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House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00012

Ornamental detail of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street in the municipality of Mayagüez. On the upper part of the paired poles from the facade stands out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade. Above the poles there is an ornamental stripe or frieze with a repetitive linear design with circular details. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Francisco Oller Theatre - Bayamón - 2010 00009

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Low-angle view of the central part of the Art Deco-style building's main facade. Fixed windows, linear moldings, and moldings with geometric motifs and vertical fluting are visible. Two metal lamps are visible on the ceiling of the main entrance.

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 is visible in the center. The artwork is surrounded by a metal scaffold where several workers are at work. 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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00035

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00028

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 the floor covered with native tiles, wooden windows that cover half of the lattice style wall and pieces of art. The gallery also has piled up boxes, showcases, standing people and a wooden door crowned with a wooden transom. In addition, from the ceiling it hangs painted paper art. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00078

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of one of the lateral facades from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can see one of the square towers with onion dome, followed by galleries with iron balustrades in both floors. The space is divided in modules by Ionic order columns. It is notable the L shape design of the building, the galleries extend continuously up to the end of the wall. Near the rear far end there is a stair that gives access to the gallery from the first floor. It is connected with a paved trail that goes over the garden. You can see the building podium that has naked pilasters and between the pilasters, oculus. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00008

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.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00037

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00029

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the exterior hallways from the second floor. On one side you can observe three Ionic order columns and three segments of the iron balustrade. On the other side there is the wall that has a door and next to it, a pot with an ornamental plant. The floor has light color tiles with terracotta borders and grout. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Theatre Francisco Oller - Bayamón - 2010 00004

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the upper part of the three-story Art Deco-style building’s facade. The facade design combines curved corners, horizontal lines, vertical flutings, zigzags, geometric ornamentation, and fixed glass-block windows. The main entrance ceiling features four metal lamps along its edge. Power lines can be seen in several directions.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2014 00003

Front view of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, flanked by a tower on each side and a roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the first floor you can distinguish an end of the garage supported with brackets, matched with a lambrequin and to the left far end a three-lobed opening framed with flat moldings. In addition, on the second floor you can distinguish rectangular windows framed with flat moldings and crowned with sunrise transoms. The tower is matched with a lambrequin that extends through the corbel. Similarly, it repeats on the skylight border where you can distinguish lattice style windows made of wood. Since the Parque de Bombas is connected to the rear part of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe you can distinguish one of the domes and the fence that surrounds it. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00005

Detail of a corner and lateral entrance of the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. The corner is articulated with a pedestal with ornamental panel from it elevates a pair of plain shaft columns. Above them there are mixtilinear arches that differentiate the facade of the residence. From the pedestal there is an ornate metal railing with flower and leaf motifs. These elements delimit the porch or house gallery where it also stands out a double leaf door with panels, louver and ventilation fanlights. The lateral entrance is accentuated with a gate flanked with pillars. Behind the gate stands out a stair and an appentice supported with brackets. The house is made of masonry, matched lumber and zinc, and its surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betences requested a permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister, Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

House of the Massacre in Ponce - 05001098

Oblique view of the building known as the House of the Massacre in Ponce. It is a two-story building with a masonry base and a Creole vernacular architecture style. The walls combine masonry and wood, and the roof is made of galvanized metal with a cornice below the parapet. The upper level features a continuous L-shaped wooden balcony with a stylized curve that connects both main facades. A wooden balustrade, columns reinforced with metal brackets supporting the roof, and five double-leaf wooden doors with lattice panels topped with an elaborate cornice and brackets, are visible. The ground floor features commercial entrances, while the upper level is used for residential purposes and has independent access via an internal staircase, visible on the far left. The doors on the first level have solid wood planks, enhanced by a simple open transom with curved wrought iron details. To the right of the building, almost hidden by an iron fence across the street, a wider wooden gate can be seen, formerly used as an entrance for old-fashioned carriages. A chain-link fence with barbed wire protects the land behind the house. The urban setting includes trees, a lamppost with a lantern, and cars parked on the street. The historical archives of the Municipality of Ponce confirm the existence of a residential building at that location since 1886; however, the existing property dates from the early 20th Century. By 1906, the owners hired the services of civil engineer Blas Silva to design their new residence, and although the final project was never executed, most of his ideas were implemented in a more austere manner, giving the property the appearance it would have had in 1910, when the renovations to the 19th-century residence were completed. Beginning in 1926, the building served as the headquarters of the Ponce Nationalist Club and was closely linked to the events of March 21, 1937, known as the Ponce Massacre. On that day, members and supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, participating in a parade commemorating the abolition of slavery and protesting the imprisonment of their leader, faced resistance from the police under orders of then-Governor Blanton Winship, resulting in 19 deaths and around 200 injuries. The House of the Massacre was the rallying point for the participants and remained etched in the collective memory as a symbol of this tragic episode. In 1987, through Joint Resolution 2951 of the Legislature, the corner where the house is located was designated a Historic Zone. The house was then transferred to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, later becoming the Massacre Museum.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00021

Façade of a house, which is green and white, on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The house and is elevated two or three feet from the ground. The side of the house has steps that lead to a porch or balcony, which is characterized by a balustrade interrupted by columns that form an arch and support a tile roof. There is also a wooden door, wooden double leaf louver windows, and a stained glass window. The glass windows, eaves, and an antenna on the second floor can be partially observed in the image. In front of the house is a sidewalk that has several trash cans.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00005

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00031

Exterior 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 patio has the floor covered with ceramic tiles, the rear facade has lattice style windows made of wood and some of them are crowned with wooden eaves. There are garden areas and a double door made of glass presided by an ornamental iron grille crowned with a sunrise transom. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00003

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00013

House with porch in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house made of wood and painted white and green, it has around a porch and a zinc roof. The porch is built with double rectangular columns that have one base and threee rectangular columns joints on one base on each corner. The house possess moldings, cornices, bases, some small walls, an entrance with steps section a small gate. There are persiennes windows, glass windows and doors with persiennes and muntins. In the inferior part of the house you can observe squares that are opened and have grilles. Around it you can appreciate power lines, a floor made with cement in front of the house, grass, trees and bushes.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00002

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.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00009

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.

House of the Massacre in Ponce - 05001098

Oblique view of the building known as the House of the Massacre in Ponce. It is a two-story building with a masonry base and a Creole vernacular architecture style. The walls combine masonry and wood, and the roof is made of galvanized metal with a cornice below the parapet. The upper level features a continuous L-shaped wooden balcony with a stylized curve that connects both main facades. A wooden balustrade, columns reinforced with metal brackets supporting the roof, and five double-leaf wooden doors with lattice panels topped with an elaborate cornice and brackets, are visible. The ground floor features commercial entrances, while the upper level is used for residential purposes and has independent access via an internal staircase, visible on the far left. The doors on the first level have solid wood planks, enhanced by a simple open transom with curved wrought iron details. The back corner of the first level has a wide wooden door that was used as an entrance for old carriages. The setting is urban, with trees and cars parked on the street. The historical archives of the Municipality of Ponce confirm the existence of a residential building at that location since 1886; however, the existing property dates back to the early 20th Century. In 1906, the owners hired the services of civil engineer Blas Silva to design their new residence, and although the final project was never executed, most of his ideas were implemented in a more austere manner, giving the property the appearance it would have had in 1910, when the renovations to the 19th-century residence were completed. From 1926, the building served as the headquarters of the Ponce Nationalist Club and was closely linked to the events of March 21, 1937, known as the Ponce Massacre. On that day, members and supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party participating in a parade commemorating the abolition of slavery and protesting the imprisonment of their leader faced resistance from police under orders from then-Governor Blanton Winship, resulting in 19 deaths and around 200 injuries. The House of the Massacre in Ponce was the rallying point for the participants and remained etched in the collective memory as a symbol of this tragic episode. In 1987, through Joint Resolution 2951 of the Legislature, the corner where the house is located was designated a Historic Zone. The house was then transferred to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, later becoming the Massacre Museum.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00003

Main and lateral facade of a house located on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This house is made of wood and is elevated on a podium. The main facade is characterized by a porch delimited with a balustrade flanked by pedestals on which paired columns rise. These columns are decorated with vertical white stripes and give support to a type of entablature. The main door has louvers and a window on the transom. In addition, in this facade stands out a window that also has louvers or a type of aluminium persienne. The lateral facade is distinguished by a type of roofed terrace with columns elevated on pedestals. There is a small gate that leads to a stair that give access this side of the house. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street side is delimited with a fence made of a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. The surface of this house is yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture. On the surroundings of this house there is an automobile, and are also notable a pole with electric wiring and a sign with the street names, for example: "Calle Padre Aguilera". On the left side you can also distinguish another house painted blue and white with similar characteristics.

