capitals, annulets, abaci, and echinus that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. The bases, toruses, and plinths can be the lower part of the columns. There are two pilasters with rectangular molding in the lower half of the wall. The facade has a semicircular arch with moldings and ornamented grilles. It also has cornices, wooden double-leaf doors and windows, steps, and two wall lamps supported by brackets. On the top of the building is a terracotta-colored lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings. Adjacent to the chapel is an orange, white, and brown-colored building with semicircular moldings, cornices, and window openings. The side facade of the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico building, which is representative of the Art Deco architectural style, can be partially seen in the distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Frontal Facade of the Ablah Hotel Supply Co Construction Site

It shows Ablah Hotel Supply Co facade under construction. Construction materials, a bulldozer, and electric wiring can be seen. A sign with information about the construction site is visible on the right side of the image.

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Side-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a fence made of wood, zinc plates, and metallic bars. The house has a balcony, where there are persons seating. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall. The wooden door is double, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings.

"El Fanguito" Community in Martín Peña Channel with Children in its Surroundings

The image shows houses built on stilts over the water, they are made of wood, have gable roofs, and zinc. Some houses have wooden windows and others have aluminum windows. In the center it can be seen that outside of a house, there is a boy and a girl with an outstretched arm and a boat. By the distance tall buildings and electrical wiring can be seen.

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Neighborhood house in the municipality of Aibonito seen from above. It is a corner house with a fence that combines ornamental blocks and cyclone mesh. The fence has a pedestrian gate and a driveway gate. The residence has an aluminum awning.

Farmer Feeding Animals at the Proyecto La Plata Farm

Farmer feeding animals after harvesting corn at La Plata Project in the town of Aibonito. An open field with crops, houses, farm buildings, animals, fenced access roads, trees, mountains, and sheds are visible. The buildings in the area are made of materials such as concrete, wood, and zinc. They also vary in size, some with windows and with two or more materials in the same construction. It can be identified that they have different types of use. The farmer feeds purebred animals that were given by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA).

University of Puerto Rico Library

Modern façade of the José M. Lázaro Library at the University of Puerto Rico, designed by architect Henry Klumb. The sunshades with geometric shapes and vertical bands, the shutter-type windows and the main doors, stand out. In front of the building, there are people walking on the sidewalk that leads to the main entrance. On the sides, there are some cars and gardens with palms.

Façade of a Building in Guayama

View of the main façade of a building in Guayama. There are four doors along the façade. The door on the right has a window and a transom light. On the top part of the building, a cornice is partially visible.

Wooden Structure, Closed

Wooden house in poor condition. The roof is covered with roofing cardboard. It has a a board door, ajar. There is a man inside the house, peeping, and a boy holding the door from the outside. On the door, there is a sign in printed paper that reads: "CLOSED". To the left, the corner of another house is visible, the roof also has roofing cardboard, although in better condition.

Top of the Tower of the Antique City Hall

Upper part detail of the tower of the Antique City Hall. The dome is decorated with tiles. The top part has a weather vane. At the right background you can see the facade of the church Parroquia San Fernando de la Carolina at the plaza. In the church facade you can see the entrance double door. Also, you can distinguish four decorative pilasters over the wall. The tower has a cross and at the back part of the church you can see the dome. At the plaza you can observe garden areas and several benches to sit.

Unidentified House

View from the lower part of a house on brick stilts. To one side, you can see a balcony made of wood surrounded by a railing, also made of wood.

Model Apartment of the Residential Cooperative El Falansterio

Interior space of a model apartment in the residential cooperative El Falasnterio in Puerta de Tierra. There are two women, one seated reading and the other is standing in the apartment's living room. In the surroundings there are furniture, a dinning table, a radio, a portrait, and a fruit drawing hanging on the walls, two floor lamps, a refrigerator, a table with a flower vase and a cushion on the floor. The apartment is made of concrete, have wooden windows with curtains, concrete floors with vinyl tiles, ceiling lamps and an arch with an Arabic design leading to the rooms’ hallway. The interior of one of the rooms is visible and it is noticeable that there is a bed with wooden pillars and a dresser with a mirror in which the reflection of the person taking the photo can be seen.

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View of a house made of wood over concrete with a zinc hipped roof. In the front, the house has a balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental concrete blocks that is supported by columns. The balcony has a discharge arch with one end destroyed. In addition, it has three double wooden doors and double wooden side windows surrounded by moldings. On the street in front you can see several vehicles passing by.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00028

Entrance to the Former La Princesa Prison building in the municipality of San Juan. A white double-leaf door with shutters can be observed. There are steps to reach the door. A green streetlight is above the door, and on the right side, a cable hangs, reaching the steps. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

View from Above of Historical Building in Ponce

Main facade of historical building in Ponce. At the lower part you can see the three double doors made of wood. The door at the right side does not have one of its leaves and the one in the middle is covered with nylon. In the borders of each side you can see the pilasters with bossage finished. Above you can observe the architrave, frieze and the cornice.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Worker Pouring Concrete

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Worker pouring concrete on the false ceiling, he is operating the lever that opens the door of a concrete bucket that is hooked to a crane cable. Other workers are visible spreading and smoothing the concrete that has already been poured.

Horsecar, Mayagüez

Horsecar at the Méndez Vigo street in Mayagüez. The wagon of the horsecar has curtains covering the sides and the metal seats. There are two men aboard and two men working with the horses. In the background, there is a building whose doors have segmental arches and cornices. The walls are decorated with geometric shapes and moldings. There is a woman in front of the building.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by a façade garden. The balcony is decorated with concrete benches, planters, a niche with a religious figure, and a wooden wheel. The balcony of the house is surrounded by a low wooden wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. Also, the balcony has a metallic curtain sustained by ornamental metallic pillars. In the street in front of the house, there is a parked car and other adjacent houses with similar characteristics.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Main Facade

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Partial view of the building's main facade. A sidewalk, wide stairs, a low stone wall, a covered walkway with tubular pillars and ceiling fixtures, and a wall with a sign that reads: "Health Center" can be seen.

Sentry box, El Morro

View of one end of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro rampart in the Old San Juan. El Morro is a military fort from the Spanish colonial period built in masonry and stone. On the superior corner of the wall you can see a sentry box crowned with a dome and ornament.

Houses Built on Mangrove Wetlands

Mangrove wetland area dredged and filled in to build houses. A group of houses scattered over an extensive land can be seen. The construction conditions of the residences are visible; which are built on stilts. Their main material is wood, they have gabled zinc roofs, wooden doors and windows, and some have balconies at their entrances with long stairs. In the surrounding area there are trees, shrubs, and it is visible that they are on land where waterways have been channeled.

Sitting Room at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Sitting room of the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. There is a combination of rocking chairs, wicker armchairs, straw chairs, and various small tables, including a console with a wall mirror. The walls have hanging decorations, including a portrait of a man. Three small flags, two from the United States and one from Mexico, are present. The space is divided by a column. The walls have painted decorations simulating moldings and columns. There are two double-leaf doors with fabric valances hanging above them. The ceiling is made of wood with exposed beams. There is a hanging lamp and light bulb. The floor is wooden.

San José Cathedral, 400 Years - Old Catholic Church in San Juan

San José Catholic Church with a façade characterized by a main door framed in a semicircular arch and pilasters, a balcony, rectangular windows, cornices, a quadrilobed oculus, finials and a Latin cross. On its side, a dome with a lantern stands out. On both sides of the church, there are buildings with doors, pilasters, balconies, roofs, cornices and parapets. In front of the church, you can see several cars parked.

Façade of Cement House With Wooden Roof

Cement house with a wooden, gabled roof. Front stairs up to the entrance balcony, the balcony has a canvas awning. Doors and window are wooden. It has a cement fence with a pedestrian and a vehicular entrance, both with metallic gates. In the patio, there is a tree taller than the house, that obstructs the view of part of the façade. On the right side, a multi-story building can be seen and on the left side, another house is visible.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. View of a construction segment where it can be seen that part of the original concrete fence was demolished to make way for the expansion. A portico with tubular pillars, a wall with window openings, and areas with formwork and rodding are visible. In front of the building there is construction stone and sand, as well as a concrete mixer.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Mullions

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A building is visible with mullions, eaves, and a flat roof. Between each mullion, there is a square pattern at the bottom. There is debris in the grounds around it, and mountains are visible in the background.

Paul Kindy House, Santiago Street

Front view of a one-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by an archway of cutting arches, under which there is a railing made of ornamental metallic bars that are sustained by columns. In the front, there are several double, wooden doors over which there are truncated suns and moldings. To the far left, there are several double, wooden door with lattice-style and moldings over them. In front of the doors, there are railings made of ornamental metallic bars. Also, in the upper part the house has an ornamental frieze and cornices. On the street in front, there are several vehicles parked.

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Close-up view of the window of a house in the town of Carolina. The wall is made of wood over concrete blocks, and the window is lattice-style in glass and metal. On the inside, the window is covered with a curtain made of fabric.

#44 Union and Refuge Lodge

Lateral façade of the old masonic building No. 44 #44 Union and Refuge Lodge. A fence with a gate separates the sidewalk from the building. Three columns, the pediment, and cornice can be seen on the entrance. On the wall, three window openings, various scribbles, and graffiti are visible over two window openings and the door, which are sealed downstairs. The main façade has a quoin finish. A portion of the left façade and some window openings therein are visible.

La Fortaleza Governors Palace San Juan

View of the entrance and façade of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The entrance consists of a fence with pillars that have horizontal grooves, a small sentry box-shaped booth and an iron gate. The façade of the building has a padded wall on the first floor and a lowered arch entrance with a lamp on each side. The second level has a cantilevered balcony with an iron railing, a door with a circular pediment and doors with cornices and corbels. Other design elements on the façade are colossal pilasters, frieze and cornice. On one side of the entrance gate there is a building perpendicular to La Fortaleza, it has a door with a crossbar and a balcony with corbels. There is a young man standing at the door. Two police officers are seen at the gate.

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Close-up view of a door in a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The double door is wooden with lattice-style windows in wood and stained glass. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood.

Light Blue and White House in San Germán

Partial view of the main and right side façade of a historical light blue and white house in San Germán.The fence has metal gates and a balustrade. The porch takes over most of the house with its columns and balustrade. On the main wall of the porch, a wooden double door can be seen. On the right wall of the porch, there are two metal jalousie windows. On the back, to the right, more metal jalousie windows can be seen. The house has a hip roof covered with zinc.

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Three opening House, Betances Street #70, Aguadilla

One-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is made of concrete, it is surrounded by a low wall lined with rocks. Over the wall, there are ornamental metallic bars. The house has lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic bars. In the front there is a balcony with a flat roof, which is semi circular and is sustained by columns and surrounded by concrete balustrade. In the front and to each side of the balcony, there is a gable roof. There are several persons in the balcony and in front of the house.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Wooden Cream-colored House with Copper Red Details

View of the main façade and the left side façade of a cream-colored house with copper red details. On the porch, there is a metal railing and three tubes. On the porch's wall, there is a window and a door with grilles. On the left, a concrete wall is visible, and over the left wall, a portion of a window is visible. The house has a gable roof and a zinc sheet is partially visible. On the right, a portion of a wooden house can be seen.

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Front-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. Surrounding the house, there is an ornamental metallic fence, and a garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns, and its upper edge is covered with plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. The double doors are made of wood, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Over them, there are wooden-glass mullions. To the far right, there is a house with different characteristics.

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Side-view of the details of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs, armchairs and plants in decorative pots. There is a simple, wooden door with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings, same as the door. To the far left, there is a closed garage with double, wooden doors.

Comerío Health Center, Pier Formwork

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The erection of walls and the formwork for piers are visible. Wooden scaffolding, falsework, and exposed rebar are also visible.

Statue of Juan Ponce de León

Statue of Juan Ponce de León located at the Plaza San José in the Old San Juan. The statue is on a pedestal and it is surrounded by a fence made of metal with concrete poles and a gate. At the end there is the church San José (catholic faith). You can observe a lateral entrance at the first floor and at the second floor, windows, buttress, cornices and lantern.

Prisoners in the Courtyard of the Prison, San Juan

Prisoners lined up in a row in the courtyard of the jail, San Juan. Each one is carrying a metal container. One of the walls can be seen, which has multiple windows and a small overhang with metal brackets.

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The Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. Ionic-style columns with spiral volutes supporting an entablature with an inscription in Spanish that reads "School of Art and Design" are visible. There are dentils, a ceiling with exposed beams, cornices, and an ornamented transom that can be partially observed. The color of the walls is mustard with white moldings. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

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Side view of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted pink, gray, white, and brown. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. The bases, toruses, and plinths can be seen in the lower part of the columns. There are rectangular and semicircular window openings and an ornamented bracket that supports a street light on the right side of the building. Cornices and a hemispherical dome with a terracotta-colored lantern can be seen on the upper part of the building. Adjacent to the chapel, there is a gray, white, and cream-colored building. The facade has parapets, cornices, semicircular moldings, pilasters, and window openings. Trees, shrubs, and three benches are in front of the building, and part of the fountain is visible. La Puntilla Condominium can be seen in the distance. This building is painted cream and orange with square and rectangular-shaped window openings. The electrical wiring of the utility posts can also be seen in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Commanding Officer's Quarters

Quarters of the commanding officer of the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. There are three wooden houses on stilts with gable roofs and awning windows.

Casa del Arte - Narrow Street

View of Fortaleza Street in Old San Juan. On the street there are several buildings and in the foreground, the building has several double doors surrounded by moldings. On the front wall there is an inscription that says: “The House of Art.” On the second level there is a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metal fence railing. There are also several double wooden doors with windows surrounded by moldings. On the other hand, the following buildings have entrances under semicircular arches, balconies with a protruding semicircular shape and balcony windows surrounded by wooden railings. On the street in front, there are vehicles passing by and people walking on the sidewalk.

Former Slave Quarters, Boca Chica Hacienda

View of the ruins of a building located in Hacienda Boca Chica in the town of Juana Díaz. It is a one-story brick and lime roofless structure. To the far right, there is a wooden porch with a zinc roof. To the far left, there are several entrances to empty doors, some of which have wooden frames.

Main and Right Side Façades of a Wooden House Covered with Zinc

Façade of a wooden house with flat zinc sheet covering in Guayama. On the main wall, a window and a door with grilles can be seen. The pediment is hanging over the wall. On the right façade, three windows are visible. On the left, a destroyed house is partially visible, and on the back, a wooden structure is also partially visible.

Blocks in Front of the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Piles of blocks in front of the construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel and several workers carrying out tasks. In the center of the construction, a vertically rising wall stands out, and the rods, scaffolding, and wooden structural framework are noticeable also. In the surrounding area, there are pipes, wood boards, beams, barrels, as well as a dump truck and a wooden shed. In the background, the Normandie Hotel and further on, a boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen.

Sidewalk at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers operating jackhammers on the ground adjacent to the sidewalk formwork. Three rectangular buildings stand out also, and on the roof of one of them, there is a worker.

Comerío Health Center, Ditches and Piles of Dirt

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The ditches being prepared for the hospital construction can be seen. Surrounding them are piles of dirt, pieces of wood, workers, and debris. In the background, there is a two-story building with a hip roof and several windows. Next to it, there is another building with a gabled roof. There are also palm trees and mountains in the vicinity.

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Close up view of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood with gable roof made with corrugated metal sheets. The pediment has a continuous cornice matched with a valance.

Brick and Stone Wall

Brick and stone wall with a surbased arch flanked by two wall piers. It is surrounded by greenery, there are vines, grass, bushes, and in the background, a tree.

Top View of Church - Bond-Beam- and Carol's House Partly Up

Top view of a church in the construction phase and a house in the background. Regarding the church, the concrete blocks, walls and wooden planks are notable. The house in the background has a zinc gable roof and a leaf door that opens outwards.

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Partial view of the corner of the facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy, the United States Customs House building, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan," and the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. On the image's right side is the old Spanish Navy Arsenal. The building, built in 1800, represents the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted gray and white. It has a portico supported by columns and an entablature that contains triglyphs, friezes, metopes, cornices, and dentils. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. On the left side of the image is the United States Customs House building, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan." Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink, white, and terracotta. The upper half of the building has a tile roof, a balcony supported by pillars, and window openings. It has semicircular openings on the bottom of the building with roll-up doors, security cameras, wall lamps, and a trash can. The United States Customs House was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1988. The Banco Popular of Puerto Rico's upper half of the building can be seen from a distance. The building is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architectural style. It has windows with rectangular and square openings and a tower with a sign that reads "Banco Popular." It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. A sidewalk, streets, trees, and the electrical wiring of nearby utility poles can be observed in the image.

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Buildings in Calle Caleta de San Juan 53. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted white and blue. There is a balconet with metal balustrades and wooden lattice hinged door which both can be partially observed in the image. There are clothes hanging on the railings. There are also flat white geometric moldings, one of which has a sign with the number 53.

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Swimming Pool at El Yunque

View of Baño Grande located in the limits of Palo Colorado in El Yunque National Forest. Baño Grande is an artificial pool fed by the La Mina River. The pool is made of stones and masonry over which, at one end, a natural waterfall falls. It is surrounded by a path also made of stone and masonry. Also, there are specific benches where you can see people. At one end, a bridge and metal railings surround the area. The entire space is surrounded by forest and tropical vegetation. This pool was used from 1936 until 1968, when it was closed to bathers for safety reasons. Later on, the pool was banned for bathers but accessible to spectators.

Children in the San Juan Gate

Sixteen children in front of the San Juan Gate. One of them is leaning against a bollard next to the door. The others are sitting on the wall or standing next to it. The walls and a sentry box, part of the defense of the city, can be seen. There is a police officer in front of the door.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Columns

Interior space of the laundry building. There are two columns in the center, to the left, a worker can be seen holding a tool. Next to him, there is what seems like electrical panels. On the floor nearby, a mixture and materials can be seen.

Military Camp in Ponce, Seventh Artillery, Light Battery M

Various soldiers posing next to some carts at the military camp near Ponce. They are members of the Seventh United States Artillery, Light Battery M. Behind the soldiers, some of the tents in the camp are visible.

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Interior view of a house located in Río Piedras. The house is made of wood. In the foreground, there are wooden armchairs and a hanging lamp in the middle of the room. Separating the living room and the kitchen, there is a wooden "half point" with ornamental wooden designs. The following room is decorated with a wooden table and matching chairs. There are windows on the wall in the background. On the far left, there is a discharge arch covered by a curtain made of fabric, and above this, a wooden mullion.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, General View

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. Overview of the construction site. An area enclosed with pillars and wooden panels is seen, containing stones and dirt. Workers are performing various tasks, and there are cars and a multi-story building. On the left side, there is a gas station.

Small Stone Church on Street Corner

Frontal view of the chapel Nuestra Señora de Lourdes at Miramar. The chapel has a gothic style built in concrete simulating rustic stone. Its facade has a tower of bells with a crenelled border decorated with gargoyles on the corners. Additionally, it has openings with mullions and entablatures. The rest of the main facade is decorated with stained glass framed with moldings and it crowns with a Celtic cross. In the back part, it peek out a building with double doors and roofs covered with roof tiles. Lastly, on the street you can see a parked vehicle and a person standing next to the chapel.

Doña Concha in House Unit Built

Wooden house with a gable roof in a rural area. It is built on stilts and has one door and two windows. The roof and walls are made of zinc, the door and windows are wooden frames covered with zinc sheets. In front of the house there is a barbed wire fence. There is an old woman and a child posing at the entrance of the house.

Jayuya City Hall, Machine and Tower

Construction of the City Hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building is visible with window frames, wooden scaffolding, and falsework. On the roof, there is a worker and a small town hall tower. This tower is square-shaped with a hip roof. Around it, a construction machine, piles of dirt, and stones can be seen.

Huts in a Rural Area

Huts in a rural area of Puerto Rico. The huts are located on one side of an unpaved road. They are built on stilts and have roofs made of palm fronds and are either gabled or hipped, although there is one with a conical-shaped roof. The latter has a broken door. Two of the residences have balconies with wooden railings. Among the huts, there is a more solidly built house with a zinc roof and a façade with two double doors. There are two men standing between two of the huts and several children on the road.

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Drawing of the façade of a building in Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 13 in Old San Juan. It has cornices, a parapet, two oculi, a wooden lattice double door with moldings, and two steps. There is also a parapet with balustrades and wooden lattice windows framed by moldings. The building has characteristics from the Neoclassical architecture style.

Vernacular Criollo House, Arecibo

Front view of a house in the town of Arecibo. The house is one-story, in wood, with a zinc gabled roof. In the front it has double lattice-style doors with wooden parapets. Over the doors, there are glass crossbars. The house has lattice-style windows and in the upper part, it has an edge and ornamental cornices sustained by ornamental beams. On the far left, it has concrete stairs and a double wooden door. Also, there is an ornamental metal fence.

Construction of the Guest Room Tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of the guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with a pair of scaffolds. In the center of the building, there is a worker on a hanging scaffold. Other workers are positioned in various areas of the construction site. Around the site, there are sheds, construction materials, and equipment.

San Juan Transportation Office, Facade

San Juan Transportation Office. Partial view of the main facade. There is still some scaffolding installed on the wall. The two-story building has a projecting section with a curved wall, persiennes on both floors, and eaves at window level. There is debris at the front.

Caribe Hilton

Pond with two flamingos at the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the "Botello Gallery" characterized by its curtain-shaped gable roof. The gallery has a wooden door on the side and glass windows on its façade. In the background, the balconies of the hotel's tower of bedrooms are partially visible.

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View of a side patio in a one-story house made of concrete and wood, with a flat zinc roof, in the town of Ceiba. The house has a side door made of wood, in front of which there is a concrete step. Also, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. The side patio is paved and has an extension of the zinc roof that covers an area. It has plants in decorative pots, a small wooden bench and a children's toy.

Houses in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing

Semi-detached houses, one of them is higher than the other. Both have lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. There are located in front of a street and passable sidewalk. In front of the houses to the far right, there are three persons and a boy, to the other side, there is a dog. The houses are surrounded by vegetation, in the background there is a body of water and a hill.

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Concrete neighborhood house in San Juan. It has a gabled, semi-capped roof. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The wall is divided by a metallic bar gate. There is a garden in the front with different trees and plants. The façade of the house has covered arches, and underneath, the wall is covered with brick. The arches are covered with ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there is an open garage with a vertical-stripe design in the corner. In the background, there is a similar building, but of lesser size. In the street in front, there is a parked car and to the far left, there is a larger building.

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View from the interior of a balcony in a house located in the town of Ciales. The house is one-story, made of concrete, with a zinc roof. The balcony, where there is a person standing, is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by wooden columns. It is decorated with plants in pots. Also, there are several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. Above this, there is an ornamental mullion and moldings.

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Close view of the pediment and entablature of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel's main facade in the old Spanish Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted salmon and white. A portico with a rectangular pediment and an entablature can be partially observed. Two Tuscan columns have non-fluted shafts and round capitals, abaci, annulets, and echinus. There is also a pilaster with a rectangular capital. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Buildings Built for the New Insular Children's Home

Buildings made of concrete for the New Insular Children's Home in the town of Guaynabo. The first image shows a building that has an entrance with arches, wooden windows, and on the second floor two balconies with double doors. On the edges of the walls there are ornamental designs. A reclined ladder can be seen, as well as grass and trees. The second image shows a square-shaped building that has corridors with arches and Corinthian columns. Its doors are made of wood and it has roofing tiles on small roofs above some of its windows. There are other buildings around it, one on the left that has the same architectural style and an automobile parked in front of it. There are also mountains, trees, shrubs, and other buildings in the distance.

Two Men at the Fort of San Jerónimo

Two men with a dog in front of a wooden house at Fort of San Jerónimo. The bridge walls that provide access to the fort are visible. At the end of the bridge walls, there are two pillars. In the background, there is the wooden house. On the first floor, the entrance is covered by an overhang, and it has a wooden door with jalousies. Above the overhang, there is a sign: "1799." On the second floor, there is a balcony with wooden windows. The entrance to this second floor is in a tower that protrudes from the wall, has a hexagonal-looking roof, and is lower than the gable roof of the house. The door has a decorative round design above the frame, and there is a bay window. In front of the house, there is an electric utility pole.

Heyliger Sub-Division Construction Site

View of a plot marked by pickets. The plot area is cleared and prepared for construction. To the left, a building with Miami style windows is visible, and in the background part of another building covered by trees and palm trees can be seen.

One Child Carrying Another on Mountain Trail Past Tobacco Barn

View of a ranch designed for drying tobacco. The ranch is built on a mountain, it is made of wood, yagua and straw with a gable roof. It has a wide door on the front. On the other hand, to the far right you can see an unpaved road where there are two children.

Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Restoration

View of the courtyard of the old Asilo de Beneficencia, Old San Juan, during the repairs of the arcade's columns. New columns and the shoring are visible inside the arches. There are workers repairing the courtyard floor and the reinforcement for pouring the concrete floor is visible. This building was transferred to the federal government in 1937 for military use.

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View of an alleyway (callejón) in Old San Juan.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of the ceiling of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. Various brown beams can be seen on the ceiling. The ceiling is cracked. The column of a wall is partially visible also.

Coamo Church under Construction

Construction of the Mennonite Evangelical Church in the town of Coamo. The church has a mansard roof and dormer windows on the sides. Around the construction area there are wooden scaffolding and scaffolding, as well as various persons carrying out tasks at the top and bottom of the church. The construction work is demarcated with a fence made of corrugated zinc sheets.

Funeral Home

Side view of a commercial street in the town of Arecibo. It is a two-story, commercial building built in wood over concrete with a zinc gabled roof. The first level is in concrete. It has five entrances, the entrance in the middle is the largest. The doors are wooden. Above the doors, there is a sign that reads: "Funeraria González." Above the doors to the far right, there are other signs that read: "Capilla." To the far right, there is an ornamental metallic railing supported by a wall pillar. On the far left, there are more commercial establishments with their respective signs as well as people walking on the sidewalk. The second level is made of wood, it has a balcony where there are several people standing, it is surrounded by a wooden railing that is supported by slim wooden columns. On the balcony, there are four double wooden doors, there is also a hanging sign that reads: "Angel L. González Marrero Abogado-Notario." On the far right, the building is finished with bricks. Also, there is a larger sign that says "González Funeral Home." On that side, there are jalousie windows surrounded by moldings, in one of them, there is an air conditioner. There are several vehicles parked on the street in front.

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Side and rear view of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. To the far left, there is a side balcony sustained by fine, wooden columns, and a garden with bushes planted on that side. In the back, you can see an animal pen covered with zinc plates, metallic bars, and sustained by wood. In the surrounding area, there are several houses with different characteristics.

Twelve Men in Front of a House

Men posing in front of a house located in a coastal area. Two of them are wearing military uniforms. Only a portion of the façade is visible. The house has a balcony with square columns, and on the wall, there is a nautical-themed decoration and patio furniture. There is a roof gutter on the eave. On the roof, a structure on the second floor can be seen. In the background of the image, the sea is visible.

Old Municipal Cemetery

Detail of a mausoleum and its surroundings. The mausoleum has a dome and a cross atop. It also has columns forming arches. There are many tombs with crosses surrounding it. The wall on the background has a utility pole on it. A portion of the cable extends over the tombs.

Construction of the Guest Room Tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A perspective view of the construction of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Elements such as columns, walls, and sunshades stand out on the facade forming the balconies. In the surroundings, there is a shed with a gable roof and cables connected to wooden pillars.

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Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Luquillo. The wall in the background is decorated with a shelf, over which there are decorative figures and a vase. Dividing the room, there is a discharge arch surrounded by wooden moldings, over which there is a wooden mullion. In the following room, there is a refrigerator, and in the background, a wooden house with aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Mouth of the Bayamón River and Hondo River

Aerial view where it is visible the mouth of the Bayamón River which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. On one side of the river, the Palmas ward in Cataño is visible, where the Las Palmas Public Housing Project stands out as well as the housing project located in front of it. On the other side, the Levittown housing project in Toa Baja is visible.

Horsecar

Horsecar at the Méndez Vigo in Mayagüez. The wagon of the streetcar has two wooden and metal seats. Behind the horses of there is a man. Carriage can be seen also. To one side there is a building whose doors have surbased arches and cornices. The walls are decorated with geometric shapes and moldings. Other buildings can be seen along the street.

Children in Front of a Wooden House with a Tatched Roof

Ten children posing in front of a wooden house with a thatched roof. There are three people on the entrance of the house. The house in is front of a palm grove. It has a barbed wire fence.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Streets and Building

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision Project in Manatí, view of two perpendicular streets, an industrial building, and the surrounding land. On the grounds there is a motor grader. Electric power post, street lights, and two signs of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company are visible. There are houses along one of the streets and in the mountain seen in the background. There are people walking on the sidewalk.

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Swooping view of the cobblestone pavement in front of where the González Padín store was located in Old San Juan. There is a large oil stain in the center and some black stains on the left side. A space where a part of the pavers is missing can be seen on the upper right side of the image.

Oil or Gas Refineries at Ponce

Refinery in Ponce composed of several tanks and a set of pipes.

León Family

A man and two barefoot girls posing at the door of a wooden house with a zinc roof.

Inside Catholic Church in Ponce

Interior view of the church Santa María Reina in which it stand out its vaulted shape, wooden benches, the altar and a christian iconographical representation of the Virgin between a couple of angels.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House and Shop

Side view of an interior garden in the town of Añasco, San Antonio neighborhood. The garden is filled with plants, some are in pots on the floor and others are hanging. In the center, there is a path with concrete tiles. To the far right, there are some stairs.

University of Puerto Rico Tower

Tower of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus and the Antonio S. Pedreira and Felipe Janer buildings. From the upper part of the tower to its base, you can see various Spanish Revival or Plateresque elements, such as the pinnacle, the hipped roof with tiles, the rounded arches, the balustrade, the plaster moldings, the clock, the openings, the interlacing decoration in low relief, and the cresting that is repeated on various levels. At its base, the lintel arch of the entrance stands out with decorative elements in Plateresque style. In front of the tower, there is a square, a road, parking and then the Paseo Real with palm trees.

Iglesia con campanario

Façade of a church with a bell tower. The bell tower is squared with arch-shaped windows. It has double doors that are arched too, a balustrade and a dome. Right in front of the church, there is a fountain.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00018

Corner of the Former La Princesa Prison building. Masonry walls can be seen, and to the right, one of the prison cells with a shutter-type double-leaf window covered by grilles. There is also a black lamppost. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Designed Criollo House

Exterior views of a one-story house in the town of Aibonito, on Federico Degetau Street. The house is made of wood and zinc, and has a zinc gabled roof. It has a balcony surrounded by wooden balustrade sustained by thin wooden columns. The floor is covered with native slabs. It has double, lattice-style glass windows. Over the doors, there are discharge arches with wooden moldings. Over the house, there are two attics with zinc gabled roofs. It has fan and lattice mullions. To the far, left there is a two-story, semi- attached structure made of concrete with lattice-style windows.

Country house

Wooden house with a gabled zinc roof, a door and a single-leaf window that opens outwards. Around the house there is a fence with barbed wire, a child and an animal. In the background, on the hills, you can see a couple of buildings with similar characteristics.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00026

Side view of the corridor of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted white, yellow, and mint green. There is a corridor with semicircular arches supported by square columns that form an arcade. The floor is brick, and a black-colored wall lamp can be partially seen on the wall. Parapets, cornices, and the electrical wiring of the utility poles can be seen in the upper half of the image. Shrubs, part of a semicircular molding, and a window opening can be seen at the end of the corridor. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Land Preparation for Construction

Construction land view of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket. An automobile dealership can be seen in the background. In addition, a house and a street are visible.

University of Puerto Rico Faculty Club

Modern building of the professor club, with terraces, chairs, tables, columns, shutter-type windows and gardens with bushes and palms. In the background, the upper part of the Tower of the University of Puerto Rico of the Río Piedras Campus is notable with a notable pinnacle followed by tiles, cornices and semicircular arches.

Buildings G

Front view of a one-story, concrete house in the town of San Juan. The upper edge of the roof is covered with tiles. To the far right, the house has an open garage and a balcony, where there is a person standing and plants in decorative pots. The house has lattice-style windows and a simple wooden door. In the background, there is a wooden fence.

American Suppliers Corporation Land

Farming production land belonging to the American Suppliers Corporation. There is an extensive area of land with two elongated buildings and two houses close to each other. The buildings are made of wood and have gable roofs. There is a mountain that has written on it: "Smoke Lucky Strike 'It's toasted'". There are three men gathered at the farm, and in the distance there are trees, shrubs, and paths. Mr. Chardón and Mr. Fernández García visit the land before it was acquired by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA).

La Fortaleza Viewed from the Street

La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, viewed from the street. A segment of the façade in the Neoclassical style can be seen with a quoin design on the first floor and two wooden tents, one on each side of the entrance. On the second floor, there is a balcony with an iron railing and wooden doors with glass panes. On the top portion of the façade, a frieze, dentils, a cornice and a parapet are visible. On the roof, there is a flagpole bearing the United States flag, and on one side, the top portion of a dome is visible. Next to the entrance, a guard can be seen, and four men are visible in different spots of the street.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 55 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and it is painted turquoise and white. The upper half of the building has parapets, cornices, three balconets with ornamented metal balustrades and wooden double doors with semicircular arches and fanlights. The lower half of the building has three wooden double doors that also have semicircular arches, fanlights, and a parapet. Next to this building is another building that is painted green and white. The upper half of the building has wooden lattice double doors painted white and a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by piers and wooden beams. The lower half of the building has a rectangular opening covered by grilles and a double door framed by white moldings. There are shrubs, a sidewalk, and an automobile in front of the building.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2016 00003

There are two wooden cabinets that display several artistic and handcrafted objects, such as crucifixes, books, postcards, paintings, and necklaces. There is also a white chair and a wooden table that has a lamp, a book, a tablet, and drawings. The red-colored wall has a piece of wood placed horizontally with several different-colored necklaces. The floor has terracotta-colored tiles. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

Detail of the Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel Under Renovation Process

View of the railway bridge of the San Antonio channel under renovation process. Along the bridge you can see the scaffoldings and some casts under the assembling process. To the left you can see men working with the casts for the arch. To the right you can see a group of men putting the beams with the help of the gantry crane. In addition, to the right you can see part of a wagon. At the background you can see several structures.

Buildings C

Front view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, separated by a small ornamental metallic bar fence, followed by a façade garden. To the far right, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks sustained by columns. Besides the balcony, there are two persons standing, the wooden door of the house is simple and surrounded by moldings. The windows are lattice-style aluminum and also surrounded by wooden moldings. To both sides of the house, there are houses with different characteristics.

House with Wooden Roof in Guayama

Main façade of a house with a wooden roof in Guayama. On the porch area, there is an ornamental parapet, a door with a window, and a column. On the outside wall, there is also a window. The gable roof is made of wood.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Rear Lateral View

Construction of the Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., knitted glove factory, back/lateral view. It has a first floor with windows and two lateral entrances. There are stairs leading to the second floor entrance, it is a wide entrance with eaves. The second floor has windows all around. Part of the scaffolding can be seen on the exterior, as well as workers.

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View of a hut besides a house and establishment in the coastal town of Loíza. There is a pile of firewood, and leaves surrounded by coconuts and wood. There are four wooden trunks holding zinc plates on which there are cauldrons and metal vessels. On the far left, you can see a wooden kiosk with a flat, zinc roof. At one end it has a wooden window, and at the front it is open.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Northeast View

Northeast view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of the unplastered building with wooden scaffolding is observed. It has two levels, window openings, eaves, and 'Miami' or louvered windows. Surrounding the area are construction materials, wooden panels, and a zinc fence that frames the work site. Workers are located in an opening on the second level. In the background, another building stands out with double windows, a gabled roof, and a porch. Additionally, mountains and palm trees are visible.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Land and Town Houses View

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí, view of the land, and in the background, town houses. There are vehicle tracks, mounds of removed soil and parts of the land are marked with wooden pickets. There is a fenced area with construction materials and machinery, a shed, and the ruins of a wooden houses. Just behind that area a three-story house with columns, eaves, and a roof with an attic can be seen.

Attorney Notary Public

Detail of the balconies of a three-story building in Caguas. On the second story, various windows can be seen along the wall as well as a balcony with a balustrade, where there are two door openings and a window in the middle. The same pattern repeats on the third story, with windows along the wall and a balcony with a balustrade, but the balcony doors are in place.

Railway Bridges Over the San Antonio Channel

View from above of two railway bridges. The bridge to the right is under renovation process. On it you can see several people working. On its right side you can see several scaffolding and the assembling of the casts. At the far left end you can see a bridge with balustrade and with the two street light towers. At the background you can see a tire advertisement and several houses.

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Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00013

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. On the left side of the image, there is an octagonal metal streetlight with a pinnacle on top. A sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon interrupts a masonry wall of stone and bricks. There are trees in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Worker's House

House built over a wall located in Hacienda Delicias in the town of Maricao. In the front, there is a garden and a bench for sitting down, besides a person standing. The house has a flat roof with cornices in the upper edge. It has a balcony surrounding the front and one side of the house. The balcony has a wooden railing sustained by fine columns in wood. The house has several double, wooden doors.

Half Days Work, Worker Posing with Family of House

Worker posing with family in front of a wooden house under construction. The house is built on stilts, the wall is made of reused zinc sheets, but you can see that there is another part with wooden walls. The roof is covered with roofing cardboard. Next to the worker, you can see a wooden ladder.

Paved street in the Manuel Zeno Gandía public housing complex

Paved street that crosses between houses under construction. To both sides, the houses are wooden on stilts with windows that open outward. To each side of the street, there are power line poles and vegetation. On the edge of the street on the left side, you can see garbage containers and an earth moving machine with a person on it. On the right side, there is a fire hydrant and a person next to the sidewalk. In the surroundings you can see trees, vegetation and animals.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00019

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see the deteriorated coffered ceiling, the deteriorated wood floor partially covered with debris, an oculus and semicircular openings that give access to an adjacent room. On the adjacent room there is a rectangular opening crowned with a transom and clothesline. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Juana Díaz Typical Building Extension, Ditches in the Ground

Site preparation for the construction of an industrial building in the town of Juana Díaz. In the foreground, the ground and workers forming ditches for what will later be the building's foundation can be seen. In the background there is an industrial building already built with concrete and bricks, it has metal and glass windows. It has a double entrance door and short stairs leading up to it. There is a prominent power line in front of the building. On the left side there are small buildings that appear to be storage sheds. In the background there are mountains and trees all around it.

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Front-view of a wooden house built on stilts in the town of Moca. The house has a flat, zinc roof and lattice-style windows with glass transoms. To the far right, it has an open balcony with entrance stairs. It has a simple door surrounded by wooden moldings and glass. Besides the door, there is a photograph of former governor Rafael Hernández Colón. To both sides of the house are adjacent houses made of concrete and larger. In front of this one, two people are standing.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Detail of the missing tiles of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico in Caguas.

Land in Front of the Escambrón Swimming Pool

Land adjacent to the Escambrón swimming pool, in San Juan. In the background, the entrance to the pool, a building surrounded by columns with a wavy-shaped roof can be seen. Also visible are the stands and trampolines. On the left side there is the beach.

Customs House

View from the San Juan Bay to the Customs building in the Old San Juan. The building has two levels in a plateresque style, it has a gable roof covered with terracotta roof tiles. There is a tower that stands out decorated from top to bottom with cresting, two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States, ornamental elements, pilasters and entrances with round arches. It has windows with mullions and windows under discharge arches. Lastly, at the far end right you can see more buildings in the distance. The San Juan Customs House was built in 1924, in addition to its extension in 1931 has not suffer any significant changes.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Rooftop

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of the rooftop of one of the levels from where the wall of the building section that has an additional level is visible. A door that gives access to the rooftop can be seen. A tree in a corner of the inner courtyard can also be seen.

House in Rural Area

Girl and boy posing on the balcony of a shabby wooden house. The house is built on stilts, on a slope and has a gable roof. The balcony is built with thin logs and irregular boards, it is roofed with scraps of different materials. The walls of the house also have different materials and you can see gaps between the boards. There is a side door and in front of the door there is stacked firewood. In the background, you can see some mountains. One of the slopes, near the house, is cut down.

Vault Window of the Cathedral Saint John the Baptist

View of one of the left windows of the vault from the catholic church Cathedral Saint John the Baptist. The window is located between two pilasters.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Side View

Side view of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A single-story building is visible with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a portico. The portico has columns and connects to another side of the hospital with a sign reading: "Centro de Salud." A person can be seen in the portico. Around it, three vehicles, construction materials, a chain-link fence, and the street are visible. Additionally, another portion of the building has entrance stairs. In the background, there are mountains and poles.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Lateral Wall with Scaffolding

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. One of the lateral walls is visible, it has exposed blocks, scaffolds, and formwork at the top. Scaffolding can be seen inside the building.

Bar Association of Puerto Rico

Headquarters of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico, located at the sector Miramar in San Juan. The building has a central tower and two side wings. The center of the facade consist of a staircase, an entrance with two glass doors and a huge glass window with concave shape. On both sides you can observe two concrete flower beds and quadrangular pillars on the first floor and glass casement windows with eaves on the second floor. The tower is labelled with the phrases: " School of lawyers" and "Honoring the toga". You can see a flagpole with the Puerto Rican flag.

Buildings K

Front-view of a latrine in the coastal town of Loíza. The latrine is made of wood with a flat zinc roof. The door is wooden, and on the upper part of the walls, there are open spaces like mullions.

Designed Belvedere House

93D Ruíz Belvis, San Sebastián

Front view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has double, wooden windows with crossbars over them, and surrounded by wooden moldings. It has a small balcony surrounded by a low wall of ornamental blocks. The door is double, wooden, surrounded by wooden moldings. To both sides of the house, there are houses with similar characteristics.

San Juan Cathedral

Interior view of the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista towards the altar. In the foreground towards the background, the floor with a checkered motif, the seats and a wooden railing that faces the altar are notable. The altar table has candelabra followed by the tabernacle, a cross, semicircular arches, stained glass windows, figures of saints and pilasters. The decorations of the pillars on the sides, as well as the ribbed vault, the dome and the pendentives are paintings that follow the trompe l'oeil technique, generating various visual effects and textures. The cathedral is also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Juan Bautista and the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (named minor basilica in 1978).