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.

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.

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.

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2014 00002

Lateral and rear view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe located in the coastal city of Ponce. The cathedral has two levels made of masonry and brick with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. Right behind the cathedral you can see the old Parque de Bombas of Ponce distinguished by its polychrome design made of wood and corrugated metal sheets roof. Now then, the lateral facade of the cathedral has buttress, windows covered with storm shutters and a continuous entablature on which rests a low parapet. In addition, there are two spherical domes crowned with lanterns. Aside from that, the cathedral is flanked by two belfry towers divided in three sections. They have square bases, the second level has square openings framed with protruding moldings, crowned with semicircular entablatures and presided with balustrades. The third section shows double wooden windows under semicircular arches that in turn they are framed with moldings, crowned with keystones and entablatures. Additionally, they are flanked with pairs of fluted columns that support the entablatures. The following tower sections are hexagonal and are decorated with cornices, moldings, friezes with garlands and amphorae. Likewise, the domes show stained glass oculus framed with moldings. In turn, the domes are crowned with semicircular opening lanterns and crosses. On the surroundings you can also distinguish parked vehicles. The beginning of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe dates back to 1670 when it was just a royal palm chapel, it was closed in 1820 due to the bad conditions of the building. The start of the current church construction dates back to 1835 and it was inaugurated in 1839. Nonetheless, the 1918 earthquake destroyed both towers which is the reason why it had to be rebuilt with a new design between 1918 and 1937. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Subsequently, it was restored again in 1992.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00013

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish a double stair covered with wood and ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails supported by newels. You can also see vintage pieces for extinguish the fire. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00024

Detail of a corner and the lateral entrance of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The corner is articulated with a pedestal with ornamental panel from which elevate a pair of plain shaft column. Above them elevate the mixtilinear arches that distinguish the residence facade. From the pedestal there is a metal railing decorated with flower and leaf motifs. These elements delimit the porch or the house gallery where also stand out a double leaf door with panels, louvers and ventilation fanlights. The lateral entrance is accentuated with a gate flanked by pillars. The house is elevated on a podium and is made of masonry, matched lumber and zinc. Its surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00015

House of yellow color in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house that is made of wood and it has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style with gable roof. On its design you can see moldings, cornices and terrazzo tiles. It has muntins, persiennes windows made of glass, pilasters and a terrace area with gates around it. Also, you can observe a sidewalk, power lines, grass, an automobile rim and a hose.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00027

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, the wall is decorated with vejigante masks. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00005

Details from the porch of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This house is made of matched lumber and is elevated on a podium. The porch is articulated with a balustrade flanked by pedestals above which paired columns rise. These columns give support to an entablature. The porch door has louvers and shows a window or fanlight above the transom. The surface of this house presents the yellow, orange and white shades. Some signs of deterioration due to the wear on the paint and the wood from the ceiling. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00005

Detail of a capital of a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The capital is composed of small bands with channels. Above the column and the capital there are arches that support the tile roof of the balcony or porch. Beams and a hanging lamp can be seen on the ceiling.

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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.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00010

Detail of a stained glass window of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. This stained glass window presents motifs of volutes and colorful rectangular pieces accentuated by a green-colored framed with buttons on the corners.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00077

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the lateral facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a gallery that extends along the first floor. It has Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters. There is a stair that gives access to the gallery. You can see a garden trail that ends right at the bottom of the stair. You can also see part of the patio with trees, shrubs and grass. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palcete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00074

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Corner view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a rounded corner and you can observe galleries that extend along the two floors. They have Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters. On both floors there are flat arches with doors framed by moldings. The door moldings of the first floor have a small cornice. This area is behind the main facade and is part of the L shape design that distinguish the building. It is notable the building podium that has naked pilasters and oculus. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the Hacienda Palmeras, residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00016

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00002

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.

House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00003

View to the interior of a terrace in a house of the town of Arroyo. You can observe that the house is made of wood and it has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style. There is an opened space fenced by iron gates painted with black and with spiral shapes. The floor is covered with terracotta tiles and there is furniture, a small table and a rocking chair. The roof of the house is made of wood, it has lamps, moldings and beams hold with capitals and pilasters. You can see the persienne windows with glass leaves, some blocks sealing a door and the yellow walls of the house. Next to it there is a purple house that has persienes and an air conditioner. Around it you can see a fence, sidewalks, power lines, bushes, grass and palm trees.

Buildings in Aguadilla - 2014 00003

A three floor building abandoned in Aguadilla. It is an old hydroelectric station. On the first floor there is a rolling door, a small metal door, windows closed with concrete blocks and to one side, a fence made of cyclonic mesh and barbed wire. On the second floor, you can see the windows closed with blocks and on the third floor it has small persiennes, some are broken. There are several graffitis on the wall. You can see a tunnel that pass underneath the building.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00004

Detail of a window of a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The window is a double louver window with a window transom. There is also a visible metal gate with an attached mailbox. This gate is located between two columns from which the capitals with vertical bands and channels can be observed. Next to the window is a round decorative object hanging from the wall.

Store in Arroyo - 2015 00002

A glance to the interior of a store in the town of Arroyo. it can be observed that the store has a counter furniture and some walls that are used to display objects from the store. Between the objects that they sell you can see hats, caps, scissors, kitchen tools, electrical cords, tape, clothes pin, locks and tablecloths.

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.

House of the Massacre in Ponce - 05001098

Oblique view of the building known as the House of the Massacre in Ponce. It is a two-story building with a masonry base and a Creole vernacular architecture style. On the second floor, there is a gallery enclosed with wooden latticework and small glass windows above. A roofed balcony, with a wooden baluster railing supported by spiral metal brackets and wooden beams, protrudes from the building. The balcony has two wooden double-leaf doors with lattice panels, topped with an elaborate cornice and brackets. On the ground floor, there are three doorways: two rectangular with wooden doors, enhanced by a simple open transom with curved wrought iron details, and one arched with a metal grille, which serves as the entrance to the building's interior staircase. On the rear wall, there is an oval window with a decorative wrought iron grille. The lower wall combines masonry with a top finish of horizontal wooden slats below the gallery. The immediate surroundings include tall trees and vegetation. The historical archives of the Municipality of Ponce confirm the existence of a residential building at that location since 1886; however, the existing property dates from the early 20th Century. In 1906, the owners hired the services of civil engineer Blas Silva to design their new residence, and although the final project was never executed, most of his ideas were implemented in a more austere form, giving the property the appearance it would have had in 1910, when the renovations to the 19th-century residence were completed. Beginning in 1926, the building served as the headquarters of the Ponce Nationalist Club and was closely linked to the events of March 21, 1937, known as the Ponce Massacre. On that day, members and supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party (PNP) participating in a parade commemorating the abolition of slavery and protesting the imprisonment of their leader faced resistance from police under orders from then-Governor Blanton Winship, resulting in 19 deaths and around 200 injuries. The Massacre House was the rallying point for the participants and remained etched in the collective memory as a symbol of this tragic episode. In 1987, through Joint Resolution 2951 of the Legislature, the corner where the house is located was designated a Historic Zone. The house was then transferred to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, later becoming the Massacre Museum.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00039

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00003

Section of the steps and part of the porch of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a section of the porch that surrounds a house that is made of wood and is painted green and white. It has a section of steps and you can see that the floor has native tiles from Puerto Rico. You can observe that there are two doors with persiennes, muntins and some glass windows. There is a simple rectangular column with moldings, cornices and bases. Around it you can appreciate cables, a trashcan, some plastic stools, the top of a table made of glass with circular shape and other objects. Also, it can be seen light poles, power lines and a small wall that there is in front of the house.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00013

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00055

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of the rear facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a wall with string courses that divide the first floor from the second floor, and the second floor from the parapet. The vertical borders of the wall have quoins. On each floor there is a double leaf window with moldings around it. It is notable the design with L shape of the building. There is a gallery on each floor with Ionic order columns that divide the space with modules. The railings are made with iron balusters. There is a paved trail that ends with a stair that gives access to the first floor gallery. You can see part of an iron ridges above the main roof. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00020

Detail of a capital of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The capital is composed of a band with vertical channels in each of its sides. The space between this band and the wall exhibits decorative objects in the shape of vases. Behind the capital is a wooden double leaf louver window, a diamond-patterned panels, and a transom window. The ceiling also has visible beams. The window and capital are green and white.