Thatched Building - Ponce

Huts near a body of water, there are also some wooden houses. They are all built on stilts and have gable roofs. Behind the houses you can see some palms and trees.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Scaffolding and Debris

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A building with a flat roof, louvered windows, scaffolding, semicircular arches, and tiled eaves is visible. The back of the building is two stories high, featuring a balcony with a railing, windows, single-leaf doors, a covered corridor with pillars, lamps, and a sidewalk with stairs. Surrounding the area, debris and a post stand out.

Main Facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House

Main facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the patio area you can see the trail that connects the stair with the handrail to access to the balcony, there you can see the railing and two doors. The balcony floor is covered with tiles. On the outside wall you can see a window, The house roof has roofing tiles, on the right area there are some roofing tiles that are missing. Over the rooftop stick out a dormer window.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Garage View

View of one of the garages of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey. The garage roof with exposed steel beams, a wall with windows and another open garage can be seen. There is a metal scaffolding, a falsework, a ladder, and stacked wooden planks. A wooden building is visible in the background.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Wall Raising

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, rear wall raising. It can be seen that the wall already has several rows of blocks and a window installed. It still has scaffolding, as well as the lateral wall. There is a concrete mixer, blocks, sand, and stone. There are workers at work.

Airport

Tower of the International Airport of Isla Verde, of approximately four stories. In the façade you can see the support pillars and walls in contrasting tones. Each wall has windows made up of three sheets of glass. On one side, you can see the half-turn stairs and the railings. On the roof of the building, there are two spheres and a tower with railings and glass. Around the building there are light poles and a parking lot with cars.

Abandoned House

Two-story abandoned house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. On the first level, there is a large open space and a double, wooden door. On the second level, the house has a front balcony with a wooden balustrade. There are several double, wooden doors. On one side, there are double, wooden doors with eaves over them. In front of the house there are two persons standing and a vehicle parked. In the distance, there is a concrete house.

Load-bearing Walls and Wooden House

View of load-bearing walls with construction rebars and two wooden door frames. In the background, there is a house made of wooden planks, sheets of zinc, and with a gable roof. A portion of the roof is covered with a type of fabric, and the doors open outward. Partially visible in the background is a thatched structure. There are people of various ages between the load-bearing walls and the wooden house.

View From Above of the Right Facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

View of the right side facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the lower part you can see the basement windows. The brick chimney stick out from the wall, it goes from the ground up to the roof. You can distinguish two double windows on each floor. Additionally, you can see part of the balcony with railing, its doors and windows. The house has a gable roof, dormer window and is decorated with roofing tiles. At the front part you can observe the trail in the garden area.

Designed Criollo House

One-story wooden structure with flat zinc roof. The structure faces the paved street where parked cars and the sidewalk are located. At one end of the structure there are small stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony has an ornamental metal railing. It has double windows with wooden lattice style. The door is double wooden. On the balcony ceiling there is a hanging lamp. On the far right you can see power lines and another continuous structure with similar characteristics with glass windows and doors. It has a balcony with fine columns. There are several people walking on the street, sidewalk and balcony.

Construction of the Losey Army Air Field

Construction of Losey Army Air Field military Base in Ponce. Buildings and houses of the base as well as the runway and the surrounding grounds can be seen.

Children Playing at the San Juan Gate

Two children in the area of the San Juan Gate in Old San Juan. One of them is posing right at the entrance, where there is a flat arch with a massive double-leaf wooden door. On either side of the entrance, there are two metal pillars. A tunnel or short passageway is observed, providing access to a stone-paved street. Another child is on the street.

Bautista Church

Frontal view of the Baptist Church of Toíta in the town of Cayey. At the foreground you can see a person standing in front of the church built on one level with gable roof crowned with a latin cross. At the far left end there is a bell tower that stands out. The door and windows are under pointed arches surrounded by moldings. They are double and made of wood and the frontal part has two inscriptions that says: "1927", "Iglesia Bautista".

El Morro, a Street in Old San Juan and El Normandie

Aerial view of El Morro where the Atlantic Ocean and the San Juan Bay can be seen also. Cobble stone street at Old San Juan with trees on the sidewalk and townhouses at both sides; at the end of the street there is a metal gate. Aerial view of Normandie Hotel and Escambrón Beach Hotel; a portion of the Puerta de Tierra sector can be seen.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Asphalt Concrete

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. Two workers can be seen operating the steamroller to compact the asphalt concrete. A low wall stands out surrounding the area as well as a building with a gable roof.

Woman with Two Children in Front of House, Dog and Firewood

A young woman besides a girl, with a baby in her arms. Behind the persons, there is a house founded on stilts with part of the roof gabled and lined with a type of asphalt fabric. The walls of the house are made with pieces of wood and zinc sheets. The house has three doors and in one of them, there are horizontal railings placed in the lower part of the frame. In front of the house, there is a pile of sticks like a campfire and then a dog. In the background, on the side of a mountain, several houses are notable.

Vernacular Zinc House

Side view of a house made of wood and zinc, with a zinc gabled roof. The house has a window with a sink that looks outward and is made of wood, sustained by wooden brackets. Over the sink there is a faucet with drinking water and kitchen utensils.

San José Church Bell Tower

Bell tower of San José Church in Old San Juan. It belongs to the Catholic religion. It is a quadrangular construction, there are two bells on the inside. There is a person standing alongside the wall. The sea can be seen in the background.

Entry of New Hospital

Partial view of the façade of the Castañer Consumer Cooperative, Bartolo neighborhood in Lares. There are two staircases leading to a hallway with eaves and pillars. The entrance has a double door made of wood and glass with a fixed glass window on each side, the fixed windows have signs that say: "Cooperativa de Consumo Castañer." There is also a side door and window, and in front of these, you can see two women and a man. On the wall there are two electric meters and four ceiling lamps on the eaves.

Buildings M

View of a pavement-less area in the coastal town of Fajardo, the area is surrounded by wooden houses on stilts with zinc roofs. To the far right there is a house surrounded by a metallic bar fence and zinc plates. In the foreground, to the far left, there is a wooden fence and zinc plates. In the background, there is a wooden house on stilts with a zinc, gabled roof. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings.

Jíbaro House with Balcón

Wooden house on stilts with a flat zinc roof. The house has an open balcony without railing, where there is a chair and a shelf on the wall with items on it. The floor is wooden, it has lattice-style windows, and a simple wooden door. Next to the house, there is a gas tank and two persons. The house has a connection with electric cables.

School for Girls

A group of girls and women can be observed holding onto equipment and works made of sewing material. The school has a zinc roof, a balcony supported by piers, and wooden double doors.

Industrial Building in Fajardo

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. A facade that has an entrance with stairs, and a window can be seen. Also, a lateral wall with pilasters and windows. The building has a barbed wire fence.

Building with Two Red Domes

Façade of a church with two domes that stand out in red tones and crowned with lanterns. Also notable are the roofs over the windows with skylights and fixed glass. On the main façade, there are two types of arches and a pediment crowned with a Latin cross. On the edges, there are also some finials and around the church, you can see a wall with pillars and then some people are notable.

Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration Orchestra in Mayagüez

Group of musicians belonging to the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (PRERA) Orchestra of the town of Mayagüez. The men are standing at the steps in front of a building along with the orchestra director and all of their instruments. The building at the back is made of concrete, it can be seen that it is painted with two different colors and a thin darker line divides the two colors. It has two large entrances with wooden doors that has relief in the shape of rectangles and there are a series of steps in front of it. Orchestras such as this were organized in many towns by the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (PRERA) and for a year were supported by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) until the termination of the aid program.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 59 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. There is a balconet with an ornamented metal balustrades and a wooden lattice double door with a transom and upright in the upper half. The left side of the image has a balconet with a drawing representing a bird. In front of the façade is a shrub and there is also an automobile that can be partially observed.

Traveler's Palm in Front of House with Red Roof

Traveler's palm in front of a house with a reddish-tone zinc roof. In the entrance of the house, you can see stairs that lead to a porch with columns, with a wooden railing and a chair. Also notable on the façade are some doors and windows, some with fixed glass and others with skylights, while at the base a grating is notable. Around the house there is a garden with various bushes and plants.

Wooden Two-story House near Mayagüez

Wooden two-story house with a gable roof. On the first story, it has three double doors, and side double windows. On the second story, it has three doors, a balcony with a balustrade, and an eave with lambrequins. On one side, there are double windows, and on the other, a bay window. The house has a fence with diagonal bars, and is surrounded by high palm trees. There are people on the first floor and in the balcony.

Remnants of the Main Facade and Right Side of Yellow Historical Building

View of the remnants of the main facade and right side of yellow historical building in Arroyo. On what it remains of the main facade you can see a double door with ornamental frame and also, part of the cornice. The area that used to connect with the right wall collapsed. Over the right wall you can see two double windows and the decorative pilasters.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Rear View

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the building's exterior. There is a covered walkway connecting two wings of the building. On one side there is a wall with persiennes over a tile covering and equidistant quadrangular pillars. Part of the health center's yard can be seen.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Concrete Pouring on the Roof

General Electric Wiring Devices, Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. A crane can be seen lifting a concrete bucket onto the roof where several workers are standing. In front of the building there is a concrete mixer truck. The building's facade, which has a portico with four flat pillars and a sloping eave is visible.

Hall with Tapestries and Two Ceiling Chandeliers

The hall's wall is decorated with two tapestries with images alluding to Juan Ponce de León and a ship. There are two chandelier hanging from the ceiling with exposed beams. In the background of the image, between the doorway of the double door, there is a room with a painting of a person, a wooden table with a candle holder, and two rocking chairs. In the center of the image there are several wooden and rattan chairs and furniture, and a round wooden table with a decorative glass object. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs. On the left side of the image there are wooden doors and a knight statue on a table holding a sword. On the right side of the image there is a wooden door.

"El Fanguito" Community in Caño Martín Peña with Two Children Outside of a House

The image shows houses built on stilts over the water, they are made of wood, have gable roofs, and zinc. Some houses have wooden windows and others have aluminum windows. In the center it can be seen that outside of a house there is a boy and a girl with an outstretched arm and a boat. By the distance tall buildings and electrical wiring can be seen.

Agostini Residence

View of one of the façades of the Agostini Residence in Yauco. Along the wall of the first floor, various semicircular arches can be seen. The ones on the right are for the windows. On the second floor, a portion of a balcony with a railing can be seen. The door and window frames are rectangular. The pilasters standing out on the wall above are also visible.

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Front-view of a concrete house in the town of San Juan. The house has a small, concrete wall surrounding it, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence. Also, the upper edge of the house has tiles. To the far left, there is a metallic bar gate that leads to the garage. In the garage, there are several persons standing and it is covered with tiles, and has stairs in the center. This is covered by ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns.

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00043

View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house the floor is covered with debris and there are three semicircular arches dividing the rooms and one of them has a larger size. The adjacent room has the ceiling decorated with coffered and five semicircular openings through which you can distinguish the balcony surrounded by a balustrade. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Luz y Verdad Offices

An adult and a child walk along the sidewalk leading to the radio station identified as "Home of Hearing Light and Truth, Inc. Visitors Welcome." The building is made of concrete and its façade consists of a porch, a main door and shutter-type windows. The roof is gabled and has a large antenna. In the surrounding area, a garden, a sidewalk, a pole with an electrical transformer and a sign with the location "Km 0 Hm 5" are notable. This building was a recording and broadcast studio for the Mennonite radio program Hearing Light and Truth and was initially directed (1947) by the Reverend Lester T. Hershey. The format of the half-hour radio program consisted of evangelical hymns, music by trios, duos and soloists, as well as a talk on a biblical topic.

Calle Clara Lair - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012

Building in Calle Clara Lair in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted yellow and white. The upper half of the façade has a balcony with ornamented metal balustrades supported by brackets, three green-colored wooden lattice double doors with transoms and two wall lamps. The lower half of the façade has two balconets with ornamented metal balustrades, wooden lattice double doors framed by white-colored flat moldings and brick steps. There are two lamps on the wall and a sign that reads "Calle Clara Lair". Next to this building is a building that is white and blue. It has balconets with wooden lattice double doors and uprights framed by semicircular arches. There is a street light supported by a bracket on the wall. There is a sidewalk and an automobile in front of the buildings. There are two people, a street light, shrubs, green-colored trash cans, and a white and pink building in the corner of the building's façade.

Sugar Mill

Sugar mill. Wooden elongated structure with a metal roof and with different levels. Outdoor pipping and chimneys. There are some roofed areas without walls that seem to be under construction. Behind the structure, there is a metal tower with a wooden box on top of it.

Las Delicias Hacienda

View from the entrance of Hacienda Delicias located in the town of Maricao. The area is surrounded by a metallic bar fence sustained by wall pillars. In front, there is a sign that says "Hacienda Delicias". There are several constructions, some in wood, others is concrete. In the middle, there are tents covering a storage space. To the far right, you can see a one-story concrete house with a flat roof. It has double wooden windows and several vehicles parked in front. Following it, is a wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. Finally, on that side, there is a two-story wooden house with a gabled zinc roof and lattice-style windows. In the background, there is a wooden house over concrete with a gabled zinc roof. It has entrance stairs surrounded by a concrete wall. In the front, there is a balcony with a wooden railing. The windows and doors are double and wooden. To the far left, there is a small wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. There are several vehicles parked in front.

Patterns of Decorative Concrete Block Used on Balconies

Front view of an ornamental block store. The store is made of wood, it has aluminum, jalousie windows and a simple, wooden door. The space is surrounded by ornamental blocks, balustrade blocks, and promotional signs. The signs read: "Armstrong Paint Center 121 años de calidad Bloques Alcaide." There are two people standing in the middle next to a metal chair.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building, Wood Boards

Laundry building under construction. Construction material and equipment can be seen on site such as wood, wheelbarrows, and scaffolds. The building has a flat cover, and semicircular and flat arches. To the left, there are double doors installed. To the right, there are wooden frames protected under a roof. A wooden building can be seen in the background.

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00008

Front view of a house located on the Reina street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one level with the Vernacular and Neoclassic styles. The front facade is presided by a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade with overhang roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Inside it there are four double doors made of wood with lattice under semicircular arches. The arches are framed and crowned with sunrise transoms and keystones. There is also an oculus framed with flat moldings and bossage pilasters. Aside from that, the house upper border is decorated with entablature with cornices, moldings and dentils above which rests a parapet. In the middle, the entablature has a curve pediment. Aside from that, to the right far end of the house there is a lateral gate made of ornamental iron under a semicircular arch framed with moldings and crowned with a keystone. In addition, it is flanked by bossage pilasters. Similarly, to the opposite side of the house there is a gate and an adjacent house. The Margarita Bestard house dates of 1912.

Advanced Stage of the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Perspective view of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in an advanced construction stage. The depth of the sunshades forms the balconies of the room tower and creates a play of lights and shadows. On the roof and on some of the balconies, workers are performing construction tasks. The construction site also features wooden scaffolding, piled soil, and earth-moving equipment.

University of Puerto Rico Faculty Club Restaurant - Later University of Puerto Rico Architecture Department

Restaurant of the faculty club at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus, later designated as the Department of Architecture. It is notable for a type of pond surrounded by pots with plants and then a space with chairs and tables. The ceiling features a circular opening and some hanging lamps. In the background, you can see a car, a type of small shed and part of a building with notable glass pane windows.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Elevated View with Construction Materials

Elevated view of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An unfinished building with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, stairs, and a porch is visible. Some openings of the hospital are covered with wooden panels. Workers are performing various tasks. There are also vehicles, scaffolding, blocks, wood, a sign, piles of sand and construction stone. A metal fence enclosing the area stands out.

Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño - 2014 00004

View from the interior of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts. In addition, in the interior of the building there are some iron stairs with ornamental balustrade and wooden handrails. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was established in 1895, however, it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico and Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, since 2022 it is the headquarters of the news media, La Perla del Sur.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00021

Building of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. There are white columns with Ionic-style capitals and volutes in the form of a spiral. A street light, a truck, people, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and the terrain surrounding it can be seen in the distance.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 59 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 59. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted yellow and white. There is a balconet with an ornamented metal balustrade and wooden lattice double door. The façade also has flat white moldings. There is a sidewalk in front of the building.

La Rivera store

La Rivera store, De Diego Street, Río Piedras. It is a two-story, corner building. On the first floor is the store, which has a ledge over round columns and display cases. On the second floor, there are glass windows with a ledge over them. There are several street vendors on the sidewalk, with wooden carts and a lot of persons.

Comerío Health Center, Construction Materials

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. Various construction materials can be seen, including machinery, wooden scaffolding, and falsework. Additionally, a facility for handling concrete stands out. The building has some walls and mullions. A pier with exposed rebar is also visible.

Poinciana House on Hillside

Wooden house next to a flowering poinciana tree. The house is at the foot of a hill, has stilts and a gabled zinc roof.

La Fortaleza in the Shade

Partial view of the façade of La Fortaleza. The façade of the building has a padded wall on the first floor and a lowered arch entrance with a lamp on each side. The second floor has a cantilevered balcony with an iron railing, a door with a circular pediment and doors with cornices and corbels. Other design elements on the façade are colossal pilasters, frieze and cornice. At the top, you can see a flagpole with the United States flag. In front of the building there are some men standing and others on board a cargo vehicle.

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Close-up view of a house in San Juan. The house is wooden with a gable roof. It has a double window made of glass and wood with ornamental metallic bars on the inside. Above these, there is a mullion made also of glass and wood. Also above the window, there is a wooden eave and tiles supported by wooden corbels.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Station

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. The gas station is seen, consisting of pillars and a flat roof. Additionally, two buses (public transport) are parked at the station, along with a man. A metal fence, several poles, and a second building stand out. This building has a flat roof, louvered windows, pillars, and eaves.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00010

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. This image was taken at night and displays a masonry wall made of brick and stone. The upper part of a sentry post with a semicircular dome, cornices, and a keystone can be observed. There is also a railing, steps with bricks, trees, a handrail, three benches, streetlights, and two chairs sculpted in the image of a cat. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. A tall building is painted brown and white on the right side. The upper part of the building has cornices, windows with arcades, and white moldings. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed in the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and window openings. The tower with a dome in the upper part of the old La Princesa prison building can be observed on the left side. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. The Puerto Rican government restored the building in 1992 to serve as the headquarters for the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. The San Juan Bay and the coasts of Toa Baja and Cataño municipalities can also be observed in the distance.

Dining Room with a Glass Window

A dining room with a glass window and a roof with exposed beams. It has a rectangular table and six chairs. There is a coffee table, a console table, a hanging lamp, and a wall lamp. It has a fabric curtain to separate the dinning room from the other room where a wall piano, a wicker chair, and a table for the telephone can be seen.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Construction Site

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. View of the construction site showing columns surrounded by scaffolding. In the center there are construction materials such as: wood, stone, and sand. Three workers are visible working on scaffolding.

Historical Buildings along a Street in Vega Baja

On the façade of the red building a portion of a double door with grilles is visible. A pilaster and a portion of the cornice of the building can be seen also. Right of the red building, the façade of a blue historical building can be seen. On the wall of the building, five pilasters and four openings can be seen. On the edge of the roof, a balustrade is visible. Beyond the blue building, other buildings are visible.

706 Hoare Street

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in wood, with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a fence sustained by wall pillars. The house has a front garden surrounded by different plants. It has a balcony surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns, and a metallic curtain on the upper edge. The balcony is decorated with plants in hanging pots, and chairs. The windows are lattice-style and the lattice-style doors are wooden and double. On the street in front, there are two vehicles parked.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00078

View from the Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María. The Paseo de La Princesa pathway, where the Former La Princesa Prison is located, can be seen. Trees, automobiles, and multi-story buildings are in the surrounding areas. The city wall, more buildings, ships, and part of San Juan Bay can be seen in the background. Later, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

La Plata Hospital

Side view of the Menonita de La Plata Hospital in Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a paved street leading to the building where two vehicles are parked. The hospital is one-story, made of wood with a zinc gable roof. Attics with gabled roofs and wooden lattice windows protrude from the roof. On the other hand, the building is surrounded by a metal fence. In addition, it has a wooden front porch where several people can be seen. It also has wooden doors and windows.

Wooden Blue and Black Building in Guayama

Left Side of a House with a Wooden and Zinc Roof in Guayama

Main and left side façades of a house with a wooden roof in Guayama. On the main façade, a window and a portion of the porch are visible. An ornamental parapet and a column can be seen on the porch. Two windows can be seen on the left wall. The gable roof is made of wood.

Wasteland in front of Luis Llorens Torres housing project

Wasteland in front of Luis Lloréns Torres government housing project. You can see several buildings of the residential complex. Inside the plot of land, there are several abandoned automobiles.

El Morro Tower

Lighthouse in the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan, characterized by a square tower, windows framed in semicircular arches, sentry box-shaped finials in the corners and a lantern at the top. Notable around the lighthouse, are the wall with a crenellated parapet, a bridge with semicircular arches with a tower-shaped sentry box at its entrance and some stairs. Between the wall and the bridge there is a grass area, while part of the Atlantic Ocean is visible in the background.

Palo Hincado post office La Cuchilla to the left Orocovis to the right

Post office in Palo Hincado Barranquitas, located between the intersection of roads that lead to La Cuchilla and to Orocovis. The building has several signs on its façade, such as "Klim" and "Cerveza Malta India". The roof is made of gabled corrugated zinc with an eave. Also, there are two double doors made of double leaves that open outwards. There is a person standing under the frame of one of them. Several traffic signs and road numbers such as "P.R. 720" are notable on the roadsides.

Preparing the Entrance Road at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the preparation of the entrance road and the roundabout at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, several workers, sidewalks, trucks, and construction materials can be seen. The lobby and the guest room tower of the hotel, in an advanced construction stage, also stand out. Next to the hotel, a multi-story building with awnings on the windows is visible. In the background, there is the lagoon, a bridge, some chimneys, and buildings in the Condado area.

Capitolio

View from the back area of El Capitolio in the Old San Juan. It is known by its neoclassic style and its dome crowned with ornament. The capitol is built with concrete and steel covered with white marble. The building has cristal windows under discharge arches and round arches, some has cloth curtains on them. Also, it has ornamental frieze and a porch supported by corinthians columns in front of which there is a staircase also covered in white marble.

Tubercolisis Sanitarium for Children, Aibonito

Distant view of the Sanatorium for children with tuberculosis in the town of Ponce. In the foreground, you can see an entrance with a metal grill gate decorated with trees at each end. The buildings are two-story with a flat roof. These have double wooden windows with sunshades and moldings between them. In front of the buildings there is a flagpole with the American flag. On the other hand, in the distance on the far right, you can see the Serrallés Castle.

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Interior view of a house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is wooden with a zinc roof. The room is decorated with a leather armchair and a wooden table with matching chairs. In the wall in the background, there is a wooden shelf with decorative objects. Also, the walls are covered with decorative wallpaper. To the far left, there are several aluminum, lattice-style windows, and to the far right, there is a simple, wooden door.

El Morro Viewed from the Sea

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan, viewed from the sea. The walls, floating battery, battlement, a bastion, a ramp, the lighthouse, and a tower are visible.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00045

Close-up of the frieze of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building, which was built in 1800, is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is part of a gray and white entablature that has a high-relief frieze in the metope with the image of a woman in white, which alludes to the zodiac signs. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

View of Capitol from San Cristobal

View from the wall of San Cristóbal Castle in Old San Juan. This construction, from the Spanish colonial period, is a military structure made of masonry and stone. The design of the wall has embrasures, openings and a sentry box with a dome crowned with ornaments. In the distance, you can see the Capitol distinguished by its dome. You can also see the Carnegie Library and the Casa España building. Vehicles traveling are also seen on the street.

Catholic Church in Aibonito

San José Catholic Church in Aibonito with a façade composed of a cross that crowns it, as well as a main door and fanlight windows framed in pointed arches. It also has two towers with hipped roofs and corner finials. Also, the pilasters, a cornice, moldings, ornamental bands and a clock in one of the towers are notable. In its surroundings, it has gardens, picket fences, as well as buildings with tiles and semicircular arches.

El Morro Looking East towards La Perla

View of La Perla from the walls of El Morro in Old San Juan. In the foreground, the crenellated parapet of the wall is partially notable and in the front field, it is followed by several palm trees and a building with cornices, corner ashlars and doors framed in segmental arches. In the background, you can see the cemetery and then the wall that divides the houses of La Perla and the group of multi-level buildings.

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision, Fenced Land

Project for the construction of Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision in Manatí. It can be seen that the land has vehicle tracks. In the foreground there is a pile of reinforcing bars. A fence, some electric power posts, and several houses, trees, and palm trees, are visible in the background.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00023

Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel under the Renovation Process

View of the railway bridge of San Antonio channel. Along the bridge you can see the scaffolding made with boards. Beneath the bridge you can see some wooden structures and men working on them. To the right you can see part of the tracks of the other bridge. At the background there is a bridge with balustrade and some buildings.

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Side-view of a one-story house in the town of Camuy. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. To the far left of the house, the floor is paved. Also, you can see a metallic bar fence separating the house from the other. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Construction of Façade and Falsework

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The construction of the façade can be seen where blocks, wooden supports, piers with rods stand out. There is another building with wooden falsework. There are workers in the roof of the building. Some of them are on an industrial ladder. There are two cranes and one men operating one of them in the construction site, and there are also wheelbarrows, piles of construction sand, and cylinders. To the left, there are construction materials including zinc and wood, and debris of such materials is also visible. In the background, there is another building with a flat roof and openings, and a power pole.

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View of a two-story house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a concrete, ornamental block fence. There is a garden in the front with plants in pots, and trees. On the first level, the house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The balcony is decorated and has plants in hanging pots. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style with mullions over them. The door is wooden and simple, also with mullions over it. In the fronton on the second level, there is a balcony with a concrete balustrade. It has lattice-style windows and a wooden door. To the far right, there is a wooden scaffolding. To the far right, there is a concrete house with different characteristics, and in front, on the sidewalk, there is a person standing.

Bayamón District Hospital, Falsework and Formwork

Bayamón District Hospital. There are two perpendicular walls with falsework and formwork on top. In addition there is a wooden tower, a crane, and a pipe for depositing concrete where several workers are at work.

Street of Criollo Houses

View of a street in the town of Arecibo. The street is paved and there are several cars parked. Also, there are persons walking on the street, and sidewalks. To both sides, you can see houses, and one and two-story commercial spaces. Some are in concrete, others in wood with zinc roofs. Some of the houses have balconies surrounded by wooden railings, sustained by columns. Others have no balconies and several entrance doors.

A Two Storey Yellow Building with Light Blue Pilasters

You can see on the bottom part that almost all the windows were covered with panels. Among the pilasters you can see a door and to the left a white double door. On the second floor there are eight double windows. Some of which are opened. Over the cornice you can observe several pigeons. To the left side you can find a comercial establishment with a sign promoting the sale of water. To the right you can see part of a street and an orange building.

Roads, Sidewalks, and Roundabout at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the entrance roads, sidewalks, and the roundabout in front of the lobby and guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in an advanced construction phase. Notable in the vicinity are a steamroller, a pickup truck, workers, and construction materials. The construction of a rectangular building on the site in front of the hotel can be seen also. In the background, the lagoon, a bridge, a couple of chimneys, and the buildings in the Condado area stand out.

Construction Next to the Ballajá Barracks

Construction behind the Ballajá Barracks. One of the side walls of the Neoclassical-style building is observed, and in front of it, the construction site. Also visible are an excavation, reinforcing bars, a wooden scaffold, machinery, construction materials, a portable toilet, an area with parked cars, and several workers. This area is distinguished by a zinc sheet fence. The construction of the Quinto Centenario Square is visible, and behind it, the Old Los Dominicos Convent and the Institute of Neurobiology.

Sign, Proyecto La Plata Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Poinciana in Background

View from the community of La Plata in Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a wooden sign that says: “La Plata PRRA Project.” In the distance, you can see houses built on stilts. The houses are made of wood as are the windows and doors while the roofs are gabled made of zinc.

Dental Work in One of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration's Medical Centers

Dentist attending to a patient in one of the medical centers established by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration's (PRRA). In the room there is a chair for dental work and a tray with dental medical equipment. The building is made of wood and it has awning windows that open outward with awning hardware allowing them to remain open. Throughout the windows the outside of the place can be seen and another nearby building is blurred as well as land and mountains.

Aerial View of Several Houses with Gable Roofs

Rooftops details of several houses in Arroyo. The roofs of the houses at the left are covered with blue awnings. The houses to the right at the upper part they have zinc roof and the lower part are only left the beams and very few zinc plates.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Sidewalk Construction

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Several workers working on the building's sidewalk construction. The main facade and part of one of the lateral walls are visible. The building has a portico with four flat pillars, sloping eave and two low walls with stone cladding. The windows are made of glass and the roof has two levels.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00044

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Side view of a one-story wooden house with a zinc roof, located in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a garden with trees. The house has a front garden where there are several persons. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. Also, there is a simple door with lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum lattice-style and surrounded by moldings, also in wood.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of the destroyed fence of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. On the other side of the street, the Rafael Hernández- Marín Town Square can be seen. There are various benches and a water fountain on the square as well as various buildings surrounding it. One of the buildings is a medical office.

Designed Criollo House

Interior view of a house in the town of Añasco, on 65 de Infantería Street #45. In the foreground, there is a table covered with a fabric tablecloth and matching wooden chairs. The floor is partially covered with native tiles, and to the other side, with wood. There is a discharge arch over which there is a mullion and wooden moldings. In the bottom edges of the walls, there are wooden plinths. In the background, there is a double wooden door over which there is a wooden mullion and moldings. The walls are made of wood and are decorated with frames. In the upper corners, there are moldings.

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Rear-view of a house in the town of Manatí. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has a porch surrounding it with a concrete balustrade sustained by fine columns. The roof of the porch is flat and made of zinc. It has several double, wooden doors. Also, above the doors, there are wooden mullions with an ornamental design. You can also see a clothesline and plants in decorative pots. In the back, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows. To the far right, there are other houses with different characteristics and vehicles passing on the street.

Commercial Street in Caguas

A commercial street in downtown Caguas. It is an unpaved street and there are houses and buildings on both sides. Various loading carts can be seen, and at least the first one is an ox-drawn cart. Various people can be seen walking by as well as a group gathered in front of one of the shops.

Ponce City Hall - 2013 00005

Close up view of the City Hall from the city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry and characteristics of the Elizabethan Neoclassic style. On the second floor there are three doors framed with flat moldings, crowned with entablature. The front facade also has an inscription that says: "Casa Alcaldía", a continuous entablature and a pediment that crowns the building. The pediment is small and has a clock, pilasters, spirals, moldings and continuous cornices. In addition, above the building there are three flag poles with the flags of United States, Puerto Rico and Ponce. The Ponce City Hall was built between 1846 and 1848, it became the first government building in the city. Even though the interior design was altered in the XX century, it preserves its original exterior design.

University of Puerto Rico and the Caribe Hilton Hotel

University of Puerto Rico. Portions of the Paseo Real, and in front, the tower of the University; built in the plateresque style with a clock, dome, and a pinnacle. Caribe Hilton Hotel, a ten-floor building, eight of which have rooms. The balconies of the rooms form a sunbreaker. The lobby and the parking lot can be seen.

Caribe Hilton

View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel from the Condado Lagoon. You can see the façade in which the balconies of the rooms form a sunshade and you can distinguish part of the lobby and the patio, which has palm trees around it. You can also see the San Jerónimo Fort in front, behind, part of the Normandie Hotel and next to it, two buildings and a house.

Sunday Visitation, Outside Country Store

View of a store located in a rural area. The store is one-story, in wood with a hipped zinc roof. It has several double wooden doors with relief details. Several people can be seen standing around.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Front View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, front view. The building and part of its surrounding are visible. The main facade has a portico. The wall has falsework and formwork at the top. In front of the building there is a sidewalk and a speed bump under construction, a fire hydrant, a power electric post, and a sign of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company.

Right Side of the Church Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral

Partial view of the right side of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús Catholic Cathedral. Downstairs, various windows with grilles and a door can be seen. Upstairs, windows with stained glass are partially visible. On the back of the church, Notre Dame Catholic school is partially visible.

Bridge over Caño Martín Peña

View of the Caño Martín Peña bridge. You can see the channel of the marine watercourse. The bridge is on stilts and over it there are cars and power line poles.

Hato Rey Typical Building B-1 Initial Construction Stages

Initial construction stages of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58. The area can be seen full of beams that form a falsework to support formwork for future columns. Reinforcing bars used for columns and several columns that have already been unmolded are also visible. To the right of the construction, part of a building is visible.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Walls and Falsework

Construction of the Medical Center in Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. The building is visible in the process of wall construction. The blocks forming the walls stand out, along with wooden frameworks, wheelbarrows, wooden panels, and a construction machine. The roof has wooden beams.

Softball Game in the Inner Courtyard of the Residential Cooperative El Falansterio

Softball game in the inner courtyard of the residential cooperative El Falansterio in Puerta de Tierra. There are boys, girls, women, and men gathered and participating in a ball game. In the background there are some towers of the residential cooperative that are made of concrete, have shared balconies, wood and glass windows, and have an Art Deco design. In addition, there are some neighbors standing on the balconies watching the action, paths, and trees in pots all around.

Ablah Hotel Supply Co Foundation Forms

Preparation for foundation work. The construction of wooden foundations for the building can be seen. A sign with information about the construction is shown.

Triplets Home

A large family showing triplets from their balcony. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof, it is founded by piles on the side of a mountain and has a cross that stands out on the wall. Between the pillars of the balcony and in the background, several items of clothing hanging on lines are notable.

Grass Hut at Water's Edge between Ponce and Salinas

Rectangular hut with roof and walls made of thatch located at the edge of a body of water, in Ponce. It is built on stilts, has two entrance, one it is open and the other one is covered with metal pieces. At one side you can see a clothesline with a blanket hanging. There are two girls in the entrance and one in front.

Comerío Health Center, Palm Trees and Rebar

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The initial stages of construction are visible. Visible are the wooden panels, piles of soil, exposed beams, and a wooden fence. Behind it, there are palm trees, trees, and mountains.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Part of the main facade can be observed. The upper part of the facade has an eave covered in tiles supported by wooden corbels. A multifoil arch is interrupted by a pilaster with tiles at the top. On the right side of the image, there is a wall with three-line moldings, an ornamentation of a torch supported by a straight bracket, and three glass windows with hinged window frames. The lower half of the facade has high relief friezes with representations of nine masculine figures, each with an object in their hands. The piece is known as "Friso de la Cultura," sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There is also a rectangular tile with floral designs and a shrub. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Designed Art Deco House

Front view of a house in the town of Guayama. It has a zinc hipped roof and lattice-style windows. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence over columns. It has a garden in the front, with a porch with two entrances. To the far left, the porch is semicircular and has Roman-style columns. The wooden door is simple and the wall has moldings. To the far right of the porch, there is a square with a combined arch, it has a concrete balustrade and hanging potted plants. There is also an open garage. The door is made of wood and has a mullion over it, and lattice-style windows on the edge. The upper part has an attic with a zinc gabled roof. It has lattice-style windows and a small mullion. To both sides of the house, there are structures with the same characteristics.

Comerío Health Center, Construction and Businesses

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. It is a one-story building with a flat roof, mullions, and louvered windows. A portion of the building is under construction. The spaces between the mullions feature a square design. In the background, two businesses are visible, with signs reading "Coca-Cola" and "Esso." One of the buildings has two levels, a balcony, and a tiled eave. A mountain with houses stands out.

Wooden Staircase with Balustrade

A wooden staircase with balustrade and ornamented support is partially visible. On the wall there is a framed painting of a person sitting on a chair holding a book.

Superior Court Building

Superior Court of Puerto Rico, a modernist style building located at the sector Puerta de Tierra in San Juan. It has three floors, the first floor has pillars and opened spaces. The center has a stair that leads you to the main entrance. You can see that in the lobby area there is a spiral stair. On the second floor you can distinguish blinds and on the third floor glass windows. The building has a flat dome. In front you can see a flagpole with the Puerto Rican flag and part of the patio.

Orange Peddler - Guayama

An orange street vendor on a street in Guayama. A building also stands out with doors and mullions framed in semicircular arches and labeled "La Imperial de Eusebio Vicente". The building also has a parapet, a cornice and moldings. It is followed by another building with similar characteristics. There are several people walking on the street and sidewalk.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Ditches and Falsework

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A building can be seen with falsework, scaffolding, and wooden framework. Workers are also visible. Additionally, ditches, wooden ramps, and exposed rods are visible.

House in Boca de Cangrejos

Front view of a beach house in the coastal town of Carolina. The house is one story high, made of wood, and has a zinc gable roof. It has a wooden double door with a wooden transom over it. In front of the door, there is a wooden fence and jalousie windows. There are two people in front of the house and the area is covered in coastal vegetation.

University of Puerto Rico Medical Services

Medical Services building of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The building is modern in style with various planes and volumes, vertical bands as parasols, columns and shutter-type windows. In the middle, there is a staircase and a balcony.

Pier with Two People Walking, Wall

Two persons walking along a dock with railings at the Bay of San Juan. Following, is the wall in which a couple of sentry boxes and a crenellated parapet are notable.

Herreras-López Residence

View of a portion of the Herreras-López residence. Along the porch, five columns and a railing can be partially seen. Doors and door openings are also visible. A portion of the plaster of the roof has collapsed. On the right, some piping can be seen as well as part of a window opening. On the left side, there is a building.

Coamo Church

Façade of the Evangelical Mennonite Church in the town of Coamo. The church has a mansard roof, dormer windows and horizontal sash windows on the sides. On the façade, you can see a curtain wall with a double-leaf door. The double staircase has a railing and extends from bottom to top at right angles with landings. On the railing in front of the door, there is a sign labeled: "Welcome Evangelical Mennonite Church." In front of the church, there is a wall with details that protrude in the form of points on which there are three Latin crosses. The wall also has integrated bars with spiral motifs.

International style House Design by Henry Klumb

Interior view of a residence in the town of San Germán. The structure has two walls covered by glass doors, and on each wall, there are four doors. In the interior, the floor is covered with tiles, there is a round table with several wooden chairs and figures. Behind the glass doors, there is a balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall. There is vegetation and trees. To the far right, there is a metallic spiral staircase. To the far left, there is a brick wall.

Doña Isabel's House - 5 in Evening - La Cuchilla

Façade and side of Mrs. Isabel's house. The house is wooden with a zinc gable roof. Also, it has a balcony and openings to the window and the main door. Several persons are notable both inside and outside the house. On a stool in front of the house, there is a girl, a man sitting with a "pava" style hat, building materials, and a box of Campbell's pork and beans. Next, you can see a stepladder and some wooden boards leaning on the wall, and eaves of the house. In the foreground, the barbed wires are notable.

Beginning of the Plan Industry Building Construction

Construction of the Plant Industry Building at the College of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM). The building is made of concrete with large windows and has a staircase at its entrance. The building is covered with falsework to help support the structure while it is being built. Construction materials and machinery can be seen all around, electric wiring, sand mountains, metal barrels, trees, and shrubs. There are men on the roof and in the surroundings in the midst of work. This construction is part of the reforms carried out at the University of Puerto Rico.

Façade of an Elementary School

The façade of an elementary school with a flat roof, casement windows, and an entrance gate. The building has two sections of walls with grills and rectangular motifs. In front of the school, a garden and flagpoles are also noticeable. On the side wall, there are a couple of doors and windows, followed by a car parking area. In the background, several buildings and houses with gable roofs and flat roofs are noticeable.

De Armas Square

De Armas Square at the Old San Juan. The square has wooden and metal benches, and metal poles with street lamps. There are also two metal towers. Some buildings surrounding the square can be seen, including San Juan's city hall. The city hall is a two-story building with semicircular arches in the façade, as well as a cornice, two towers with clocks, a pediment and an acroter. Various buildings have shops in their first floor. There are people in the square and the sidewalks.

House, Hacienda Santa Clara Abajo, Yauco

Front view of a farm house in the town of Yauco. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence that is sustained by wall pillars, followed by a front garden. The house is surrounded by a balcony with a wooden railing, over which there are plants in decorative pots. There is a simple, wooden door, which is open.

Aerial View of the San Juan Islet

Aerial view of the San Juan Islet. El Morro (fortress), Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis cemetery, Cuartel de Ballajá Barracks, Antiguo Asilo de Beneficiencia (mental asylum), the piers, among other structures, can be seen. The San Juan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen also.

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Living Room

View from the interior of a wooden house. The room, where you can see two persons, one standing and the other sitting, is decorated with a wooden piece of furniture with a painting with a photograph, and a wooden and glass china cabinet. The walls are decorated with figures and a clock, and it also has two arches covered by fabric curtains. At the top of the wall, there are wooden mullions. The floor is covered with native slabs.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58, Construction Land

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision construction land. It is noticeable that the land has been leveled. On the land there is a bulldozer and some concrete pipes for the sewage system. In the background there are several houses and a mountain.

Rural Population

View of a rural zone between barrio Mameyes in the town of Jayuya and Río Blanco in the town of Naguabo. It is a mountain area surrounded by wooden houses with different characteristics. The area is surrounded by greenery and the river can be seen close to the houses.

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Front view of a house located on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. At the foreground there are parked vehicles on the street. The front facade has a portico presided by stairs with entrance under a semicircular arch framed with flat moldings and flanked by columns that in turn, support an entablature. In addition, to both sides of the portico there are balconies with rectangular openings crowned with entablatures, balustrades supported with fluted square columns that at the same time support a continuous cornice and the open balcony from the second floor. It also has a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. Additionally, the second floor has rectangular windows crowned with entablatures matched with ornamental moldings, dentils and acroterium. Between the windows there are bossage pilasters that in turn, support a continuous entablature matched with dentils, ornamental frieze and a continuous cornice on which rests a balustrade modulated by square pillars with spherical finishes. The frieze is interrupted in the middle by a semicircular pediment. The residence known as Casa Toro Coronada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

Dining Hall Polytechnic Institute San Germán

Dining Hall of the Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico at San Germán. The building has two floors with two towers. Each tower has an entrance with the shape of round arch and windows. Between the towers there are two entrances with surbased arches with pilasters and eaves. The main access to the building has a wall, behind it there is a staircase that ends with two corner poles with spheric lamps on top. In front of the building you can see a paved traffic circle with a low stone wall. There are four girls sitting on the wall that is in front of the staircase. This building ended up being part of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico San Germán Campus.

Falsework with a Building's Roof in Humacao

A concrete industrial building under construction is shown surrounded by scaffolding and construction materials, such as concrete blocks and cylinders. The building's roof has exposed beams and has the shape of a gable roof. The front and lateral facade of the building are partially built with exposed concrete blocks without plaster. Two pickup trucks are also visible, one of which has the logo of the company in charge of the project in a circle: "CINTRON Y VAZQUEZ CONTRA...". Right next to this construction site there is another building with jalousie windows, which is only partially visible, and in the distance, some hills can be seen.

Water Well at Ballajá Barracks

Water well in the courtyard of Ballajá Barracks, the opening of which was covered with bricks. There are two measuring instruments marking the horizontal measurements of the well. Behind, one of the entrances to the barracks and a parking lot with four cars are visible.

WIVV Radio Station, Vieques

Front view of the radio station located on the island municipality of Vieques. The building is single-story, made of concrete, with a gable roof. On the front of the roof ,there are letters with the name of the station: “WIVV”. On the other hand, in the front area there are wide concrete stairs that lead to the entrance porch. The porch, where several people are standing, is supported by columns. It has a double wooden door and double wooden windows. Finally, in the front, there is a parked vehicle.

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Main façade of a one-story house made of concrete, in the town of Arecibo. The house has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and ornamental friezes. It has lattice-style windows and double, wooden doors in lattice, glass, and truncated suns over them. In front of the windows, there are ornamental, metallic ledges. To both sides, you can see semi-attached houses with different characteristics. On the street in front, there are several vehicles parked and persons standing on the sidewalk.

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Front-view of a one-story house located in the town of San Sebastián. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has a small balcony with several people standing and is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks. On the balcony are two double-leaf wooden doors with embossed details, and to the far right is a wooden house with similar characteristics.

Bayamón District Hospital, Scaffolding

Bayamón District Hospital. The walls of a two-story building area can be seen. There are falsework on the walls and on the ground there are planks and stacked wooden panels, in addition to a lot of vegetation.

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Front façade view of a house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The wooden house is one-story, with a zinc gabled roof. It is raised on stilts and has stairs made of blocks and wood. It has two double, wooden doors. To the far left, there is another house separated by a fence made of zinc plates. To the far right, there are cars parked, and in the surroundings, debris. Through the open door, you can see a leather armchair leaning on the wall.

San Juan Statue of Columbus

Christopher Columbus statue in a plaza in San Juan. Columbus is represented carrying a banner with a cross and is stands¡ing on a column with grooves and a base with moldings and scrolls. Around the square you can see a light post and buildings with roofs, balconies, railings, balustrades, semicircular arches and awnings.

Squatters Village Neighborhood

Conglomerate of wooden houses of the Squatters Village neighborhood in La Plata. A neighborhood of houses built in a similar pattern, all have gable roofs, are slightly raised off the ground on stilts, have balconies in front of the entrance door, stairs leading into the house, and double wooden windows that open outward can be seen. There are ditches and paths around the houses and wooden planks are visible in the corner to the left. The neighborhood is on a flat field among mountains and is surrounded by trees, palm trees, and shrubs. It is visible that there are electric wiring installed in the area and in the center to the left there is a man standing. The neighborhood was going to home those who were not able to obtain farms when the "American Suppliers" project camps were closed.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Facade Lateral View

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Lateral view of the main facade of the completed building. It consists of stairs leading to a portico with tubular pillars, brick faced pilasters, persiennes, and a smooth parapet. The building is surrounded by a concrete fence with exposed bricks at the top.

Two Buildings of the New Insular Children's Home

Buildings built to house the New Insular Children's Home in the town of Guaynabo. The first image shows a two-story building made of concrete with wooden windows and doors. There are long corridors and arches in the central part, there is a sign that indicates details of the construction work but is not legible. It has balconies on the second floor and roofing tiles on some parts of the roof. The second image show a one-story building with an entrance with arches extending across the front and stairs. Parts of the roof have roofing tiles and at the bottom of each arch there is a termination design made with ornamental blocks. There are trees and shrubs in the surroundings.

Newly Installed Outdoor Latrine

Newly installed latrine on the outside and next to a house. The latrine is covered with corrugated zinc. The house is founded on piles and has a part of the gable roof covered with a type of asphalt fabric, while the attached room has a single-gable roof. The walls of the house are made of pieces of zinc, sticks, wood and cloth. On one of the zinc plates of the roof, there are several rocks. The house and outhouse are located on the side of a mountain.

Family with House, De Agua Street #37

View of a house in the town of Adjuntas. The one story house is wooden. It has a double wooden door and lattice style windows. In front of the house there are two girls and an older woman standing. On the far left corner in front of the house there are clothes drying on a rack.

Leprosy Sanitarium, Concrete Houses

View of the Insular Leprocomium in the town of Trujillo Alto. In the foreground, you can see the paved street, to the far right there are adjacent buildings with the same characteristics. These are made of reinforced concrete with entrances under semicircular arches. The doors and windows are double wooden. The Insular Leprocomio was active from 1926 until the 1970s.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. In the foreground, there is a wooden door with embossed designs. Besides the door, there is a floor lamp and a table made of glass and metal. There are also aluminum, lattice-style windows. On the wall to the far left, there is a decorative element. The floor is covered with tiles.

San Juan Transportation Office, Construction of a Fence

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. A concrete fence located between two buildings can be seen, there are two workers working on it. Debris, several metal barrels, and a wheelbarrow are visible in the passageway between the fence and one of the buildings.

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Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a flat zinc roof. The first floor of the house has a balcony with a person surrounded by a low, ornamental block wall sustained by columns. The wooden door is simple and above it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by moldings.

A Glance Towards the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View towards the bridge San Antonio. Its construction has a style of an arch bridge made with steel beams and concrete tiles over concrete pilasters. Its starlings have conical cornices and have parapets decorates with moldings. The bus stop shelter area has the completion date of the construction, which it was in 1932. Over the bridge you can see a train and from it you can identify the locomotive with several wagons. At the right side you can see three people. At the background you can see part of another bridge, a person seated, a tower with street lights, an umbrella and a structure.

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Side-view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof. To the far right, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. The balcony is covered by a fabric curtain in the front. You can see several double doors and windows made of wood with lattice-style and mullions made of wood and glass, over them. Besides the house on this side, there is a paved patio where there is a cargo vehicle parked.

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Side-view of a residence in the town of Ciales. It is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. It has a garden in the front that leads to the entrance of the house. In the front left part, there is a balcony surrounded by a low wall of ornamental blocks, over which there are metallic bars and a fabric curtain. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a larger, concrete house.

Criollo House

Close-up view of a wooden house. The house is made of wood and has a double wooden door surrounded by moldings, and a wooden mullion over it.

Fort San Gerónimo

View of the San Jerónimo del Boquerón Fort and the Atlantic Ocean from El Boquerón Bay. The wall that surrounds the fort with a crenellated parapet and a wooden building with a gabled roof, stands out. At one end, a building attached to the fort with a semicircular arch followed by a bridge is also notable. On the land adjacent to the fort, there is a building of which part of the roof is notable through some palm trees.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 15 in Old San Juan. The façade of a pink and white-colored building with elements representative of the Neoclassical style can be observed. The upper half of the building has a balcony with wooden balustrades that is supported by piers and a skirt roof. It has three wooden lattice double doors framed by rectangular moldings and two ornamented terracotta-colored wall lamps. In the lower half of the building there is a sign that has an image with the number 15, two parapets with balustrades, two wooden lattice double doors framed by rectangular moldings, and a brick floor. There is a sidewalk, a pot with a palm tree, and a cobblestone road in front of the building. There is another orange and white-colored building on the right side of the image. It has a blue and white-colored awning with stripes, a balcony with wooden balustrades supported by piers, and a skirt roof. On the left side of the image is a partially visible yellow and white-colored building with cornices, parapets, and a pot with pink roses.

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Facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. The building colors are mustard, white, and cream. The top part of the building has a cream and terracotta dome, white moldings, a lantern, cornices, and a pediment with entablature supported by columns and pilasters. The entablature has a sign in Spanish that reads "School of Art and Design." The building has green-colored double-leaf windows and doors and quoins on the corners of the walls. In front of the building are automobiles, a truck, and a streetlight. Roofs with cornices can be partially seen on the sides of the building. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

House Occupied by General Grant and his Staff

Courtyard of a house occupied by the United States Army, Guayama. It is a sunken courtyard with a fountain and a garden enclosed by a hallway with a wooden balustrade. There is a staircase also with a balustrade. Various soldiers can be seen wearing different uniforms, and a woman posing on the hallway. A man standing on the staircase carrying a pitcher and serving a beverage also stands out,

Factory in Guayanilla

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Finished building main facade view. A portico with two thin pillars and eaves, windows, and an area with decorative vertical lines can be seen. There is a wire fence with a pedestrian gate, behind the fence there is a sign that reads: "Another Factory of the Development Program". There are two flagpoles at one end of the wall.

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro

View from a distance of one of the sides of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. The outside walls of the fortress are visible, as well as the lighthouse and the tower. Also visible are some segments of the city walls and various buildings. In the forefront, there are three men on a rock formation.

La Monserrate Shrine

Detail of the entrance of the Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Catholic church. In the porch area, the arches formed by pillars as well as the roof tiles are visible. A ramp with a handrail provides access to the entrance where there is a double glass door. On the left, the church tower stands out decorated with moldings and openings.

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The José V. Toledo Federal Building in Old San Juan can be observed. This Spanish Colonial Revival style building has two towers crowned with lanterns, Spanish tiles, and cornices. The rear façade of Edificio Ochoa can also be observed. Edificio Ochoa has rectangular windows under semicircular arches divided by pilasters that support a parapet as an open balcony at the top. It has arches framed with moldings, a mullion, and a tower crowned by a step-like design. The roofs of several buildings with Miami style windows, fixed windows, and glass lattice windows, can be seen, as well as television antennas, utility poles, window openings, balustrades, and railings. The ocean and mountains can be seen in the distance.

Hall of Mirrors with a Glass Candlestick on a Table

There are several large wall mirrors with ornamented frames. In the center there is a wooden table with a glass candlestick, there are several chairs with oval backrest, rocking chairs and a three-seater wooden and rattan sofa. On the right side of the image there is a table clock with garnish and a pair of candleholders. The floor is covered by a carpet with geometric and floral designs. The ceiling has moldings and brackets and in the center there is a ceiling chandelier. In the surroundings there are several pilasters with triglyphs in relief, two decorative vases, and double wooden doors. In the background of the image there is another hall with a painting of a person and a table with a glass candlestick.

Fourth of July Parade

Company B of the United States Army marching through San Francisco Street in Old San Juan during the celebration of the 4th of July. The street is decorated with United States flags and strips of fabric. There are onlookers on the sidewalks and the balconies of the houses and buildings. One of the buildings has a sign reading: "24. Boletín Mercantil."

Typical Building "R" Foundation Details

Construction view of a building in its initial stages. Among the construction materials, several wooden boards and reinforcing bars can be seen.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View of the path of the old municipal cemetery. A large number of tombs can be seen along the path, including one with a balustrade and a gate, and another one shaped as an obelisk. On the right, a portion of a wall with tiles is visible. In the background, there are more tombs with mausoleums. A portion of a house with a gable roof is visible outside of the cemetery.

Ike Ringing Church Bell

A young man ringing the bell of a church characterized by a zinc-gabled roof, a pair of megaphones on the ridge of the roof, a porch, moldings and a window with sashes that open outward. In the background, there is a building with similar characteristics. Between both buildings there is a sidewalk and a garden with trees and flowers.

Unit Grade School - Barranquitas

"Tomás Berríos Berdecía Second Unit" School in Barranquitas. The building is made of concrete, rectangular in shape, with a flat roof, with several double-leaf doors and windows. In the windows, some glass windows and sashes are notable.

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View of the garden in a one-story, concrete building located in the town of Naguabo. The garden has planters with plants, also there are trees and other plants planted in concrete pots. There is a concrete fountain with decorative pots. To the far right, there are entrance stairs that lead to the porch, with metallic railings to each side. The porch is surrounded by a concrete balustrade and sustained by Doric columns. Also, it is decorated with plants in decorative pots, metallic chairs, and matching tables. There are several double, wooden doors with windows. The windows are also aluminum, lattice-style and covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Above the building, there is a concrete balustrade, similar to the one in the porch.

Hacienda Buena Vista Large House from Back

View of the rear facade of the Hacienda Buena Vista large house from Ponce. Along the facade you can see a door and three windows. The house has a gable roof and a chimney that stick out from it. A trail along the garden connects with some stairs and the posterior door. The garden is fenced.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension B Foundation

Construction of an extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, Extension B. The foundation stage can be seen, where there is a wooden fence marking the construction site, bars, and piles of soil. Behind it, a hospital building is visible with three-centered arches, various doors (one of them is a double door), and stains on the surface. Also, there is a cylindrical tower in the background with a double door and a window. Additionally, a tiled gable roof can be seen. Two workers, lampposts, a wheelbarrow, and palm trees are visible in the surrounding area as well as a sign that reads: "NO ESTACIONAR."

Heyliger Sub-Division

View of the completed construction site. The road has been paved and the sidewalks are already built. On the right, part of a building is visible. The building has Miami style windows and a double door. Parked automobiles and a bicycle can also be seen.

Criollo Vernacular-style House

Front view of a house in the town of Camuy. The house is made of wood and concrete with a zinc gabled roof. It has aluminum jalousie windows. To the far right, the house has a small porch with a side concrete stairs. The porch is surrounded by a low concrete wall, ornamental blocks. Over the wall, there are ornamental metal grills that cover the porch. In the porch, there is a simple wooden door. To both sides, there are wooden row houses with zinc roofs. On the sidewalk in front, there is a people standing.

Two-story Historical Building in Vega Baja

View of the main façade of an orange and white historical building in Vega Baja. Five wooden double doors can be seen on the first story. On the second story, five wooden double doors with a balconet each can be seen. Above, the cornice is partially visible.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Interior Space

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space is visible featuring tiled walls and openings. There is water and stones on the floor. Some pipes are exposed.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, View From the Rear

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View from the building's rear. Different wings of the building can be seen. The walls have persiennes over tile cladding and equidistant quadrangular pillars. There is an entrance with small stairs and two double doors. There are several exhaust fans on the roofs. A paved driveway is visible.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Delivery Room

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. View of the inside of a delivery room under construction; the room has tiled walls, louvered windows, and a handing lamp. Two round openings can be seen with exposed cables.

Inside the National City Bank of New York Building

Inside the National City Bank of New York building in Old San Juan, viewed from the front. Open space with columns that, together with the vaulted ceiling, form arches. At the bottom are the counter and customer service cubicles. There is a mezzanine with a metal balustrade, and at the top, there is a balcony with a metal balustrade. On the balcony, there are flags from different countries and a clock on the wall. It has various hanging lamps and ceiling lamps.

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View of a paved street in the coastal town of Fajardo. To the far right, there is a house surrounded by a metallic bar fence, followed by a front garden. The garden is decorated with plants in planters, concrete benches, and a wooden wheel. Besides it, there is a wooden house with a zinc roof. To the far left, there is a one-story commercial establishment made of concrete, with a zinc roof. It has several double, wooden doors over which there are wooden mullions. To the other side, the establishment has two more doors, also in wood, and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Above the establishment, there is a sign with its name. Along the street, there are more houses with different characteristics. Some in wood, zinc, others in concrete. In front of one of these, there is a group of persons.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00037

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Driveway Construction

View from the Hospital and Health Center's portico in the municipality of Utuado. Workers can be seen working on the driveway. The building has windows with persiennes and mullions. In addition, it has a portico with a roof, columns, flat roof, and stairs. Also, there is a low wall. Construction materials, such as barrels, wheelbarrows, wood, falsework, piles of soil, and chain link fences are visible all around. Part of an automobile can be seen.

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View to one side of Stone Street in the town of Lares. The street is paved, and to both sides, you can see houses and semi-attached buildings with different characteristics. The houses and buildings are made of concrete, some one-story, others two-story. Some have zinc roofs and others have concrete roofs. Also, there are balconies surrounded by metal railings and sustained by columns.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 9 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. There is a wooden double door with a transom framed by a stepped molding. The upper half of the building has a sign on the wall with the number 9. Two brackets that support a balcony can also be partially observed. In front of the building is a shrub with purple-colored flowers and two automobiles.

Ramírez de Arellano Residence

View of one of the façades of the Ramírez de Arellano residence. On the bottom, a portion of a wall of the house is visible on the first floor. On the left, an open gatecan be seen as well as various zinc sheets lying on the floor. In the middle of the roof, some zinc sheets are missing and the beams are visible. On the right, there is a car parked under the zinc roof of the house. On the second floor, it has a balcony with a railing and two double doors. On the left façade above, a window and a portion of a door are visible. The house has a gable roof.

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University of Puerto Rico Building

Modern building of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. On its façade, the shutter-type windows and sunshades with geometric shapes and vertical bands are notable. In front of the building, there is a sidewalk and a garden with bushes and palms of various types.

BPPR Building

Drawing of the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico located in Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1939, designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley, and built by the engineers José Benítez y Gautier, Manuel Miró y Saudí, and Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo. The bank was built where the Banco Territorial y Agrícola of Puerto Rico was originally located during the 19th century. The building is representative of the Art Deco architectural style. The top part of the building, situated on Tetuán Street, can be observed. There is an entrance with stairs and railings with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico logo above them, as well as letters that spell out the bank's name. The building has a vertical band that extends to the top and connects to horizontal openings. Next to these openings are other square-shaped openings that also extend to the top of the building. Several square and rectangular windows in vertical rows can be observed on the sides of the facade. Overhangs and parapets can be observed in the upper half of the building.

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Front view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete and has a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a front garden. It has double, wooden, lattice-style windows under semicircular arches and truncated suns. Also, there are double wooden lattice-glass style doors. In the upper edge, there are has ornamental friezes. There are several cars parked in the street in front.

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Side façade of a house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc roof. The double windows are made of wood, and the door is wooden and Dutch-style. To the far left, there is a side balcony with a low wall and two persons standing and speaking. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns, and has a garden with bushes planted on that side. The balcony also has two double, wooden doors, and in the back, you can see an area covered with zinc plates. To the far right, there are several houses with different characteristics.

Cream and Pink House in Guayama

Façade of a cream-colored house with pink details in Guayama. A window on the outside wall of the façade can be seen. The porch area has a door, a railing, and columns, and is covered with grilles. The house has a zinc roof. On the left, a yellow and pink house is partially visible.

Hookworm Victim, Piñas - Home

Front view of hut in the Piñas neighborhood of Toa Alta. The hut is built on stilts made of wood, yagua and straw with a gable roof. A family looks out through a square opening. In front of it, on the far right you can see a clothesline.

Isla Verde Airport, Carolina, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Facade of the terminal and hotel of the International Airport of Isla Verde. You can appreciate the entrance of the terminal, the hotel and control tower. There is an area to leave the passengers that is roofed it has rounded pillars, it extends pass the width of the hotel which it has four floors of rooms. The control tower is located on the rooftop that has a metal railing. There is an exterior stair on one of its sides. You can see a taxi parked. In front of the building you can observe a fountain and a green area with palm trees and ornamental plants.

Plaza San Germán with Church to West

San Germán public square and San Germán de Auxerre Church (Catholic faith). The plaza has cement benches lining the edges. In one of the corners there is a light post with three spherical lamps. A woman is seen with two girls. The church, in Neoclassical style, has a two-story façade. On the first level, it has three semicircular arches, the one in the center forms a portico that is the main entrance and the sides are windows. It also has pilasters and cornices. The second level of the façade is narrower. It has a rose window, two arched windows, pilasters, a cornice and a pediment with a cross on top. In front of the church there is a staircase. At the back, the church has a tower with a bell tower and lantern. The top of the lantern has a weather vane. The corners of the building are decorated with finials. You can see the street next to the church, it is a sloping street along which you can see two-story houses with cantilevered balconies, with thin pillars and balustrades. There is a boy riding a bicycle.

Humacao River

A group of people on a ruined bridge that pass over a river at Humacao. Next to it stand out a joint of houses and markets with compounded facades by porches, arches and balustrades. The roofs are mainly made with zinc, either gable roofs or hipped roofs.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Mid Stage of Construction

View of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket building construction. The construction process is at a mid stage. A large part of the block walls already built are visible. Ceiling beams can be seen inside the building. Several workers are seen working on the roof. There is a crane and a concrete mixer below. There is also an automobile.

Construction of Eleven Floors at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of approximately eleven floors of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The building has scaffolding at both ends to support the workers. In the surroundings, there are sheds, construction materials, and equipment such as blocks, wood, pipes, beams, wheelbarrows, and a dump truck.

Gordon Realty Building, Columns and Exterior Walls

Gordon Realty building construction project in Cayey. Exterior and interior columns, and two block walls can be seen. In front of the construction there are vehicle tracks, behind it there are several concrete houses.

Parque de Bombas

Front view of the Parque de Bombas in the town of Ponce. The old fire station of the town of Ponce is in Gothic style with two wooden levels. It is painted with red and black polychrome lines. It has ornamental borders and windows crowned with truncated suns. On the upper edge it has an inscription that says: “Parque de Bombas”. At both ends, you can see spaces surrounded by wooden railings. On the other hand, on the first level you can see several old fire trucks inside and two flagpoles with the flag of the United States in front. In the back, the dome of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Ponce stands out. Finally, to the far right you can see the Ponce Federico Degetau Public Square decorated with trees and concrete benches.

Wooden Green and Light Brown House

Main and left side façades of a green and light brown house in Guayama. On the right wall, two windows, and a portion of an annex room with a sliding door and an ornamental parapet can be seen. The main façade has a porch with three columns and an ornamental parapet. On the porch's wall, panels covering the windows and doors can be seen. On the gable roof, a portion of a blue tarp is visible.

View along a Street in Guayama

View along a street in Guayama. Various houses with its doors and windows are visible on both sides of the street. Some of the houses have porches, railings, balustrades, and zinc roofs. The mountains can be seen in the background.

Kitchen of the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel

Kitchen at the Coamo Hot Springs Hotel. The cook stove is in the middle. It is an elongated platform where various dishes are being prepared at once. It has two poles in the corners and a crossbeam with hooks to hang utensils. It is decorated with tiles with the same geometric design as the floor tiles. A pantry and a cupboard with piles of plates can be seen as well as a ceiling lamp. There are eight people in the kitchen. A woman and two men are cooking.

Blue and Cream House in Guayama

Main and left side façades of a blue and cream-colored house in Guayama. The balustrade and arches covered by arched window grilles as a decorative element can be seen on the porch. An access gate and stairs are also visible. Above, a portion of the cornice can be seen. On the left façade, seven louvered windows are visible along the wall.

Lighthouse Left Corner Behind

Left side facade of the Lighthouse of Las Cabezas de San Juan. Over the wall you can see three double windows that form semicircular arches. At the behind area you can see the tower. At the tower you can see the balcony with parapet. At the top you can see a weather vane. The building rooftop has a viewpoint with railing. Behind the tower you can see a green hipped rooftop. The ocean encompass the whole background. Additionally, at the right background you can see some buildings.

San Germán Square on a Market Day

San Germán Square during a market day. There can be seen many people, sale stands, and a horse- and an ox-drawn cart with loads. Various houses and buildings surrounding the square are also visible, among which, the Old City Hall stands out. This building has arches, pilasters, and a clock tower on the façade.

Construction of the Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers working on the construction of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, where foundations and formwork are noticeable. In the area, there are construction materials and equipment such as wood, beams, barrels, piled soil, wheelbarrows, ladders, a scaffold, and a crane. A concrete batching plant and sheds with flat and gable roofs are noticeable also. In the background, there is a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, and next to it, you can see the Normandie Hotel and the boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Iron Pipeline

Iron pipeline of 36 inches in the middle of two rows of wooden houses in San Juan. There is a woman and a girl in front of one of the houses and another woman looking out of a window.

Industrial Building in Fajardo

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo, lateral view. One of the building's side, which has two entrances and windows can be seen. There is a truck loaded with panels that workers are lifting to the roof with an engine and a pulley. Metal scaffolds are visible inside through one of the entrances.

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Side-view of a residence in the town of Ciales. It is one-story and has a zinc, hipped roof. It has a garden in the front that leads to the entrance of the house. In the front-left part, there is a balcony where there are several persons. It is surrounded by a low wall made of ornamental blocks, over which there are metallic bars and a fabric curtain. It has side stairs made of concrete and a metallic gate, just like the rest of the balcony.

Hato Rey Industrial Development Subterranean Construction

View of a subterranean construction along the ground. The construction is made of blocks with reinforcing bars. Several workers can be seen in the background. Some pipes are also visible.

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Close-up view of the details of a door in a Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. The door is wooden with embossed and glass details. Above them, there is a mullion, also in wood and glass. Through the glass, you can see a fabric curtain on the inside. To both sides of the door, there are wooden pilasters.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00040

Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. There are some stairs with railings and cream-colored wooden balusters. The steps look deteriorated, there is a glove on one of the steps and a cable that runs along the staircase. There are also some tiles that can be seen on the right side of the image.

Bastión de la Derecha de San Justo y Pastor - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00003

Aerial view of the section of the boundary wall in Old San Juan known as the Bastión de la Derecha de San Justo y Pastor which protected Puerta de San Justo during the Spanish Colonial age. The construction of the Puerta de San Justo was completed in the year 1639. Cobblestone pavers of the Recinto Sur street, a white building that has two balconets with iron railings, a sidewalk, people, planters with flowers in them, and shrubs can be observed. The image displays the upper half of the sentry lookout post, which was built some time between 1766 and 1790. It has a dome, cornices, and a keystone. A water fountain attached to the wall in the Jardín del Paseo de la Princesa can be seen on the right side of the image, as well as some grilles attached to square terracotta-colored pillars. There are two cruise ships docked in port 1 in the Bahía de San Juan. The old José V. Toledo United States Courthouse can be observed, which has traits from several different architectural styles such as: Beaux arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. The building has a roof covered by Spanish tiles and it was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The side façade of the old Ochoa building, which was designed by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa, can be observed in the image.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00012

Side view of the main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. The upper half of the building has a terracotta-colored lantern, white moldings, and wooden windows. A portico with a triangular pediment and an entablature supported by four Tuscan columns can be observed. The columns have non-fluted shafts and round capitals with annulets, abaci, and echinus. There are two pilasters with rectangular capitals on the wall. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Dos Hermanos Bridge

View of a segment of the Dos Hermanos bridge in Condado. Three vehicles can be seen exiting the bridge, and there are people on both sides of the bridge. In the background, the Caribe Hilton Hotel and the San Jerónimo Fort are visible.

Hydroelectric Plant, La Plata River North at Comerio

Remote view of a hydroelectric plant in Comerío. You can see part of the La Plata River and in the background, the hydroelectric building and the pipeline that connects the building to the dam (the dam is not visible in the image). You can see that part of the river runs between two mountains. You can see some houses on the side of one of the mountains.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00016

View from the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla toward the San Juan Bay and the piers. A boundary wall and an unfinished platform built over the bay's water can be seen in the foreground. The landings, the platforms supported by piles, and the roofs of piers 1, 3, and 6 can be observed in the distance. Several high-rise buildings can also be observed.

Naguabo

Victorian-style house in the town of Naguabo. The house is two-story. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by small columns. It is divided in the middle by a metallic bar fence that leads to the entrance stairs with a concrete balustrade. To both sides of the stairs, there are decorative pots with plants. The house has a balcony that is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. On the first level, it has double, lattice-style windows with glass and a glazed wood door, both surrounded by pilasters. On the second level, the edge has a frieze and a balustrade. The double, wooden windows are lattice-glass style. On both upper sides, there are attics with gabled roofs. The attic has a concrete scaffold, a double window and a fan mullion. The house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

Construction of Barracks in Military Base

Construction of barracks at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. There are piles of wood boards distributed along the construction site and various groups of workers. To one of the sides, there are four buildings already finished. Palm trees are seen in the background.

Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia

Old Palace of Real Intendencia (intendant's palace) in Old San Juan. The three-story building has an entrance with a flat arch, windows with semicircular arches, and walls with quoins on the first story. The second story has flat arches with cornices, balconies with corbels, and metal railings. The third story has rectangular windows. The façade also has pilasters extending from the second to the third story, a frieze, a cornice, and a pediment with the coat of arms in the center. Portions of other buildings surrounding De Armas Square can be seen. There are people (adults and children) walking on the square and the street.

Caribe Hilton

Caribe Hilton Hotel seen from the vehicle entrance. You can see the balconies of the rooms that form a sunshade. You can also see part of the patio with some trees and palms. There is a line of taxis in front of the hotel entrance. On one side, you can see part of a building that has eaves with tiles on the windows.

Mangual Building

View of the Mangual building at Caguas. The bottom part is completely sealed with boards. At the advertisements above you can read: "El Telar". On the second level you can observe windows along the facades, a glass block wall and the signs with the names of several lawyers and the signs, a moldings and frames place, and an insurance office. At the last level you can see several windows, a glass blocks wall and two balconies. To the right side of the building you can find the building with the store "Super Savings" and at the back part there are several buildings along the street.

Gurabo Industrial Subdivision

Gurabo Industrial Subdivision building construction project in the scaffolding and wall raising stage. A block wall under construction, exterior columns and falsework inside the building can be seen. Several workers are working on scaffolds. In front of the construction there is a sloping ground.

School of Tropical Medicine

Lateral view of the School of Tropical Medicine in the Old San Juan. At the foreground you can see the paved street of Constitución Avenue. The school has a plateresque style, it is distinguished by having several elements like roofs covered by roof tiles and decorated with crestings and ornamental frieze. Also, it has cristal windows perfectly finished with facade, ornamental moldings and pilasters on each end. The building has arcades of round arches and balustrade. In front of the school there is a parked vehicle. Lastly, to the far right end there is a construction in progress and to the far left end there is a person walking on the sidewalk and a flagpole with the United States flag.

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People Posing at the Entrance of a House

A woman and five men posing in front of the entrance of a wooden house. There is also a girl. The house has steps leading to a balcony with a wooden balustrade and pillars of turned wood. It also has double doors and moldings.

Aerial View of El Morro

Aerial view of Castillo San Felipe del Morro at Old San Juan.

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View of a two-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, located in Río Piedras. The house has double windows made of glass and wood. In the upper part, it has aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, the house has concrete entrance stairs that lead to the balcony, where there is a person. The house is surrounded by vegetation and in the background there is a large building.

Capitolio

Partial view of the north facade for the Capitolio in San Juan. The building has a neoclassic style and is covered with marble. You can appreciate the columns of Corinthian order that are part of the portico and also, the columns of Ionic order from the sides of the building, the entablature of the portico, the crestings and the dome with its lantern. Above the portico there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and United States. You can see the rear of the statue of San Juan that is located in front of the building.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Electric Transformers

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A single-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a flat roof. On the grounds, there is a wheelbarrow and some poles with electrical transformers. In the background, there are mountains and houses.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00027

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The ceiling is a gable roof with wooden beams exposed, some of them with an X shape pattern and hanging lamps. It also has double wooden doors under pointed arches and windows made of wood with stained glass. In the background there is a stained glass under a pointed arch above which there is a rose window. In the interior spaces you can also see several wooden benches rows, bulletin boards, chairs and the floor partially covered with a red carpet. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Bayamón District Hospital

Bayamón District Hospital. View from a distance of the building under construction. It can be seen that the walls have falsework installed and that there is formwork on top of the walls. There are three wooden towers, two of them have cranes.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Window Installation

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Part of the main facade and part of one of the building's lateral walls can be seen, both have glass windows. There are several workers working on the glass panes installation of the lateral wall windows. There are some workers working on the roof. In front of the building there is a barbed wire fence and a sidewalk.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, finished building rear/lateral view. It is visible that it has exposed block walls, pilasters, metal windows, and two exhaust fans on the roof. Two workers can be seen working.

People Passing through de la Cruz Street

People passing through de la Cruz street in Old San Juan. Row houses with commercial establishments on the first floors, such as the Guillermety Drugstore, can be seen. Most of the houses have two stories with projecting balconies. On the walls, there are metal outdoor sconces with spiral designs. One of the houses have a flagpole with the flag of Spain. A corner of de Armas Square can be seen.

Coamo Church Interior

Inside of the Evangelical Mennonite Church in Coamo, with seats and an altar. The wall in the background shows triangular forms and in the center, there is a Latin cross. The walls on the sides have horizontal leaf windows, while on the roof there are hanging lamps and exposed beams. There is a partial view of a floodlight on the ceiling.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00027

Dome of the Madres Carmelitas chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and terracotta. A semicircular dome crowned with a lantern and lattice windows framed by white moldings can be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Mennonite Academy and Church, Summit Hills

Two-story concrete building with shutter-type windows corresponding to the "Iglesia Evangelica Mennonita Academia Menonita". On the roof it has a bell, while on the side, a staircase with a railing stands out and in the patio, a perforated wall with a geometric motif next to a cross. Around the church there is a sidewalk, a garden, a series of modern-style houses, a street, and a sign indicating "School zone 15 mph."

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Front-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, built on stilts, and has a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled, and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony where there is a person standing. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. Also, there are plants in decorative pots, some on the floor, and others hanging. To that side, there is also a parked car. The door of the house is wooden, double, and has several windows, some are double and wooden, others are aluminum lattice-style. Some interior windows are covered by fabric curtains. To the far right, there is another simple, wooden lattice-style door, where there is a child standing. The house is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Patterns of Decorative Concrete Block Used on Balconies

Front view of a one-story, concrete house. The house has a front balcony surrounded by a railing of ornamental concrete blocks. The balcony has a simple, wooden door. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. To the far left, there are concrete stairs with a metallic railing.

View toward the Main Façade of a Blue and White Historical Building in Guayama

View of the main façade of a blue and white building in Guayama from the left. On the first floor, three double doors can be seen. The rooftop has a railing made of tubes. Beyond the rooftop, another floor of the building is partially visible. Other structures can be partially seen on both sides of the building.

Beach Behind Caribe Hilton Hotel

Partial view of the beach located behind Caribe Hilton Hotel. On the right side of the image part of the hotel and the room balconies can be seen. On the left side there is a building with a flat roof. There are people inside and on the shore of the beach, behind the palm trees there is a sidewalk and some steps on the grass.

Façade of a Two-story Building in Aguadilla

View of the façade of a two-story building in Aguadilla. The bottom part of the building is a drug store decorated with tiles. Four frames are visible, two door frames, one window frame, and another frame for an air conditioning unit. On the top part, a balcony with a railing can be seen. The door and window openings are sealed. Decorative columns protrude from the wall. At the top, below the acroter, the number 1914 can be seen.

Vocational Unit at the Coffee-Growing Region of Ciales

A group of men and women participating in the education program at the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) vocational unit. They are all standing in front of the camp's main building, accompanied by a priest from the Catholic Church. There are other buildings that are part of the camp where the vocational unit is located. These buildings are made of wood, they have awning windows that open outward with their awning hardware, gable roofs, single entrance doors, and they are slightly elevated from the ground on stilts. In the surroundings there are palm trees, mountains, electric wiring, a ladder, and a sign that reads: "IMPORTANT ... if you suffer any "accident" on the job report immediately to the superintendent or Project manager, So that your case can be attended without delay. Help ensure that the appropriate requirements are met. AVOID ACCIDENTS".

MIlitary Camp in front of the Port Area in San Juan

Military camp in front of the port area in San Juan. Various tents can be seen in a somewhat elevated plot of land. In the background, various structures can be seen along the port, as well as some docked watercraft, and others are visible in the bay. There is a man sitting on the floor.

Large Barn, People, Riders Clustered

Tobacco ranch with several persons and horsemen in the surroundings. The ranch has a gabled roof and is made of sticks and natural fibers that cover it.

Del Cristo Street

Del Cristo Street in Old San Juan. It's a cobbled street with two and three-story buildings on both sides. Some of the ground floors are commercial establishments: "El Tribunal Cafeteria Bar," "Mueblería" (Furniture), "Nieves Alicea..." A third-floor sign reads "Joy Bar Hotel." All the buildings have projecting balconies with balustrades. The first balcony on the right has a "For Sale" sign. There are traffic signs on some walls, and a few people are walking along the street. In the background, the Del Cristo Chapel (Catholic) can be seen.

Hermanas Dávila

View towards the completed Hermanas Dávila supermarket building. The supermarket has an entrance area with a covered walkway. In front of the building parking lots for customers are visible. Several streets can be seen outside the supermarket. Next to the grocery store there is an automobile dealership. In the background there are several houses.

Aibonito Store

Façade of a wooden store with several double-leaf doors that open outwards and a zinc covered roof. Different household artifacts and kitchen utensils hang on the doors. There are also posters with different advertisements for milk, sweets, cigarettes and foods such as "Pal", "Healthy and pure milk, Klim milk powder" and "I do like this one, delicious, healthy and nutritious". Through the doors, the products inside such as brooms and pots are visible.

Buildings M

Front-view of a one-story house made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a metallic bar fence, to one side, the fence has wood and zinc plates. The house has a balcony where there is a person seating. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall. The wooden door is double, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far left, there is a house with similar characteristics and trees in the surroundings.

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Interior view of a house. The house is made of wood with moldings on the upper edges, and a hanging ceiling lamp. The walls are decorated with frames, figures, and a clock. The arches of the doors are covered with curtains made of fabric. There is a round dinner table with matching chairs, a tablecloth, and decoration over it. There is a refrigerator with items over it, and a television to the other side. The windows are lattice-style and are covered by a curtain made of fabric. There are three persons standing in the room.

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Front view of a two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of concrete, with a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a front garden. The windows are double and wooden, with lattice-style under semicircular arches and truncated suns. Also, there are double wooden doors with lattice-glass style. In front of the doors, there are there are parapets of ornamental metal bars. In the upper part, there are friezes and ornamental moldings. In the street in front, there are several cars parked and to the right, a building of greater size.

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View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house there is a garage where you can see the walls partially covered with ornamental blocks. You can also see the floor covered with debris and on the ceiling, exposed beams and pipelines. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.

View of a plaza in the northeast of the island

View of a public square in the northeast part of the island. In the foreground, there is a wall that surrounds the area, and over which there is a garden with plants. The area is surrounded by light posts and different structures. There are one-story structures made of concrete, with flat roofs. There is a church with a flat roof and an elevated bell tower in the front part. It has double windows, cornices and an oculi in the upper part of the bell tower. Also there are wooden, two-story houses with zinc roofs. They have double doors and windows in wood. Also, they have balconies surrounded by ornamental metal railings.

Temporary Framework in the Construction of the Caribe Hilton

Temporary framework during the initial construction phase of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the construction site are the installation of a shed and a scaffold with concrete pouring equipment. Several workers are also noticeable through the floor slab and formwork. In the background, a multi-story building with awnings on the windows in the Spanish Revival style stands out.

Gibson Caribe, Rear View

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo, rear view. Workers can be seen working on a segment of the rear wall, there are also workers working on the roof. Some construction materials are visible in the area.

Hacienda Buena Vista From Air

Aerial view of Hacienda Buena Vista and its surroundings. The roofs of the majority of the buildings are made with zinc. From the large house roof and from the building where it is located the coffee grinder stick out some chimneys. Along the lands you can see channel. The surroundings are full of plants and trees. Also, you can see part of a street and a parking lot.

Partial Facade of Historical Building in Ponce

Partial view of the main facade of a historical building in Ponce. At the lower part you can see three double wooden doors. Some arches form as part of the decorative molding of each door. At the center of the arch you can observe an ornament with the shape of leave. Over the lateral doors there are some canvas curtains with information of the dental office (right) and an ears-nose and throat (ENT) specialist (left). The brackets that give support to the balcony have a face as part of their decoration. The balcony has a railing and you can see part of its doors.

Notre Dame Catholic School

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Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 55. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and is painted turquoise and white. There is a parapet with ornamented metal balustrades and a wooden double door with fanlights framed by a semicircular arch. There is a wall lamp and a representation of a saint of the catholic religion.

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Inside of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The inside of the dome with an oculus can be seen, which was decorated with the Trompe l'oeil painting technique, simulating ornamented moldings. Garlands and egg-and-dart molding stand out as ornamentations of the dome. The lower part of the dome has a framed semicircular arch painted using the Trompe l'oeil painting style. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Unidentified house

One story house with a flat roof seen from a passable street. The house has a semi-peak roof on only one end. The house is surrounded by a concrete baluster, and over the balusters, there are decorative metallic bars, and a metal gate. There is a patio with different plants and trees in front of the house, that is surrounded by a wall over which there is a metallic fence. Over the house, there is a television antenna. To the far right, there is a plot of land with vegetation and gravel, over which lies a sign of the "Home Wood Corp" company. In the background, there are other structures with similar characteristics.

El Fanguito Seen From Bridge

View from a bridge towards the houses of the El Fanguito community, mostly made of wood and founded on stilts over a body of water. They also have wooden sash windows that open outwards and mostly pitched roofs with zinc. In the background, a rectangular building with a flat roof is partially noticeable.

Stucco Church with Palm Tree in Foreground

Side view of the Methodist Church in the town of Aibonito. At the foreground, you can see the Plaza de Recreo of Aibonito where there are two people standing next to the plants. The plaza is decorated with flower bed surrounded by fences and concrete benches. In the surroundings of the plaza you can see houses and buildings with different characteristics. Also, you can see one end of the Methodist Church Nicholson Memorial. The church has the roof covered by roof tiles, windows under round arches and an ornamental border. Additionally, it has balconies and a tower crowned with a latin cross. The tower has mullions supported by columns.

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Side-view of a one-story house located in the town of Río Grande. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. It has double windows made of wood and glass, over which there are glass mullions and wooden moldings. It has a small balcony where there are two persons standing. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall and an ornamental metallic bar fence, and the floor is covered with native tiles.

Rooftop of the Parroquia San Fernando Rey

Aerial view of the rooftop of the catholic church Parroquia San Fernando Rey. In the front part you can see the roof of the tower and its cross. In the back part of the vaulted roof you can see the dome. The intersection of both roofs form a Latin cross. At the outer area of the church you can see part of the plaza decorated with palms, some stairs with handrails and part of a street.

Pink Building Guayama

Façade of a pink building in Guayama. The building has various glass doors and windows. On the left, a wall with glass blocks is visible, followed by a metal gate. Above, the cornice is partially visible.

House on Hacienda Esperanza

View from a distance of a house in Hacienda La Esperanza in the town of Manatí. It is a two-story wooden house with a zinc roof. On the first floor, there are several wooden doors, and the entrance stairs in the middle. The stairs are made of concrete and there is a small concrete wall as a railing on each side. On the second floor there are several wooden double windows, some are larger than others. The house is surrounded by greenery. To the far left, there is an elevated water tank.