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.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00001

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.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00017

A section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with double rectangular columns on one base. Also it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see the native tiles that it has on its floor, an entrance door with persiennes and rectangular pots among columns. Around it can be observed bushes.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00054

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the main facade from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the main facade stair that has balusters similar to the rest of the building railings. You can also see four of the railings that divide the portico in five modules. On the wall you can see three flat arches with double leaf doors with lattices and glass panels on the upper part, a semicircular arch that has the main door. It is notable the corner of one of the lateral towers with quoins. On the sides of the stair there are two large pots with two ornamental plants. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00022

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez 7

Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint shows the southeast elevation. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00065

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe part of one of the onion domes that crown the lateral towers of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The gray dome is ornamented with texture like scales in horizontal rows. You can see one of the corners with metal sheets set as a cover, secured with screws and rivets. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00009

Lateral stair from the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The stair is distinguished by a parapet with ornamental urns. This stair leads to a double leaf door with panels and louvers. Above the door there is an appentice supported with brackets. It is also visible a window with a grille and an air conditioner console. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber. On one end stands out a fence articulated with a low wall crowned with grilles and interrupted with pillars. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00006

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

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00008

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the main facade from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe one of the far ends of the main facade, specifically the body of one of the square towers. You can identify the two levels of the tower divided by a cornice, Each level has a double window made of wood with moldings. The bottom frame of the window has a small cornice. The vertical borders have quoins. It is notable that the building was built on a podium, you can barely see it behind a shrub. In front of the podium there is a pole with a faucet and a hose. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00017

Detail of the lateral facade from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. This section of the house is elevated on pillars and the walls are made of matched lumber. The windows are characterized by louvers and ventilation fanlights. One of the windows has an air conditioner console. The eave rests on curve brackets. You can also see a drainage tube. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00009

Lateral facade of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The lateral facade is distinguished by a type of roofed terrace with a balustrade and paired columns elevated on pedestals. It also shows windows and doors with louvers or aluminium persiennes. Additionally, you can see an opening. The roof is made of wood and is covered with zinc. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street is delimited with a fence built with a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. In front of the fence stands out a sign with the following warning: "Prohibido tirar basura, escombros o cualquier tipo de desperdicios. Violadores serán procesados. $1000 multa máxima". The surface of this house is painted yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00009

Detail of the pole and metal railing on the porch of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini in the municipality of Mayagüez. The pole is deteriorated due to oxidation. The railing is articulated with spiral motifs and leaves. Through the railing is visible the chess motif floor and the double leaf doors. The residence surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00006

Chair above the top of a cistern located on the corner of a porch of a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The porch presents hydraulic tiles, also known as native tiles or creole tiles, with motifs of flowers and leaves. The porch also presents a parapet that integrates ornamental blocks. At the background it is visible a perforated wall and an automobile.

Hacienda Labadie

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Architectural drawing of the two-story building main facade built with forfeited concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a symmetrical facade with five modules galleries on the first and second floor, a stair that gives access to the middle module. It has Ionic order columns and railings with greatly ornate iron balusters. The doors and windows are double leaf and have moldings. On the first floor there are five doors with linear moldings, while on the second floor, it alternates three windows and two doors with ornate moldings with pediment shape. The middle window is a fixed window with stained glass. Two identical square towers flank the middle portion of the facade. Their roofs are two onion domes with evident French influence. There are two cornices that surrounds each floor. Above the second floor cornice there is a parapet with ornate frieze with circles and rectangles. On the roof there are three dormer windows with gable roofs. Behind the dormer windows there is a hipped roof ridge. It is a construction on a podium that has naked pilasters and oculus. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00010

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00022

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. Interior stair seen from above. It is made of wood and has a handrail on one of the sides. The walls have a coating of wooden panels. You can see on the first floor where there is a fire extinguisher hanged on a wall and in the background a bookshelf built-in the wall. The floor, similarly to the stair and the walls coating, is made of varnished natural color wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00070

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe one of the sides of the wooden stair with metal railing and handrails made of wood. The balusters are made of iron and spherical finishes with striated texture. The floor, suspended ceiling and two square pillars, similar to the stair, are made of varnished natural color wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Lanadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00010

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00012

Section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with two rectangular columns on one base. Also, possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see rectangular pots with plants, entrance doors with persiennes, muntins and objects. Around it you can observe bushes, a barrel and a trashcan.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00019

Section of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe in perspective the corner of a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and another simple with on base. Also, it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see chairs, the wooden walls of the house, doors with persiennes, muntins and rectangular pots among the columns. Around you can observe power lines and a tree.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00010

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish an open area with wooden counter and a mockup of the building. There is also a double stair covered with wood with ornamental balustrade with wooden handrails that extend up to the second floor supported by newels. Aside from that, on the walls you can distinguish framed photos, lattice style windows made of wood, a decorative frieze, a wooden lambrequin and sunrise transoms made of glass. In turn, on the second floor you can see several lion figures. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00002

Façade of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The house, which is green and white, and is elevated two or three feet from the ground. The porch or balcony is accentuated by a balustrade interrupted by columns that form an arch and support a tiled roof. The columns integrate capitals composed of two bands with channeling. There is also a door and windows with louver panels. The house's second story also has an antenna attached to a column.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00016

Detail of a column and the balustrade of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The column presents a capital composed of small bands with channels. Above the columns there are a series of arches. The balustrade is composed of baluster that integrate leaf motifs interspersed with ovals. These balusters present a shade of white that contrasts with the shade of green in the lower base and handrails. Behind the balustrades is a partially visible wooden louver door and a wooden double leaf louver window.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00026

American Colonial Bank - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00007

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00005

Detail of the dugout and access to the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García park, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The bench is red and dugout is green. The park entrance integrates a grille as a door. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats, the pillars that give support to the ceiling and perforated walls. The seating area is protected with a mesh. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter on a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00017

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00006

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Partial view of the Art Deco-style building. The entrance has a roofed space, three steps, multiple glass doors, and a sign with the theater's name. Four metal lamps hang at the edge of the ceiling. The wall above the entrance is decorated with glass blocks, vertical lines, and moldings with geometric motifs. The walls on both sides of the entrance have horizontal lines, and the base is clad with a textured tile pattern.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2014 00005

Front view of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape flanked by a tower on each side and a roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the first floor you can distinguish the garage supported by a columns where there are vintage vehicles and the border decorated with a lambrequin. On each far end you can see three-lobed openings framed with flat moldings. In addition, on the second floor you can distinguish rectangular windows framed with flat moldings and crowned with sunrise transoms. There are also sunrise transoms with different sizes and an inscription that says: "Parque de Bombas 1883". The towers are matched with a lambrequin that extends through the corbel. Similarly, it repeats on the tower borders. Aside from that, in the surroundings you can distinguish the Plaza Las Delicias decorated with light poles, benches and garden areas. Additionally, you can see the paved street being traveled by vehicles and the buildings that surrounds it. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00003

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Partial view of the Art Deco-style building. The entrance is visible, featuring three steps and a roofed area. The theater has multiple glass doors and a sign with the theater's name. Four metal lamps hang at the edge of the roof. The wall above the entrance is decorated with glass blocks, vertical lines, and moldings with geometric motifs. The walls on both sides of the entrance feature horizontal lines, accompanied by tile-textured cladding at the base. A truck is parked in front of the theater.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00020

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the lobby of the Art Deco-style building. It has blue and white walls and a double-leaf door. On one wall, there is an air conditioning vent with a plant hanging from it. The floor has a design of diagonal colored stripes. The place shows signs of neglect. There is no furniture, and it is dirty.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00018

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a wooden stair with iron railing. The balusters are made of iron, greatly ornate with spirals. The newels, also made of iron, have spherical ornamental tops. At the bottom of the stair there is a table with cabriole legs above which there is a vintage radio made of wood. On one of the lateral walls there is a showcase with exhibition objects, and two frames. The room has a suspended ceiling made of varnished natural color wood, similar to the stair and floor. You can observe four doors, two on the back wall and one on each lateral wall. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00050

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a section of the wooden stair balustrade. The balusters are made of iron, greatly ornate with spirals. You can also see two of the newels that have spherical ornamental tops. Behind the stair there is a square wooden pillar and a ceiling with a wooden suspended ceiling. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

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.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00011

Details of the facade and entrance of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The entrance is accentuated with a gate and a stair that leads to a type of roofed terrace. This terrace has pedestals on which the columns rise. The main facade is partially visible and features a balustrade interrupted by pedestals on which paired columns also rise, decorated with white stripes. These columns give support to a type of entablature. The house is made of matched lumber, is elevated on a podium, has windows like aluminium persiennes and louver doors. On the side if visible a pole with the street names signs, for example: "Calle Padre Aguilera". The house presents signs of deterioration due to stains, weeds, wear on the wood and paint. The distinctive elements of this house correspond to the Vernacular architecture.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00021

Dugout where the bench for the baseball teams is located in the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, in the municipality of Mayagüez. The bench is red and next to it there are two chairs. You can also seethe horizontal lamas windows. Behind the dugout, you can see the seating area, the perforated wall, pillars and the beams that give support to the fixed ceiling. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00040

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Placate Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of a library, the room has the floor and suspended ceiling made of wood. You can see one of the shelves, also made of wood with books in order. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Cobblestones pavement in Old San Juan. The deterioration of the pavers can be observed. The focus is a broken paver. Tire marks can be seen.

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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.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00001

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00005

Detail of the metal railing on the porch of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street from the municipality of Mayagüez. The railing is articulated with spiral motifs and leaves. This railing is interrupted with a pole. Through the railing is visible the chess motif floor and double leaf doors with louvers and moldings. The residence surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00006

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.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00072

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of the main and lateral facades of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of the patio and garden that surrounds the property and in the background the building has two square lateral towers with onion domes, middle galleries with columns and railings on the first and second floor, and three dormer windows. It is notable that is a construction on a podium. You can also see part of one of the lateral facades that also has similar galleries to the ones from the main facade. The patio is mainly covered with grass, you can see a paved trail, trees, palm trees and shrubs. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

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.

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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00001

Facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. This house, made of masonry and wood, is elevated on a podium. The facade consists on a gallery delimited by a series of mixtilinear arches elevated on paired columns. These columns are elevated on pedestals, in turn, they separate the ornamental metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. Above the arches and on the panels stands out the star sign inside a sphere. The doors are double leaf with louvers and fanlights panels that allow the ventilation, and the lateral windows have similar characteristics. The roof is a hipped roof with zinc plates and also are distinguished with an appendage with hipped roof and louvers that allow ventilation. On one of the sides there is a gate flanked by two pillars. On the gate there are signs that say: "No estacione". The surface of the residence is painted yellow and white. In front of the house there are several parked automobiles near the sidewalk. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00005

Section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three in one base and other doubles in only one base. Also, it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. The floor of the porch has native tiles, ceiling lamps, one of the side walls of the house, a door, persiennes, muntins and rectangular pots among the columns. You can see a small gate to the entrance of the porch, some chairs and a pot. Around it you can observe bushes, trees, palm trees and power lines.

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Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00010

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. Over 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.

Casa Miguel C. Godreau

Architectural 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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00012

Detail of the railing from the gallery of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The metal railing is distinguished by the ornaments with leaf and flower motifs. This railing is interrupted with a pedestal with an ornamental panel. Behind the railing is partially visible a double leaf door with panels and louvers. The gallery floor is characterized by a chess motif. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber, and the surface is painted yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00020

Arch from the lateral facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The mixtilinear arch is accentuated with a molding and decorated with stars inside spheres motifs. The columns where the arch elevates are plain shaft. The pedestals give support to the columns and frame the metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. The eave rests on curve brackets. The house has a podium made of masonry and matched lumber and the surface is yellow with white details. It is also visible the fence that delimits the residence, which is articulated with a low wall crowned with grilles and interrupted by pillars. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00061

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has en eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the vestibule where you can see the main door with one of the leaves open, it has a stained glass fanlight. In the middle stand out the two-side stair that reduces to one, then it divides again. It has steps and handrails made of wood and greatly ornate iron balusters with spirals. The newels that are also made of ornamented iron, have spherical finishes. On the sides of the stair there are two square wooden pillars and in front there is a table with cabriole legs with an old wooden radio. The floor and suspended ceiling similar to the steps and doors are made of varnished natural color wood. Two iron lamps hang from the suspended ceiling. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00019

Arch from the lateral facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The mixtilinear arch is accentuated with a molding and decorated with stars inside spheres motifs. The columns where the arch elevates are plain shaft. The pedestals give support to the columns and frame the metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. The arch, in addition, integrates a grille articulated with vertical bars and spiral motifs. The eave rests on curve brackets. The house has a podium made of masonry and matched lumber and the surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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Zenithal view of cobblestone pavement in Old San Juan.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00035

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Distance view of the main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the center of the facade from the interior of a metal gazebo that has on the upper part a design that combines spirals with natural elements motifs. The gazebo and the building are connected through a paved trail. On the sides of the trail, next to the gazebo there are two fountains. You can see part of the garden that has grass, palm trees and shrubs that borders the trails. On the background there is the building from which you can distinguish the main door, the second floor stained glass window, three dormer window and the onion domes. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00028

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00087

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the two-story building main facade built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the building main door, it is a double leaf door with quadrangular panels that has a stained glass fanlight with leaf motifs, flowers, mountains and sky with green, blue, red, white and yellow colors. The door is framed with a flat molding. You can also see two of the columns and the last step of the stair that gives access to it through its middle module. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00006

Details from the porch of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The porch is articulated with a balustrade flanked by pedestals above which paired columns rise. These columns give support to an entablature. One of the porch doors presents louvers, stain glass and a fanlight. The surface of this house presents yellow, orange and white shades. Some signs of deterioration are also notable due to the wear on the paint and the ceiling wood. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

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.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00004

Detail of the ornamental blocks in the facade of a residence located in the road Puerto Rico 656, in the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The ornamental blocks are compound of spiral motifs. At the background it is visible a pair of doors with transom windows, some steps and a perforated wall that work as a fence.

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Detail of the corner of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a corner with two wooden walls connected, painted green and white, with grooves that give texture, socles and signs of deterioration. You can see the floor with native tiles from Puerto Rico and also parts in which it is notable that the wood of the wall has holes and is loosing the color. From one of the holes on the wood is showing a plant.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez 2011 00016

Bleachers exit area of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This exit is accentuated by a grille and the ramp is flanked by yellow handrails. You can also see the bleacher orange seats. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, was inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00003

Inner perspective of a residence located on Puerto Rico 656 road, in the Arecibo Bajadero sector. The space presents a division accentuated by perforated columns that hood an arch articulated by several curves. Above this arch two horizontal stripes or panels can be seen. Consecutively, a space that works as the dinning living room is visible. In it, there is a table with several chairs and a lamp that hangs from a chain attached to the ceiling. The doors around this dinning room present transom windows and wooden fretwork. Through one of the doors a refrigerator is also visible. There are several photographs on the walls.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00076

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the garden that surrounds the property. You can observe an open gazebo with terracotta color roof with onion dome shape and a spherical finish. The frame and poles are black metal. In front of the gazebo there are two fountains separate by a paved trail that connects the gazebo with the building. On the sides of the trail there are palm trees and shrubs. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the Hacienda Palmeras, residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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. Over 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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00025

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, the bathroom has the floor and half of the walls partially covered with ceramic tiles. On the bathroom there is also a bathtub, toilet and a porcelain washbasin. Additionally to wooden furniture, a double wooden window and on the wall some architectural drawings. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00032