Governor's Office with Star-Shaped Ornamentation on the Floor

There is an office with coffered ceiling, garland ornamented friezes, and two chandeliers. The walls are decorated with bas-reliefs and fluted pilasters with Ionic-style capitals. In the surroundings there are double wooden doors, a table lamp, doorways, a wall furniture, and a wooden screen. In the background of the image there is a balcony with grilles and a wooden desk with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. In the center there is a wooden table with several chairs. The floor is made of marble and has a star-shaped ornamentation.

Multi-story Building in Caguas

View of the windows of a multi-story building in Caguas. The glass pane on one of the windows is broken.

Méndez Vigo Street, Mayagüez

View of the Méndez Vigo street in downtown Mayagüez. The rails of the streetcar are visible in the middle of the street. There are buildings and houses on both sides as well as an ox-drawn cart and people walking by. In the background, one of the towers of the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church (Catholic) is visible.

Narrow Street in Old San Juan

Caleta de Las Mozas, Old San Juan. It is a narrow street with colonial style buildings on both sides. There are cars parked on only one side of the street, which is paved with cobblestones. In the background, you can see the Cathedral Square and the Cathedral of San Juan. There is a young woman walking on the sidewalk, she is carrying four books.

Temporary Camp Area

Aerial view of the temporary camp area at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Camping tents are seen arranged in various rows. Various wooden houses and parked military vehicles can be sen also. Palm trees can be seen across the grounds.

Vernacular Design

Close-up view of the entrance of a two-story wooden house with a zinc roof. In the foreground, there is a path covered with gravel, to both sides of the path, there are trees and flowers. The house has double, wooden windows in lattice-style and glass. All the windows are surrounded by wooden moldings.

Brick Fort, Vieques

View from a side of Fortín Conde de Mirasol located on the island municipality of Vieques. The fort is made of masonry surrounded by walls also made of masonry. It has no doors or windows and in the front, there is a pile of gravel. The left end of the fort is whitewashed, unlike the right end. Also, at that end you can see some specific stairs. On the other hand, the upper part has a crenellated parapet.

Hato Rey Industrial Development Foundation Construction

Construction view of the pump station foundations. The construction is made of blocks, concrete, and reinforcing bars. Workers can be seen working in the area. Mixer trucks and cranes are also visible. There is a building in the background.

Façade Variation of Three Residential Houses with the Same Plan

House in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and a screen door with fanlight. The residence has a jutting style on the upper edges. To the far right, there is a balcony surrounded by a small wall covered in native tiles; while to the far left, there is a carport with an automobile parked in front. At the front of the dwelling, there is a decorative garden with different plants, which is divided by a sidewalk that leads to the balcony. To both sides of the home there are similar constructions. On the roofs, television antennae can be seen.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Lateral View

General Electric Wiring Devices, Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz, lateral view. It is visible that the building has installed windows up to a certain point of the wall, from there on it is under construction, there is falsework and formwork at the top of the wall. Workers are seen working on the roof. There are blocks and other constructions materials in the area.

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Vernacular Bungalow-style House

Front view of a bungalow-style house in the town of Camuy. The house is one-story wood over concrete structure with a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by an ornamental metal railing supported by wall pillars. Following, there is a front garden separated by concrete stairs covered with native slabs. The stairs lead to a porch that is surrounded by a low concrete wall supported by columns. The porch is decorated with plants in decorative pots. The windows are aluminum, jalousie-style and are surrounded by wooden moldings. The door is ajar and there is a person standing. It is surrounded by moldings and glass, and over it, there is a transom. To both sides of the house, you can see houses with different characteristics.

Man Putting Roof on Frame of Latrine

Man with a hammer in hand installing the roof of a wooden latrine. In the background, on the mountainside, several houses and a large building with a gable roof and windows that open outwards, are notable.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of the ceiling of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic church. Various brown beams can be seen on the ceiling. On the other side, beyond the arch, more beams supporting the ceiling can be seen.

Catholic Private School Notre Dame

Main facade view of the catholic private school Notre Dame at Caguas. At the bottom part you can see the stairs and the entrance gate. Also, you can see some Miami windows and the openings with grilles. The superior levels follow the same pattern where you can see five openings formed by six piers. Through the openings you can distinguish several windows and the classrooms doors. At the left of the building you can observe the right part of the catholic church Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral. From the church you can see part of one of its towers, the roofing tiles that are over the rooftop, the stained glasses and the vaulted roof.

Neat Thatched House on Hillside

A pair of thatched house at the top of a hill. These houses like huts have a window and a door, gable roofs and hipped roofs and one is elevated on stilts. In the exterior of one of the houses a boy is visible.

Interior Wall Detail

View from the interior of a wooden house. The living room is decorated with a hanging lamp, a wooden table, and an armchair in fabric where there is a person sitting. The wall in the background is in wood and has mullions in the upper part. Also, it is decorated with a mirror and to both sides, there are fabric curtains.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Worker

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The roof of the building is divided into two levels, the workers are working on the casting for the highest roof and the beams are exposed. The workers are using various tools, such as a concrete vibrator, buckets, shovels, and concrete rakes. There are supports and a wooden ramp in the roof area. Below the roof, an incomplete level is visible with blocks and openings. The lower roof has scattered pieces of construction materials. Behind the structure, there is a building with louvered or Miami-style windows, and a flat roof.

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Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A semicircular window with glass panels and a sunrise transom can be observed. Next to window is a door with a semicircular arch, a sunrise transom, and glass panels. There are also black and white tiles, stairs, wooden beams on the ceiling, and a fire extinguisher. There are grilles on some windows and an exterior door. There is also a wooden panel and a disassembled metal scaffolding.

Comerío Health Center, Wall with Piers

Construction of the Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A low wall is visible with piers, exposed rebar, and falsework. Through the piers, a wall can be seen. There is debris nearby, and in the back, a mountain stands out.

Extension of the San Juan Transportation Office, Paint Shop

Extension of the facilities of the Transportation Office in the municipality of San Juan. The paint shop is visible with tables, paint cans, and a wall-mounted fan at the top. A man is seen in front of the shop, and on the left side, there is a car and two men. Casement windows also stand out.

Medical Center - Húcares Ward in Naguabo, Roof with Rebars

Construction of the Medical Center in the Húcares Ward in the municipality of Naguabo. The roof with wooden beams and steel rebars. Cables, poles, and trees are visible as well as a body of water.

Modifications to Residential House

One-story house with a flat roof and jerkinhead roofing tiles. The house is separated from the sidewalk by a wall of ornamental blocks, which has a small ornamental metal grille gate. Inside the gate there is a front yard with different trees planted and plants in pots. The balcony, on the front walls, has decorative wall lamps and a balustrade supported by semicircular arches; while there are hanging lamps inside the balcony. The home has, on the far right, a garage with an ornamental metal grille gate. In addition, it has lattice windows and a screen door. A television antenna can be seen on the roof. At both ends of the residence, dwellings with similar characteristics are visible.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, built on stilts, and has a zinc roof. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and are covered by fabric curtains on the inside. Behind the the house, there are wooden scaffolds and piled wood. The house is surrounded by sand and coastal vegetation.

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Abandoned, two-story house in the coastal town of Quebradillas. The house is made of wood with a zinc, hipped roof. The first level has a space without walls and an area with a double, wooden door. On the second floor, the house has a front balcony with a wooden balustrade. Also, there are several double doors and windows, also in wood. In front of the house, there is a car parked and several persons standing.

Lateral View of El Morro

Aerial view of one of the sides of El Morro at Old San Juan.

Comerío Health Center, Ditch with Beams

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A trench with beams and dirt around it can be seen.

De la Luna Street

De la Luna Street in Old San Juan. There are row houses at both sides of the street, most have two stories with arches in the façades and projecting balconies (some have balustrades, others have metal railings). To the left side of the image, a building built lower than street level can be seen, bearing a sign reading: "Café Central." The balustrade of San Francisco Square (Barandilla square) and the entrance to its stairway can be seen. On the streets, there are various people, among them a man with an ox cart. One of the domes of the San Juan Cathedral can be seen in the background.

Buena Vista Street, Yauco

View of Buena Vista street in the municipality of Yauco. The main focus of the image is the masonry canal used for the drainage of the Cerro. There is a boy in the canal and a group of people around it. Buildings can be observed on both sides of the street. There is a single two-story building with a balcony, the rest are one-story buildings made out of wood. On the right side of the street there is a boundary wall.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, West View

West view of the construction of the Hospital and the Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The building is viewed from an upper level where the square frame of its design stands out. Two flat roofs are visible, one of them is tiled. On the sides, parts of the building with louvered windows and flat overhangs protrude. Both sides have wooden falsework. The central structure is fully framed with wooden scaffolding, and window openings are also visible. Around the area, there are barrels, bricks, and cables hanging from one side to the other.

House at the Fort of San Jerónimo

Wooden house at the Fort of San Jerónimo in San Juan. On the first floor, the entrance is covered by an eave and a wooden door with jalousies. Over the eave there is a sign: "1799." On the second floor, there is a balcony and wooden windows. The entrance to the second floor has a round ornamental design over the frame of the door. The roof has a battlement design. A portion of the bridge leading to the small fort can be seen, and there are two pillars at the end of the bridge walls . Two ramps, a sentry box, and a cannon can be seen also.

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Front-view of a shed in the town of Mayagüez. It is made of wood over concrete, with a flat, zinc roof with exposed wooden beams. It has a double, wooden door, and to both sides, there are aluminum, lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. On the other hand, there are tables, furniture and pieces of wood in the shed.

Muñoz Marín on the Balcony of the Casa Grande - Castañer

Luis Muñoz Marín accompanied by a group of people on the balcony of the Casa Grande in Castañer, Lares. It is a two-story house made of wood. On the first level there is a porch with a sloping zinc roof and double-leaf doors with crossbars. On the second level, a balcony with a balustrade and wooden pillars. The balcony is decorated with a red, blue and white festoon. On the first level there are also people gathered. The Casa Grande was part of the Castañer coffee plantation.

Ramp, Steps Going through Opening in Wall at El Morro

View from the San Felipe del Morro Castle in Old San Juan. This construction from the Spanish colonial period is a military structure made of masonry and stone. In the foreground, on the far right, you can see a sentry box crowned with a crenellated edge in front of which two people are standing. Ahead is a ramp and on both sides of it there are stairs. At the end there is a tunnel under a semicircular arch that leads inside the wall. On the other hand, the wall has semicircular openings covered by bars.

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Interior view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. It is made of wood with a zinc roof. The living room is decorated with chairs and a leather armchair, where there is a person sitting, and to one side, there is an iron. The walls are decorated with frames and decorative objects. Separating the rooms, is a curtain made of fabric. Through the curtain on the wall, you can see another room with chairs and chests.

Parque Bombas in Ponce

Facade of the Parque de Bombas at the plaza of Ponce known by its polychrome stripes that alternate between black and red. Also, the colorful fanlights, skylights as windows at the roof appendages, the zinc on the roof, the lambrequin on its border as a frame and the inscription: "Parque de Bombas" (Fire Station). In the entrance there is a flagpole with the American flag, followed by several exhibition automobiles and some people. Behind the Parque de Bombas stand out the dome of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce.

Capitolio, Seen across Lawn

Side view of the Capitol in Old San Juan. It is distinguished by its Neoclassical style, it is built of concrete and steel covered in white marble. The building has glass windows under arches and semicircular arches, some have fabric curtains over them. It also has an ornamental frieze and a porch supported by Corinthian columns. Finally, the building is crowned with a dome and lantern.

Debmar Mfg. Corp, Frontal Lateral View

Debmar Mfg. Corp. building in Canóvanas, lateral/frontal view. It has exposed block walls, pilasters, windows, and a loading entrance with a roll-up door. There is a barbed wire fence with a tube gate, a royal poinciana tree, and a traffic sign. A pile of debris, a wheelbarrow and a metal barrel can be seen.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Tiled Walls

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space is visible featuring a hallway with tiled walls, openings on both sides, and exposed pipes.

Public housing under construction

Front view of buildings in a public residential complex. To the far left, there is a one-story structure with a flat roof. In the front, it has a garden and a glazed design on the door and front wall. To the far right, there are two, three-story buildings with flat concrete roofs. They have lattice-style windows and balconies. Also, there is a small structure made of wood with zinc. The area is surrounded by surrounded by dirt, blocks and construction tubes.

Mennonite Academy and Church, Summit Hills

Two-story concrete building with shutter-type windows corresponding to the "Evangelical Mennonite Church and Academy". On the roof it has a bell, while on the side there is a staircase with a railing that leads to a balcony where two people are visible in front of a door. In the patio there is a perforated wall with a geometric motif next to a cross and in the surrounding area, there is a sidewalk and a garden. In the background, some modern style houses are notable.

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Ramón Emeterio Betances Camp in Cayey

Farmers' houses at Ramón Emeterio Betances camp in the town of Cayey. Several wooden and concrete houses, elongated and tall buildings that are part of the agricultural camp can be seen. There are variations in the sizes and construction materials of the buildings, they have gabled and hipped roofs, balconies, and latrines. A group of men are visible near the bridge talking amongst themselves and leaving their horses to graze. In the surroundings there are access roads towards the camp and paths near the neighborhood of houses. There are also trees, shrubs, and palm trees, and a barbed wire fence dividing the road from the housing area.

Construction of La Concha Hotel

Construction phase of the lobby and the guest room tower of La Concha Hotel. Structural framework and several workers are noticeable on the building. Surrounding La Concha Hotel, there are several Spanish Revival-style houses with small roofs, balconies, and wrought-iron grilles. There are also other modern-style buildings, one of which is under construction at the intersection of the roads. The Caribe Hilton Hotel is noticeable in the background.

Factory in Guayanilla, Finished Building Rear View

Construction project of a factory in Guayanilla. Finished building rear view. It has metal windows, pilasters, an entrance with steps and eaves, and a gable roof.

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The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. On the right side of the image is an open-air corridor and a facade painted white and gray. It has white semicircular moldings, cornices, pilasters, wooden double-leaf doors, and a brick floor. Adjacent to this building is the Madres Carmelitas chapel. This building is also representative of the Neoclassical architectural style, and it is painted pink, cream, and white. It has a semicircular dome crowned with a terracotta-colored lantern at the top. It has cornices, semicircular arches, and two wall lamps supported by brackets. A portico can also be partially observed, as well as columns and the triangular pediment of the chapel's main entrance. A roof with air conditioning units and vents can be seen on the left side of the image. There is a window opening with white moldings at the bottom. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. The La Puntilla condominium can be seen on the left side of the image. It is painted orange and cream. The Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, whose architectural style is Art Deco, can be seen in the distance. It has windows with rectangular and square openings and a tower with a sign that reads "Banco Popular." It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier. The towers with lanterns of the Jose V. Toledo United States Courthouse and Post Office combine different architectural styles, such as Beaux-Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival. It was designed by Oscar Wenderoth, and it is painted cream and terracotta. Other high-rise buildings, utility poles, and trees can be observed.

Military Camp, San Juan

Camp of the M-7 light artillery battery of the United States occupation forces in San Juan. Tents can be seen on a land near the San Juan harbor. On the land, there are some paths covered with gravel. In the background, the San Juan bay and various watercraft are visible.

Cardona Residence

View of the back of the Cardona Residence. The roof of the house is made of zinc, a portion of it is gabled and another hipped. Over the gate, there is a fanlight design. Outside of the house, a lamppost is visible.

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The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00016

The Former Insular Madhouse building in Old San Juan. A terracotta semi-spherical dome with a lantern, white moldings, and a pinnacle on the top can be observed. It has latticework windows in the lantern and drum. A roof with a small wall and air conditioning units can be observed. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro city wall and flagpoles with three flags can be observed in the distance. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

San Juan Street, Chapel at End

View of the Santo Cristo street in the Old San Juan. The street is covered by cobblestones and on both sides there are connected buildings with different characteristics. There are doors crowned with entablature, pilasters on each side and balconies surrounded by railings. The windows have wooden parapets, also crowned with entablatures and on other windows there are cloth curtains. In front of the buildings you can see parked vehicles and at the end of the street there is the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Salud.

Criollo House

Interior view of a wooden house. The living room is decorated with a chair in fabric and metal, a wooden piece of furniture, and a table over which there is a television. In the middle, there is a hanging lamp and the floor is covered with native slabs. There is an aluminum, lattice-style window surrounded by wooden moldings. The double wooden door has a wooden mullion over it.

Ginorios Boarded Up for Hurricane

A group of men putting storm shutters to protect the facade of an establishment of a hurricane. Next to it there is a bar and the cigarette factory of Aibonito identified as: "El Nuevo Chicos Bar and Rest." and "P.R. Tobacco Marketing". The facades of these buildings present elements like windows with cristal leaves, doors with muntin windows, cornices, moldings, parapets, flat roofs and some with zinc. On the street upfront there are at least two automobiles parked.

Inside El Morro

View of a courtyard of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro en el Viejo San Juan. Three walls with semicircular arches can be seen, the two side walls have doors and windows, and the wall in the background has an open arch leading to one of the stone walls of the fort. On this wall, there is a flagpole with the United States flag. Two soldiers can be seen in the courtyard.

Outdoor Market

Outdoor market. People can be seen selling and buying agricultural products. Most of the stalls have merchandise displayed on the ground. Some stalls have canopy roofs. Around the buying and selling area, there are several one and two-story wooden houses. In the background, there is a round structure that appears to be a small kiosk or gazebo.

Aerial View of the Foreman House at Adjuntas

Aerial detail of the Foreman house. You can see the blue awnings covering the majority of the house rooftop. The part of the rooftop that does not have awning is a gable roof. Outside the house you can see the garden.

Three Men in Front of Jack's Club Hotel

Three men in front of Jack's Club Hotel. On the top of the building, in front of the balcony with balustrades, there is a sign that reads: "Jack's Club Hotel", it has moldings and ornamented reliefs. The lower part of the building has columns, ceiling fixtures, and exposed beams. At the entrance there is a semicircular awning, steps, glass doors between arched frames, and a sign that says: "Closed due to repairs until further notice".

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Corner View

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Corner view of the building during construction. It can be seen that it has a concrete fence with pilasters, a portico with tubular pillars, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. There is a wooden drop chute that goes from the second floor roof to the concrete fence. Next to the building there is a commercial vehicle. The corner of a house adjacent to the hospital is visible.

Portion of the Main Façade of a Structure with Stone Covering in Guayama

View of the main façade of a structure with stone covering in Guayama. On the main façade, three orange doors and a black gate are visible. The top of the wall is made of wood and painted red with white details. On what used to be the roof, zinc sheets, and wooden beams can be seen. There is a sign letting know that the structure was used as a cafeteria.

Façade of a Wooden White House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a wooden white house in Guayama. On the porch, the railing and three supporting tubes can be seen. On the porch's wall, two windows and a door with a window can be seen. A portion of the roof is made of zinc.

Our House

House with a hipped zinc roof, outward-facing windows and a porch with wire mesh. Also notable is a wooden room attached to one end of the house, while in the patio some pieces of sticks protrude forming an arch.

View from the Left of the Remains of a Façade in Guayama

View of the remains of a structure in Guayama. On the façade, the ornamental parapet with two columns forming an arch can be seen. A gate is also visible. Other portions of structures can be seen on both sides of the collapsed area.

San Juan Transportation Office, Classroom with Desks

San Juan Transportation Office. View of an interior space with several metal desks. On the back wall there is a door and on the lateral walls there are persiennes. On the ceiling there are several fluorescent light fixtures.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Concrete Mixer

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds building in Caguas, view of a concrete mixer inside the construction site. Apart from the mixer, a pile of stone, a pile of sand and two metal barrels can be seen. There is also a wall under construction and several columns. There is a row of neighborhood houses adjacent to the construction site and mountains can be seen in the background.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00024

Deteriorated pavers in Old San Juan. Cracked pavers can be seen. There are two sunken pavers next to the storm drain with stains on them. Small plants can also be observed in between the pavers.

Casa Fernando Luis Toro

Architectonic drawing of the house Fernando Luis Toro in the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with the characteristics of the Eclectic style. The facade has double windows under semicircular arches decorated with fluted pilasters, crowned with sunrise transoms and moldings. In addition, the upper border has continuous cornices, a decorative frieze and a pediment above the window decorated with mosaics. The front facade also has a front balcony with balustrade supported with coupled columns that at the same time support an incline roof that is also covered with roofing tiles. The balcony also has stairs flanked by pilasters decorated with amphorae and on the interior four double doors under semicircular arches crowned with sunrise transoms. There are also two additional doors with the same characteristics, one is presided by a balcony with railing and one presided by stairs with railing. On the upper right end there is a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The house Fernando Luis Toro also known as Casa Chavier dates from 1927. It was sold to another family and years later, in 1986 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Contractor’s Firm Pickup Truck

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. A pickup truck from the project contractors’ firm is parked in front of the garage under construction. The garage has columns, a roof, and some dividing walls, but it still has no floor.

Normandie Hotel

Normandie Hotel in San Juan. Art Deco style building whose design was inspired by the ocean liner of the same name. It has a curved front, balconies like bridges, a row of oculi arranged like nautical skylights. The main entrance is a portico with round pillars. On the roof there is a large neon sign with the hotel's name. In front of the hotel there is a directional sign for a travel agency and two airlines, one of them, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am).

Mounted United of the United States Army in San Juan

Mounted Unit of the United States Army during a military drill in the grounds of El Morro, Old San Juan. Besides the soldiers on horseback, various buildings can be seen as well as a portion of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), and some onlookers. One of the soldiers is carrying a a two-colored flag with the letters "PR."

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Partial View From the Rear

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Partial view of the completed three-story building. On one side there is a portico with tubular pillars and parts of the wall have brick cladding. On another side, there are eaves on the top of the persiennes on all three levels.

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Designed Criollo

View of a commercial street with row buildings. It is a concrete building with a flat roof. In the front of the far right side, it has a porch with a concrete balustrade over which there is an ornamental metallic grille. The balustrade is supported by concrete columns. There are several people in front and signs that read: José I. Cabiya Ortíz Abogado-notario," "Israel Otero Rosario Agrimensor," "José I. Cabiya Ortíz Abogado-Notario." The right area is covered at the top with a metal awning. The building has several double wooden doors with jalousies, glass transom on them and surrounded by moldings. The upper edge of the building is decorated with cornices. On the far left, the building is attached to another with similar characteristics. On the street in front there are several parked vehicles and people walking.

Our Neighbors Home, Peskovers and Roeschs

House of a concrete square plan with zinc hipped roof. It has a little portico without railings with a tube as a pillar, double door and windows made of wood and is surrounded by a low stake fence. On the fence entrance there are several pots with flowers. You can see a woman coming out of the house. Behind it you can see other house with a similar design and an area with trees.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Front view of a door of a house in the town of Ciales. In the image there is an ornamental metal railing. It is a wooden structure featuring a double wooden door with jalousie windows and stained glass surrounding it. Above the door, there is a wooden sunrise transom. The space is decorated with plants in ornamental flower pots.

House renovation in El Malecón

View of a house under construction in El Malecón, in Naguabo. The house is wooden and built on wooden stilts. It has a wooden structural frame and some walls. Still there is no roof. There are workers working on it and to one side, a boy standing besides the house. The house is surrounded by vegetation, wooden debris and construction materials.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Roof’s View

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. View of the adjacent building from the factory's roof. A small wooden house can also be seen and in the background, some mountains.

House Route 753 #32, Arroyo

Front view of a house in the town of Arroyo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall. It has a balcony, where there are three persons standing. It is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. It is sustained by fine, wooden columns and the roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. There are double windows in wood and glass, and in the upper part, there are moldings. To one side, the house has lattice-style windows and crossbars over them.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Operating Room

Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. View of the inside of the operating room where tiled walls, a hanging lamp, and louvered windows are visible. An uninstalled sink is also visible.

Bastión de San Justo - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00016

Bastión de San Justo located in Old San Juan. It was built in the seventeenth century. This image displays a close view of the window of a masonry sentry lookout post made out of bricks and stone. There is a pigeon in the center of the window.

Comerío Health Center, Mullions

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. It is a one-story building with mullions, a flat roof, and louvered windows. The area between the mullions has a square design. The section connecting the visible side of the building is under construction. In the background, a post and a mountain stand out.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Side View

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The side view of the building can be seen. It is a single-story building with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a flat roof. Some wooden scaffolds, a vehicle, a ladder, and several poles are visible. A worker is seen engaged in a task. In the background, mountains stand out.

Capo's Store

A man in front of a wooden store characterized by single-leaf doors and windows that open outwards and a gabled roof covered with zinc. On the sides of the store there is a car and a truck. In the back. a pole with a transformer and electrical wiring are notable. In the background, the mountains and a couple of houses stand out.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00029

Side facade of the old Beneficencia Asylum Building (Asilo de Beneficencia) located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and the engineer Santiago Cortijo. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, green, and brown. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets, wooden lattice, double-leaf windows painted green and framed by flat moldings, and quoins. The lower half of the building has two brackets, green windows, and doors framed by flat moldings. On the right side of the image, there is a staircase with a grilled gate supported by various pillars, a sidewalk, and a fire hydrant. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Ornamental Divider

Ornamental divider made out of fibers from Puerto Rico for the home of Dr. E. Montilla.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2016 00006

There is a red-colored chair with an ornamented rectangular backrest that has several drawings on it. Next to the chair is a wooden table with drawers that has several artistic and handcrafted objects, such as paintings and drawings that have been rolled up. The wall has several paintings and two wooden cabinets with decorative objects, several paintings, and an inscription that reads "Dafne Elvira". There is also a wooden lattice double door that leads to the entrance of the building. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

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Side-view of a one-story house in the town of Ceiba. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. The balcony is made of concrete and covered with ornamental metallic bars. The roof of the balcony is flat and made of zinc. It is decorated with a chair and a matching table made of metal. The windows are lattice-style and surrounded by wooden moldings. The wooden door is simple. To the far left, the house has a metallic gate that leads to the side patio, where there is another simple, wooden door. On the street, there is a car parked and a person standing on the sidewalk.

Designed Art-Deco House

Interior view of a residence in the town of Moca. Living room decorated with Rattan-style wooden chairs, in the middle of them there is a small matching table. There are two wooden tables in the center with frames and decorative figures. There is a double armchair with round wooden tables that have a glass center on each side. There is a desk lamp to one side, and a hanging lamp in the middle of the room. In the background, there is a piece of wall furniture made in glass with a vase over it. On the wall, there is also a fabric curtain covering the window. The walls are lined with flower paper, and the floor has native tiles.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Dryer and Washing Machine

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space with a washing machine and dryer is visible. Pillars and pilasters, exposed pipes, windows with persiennes, and the unwhitewashed surface of the walls can be seen.

Sugar Worker's House

View of a house on Central Eureka in the town of Hormigueros. The house is one-story with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there is a garden decorated with plants and stones, and there is a person standing. The house has a balcony with a metallic bar railing. It has simple, wooden doors with lattice-style windows and crossbars over them. To the far left, there is a construction with zinc plates.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00005

Close up view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor built with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance that simulates masonry blocks and a curve upper border matched with moldings. In addition, the pediment is decorated with a rose window framed with bolections. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty churches in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Evangelical Church, Flowering Tree in front

Front view of the Evangelical church in the town of Humacao. The church is on two levels, it has double wooden doors and windows. Above the door there is an inscription that says: “Welcome.” On the other hand, in the surroundings of the church, you can see several adjacent houses with different characteristics. In front of these, you can also see several people standing.

Child Seated in Front of a Hut

A child sitting in front of a hut. The hut has a thatched roof with two slopes, and the walls are made of tied wooden sticks covered with palm leaves. A wooden door is leaning against the entrance (not installed). Wooden boards surround the hut. Behind the hut, there are palm trees and other trees.

Inside La Plata Church Looking Out through Door

View from the inside of the church located in the community of La Plata in Aibonito. Inside, you can see wooden chairs and benches. On the other hand, on the back wall there is an open double door above which there is a glass fan post. Through the door, you can see a patio.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. A wall of stone and brick masonry can be observed. It has a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. A cream-and-white building can be partially observed on the left side of the image. There are trees in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

House, Eureka Central, Administrator House

View of a house on Central Eureka in the town of Hormigueros. The house is two-story in wood, with a zinc, hipped roof. The first level is covered with wooden slats. On the second level, there is a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine, wooden columns. The double windows are in lattice-glass style. Above the windows, there are wooden crossbars. The house also has aluminum, lattice-style windows.

Colonial Spanish House

Construction of Eight Floors at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers on the top of the construction of the first eight floors of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Wooden structural framework, formwork, and rebar work are also noticeable. Around the construction site, there are piles of blocks, pipes, beams, and a couple of trucks.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00026

Detail of the former American Colonial Bank building. A circular ornament can be observed. Above the ornament is an ornate carving, and the moulding and cornice that divide the first floor of the building. The restaurants sign can be partially observed underneath the ornament. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Military Base Wooden Barracks

View of the barracks area from a distance at Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Elongated wooden buildings with a gable roof and built on stilts. They have steps leading to the entrance, double doors, and awning windows. At one of the barracks, a wooden ladder leans against the wall.

Man Standing by New Latrine

Clayton Gingerich besides a newly installed latrine made of sheet metal. In the background, a house and mountains are notable.

Jayuya City Hall, Casement Windows

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with casement windows, scaffolding, and falsework is visible. Workers are seen performing tasks on the roof, specifically around the tower. This tower has a hip roof. Nearby, there are construction machines, houses, mountains, and utility poles.

Hall with Ornate Tapestry and Knight Statue

Hall with ornate tapestry on a wall with images of the map of Latin America and the Caribbean and the embroidered name "Pizarro". There are double wooden doors, a knight statue holding a sword, wooden and rattan chairs and checkered-pattern tiles.

Unidentified house

Front view of the entrance of a house. The house is made of wood, the entrance has right-angled stairs. On both sides of the staircase there are columns leading to a balcony. On the balcony there are two metal chairs and potted plants. There are also plants in hanging pots on the walls. The house has a wooden door with a central rhombus figure surrounded by glass lattice-style windows. Above the door they have decorative glass skylights. In the middle of the balcony there is a hanging lamp.

Woman and Small Children Outside Neat Thatched House

Woman and two small children posing in front of a hut. The hut is built on a slope, it has stilts, walls of yaguas and a roof of palm leaves. The roof is hipped, on the wall you can clearly see the horizontal rods from which the palm yaguas are held to form the wall. In the background, you can see bamboo plants.

Hall with Wreath Drawings on the Wall

There is a hall with wreaths drawn on the top side of the wall, a tapestry with Puerto Rico's coat of arms, a painting with angels, and another one of a musician playing the cello. There are two corner sofas, a round table with a candleholder in the center and wooden and rattan chairs. In the background of the image there is another room with a ceiling chandelier and a table in the center with a candlestick. The floor is covered by a carpet with floral designs.

Euphonics Corporation, Columns and Wall

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan. Five columns and part of a wall are visible. Part of the adjacent building can also be seen.

Looking Down into La Perla from the Old City Wall, San Juan

View from the ancient wall of Old San Juan towards the community of La Perla with the Atlantic Ocean in the background. In the foreground, the crenellated parapet of the wall stands out, a fence with barbed wire and a sentry box crowned with a dome and spherical ornament. Next, the houses of La Perla stand out, mostly with gabled and hipped roofs covered with zinc and tar paper. They also have balconies with wooden balustrades and parapets, as well as double-leaf doors with fanlights. Among the houses, a couple of women are notable, a table with a wide-mouth container like a sink, and clothes hanging on lines or drying in the sun on the sidewalk. On the wall of a house there are posters pasted with the text "Phillip Morris."

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Main Facade

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View, from a distance, of the building's main facade. Different wings of the building can be seen. One of the wings has a smooth wall that contains the building's sign that reads: "Health Center". This area is connected to another part of the building by a covered walkway that has tubular pillars. Two walls with equidistant quadrangular pillars are visible. There are two parked automobiles. The building has a fence with two gates, a vehicular and a pedestrian one.

Picture Windows in the Main Facade of the Foreman House

Main facade of the Foreman house at Adjuntas. The facade is formed mostly by picture windows. Between the picture windows you can see a door of black color with glass. Several orange tubes give support to the roof beams. One stilt keep the house elevated on the hillock. At the roof you can see part of the zinc and the blue awnings. At the background stick out an annex with gable roof.

Guavate Mennonite Church, Dad and Mom L. in Front

Group of persons of different ages in front of the main entrance of the "Roda de la Eternidad Evangelical Mennonite Church". The church is made of concrete with a gabled zinc roof crowned with a cross. On the sides, the aluminum shutter-type windows stand out and the door is double-leaf that opens outwards.

Men Moving Beams with Gantry Crane on the Bridge of the San Antonio Channel

View of a part of the railway bridge over the San Antonio channel under renovation. The lateral area is full of scaffoldings. On the bridge and at the scaffoldings there are men putting beams with the help of a gantry crane. To the other side of the railway bridge you can see the bridge with balustrade. At the background you can see several houses.

Palm Tree and Huts

Group of small houses in a coastal area. Most are huts built on stilts, with natural fiber roofs and walls. One of the houses has board walls. The land where the houses are located looks arid. In the background, between two of the huts, you can see a body of water. There is a palm.

Fajardo District Hospital, Workers and Machinery

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Workers can be seen digging and collecting soil and stones. Some wooden sticks delimiting the area are visible as well as a tower-shaped structure from which another triangle-shaped structure is hanging. Also, mountains, houses, and palm trees are visible.

Industrial Building in Fajardo, Rear Lateral View

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo, rear/lateral view. The loading entrance and windows can be seen. There are pipes coming out of the rear wall and extending out of the building mounted on concrete blocks. Two wooden ladders leaning against the wall are visible.

Neighborhood Houses

Front view from the fence of a house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The dwelling has a flat roof, lattice-style windows, and an ornamental screen door. In the balcony there are patio chairs with a decorative table. In addition, it is decorated with potted plants, both hanging and on the ground. There are also decorative frames on the walls. Television antennae can be seen on the roof. In front of the residence there is a garden divided by a sidewalk that leads to the entrance of the house; which is decorated with different plants and flowers.

Aibonito Street

View of a street in the town of Aibonito. The street, where there are several persons and vehicles parked, is paved. To both sides of it, there are semi-detached buildings. They are made of concrete, some are one-story, others two-story. Also you can see that some have balconies surrounded by railings or walls. They are supported by ornamental brackets. In front of one of them, there are two flags hanging. The semi-detached buildings are decorated with moldings and cornices.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was constructed in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The building has curved corners and parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. Rectangular-shaped white moldings frame two wooden lattice windows with a keystone at the top. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". The entrance also has two circular wall lamps. There is a sidewalk, a paved street, a planter, and bollards with iron chains in front of the building. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00010

Main façade of the former American Colonial Bank building. The first floor has a series of semicircular arches, pilasters, a circular ornament on the wall above every pilaster, two french doors with sunrise transoms on top of them. The entrance on the first floor has a Spanish flag, steps, and a sign that reads: "Rest. Triana". The second floor has three double leaf doors, each with a parapet, pilasters and a pediment on top of each door. The third floor also has three double leaf doors with parapets and potted plants. The building's tile roofing can be observed. There are trees, palm trees, buildings, automobiles, and people in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Crowd on Ramparts at El Morro

View towards the Atlantic Ocean from one of the walls of the San Felipe de El Morro Castle. On the left side of the wall, you can see five cannons in their respective embrasures and a sentry box. In the background, on a platform accessible by stairs, you can see a group of tourists looking towards the ocean on the guided tour they give in El Morro. Several employees are also seen wearing ranger uniforms. At the bottom, there is an arched entrance that connects to one of the rooms.

Market square seen from outside

View of one of the sides of a marketplace building. There are wooden stalls annexed along the wall of the cement building. Persons in the stalls and passing through the street. Automobiles, a cargo vehicle, and a public transportation vehicle, in the background, an apartment building.

Street in A Mountain Area

Central Street in a mountain area. The foundation of the road and a small bridge with metal railings can be seen. At the side of the road, there are some masonry cones. A forested area and mountains can be seen in the background.

Gurabo Industrial Subdivision, Exterior Wall

Gurabo Industrial Subdivision building construction project, view of one of the exterior walls. Falsework, columns with formwork and rodding can be seen. In front of the construction there are mounds of soil and debris. There are workers at work.

Porta Coeli

Front view of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground are the stairs leading to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door, there is a rectangular window. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far left, you can see a ruined wall with a metal fence. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

Non-commissioned Officers Quarters

Construction of quarters for non-commissioned officers at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Three concrete buildings of three stories in formwork phase. There are two workers on the roof of one of the buildings.

Former Slave Quarters, Boca Chica Hacienda

Exterior view of the ruins of a structure in Hacienda Boca Chica in the town of Juana Díaz. The one-story structure is made of stone. Its roof is partially complete in zinc. It has discharging arches with a wooden edge. The area is surrounded by greenery.

Baptism at Don Primitivo Rodríguez

A group of people heading to a wooden church founded on piles, with a gabled roof made of zinc and two double-leaf doors on its façade. There is also a building in the back covered with zinc and thatch.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Low angle shot from the porch of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. On the wall downstairs, a portion of a wooden double window with glass can be seen. Next to the window, an outdoor sconce can be seen. A column and a portion of the roof of the porch can be partially seen. Above, the railing and a column are partially visible.

San Juan Transportation Office, Gas Pump Section

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of the gas pump section in its initial stages. Quadrangular columns can be seen surrounded by falsework and a horizontal formwork on the ground. Several parked automobiles are in the background.

Gray Stucco Church with Two Spires

Frontal view of the Church San José in the town of Aibonito. The Church San José, known for its frontal towers. The building is decorated with pilasters, moldings and ornamental frieze. In the middle, the door is under a pointed arch decorated with moldings and pilasters on each side. Besides that, the windows are also under round arches framed with moldings. The windows are double made of wood with lattice style. Lastly, on each side of the church there are buildings with different characteristics.

La Fortaleza Viewed from the Bay

La Fortaleza viewed from the Old San Juan bay. One of the side façades of the building can be seen and the two medieval towers that overlook the bay. Various nearby buildings can be seen also. Portions of the city wall and the San Juan gate can be seen.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00043

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and built by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "La Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The image displays a view of the side facade of the building. There is a flat roof with parapets, moldings at the top, and an extension of the building with eaves covered by tiles. It also has five glass windows with hinged wooden frames. It has another building extension with "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top of the facade, eight pilasters with square tiles, and a balcony with ornamentations. There is also a parking lot with three automobiles and a utility pole. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico. In the distance adjacent to the Ateneo is the tile-covered hip roof of the Carnegie Library. This building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was designed by Ramón Carbia Burt in 1915. The multi-level parking garage of the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury can be seen on the right side of the image.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00033

View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and attached to it there is the square base belfry tower divided in two sections. The base has a rustic appearance simulating blocks and vertical openings framed with flat moldings. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has several vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, it has semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The church of the Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Filling Works in the Martín Peña Mangroves

Extensive space of land where the bridge built over the Martín Peña sector channel in Santurce can be seen. There are houses made of wood, with gabled zinc roofs and raised off the ground on stilts. In the surrounding area there are other wooden buildings, trees and shrubs, paths, trucks, and people walking. The sector known as Barrio Obrero can be seen in the distance.

Balconies of Old San Juan - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Balcony and parapet in Old San Juan. A wooden balcony with a zinc front skirt and bottom beams. There are two studs, a handrail, a railing, balusters, and a floor with partitions and corbels. There is also a lamp attached to the wall, a fragment of a door with a white molding and a pot. On the right side is an extended parapet with a railing and wooden balusters. There are also partitions and corbels. It also has a double door with persienne type windows. Both are brown, have a white floor, and the building is orange.

Back of a Tenement Building

Back of a tenement building in San Juan. Behind it, a dome with a lantern is visible. Various clotheslines can be seen with clothes drying on them as well as a shed with a zinc roof. There are three women in one of the roofs of the apartment.

A House and Its Surroundings

A one-story house with a hip zinc roof. In front of the door, soldiers can be seen standing. There are some men working on the construction of a ditch parallel to a road in front of the house. A portion of the yard with two palm trees and three almond trees can be seen. Behind the house, two hip zinc roofs are visible.

Gibson Caribe, Column Formwork

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo, rear view. Columns under construction can be seen, they have formwork and falsework around each one. Two workers and a woman are sitting on the ground. There is a shed on one side of the construction.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket Beginning of Construction

View of the construction site of the Hermanas Dávila supermarket. A concrete mixer and another construction machine can be seen in the area. A group of workers are visible working on the footing. There are several houses in the background.

Gordon Realty Building

Gordon Realty building construction project in Cayey. One of the lateral walls which have metal windows, pilasters, and an entrance with eave can be seen. It is visible that the building is on a sloping site. There are workers working on the windows.

Vernacular Bungalow

Interior view of a Bungalow-style house in the town of Camuy. There are several people standing in the room. It is decorated with leather and wooden armchairs, a television and hanging lamps. The walls are decorated with a round mirror, a clock and a plant in a hanging pot. The walls have wooden moldings. It has several wooden doors surrounded by moldings, over which there are wooden transoms. The entrance door is wooden and has stained glass surrounding it, as well as a transom over it.

House on Hacienda Esperanza

Close-up view of a house in Hacienda La Esperanza in the town of Manatí. It is a two-story wooden house with a zinc roof. To the far right of the first floor, there is a brick wall covered with lime. It has wooden double doors and a wooden fence. In the middle, there are entrance stairs made of concrete with wooden railings. On the second floor, the house has several wooden double windows.

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Two-story, corner house on Luchetti Street, in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a wall covered with vegetation, divided by a metallic bar gate. The house has lattice-style windows and a semi-capped roof. On the second floor, there is a double, glazed door that leads to a small balcony with a concrete railing and ornamental moldings. Besides the door on the wall, there is a hanging pot. Over the wall, there is a small eave sustained by ornamental brackets and covered by the semi-capped roof.

Bayamón District Hospital, First Stages of Construction

Bayamón District Hospital. Several workers are seen working at the construction site. There are two wooden towers, cranes, pipes for depositing concrete, and several sheds. Wooden boards are visible on the ground marking the outline of the building. There are several workers at work.

Structure in Dos Bocas lake

Structure built on the Dos Bocas lake located between the towns of Utuado and Arecibo. There is a concrete structure built in the water. It is roofless and on the walls, there are structural frames. On one side, there is a larger cylindrical pillar. In the background, there is a concrete house and mountains.

House located on Cardona Street #105, Aguadilla

View of a wooden chamfer-style house with a zinc roof. It has a balcony surrounded by a metallic ornamental railing. The balcony floor and entrance stairs are covered with native slabs. The house has windows and lattice-style glass, double wooden doors. Over the windows and door there are truncated soles in wood. Above the house there is a loft with a zinc hipped roof. In the street in front of the house, there is a person standing.

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Criollo House Design

Front view of one-story, wooden house. In the front part, the house has a balcony with concrete side stairs. In front of the balcony, there is a planter with different plants. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar fence railing that is supported by columns. Also, it is decorated with metal patio chairs. The house has double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. In front of the doors, there are parapets of ornamental metallic bars. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings and have wood and glass crossbars above them.

Economy Industries, Interior View

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, interior view. The columns and the ceiling beams, which have already been removed are visible. The floor has not been worked on, the ground soil can be seen. A window of the original building is visible. There is a worker.

Countryside

Partially cleared rural land. The area is filled with gravel and stone. In the background, there are houses with different characteristics. There are two story houses on stilts and flat roofs. With lattice-style windows. These are surrounded by vegetation, power line poles, and different trees.

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View of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. From the city hall you can see an end of the Old Banco de Ponce has two floors and characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. To the left far end you can distinguish the building of the Banco de Ahorro Ponceño, which is chamfered, has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. Nonetheless, the exterior facade is divided in three levels. It is articulated by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that go up to the additional level and support a continuous entablature decorated with an inscription that says: "Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño", garlangs, dentils and an upper overhang cornice with brackets. The third floor has a railing with balusters between pediments with medallions with stained glass and in the middle a clock. All of them have ornamental moldings and in relief details. At the same time, the roof has dormer shape. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was established in 1895, however, it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico and Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, since 2022 it is the headquarters of the news media, La Perla del Sur.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Front View

Front view of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. The porch, the walls with battlements, a lighthouse, and a tower are visible. The grounds in front of the fortress are also visible as well as a monument in honor of Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano, and a path leading to the porch. There is a cart heading toward the fort.

Isla Verde Beach House

Two-story building in the Isla Verde Public Beach, with a type of portico in the center, stairs, window panes, perforated walls, shutter-type windows and a denticulated roof edge. In front of the building, there is a garden with palms, an American flag and a concrete fence with a gate marking the entrance. Some people are also seen outside and inside the building.

La Fortaleza

View of the entrance and façade of La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. The entrance consists of a fence with pillars that have horizontal grooves, a small sentry box-shaped booth and an iron gate. The façade of the building has a padded wall on the first floor and a lowered arch entrance with a lamp on each side. On the second floor, it has a cantilevered balcony with an iron railing, a door with a circular pediment and doors with cornices and corbels. Among design elements it can be mentioned that the façade has colossal pilasters, frieze and cornice. On the roof there are two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. On one side of the entrance gate you can see a building perpendicular to the Fortress, it has a door with a crossbar and balconies with corbels and iron railings. There is a young man in front of this building and three men behind the gate.

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Banco Popular of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan

View of Banco Popular of Puerto Rico from San Justo Street. The building is in the Art Deco architectural style. The facade has eaves, hung and fixed windows. The top left side of the building has round lights and a sign that reads: "Banco Popular" is partially visible. Throughout the image there are trees.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Elevated View and Workers

Elevated view of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An unfinished building with a flat roof, eaves, mullions, stairs, and a porch is visible. Some openings of the hospital are covered with wooden panels. Workers are engaged in various tasks both in the buildings and in the surrounding area. Around, there are vehicles, scaffolding, blocks, wood, a sign, piles of sand, and construction stone. A metal fence stands out, enclosing the area.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Extension A with Piers

Construction of an extension of the Bayamón District Hospital, Extension A. In this stage, the piers with wooden falsework and scaffolding can be seen as well as the reinforcement rods and workers. Behind it, the hospital can be seen with its windows, double doors, and various levels. There are dirt piles.

Bastion of Santo Tomás in the Old San Juan

View towards the Bastion of Santo Tomás, part of the defense system and the neighborhood La Perla of the Old San Juan. You can observe a section of the ramparts that are part of the bastion Santo Tomás with a sentry box and two buildings that have on its interior. Part of the rampart is covered with stake fences delimiting a patio space that is used by whom occupies the building. You are able to see that inside there is a clothes line to dry clothes. At the back are you can observe some houses of La Perla that are painted brown and green. They are built with wood, have doors and double wooden windows, and gable roofs. In the center there is a street with people walking, sidewalks, barrels, establishments signs, power line poles and street lights. At the background you are able to see the Atlantic Ocean. Subsequently, the buildings with bungalow style above the bastion Santo Tomás became an empty space.

Vernacular House

View of a paved street and adjacent areas. To both sides of the street, there are houses with different characteristics. Some are under construction, others are in wood with zinc roofs. Some are one-story, others two-story. Also, there are houses built on stilts and divided from each other with barbwire and wood fences.

Unidentified house

Front view of wooden house with a gabled zinc roof. The house is separated from the sidewalk by a small concrete wall. The wall is separated by a small metal bar gate that opens to each side. It has stairs that lead to the balcony, the staircase divides a garden in which there are plants. In this one there is a rocking chair and a person in it. The balcony has a molded edge and a Gothic design. It also has a wooden railing supported by thin wooden pillars. The house has wooden casement windows that open outwards with designs carved into them, each door has lattice-style window leaves. The door is double with a design the same as the windows.

Manure Distribution to Farmers

Men delivering a manure sack to a farmer's house under the Rural Rehabilitation Plan. The farmer's house that is made of concrete, and has double doors and wooden windows can be seen. There is an open space at the house entrance and in it there is a woman standing. In front of the house there is a wood and barbed wire fence and several shrubs around. The truck where two men are delivering the manure sack by hand is also visible. In the distance there are mountains that are part of the landscape.

Aibonito Catholic Church

Detail of the San José Parish from the Aibonito Recreation Plaza with several cars and a school bus parked along Ramón Emeterio Betances Street. The façade shows that the parish has two towers and a cross between them. The right tower has a clock and arched windows. For its part, the left also has arched windows. The stairs of the church connect with the street and give access to the parish atrium. Like the windows, the door has an arched style. In the background, you can see part of the dome. On the left side of the parish, you can see part of a house and its balcony. In the balcony area you can see balustrade, columns and a window. Towards the right of the parish there is a two-story house. From this, we can see a balcony with canvas curtains on the first level and a balcony on the second level. The roof of the house is decorated with tiles. The windows and balcony frames on the second level are arched. Finally, on the far right, part of a two-story house is visible, several windows are part of the second level, while on the first level you can see part of the balcony with a column and more windows.

Military Parade in Front of the First Civil Governor

Military parade in front of the first civil governor of Puerto Rico at the De Armas Square, Old San Juan. The soldiers are marching on one side of the square. There are onlookers on the edges of the square, on the edges of the street, and in the balconies of the buildings. The old City Hall, a Neoclassical Colonial-style building, is visible with an arcade façade and two square towers with clocks. Also visible is a portion of the Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendent's palace), an Elizabethan Neoclassical-style, located west of De Armas Square.

Coto Norte Ind. Subdivision L-125-58 , Construction Land View

Coto Norte Industrial Subdivision Project in Manatí, view of the construction land. Vehicle tracks and mounds of removed soil can be seen. There are two industrial buildings adjacent to the land, one of them has a cylindric construction next to it. There are automobiles and trucks parked in front of the buildings and behind them there is a palm grove.

Herreras-López Residence

View toward a door opening at the Herreras-López residence. Two columns and a portion of the porch's railing can be seen. The door of the porch is missing. Some of the painting seems to be chipping. A wooden door is partially visible on the left. On the right, a portion of another structure with windows is visible.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00057

View from the watchtower of the Former La Princesa Prison building. The intersection of La Princesa Main Street and Arturo Schomburg Street can be observed. Several vehicles are parked on the street. Trees and part of La Puntilla parking lot can be observed. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

House on Hillside, Woman Looking Out the Window

Wooden house at the hillside of a mountain characterized by a gable roof made of zinc. The doors and windows are double and through them it is visible a person, a chair and some decorations with red and green shades. Around the house there are some metal canisters, zinc plates, clothesline with hanged clothes, a dirt path and a fence made of sticks, wood and barbed wire.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Las Torres Street

View of the construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A plot of land with several buildings is visible. Two of these are single-story, rectangular-shaped structures with casement windows, transoms, and flat roofs. At the back, there are additional buildings. The one on the left has a gabled roof, windows, a door, and a porch. The one on the right is two stories high with a balcony, windows, doors, and a gabled roof. Additionally, there are piles of wooden materials, workers, and a fence enclosing the area. Surrounding the site, there are houses, mountains, and utility poles.

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Fajardo Customs Left Side

View of the left side facade of the Customs building at Fajardo. On its surrounding you can see part of the fence. At the lower part of the facade you can see four windows. Above you can see four windows and a sunrise transom. Also, you can see two doors that gives access to the rooftop. Over the gable roof you can see part of a blue canopy. To the left you can see a two level building with aqua color. At the right background you can see several boats, buildings and houses.

Damage Detail to the Tile Roof of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

View of the damage over the tile roof of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House. At the right border of the main roof and the dormer window there are several of their roofing tiles that are missing and have others that are broken. At the bottom you can see part of the chimney and three double windows. Also, you can observe part of the balcony with its railing and the floor with tiles.

Doctor's House

A doctor's house made of concrete with a porch and a gable roof covered with zinc. On the side façade, the double-leaf windows that open outwards with a skylight are notable. In front of the house, there is a garden with various bushes and a stick fence with barbed wire.

Street with Steps, San Juan

View from the Escalinata de las Monjas in the Old San Juan, looking to south facade at Del Sol street from the old building of Conciliar Seminar of San Ildefonso, which later on became the Center of Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. On the foreground there is a staircase where you can see several people. On both sides of the street and at the end of it there are connected buildings. The buildings have different levels and they have balconies, windows and the doors are under discharge arches or round arches.

Modern Annex Building at the Capitol of Puerto Rico

Diagonal view of the annex building of the Capitol of Puerto Rico with sunbreakers on its façade and a row of lights extending parallel to the ground. In the background, the dome, lantern, cornices, pilasters, and windows of the Neoclassical-style Capitol of Puerto Rico partially stand out on the side. On the sidewalk extending in front of both buildings, a woman can be seen.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00027

The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. A wall with cornices, a wall lamp supported by a bracket, and a wooden lattice double-leaf window with moldings covered by a wooden grille can be observed. Two metal gates with ornamented semicircular arches and white moldings can also be observed in the image. Cornices and parapets can be observed in the upper half of the image. A water fountain, a palm tree, a doorway, and a wooden lattice window with semicircular arches and white moldings can be observed in the distance past the gate. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Street Criollo Houses

View of an urban street with houses and attached structures in the town of Añasco. Along the street there are parked cars. To both sides of the street there are different structures. Some of these structures are wooden and have gabled zinc roofs. Others have flat roofs and are two-stories high. They also have balconies sustained by columns and concrete railings. They have lattice-style windows and promotional posters. There are concrete structures that are only one-story high. Along the street there are power line poles and people walking.

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Side view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc roof, located in the town of San Juan. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, followed by a garden with trees. The house has a balcony in the façade, where there are several persons surrounding a low concrete wall. Also, there is a simple door with lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum lattice-style, and are surrounded by wooden moldings. Attached to this, is a two-story concrete house with a flat roof. It has aluminum lattice-style windows, and some are covered by ornamental metallic bars. There is also a stairway where there are several children, the stairs have a concrete railing. In the street in front, there is a car parked and a girl besides it.

Painted Detail on the Wall

View of interior details of a wooden house. The walls is wood are decorated with flower paintings and ornamental details. Also, the walls have pilasters and discharge arches, which are surrounded by wooden moldings.

House, Celis Aguilera Street #205

View of a two-story house made of wood with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, there is a house with a gazebo-like entrance with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns and in the upper edge, it is covered by plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. On the second level, the house has a balcony with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. On the upper edge there is an ornamental border. It has lattice-style windows and a single door, both with wooden transoms over them.

Hurricane Shelter on Ulrich

Storm shutter to shelter after a hurricane. The shelter is made of thatch and stick pieces. It has a gable roof right above the ground. On the surroundings it is also notable a fence made of sticks with barbed wire.

Building Going up with Internal Framing, Another View

Construction of a wooden building in a rural area. You can see the framework and the scaffolding and part of the boards on one of the walls have already been placed. From the frame, you can see that it will have a gable roof. There are men working. In the background, you can see some mountains.

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Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan. There are two curved piers crowned with street lamps. The piers divide the railings and have small walls that have potted plants on top of them. The ground is composed of light red tiles. The sea and two cruise ships can be observed in the background. There are black cylindrical pillars with white triangular lids. There are also people and two trash cans.

Mechanical Workers Cooperative, Lateral View

Lateral view of the Mechanical Workers Cooperative in Hato Rey. One-story building with exposed steel beams. It has an open garage projecting from the main facade, a wide front entrance divided by a column, two windows and a small door. Next to the building there is a shed. Some buildings can be seen in the distance.

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Side-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. In the front, the house has a garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns, and its upper edge is covered with plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. On the second level, the house has a balcony with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. On the side, the double windows are lattice-style with a curtain over them. On the upper part, there is an ornamental border. The windows are lattice-style, the door is simple, and over both, there are wooden mullions.

La Plata Church

View of the church in the community of La Plata, in the town of Aibonito. The building is one-story, with a zinc gable roof. It has a porch supported by two columns with a simple wooden door. The porch is crowned with a bell. On the other hand, the windows are aluminum lattice-style.

Front Detail of the Foreman House

Main facades of the Foreman house at Adjuntas. The facade is formed mostly by picture windows that have small Miami windows above. Between the picture windows you can see a black door with glass. Several orange tubes give support to the roof beams. One stilt keep the house elevated on the hillock. In the rooftop you can see part of the zinc and the blue awnings. At the background stick out an annex with gable roof.

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Side view of the Madres Carmelitas chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. It is painted pink, white, and cream. It has a terracotta-colored semicircular dome with a lantern and wooden windows framed by white moldings in the upper half of the building. The chapel entrance has a portico formed by four Tuscan columns with non-fluted shafts that support an entablature and a triangular pediment. A window opening with white moldings and a wall lamp supported by brackets can also be observed. There are benches and trees in front of the facade. There is another cream, white, and gray-colored facade on the right side of the image. It has a parapet, cornices, semicircular moldings, and four wooden double-leaf doors. Part of another building with cornices and window openings can also be observed. The La Puntilla condominium can be seen from a distance. This building is painted cream and orange. It possesses balconies with eaves, doors, and windows framed by moldings. The electrical wiring of the utility poles is also visible in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Close view of the entablature of the main entrance of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. A portico supporting an entablature with high-relief friezes and images of the metopes' zodiac signs can be seen. It also has triglyphs, guttae, dentils, and columns with non-fluted shafts and round capitals. In the distance is a black-colored grille, an automobile, and the La Puntilla condominium. This building is painted orange and cream. It has balconies with eaves and lattice windows. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Side View with Fence

Side view of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The construction of the unplastered building is visible with wooden falsework and scaffolding. It features window openings, shutters, eaves, and pillars. The zinc fence framing the area and the sidewalk stand out. Additionally, there are piles of construction sand, materials, and exposed beams. In the background, mountains are visible, along with a portion of another building with a gabled roof and a double window.

Foundation of the Hotel Caribe Hilton

A view from the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón toward the construction works of the foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, workers and sheds for storing construction materials and equipment are noticeable. At one end, there is a multi-story structure with Spanish-revival style awnings on the windows. The Normandie Hotel in the Art-Déco style and a boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen also.

Puerto Rico Clay building

Front view of the "Puerto Rico Clay Production" building. The building is one-story in concrete with a flat roof. In the front of the far right, there are entrance stairs that lead to an open porch. In the middle, there is an interior patio sustained by thin columns. To the far left, there are some arcades of discharge arches. The area is surrounded by vegetation and grass.

El Fanguito, Squatters Putting Homes on the Edge of the Bay in San Juan

El Fanguito Community in San Juan. Wooden houses built on stilts near a pipe. You can see the body of water in the foreground, then the poorly built houses and in the background, modern buildings. In the water there is a platform on stilts with a sign that says: "CABLE CROSSING DO NOT ANCHOR" in both English and Spanish.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Detail of the ceiling of the San Carlos Borromeo Catholic Church. Various brown beams can be seen on the ceiling. A column is also partially visible.

In front of a House

A segment of the main façade of a house in Old San Juan. Three rectangular windows framed by moldings can be seen with balusters as grilles over the double-leaf jalousie windows. A cornice is also visible, and underneath it, there is a cable secured with clips. The wall seems old and stained.

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Lateral view of the building of the Old Banco de Ponce located in the coastal city of Ponce. At the foreground, on both sides of the paved street you can see an end of the city hall, another building with different characteristics and parked vehicles. Aside from that, to the right far end there is the building of the Bank of Ponce. The building has three levels built with concrete and characteristics of the Beaux Arts and Neoclassic styles. The facade has windows covered with metallic grilles and French windows under semicircular arches presided by balustrades. In addition, the arches are framed with ornamental moldings, crowned with keystones and flanked with pairs of Corinthian Order fluted columns. The columns go up to the third level and support a continuous entablature with cornices, moldings, rose windows, dentils and more French windows. In the front part you can also distinguish an entrance through a framed rectangular door, crowned with entablature and an inscription that says: "Banco Popular". You can also distinguish an end of the building of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño with its characteristics of the Beaux Arts. The Banco de Ponce was established in 1912 but it was not until 1924 and 1925 when the building was built and inaugurated. Subsequently, in the 1940s its interior was remodeled to extend it in accordance with the needs of the establishment. In 1983 the bank had fifty branches and in 1990 it merged with the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Jíbaro House

House in the coastal zone of Piñones. The wooden house is on stilts, and has a zinc roof. In some parts of the house, the roof is flat, and on the front, the roof is gabled. It has lattice-style windows and wooden windows that open outward. In the façade, there is a balcony without railing. It has wooden stairs to one side. It is decorated with chairs and a metallic table, plants in decorative pots, and hanging potted plants. To the far right, there is another wooden door with lattice-style windows. In the surrounding area, there are palm trees, sand, and a wooden fence.

Casa con pretil decorativo

Street in a residential area. The majority of houses are in cement. One of the houses built in cement, one-story and with a decorative design parapet, stands out.

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Side view of semi-attached houses in the town of Ciales. To the far right, the house is one-story, in concrete, with a zinc roof. It has lattice-style windows with eaves over them. To the far left there is a two-story house made of wood. The side windows are double, made of wood, with eaves over them.

Houses - La Perla

Group of houses, mostly made of tongue-and-groove wood with gabled roofs and asphalt fabric coverings, in La Perla community. Some houses have double doors and windows that open outwards and flags on some roofs. On the wall with a crenellated parapet, around the community, a bartizan crowned with a dome and spherical ornament is visible. In the background, the Atlantic Ocean can be seen.

Toíta Baptist Church and Reverend Flores

A man poses in front of the "Baptist Church" of Toíta in Cayey. The façade consists of doors and windows with fanlights framed in pointed arches, moldings, a Latin cross, as well as a tower with a conical roof and finials in its corners. The church also has the date "1929" on its façade.

San Juan from Upper Floor

View from an upper floor of Avenida Juan Ponce de León in Santurce looking north to the intersection of Ponce de León and Roberto H. Todd Avenues. To the right there is the old Rafael M. Labra School, now the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico (MAC). In the background, you can see the Condado and the Sheraton Hotel under construction. People are seen crossing the street and traffic lights. Among the cars you can see a bus, on the left side there is a multi-level building with windows with transparent panels with a sign that says: "Foam City". Also, there is another building with a sign with the inscription: "Matías Photo Shop". It is made up of three levels, "Miami" type windows, flat roof, columns, eaves and an awning. Next to the building there is a cafeteria in a carriage. Additionally, there is a large parking area. The parking area adjoins several wooden houses with zinc roofs. Near the right sidewalk, you can see a wall made of bricks. Around, there are several tall buildings, the sea coast, palms and trees.

Centro Comunal, Gate Closed

View of the community center in the community of La Plata in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see the paved street, followed by a building surrounded by a stepped fence simulating masonry. This is one-story with a flat roof. In the middle, it has an entrance with a metal grill gate on which you can read an inscription that says: “Communal Center.” On both sides of this there are double wooden doors with mullions above them. In front of each entrance there are concrete steps. The windows are also double wooden windows with lattice-style. On the other hand, to the far right you can see another wooden building with a zinc gable roof. It has double wooden doors and windows and a sign at the top.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Rods

Construction of the warehouses of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The rods for the construction of the piers are visible, and some of the piers are already finished or have wooden falsework. An additional flat roof building is visible also with falsework, and there are more workers there. To the right, there is a wooden building with various doors, eaves, and a flat zinc and wooden roof. Near the construction site, there are piles of sand and stones, shovels, metal barrels, wood, and blocks.

House with a Partially Collapsed Roof

A two-story house with the first floor made of cement and the second floor made of wood. A portion of the balcony roof on the second floor has collapsed but remains partially connected to the rest of the roof on one side. There are two dormer windows on the roof. The balcony features slim columns and a wooden balustrade. On the first floor, there are two lattice-design walls. The house is enclosed by a cement fence with square pillars, and the entrance to the house is paved with cement.

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House, 104 Dr. Susoni, Hatillo

View of a one-story house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is wooden with a zinc gable roof. It has a large balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall sustained by columns. The roof of the balcony is sloped zinc.

De la Luna Street

De la Luna Street in Old San Juan. There are townhouses on both sides, mostly two stories high, with façades featuring arches and projecting balconies (some with balustrades, others with metal railings). On the left side of the image, a building is visible below street level, labeled "Café Central." The balustrade of San Francisco Plaza (Plaza de la Barandilla) and the entrance to its staircase can be seen. Several people, including a man with a cart pulled by oxen, are on the street. In the background, one of the domes of San Juan Cathedral can be seen.

Mountain Home

Distant view of a house located in a rural area. The house is made of wood, built on wooden stilts. The roof is gabled made of zinc, the windows and door are made of wood. On the other hand, the house is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Garage

Woman Looking Outback of Mountain House

View of house in rural area. The house is built on wooden stilts with a zinc gable roof. At one end, you can see a simple wooden door through which a person is peeking out.

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Interior detailing of the dome of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The dome's interior with an oculus can be seen, which is decorated with the painting technique known as "Trompe l'oeil," which simulates ornate moldings. Among the ornamentations are garlands, egg-and-dart, and ornamentations inside the rectangles. It is painted yellow, salmon, cream, blue, black, gold, brown, and orange. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Façade of a Yellow and Orange House in Guayama

View of the main façade of a yellow and orange house in Guayama. On the wall of the façade, a window and a porch with grilles are visible. A balustrade and a door are visible on the porch area. A gate can be seen also. Various beams and zinc sheets are visible on the roof. On the left, a portion of a house fence and the wall of another house are visible.

View of urbanización under construction

Paved street in a residential area. To both sides of the street there are concrete houses with similar characteristics. They have flat roofs and some are surrounded by fences, others have balconies with concrete balustrades, and others have fabric curtains over their balconies. Other houses have semi-pitched roofs and semicircular arches. The front yards are covered with gravel without grass. In the background, you see a mountainous landscape.

Worker's House, Hacienda Dos Ríos

View of house on Hacienda Dos Ríos in the town of Maricao. The houses are built on stilts, in wood. They have zinc gabled roof. The doors and windows are double wooden, over them there are crossbars and small wooden eaves. They have small balconies surrounded by wooden balustrades. On the ends of the balcony there are concrete stairs. In the surrounding area, there are clotheslines, plants in pots and natural vegetation.

Coamo Public School

Public school near the Coamo Hot Springs. It is a wooden hall built on stilts with a zinc roof, doors, and wooden jalousie windows. It has a sign with a year and some other information. In front of it, there is a flagpole with the United States flag, and the school has a fence, a portion of it is made of barbed wire and the other portion is a picket fence. A group of children can be seen in front of the fence.

Military Parade at the San Juan Port

Military parade at the San Juan Port. There are various military groups in formation. There are also onlookers, various of them perched on the rooftop of a building near the port. Various buildings of the Recinto Sur street can be seen. Flags of different countries can be seen.

House, Ruíz Belvis #11

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Coamo. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete, with a gabled roof. It has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade sustained by fine columns. To the far right, there are concrete stairs with an ornamental metallic bar gate, where there are several persons standing. The house has several double, wooden doors with lattice-style and wooden moldings over them. The rest of the windows of the house are aluminum, lattice-style. In the upper edge, the house has wooden cornices.

Vanilla Curing Plant in Castañer

Interior of a vanilla drying and curing plant at Castañer farm in the town of Adjuntas. There are workers sitting at tables and standing in front of equipment used for drying vanilla. There are objects around the working area such as; crates, handcarts, trays, tables, and chairs. The workers are inside an industrial building that is made of concrete, it has high ceilings, columns in the center, metal and glass windows, and lamps and fans on the ceiling.

Advanced Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Advanced construction of the lobby and guest room tower of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. At the top of the building, a group of workers performing various tasks is noticeable. In the vicinity, there are sheds, construction materials, and the installation of a small concrete batching plant with its logos "Ready Mix Concrete Inc." and "Cemento Puerto Rico." In the background is the lagoon, a bridge, and the buildings in the Condado area.

Corozal Knitting Mills Inc., Lateral View and Surrounding Land

Lateral view of the building next to the Corozal Knitting Mills, Inc. project. It has pilasters, three windows, an entrance and an extractor on the roof. There are two bohios next to the building and a barbed wire fence. Behind the building there is a palm grove and mountains.

Bayamón District Hospital, Rooftop

Bayamón District Hospital. View of the rooftop of the building under construction. Parapets, an area with floor tiles, some workers, and some square concrete buildings are visible. There is a wooden tower with a pipe for depositing concrete.

Pink Customs Building on Waters Edge

San Juan Customs House, seen from the bay. Two-story pink building, Plateresque style. It has a central tower with two rectangular wings. The front wall of the central tower is decorated with terracotta ornaments. It has crests at the top, from which two flagpoles emerge with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States. The rest of the façade has semicircular arches in doors and windows and rectangular windows. The two side wings have a gabled roof with tiles. On one side of the building, you can see a small building that looks in poor condition. On the other side you can see a house with a gable roof and a boat docked in front of it. The boat has two levels of seating for passengers.

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View of Former La Princesa Prison. Small roofs with brick tiles and flat roofs with air conditioning compressors and spotlights can be observed. There is a patio that connects to a space with a roof. The building on the right side, in front of the building facing the Paseo de la Princesa pathway, is delimited by a fence and concrete columns. On the left is the boundary wall with trees. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

House, Roberto Clemente corner, Carolina

Front view of a corner house in the town of Carolina. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a metallic bar fence. In front of the house there are blocks and piled gravel. The house has a balcony where you can see several persons standing, it is surrounded by a railing. In the balcony, there is also a clothesline. The area is surrounded by trees.

Beauty Amidst Poverty

Wooden building founded on stilts, double-leaf doors and a gabled zinc roof. At one of the doors, a couple of people are visible, while on one side of the building, under the shade of a poinciana tree, a type of corral can be seen.

Golf at El Morro

Small golf course between the walls of El Morro in Old San Juan. Some rectangular and circular shaped areas stand out with a flag in the center. On one of the walls, there is a door and two tubes that go from the wall to the ground. Partially notable are also a sentry box attached to the wall and the roof of a building with a flat roof and cornices.

Hall with Tapestry and Wall Painting

Hall with decorated walls with a tapestry of Puerto Rico's coat of arms and a painting of angels. There are two corner sofas, a round table with wooden and rattan chairs. In the background between the doorway there is another room with a ceiling chandelier, chairs, and curtains. The floor is covered by a carpet with floral designs.

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Side façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The one-story, concrete house has a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with balustrade, divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. There are stairs in the front with decorative pots on each side. Also, there is a roofless balcony in the front surrounded by concrete balustrade. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the wooden door is simple. Above the windows and door, there are truncated suns. To the far right, the house has a semicircular shape. The façade of the house has arches sustained by pilasters. Behind, there is a building greater in size, and to both sides, there are houses with different characteristics.

Workers in Front of Fort San Cristóbal

Workers working on the demolished walls of the East enclosure of Old San Juan. In the background, Fort San Cristóbal can be seen. Workers are using shovels and wheelbarrows. Stone walls and a sentry box of the fort can be seen. The road in front of the fort and two electric power poles can be seen also. The three arches visible to the right remained visible afterwards.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Blue and White House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a wooden blue and white house. On the outside wall, there is a window, and on the right, there is the porch, which has grilles, a railing, columns, and a gate. Along the left wall, various windows, three of which have awnings, can be seen. On the right, a portion of a wooden house is visible.

Workers on the Construction of the Foundation of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A group of workers on the construction stage of the foundation and the formwork stage of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Prominent in the area are sheds, and various construction tools and materials such as rebar, wood boards, containers, hoses, and wheelbarrows. In the background, the Art-Déco style Normandie Hotel can be seen as well as a boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Beam Formwork

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. View of the building in the ceiling beam formwork stage. It is visible that the building already has columns and part of the walls. In front of the building there is a sidewalk under construction.

San Carlos Borromeo Church

Cane Worker's Homes, Coqui, Puerto Rico, South Coast

Community of cane workers in the sector El Coqui at Salinas. The wooden houses are on stilts located in a flat land. The area has a fence with barbed wire. You can see some palm trees and two power line poles. There are three children.

Notre Dame Catholic School

View of the main façade of Notre Dame Catholic School in Caguas. A staircase connecting with the sidewalk allows access to the school's entrance. The entrance has a gate. There are windows at both sides of the entrance followed by openings formed by the columns. The columns extend along all the right façade and the spaces between them have a fence. The same pattern of spaces formed by columns continue on the higher levels. A cross is visible above the pediment at the highest point of the building. A portion of the tower of the cathedral can be seen left of the building.

Museum of the Caguas Old City Hall

View of the main facade of the Museum of Caguas Old City Hall. At the first floor you can see four double windows made of wood that form arches decorated with sunrise transoms (two on each side). In the middle you can see entrance gates with the shape of sunrise transoms and the decorative pilasters. At the second floor you can observe four double windows made of wood with railings (two windows on each side). At the center you can observe the balcony and three doors opened. Above the railing there are three flagpoles. At the upper part you can distinguish the cornice and the pediment. Over the roof, to the right you can see a bell and on both sides of the building you can see part of other buildings. At the upper part to the left stick out a radio tower.

Bank of Ponce

Branch of the Bank of Ponce in front of Aibonito plaza and next to the town hall. The facade of the branch has three vertical columns with double doors and cristal windows. On the center of the facade stand out the bank logotype characterized by two four pointed stars. In front of the town hall stick out the American and Puerto Rican flags. The buildings that are next to the bank have windows like persiennes, flat roofs, and at least one gable roof with zinc. Also, several vehicles, light poles, a picked fence and a couple of people are noticeable.

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There is a wooden table with several drawers that has artistic and handcrafted objects, such as a cushion, necklaces, and a painting. The wall has two cabinets with decorative objects, several paintings, and an inscription that reads "Dafne Elvira". There is also another wooden cabinet with handcrafted and artistic objects which can be partially observed. The floor has terracotta-colored tiles. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

San Agustín Church

San Agustín Catholic church in Puerta de Tierra. It has a porch with a Roman arch, a rose window, and two towers of different height with a belfry, pointed domes, and crosses at the top. Buildings adjacent to the church can be seen, both of three stories, designed with Roman arches, a small pediment, and a cross on top. On the other side of the avenue, other buildings, electric power poles, various vehicles parked, and people passing through can be seen also.

View of the Rear Part of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum

Rear facade of the Jesús T. Piñeiro House and Museum. At the basement part you can see three small windows, a simple door and another double door, both made of wood. Above the basement you can observe three areas with windows and a door with railing. At the highest level of it there are four double windows and a glass window. The house has a gable roof decorated with roofing tiles. Over the rooftop stick out part of the chimney.

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View of the Roig House in the town of Humacao. A low wall and large concrete vases with plants and iron railings enclose the two-story, hipped-roof concrete house. It is decorated with a broad, continuous cornice with mosaics. On the first level, an entrance portico is supported by four square columns that support the open terrace above. A low concrete wall and wooden lattice-style windows surround the terrace. Some openings are closed by wooden panels. The Roig House was designed by architect Antonin Nechodoma in 1920 for the family of Agripino Roig, who lived there until 1960. Years later, the University of Puerto Rico Humacao Campus restored it, and since 1984, it has served as a museum and cultural research center.

Jayuya City Hall, Construction Materials

Construction of the city hall in the municipality of Jayuya. A two-story building with casement windows, eaves, a flat roof, and a tower with a hip roof is visible. Some wooden scaffolds and falsework stand out. Beneath a wooden and zinc shed, there is a construction machine, and to the left, another one. Around the project, there are workers and construction materials.

Vega Baja City Hall

View of the main façade of Vega Baja City Hall. It is a four-story building. The middle of the building stands out for it has a tower with a dome. On the first story, there are three windows on both sides and two arch-shaped openings form the entrance. The design of three glass windows on each side can be seen repeated on each floor. In the case of the tower, the floors change. Two doors with balconies and railings can be seen on the second story; on the third story, slimmer windows can be seen; and, on the fourth story, there are no windows.

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The old Banco Español of Puerto Rico building. A green-colored double window with panels, an ornamented iron grille in the shape of a semicircular arch and a sunrise transom. A padding can be seen, which is a part of the façade's design. There is an extended parapet with brackets, railings, and iron balusters can be seen above the window. The floor of the parapets shows signs of deterioration.

Herreras-López Residence

Detail of the greenery covering a portion of the Herreras-López residence. The fence partially covers the visibility towards the house. The greenery inside the house is visible through the arch. The window openings can be seen too. At the top, more greenery can be seen.

Water Tank at the Ballajá Barracks

Water tank in the courtyard of the Ballajá Barracks in Old San Juan viewed from the roof of the building. Downwards, two levels of arcades can be seen, and on the lower level, doors, windows, and some wooden eaves are visible. On the upper level, there are balconies, wooden jalousie windows, and in the courtyard, an area with trees and a two-wheeled cart can be seen. The tower is anchored to the ground on four cement bases and has a pipe in the center that connects to the capsule-shaped tank. In the background, other buildings of the city can be seen.

Road with Houses on Both Sides

Project for the filling and leveling of land in Guaynabo. View of the road leading to the construction area, where a crane can be distinguished. The street appears to be freshly paved. You can see wooden houses on both sides, next to one of the houses there is a corduroy tree. Several people are observed in the street, including some children playing. Van Camp was part of the grounds of Fort Buchannan which came to have more than 4,000 acres in that area so its grounds reached what we know as the docks. These lands, which were used for the camp of troops and other services, after World War II began to be dispossessed of land, leaving about 700 acres

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Excavation in a Machine Room

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A worker can be seen working with a pickaxe-type tool on the room's floor, where there is machinery connected to pipes installed on the wall and ceiling. The walls of the facility are unplastered and there are three jalousie windows. In addition there are several mounds of removed soil on the ground.

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Front, close-up view of a corner house in the town of Carolina. The house is made of wood, it is on stilts, and has a zinc-gabled roof. In front of the house there are blocks and piled gravel. Also, the house has a balcony with several persons standing and it is surrounded by a wooden railing, where there is laundry on a clothesline. The wooden door is simple and over it, there is a metallic mesh door. The windows are lattice-style, aluminum and they are surrounded by wooden moldings. The area is surrounded by trees and vegetation.

House on Hilltop Edge, with View, Children at Windows

A house at the top of a hill and a couple of people in the exterior and windows. The house is made of wood, sticks, natural materials and with some sections covered with a type of roofing felt. Additionally, it is cemented on stilts and the gable roof is made of zinc. At one far end it is notable an external sink connected to a window. Next to the house it is also notable an outhouse.

Old Municipal Cemetery

Detail of a mausoleum and its surroundings. The area of the mausoleum is separated from the other tombs through a fence with a gate. The floor is tiled and is accessed through a staircase. The mausoleum has a vaulted ceiling over four columns. Over the area of the tombstone there are various flower vases. In front of the fenced mausoleum, another mausoleum is partially visible. Some of the tombs have panels over them, and others have crosses resting over them. The roof of a house is visible in the background.

Vernacular Bungalow-style House

Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The room is decorated with leather and wooden armchairs, and a television over which there are decorative figurines, and hanging lamps. There is a dining table in wood with matching chairs. The table is covered with a tablecloth. The walls of the house are decorated with frames, a cloth and a plant in a hanging pot. In the wall in the background, there is a china cabinet with decorative figurines over it. It has several doors surrounded by moldings with wooden transoms over them.

Automobile Parked in Front of a Hotel

An automobile parked in front of a wooden structure with a gable roof. The structure has a sign with the word "Hotel" on it. There are houses on both sides of the hotel. All the structures have balconies with slim columns and wooden balustrades, as well as double wooden windows. The hotel has a door with a fanlight. Several people (adults and children) are around the car, and there is a child inside the car.

A Woman with Two Babies Sitting in Front of a Hut

A woman with two babies sitting on a log in front of a hut in the coastal area. The hut has a roof that extends just about touching the ground and is made of palm tree leaves. It has a narrow door and a wooden box next to the entrance. Behind it, there is a palm grove.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Tree in the Inner Courtyard

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. A two-story section of the building can be seen from the roof of a lower section. The walls have falsework and the most of the windows are installed. A tree in one of the corners of an inner courtyard can be seen. A worker’s arm carrying a bucket is visible.

Person in Pink Walking by the Parque de Bombas, Ponce

Partial view of the façade of the Parque de Bombas of Ponce. Building built mostly of wood, it has an open central section and two side towers of two-story each. The central section has two slender pillars and shows two cusped arches, a semicircular arch and windows with fanlights. It has two signs, one on the central arch that says, "February 2 1883" and another on the wall that says, "Parque de Bombas." Each tower has a lintel-arched entrance and fanlight windows. The roof has a valance decoration. The walls are painted with red and black stripes and the arches and pillars have a combination of blue, green, red, yellow and white. The first level is a garage, you can see three fire trucks. There are two flagpoles, one of them has the American flag. A woman dressed in pink is seen walking in front of the building.

Workers, Crane, and Bulldozer in Front of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Workers operating a crane and a bulldozer in front of the lobby of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Several workers are also noticeable working on the balconies conformed by the sunbreakers in the guest room tower.

Industrial Building in Fajardo

Construction project of an industrial building in Fajardo. Two workers are seen working next to a fence, on the land where is going to be built. They seem to be marking the building's perimeter with a cord and wooden pickets. The land is still covered with grass. Two industrial buildings can be seen in the background.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Finished Building

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the building's main facade, which looks finished. Wide stairs, a low stone wall, a covered walkway with tubular pillars and ceiling fixtures, and a wall with a sign that reads: "Health Center" can be seen. In addition, a wall with persiennes over tile cladding and equidistant quadrangular pillars is visible. There is a paved driveway.

El Morro and Nearby Structures

Aerial view of El Morro and nearby structures, including Ballajá Barracks, Asilo de beneficencia (mental asylum), Casa Blanca, and La Fortaleza. Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis cemetery and La Perla neighborhood can be seen also.

School Building of Yauco

Diagonal view of the school building of the municipality of Yauco. Two-story building. The main facade is surrounded by a small wall, while the left side is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. The building has persienne style windows, a gallery on the second floor, a series of arches on the first floor, semicircular arches, and columns. This building is located at Barbosa Avenue and is later on known as, Santiago Negroni Elementary School.

Construction Workers Building a House

View of construction workers between the wooden frames and load-bearing walls of a house. The construction workers are holding hammers, and one of them is wearing a typical straw hat. In the background, extending diagonally, there is a row of gable-roofed houses with pairs of doors, and parallel thereto, another row of electric power poles. There are also other houses with various windows, roofs of different shapes, balconies, and fences.

A Government Housing Project in Ponce

View of the buildings of a public housing in Ponce. There are buildings of two floors with balconies in corbel on the second floor, Miami windows and painted with different colors. On the center you can see a play area with swings and slides. At the end you can see a hill with wooden houses.

House of a Sugar Planter, Guayama

The house of a sugar planter in Guayama. It is a wooden two-story house with a gambrel roof and dormer windows. It has double doors and windows and a balcony with balustrades and slim pillars. There is a front staircase to access the second floor, and there is a door below it. There are various people on the stairs, and in the front yard, a boy can be seen with a basket over his head.

Ablah Hotel Suppy Co Formwork Construction

Shows the formwork construction process for the columns of the Ablah Hotel Supply Co in Bayamón. Several framework for the formwork construction can be seen.

San Juan Wall with a Damaged Portion

View of one of the walls on the west side of the Old San Juan. A segment of the wall is visibly damaged, and there is debris in the shore. the Casa Blanca, Casa Rosa, and in the background, Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) are visible.

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Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909. This image displays a close view of yellow, red, white, and native hydraulic ceramic-colored tiles with different decorative patterns and geometrical figures. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Comerío Health Center, Pole and Metal Fence

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. A sidewalk can be seen and two women walking by. There is also a street. The building has a flat roof, mullions, and louvered windows. Next to it, there is a metal fence and a shed. Also, a pole and mountains are visible.

Left Façade of a Cream-colored House with Orange and White Details in Guayama

View of the left façade of a wooden cream-colored house with white and orange details in Guayama. Along the left façade, the porch's entrance gate, a destroyed area that collapsed towards the inside of the house, and a window can be seen. Inside the house, a door and a door opening can be seen. The window on the outside wall, and the grilles, the ornamental parapet, and the porch's column can be seen on the main façade. Various wooden beams can be seen on the roof.

Vernacular Zinc & Wood Houses

View of houses located in a rural zone. The houses are in wood and zinc with gabled zinc roofs. The houses have front balconies with wooden railings. Some are built over concrete, this is why they have supporting elements in concrete. To one side there are concrete steps that lead to the balcony. In the distance, there are more houses.

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Close view of the top of the columns and pilasters of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel's main facade in the old Spanish Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon and white. Two white-colored Tuscan columns with a non-fluted shaft, round capitals, annulets, abaci, and echinus that support an entablature can be observed. There are also two pilasters with rectangular capitals and non-fluted shafts. Next to the pilasters, there is a semicircular arch framed with white moldings. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Tobacco Museum

Main and left side façade of Herminio Torres Grillo Tobacco Museum building in Caguas. Two wooden doors and two windows are visible on the main façade, while on the left façade, three windows are visible. At the top, there is a cornice followed by an overhang. In front of the entrance to the building, there is a ramp and a handrail. On the right, there is a fence with a gate, and on the back, there are two multi-story buildings.