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00009

Detail of a bleacher section and the ceiling of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The seats are orange and blue, they also have numbers. Between them there are railings, entrances, pillars and beams that give support to the fixed ceiling. In addition, behind the seats stand out perforated walls. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00045

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the towers from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The square tower has a double leaf window with lattices framed with moldings and cornices above each level. It has double leaf windows with lattices framed with molding and an ornament as a pediment with a fleur-de-lis on top. The vertical borders have quoins. There is a cornice followed by the tambour, ornate with linear and circular moldings above which there is an onion dome with evident French influence. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00016

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 with lattice framed and crowned with sunrise transoms. In addition, the room has a showcase made of wood and glass, decorative frames on the walls and rattan chairs. There is also a statue on a wooden pedestal. Aside from that, the adjacent room has an open door through which you can distinguish a table cover with a tablecloth, chairs that matcha and decorative frames on the wall. 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. Over 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.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00007

Main and lateral facade of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This house is made of wood and is elevated on a podium. The main facade is characterized by a porch delimited with a balustrade flanked by pedestals on which paired columns rise. These columns are decorated with vertical white stripes and give support to a type of entablature. The porch doors have louvers and at least one of them has small glass panels. In addition, on this facade stands out a window that also has louvers or a type of aluminium persienne. The lateral facade is distinguished by a type of roofed terrace with a balustrade and columns elevated on pedestals. To access this side of the house there is a small gate that leads to a stair. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street is delimited by a fence built with a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. The surface of this house is painted yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture. On the surroundings of the house there is an automobile, a person, and the poles with electric wiring are notable, a sign with the street names and another sign with the following warning: "Prohibido tirar basura, escombros o cualquier tipo de desperdicios. Violadores serán procesados. $1000 multa máxima". On both sides you can also distinguish other houses painted blue, white and pink with similar characteristics.

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Partial view of the cement steps that lead to the balcony of the house, representative of Vernacular architecture. The entrance is protected by a gate with iron bars. Through them, the exterior wooden walls and a red cement floor can be seen. The concrete facade features a wall with a worn red border and a stuccoed wall.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00003

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00015

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00007

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.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00003

Detail of a window in a house located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The window is a wooden louver double window that is also a transom window. Above the louver windows are two panels with diamond-shaped motifs. In the foreground of the image is a handrail of the porch or balcony balustrades of the residence.The window and balustrade have shades of green and white.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00025

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadiea, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the front wall from the second floor of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the upper part of the doors and windows. The middle window is fixed and with stained glass. The molding that surrounds it has an ornament with spiral pediment shape and a medallion with initials on an eggs and darts line. The rest of the moldings have ornaments with square pediments shape crowned with a fleur-de-lis. Between the openings there are wall lamps. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00015

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 with lattice style windows framed and crowned with sunrise transoms. In addition, the room has a showcase made of wood and glass, decorative frames on the walls and rattan chairs. There is a statue on a wooden pedestal and a showcase on the adjacent room. 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. Over 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.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00018

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Partial view of the main facade of the three-story Art Deco-style building. The entrance features three steps leading to six glass doors, above which there is a sign that reads "Teatro Oller." Four metal lamps hang on the edge of the entrance's ceiling. The rest of the facade consists of a central section featuring three fixed glass-block windows, linear moldings, and geometric ornamentation, as well as walls with curved corners. A boundary marker, a traffic sign, part of a parked vehicle, a power pole, and several cables are visible.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00022

House in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the back part of a wooden house, painted white and green with zinc gable roof. You can see that it has persiennes windows, muntins and a window at the top with lattice. Around it can be observed bushes and trees.

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 Arroyo 2 - 2015 00005

Entrance to a white house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a section of the entrance steps to the house that is painted white. The entrance has two walls, step, a balcony with balustrade and columns. Also, you can see a wooden wall and persiennes. In the gate that fenced the property there is a climbing plant with leaves.

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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.

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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00011

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish an open area with wooden counter and a mockup of the building. There is also a double stair covered with wood and ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails that go up to the second floor. Aside from that, on the walls you can distinguish framed photos, double lattice style windows made of wood, a decorative frieze, a wooden lambrequin and glass sunrise transoms. In turn, on the second floor you can see several lion figures and standing person. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

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.

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00030

Exterior 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 patio has the floor covered with ceramic tiles, the rear facade has a chimney, oculus and lattice style windows made of wood. It also has double doors, one of them is presided by stairs crowned with wooden eaves. The Casa Paoli was built in 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00005

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish a standing person, a vintage firefighter vehicle and a double stair. To the right far end you can distinguish the stair covered with wood that has ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails supported with newels. On the second floor you can see the space surrounded by the balustrade and lattice style window made of wood. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00011

Box from the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The box is distinguished by showing the green and yellow shades, as well as glass panels that allow visibility to the baseball park. Next to the box door stand out a sign that says: "Preferencia Deluxe 4". The access to the box is through a green stair. Each step is marked with a letter. This stair separates the red seats sections. In addition, you can see the beams that are part of the fixed ceiling. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00006

Detail of the stairs of a house located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The staircase has native tiles in the treads and risers. The ridges on each step are also noteworthy. On one of the sides of the staircase there is a green-colored socle.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00002

Detail focused on the arches of the facade of a two level residence located at the road Puerto Rico 656, in the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The first level presents columns perforated that hold the arches. Also, it is partially visible a wooden door with a second door crowned with a transom window and numbered with the cipher: "38". The roof of this level integrates lamps. The second level of this level is accentuated by a balcony with parapet compound of ornamental blocks.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00013

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe an outside hallway of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. On one side there are Ionic order columns, railings with iron balusters and wooden handrails. On the other side is the wall, with doors and framed windows with moldings. The floor has tiles with a light tone; the borders, socles and grout with terracotta color. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2014 00002

Front view of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape flanked by a tower on each side and a roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the first floor you can distinguish the garage supported with columns and the border decorated with a lambrequin. You can also see a three-lobed opening framed with flat moldings. In addition, on the second floor you can distinguish rectangular windows framed with flat moldings and crowned with sunrise transoms. There are also sunrise transoms with different sizes and an inscription that says: "Parque de Bombas 1883". The towers are matched with a lambrequin that extends through the corbel. Similarly, it repeats on the skylight border where you can also distinguish lattice style windows made of wood. Since the Parque de Bombas is attached to the rear part of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe you can distinguish its domes crowned with lanterns, the belfry towers and the fence that surrounds it. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas from the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

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.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00016

A section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a steps section as entrance to a wooden house that is painted green and white. The steps have native tiles from Puerto Rico and have a small gate that give the entrance to the porch of the house. In the porch you can see metal and wood chairs, persiennes, a door and muntins. Also, you are able to see the columns with rectangular shape and bushes.

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.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00001

Facade of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini from the municipality of Mayagüez. The house is elevated on a podium and presents the green, yellow and white colors. The facade is characterized by a porch with a metal railing with spiral motifs interrupted with paired poles. On the upper part of these poles stand out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade that match with the door fanlights and the porch railing. Above the poles there is an ornamental stripe or frieze, a cornice and parapet. The doors are double leaf with louvers, grilles and fanlights. Each door has semicircular arch shape and is accentuated with a molding. In front of the house there are two parked automobiles on the Ramos Antonini street. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00038

The old Beneficencia Asylum Building is located in the Ballajá neighborhood of Old San Juan. It was inaugurated in 1844 and designed by architect Pedro García and engineer Santiago Cortijo. The old Beneficencia Asylum Building later on became the headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The building is representative of the Neoclassical architectural style. It is painted yellow, white, and green. There is a doorway with a semicircular arch, transoms, and framed with white moldings. Above the arch are two flower-shaped ornamentations, part of a coffered ceiling, square moldings, and two columns with round capitals and non-fluted shafts. The ceiling with exposed beams and a hanging lamp can also be observed.

The Former La Princesa Prison - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00009

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00011

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. Over 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.

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.

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.