El Fanguito

El Fanguito Community in San Juan. Wooden houses built on stilts near a pipe. You can see the body of water in the foreground, then the poorly built houses and in the background, modern buildings. In the water there is a platform on stilts that has a sign that says: "CABLE CROSSING DO NOT ANCHOR" in both English and Spanish.

Thatched Home

Front view of semi-detached huts in a rural area. The huts are made of wood and palm fiber with a gable roof. They are surrounded by a bamboo fence. In the front, there is a door through which a child is peeking out, and in front of the door there are some wooden steps.

Aerial View of a Wooden House Rooftop in Ponce

The rooftop of the house has left very few of zinc plates. You can see almost all the wooden beams and boards that are part of the rooftop. In front of the house you see part of the street, the sidewalk and at the rear part you can see several zinc plates on the ground.

Man Giving Something to Girl in Front of Home While Mother and Siblings Look On

Man hands an object to a girl in front of a house in which there is a woman, a girl and a boy in the frame of the door. The house is made of wood, founded on piles and has stick stairs in one of the main doors. The walls are covered with wood and the roof has a slope. Around the house, there are domestic animales such as a hen and a dog.

Community Center and Flag

Façade of the "Community Center" characterized by an entrance framed in a type of arch with metal bars, followed by four fluted pilasters, a pair of double-leaf doors, several windows with fanlights and mullions, eaves, as well as a wall lamp with a spherical shape. In the front, there is a low rock-textured wall, stairs, and a garden with a poinsettia bush that stands out at one end. There is a sign in the entrance that says "Notice" and then there is a pole with the American flag.

Caguas Museum

Detail of the right windows on the second floor of the Caguas Museum. The two windows are part of the balconets and form arches. The one on the right is broken and is missing the jalousies. The balcony area has a railing and a portion of a door missing a decorative glass pane is visible.

Façade of La Fortaleza

The façade of La Fortaleza seen from the main gate. The design of this façade is in the Neoclassical style. On the first level, the entrance is a round arch with two outdoor sconces. On the second level, there is a metal balustrade. Other elements of the façade include double windows with overhangs, cornices, and wall pillars. The entrances for vehicles are paved with cobblestones. Several people are in front of the building.

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Corner building formerly known as the American Colonial Bank building. The first floor is painted cream and white. The building has a series of arches with pilasters, french doors, and sunrise transoms. A Spanish flag and green-colored letters that spell out "Rest. Triana" can be seen at the main entrance of the building. The upper half of the building is painted red and has double french doors with parapets. The doors on the second floor have pilasters and a pediment while the ones on the third floor only have a cornice each. There are buildings, people, vegetation, and automobiles in the surrounding areas. This is a three-story building located in Recinto Sur street on San Justo corner. The building later on became the Restaurante Triana.

Plaza San José with Statue of Ponce de León

Plaza San José and the Juan Ponce de León monument in the foreground, on a plinth with plaques and garlands in low relief. It is followed by the San José Church, in which its chapel with dome and lantern stands out. The church also has a wooden door in the shape of a semicircular arch and located between pilasters. Also notable are the cornices, wooden windows and pinnacles on the roof, as well as a pediment crowned with a cross. A building and several cars are visible in the background.

Industrial Building in Guánica

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica, finished building facade view. Stairs leading to a portico with two thin pillars, eave and a low wall with stone cladding can be seen. Also visible is a large window that covers almost the entire width of the facade. There is a sign of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, a barbed wire fence with a pedestrian gate. In front of the fence there is a sidewalk, a speed bump, and a fire hydrant. There is a worker on a wooden ladder.

House Boquerón, Cabo Rojo

View of a house made of wood with a zinc roof in the town of Cabo Rojo. The house is built on stilts in the water. It has a simple, wooden door and in the front, there is a wooden boat and a hose. Also, it has a zinc, gabled roof and eaves on the sides. There is a wooden bridge built on stilts over the water. It leads to the entrance of the house. In the upper part there is a structure that stands out with a zinc, hipped roof.

Ponce Market Street

The Plaza del Mercado of Ponce, in Art Deco style, whose facade stand out the windows with cristal leaves, brackets, moldings and lineal ornamental elements. In front of the building there is a series of commerces, mostly made of woof with gable roof and casement windows to the exterior. Additionally, through the sidewalks and the street it is notable a group of people and a police officer.

Horse-drawn Wagons Traveling Through a Street in Old San Juan

Two horse-drawn passenger wagons passing in front of a single-story building. The building has a flagpole with the flag of the United States. The façade consists of the entrance door and several doors with balconies, all double wooden doors. There are also several two-story houses with projecting balconies, balustrades, windows, and double wooden doors.

Houses on Brushy Hillside

View of a community of houses in a rural area. The houses are built on stilts, they are made of wood and have zinc gable roofs. The doors and windows are also made of wood.

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Bahía Urbana in Old San Juan. There is a curved pier crowned by a street lamp. The pillar separates two railings and it has a small wall that has a potted plant on top of it. The ground is composed of light red tiles. The cruise terminal, the sea, and a ship can be seen in the background.

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A small balcony with two double-leaf glass doors can be observed. Above the balcony is a spotlight. Shutter-type double-leaf windows can be seen on the sides. On the lower half of the building is a spotlight, a hanging cable, and a flat arch with two white doors that lead to the back patio. There are dungeons on both sides with shutter-type windows, grilles, and streetlights. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Vernacular Bungalow, Double Façade

One-story house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc gabled roof. It has jalousie windows covered with ornamental grills. The porch is small and has a central arch, it is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The house has wooden double jalousie doors with glass panes. The doors are surrounded by stained glass windows and have a transom over them. Above the house, there are two wooden transoms with louvers. To the far left, there is a garden and several people standing.

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View toward the watchtower from the roof of the Former La Prision Prison. The roof's structure is circular, with semicircular arches and a dome. Cables, spotlights, and an antenna surround the watchtower. Palms and the San Juan Bay can be observed in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Santiago Gate

View of the Santiago Gate, the only entrance by land that was available in San Juan, the walled city. A wall with a battlement is visible, and in the center, it has a porch with semicircular arch. In front of the entrance, there is a wooden fence, a staircase on one side, and a lamppost on the other; where the street leads to the door, it is surrounded by walls and there is a sidewalk only on one side. Behind the wall, the Castillo San Cristóbal (fort) is visible.

Economy Industries, Ground Preparation

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, ground preparation stage. There is a ditch and mounds of soil. A boy at the construction site and several workers at work can be seen. There are several houses in the background.

Military Parade at the Plaza de Armas

A military parade at the Plaza de Armas in Old San Juan, viewed from the Old Palacio de la Real Intendencia (intendant's palace). There are military men in formation in the middle of the square and some onlookers. The square has two metal high towers with lamps, in the center, and street light poles at a lower height surrounding the area. The buildings surrounding the square can be seen, including the City Hall, which has a façade with arches and two towers with domes (only one of the towers is visible). The buildings in the background have commercial establishments in their first floors.

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation, Scaffolding

Debmar Manufacturing Corporation building extension project in Canóvanas, scaffolding stage. The formwork for the columns and the scaffolding attached to one side of the original building can be seen. A shed and a Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company sign are visible. A worker is seen.

A Woman, a Girl, and a Man Posing on the Road Leading to El Morro

A woman, a girl, and a man posing on the road leading to Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. In the background, the entrance to El Morro can be seen, as well as a gate with a Roman arch, columns, and a pediment. The exterior walls and a tower are visible. There are two cows on the grounds in front of the fortress.

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Rear view of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. An enclosed space with balustrades, several vehicles, trees, and street lamps can be observed. The San Juan Bay, two ships, and street lamps can also be seen. Part of the premises of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, also known as the Isla Grande Airport, are visible. The port area of Guaynabo and Cataño can also be seen. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written above it. On both sides of the pilasters, high-relief friezes can be partially observed with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. Above the entablature, there are five openings. In front of the entrance is a red bag, steps, two street lights, and shrubs. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

University of Puerto Rico Building with Basketball Courts

View of the basketball courts and the façade of the student dormitory inside the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The student housing building has a rectangular shape, modern style with balconies, vertical bands as parasols, walls with square perforations and shutter-type windows. Between the dorms and the fields, there are chain-link fences.

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Aerial view of Imposing Buildings at Oceans Edge

Aerial view of the Capitol and the Old School of Tropical Medicine in Old San Juan. The Capitol stands out for its dome and stairs on the front. It has entrances under arches supported by columns. On the other hand, to the far right, you can see the building of the Old School of Tropical Medicine, which stands out for having the roof covered by tiles. In the surroundings, you can see patios and vehicles traveling on the street.

Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Construction of approximately ten floors of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. The building has a pair of tower-shaped scaffolds that protrude at the ends, while in the center, there is a worker on a hanging scaffold. Various workers can be seen in the surroundings, along with a dump truck and piles of construction materials such as wood boards, pipes, beams, and blocks.

Represa Comerío

Distant view of a dam in Comerío and a pipeline that runs parallel to the rocks of a river. In the background, you can see a couple of buildings on the slope of a mountain.

Márquez Residence, Hacienda Valentina

Front view of an Hacienda house in the town of Hormigueros. The house has two levels of wood over concrete, and a zinc roof. On the first floor, there is an open space sustained by columns decorated with potted hanging plants, chairs, and several wooden double doors. The second floor of the house has an ample balcony surrounded by a wooden railing supported by slim columns. The space is decorated with chairs, tables, and hammocks. There are several wooden jalousie double doors. The windows are also double and made of wood. The house is surrounded by greenery.

Our Lady of the Pillar Church at Plaza de Recreo in Río Piedras

Plaza de Recreo with the building of Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Río Piedras. There is a large space used for recreation and leisure in the middle of the town. There is a church that serves as the central point of the place and a plaza surrounds it. There are people sitting on benches and walking around, other residential and commercial buildings, automobiles, jardinières with shrubs and trees, electric wiring, street lamps, a piragua cart, streets, sidewalks, and palm trees. The church building has a Romanesque Revival architectural style and its details can be seen in its towers, bell tower, stairways, domes, roofing tiles, doors, and windows. This plaza and church were built as part of the plan to help the work constructions in the municipalities.

Loíza Square Above

Aerial view in chopped angle of the Loíza Square, Ricardo Sanjurjo. At the plaza you can see the gardens with its benches for sitting, a sculpture, a water fountain and part of the gazebo as a type of platform at the background. You can see some people, between them there is a girl with school uniform. On the square surroundings you can distinguish the streets, several buildings and houses. Some of them have two levels.

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Gordon Realty Building, Walls and Falsework

Gordon Realty building construction project in Cayey. A lateral wall, inside, columns, and falsework can be seen. There is a barbed wire fence and right next to the fence there is construction stone and sand.

An Old Church

Partial view of a religious building in San Germán. It has pilasters, cornices, windows with bars and a double-hung window with a truncated sun. In the patio, among the trees, bushes and flowers, you can see the pedestal of a statue. The building has a metal fence with cement posts and a car is parked in front.

Colón Square

Colón Square in Old San Juan. In the center of the square, there is a statue of Christopher Columbus. There are benches and trees in the edges and, in a corner, there is a gazebo. Buildings, rowhouses, and a car of the streetcar are visible. At the corner of San Francisco street, there is a building with a sign that reads: "La Puertorriqueña."

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Front-view of a house made of wood over concrete located in the town of Manatí. The house has a zinc, gabled roof and a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall sustained by concrete brackets. The double doors are wooden and there are wooden, ornamented mullions over them. To the far right, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics. It has a zinc, gabled roof and double, wooden windows. To the far left there are other houses with different characteristics. Lastly, there is a person standing on the street in front.

San Juan Transportation Office, Roof

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office building. The roof on which there are some construction materials, can be seen. Houses and other buildings are visible in the background.

Inside the National City Bank of New York Building Viewed from the Entrance

Inside the National City Bank of New York building in Old San Juan, viewed from the entrance. An open space with columns that, together with the vaulted ceiling, form arches. At the bottom are the counter and customer service cubicles. There is a mezzanine with a metal balustrade, and at the top, there is a balcony with a metal balustrade. On the balcony, there are flags from different countries. It has various hanging lamps and ceiling lamps.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 23 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical and the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted pink and white. The upper half of the building has cornices, parapets with railings, and several pots with flowers inside. There are four doorways with wooden double doors, a canvas awning with blue and white vertical lines, and two pots with plants inside. There is a sidewalk and a cobblestone road in front of the building. This building has been the Hotel Villa Herencia since 2011. Adjacent to this building is another yellow-colored building with lattice windows that have eaves above them amd a wooden double door. There are several palm trees inside the orange-colored square planters in front of the façade. Next to this building is another yellow and white-colored building that has several stories. It has balconets with balustrades, cornices, parapets, and white moldings.

Ponce Parque de Bombas

Partial view of the façade of the Parque de Bombas of Ponce. Building built mostly of wood, it has an open central section and two side towers that are two-story each. The central section features two slender pillars and shows two cusped arches, a semicircular arch and windows with fanlights. It has two signs, one on the central arch that says: "February 2 1883" and another on the wall that says: "Parque de Bombas". Each tower has a lintel-arched entrance and fanlight windows. The roof has a valance decoration. The walls are painted with red and black stripes; the arches and uprights have a combination of blue, green, red, yellow and white. The first level is a garage, there are four fire trucks and a cart with a white box. Inside the building, you can see a forked staircase and a wall clock. At the foot of the stairs, a man can be seen.

Railway Bridge Over the San Antonio Channel

View of the railway bridge over the San Antonio channel under renovation process. In the image you can see a series of scaffoldings. Additionally, you can see some casts at the railing area of the bridge. On the bridge you can see several people and a train.

House, Luis Venegas Street, Guayama

View of a one-story house located in the town of Guayama. The house is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has a porch surrounded by a metallic railing made of ornamental bars, sustained by fine columns. The space is decorated with plants in pots. The house has several double, wooden doors and lattice-style windows. Also, the doors are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the upper part, the house has wooden cornices.

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This is a view of the watchtower from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison. It shows a circular structure with semicircular arches and a dome on the prison's roof. Cables, spotlights, and an antenna surround the watchtower. Palms and the San Juan Bay can be seen in the background. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Falsework Building's Alternative View in Humacao

A sign with the message "CAUTION MEN WORKING" next to a wheelbarrow full of gravel warns of the working area for an industrial building under construction. This project denotes being at an early stage as the falsework does not yet include the roof's frame. The grounds around the building have been cleared and leveled. Right in front of what will be the building's main facade, piles of gravel have been placed. Next to this construction site there is another building, which is only partially visible, and in the distance, some hills can be seen.

Iglesias Street #51 Mayagüez

View of a one-story house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It has several double, wooden windows surrounded by moldings. The house has cornices in the upper edge, and moldings. There are several persons standing in front of a door and several vehicles on the street in front.

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Mason Lodge

Main façade of the Mason Lodge in Yauco. Outside the building, the fence with a balustrade can be seen. In the entrance, the semicircular arches of the two windows and the door can be seen. On the border of the frontispiece and in between the arches, there is a quoin finish. Above, the pediment can be seen as well as a portion of the cornice of the building.

Apartment Home near Lares

View of housing complex in the town of Lares. The building is built on stilts, it is made of wood and zinc with flat roof. In the frontal part there are doors which in front of them there are stairs. There are also wooden windows. In front of the building there are several children standing.

Parking Lot

Parking lot of a shopping center. Apart from the cars, you can see three palms, a lighting pole and three people walking. In the background, you can see some shops: a pharmacy, a laundry, a hardware store, a pastry shop, a jewelry and optical store, and another business.

House in a Neighborhood and Farm

Two-story, concrete house located in the town of Río Grande. On the first floor, the residence has a garage covered by ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there are stairs with ornamental metallic railings. On the second level, the house has a single, wooden door and lattice-style windows.

Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experimental Station in Río Piedras. Two-story building with elements of the Art Deco style. It has a staircase that leads to a portico with curved walls and roof, glass windows, above which there are eaves with a geometric design. The façade has decorations of horizontal lines, both relief and grooved. It also has raised vertical lines in the center of both floors. The second floor is much smaller than the first. In front of the building there is a green area with some bushes. Several cars are seen parked.

House, Hoare Street #712, Santurce

Front façade of a one-story house with a zinc, hipped roof in the town of San Juan. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. It has a garden in the front divided by entrance stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is wooden and simple. On the street in front, there is a car parked and a person standing.

Detail of Window, Vernacular Wood House

Close-up view of the details of a wooden house. The house has a wooden window with a wooden parapet. Through the window, you can see the inside of the house and a hanging lamp in the middle of the room.

Man in Front of a Building with Zinc Roof

Man in front of a building with zinc gable roof, hinged doors, and an electric meter. Behind the building there is a mountain, in the surroundings there are trees and electric wiring.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Side and Wall Falsework

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The wooden falsework on the side of the building can be seen with the roof partially finished as well as a block wall with a window opening. There are workers on the roof. A crane and rods can be seen near them. A ladder leaning against the falsework stands out, and underneath it, there is a small structure. Behind the building, there is debris, construction sand, zinc, wood, scaffold, and another building with a flat roof. From this angle, a zinc roof is visible.

Isla Verde International Airport Terminal

Isla Verde International Airport Terminal, approximately five-story with shutter-type windows. The stairs on the side are half-turned and have railings. On the roof of the building there is a sphere and a tower with railings and glass. In front of the building there are a series of flagpoles, followed by a fountain and a parking lot with cars. Several people walking are visible on the sidewalk.

White House with Destroyed Roof

View of a house on stilts in Salinas. Some stairs leads to the balcony part. Along the balcony you can see the openings for doors or windows. Through them you can see that the house has lost most part of the roof, that it only has left some zinc plates. Beneath the house and on the balcony there are hanging clothes. The architectonic style is known a Bungalow.

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Interior of the Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. A space with semicircular arches, bricks, and metal struts that support the ceiling can be observed. There is also a window with transparent panels and a sunrise transom at the top. There are also wooden beams in the ceiling and a doorway with a sunrise transom. The floor has black and white tiles. There are glass panels, a hose, a fire extinguisher, and buckets in the surrounding area.

Side View of the Construction of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

Side view of the construction of the first floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Various elements are noticeable such as the support pillars, the concrete blocks used for the walls, the floor slabs, and a quarter turn staircase. The building also has beams, rods, wood structural framework, scaffolds, and formwork. There are also piles of construction materials and equipment at the bottom and a group of workers performing different tasks.

Bayamón District Hospital, Roof

Bayamón District Hospital. Several workers are seen working on the construction of the roof. There is a tower with a pipe that allows to move concrete to spread it on the roof. There is also a hose and the roof is wet.

Fajardo Iglesia De Santiago Apóstol Rooftop, Behind and Town

Posterior view of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. Over the rooftop of the church you can see the dome with a cross. After the gable roof you can see the higher part of the tower with a cross. In the atrium surroundings of the church you can see the fence with balustrades. To the outside you can see part of the town square. Several street are also visible. On the streets you can see buildings of different levels and architectonic designs.

Criollo Design House

View of the entrance of a one-story house made of wood. In the foreground, there is an ornamental metallic bar gate. In the front, the house has a balcony with concrete side stairs. The house has double wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. In front of the doors, there are parapets of ornamental metallic bars. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings and above them, there are wooden and glass crossbars.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Rodding

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. Several workers can be seen working on the rods for the columns. Each rod is surrounded by falsework. There is a mountain in the background. Título asignado por el equipo de catalogación. La imagen tiene una etiqueta con inscripción a maquinilla: "Project Name: Gurabo Typical Bldg. Project No.: 3-130-52; L-24-54 Contractor: Const. Acevedo, Inc. Date: Oct. 28, 1960". El verso de la imagen tiene un sello: "Received OCT 27 1960 Chief Construction Department".

Five Children and a Man at the San Juan Gate

Five children and a man at the San Juan Gate. Through the entrance, the Caleta de San Juan can be seen, and in the background, the San Juan Cathedral.

Main and Left Side Façades of a Yellow and Orange House in Guayama

View of the main façade and left side façade of a yellow and orange house in Guayama. On the wall of the main façade, a window and a porch with grilles can be seen. On the porch area, a balustrade, a door, and two columns are visible. A gate and some steps can be seen also. Over the roof, wood beams and zinc sheets are visible. There are four windows with grilles on the left side façade.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of what was formerly the columns of the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Home Economics Class at the Vocational Unit

Group of girls with their instructor in a home economics class in one of the vocational units of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). There are divisions and working stations, there are girls sewing, writing, baking, cooking, preparing food for baking, and washing dishes. A diversity of objects and furniture can be seen around the room. There are tables, sewing machines with their own tables, a small oven and baking utensils, a sink and dishcloths, a stove station with a hood, plates, cups, utensils, flour and potatoes bags. Also nearby there are a blackboard and posters with images and instructions.

Circular Tower with Battlements and San Juan Bay

Circular tower with battlements and gutters. There are trees, pots with plants, a planter, and the San Juan Bay in the surroundings.

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Vernacular Bungalow-style House

View of the porch of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The porch is surrounded by a low concrete wall supported by concrete columns. The porch is decorated with chairs and plants in ornamental pots. The floor is covered with native slabs. To the far left, there are jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. In the background, there is a wooden house with a zinc roof and a wooden double door.

Three People Posing in Front of a House

Three people posing in front of the door of a wooden house. It's evident that it's a double door with a glass transom. On both sides of the door, there are casement windows.

Construction at the Caribe Hilton Hotel

A view of the construction of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel with scaffolding at both sides and a vertical wall in the middle. Various workers can be seen in the building, while in the surroundings, there are piles of blocks, wood boards, pipes, sheds, a concrete mixer truck, and a dump truck.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View of the Old Municipal Cemetery in Aguadilla. A wooden house with a gable roof and windows can be seen in the background. The balustrade is also visible. To the right, the roof of another house can be seen bearing the Puerto Rico flag as a decoration. The cemetery, full of tombs, can be seen to the back of both buildings.

Aerial View of El Morro

Aerial view of El Morro at Old San Juan. Besides the fort, various nearby buildings and a portion of Santa María Magdalena de Pazziz cemetery can be seen.

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Southwest Coast of Puerto Rico- Cotton in back of House

House on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico with a cotton field in the rear part. The house is wooden, with a zinc gable roof and it is founded on piles. In the front, it has wooden steps that lead to a balcony with railing and a type of metallic mesh. Also notable on the façade are a door and partially, a window. In front of the house, there is a dog and a fence of sticks with barbed wire, on which there is laundry hanging. In the background, you can see another house with similar characteristics.

University of Puerto Rico Bleachers Construction

Bleachers under construction for an athletic field at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The building is made of concrete with wooden doors. The bleachers have two square towers with triple arches and columns with base and capital. The wall at the top of the stairs is decorated with ornamental blocks. There are men working at a wood processing station. There are trees, electric wiring and construction materials in the surroundings.

Yellow Wooden House

View of the façade of a wooden house in Aguadilla. The porch has a balustrade and two columns. In the porch area, there are two windows and the entrance door, all covered with grilles. Along the left side façade, there are four windows with grilles. The house has a gable roof made of corrugated zinc sheets. At the back of the house, a two-level structure is visible. On the first level, there is one window, and on the second level, there are two windows. Eaves and a mesh fence on the roof are also visible. On the left side, a portion of the porch of the adjacent house can be seen, while on the right, there is a wooden house with a gable roof.

Old San Juan from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort)

View of Old San Juan from Castillo San Cristóbal (fort). In the forefront, the rooms and bathroom of the fort officers can be seen. In the background, the buildings, and houses of the city and a portion of the San Juan bay can be seen.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. The building also has glass windows with hinged wooden frames and a torch-shaped ornamentation in the upper right corner of the image. Trees, shrubs, a palm tree, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, grass, and a flag pole can be seen in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

La Parguera, Houses on the Water

Aerial view of La Parguera in Lajas. Houses can be seen built on the water as well as houseboats, various piers, and watercraft. Also visible are some houses and buildings on land near the shore . Several cays can be seen.

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Home

View of one end of a house belonging to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) program. The house is one-story with a roof surrounded by tiles and faced with bricks. It is contained by a barbed wire fence and decorative potted plants. On the other hand, the windows are made of wood with relief details.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Hallway and Openings

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. An interior space is visible featuring a hallway two openings, and in the background, a tiled wall. The walls of the building are unfinished an some spaces for the installation of electric power outlets are also visible.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Scaffolding and Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices, Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. Quadrangular columns that are wider at the top than at the bottom, falsework and metal scaffolds can be seen throughout the inside of the building. There are workers working on the roof.

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Close-up view of the details of a two-story house located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The house is made of concrete, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. The balcony is decorated with chairs, Christmas decorations, and plants in hanging pots. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style with mullions over them. The door is simple and wooden, also with mullions over it.

Fajardo District Hospital, Finishing of the Second Story

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. The building is visible with wooden scaffolding and falsework. The finished portion of the building on the second level is visible, along with the workers who are working there. The hospital features openings and semicircular arches. Two tower-shaped structures and large piles of stones are also noticeable.

Foundations of International Molded Plastics Building

In the center there are falsework during the industrial building construction. At the back, part of a building with rectangular windows and a flat roof can be sen. At the bottom there are three people working on a wooden ramp using wheelbarrow for the construction work. In the background there are power lines posts, pines, and other type of vegetation.

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View of a building located on 11 León street from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic and Baroque styles. On the first floor you can see an entrance under a semicircular arch flanked by pilasters and crowned with an ornamental grille transom. The entrance also has a double door made of ornamental iron and to the right far end a pedestrian gate under a rectangular arch framed with moldings. Aside from that, on the second floor you can distinguish a double glass window framed with flat moldings and crowned with a transom and a triangular entablature decorated with acroterium. In addition, the facade is decorated with pilasters that go up to the second floor and at the same time support a continuous entablature matched with cornices, moldings and an ornamental frieze above which rests a parapet. This building dates from 1894, along the years it has been used as commercial and residential space.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Low-angle shot of the building's rear as seen from the adjacent lot. Two balconies with metal railings connected by a metal ladder that reaches the roof are visible. A metal chimney is also visible.

Sewer Construction

View of people working on the construction of a sewer. In the background, there is a flat-roofed house with jalousie windows, and one of its doors is partially visible. Between the sewer and the house, there is a post with an electrical meter, a chain-link fence, and a tree with an arrow-shaped sign reading "Ave 12 Nov."

Façade and Logo of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

The façade of the Caribe Hilton Hotel with its logo on the central wall of the guest room tower. The building has scaffolding, and several workers are performing tasks on the balconies and other areas of the construction. At one end, a sidewalk stands out, and in the vicinity, there are sheds, earth-moving equipment, and construction materials. In the background, partially visible, is a boardwalk that extends in front of El Escambrón Beach Club.

Citizens Gathered in front of the Old Customs House of Ponce

Citizens gathered in front of the Old Spanish Customs House while it was used as the General Headquarters of the United States Army. A portion of the façade of a two-story building can be seen with a surbased arch entrance, quoins, and windows with grilles on the first story. On the second story, there are evenly spaced windows with small balconies, a cornice, and a parapet. On the roof, there is a flagpole with a United States flag and two soldiers, one is holding the United States flag and the other, a military flag. A portion of a one floor building is visible on the street behind the Customs House.

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There is a cabinet with shelves that display several artistic and handcrafted objects, such as crucifixes, books, postcards, paintings, and necklaces. A wooden table with a business card that reads "3 mujeres" can also be partially observed. There is also a wooden shelf supported by a bracket. The floor has terracotta-colored tiles. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

Hallway of a Multi-family Housing

Hallway of the interior of a multi-family housing. In the background, there is a staircase; two women and various children are also visible, one of the women is next to a laundry tray. There are clotheslines and clothes drying therein along the hallway and in the staircase.

Chapel Interior

Interior of a chapel with a view of an altar. In the interior space there are several wooden chairs, some vases, a railing and a piano. A cross, a door and a window with glass also stand out, while several lamps hang from the ceiling.

Banco Territorial y Agrícola de Puerto Rico

Banco Territorial y Agrícola de Puerto Rico (bank) at Old San Juan. A three-story building with arches on the first two stories. The second story has quoins and pilasters. On the third story, there are ornamental moldings and pilasters. At the top of the buildings, two cornices can be seen. The space between the two cornices reads: "Banco Territorial y Agrícola de Puerto Rico." To one side, there is the Finlay building. Santa Ana Catholic Church is on the same street behind the bank. On both sides of the streets, in front of the bank, there are electric power poles. Statues on pedestals can be seen also. The street is paved in cobblestones. There are people passing through.

Living Room and Staircase

Living room and staircase at a two-story house. In the living room, there is a sofa, a chair, and a rattan ottoman. There is also a chair with floral motifs and a matching ottoman. A set of table and chair for the telephone and three other smaller tables can be seen also. There are three area rugs, two floor lamps, and a wall lamp. The staircase leads into the second story and there are three glass windows on the wall next to the staircase. A fabric curtain divides the living room from the adjoining dining room. The roof has exposed beams and the room has wooden floors.

Load-bearing Walls and Wooden House

View of load-bearing walls with construction rebars. In the background, there is a house made of wooden boards with a gable zinc roof. A portion of the roof of the house is covered with a type of fabric, and the doors open outward. People of various ages are seen between the load-bearing walls and the house.

Façade Detail of the Tomás Cano y Co. Succession Building in Guayama

View of the façade of the Tomás Cano y Co. Succession Building. On the bottom, some arches and door openings are partially visible. Two pilasters serving as decorative elements are also visible. Above, a plaque with information about the Tomás Cano y Co. successors can be seen as well as some date information. A pediment with small wooden windows can be seen above the plaque.

Downtown Aguadilla

Downtown Aguadilla viewed from the train bridge. A street is visible with wooden houses, three of which have royal palm tree roofs. One of the houses has a sign reading: "Casa de Huéspedes." In the background, some buildings can be seen, among which, a church with a tower stands out.

Borinquen Field Base Officer's Quarters

House for officers at the Borinquen Field Military Base in Aguadilla. Two-story concrete construction with straight-line design, arch door, and jalousie windows. On the second story, there is an open terrace. A wooden ladder is leaning against the roof in the second story. A vehicle and another house can be seen behind the house.

Construction of Barracks at Borinquen Field Base

Rear view of the barracks, still under construction, at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. There are two buildings of three stories with identical straight-line design. They have balconies on the three stories extending along the center of the building. In front of the building, there are two liquid storage tanks. There are various workers working in front of the buildings and one working in one of the roofs.

Wooden Door with Fabric Curtain Between Pilasters

The image highlights a wooden door with a fabric curtain and ornamented valance between fluted pilasters. Wooden and rattan chairs are partially visible as well.

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Side view of a one-story wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall separated by a small gate made of ornamental metallic bars, followed by a front garden. To the far right, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a low wall made with ornamental concrete blocks sustained by columns. Besides the balcony, there are two persons standing, the door is wooden and simple, surrounded by moldings. The windows are lattice-style aluminum and are also surrounded by wooden moldings. To the far right, there is a house separated by a low concrete wall that has an ornamental metallic bar fence and several containers for trash.

Hurricane Shelter with Grass on Roof

Front view of storm shutter built in a rural area. This is made of wood, zinc and straw covering the gable roof flush with the ground. In the front, it has a wooden door lying on the floor.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Central Construction

Construction of the central portion of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. A wooden framework marking the space is visible. Workers can be seen performing various tasks such as pier formwork, trenching, and operating various machines. Pipes and mounds of earth stand out around them. The building surrounding it has a flat roof, eaves, blocks, louvered windows, and workers on its roof. On the left side, there is a wooden shed and a pile of construction materials.

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In the center of the image is the Casa de España building in Old San Juan. Its architecture is of Spanish Moorish Revival style. The facade is white and blue; it has tile roofing, several towers with mullions, walls with ornamented buttresses, and corbelled eaves. It also has bay windows and suspended glass double-leaf windows with transoms. Steps, window openings, light posts, a wall with buttresses, and palm trees can be observed at the bottom half of the building. On the right side of the building is a pergola supported by columns and a balcony with street lights. It has double-leaf doors, street lights, and a quoined arch at the bottom left half of the building. Casa de España entered the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983. Next to Casa de España is the Biblioteca Carnegie. The tile-covered roof and the part of the white and pink-colored facade can be observed. This building has a Neoclassical architectural style and entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1983. The roof and the light blue-colored walls of the Puerto Rican Athenaeum can also be observed. This building is representative of the Moorish Revival Architecture style. Next to this building is the Casa Olímpica, which later became the headquarters of the Puerto Rican Olympian Committee. Its architectural style is Neoclassical and is cream and white. The cornices, wooden lattice double windows with transoms, and a structure on the top of the building with a hipped roof, a hinged door, and windows with glass squares can be observed. Next to this building is the former Casino of Puerto Rico, which later became the headquarters of the Centro de Recepciones Oficiales del Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Its architectural style is Beaux-Arts, and the building is gray and white. The mansard roof, cornices, balusters, rectangular moldings, and glass double-leaf doors can be observed. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1977. On the right side of the image, there are workers with construction machines asphalting the street on Muñoz Rivera Avenue. The masonry walls and the embrasures of the Castillo San Cristóbal can be partially observed. On the left side is the blue building known as Ramón Mellado Parsons. This is a three-story building with glass windows, a balustraded balcony, and a slanted roof that overhangs the building. It has a staircase that leads up to a rooftop surrounded by metal railings. Behind this building is the Administration for Child Care and the Integrated Development of Childhood building, which is red and white and has reflective glass windows, parapets, and a tower-like construction with hipped roofing at the top part of the building. Adjacent to this building is the José Julián Acosta School, painted in dark turquoise blue. It is representative of the Mission Revival architecture style. The cornices, pediment, moldings, and white rectangular windows can be seen. The upper half of the Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera can be seen in the distance. The cornices and the triangular pediment can be observed. A semicircular dome with a white color lantern can also be observed. The image has several plants, balconies, cornices, window openings, and utility poles.

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Building in Calle de la Cruz 250 in Old San Juan. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architecture style and is painted pink and white. The façade of the building exhibits deterioration in some areas. The building has several floors. It has two parapets and a balcony with iron balusters, flat moldings with keystones, and a curved fanlight with a circular opening in the center. The lower half of the building has a doorway covered by a wooden panel and the upper half has an upright and a semicircular arch with a keystone in the center. The wall has rectangular moldings of different sizes and a wall lamp supported by a bracket.

Caguas Museum

Detail of the windows on the left side of the second floor of the Caguas Museum. The two windows are part of the balconets and form arches. One of the windows is missing a glass pane. On the balcony with a railing, two doors are partially visible. On the left, the the telegraph building can be seen with its radio tower.

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Side view of a one-story, wooden house with a zinc gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall that is divided by a small ornamental metallic bar gate, followed by a front garden. To the far right, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a low concrete wall with ornamental blocks sustained by columns. Also, on this side there is a wall with a semicircular arch that leads to the side patio of the house. The windows are lattice-style aluminum and are also surrounded by wooden moldings.

Casa de Espana, Front

Partial view of the façade of Casa de España in San Juan. Two-story building with a design of strong Moorish influence. You can see the iron fence and cement posts with finials. Just behind the fence, you can see part of a fountain, a replica of the Fountain of the Lions of the Alhambra, in Granada. The fountain is surrounded by cement benches. You can also see the main entrance composed of a large padded arch next to a lintel arch entrance decorated with bas-reliefs. Above this entrance there is a sign that says: "Casa España". Other visible elements are wooden windows with glass panels, moldings, tiles, eaves with corbels, blue and white tiles, pinnacles and light posts with round lamps that surround the second floor of the building.

Recreational square surrounded by shops

Recreation square with cement benches. Around the plaza, there are some businesses, such as a pharmacy, a convenience store and a business selling beef. The buildings are in cement. The plaza has lighting poles, potted palm trees and other plants.

University of Puerto Rico Student Union with Rainbow

View of a rainbow over the Student Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The modern-style building has parapets, columns, wooden doors interspersed with metal bars, terraces, a roof terrace and shutter-type windows on its façade.

Economy Industries, Interior

Economy Industries building extension project in Río Grande, interior view. Scaffolding, tables, and a metal barrel are visible. The walls and columns are painted in two colors. On one side there are pipes suspended from the ceiling.

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Front-view of a concrete house in the town of San Juan. The house has a small concrete wall, over which there are ornamental metallic bars. Also, on the upper edge of the house, there is a tiled roof. To the far left, there is a metallic bar gate that leads to the garage. In the garage area, there are several persons standing, and it is covered with tiles and has stairs in the center. It is covered with ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. In the front part of the house, similarly, it is covered by ornamental metallic bars and a fabric curtain. To the far left, you can see another house with similar characteristics to one side.

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Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The building has curved corners and parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. Rectangular-shaped white moldings frame three wooden lattice windows with a keystone at the top. There is also a doorway with a rectilinear pediment framed by rectangular-shaped white moldings and pilasters. There is also a stairway with railings, trees, palms, streetlights, and a green trash can. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

View of the Lateral Façade of a House in Aguadilla

View of the side of a house. Along the wall, three windows are visible and another window is sealed. The moldings and the cornice can be seen also. The main façade has three visible arches, and two of them have balconet. Along the street, more buildings and some electric power poles on the ground are visible.

Possibly a Tobacco Warehouse

Wooden building with a gable roof. It has an elongated shape with multiple doors and double-leaf windows. It appears to be a warehouse, or some type of agricultural building. At one end it has what appears to be a ramp or conveyor belt. In front there are full sacks stacked. In the background, you can see a mountain and near the top, there is cultivated land.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Façade

A single-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, a flat roof, and a portico. The portico has columns and connects to another side of the hospital with a sign reading: "Centro de Salud." Two people are on the portico. Around it, three vehicles, a chain-link fence, a low wall, wooden scaffolds, blocks, and the road can be seen. Mountains and poles stand out in the background.

Hato Rey Typical Building Construction View in Early Stages

Construction process view of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project S-499-58. Several beams can be seen on the ground. In addition, beams forming falsework to support columns formwork are visible. In the background, there are stacked blocks near a tool shed. Part of a building is also visible.

Baptist Church - Matón

Matón Baptist Church with a gable roof and made of sticks, palm leaves, wood and asphalt. In front of the entrance there is a woman with a camera in her hands. In the background, two houses made of wood and zinc are notable.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Concrete Pouring on a Roof

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of two buildings under construction. One of them has walls and still has falsework on the exterior. The other building has columns and the roof is under construction. Falsework supporting the roof can be seen while the concrete dries. There are workers working on pouring the concrete. The material is being transported to the roof with a crane. In front of this building there are two concrete mixer trucks.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House and Shop

Women and Children in the Middle of a Road

Women and children in the middle of a road surrounded by wooden houses. People can be seen. The houses are small and built on stilts. Some of them have straw roofs. There are two mango trees and other trees and plants. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Laundry Room

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. The hospital laundry room is shown, where the washing machines and dryers are installed. The piping for the machines are visible both on the walls as well on the ceiling. There is also a sink, a ceiling fixture, and two small windows at the top side of a wall.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Exterior Wall

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the building's exterior walls. It has persiennes over tile cladding and equidistant quadrangular pillars. This design is interrupted by a smooth wall with a small persienne. The building has a cyclone wire fence and tubes with vehicular and pedestrian gates. Several parked automobiles are visible.

View of a Wood and Concrete House

Façade of a wood and concrete house in Aguadilla. On the porch, a concrete balustrade and a column can be seen. Th entrance door is also visible. The wall of the main façade has a widow over the concrete structure. On the left side façade, there are four windows. The house has a gable roof with corrugated zinc sheets. On the left side of the house, a wood and concrete yellow house can be seen. There is another house on the right, and further back, there is a building.

Houses in the Bastion of San Sebastián in the Old San Juan

Houses in the neighborhood La Perla and in the Bastion San Sebastián, part of the defense ramparts system of the Old San Juan. You can observe a group of houses that are built with wood and that have green and terracotta gable roofs. Also, you can see the Bastion San Sebastián with one of its sentry boxes and from a distance the Castillo San Cristobal. There is a trail formed among the grass and leads to a fence that enclosed the bastion area. Inside the bastion there is a building with influence of the architectonic style Neoclassic. It shows moldings and double wooden windows with lattice. Nearby there are power line poles, street lights, grass, trees, bushes, palm trees and people. At the background you can see the Atlantic Ocean. Subsequently, the buildings with houses shape with bungalow style became an empty space.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

View of a portion of the façade of La Ponderosa Lighthouse Ruins. The former entrance and its staircase are visible as well as a window opening on the left and another window opening on the right. Some construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Public housing under construction

Front view of public housing buildings under construction. There are several three-story buildings with concrete, flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and balconies. Also, there is a small structure made of wood and zinc. The area is surrounded by dirt, wooden boards, construction pipes and garbage.

Industrial Building in Guánica, Wall Formwork

Construction project of an industrial building in Guánica. Formwork for the raising of concrete walls are visible. There is a sign of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and concrete pipes and tree trunks on the ground. There are two workers at work.

Children in Front of Wooden Houses

A group of boys and girls on the road that extends in front of a series of wooden houses. The houses mostly have gable roofs covered with zinc and some of them feature wooden staircases leading to the doors, windows with awnings, porches with balustrades, and picket fences. Among the houses, there's also a concrete sidewalk that alternates with several steps and electric power poles and wiring, and an electric meter.

Designed Criollo Neoclassic House and Shop

Two-story structure made of wood and concrete in the town of Añasco, San Antonio ward. The first level is a shop, to the far left there is a door and a glass window covered with ornamental metal grills. Over them, there is a sign with the name of the business "Tienda y Floristería." To the far right, there are more wooden double doors with glass panes. Over the largest door, there is a metal awning and a sign with a name of the business "Tienda Juvenil." On the second floor, there is a wooden house with a Dutch-style roof made of zinc. There is a porch on the front with a wooden balustrade supported by slim wooden columns. It has double doors and glass windows over which there are sunrise transoms and moldings. Over the house, there are three dormer windows with gable roofs made of zinc, and jalousie windows.

Tiles on Steps in Old San Juan

Delft polychrome tiles on the riser of a staircase in Old San Juan, decorated with representations of different trades.

Destroyed Yellow House in Guayama

Ruins of a yellow house in Guayama. Some of the panels, beams, and columns of the house remain. Behind it, various structures are visible, and on the left, a portion of a house can be seen.

Vernacular Criollo

Front view of a two-story, Creole-style house. The house is built on stilts, in wood, with a gabled zinc roof. On the first level, the walls are covered with zinc. It has double wooden doors, in front of one of them, there are concrete steps. On the second level, the house is wooden, with a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. Also, it has four double wooden doors. In front of the house there is a vehicle and a person standing.

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Group of people in front of Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis. The entrance has a gate, pilasters with cornices, and a pediment crowned with a cross. The cemetery is closed off by cement walls with lattices. Street lights, tombs with crosses, tombstones with statues on pedestals, and tomb vases. There is a sidewalk, bollards, and a storm drain in front of the cemetery. The embrasures of the walls of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro can be partially seen.

Aibonito Catholic Church

View of the San José Parish in the town of Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see the Aibonito Recreation Square decorated with plants, concrete benches and wooden fences. At the other end, you can see the San José Parish, known for its two front towers. The building is decorated with pilasters, moldings and ornamental friezes. In the middle, the door is under a pointed arch adorned with moldings and pilasters at each end. On the other hand, the windows are also under semicircular arches surrounded by moldings. The windows are double wooden windows with a lattice style. A dome crowned with a cross stands out at the back. To the far left are some one-story adjacent buildings, with a flat roof and decorated with moldings. On the front, it has a porch under an arch with a balustrade. The doors are double wooden doors with lattice-style.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Concrete Casting

Construction of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. The workers are working on the concrete casting on the roof with machinery hanging from a crane. The machinery pours the concrete. The workers are using rakes to work on the concrete, others are observing, and there is one worker using a concrete vibrator. The exposed beams, wooden supports, blocks, buckets, and construction materials stand out. The roof of the building is divided into two levels. Below the roof, an incomplete level is visible with blocks and openings. Behind the structure, there is a building with louvered or Miami-style windows, and a flat roof. Land and greenery are also visible. A power pole can be seen also.

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View from the roof of the Former La Princesa Prison in the municipality of San Juan. The roof of the prison is in the foreground of the image. Part of the southern city wall enclosure can be seen in the background; some wall sections have undergrowth. The Convento y Casa de Salud de las Siervas de María can be observed on the left side. Trees and palms can be seen in front of multi-story buildings above the prison building. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

United States Soldiers Marching towards Mayagüez

Military convoy of United States occupation forces marching toward Mayagüez. Some of them are on horseback and others in horse-drawn carts. In the background, the top of a wooden house with a gable roof is visible.

House without a Roof in San Germán

View of the main façade and right side façade of a house in San Germán. On the front, the fence with an entrance gate on the side is visible. On the porch, pillars, a railing, and a portion of the door are visible. There are two windows on the right façade. Most of the roof of the house is missing. Address on the card: Calle Estrella #4.

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Distant view of a two-story house in the town of Mayagüez. In the foreground, there is an ample patio surrounded by vegetation. The house is made of concrete with a zinc, hipped roof over which there is a roof appendage. It has a zinc hipped roof and glass windows. On the first level the house has double, lattice-style, glass windows. The second level has a porch surrounded by a railing, over which there are plants. The railing is sustained by concrete columns.

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View of a house located on the 2338 Campos street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house is made of wood with characteristics of the Vernacular style. It has a balcony with wooden balustrade. You can see inside of it a decorative pot and a double door made of wood with lattice. It is framed with moldings and crowned with an entablature with ornamental details. Similarly, the upper border of the balcony is decorated with a continuous cornice and a valance.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00038

Aerial view of several buildings in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. On the left side of the image is the United States Customs House building, also known as the "Aduana de San Juan." Its architectural style represents the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and its construction was done by the architect Albert B. Nichols. The building was built in 1924 and is painted pink, white, and terracotta. It is a two-story building with an irregular rectangular shape, and one of its corners is projected at an angle. The upper half of the building has a tile roof, six dormers, cornices, and five semicircular arches with roll-up doors. On the bottom part of the building, there is an angled facade with a door, antennas, an air conditioning system, and fans. The United States Customs House entered the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Next to this building is the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted yellow, cream, white, and brown. The main entrance has a portico supported by four columns, which support an entablature with friezes. The building has acroterium, cornices, parapets, semicircular arches, pilasters, street lights, and doorways. At the top of the building is the hemispherical dome crowned with a lantern of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel. The chapel is painted salmon, white, and terracotta. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Adjacent to this building is the United States Coast Guard, painted white, brown, and terracotta. At the top of this building is a structure with an arched roof, window openings framed with white moldings, and awning windows. The lower half shows an entrance with a canvas curtain, windows with white moldings, and trees. The San Juan Bay, palm trees, and trees can be seen in the distance. A road can also be seen in the image, and sidewalks, automobiles, people, and part of the La Puntilla Condominium building can be partially observed.

Arecibo District Hospital Laundry Building and Worker

The laundry building is visible with its access doors. There are some that are covered and three have transoms and awnings. The windows are made of glass. There is a worker in front of the building, piled wood, and a cable can be seen running from one side to the other. The soil on the left seems to be flattened, and there is a wooden box and a tree. To the right, more wood can be see in the surroundings and a wooden building in the background.

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Concrete house in the town of Moca. The house is two-story with a flat roof and the upper edge has a horizontal molding style. It is surrounded by a concrete wall over which there is an ornamental metal fence. On the far left the house has a garage with a double door in front of which there is a person and a parked vehicle. Above the garage the house has double glass windows with glass mullions above them. On the other hand, on the far right, the house has a front garden and a porch where several people are standing. On the street in front you can see several parked vehicles.

House Boquerón, Cabo Rojo

View of a house built on stilts in the water. The house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. It is surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by fine columns. Also, it is encircled by an eave. To the far right, there is a bridge on wooden stilts with a wooden division. The area has coastal vegetation and you can see a house in the background.

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Side view of a house located in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is one-story, made of wood, with a flat, zinc roof. You can see an open door in wood through which there is a toilet. In the surroundings, there are trees and a person standing.

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View of a small construction in the rear part of a house in the town of Camuy. The construction is one-story, made of wood, with a flat, zinc roof. It has aluminum, lattice-style windows and a double, wooden door in front of a concrete step.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. View of the building's columns, they are quadrangular columns but wider at the top than at the bottom. Part of one of the lateral walls and building's sections with formwork can be seen.

Bungalow Criollo House

Front view of a one-story house located in the town of Yauco. The house is wooden with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall over which there are ornamental, metallic bars, followed by a garden. The house has a balcony with a flat, zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a railing made of ornamental metallic bars. The double doors are wooden with lattice-style windows and truncated suns over them. The doors are surrounded by wooden moldings and windows with dyed glass. The upper part of the house has wooden, lattice-style crossbars.

Grass House and Melvin

A woman at the door of a house made of sticks and hut-type straw, while outside there are two men. The house is founded on stilts on sandy ground. In the background, the roof of another house with similar characteristics is also notable.

Warehouse of the Transportation Office, Wall Details

Detail of the walls of the warehouse of the Transportation Office in Hato Rey, San Juan. Workers can be seen in scaffold working on the window openings. The building has a flat roof, pillars, lamps, and walls diving the spaces. In addition, there is a small flat roofed building with two square openings. In the background, another portion of the main building is visible with rectangular openings.

Pueblerino House

Front view of a one-story house in the town of Naguabo. It is a wooden house with a flat zinc roof. It has a front porch surrounded by a wooden railing. It has a metal double door with glass panes and a transom above it. Also, there is a metal double jalousie window with a transom above it. The house has an ornamental Gothic-style border.

Herreras-López Residence

View of the side wall of the Herreras-López residence. A portion of the porch with a columns and a door opening are visible. The staircase leading up, the railing, and the gate are also visible. On the side wall, some window openings are visible. The greenery covering a portion of the house can be seen in the background.

The Casita, Mother Eileen

Two women in the entrance to a tin house with a gable roof and a porch. The windows have sashes that open outwards. Around the house there is a garden and in the background on the mountainside, there are several notable houses.

Attorney Notary Public

Details of the Juliet balconies of a three-story building in Caguas, which show some deterioration. On both sides of the Juliet balconies, the windows are visible as well as a portion of some balconies with balustrades and some signs.

Bayamón District Hospital, Interior Wall

Bayamón District Hospital. Detail of one of the interior walls, which is lined with light-colored tiles with dark veinings. In the wall there are three holes for electrical installations. In the adjoining room, a worker can be seen on scaffolding.

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Patio entrance of the Former La Princesa Prison building. It has double-leaf doors with glass and a white double-leaf door at the entrance. It has a flat arch and a cornice. Above the door is a streetlight and a bird figurine. The upper part of a small balcony with two French double-leaf doors can be observed. There is a black bollard on the left side of the image. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Building with Collapsed Walls

A two-story brick building with a wooden roof located in an urban area. It is missing a portion of one side wall and a portion of the front wall on the second floor, as well as a section of one side wall on the first floor. There is a projecting iron balcony. Debris from the collapse, including parts of another iron balcony, can be seen on the ground. These are damages caused by an earthquake.

Criollo House

Front view of a wooden house with a flat, zinc roof in the town of Barranquitas. The house is surrounded by metallic bars followed by a front garden. There are entrance stairs with a metallic gate that leads to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a balustrade over which there are planters with flowers. The balcony is sustained by fine columns. The house has glass windows and a glass crossbar over them.

Methodist Church

Vieques Methodist church in which stand out a double door with cristals, a tower with grilles and a Latin cross. Next to the main door stand out a sign that says: "The Methodist Church". The church is delimited by a parapet. On one side of the church is partially notable the Public School of Vieques design by Antonín Nechodoma and built by the contractor Frank B. Hatch. In front of the church it is the plaza in which there is a column with a light bulb followed by a pair of benches that have inscriptions like: "Tomás Pérez Brignoni" and "Clemente Díaz". Also, it is visible an automobile, a person walking on the sidewalk and several buildings along a street.

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Front façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, made of concrete, and has a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with balustrade, that is divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. There are also stairs in the front, with decorative pots to each side. Also, there is a roofless balcony in the front, surrounded by concrete balustrade. To the far right, the house has a semicircular shape. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style, and the wooden door is simple. Above the windows and door, there are truncated suns. The façade of the house has arches supported by pilasters. Behind, there is another building, smaller in size.

Falsework with Frame for Eaves in Humacao

An industrial building under construction is shown with its falsework and incomplete concrete walls. Concrete abutment with exposed steel reinforcing bars can be seen. The roof's construction has begun and seems to have a gable roof shape. The building's main facade includes the wooden frame for the construction of eaves.

Two-story building

Front view of two-story building in concrete. The building has a vehicular entrance and a parking with a parked vehicle. Also, it has a pedestrian entrance and main stairs. It has a flat roof and lattice-style windows with eaves over them.

#44 Union and Refuge Lodge

Façade of the old masonic building No. 44 Union and Refuge Lodge. A fence with a gate separates the sidewalk from the building. Four columns can be seen on the entrance as well as the pediment and cornice. On the wall of the entrance, three window openings, various scribbles, graffiti and quoin finish are visible.

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Front view of the exterior part of a house in the town of San Juan, in Santurce. The house is one-story and made of concrete. It has a zinc hipped roof. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall that is divided by an ornamental metallic bar fence. There is a garden in the façade with trees and plants. Also, it has a porch with entrance stairs. The double windows are wooden and lattice-glass style. The wooden door is simple and has a crossbar over it. To the far right, there is a two-story house with lattice-style windows. To the far left, there is a group of persons standing and in the street in front, there is a car parked.

House, Union Street #659, Santurce

Front façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a zinc hipped roof. It is surrounded by a low wall with balustrade, divided by an ornamental metallic bar gate. It has front stairs with decorative pots to each side. There is also a roofless, front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and the door is wooden and simple. Above the windows and the door, there are truncated suns. The façade of the house has archways sustained by pilasters. In the rear part, there is a greater building.

El Morro

One of the bastions of Castillo San Felipe del Morro, in Old San Juan, seen from an upper level of the fort. You can see several cannons, a sentry box and an area protected with a metal railing. You can also see a lower level of the fort where there is a semicircular arch entrance.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00012

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. There is an octagonal metal streetlight with a pinnacle on top, which can be seen on the right side of the image. A masonry wall of stone and bricks is interrupted by a sentry post with a semicircular dome, a keystone, cornices, and a cordon. There are trees in the surrounding areas. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park.

Construction of Six Floors of the Caribe Hilton Hotel

View of the construction of the first six floors of the guest room tower at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. There are scaffolds and ladders in various areas of the construction site. At the top, wooden structural framework, formwork, and rebar work are noticeable. Around the construction site, there are piles of blocks, pipes, beams, dump trucks, and a crane.

La Perla Houses in Rows

A series of wooden houses arranged on a slope of La Perla community. The façades are characterized by single- or double-leaf windows that open outwards and gable roofs covered with zinc and asphalt. Also notable is laundry hanging on lines, cables and a house numbered with the figure "16".

Vernacular Bungaloid House

Route 318 San Germán

View of a two-story house in the town of San Germán. The first level is in concrete with wooden doors and windows. On the second level, the house is wooden with a zinc, hipped roof. It has a balcony surrounded by wooden railings. Also, it has several double, wooden doors and windows. The doors and windows are surrounded by moldings. In front of the house, there is a tow truck and a person standing.

Porta Coeli, San Germán

Porta Coeli church at San Germán with a facade compound by a door framed in a semicircular arch, pilasters, a rectangular window, a steeple and the gable roof with roofing tiles. In front of the church stand out a staircase, while at one end stand out a ruin wall. On its origin it was the Convent of Santo Domingo of Porta Coeli and since 1960 constitutes the Museum of Religious Art Porta Coeli.

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View of a paved street in the coastal town of Fajardo. To both sides of the street, there are houses with diverse characteristics. Some are surrounded by fences made of wood or zinc. The houses are made of wood or concrete with zinc roofs, and aluminum, lattice-style windows. Some doors are simple, others are double and made of wood. To the far left, there is a two-story concrete house with a metallic curtain. Also there are cars parked on the street, persons, and the sea in the background.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail of the hole on the door to the Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. The staircase of the entrance and another staircase in what was formerly the interior of the lighthouse can be seen. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in the town of San Juan. The room is decorated with tables and a kitchen cupboard, over which there are decorative figures and a scale model of a sailing ship. The walls are decorated with frames, and there are fabric curtains covering the windows. Several simple wooden doors and a ceiling fan are observable.

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A city wall, vegetation, rocks, a slope, and the ocean can be seen.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Wooden Drop Chute

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. Corner view of the building during construction. It can be seen that it has a concrete fence with pilasters, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. There is a wooden drop chute that goes from the second floor roof to the concrete fence. There is a commercial vehicle next to the building.

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Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 15 in Old San Juan. There is a façade of a pink and white-colored building. It has two wooden lattice double doors and a double door that has a small grilled window framed by rectangular moldings. In the center of the building is a sign that has an image with the number 15. There are also parapets with balustrades and a brick floor. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style. There is a sidewalk and a pot with a palm tree in front of the building.

Designed Urbanización House

One-story house with a semi-pitched roof. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, the wall is divided by metal grille gates, one of them is small for pedestrians and the other is large for vehicular traffic. There is a front garden with trees and plants. On the far right the house has an open garage and a balcony where there is a person standing and plants in decorative pots. The house has lattice-style windows, a simple wooden door and a metal screen door.

Streetcar

A streetcar traveling along a coastal area with several passengers on board. Two wooden houses built on stilts can be seen. Both have front stairs and balconies. In the background, behind the houses, the sea is visible. Concrete sidewalks are visible, but the streets are not paved.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00022

Close view of the upper side of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, gray, and yellow. Cornices, pilasters, and a green scaffold can be observed. A cream and mustard-colored building can be observed in the distance. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Typical Building "R" Building's Entrance Area

Building's main facade partial view of the Ramirez Construction Corp. project 6-458-58. There are stairs leading to the portico at the entrance. The portico consist of two columns and a roof. The entrance door is a double one. In front of the building, several beams and boards are visible. To the right, a man is seen on a ladder working on one of the windows.

Residential Section at Boquerón

Houses in the area of Boquerón, Cabo Rojo. You can observe several houses made of wood with zinc gable roofs. One of the houses has on the side a shed with a roof with palm tree leaves. You can see two rustic fences made with wooden sticks. There is trail that pass between the houses, several trees and palm trees.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

United States Flag Raising Ceremony

Ceremony to raise the United States flag at La Fortaleza. The façade of La Fortaleza, also known as Palacio Santa Catalina (palace), has a Neoclassical style. It has quoins, flat arches on the first floor, and a balcony with an iron railing on the second floor. Other design elements are visible, namely, colossal order pilasters, cornices, brackets, a frieze, and a pediment. In front of the building, there are United States soldiers in formation; people can be seen in the balcony on the second floor, and there are soldiers on the roof of the building raising the flag.

House with Inclined Pillar Portico

House with a portico of inclined pillars that supports the eave. The house has double doors, aluminum windows, flat roof with gutters, and electric meter. It is also seen that part of the house is built on stilts. On the right side of the image there are other houses and on the left side there is a tree.

Castañer Hospital

Entrance to the hospital Castañer in which also stand out a porch with a pair of benches and aluminum windows like persiennes. Around the building there is a garden with several bushes.

View Near El Morro

View from the headquarters of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro to the pool located between the Bastión de San Antonio and El Polvorín. This pool was part of the facilities for personal use of the soldiers and officers during the period the Fort Brooke was operating at the Old San Juan. Next to it stand out the Cemetery Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi and the chapel that has the same name, characterized by a tambour with arcade. At the background, it is noticeable the houses of the community La Perla, at the bottom of the San Juan rampart.

Vernacular Bungalow-style House

Side view of a Bungalow-style house located in the town of Camuy. In the foreground, there is an ornamental metal grill gate. Beyond the gate, there are concrete stairs that lead to the garden. To both sides of the gate, wooden houses are visible.

House Sided with Tin, Leaves, Children Looking Out

Children peering out the window of a house with tin walls. There is another child sitting on the floor in a part of the house that has the wall of palm yaguas, this can be seen because there is a hole in the wall. You can see that the house is built on stilts on a slope. There are weeds around the house.

Industrial Building in Gurabo, Walls and Columns

Construction project of an industrial building in Gurabo. View of a corner, from the interior. Two walls and two columns are visible. The top part is missing from the walls, but the window openings can be seen. There is a building with two exhaust fans on the roof.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Lateral View

Lateral view of the Craftsman Billfolds building in Caguas. It has a wall with pilasters and windows, a small eave with pilasters, two air vents on the roof, and a barbed wire fence. There is a worker driving a motor grader. The land adjacent to the building is covered with grass.

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Side-view of semi-attached houses in the town of Ciales. The house is one-story, made of concrete, with a zinc roof. In the front, there is a porch with several persons standing. It is surrounded by a balustrade sustained by fine columns. It has double, wooden doors with lattice-style and glass. Above the doors there are ornamental mullions and wooden moldings. The roof of the porch is flat in wood and zinc. Above the house, there are two frontons with zinc, gabled roofs and lattice-style mullions. To the far left, you can see a two-story, wooden house. The windows to the side are double and wooden, with eaves above them. In front of the street, there are several cars parked and persons walking on the sidewalk.

Wall of a Building Under Construction

A wall with concrete blocks of a building under construction supported by pieces of wood. In the right side of the image two two-story building are visible. On the lateral right side there are some stacked wooden planks and at the bottom of the image, the land possibly impacted by the use of construction machines can be seen.

City Street with Car in Foreground and White Stucco Church

Frontal view of the public plaza from the city of Caguas. At the foreground there is a vehicle traveling on the paved street in front of the public plaza Santiago Rivera Palmer that is surrounded by trees, vegetation and light poles. You can see several people walking and concrete benches. At the far end you can observe the Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús, built in concrete with the roof covered with roof tiles. Above the doors there is a hallway under mullions, the roof is incline and covered by roof tiles. Besides that, on the hallway it distinguish a rose window simulating a clock with cristal and ornamental moldings. The superior border is ornate and crowned with a Latin cross. At the left far end you can see a belfry tower with ornamental designs, the roof is covered with tiles and crowned with a latin cross. The belfry is under round arches and decorated with bossage and framed by metallic railings.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00014

View from the rear of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The limited space shows balustrades, several vehicles, trees, and a metal grille gate with a fan-like design. The San Juan Bay and a pink and white-colored facade with pilasters, cornices, and a parapet can be observed. The José V. Toledo Federal Building and the United States Courthouse, which combines the Beaux-Arts, Federal, and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles, can also be observed in the distance. This building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and is painted cream and terracotta. It has two towers crowned with lanterns, Arabic tiles, and cornices. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places of the United States in 1986. The Ochoa building, designed by the architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa, can also be observed. The Ochoa building is painted gray and white, has a tower crowned by a stepped design, and has square and rectangular windows. The facade of the Harbor Plaza building can also be seen, as well as the Hotel Sheraton and Pier 1. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Zenithal view of the cobblestone pavement in front of where the González Padín store was located in Old San Juan. Gray-colored stone pavers with oil, white and brown stains can be observed. Some pavers have pieces missing.

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Front-view of a one-story house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The house is surrounded by a low concrete wall, covered with stones. Above it, there is an ornamental metallic bar fence sustained by wall pillars. The house has a front garden separated by a sidewalk that leads to the entrance porch. The porch has a semicircular shape that stands out. It is sustained by columns and has a concrete balustrade. The door in the middle is glazed and the ones on the sides, are simple. Over them are glass mullions. The lower edge of the house is also covered with stones. The far ends have a zinc, gabled roof. The windows are lattice-style and covered by ornamental, metallic grilles. Over them, there are eaves with a roof. Also, above the porch there is an attic with a gabled roof and a wooden, lattice-style window. Lastly, in the street in front, there are several vehicles parked and a person walking.

Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico, Foundations

Construction of the Craftsman Billfolds of Puerto Rico building in Caguas, in the foundation stage. The original building facade with a painted sign, "Craftsman Billfolds of P.R." can be seen. In front of it, the rodding and scaffolding for the pilling is visible. Next to the construction there is a tree and a row of neighborhood houses.

Pueblerino House, Vizcarrondo and Baldorioty Streets

Side-view of a corner house in the town of Aibonito. The house is one-story and has a combined zinc roof, to the far right the roof is gabled and to the far left, it is flat. To the far right, the house has a simple door in front of a concrete wall and double, wooden lattice-glass style windows. To the far left, the house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. There is also a clothesline and a double, wooden door. There are several persons in front of the house and vehicles parked. To both sides, there are more houses.

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Interior view of a concrete house located in Río Piedras. The living room is decorated with armchairs made of leather and wood, and a table over which there are potted plants and decorative objects. On the wall to the right, there is a decorative frame, lattice-style windows, and a bird cage. The living room and dining room are separated by a discharge arch. The dining room has a table covered with a tablecloth and matching chairs. There is also a decorative piece of furniture and a refrigerator. On the other side, on the wall to the left, there are several simple wooden chairs with mullions over them.

Entrance to a Fort, Vieques

Entrance to a fort in Vieques. A sentry box, a wall, a gate, and a path are visible. In the background, there is a beach and the area is surrounded by palm trees.

Ideal Theater

Main façade of the Ideal Theater in Yauco. The frontispiece area has four columns. On the main wall, four doors can be seen, on the first floor, and four other doors each with a balcony and a railing can be seen on the second floor. An oculus is visible above the doors in the middle. The pediment of the building is circular with an ornamental molding. A portion of the building's cornice is also visible.

Hermanas Dávila Supermarket

Construction site view of Hermanas Dávila supermarket. On the left a tool shed with several boards piled up in front of it can be seen. There is a man walking with a bucket towards the construction area. At the construction site there are falsework supporting columns. Several houses are visible in the background. Some of the houses have gable roofs.

Sugar workers housing at a farm called "Beatriz"

Dive view of a rural zone close to the town of Lajas. The area is surrounded by mountains and vegetation. In the distance you can see houses and buildings with different characteristics.

#44 Union and Refuge Lodge

Façade of the old masonic building No. 44 Union and Refuge Lodge. A fence with a gate separates the sidewalk from the building. Three columns, the pediment, and cornice can be seen on the entrance. On the wall, three window openings, various scribbles, and graffiti are visible over two window openings and the door, which are sealed. The main façade has a quoin finish. A portion of the right façade and some window openings therein are visible.

Hacienda Buena Vista Large House From the Right

View of the right side facade and rear facade of Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. In the lower part of the right facade you can see two windows, a bench, several containers for recycling and two green doors with their storm doors opened. On the second level you can observe part of the balcony with railing and piers. Over the balcony there are two double doors. Also, you can distinguish windows over the wall with cladding. On the rear wall you can observe part of a patio, three windows and a door. The house has a gable roof and is made with zinc. From the rooftop stick out a chimney.

Fort Buchanan Base

Fort Buchanan Military Base in San Juan. Structures of the base, the surrounding grounds, and the San Juan bay can be seen.

Facade of La Fortaleza with the Flag of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic

At the top side of the building there are cornices, dentils above the friezes, double windows, and Doric-style pilasters with fluted shafts. Above the pilasters there are friezes with reliefs between triglyphs. In the center there is a curved pediment with brackets, the flags of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the corbel balcony and jalousie windows. At the bottom there are two lanterns and an arched entrance.

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The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has seven multifoil arches interrupted by eight pilasters with tiles on top. On the lower half of the facade, six pilasters support a semicircular arch and an entablature covered in tiles with floral designs. The doorway has "Ateneo Puertorriqueño" written at the top, and a person can also be seen entering the building. On both sides of the pilasters, there are friezes in high-reliefs with representations of human figures sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. There are steps and streetlights in front of the entrance. Trees, palm trees, a decoration allusive to the Three Wise Men, grass, and a sidewalk can be seen in the surrounding areas. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Criollo House

Side view of a one-story house made of wood, with a zinc gabled roof, located in the town of Hatillo. The house is surrounded by a porch, it has a low concrete wall supported by columns. The porch is decorated with chairs, armchairs, and plants in decorative pots. In the front, it has a simple wooden door and several jalousie windows surrounded by wooden moldings. At the top, in the pediment, it has a wooden jalousie window. In front of the house, there is a wooden table and several people standing.

Entrance to the San Juan Islet

View of the entrance and vehicular traffic toward the San Juan Islet. In the foreground, a balustrade, a battlement, and a building with roofing tiles can be seen. In the center, the Nautical Club can be seen, followed by the San Antonio Bridge, the railroad bridge, the Guilllermo Esteves Bridge and Dos Hermanos Bridge that span over the Condado Lagoon. In the background, notable landmarks include the Fort de San Jerónimo de Boquerón, the Caribe Hilton Hotel, the Normandie Hotel, and the Supreme Court building with a dome on the roof.

Detail of the Coffered Ceiling

The coffered ceiling is highlighted with a partial view of a crystal hanging lamp.

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Main facade of the Spanish Navy's old Arsenal entrance in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. The building is painted orange and white. The entrance has a portico supported by four Tuscan columns, which support an entablature with friezes with images of zodiac symbols. It also has dentils, triglyphs, and cornices. Two posters in between the columns announce a film festival and an exhibition. In the upper part is the roof with parapets and an acroteria representing a coat of arms. The entrance also has a semicircular arch with moldings and ornamented grilles. In front of the entrance is a grilled gate with two piers and street lights at the top. A bench, a continuous cornice, and a window opening with a framed semicircular arch can be seen in the distance. Shrubs and a sidewalk can also be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as the administrative office of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Student Union at Mayagüez

Façade of the Student Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus. Two types of sunshades stand out in the form of vertical bands, and another with a geometric motif. Also notable is a lobby, some fixed glass windows and other blinds. In front of the building, there is a parking lot with several cars and gardens.

Spanish Quarters in Aibonito

View from a distance of the Spanish Quarters in Aibonito. Three elongated buildings with gable roofs can be seen. One of them has a perrons and an entrance in the middle as well as windows covering both sides of the façade. The land and the road in front of the buildings are visible. These buildings housed the Captaincy General of the Island for a short period. In 1898, the property was transferred to the United States army.

La Princesa Promenade and La Puntilla Area

La Princesa Promenade and La Puntilla area in Old San Juan viewed from Convent and Hospital of Las Siervas de María. The buildings La Princesa Jail and the Old Post Office and Federal Building stand out. Other buildings and a portion of the San Juan Bay can be seen.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Grounds

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos, view of the construction grounds. In the area there is a shed. In the background there are houses and mountains.

Palacio de la Intendencia

Old Palacio de la Intendencia (intendant's palace) at Old San Juan. The three-story building has an entrance with a flat arch, windows with Roman arches, and walls with quoins on the first story. The second story has flat arches with cornices, balconies with corbels, and metal railings. The third story has Juliet balconies. The façade also has pilasters extending from the second story to the third story, a frieze, a cornice, and a pediment with a coat of arms in the center. The pediment has a carved inscription, and atop it, there is a flagpole with the United States Flag.

Building with Chamfle in Ponce

Facades view of a historical building in Ponce. At the left facade you can see several windows and a door. All the windows and door have grilles. The chamfle area has a double door with grille. Above the door you can see a sign that says: "Impresores Century Printer's 840-0166 Mejorando lo que otros imprimen bien..." (Printers Century Printer's 840-0166 improving what others print well...). The building has cornice and frieze along its facade, a pediment with a bas-relief of a winged insect. Under the pediment you can see the initials "L.S.".

Handover of House to a Farmer in Cayey

Group of people in front of a house in Barrio Buena Vista of the town of Cayey. The house is awarded to a farmer by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). It's made of concrete, it has a gable roof, outward-facing awning windows, double entrance door, and both are made of wood. The windows have metal awnings and wooden hardware allowing the window to remain open. Around the house there is a garden and a fence that protects it as well as it gives a pathway to the house. A floorboard located at the entrance can be seen, and it is visible that behind the house there is a big mountain with trees and palm trees.

Military Base Communications Building

Communications office at the United States Army Military Base known as Borinquen Field in Aguadilla. A wooden house with zinc roof and built on stilts. It has a front porch with wooden handrails and slim pillars; three wooden double doors with crossbeams, and steps leading to the porch. On the handrail, there is a sign reading: "Communications." There is a roof gutter in the balcony's eave. There is a small garden in front of the house enclosed by string and stakes. To the side, there are two palm trees.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00025

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. Two green-colored benches, a railing, and a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. A blue and white-colored building that has balconies supported by brackets, railings, and white moldings can be partially observed on the right side of the image. A semicircular arch of the Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as Capilla del Cristo, is visible. It was built in 1753 by the architect and military engineer Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has characteristics of the Mudéjar architectural style. It was built in brick and masonry. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed. It has parapets, cornices, and lattice windows with transoms. On the left side is a tower with a dome in the upper half of the old La Princesa prison. This building was built in 1837 and was used as a prison until 1976, when it was closed down due to problems with its structure. In 1992, the Puerto Rican government restored it and turned it into the headquarters of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The architect, Miguel Carlo, was responsible for the building's restoration. Palm trees, trees, the San Juan Bay, and the chimneys of Central Palo Seco in the municipality of Toa Baja can be seen in the image.

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José Julián Acosta y Calbo School in Old San Juan, formerly known as San Juan School Number One. The building is representative to the Mission architecture style and is turquoise and white. The main entrance has a portico with columns and semicircular arches. The upper part of the building has an open balcony with railings and doors flanked by two wooden double windows with a roof supported by corbels. There is a pediment with an oculus and an inscription that reads "José Julián Acosta School" which is decorated with garlands. It also possesses cornices with a parapet on the upper part. The façade has Bas-reliefs and it is divided by wooden double windows framed with rectangular-shaped moldings. There are shrubs and three flag poles with flags in front of the façade. La Constitución Avenue is in front of the school which has, automobiles, palm trees, street lights, sidewalks, and some orange traffic markers. The clocktower and the Covadonga parking garage are located behind the school. Muelle #4, the cruise ship terminal, can be partially seen in the distance. This building is orange and cream-colored. It has a sloped roof supported by pillars and two flagpoles with the Puerto Rican and United States flags can be observed in front of the main entrance. The San Juan Bay and some wagons can also be observed, as well as the hangars of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, which is colloquially known as the Aeropuerto de Isla Grande, or Isla Grande Airport.

Bayamón District Hospital Extension, Façade with Eaves and Doors

Extension of the Bayamón District Hospital where a straight and simple façade can be seen with a double door, eaves, and windows. The door has rectangular glass panes, the windows are louvered or "Miami" style windows. At the top, a portion of another building is visible with various windows and shutters, and a semicircular arch. In front of the door, there are two low walls. The grounds surrounding the hospital are unpaved. Trees can be seen in the background.

Three Women in a Balcony of a House with a Roof Made out of Royal Palm Fibers

Three women in a balcony of a wooden house with a roof made out of fibers of royal palm trees (yaguas). There is also a small child in front of the house. There are clothes hanging from the railings of the balcony and from some plants that seem to be pineapple trees. Trees, a palm tree, banana trees, and other plants can be seen surrounding the house.

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Side-view of an establishment in the town of Loíza. The establishment is made of wood over concrete, with a zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, it has concrete steps, and a person standing. The door is wooden with embossed details and lattice-style windows. The rest of the windows are aluminum, lattice-style, same as the door, and are surrounded by wooden moldings.

Ponce Sanatorio

Ponce Sanatorium. These are two buildings built on a hill. You can see the main façade of one of the buildings. On the first level, there is a large entrance in the center, on that level there are also windows with eaves and a door. On the second level, above the main entrance there are two windows and there are balconies with square pillars on both sides. You can see a staircase that leads to the second level and another that leads to a level lower than the main entrance, where there are two double-leaf doors with crossbars. Regarding the second building, you can see a side wall with windows, it is built on stilts. In front of the first building there is a pole with the United States flag, a power pole, a green area with grass, several palms, and a paved driveway. A person is seen in one of the balconies on the second level and a uniformed woman walking towards the door on the first level.

Casa de Espana, Back

Side/rear view of Casa de España in San Juan. Two-story building with a design of strong Moorish influence. You can see the wall that surrounds the building, eaves and roofs with blue and white tiles, wooden windows (some with glass panels), tiles, moldings, columns and light posts with round lamps.

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View of the Caribe Hilton Hotel Foundation Construction from the Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón

View from Fort of San Jerónimo del Boquerón towards the group of workers at the foundation construction site of the Caribe Hilton Hotel. In the area, there are construction materials and equipment such as wood, beams, barrels, piled soil, wheelbarrows, ladders, and a crane. Some sheds with gable roofs and a concrete batching plant are also noticeable. In the background, there is a multi-story building with awnings on the windows, and next to it, the Normandie Hotel and the boardwalk extending in front of El Escambrón Beach Club can be seen.

Fence

Close-up view of fence details. In the foreground, there is a metal bar fence under a concrete discharge arch. Besides the fence, there are wooden trunks. Following it is a patio surrounded by a low wall in concrete, over which there is a metallic grille and a large tree.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00012

Group of pavers in a construction area in Old San Juan. The pavers are slightly deteriorated and have marks on them. There is an opening in the floor between the pavers. There are two corroded objects on the upper left and right side of the image and white remains on the bottom of the image.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00010

Close view of the entablature of the main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in barrio La Puntilla in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. A Tuscan column with a non-fluted shaft, round capitals, annulets, abaci, and echinus support an entablature. It also has a triangular pediment with white moldings. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

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Front-view of a building located in the town of Naguabo. The building is one-story, made of concrete, and has a flat roof. It is surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there is an ornamental metallic bar fence, followed by a garden. The building has double, wooden doors surrounded by moldings, also, it has a porch, sustained by columns. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The upper edge has cornices and an ornamental frieze. In the upper edges you can see a balustrade similar to the one below in concrete. Lastly, in the street in front, there are cars parked and persons passing.

Roof Covering

Roof covering detail of the building construction project number S404 (a) 59. A vent can be seen on the roof. Asphalt membranes used for the roof covering can also be seen. Trees and mountains are visible in the background.

Mayor Street, Ponce

Front view of a one-story, concrete house located in the town of Ponce. It has a flat roof and two semi-attached buildings to each side. To the far left, there is a rounded arch with a fan mullion underneath, and an ornamental metallic bar gate. The house has a front balcony with a flat, zinc roof and an ornamental metallic bar railing. There are three double, wooden, lattice-style doors with glass in the upper part. The walls are under rounded arches with moldings. Also, the wall of the balcony has ornamental moldings.

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Old Church, Porta Coeli, San Germán

Porta Coeli Church in San Germán and a car parked in front of the steps. The façade of the church consists of a door framed in a semicircular arch and pilasters. Above it there is a rectangular window followed by a belfry. The roof is gabled with tiles and on the side, several doors and a semicircular arch are partially notable. At one end, a deteriorated wall with a fence stands out.

Bayamón Municipal Hospital, Interior Corridor

Expansion and improvements to the Bayamón Municipal Hospital. An interior corridor with a geometric-pattern floor is visible. There are doors on both sides and an open door at the back through which another closed double door can be seen. In the corridor there is a ceiling fixture.

Old Municipal Cemetery

View of the Old Municipal Cemetery. The roof of a building is visible in the background. On the right, a portion of its balcony and railing can be seen. The tombs at the cemetery have crosses and flower vases. A metal structure with pipes is over some of the tombs.

Bastión de las Palmas de San José - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00006

Bastión de las Palmas de San José, located on the corner of Tetuán and San José Streets in Old San Juan, was built in the 17th century in 1625 after the Dutch attacked Old San Juan. The upper half of a semicircular dome with cornices and a keystone can be observed. There is a masonry wall made out of stone and bricks that has a black-colored railing. There are brick steps, trees, two chairs sculpted with a cat figure, and people sitting on benches can be observed in the image. Bastión de las Palmas de San José was later turned into a park. There is an orange and white-colored building on the right side of the image. It has a portico supported by square columns and a semicircular opening with white grilles. Next to the park is the back of Capilla del Santo Cristo de Salud, also known as the Capilla del Cristo. It was built in 1753 by the military engineer and architect Juan Francisco Mestre. The chapel has architectural traits of the Mudéjar architectural style and was built out of brick and stone. The side facade of the old Hospital de la Concepción, also known as Convento y Casa de Salud Siervas de María, can also be observed in the image. The building is painted cream and white. It has parapets, cornices, and brown-colored lattice windows with transoms. The San Juan Bay can also be observed in the image.

The Former Insular Madhouse - School of Art and Design - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00008

Partial view of the interior side facade of the Former Insular Madhouse in Old San Juan. It is a two-story building painted in mustard, cream, and white. It has cornices, arcades, green-colored wooden double-leaf doors, balusters, quoin, and a wall streetlight. A fence and a gate with grilles and columns can be observed. There are also construction materials and some tables. The Polvorín de Santa Elena can be partially seen in the distance, as well as the ocean and Isla de Cabras, located in the municipality of Toa Baja. Later on, the building became known as the School of Art and Design.

Street Scene in Aibonito

Sloping street with cement houses on one side. You can see power lines, most of the poles have spotlights. Next to the first house there is a field with a fence and laundry hanging on the fence wire. An old man is seen walking and two parked vehicles.

Arecibo Directors and Doctors Residences

Construction of the residences for directors and doctors in Arecibo. Various stages of the project can be seen, such as trench creation, foundation work, and wall assembly. Falsework, rebar, and a chute extending through part of the construction are visible. Surrounding the area are workers engaged in various tasks. In the background, there is a car and two buildings, one of which is the Arecibo District Hospital. This hospital is a multi-level structure featuring semicircular arches, windows, and ornamental moldings. To the left stands another building made of wood and zinc, with a sign that reads: "Puerto Rico Construction Co. Contratistas." The sea is notably visible.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00013

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Interior view from a porch of a house located in the coastal town of Añasco. The house is one-story, made of wood over concrete. The porch, where there are several persons standing, is surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. The floor is covered with native tiles. Also, there are several double, wooden doors with embossed details. The doors have wooden, lattice-style windows with details in glass, surrounded by ornamental moldings. Lastly, there are several cars parked on the street.

Houses of Santurce

Front view of a house located in Santurce. The house is one-story with a zinc hipped roof. The house has a balcony surrounded by a wooden railing sustained by thin columns. In the upper part the balcony is covered with a metallic curtain. The balcony, where there are several persons standing, is decorated with metal chairs and plants in ornamental pots. The windows are aluminum, lattice style and the doors are double wooden with lattice. Above the house there is an attic with a gabled zinc roof and wooden lattice.

Port of Ponce during the Spanish-American War

Port of Ponce during the Spanish-American War. Portions of the stone pier, various boats, and some buildings located along the port are visible. There is a wooden building, a masonry building where people are gathered in front of it, and sheds with metal roofs, one of which has a flagpole with a flag. Also visible is the second floor of a wooden house.

House Fence and Hurricane Shelter

A wooden house founded on piles, with a gabled zinc roof. On the façade there is a wooden door and on one side, a couple of single-leaf windows that open outwards. On the outside, close to the side wall, a container on a barrel stands out. On the opposite side, a hurricane shutter made of straw and sticks, with a gable roof at ground level is notable. The house also has a fence made of sticks.

Lamp Post, Statue of a Soldier - Juan Ponce de León

A light pole and the monument to Juan Ponce de León at the San José square at the Old San Juan. Behind the statue stand out part of the church San José (catholic) characterized by a door framed on a semicircular arch, the cornices, hip knobs, lanterns and a cross that crowns the pediment.

Euphonics Corporation, Scaffolding

Euphonics Corporation building construction project in San Juan, falsework stage. Scaffolding on one side of the building is visible. In the background, Simón Madera Street, electric power post and other industrial and commercial buildings can be seen.

San Juan Cathedral

Façade of the San Juan Cathedral made up of, in first place, of a body of three double-leaf doors with semicircular arches between pilasters that support the entablature. Some cornices mark the second body of the façade characterized by four pilasters and a stained glass window. It is followed by the third body characterized by a niche between pilasters and a triangular pediment crowned with a Latin cross. In front of the cathedral, there is a cobblestone street and several cars. The cathedral is also known as Cathedral of San Juan Bautista and Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (named minor basilica in 1978).

San Juan Transportation Office

Excavation in the construction area of the San Juan Transportation Office. A trench with exposed pipes and rods can be seen. There are several workers in the area.

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Front view of the entrance of a commercial building. The building is one-story, made of concrete, with an entrance gate made of ornamental metallic bars, followed by entrance steps. The steps are made of concrete and lead to the entrance door. The double door is wooden with lattice-style and a glass mullion over it. Also, it is surrounded by moldings.

The Morro

Partial view of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro at the Old San Juan. You can observe the fort lighthouse lamp, three flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico, United States and a white flag with a red "X". On the wall you can observe four round arches with metal railings that are part of recessed balconies. Also, you can see a bartizan and at the foreground there is a youth from his back next to a cannon.