Casa Margarita Bestard

Architectural 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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00062

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the exterior hallways from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of a column, specifically the area where it connects with two railings that reach the corner. You can see the joint between the column and the wooden handrail, also the joint between the column and the bottom part from the iron baluster. In addition, it is notable that the floor has light color tiles with terracotta grout and borders. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00044

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. A section of a wooden stair seen from the landing to the bottom. It has railing with iron balusters greatly ornate with spirals, newels with spherical finished and wooden handrails. On the first floor, on the background wall there is a double leaf door. On one side of the door there is a stained glass that shows old irons and to the other side there is a showcase with plates, cups and pots. Next to the door you can see the legs of a man. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on the Padre Aguiler Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00004

Main and lateral facade of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located on the municipality of Mayagüez. This house is made of wood and is elevated on a podium. The main facade is characterized by a porch delimited with a balustrade flanked by pedestals on which paired columns rise. These columns are decorated with vertical white stripes and give support to a type of entablature. The main doors have louvers and a fanlight window above the transom. In addition, on this facade stands out a window that also has louvers or a type of aluminium persienne. The lateral facade is distinguished by having a type of roofed terrace with elevated columns on pedestals and aluminium persiennes. You can access to this side of the house through a small gate that leads to a stair. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street is delimited by a fence that has a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. The house surface is yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture. On the surroundings of the house there is an automobile and a sign with the street names, for example, "Calle Padre Aguilera".

Hacienda Irurena or Labade - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00046

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one the two-story building lateral facades built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe galleries that extend along the two floors. They have Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters. On the first floor there is a stair. You can see a garden trail that ends right at the bottom of the stair. You can also see part of the patio with trees, shrubs and grass. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00011

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00009

Section of the entrance to a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other doubles on one base. Also, it has moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see the native tiles that it has on its floor, ceiling lamps, one of the walls of the side of the house, persiennes, fanlights and rectangular pots. Also, there is a small gate on the entrance of the porch, some chairs and a pot. Around it you can observe bushes, trees, power lines, a fence, grilles, automobiles, light poles, a street, sidewalks, promotion signs and other houses.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00019

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 the floor made of wood and two double wooden doors, one of which has lattice style windows. In addition, the room has two showcases with musical instruments. There is also a shelf made of wood and glass with books and wooden floor. Next to it there is an open door and you can distinguish a room with the floor covered with native tiles, lattice style windows and frames hanging on the wall. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00007

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. Over the years it has 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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00071

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Detail of one of the windows from the second floor of the building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the molding in the upper part of the window. It has a quadrangular pediment shape crowned with a fleur-de-lis. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

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.

Casa Margarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00004

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.

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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House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00009

View to the interior of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the are of the dinning room with a wooden table, chairs with upholsteries and a china cabinet that has plates on its interior. Also you can see that it has windows with persiennes and a wall painted gray. The table has placemats and several objects on top.

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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.

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Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00059

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Distance view of the main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of the patio and garden that surrounds the property and in the background the building that has two square lateral towers with onion domes, central galleries with columns, railings on the first and second floor, and three dormer windows. It is notable that is a construction on a podium. In the patio, mainly covered with grass, you can see a paved trail, trees, palm trees and shrubs. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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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. Over 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.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00006

Detail of the ornaments on the facade of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street from the municipality of Mayagüez. The facade is distinguished by paired green poles that support the ornamental frieze with a repetitive linear design with circular details and a cornice. On the upper part of these poles stands out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade that matches with the door fanlights. On the porch side also stands out an ornament articulated with a wood whitewash. The visible door has semicircular arch shape, a fanlight and a molding. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00011

Details from the gallery of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The columns are paired and are characterized by the plain shaft. From them elevate five mixtilinear arches accentuated with moldings and ornate with stars inside spheres motifs. In addition, it is visible a double leaf door with panels and fanlight window for ventilation. The ceiling shows beams and the eave rests on curve brackets. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber. The house surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00005

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Corner view of the three-story Art Deco-style building. The main facade and part of one of the side walls are visible. The facade design combines curved corners, horizontal lines, vertical grooves, zigzags, geometric ornamentation, and glass blocks. The main entrance has multiple doors and a sign with the theater's name. The building has an adjoining single-story hall with an entrance closed off with wood paneling. The lateral wall has a horizontal strip that divides the first level from the two upper levels. Above this strip are vertical lines that reach up to the ceiling. The sidewalk, traffic signs, several metal boundary posts, and a lamppost are also visible. A truck is parked in front of the theater.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00088

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a symmetrical facade with five modules galleries on the first and second floor, a stair that gives access to the middle module. It has Ionic order columns and railings with greatly ornate iron balusters. The doors and windows are double leaf and have moldings. Two identical square towers with two levels, flank the middle portion of the facade. Their roofs are two onion domes with evident French influence. There are two cornices that surround each level. On the roof you can see three dormer windows with gable roofs. In front of the building there is a garden with palm trees, shrubs and flowers. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009 00001

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.

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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00014

Detail of a corner from the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The metal railing is distinguished by leaf motifs and is interrupted by pedestals from where rise the columns that give support to the mixtilinear arches ornate with star inside of a sphere motifs. The door is double leaf with panels, louvers and fanlight for ventilation. The lateral facade arch integrates a grille. The ceiling shows the beams and the eave that rests on curve brackets. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

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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.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Low-angle view of a section of the main facade of the Art Deco-style building. Fixed windows, linear moldings, moldings with geometric motifs, and vertical fluting are visible. There is also a wall with curved corners, horizontal lines, and a zigzag design at the top. Two metal lamps can be seen located on the ceiling of the main entrance.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00010

Lateral stair from the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The stair is distinguished by a parapet with ornamental urns. Above the door stands out an appentice supported with brackets. It is also visible a window with grille and an air conditioner console. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber. On one end stands out a fence articulated with a low wall crowned with grilles and interrupted with pillars. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00006

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. Over the years it has 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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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the zigzag design on the facade of the Art Deco-style building. A dark green stripe crowns a yellow wall with curved corners. The stripe design alternates triangles pointing in opposite directions, creating a zigzag pattern. The upward-pointing triangles have circles inside.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00006

Detail of a metal pillar in the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This yellow pillar with rivets elevates on a green pedestal that shows a crack. The pillar and pedestal are flanked by red seats. These seats have metal armrest and they have numbers. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00019

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00058

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Up-angle view of a segment of the garden from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is notable a paved trail with ornamental plants rows on each side. The rest of the ground is covered with grass. You can also observe part of one of the building square towers that has quoins and a cornice that divides its two levels. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00037

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the two-story main facade built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a corner of the main entrance stair, seen from above. The steps have terracotta tiles. You can see the handrail that ends with a spiral and the newel finish in the middle. On the other side of the stair there is a plant in a pot and in front, a paved area with concrete. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras, residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00018

View of a section of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. At the foreground, you can see the park and third base area. Then, you can distinguish the dugout for the baseball teams. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats, the pillars that give support to the roof and perforated walls. You can also see the towers with spotlights. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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

Jíbaro Kitchen

Exterior view of a stove. The construction is made of wood with a gabled wooden and fabric roof. The space has no walls or floor; yet, it can be seen that is sustained by wooden pillars. There is a stove over wood on stilts, as well as low tables sustained by concrete blocks, tall wooden tables, and metal chairs. The area is surrounded by kitchen utensils, sand, and vegetation.

Firefighters Grave (1904) - Ponce - Historic Photo

View of the Firefighters grave located in the Cementerio Civil from the coastal city of Ponce. The mausoleum is made of stucco concrete and is ornate with garlands, foliage, a statue, a tombstone and the top has an inscription that says: "1911". The mausoleum is flanked by pyramid pillars interrupted by metallic chains and with an ornamental fence. The Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín was inaugurated in 1911, dedicated to the seven firefighters and a civilian that attended the fire of El Polvorín in January 25, 1899. This historic event has more than seven places that commemorate the happening. Throughout the years this mausoleum have been restored but it preserves its original design.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2009 00002

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.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Low angle view of a house details in the town of Ciales. The wall is wooden and has a double wooden door with lattice-style windows. Over the door there is a wooden fanlight.

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Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00008

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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The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00031

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00001

Facade of a residence of two levels located in the road Puerto Rico 656 on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The first level is characterized by perforated columns, arches and door with fanlights windows. The second level is accentuated by a balcony secured by brackets and with a parapet formed by ornamental block. Above this parapet there are columns of flat shafts that hold the surbased arches. The doors are double and have fanlights. Above the arches there are three stripes or panels, a cornices and a curved parapet interrupted by columns crowned with finishes. In front of the house there is a fence compound by a perforated wall and interrupted by columns and a metal gate.

Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle - Arecibo - 2013 00007

View from the interior of the Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle in the coastal city. The building is made of masonry with a concrete roof. Its design is inspired by Renaissance and Neoclassic architecture. The interior is divided into the central nave and two side naves. The central nave is flanked by arcades of semicircular arches decorated with moldings, pilasters, hanging lamps, and skylights in the superior part. The floor is covered by marble tiles with dark and light shades. Additionally, it has two rows of wooden benches, Christmas decor, and, in the background, an elevated altar. At the altar are wooden lecterns, a table covered with marble, and wooden chairs. A crucifix and a painting representing Jesus rising to heaven are on the altar's wall. Among the benches are people sitting. The construction of the Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle dates back to 1616; nonetheless, in 1846, the building was officially built, according to the design observed in the photo. It is the second-largest church built on the island under Spanish rule, and it was not until 1960 that it was officially designated the Cathedral of the Diocese of Arecibo.

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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.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the lobby of the Art Deco-style building. It has blue and white walls, a double-leaf door, and a staircase. On one wall, there is an air conditioning vent with a plant hanging from it. The floor has a design of diagonal colored stripes. The place shows signs of neglect. There is no furniture, and it is dirty.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00067

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the patio from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe specifically the grave where the ashes of the writer Enrique A. Laguerre are buried. It is a simple rectangular grave, painted white with a marble plaque. It is located at the end of a paved trail that has ornamental plants on the sides. Behind the grave there is an ornamental plant and a tree. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Jibaro Urban House

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 wooden and the door is also made of the same material. To the far left, a side balcony with a low wall and sustained by fine wooden columns can be seen. There, two persons are standing and talking; there are also bushes planted in that area. To the far right, a larger residence is visible. The area is surrounded by coastal vegetation.

Casa MArgarita Bestard - Ponce - Historic Photo 00005

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.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00021

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.

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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. Over 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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00032

Exterior view of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with flat roof made of corrugated metal sheet and characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The patio has the floor covered with ceramic tiles and brick. Aside from that, the house has lattice style windows made of wood, double sliding doors and one simple door crowned with an oculus. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00004

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. Over 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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00086

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Up-angle shot of the garden that surrounds that two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe sections of the paved trail that goes over the garden. You can also see green areas with grass, trees, palm trees and shrubs. It is also visible a fountain next to a gazebo and a single-story building that has three doors. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00008

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00002

Section of the access steps to the porch of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a section of the porch that surround a house that is made of wood and painted green and white. It has a section of steps and you can see that the floor has native tiles from Puerto Rico. You can appreciate the side of the house that has two doors with persiennes, muntins and some glass windows. There are double rectangular columns that have only one base and single rectangular columns. Around it you can see power lines, a barrel, a trashcan, the entrance gate to the house, some plastic stools, the top of a table made of glass with circular shape and other objects. Also, you are able to see grass, plants and trees.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00073

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the towers from the building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the tambour area that is decorated with a semicircular molding and an in-relief flower inside a circle. You can also see part of the onion dome that is made of metal with scale texture horizontally aligned. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00033

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00019

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Exterior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a hallway with L shape, and iron railing and a round column. The balusters are flat and greatly ornate with spirals and fleur-de-lis. You can see one of the newels, also made of iron, ornamented and with a striated texture spherical ornamental top. There is a stair that gives access to the hallway. On the lateral wall you can see two door openings and one window opening. On the background wall there are two doors. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00026

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00022

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the lobby of the Art Deco-style building. It has blue and white walls, a double-leaf door, and a staircase entrance. On one wall, there's an air conditioning vent with a plant hanging from it. The floor has a colorful diagonal stripe design. The place shows signs of neglect. There's no furniture, and it's dirty.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2015 00002

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00028

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of one of the lateral facades of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe one of the square towers with onion dome followed by balconies that extend along the two floors. The balconies have Ionic order columns and railings with balusters made of iron. Next to the rear far end of the facade there is a stair. On the roof you can see a dormer window with gable roof and two metal lamps installed on the parapet. You can see part of the yard that has paved trails. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00014

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe an old wooden radio on a cabriole leg table. You can see part of the floor that is also made of wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00005

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00064

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a room with a double leaf door, closed and next to the door, a wall piano. The piano has cabriole legs with wheels. The support for the sheet music has an ornament with flower shape. On the wall above the piano there is a framed photo of a sugar cane worker. The room floor is made of wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00043

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00011

Section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other doubles on one base. Also, it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see the native tiles that it has on its floor, ceiling lamps, one of the walls of the side of the house, persiennes, fanlights and rectangular pots. Around it you can observe plants, trees, power lines and objects.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00004

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.

Vernacular Criollo House with Window-box

Wooden house built over a concrete 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 with transoms of the same material. The dwelling has a zinc eave sustained by wooden beams. On the far right, there is a terraced residence, made of wood, which has a gabled zinc roof and double wooden windows.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00014

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Detail of the main facade of the house, representative of vernacular architecture. The house is made of wood with a deteriorated gabled roof and cornice. Part of the facade can be seen with a glass window and a concrete base supporting the house. To the right, part of another wooden house is visible, separated by a cement wall and an iron gate.

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.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00015

A section of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green, white and brown that has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other double on one base. They possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see the native tiles that it has on its floor, persiennes and rectangular pots among the columns. Around it you can observe plants and trees.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00041

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00014

View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayor street from the coastline city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior you can distinguish a framed poster in which there is a black and white photograph of the Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Paoli. 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. Over the years it has 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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00013

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 you can distinguish a poster framed on a frame made of wood and glass. The poster is from a presentation where Antonio Paoli presented at the Teatro Lírico in 1918. 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. Over the years it has 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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00032

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00007

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.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00009

Detail of the brackets of a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The wavy brackets serve as a support on a balcony, they are made of wood. Under the brackets stand out two arches and part of a perforated column.

House in Arroyo 1 -2015 00010

View to the interior of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the entrance hall that has furniture, objects, chairs and paintings. The entrance door is double made of wood, it has lattice and central fanlights. The walls are painted gray, both with doors on each side and a floor with cream color tiles.

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00020

Bleachers and dugout perspective in the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. At the foreground, stand out the green wall that delimits the bleachers and a pipeline. In addition, you can see the dugout where there is the red bench for the baseball teams flanked by the access hallways. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats marked with numbers, pillars and the beams that give support to the fixed ceiling. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00004

Ornaments detail on the facade of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street from the municipality of Mayagüez. The facade is distinguished by paired green poles that support an ornamental frieze with a repetitive linear design with circular details and a cornice. On the upper part of these poles stands out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade that matches with the door fanlights. On the porch side also stands out an ornament articulated with a wood whitewash. The visible doors have semicircular arch shape, a fanlight and a molding. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Detail of the main facade of the house, representative of vernacular architecture. The house is made of wood with a gabled roof in a state of deterioration. At the top, a window with ventilation grilles can be seen, as well as a cornice with a decorative rectangular entablature and iron bars in front of the balcony. Through the grille, a wooden wall and a white molding with the number 7 can be seen. Outside, part of a window with glass panes and a hanging cable can be seen.