Gordon Realty Building, Wall with Scaffolds and Formwork

Gordon Realty building construction project in Cayey. A wall with scaffolds and formwork at the top can be seen. It has an entrance and two windows. Through the door and window openings, falsework are seen inside. There are two workers at work.

Aerial View of New Buildings

Aerial view of the construction of the Virgilio Dávila Public Housing in Bayamón. In the aerial view, you can see different buildings and houses with different characteristics. You can also see Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) and mountains.

Banco Español de Puerto Rico - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2013 00029

"Interior of the old Banco Español of Puerto Rico in Old San Juan. Windows with transparent panels and sunrise transoms at the top, a ceiling with wooden beams, and semicircular arches can be seen in the image. The floor has black and white tiles. There are also boxes around the room. A graffiti with an arrow pointing upward that reads "OK" can be observed in the image.

Hato Rey Typical Building Construction Land

Construction land view of Construction Acevedo, Inc. project number S-499-58. Some areas marked with beams are visible. A theodolite can also be seen. There are some boards in the surrounding area. In the background there is a chain link fence, part of a building, and electric wiring .

El Guacio, Building and Sign

Front view of the community building El Guacio located in the town of San Sebastián. The building is one-story, in concrete with a flat roof, and in the upper area, it has an elevated part with windows, and letters that read: “El Guacio” and a cross over it. Also, there are several double doors and a vehicular path in front, besides where there is a boy standing. Also in front of the building, there is a sign that reads: “El Guacio Christian community center religious medical service agricultural recreation education Guacio crafts conference center Sponsored by the United Presbyterian Church of the USA. Welcome".

Municipal Hospital, Yauco

Diagonal view of the Municipal Hospital of the municipality of Yauco. Two-story building. The building has a hipped roof, and linteled doors and windows with lattices. A group of people are at the entrance of the building. Exposed piping can be seen at the edges of the building and a gate on the left side of the building.

Inside a communications center

Mrs. Felisa Rincón de Gautier visiting a communications center. There are two persons using the electronic equipment, Mrs. Fela and two other persons are observing.

Old War Bunker

Five girls in front of the door of the munitions dump on the main road in Aibonito. It was built by the Spanish army around 1859. The bunker is made of masonry, has a vaulted shape and on its façade, there is a double-leaf door with a notable semicircular shape. The door is closed with a chain and padlock and has a regulatory sign written in paint and indicating "Do not enter."

Bayamón District Hospital, Facade

Bayamón District Hospital. View of one of the facades of the building under construction. The walls have falsework and formwork on top. Window openings on the first and second floors are visible. There are construction materials and machinery, a shed, and a vehicle at the construction site.

Fort San Cristóbal

Fort San Cristóbal in Old San Juan. The exterior walls of the fort, constructed from stone, are visible. Nearby, there is a post with a lantern and a cart. In the background, a building can be seen.

La Cuchilla Church

A group of people in the entrance of a wooden church in La Cuchilla. Its roof is gabled and covered with corrugated zinc. The windows are double-paned that open outwards and others have skylights. The main door is also double-leaf that opens outwards and has a rising sun motif on its frame.

Calle Caleta de Las Monjas 9 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

Building in Calle Caleta de las Monjas 9 in Old San Juan. The building's façade has characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It is painted yellow and white. The image displays a close view of a brown-colored wooden window covered by metal grilles and transoms. The window is framed by a flat molding that has an ornamentation above it. The roof of an automobile can be partially observed in front of the building's façade.

Carpentry Work at a Vocational Unit of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Group of adult and young men working on carpentry in one of the vocational units of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). They are in an interior space that is a carpentry room, tools for cutting and working wood are visible. There are tables, machinery, and some of them are assembling chairs and others are cutting and preparing wood. The building is made of concrete, has wooden doors, glass windows, ceiling lamps that end in glass, the floor is concrete, and there is a large blackboard at the back of one of the walls. There is also a small sign attached to the blackboard that says: " Safety is everybody's business".

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Portico and Vehicles

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. A single-story building can be seen with eaves, mullions, Miami-style windows, and a portico. Between each mullion, a square pattern is visible, and there is a person in the portico. Around it, scaffolds, wood, and vehicles can be seen. There are mountains in the background.

Workers of the Puerto Rico Ceramics Company

Interior of the Puerto Rico Ceramics Company in Hato Rey. As protagonist in the foreground two women and a man are seen working with some tiles. Right behind these workers there are four other people carrying out their work duties. Their work objects include machinery for cleaning ceramic, bottles, tables, and buckets. The building in which they are working is a production plant, that is made of wood, the floor is concrete and has machinery and metal ducts.

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View through a door in the interior of a house made of concrete. The double door is made of wood with lattice-style, wooden windows. In the foreground, there is a living room with furniture in wood and leather. Also, there are plants in decorative pots and a center table in wood, with decorative figures on it. The walls of the room are decorated with frames. In the following room, where there are several persons standing, there is a dining table covered with a tablecloth, and matching chairs.

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Side-view of a beach house in the coastal town of Loíza. The house is wooden, built on stilts, and has a zinc roof. In the front, the roof is gabled, and on the side, it is flat. To the far left, the house has wooden stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is small, railing-less, and is decorated with chairs and a matching table, made of metal. Also, there are plants in decorative pots, some on the floor, and others hanging. Some of the windows are double and wooden, others are aluminum, lattice-style. The windows are covered by fabric curtains on the inside. To the far right, there is another simple wooden, lattice-style door where there are several persons and children. Besides the house, there is a small wooden table with pots. Also, there is a car parked and a clothesline. The house is surrounded by sand and coastal vegetation.

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Close-up view of a door in a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The door is made of wood with embossed details, and it has a large peephole with an ornamental metal grille. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood.

Hato Rey Industrial Subdivision Pump House Pit

Construction process of the pumping station. The construction is surrounded by falsework. There are also several boards and reinforcing bars. At the bottom, a worker can be seen working .

Community Center

Façade of the "Community Center" characterized by an entrance framed in a type of arch with metal bars, followed by four fluted pilasters, a pair of double doors at each end, several windows with fanlights and mullions and eaves. In the front, there is a low wall with a rock texture, some stairs and a garden with a poinsettia bush sticking out at one end, and then an American flag pole. In the background, a type of shed with a gable roof is also visible, while on one side of the Center, there are at least two people.

Small Fort of San Juan de la Cruz

Ruins of the Fort of San Juan de la Cruz (small fort), also known as El Cañuelo. It is a defensive structure built in stone and masonry. The embrasures and a sentry box can be seen.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00017

View of the Former La Princesa Prison building's patio. Balustrade chairs and tables, a white double-leaf door, a moped, and a covered object can be observed. Trees and the southern city wall enclosure can be observed on the left side. On the right side, streetlights and double-leaf windows are covered by grilles. Later on, the prison building became known as the Puerto Rico Tourism Company building.

Criollo Pueblerino House

Façade view of a house in the town of Coamo. The house is one-story and built over a wall. It is wooden with a flat, zinc roof. It has a front balcony, where there are several persons standing, it is surrounded by a railing sustained by fine columns. The double, wooden doors are in lattice-style and have wooden moldings around them. To the far left, there is a one-story, concrete house surrounded by a wall and an ornamental metallic bar fence. On the upper edge, there is a metallic curtain.

Arroyo Lighthouse

Side view of the Punta de las Figuras Lighthouse in the municipality of Arroyo. The building is straight and simple with a flat roof with ornamental moldings on its frieze and around the window frames. The lighthouse tower has a rectangular opening and at the top, there is a balcony with railings, handrails and balusters. On the balcony there are three people, while around the building, palms, trees and two pillars can be seen.

Vernacular Art Deco Double-entrance Façade

Front view of an Art Deco house in the town of San Juan. It is a one-story concrete house with a flat roof. To the far left, there is a closed wooden door. The far right side is surrounded by a low concrete wall divided by an ornamental metal gate. There is a front patio, paved. Also, there is a small porch surrounded by a low concrete wall. The door is simple and made of wood.

Fajardo District Hospital, Columns

Construction of the District Hospital in the municipality of Fajardo. Three columns are visible with ornamental columns and scrolls. In the background, there is a hospital with falsework and wooden scaffolding.

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. Factory, Lateral Wall and Columns

General Electric Wiring Devices Inc. factory construction project in Juana Díaz. One of the lateral walls and its columns, which have a triangular appearance can be seen, as well as several vertical rods. The wall has an entrance where there are several workers. In front there is a pile of blocks, to one side a barbed wire fence parallel to the wall and behind the fence, several automobiles. A wooden houses is visible in the background.

Main Street, Ponce

Main Street in Ponce. It is an unpaved street with sidewalks. Houses and buildings can be seen on both sides. There is a horse-drawn carriage, two men pushing a wheelbarrow, and various people walking by. The Inglaterra Hotel, a two-story building, can be seen. On the first story, there are two commercial establishments, one of which is a barbershop. The second story is made of wood, has a balcony with a balustrade, slim pillars of turned wood, a tongue and groove wooden wall, and double doors.

Casas en el Viejo San Juan

Two-story houses in Old San Juan. All have cantilevered balconies. One of the houses has an iron balustrade, others have two, wooden balustrade. The first floors seem to be commercial spaces.

Fajardo Iglesia De Santiago Apóstol Right Side

View of the right lateral facade of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol. In the lower part you can see part of the fence with balustrades and a gate. Over the right wall you can see three windows and an entrance. Two of the windows are opened. At the front part you can see part of the tower. The tower has semicircular arches and in the top area a dome with a cross. Along the rooftop stick out a dome with a cross at the top. Annex to the church you can see a building with several windows and concrete crosses over its wall and part of a historical building.

El Morro, San Juan

View of one end of the Wall of the San Felipe Del Morro Castle. El Morro is a masonry and stone fortification from the Spanish colonial period. The wall is distinguished by its crenellated edge and by the sentry boxes crowned with domes and ornaments. The lighthouse crowned with the lantern stands out from this. Along the wall, you can also see the sea.

21 Flamboyán, Río Piedras

Main façade of a house in the town of San Juan. The house is one-story, in concrete, with a flat roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall over which there are ornamental metallic bars. To the far right, there is a front garden followed by a covered balcony with a curtain made of fabric. To the far left, there is an entrance to the garage. The entrance is inclined and has steps in the middle, the area is covered with slabs. The garage and windows are covered with ornamental metallic grilles. Above the upper edge, there is an eave covered by a tile roof. Also, to the far left, there is a semi-attached house with similar characteristics.

Fajardo Iglesia De Santiago Apóstol Aerial Rooftop

Aerial view of the rooftop of the catholic church Catedral Santiago de Apóstol in Fajardo. At the front part you can see part of the church tower with its dome and cross. Over the tower you can see a window. Part of the church rooftop is a gable roof. In the posterior part you can see the dome with a cross on its top. On the surroundings you can see the church atrium and the balustrade gate. Behind the church you can see the wall of a historical building with many windows.

Criollo-style House in an Hacienda

View from the entrance of a two-story, Criollo-style house. In the foreground, there is a house made of zinc and wood. It has a gabled, zinc roof; on one side it has a double, wooden door. In the front, there is a wooden ramp with a flat, zinc roof. Adjacent to the house, there is an unpaved path that leads to another house. The house is built on stilts and it is wooden with a gabled, zinc roof. On the first floor, the walls are covered with zinc. It has several double, wooden doors, in front of one of them there are concrete steps. On the second level, the house has a front balcony surrounded by a wooden railing. It also has four double, wooden doors. In front of the house, there is a parked vehicle.

Three Men Building a Wooden House

Three men building a wooden house on stilts. One of the men is on the inside of the balcony, another one is standing on wooden planks placed on two garbage barrels, and the other men is holding a piece of wood. The house has a zinc gable roof, double windows with fanlights, and an unfinished balcony. In the surroundings wooden pieces, a wheelbarrow, vegetation, and a mountain are seen.

San Germán - Looking from the Old Church (Portal Coeli)

Houses and buildings from the urban center at San Germán viewed from the Church Porta Coeli. You can appreciate the Vivoni house (located right in front of Porta Coeli), then three wooden houses and further down some buildings. From distance you can distinguish the superior part of the church San Germán de Auxerre (catholic faith). Also you can see the plaza Santo Domingo and several vehicles parked in front of it.

Railway Bridge of the San Antonio Channel with Men Operating a Crane

View of the bridge of the San Antonio channel in maintenance. The remodeling of the bridge is on an early stage. Over the rails you can see men operating a crane. At the background you can see some structures and part of a bridge with balustrade.

Twenty-seventh New York Infantry Landing in Arroyo

Soldiers of the Twenty-seventh New York infantry, which are part of the United States occupation forces, displayed across the harbor of Arroyo. Besides the soldiers, there are other people as well. Horse-drawn wagons can be seen, and in the background, there are some wooden houses.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00025

The old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted white, yellow, and brown. A facade with a wooden door framed with a rectangular molding can be observed, as well as a semicircular arch and cornices on the top. The door and the top part of the lattice are painted dark brown. A sign on the left side of the image reads: "Euphoria for the unknown and the carbon footprint of outer space commercial travel. By Eric Adamsons. Montage: Jorge González Santos, Justo Encarnación." Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Police directing traffic in front of El Gran Café

Policeman directing traffic on the intersection of Tanca Street and San Francisco Street, in front of El Gran Café restaurant. He is standing over a sewer cover. The corner building has two front doors and a showcase in the middle. On the side wall there is a door and a window. The walls are decorated with a horizontal line of tiles, the door openings are also decorated with tiles. There are several Coca-Cola signs. Persons walking on the sidewalks.

San Juan Transportation Office, Annex Construction

San Juan Transportation Office. Construction of a garage and other improvements to the building and its surroundings. Building expansion in its final stage. This is a one-story hall, attached to the two-story building. It has a door, persiennes, eaves, and parapet. Several workers are visible near the building’s entrance.

Shanty Street Unpaved with People Walking. Metal Co

View of an unpaved street in a slum. A series of houses are notable, mostly in wood, zinc and with gable or flat roofs. Some houses have double leaf doors, one of them has a sign that reads "Cortal" and others have small flags in their façades. Along the street and sidewalk, there are several persons of different ages and also poles with electrical wiring.

United States Soldiers in Yauco

United States soldiers in the town of Yauco. They are standing in front of a shed with a gable roof and no walls located on a flat land. Another building can be seen in the distance.

Márquez House, Hacienda Valentina

Front view of an Hacienda house. The house is two-story with a zinc roof. The first level is in concrete with double wooden windows and doors. To one side it has an open balcony sustained by concrete columns. The roof of the balcony is flat and sustained by beams. The area is decorated with chairs and plants in hanging pots. Also, there are rounded arches and discharge arches. On the second level the structure is wooden with a zinc roof. It has double wooden windows and double doors with lattice-style windows. At one end it has a large balcony surrounded by a wooden balustrade supported by thin wooden columns. The area is decorated with chairs, tables and hammocks. The balcony has a zinc eave supported by wooden beams.

San Juan's Bay and Paseo De La Princesa

The Bay of San Juan and Paseo De La Princesa can be seen from a distance. The wall, San Juan Gate, La Fortaleza, Casa Blanca and the dome from the Capitol Building of Puerto Rico. Other buildings with flat roofs, balconies, and window openings are seen. There are trees in the surrounding area.

Estructura de cemento con casa de madera arriba

Residential street with one and two-story houses. A cement structure with a plank door stands out. There is a wooden house on the second floor. The wooden house has double, wooden windows with a bolt lock. A boy passing in front of the structure.

Interior of a Slum House

Interior view of a wooden house located in the town of Camuy. The room is decorated with wooden and Rattan chairs. Also, there is a wooden table covered with a tablecloth, with decorative figurines and a vase over it. There is a table with a television and a hand luggage. The walls are decorated with figurines and a frame with a religious representation. The floor is covered with native slabs. To the far left, another room is visible.

Jibaro House

View of a wooden house with a zinc, gabled roof in the town of Arecibo. The house has a simple, wooden door and lattice-style windows. In front of the house there is a wooden box and zinc plates. To each side, the house has adjacent houses with different characteristics.

People Spending Time at El Yunque Restaurant

People spending time together at El Yunque Restaurant in Río Grande. The restaurant is a log cabin with a zinc roof. The dinning area is an open space. People are in a patio with railings made out of pipes, in front of the cabin. The greenery surrounding the area can be seen, namely, ferns, Yagrumo trees, banana trees, among other trees and plants.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 58 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Building in Calle Caleta in San Juan 58. The building has characteristics of the Neoclassical architectural style and it is painted light blue and white. There is a façade with several floors that has a curved balcony with ornamented metal balustrades supported by beams at the top. It also has wooden lattice double doors with semicircular fanlights. In the center of the image are two smaller curved balconies with ornamented balustrades, which are also supported by brackets. It also has wooden lattice double doors and rectangular fanlights. The lower half of the building has an entrance with a semicircular arch, grilled uprights, moldings, a keystone, and a sign with the number 58. There are wall lamps and wooden lattice double doors with transoms framed by cornices and moldings on each side of the main entrance door. There is a person, a sidewalk, automobiles, palm trees, shrubs, and a cobblestone road in front of the building.

Gibson Caribe, Front Lateral View

Gibson Caribe building construction project in Luquillo, front/lateral view. On the lateral wall there is a loading entrance that does not yet have a door. Through the opening it can be seen that the building has no roof. The main facade has stairs, a portico, and windows. There are several workers at the construction site.

Hall of Mirrors with Ceiling Chandelier

Hall of Mirrors with a chandelier on a coffered ceiling with moldings and brackets. The walls have pilasters with triglyphs in relief, large mirrors with ornamental frames and a valance with fabric curtains. In the background of the image there are double wooden doors with transoms. In the surroundings there are several chairs with oval backrest, in the center there is a table with a glass candlestick and on the right side there is a decorative vase on a table. The floor is covered with a carpet with geometric and floral designs.

Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins

Detail at a high-angle shot of the collapse from the inside of Punta Borinquen Lighthouse. Some of the construction materials that can be identified include bricks, rocks, and mortar.

Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2016 00002

There is a wooden table that displays several artistic and handcrafted objects, such as paintings and containers. There are several paintings on the wall and a shelf supported by brackets that has decorative figures and two paintings. A circular wicker basket and the floor with terracotta-colored tiles can be observed. This room belongs to a building in Calle Caleta de San Juan 63 in Old San Juan. This building has been known as Galería 3 Mujeres since 2012.

Main Dining Hall Condado Hotel

View of the main dining hall at the Condado Hotel, where the checkered floor pattern and the ceiling beams are prominent. There's a rope extending between columns, dividing the lower space from a raised platform with several dining tables and their chairs. One of the walls features various abstract images, rectangular air ducts, and an accordion-style folding door.

Building's Main Facade in Humacao

The building's main facade includes an entrance with stairs and extended eaves supported by pillars. In addition, the facade has pilasters and jalousie windows with eaves. On the building's lateral part there is an entrance with eaves that appears to be a loading dock. Right in front of this entrance there is a worker next to a tractor-like machine. Also, near the loading dock there are two pickup trucks and another worker leaning on the trunk of one of the trucks. A concrete pole has fallen in front of this building. The construction site is surrounded by a wooden post fence with barbed wire.

Façade of a Destroyed House in Guayama from the Left

View of the remnants of a house façade in Guayama. On the main wall, there is a window, and on the left wall, two windows and two doors can be seen. The wooden beams can be seen on the roof. Inside, a door opening can be seen.

Cement Plant in Guaynabo

Construction of a cement plant in the town of Guaynabo. There is an area under construction with concrete buildings and falsework. Around the site there are materials used for the construction process such as barrels, formwork to form walls, reinforcing iron bars, metal ducts, wheelbarrows for transporting materials, boxes and metal scaffoldings. In addition, there are workers, access roads, trees, shrubs, and an extensive area of land.

Classroom of a Catholic School

A classroom in a Catholic school. It has rows of wooden desks and chairs on each side, separated by a central aisle. At the front, there is a table and a chair on a wooden platform. On the front wall, there are two covered paintings, a crucifix in the center, and a picture of a nun. In the right corner, there is an altar with a statue of the Divine Child.

Buildings G

Side-angle view of a concrete house in the town of San Juan. The house has aluminum, lattice-style windows covered by ornamental metallic grilles. Also, there is an aluminum door with lattice-style windows. Above these, there are concrete eaves. The area is surrounded by plants in decorative pots and trees.

Razing La Plata Garage

Group of persons demolishing La Plata workshop. The workshop is wooden and painted in a red tone with empty windows with white frames. Next to the workshop, there is another building in green tones with a gable roof, a window and a partially visible sign.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00011

View of the interior of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The ceiling is a gable roof with wooden beams exposed, some with an X shape pattern and hanging lamps. It also has windows and doors under pointed arches made of wood with stained glass. On the interior spaces you can also see several rows of wooden benches, chairs and bulletin boards. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Finished Main Entrance

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the finished building's main facade. Wide stairs, a low stone wall, a covered walkway with tubular pillars and ceiling fixtures, and a wall with a sign that reads: "Health Center" can be seen. The walkway connects two of the building's wings. In addition, a wall with persiennes over tile cladding and equidistant quadrangular pillars is visible. There is a paved driveway.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00018

Close view of the friezes of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. Part of a gray and white entablature with a high relief frieze in the metope and an image of a white scale, allusive to the zodiac signs, can be observed in the image. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Hall and Corridor

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. View of the building's interior showing a hall and a corridor. The walls are plastered and the ceiling is finished and has electrical installations for the lights. In the corridor several doors can be seen and in the background there is a doorway through which the exterior is visible. In one corner of the floor there are some construction materials.

Military Building in Old San Juan

The military building in Old San Juan belongs to the Old Arsenal de la Marina Española (Spanish Navy Arsenal) complex at La Puntilla ward. It is a two-story squared-shaped building with rounded corners. It has flat arches, pilasters, a frieze, and a cornice. On top of the cornice, in the corners, it has anchor-shaped decorations as well as an acroter with a flagpole. The second story has Juliet balconies with metal railings. To one side, the façade of a building with a United States flag can be seen. To the other side, the porch of a building can be seen. Various men and children are visible. The man on the right seems be wearing a uniform.

San Juan Transportation Office

San Juan Transportation Office. View of the two-story building’s facade, which appears to be nearly completed. At the front it has a curved wall section. It has metal jalousie windows and eaves over the windows. In front of the building an electric power pole and a bulldozer can be seen. There is a man near one of the doors and three men around the building.

Family in front of House

View of a house built in a rural area. In the foreground, you can see a family standing in front of the house that was built of a single level of wood with a zinc gable roof. The doors and windows are double wooden.

Main Entrance to the University

Main entrance of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. The entrance is characterized by a Plateresque-style altarpiece with iconography of angels, garlands, animals and floral motifs. Also notable are the heraldic shields, corbels with scrolls and pilasters. There are several persons on the stairs and on both sides, you can see the gardens with flowers.

Hurricane Shelter, Door Open

View of a storm shelter built directly on the ground in a rural area. The shelter is made of wood, yagua and straw. It has a simple wooden door. In the surroundings, you can see a fence made of wooden sticks and barbed wire.

Santa María de Pazzi Cemetery and Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

View of the Santa María de Pazzi Cemetery and Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress). In the forefront, a wall is visible and then various tombs and a fence. Beyond it, another wall, the portico of the cemetery, more tombs, and the cemetery's chapel which has a round shape and a dome. Also, various wooden houses can be seen behind the wall. El Morro is in the background and its exterior walls as well as the lighthouse are visible.

Sabana Grande

Aerial view of the town of Sabana Grande. The roofs and rooftops of the houses and buildings of the downtown. There is a variety of roof styles and types: flat, gable, and hip roof, dormer windows, and roofs covered with zinc or tiles.

General Electric Wiring Devices Factory, Front Wall with Formwork

General Electric Wiring Devices factory construction project in Juana Díaz. View of the front wall with formwork still in place. One of the lateral walls, falsework and some columns are also visible. Next to the building there is an automobile with a person on board.

Baseball park with stands

Baseball park with cement stands. Behind the park fence, there are houses and a multi-story building. Power line poles near the park.

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in the Old Casino of Puerto Rico

Partial view of the façade of the Old Casino of Puerto Rico during its function as the first headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The building is Beaux Arts-style and the use of Classic columns and balustrades is highlighted. There are several vehicles parked in the front of the building.

Catholic Cathedral San Juan

Altar of the Cathedral of San Juan. Highlights include the tabernacle surrounded by flowers, a cross, candelabra, figures of saints, semicircular arches, stained glass windows and pilasters. On the walls there are notable painted details that follow the trompe l'oeil technique, generating various visual effects and textures. The cathedral is also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Juan Bautista and the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (named minor basilica in 1978).

House, Palmer Street #26, Guayama

One-story house in the town of Guayama. The house is in concrete with a flat roof. It has a balcony sustained by a concrete balustrade and an archway of semicircular arches. The house has lattice-style windows are simple, wooden doors. The house has ornamental friezes and cornices. To the far left, there is a wooden house. In the surroundings, there are parked cars.

Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion

Detail of the second floor of one of the towers of the Labadie House - Los Moreau Mansion. In the tower, a wooden double window with its ornamental frame is visible. On both sides of the window, a column can be seen. On the right, there is a column and a portion of the balcony with a railing. A cornice can be seen above the window and over the tower, a dome is visible.

Family Posing in Front of a Hut

A family posing in front of a hut. There are three females and one male. The hut has a wooden step, an opening on a wall serves as an entrance, and a window. There is a palm tree, a tree, and bushes surrounding the hut. Behind it, a hill with some palm trees and other trees can be seen.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00025

View of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and attached to it there is the square base belfry tower divided in two sections. The second section is above a projecting cornice, it has a smaller size and is built with concrete blocks. It also has vertical openings, rectangular projecting cornices and decorative columns. In addition, it has semicircular openings flanked by compound columns that at the same time support a continuous entablature. The openings are covered with grilles and the tower is crowned with a dome with onion shape and a spheric finish. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Centro Comunal - La Plata

A lady in front of the door of the postal office at the Community Center of La Plata, Aibonito. The roof of the building is flat and the facade presents an entrance with grilles, two double doors, skylights, appentices and moldings. On one of the doors stand out the sign of: "Post Office La Plata PR". In front of the building there are stairs, a garden and a wall with stoney texture.

Typical Mountain Home

Wooden house in mountainous area. It is built on stilts; it has a gabled zinc roof, a door and a window. The walls are made of boards and have zinc patches. There is a man inside the house. Part of a barbed wire fence and a road can be seen.

A Jíbaro Shack in the Mountains

Aerial view of a mountainous area between the towns of Adjuntas and Utuado, where there is a wooden house on stilts. The house has a gabled zinc roof, a simple wooden door and double wooden windows. In the front of the house and door, it has wooden stairs.

The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00014

Close view of the base of a column of the main facade of the Madres Carmelitas Chapel in the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architecture style and was built in 1854. The building is painted salmon, white, and brown. The bases, toruses, plinths, and non-fluted shafts of two Tuscan columns can be observed. A pilaster is on the wall with a rectangular molding on the bottom. The floor has checkered tiles and steps. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture.

ArquiPerlaTour - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2015 00001

Two people walking along the seashore in the barrio La Perla in Old San Juan. The sea can be seen on the right side of the image. On the left side of the image is a slope, the side of a wall, and part of the Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis.

Cannons at Austria Bastion, Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress)

Cannons at Austria Bastion, Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress), Old San Juan. Besides the cannons, a segment of the wall of the fortress can be seen, and in the background, the United States flag at half staff.

Ponce Fire House

Side view of the Parque de Bombas and the Ponce square. The polychrome bands that alternate black and red stand out, as well as the colorful fanlights and windows. Also notable are a pair of roof appendages and the lambrequin on the edge as a foul cover. At the entrance, there are a pair of flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States of America. Behind the Parque de Bombas, the dome of the cathedral crowned with a lantern stands out. Around the square, there are concrete sidewalks, a telephone booth, street lamps, people walking and cars on the streets.

Buildings F

Residential entrance in the town of San Juan. The entrance is surrounded by plants, some in decorative pots. There are entrance stairs beneath an ogee arch that leads to the entrance door. The edge of the arch is decorated with native tiles, and the floor has small tiles. The door is wooden and has embossed designs and a stained glass window covered by ornamental metal bars. Above the door, there is a mullion made of glass and wood.

Detail of the Damages to a Wooden House in Guayama

Side façade of a wooden house in Guayama. Doors and windows are visible along the façade. Most of the wall has been destroyed. The zinc roof is missing some sheets and the beams are visible.

Fire Station

View of a three-story fire station with simple, straight walls and columns, and outward-opening windows. Between the second and third floors, some railings are noticeable. At one end of the structure, there is an opening with columns diving the space for vehicles, and above it, there is a second floor with a balcony. The structure also has some round ceiling lamps. In a front courtyard, there are two flagpoles and a small wall with a stone with a brick-like aesthetic inscribed with "Servicio de bomberos de Puerto Rico" (Puerto Rico Fire Service). Next, there is a wall separating the sidewalk from the fire station. In the green area adjacent to the sidewalk, there is a fire hydrant.

Vernacular Art Deco House

Front view of a house in the town of San Juan. It has a front wall divided by a decorative metallic bar gate. To the far right, there is a front patio and a small balcony surrounded by a concrete wall decorated with tiles. On the same side, there is an attached house. Over the wall, there is a covered arch and the door is simple and made of wood. To the far left, there is a door crossed by boards. The house has a merlon border and satellite antennae.

People in Front of a Mini Market

A group of people, mostly wearing hats and long-sleeve shirts, are in front of a concrete mini market with double doors that swing outward. One of the doors has a noticeable T-hinge. On the side, the interior of the store can be partially seen, as well as a couple of people facing both front and sideways, and a cloth with floral patterns.

Spanish Bank of Puerto Rico

Spanish Bank of Puerto Rico on Tetuán Street, Old San Juan. The façade features quoins, arched doors and windows on the first level. On each side of the door, there is a round molding decoration. The second level has windows with pediments and pilasters, projecting balconies with brackets, and a cornice above the frieze.

Sign at Entrance of La Plata Project

View from the community of La Plata in Aibonito. In the foreground, you can see a wooden sign that says: “La Plata PRRA Project.” On the other hand, to the far left you can see a wooden house with zinc gable roofs built on stilts. It also has wooden windows and doors.

South entrance to the Capitol building

South part of the Capitol building seen from Ponce de León Avenue. You can see the stairways, the façade columns and the building's dome. There are several vehicles parked in front.

Fort Buchanan Military Base

Aerial view of Fort Buchanan Military Base in San Juan. Structures of the base, the roads, and surrounding areas can be seen.

FMT Building

Corner building with a chamfer. It has two floors; the ground floor has quoins. Six doors with flat arches and one door with a Roman arch can be seen. Above each door, there is a projecting balcony and a door with a flat arch. Above the arches, there are cornices with corbels. At the top of the chamfered corner, there is a decorative molding with the letters "FMT" in the center. A dormer is visible on the roof.

El Fanguito

Joint of houses and grocery stores that are part of the community El Fanguito. Most of them are made of wood with zinc gable roofs and the facades presents double doors and double windows, as well as awnings with stripe motifs. On some grocery stores also stand out signs like: "Tome Super Cola" (Drink Super Cola), "Klim" and "Delaware Punch". Between these houses and establishments it extends a trail in which there is trash and accumulated water.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00023

The Ateneo Puertorriqueño located at Puerta de Tierra in Old San Juan. It was founded in 1876 and constructed by the engineer Ramón Carbia Burt in 1923. It is the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, also known as "la Docta Casa." Its architectural style is representative of the Moorish Revival style. It was nominated to enter the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is painted white and terracotta. Part of the facade can be observed. The upper half of the facade has an eave covered by tiles supported by wooden corbels. It also has two multifoil arches interrupted by two pilasters with tiles at the top. A wall with three-line moldings, a torch-shaped ornamentation supported by a straight bracket, and two glass windows with hinged wooden frames can be observed on the right side of the image. On the lower part of the facade are high-relief friezes with representations of nine masculine figures, each with objects in their hands. This piece is known as "Friso de la Cultura," sculpted by the Italian artist Arrighini. Part of an entablature and a pilaster that has tiles with floral designs can also be partially observed in the image. In front of the facade are streetlights and shrubs. The Ateneo Puertorriqueño was founded to promote the theater, music, film, literature, history, science, the moral and political sciences, and the visual arts in Puerto Rico.

Juncos Industrial Subdivision, Grounds and Sidewalk

Industrial Subdivision building construction project in Juncos. View of the construction grounds, leveled and bordered by a sidewalk. Electric wiring posts, a fire hydrant, a fence, and a building are visible. There are mountains in the background.

Interior of a Dining Room at La Fortaleza

Dining room with two long tables and wooden chairs with studs on its sides. The ceiling has exposed beams and two chandeliers. In the center of one of the tables there is a crystal glass pedestal plate and a candle holder. In the left corner there is a tall wooden table with candles, candelabras, and several crystal glass pedestal plates. In the surrounding area there are double wooden windows and candelabra wall sconces. The floor has checkered-pattern tiles.

Arecibo District Hospital Nurses Residence, Main Façade

Main façade of the nurses residence at the Arecibo District Hospital. It is a two-story building with an entrance in the center marked by arcades and awnings. Above there are two double-leaf louvered windows and fanlights with semicircular arches. To both sides of the building, there is a series of glass windows and, on the second floor, there are double door windows with a ledge and fanlights. In various areas, a pipe installed vertically serves as drainage.

Tourist Information Office in San Juan

Façade of the Tourist Information building in the municipality of San Juan. In the foreground, there is a cannon on the grass in front of the single-story building. An entrance is visible with steps leading to the arcade with Corinthian columns. Behind these columns, there is a door, windows with semicircular arches, and a rectangular plaque. The building also features windows with cornices and bas-reliefs at the top, and three windows with semicircular arches and pilasters. At the top of the building, there are small rectangles with bas-reliefs and the name of the building: ".Tovrist.Information.Office." The roof has tiles. Buildings and plants are visible in the background, and between them, there is a car.

The National City Bank of New York Building

The National City Bank of New York in Old San Juan. The building has straight lines, the main entrance is a three-story high porch with a linteled arch with pilasters and a eagle-shaped decoration at the top. It has doors with metal grilles and elongated glass windows. There is a man at the entrance with his back turned.

San José Square

San José Square in Old San Juan. There is a statue of Juan Ponce de León on a pedestal. In the background, one side of the San José Church (Catholic) can be seen, which has an entrance with a linteled arch supported by pilasters and an arched window. A portion of another building, perpendicular to the church, is also visible. There is a woman sitting on a bench, posing, and next to her, the trunk of a tree can be seen.

Luna Street, San Germán

Two-story house in the town of San Germán. The house is surrounded by a wall over which there is a concrete balustrade. The first level is under the sidewalk. There are stairs in front of the house with balustrades as railings. There is a balcony surrounding the residence, the balcony has a concrete balustrade sustained by columns. There are wooden windows that open outwardly, in combined lattice-style and glazed wood. Above the house, there is a rooftop in front of a semicircular attic surrounded by a balustrade. Also, there is an attic surrounded by windows similar to the ones on the lower part. On the street in front of the house there are several vehicles parked.

Three Ordóñez Guns

Three Ordóñez guns in one of the batteries of the Old San Juan. They are located behind a wall pointing towards the outside.

Criollo Designed House, Concordia Street #17

Frontal view of a one-storey house in the town of Adjuntas. The house is wooden and has a flat zinc roof. It was built over a concrete wall. The front has a balcony surrounded by a wall of ornamental concrete blocks. Over the balcony there is a metallic curtain. The house has lattice style windows and a simple wooden door over a rung. In the balcony there are two people standing.

Restoration of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia, Garage Area

Restoration of the Old Asilo de Beneficencia (nursing home) in Old San Juan. The back portion of the building and the garage area, which is a separate structure, can be seen. The main building has a portico with four arches, windows framed with moldings, and a cornice. The garage is a building with an arcade on the front wall, each arch serving as a vehicle entrance. In the area, a wooden scaffold, construction sand, and a hose connected to a faucet installed on one of the portico columns can be observed. In the background, a wall separating the Old Asilo de Beneficencia and the Casa Blanca is visible.

Usabón Mission Station

Two-story wooden building characterized by its balcony with a metal mesh parapet and double-leaf doors that open outwards. Next, towards the background, a person is notable in front of a one-story building with a hipped roof, a porch, as well as a couple of windows and a double-leaf door. There is also a chain link fence, a palm tree, and a road in the area.

Urban construction

View of a street under construction. The street is paved and there is a person standing in the middle. To both sides, there are houses with the same characteristics. The houses are one-story, made in concrete, with flat roofs. They have lattice-style windows and are surrounded by gravel. In the background you can see mountains and more structures.

Typical Building "R" Building’s Rear and Lateral Facade

Ramirez Construction Corp. project number 6-458-58 building rear and lateral facade view. Several windows are visible along the lateral facade. Above it eaves can be seen. There are more windows, stairs with handrails, and a double door on the rear facade. The building has a fence delimiting the grounds.

Guayama Hospital and Health Center, Existing Building

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Guayama. The façade of the existing building is visible, featuring an extensive porch with several people visible. The building is two stories high with a hip roof, casement windows, transoms, and three covered balconies. Also visible is the demolition of the pharmacy, of which only the wooden framework remains. Surrounding the area, there are cars and public transportation vehicles (buses), workers, piles of dirt, and a geodetic device.

Utuado Hospital and Health Center, Debris

Construction of the Hospital and Health Center in the municipality of Utuado. Wooden debris and piles of soil can be seen around the area. A part of the main building with a flat roof, eaves, and mullions are visible. There is also another small building with a flat roof and an opening. A metal fence surrounds the area.

Commonwealth School Hato Rey

Commonwealth School extension project in Hato Rey. It is visible that the project is in the initial falsework stage. The original building, a fence, a shed, debris, a parked automobile, and part of the Roosevelt residential area park, which adjoins the school, can be seen. There are workers at work.

Factory in Bayamón, Falsework

Construction project of a factory in Bayamón, scaffolding stage. A row of falsework can be seen, there is a worker posing. In the background part of an industrial building with an exhaust fan on the roof is visible.

Two-Story Building

A two-story wooden building with a gable roof, zinc and an eave. In its façade, there is a notable, spacious balcony with a wooden balustrade and stairs with railings. The doors are mostly double-leaf that open outwards and on one of them, three girls are notable. In front of the building there is a cement base surrounded by a garden with bushes and a couple of persons walking nearby.

Río Prieto - One of Three Outpatient Clinics where Doctors Attended the Sick and Anti-parasite anti worm medicine

View of the Río Prieto community in the town of Lares. In the foreground, you can see a group of people standing and a horse. To the far right, you can see a wooden building with a zinc gable roof. The clinic is built on stilts and has double wooden windows with relief details. Additionally, the area is surrounded by a wooden fence.

Comerío Health Center, Formwork for the Piers

Health Center in the municipality of Comerío. The formwork for piers, exposed beams, and wooden falsework can be seen. Workers are engaged in various tasks. Surrounding the construction are materials such as wood, wheelbarrows, sacks, and machinery. In the background, a shed stands out, and on the mountain, there is another wooden shed with a gable roof. There is also a building with tiled eaves, louvered windows, and a roof with railings. The land surrounding the construction, with mountains and trees, is visible.

San Juan Transportation Office Workshops, Warehouse

Construction of the San Juan Transportation Office workshops. Partial view of the completed warehouse. One of the walls that has glass awning windows can be seen. There are several parked vehicles.

Blue Building with Reddish Doors

Side view of wooden house on stilts. The house has a hipped zinc roof, and in the pediment you can see a wooden window. On the other hand, the house has a portico that surrounds it with a railing and at one end you can see some stairs, all made of wood. There are several double doors on which there are pillars. Everything is made of the same material.

Borinquen Field Base Hangar No. 3

Hangar under construction at the Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. It has window openings in the side wall. There is a scaffold that covers the whole entrance and, on the side, there is another scaffold to the back. There are various workers on the scaffold at the entrance and in front of the hangar. There is a crawler crane.

Church at Leper Colony

Divino Niño Jesús Chapel in the Temple (Catholic) located on the grounds of the Insular Leprocomium. The façade is characterized by a main door and a couple of windows framed in semicircular arches and moldings. Above the door, there is a low relief detail of a cross within a shield between scrolls. Also notable is a tower with an oculus, a cornice and a belfry crowned with a cross. The chapel is made of concrete, it has a gable roof, stairs at the entrance and a pair of pillars that connect with a fence and metal bars that serve as a gate. The chapel was preserved and named a historical monument after the eradication of the disease and the closure of the Insular Leprocomium in the 1970s.

Exterior of a Building Under Construction, Lateral View

Side wall exterior of a building under construction. The wall is plastered and the door and window openings can be seen. Half of the wall is supported by pieces of wood and in the center there are stacked wood planks. In the upper left side of the image there are several coconut palm trees, a gate, and vegetation.

Square, City Hall and Mobile Branch of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

View of a circular plaza with a checkered floor, benches, and lampposts. In the background, the city hall stands out, featuring approximately two levels with elements in the Spanish Revival style, such as awnings, corbels, a balcony, grilles, moldings, a tower, and ornamental details. The entrance on the first level has semicircular arches with columns and two flagpoles with the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States of America. There is also a mobile bank branch under a corrugated zinc roof with a sign that reads "Banco Popular." Around the plaza, there are several buildings and houses made of materials like concrete and wood with gable and flat roofs.

White House with Brown Details in Guayama

View of the main façade of a white house with brown details. The porch has a railing, four columns, and an entrance gate. On the porch's wall, two windows and a door with grilles are visible. A portion of the zinc sheets can be seen over the eaves.

Church at San Germán with Car

View of the Porta Coeli church in the town of San Germán. In the foreground, you can see a vehicle traveling on the street. Ahead, there are stairs that lead to the entrance of the church. It has a double wooden door under a semicircular arch. The arch of the door is decorated with an entablature and pilasters on both sides. Above the door there is a rectangular window with a wooden baluster and moldings above it. Finally, at the top is the bell tower. To the far left, you can see a ruined wall. Originally, it was the Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli and since 1960 it has constituted the Porta Coeli Museum of Religious Art.

135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00013

Lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made with reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets, the facade has a rustic appearance simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border matched with moldings. It also has windows under semicircular arches and wooden squares with stained glass framed with bolections. In addition, the facade is partially surrounded by a metallic railing. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.