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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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00015

View of a section of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. Part of the park stands out, then, you can distinguish the dugout for the team players. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats, also, the pillars that give support to the fixed roof. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00015

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00026

Facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagu4ez, also known as the five arch house. This house, made of masonry and wood, is elevated on a podium. The facade has a gallery delimited with a series of mixtilinear arches elevated on paired columns. These columns elevate on pedestals and them at the same time, separate the ornamental metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. Above the arches stand out the star inside a sphere sign. The doors are double leaf with louver panels and fanlights that allow the ventilation. The roof is a hipped roof covered with zinc plates and is also distinguished by an extension with gable roof and louvers that allow the ventilation. The residence surface is painted yellow and white. In front of the house there are several automobiles parked near the sidewalk. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00004

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish a vintage firefighter vehicle and a double stair. The stair is covered with wood and has ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails supported with newels. On the walls you can distinguish framed photos. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

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.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00002

Detail of the facade from a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street located in the municipality of Mayagüez. This house is made of wood and is elevated above a podium. The facade is characterized by a porch delimited with a balustrade flanked by pedestals on which paired columns rise. These columns give support to a type of entablature. The main door has louvers and on its side stands out a sign that says: "Se vende". The window also has louvers or a type of aluminium persienne. The roof is made of wood covered with zinc. On the right side there is a grille with spiral motifs and a stair that leads to a roofed terrace. The surface of this house is yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street- Mayagüez - 2012 00010

Lateral and rear facade of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The lateral facade is distinguished by a type of roofed terrace with a balustrade and paired columns elevated on pedestals. In addition, it shows windows and doors with louvers or aluminium persiennes. Additionally, you can see a pair of openings. The rear facade also presents openings and a louver window or a type of aluminium persienne. The roof is made of wood, is also a hipped roof and is covered with zinc plates. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street is delimited with a fence that has a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. The surface of this house is painted yellow, orange and white. In turn, it presents notable signs of deterioration on the broken woods and the worn paint. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00007

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.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2014 00009

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00007

Perspective of the box and seats of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo' García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The red seats are foldable and between them there are the entrances and railings. You can also see the pillars that give support to the beams of the metal ceiling on which is notable several lights. The box has glass panels and the wall is yellow and green. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00012

Detail of a balcony of a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. There is metal gate that leads to the balcony or porch of the house. The gate has an integrated mailbox. This balcony is also defined by the native tiles covering the floor and by columns with capitals composed by vertical bands and channels. The arrangement of the columns form an arch that support the balconies' tile roof. The beams of the ceiling can be observed, as well as some hanging lamps, a rocking chair, and a round ornamental object attached to the wall. There are also wooden louver windows, wooden mullion windows, and a wooden door.

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.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00001

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the main facade of the three-story Art Deco-style building. The facade design combines curved corners, horizontal lines, vertical grooves, zigzags, geometric ornamentation, and glass blocks. The main entrance has multiple doors and a sign with the theater's name. The building features an attached single-story annex hall, with its entrance closed off by wood paneling. The sidewalk, a pickup truck, and part of another building are visible near the theater.

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A glance to the interior of a hallway in a house of the town of Arroyo. You can observe that the house is made of wood and it has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style. The hallway in covered in terracotta tiles, with pilasters and capitals holding black gates that have spirals design. In the hallway there is a chair that has several cleaning mops and brooms above, and next to it there is cube. You are able to see persiennes windows that has the house, a door of metallic mesh and a ladder that is leaned on a wall. Outside the house you can see a shed located to the left that is made of wood and it has zinc gable roof. Also, you can see debris, sidewalks, bushes, trees and a fence.

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View of the park and bleachers of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. At the foreground, you can see the home plate and behind it the bleacher seats stand out, as well as the pillars that work as support to the fixed roof. In addition, is notable the box with glass panels, the entrances to the seating area and railings that separate the orange seats from the blue ones. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980 decade. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter on a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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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.

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Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00068

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the rear facade from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the first floor window that has double leaf, lattice and two glass panels in the upper part. It is framed with a simple molding. The window is brown, the molding is white and the wall, yellow. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00090

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as the Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a room on the second floor that has three open doors that goes to the exterior, and one interior door. There is a foldable table with five chairs, also several chairs set in rows. On one corner you can see a podium decorated with a coat of arms. On the walls there are several framed portraits. The floor is made of wood and the ceiling, also made of wood, has exposed beams and two hanging lamps. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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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.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint shows the northeast elevation. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint of the baseball field shows the benches and changing rooms. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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Detail of the cistern on the corner of the porch of a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656 on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The floor is covered with hydraulic tiles, also known as creole tiles or native tiles, that show motifs of flowers and leaves. The parapet of this porch integrates ornamental blocks.

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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.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint shows a section focused on the bleachers, the fixed roof and the illumination towers. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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View of the seats in the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The seats are red, orange and foldable. Between them there are railings and entrances. You can also see pillars that give support to the metal ceiling beams. The seating area is protected with a mesh. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint of the baseball field shows how the roof is set out. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00010

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansión (1905) - Moca - 2013 00081

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior detail of one of the doors from the second floor of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The double leaf door made of wood has a window with lattices and two glass panels. Behind the window it has a panels with hinges. The lock is a lever latch. You can see to the front gallery hallway. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Casa Paoli - Ponce

Architectural drawing 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 with lattice framed with moldings and crowned with 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, moldings above which there is a low parapet. You can also see to the left far end a portico under a semicircular arch crowned with an oculus. The portico has a double door presided by an ornamental grille and steps. Aside from that, to the upper right far end there is a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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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Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00015

Lateral facade from the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. This section of the house is elevated on pillars and the walls are made of matched lumber. The windows are characterized with louvers and ventilation fanlights. One of the windows has an air conditioner console. The eave rest on curve brackets. The elements that characterized the main facade gallery are also partially visible, among them, there is a pedestal, a plain shaft column, the metal railing with leaf motifs and a mixtilinear arch with a grille decorated with a star inside a sphere motif. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

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Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00012

Stair of a residence on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. At one end of the stair it is notable a door from which it is visible its door lock and hinges. Consecutively, it extends the stair, which is flanked by handrails and a parapet. At the background it is visible a metallic mesh fence, an automobile and a building with flat roof.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Details of the steps leading to the main entrance of the Art Deco-style building. Three pink steps of varying height lead to the glass doors. The entrance is between two walls with curved corners, clad at the bottom with small white tiles.

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Roof detail of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located on the municipality of Mayagüez. The roof of this house is made of matched lumber. You can also see a balustrade and several pedestals on which columns decorated with white stripes rise. The house presents signs of deterioration due to weeds and the wear on the paint and wood. The house surface is yellow, orange and white. This house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

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Details from the railing and a door on a house from the 154 Ramos Antonini in the municipality of Mayagüez. The railing is articulated with spiral motifs and leaves. Through the railing you can see the chess motif and a double leaf door with louvers, grilles and a molding that accentuates its semicircular arch shape. Above the door stands out a fanlight articulated with a set of traceries arranged radially outwards like an open fan. Above the fanlight and door there is a white molding that frames the transition from the wall to the wooden ceiling. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

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Detail of the wall on a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden wall painted green, with grooves that give texture and signs of deterioration. Some parts of the wall is loosing the color and have several holes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00025

Columns details on the facade from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The columns are plain shaft, are paired and elevated on a pedestal with an ornamental panel. The mixtilinear arches accentuated with a molding and decorated with the star inside of a sphere sign, elevate on columns. On both sides of the pedestal there is the metal railing decorated with flower and leaf motifs. On the background are visible the double leaf doors with panels, louvers and ventilation fanlights. The house is elevated on a podium made of masonry and matched lumber and the roof is covered with zinc plates. In addition, on the roof stand out the ventilation luminaries from an appentice. The house surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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Railing from the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The railing is made of metal and shows leaf and flower motifs. The gallery floor is covered with white and black tiles that form a chess motif. The door is double leaf with panels and louvers. The house is elevated on a podium, is made of masonry and matched lumber. Its surface is yellow and has white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00029

Detail of the railing and facade from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The railing is made of metal and shows leaf and flower motifs. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber, is elevated on a podium with panels decorated with the star inside a sphere sign. In addition, the pedestals where the paired columns from the gallery and porch of the house elevate, are visible. Similarly, stands out a double leaf door with louvers and panels. The residence surface is yellow with white details. In front of the house there is an automobile and a sign that says: "No estacione, zona de carga y descarga, lunes a viernes 7:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m., ordenanza #43, serie: 2000-01. $75 Multa". In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00028

Ornamental detail of the sign of a five-pointed star inside a sphere on the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2014 00004

Lateral and rear view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe located in the coastal city of Ponce. The cathedral has two levels made of masonry and brick with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. Right behind the cathedral you can see the old Parque de Bombas of Ponce distinguished by its polychrome design made of wood and corrugated metal sheets roof. Now then, the lateral facade of the cathedral has buttress, windows covered with storm shutters and a continuous entablature on which rests a low parapet. In addition, there are three spherical domes crowned with lanterns. Aside from that, the cathedral is flanked by two belfry towers divided in three sections. They have square bases, the second level has square openings framed with protruding moldings, crowned with semicircular entablatures and presided by balustrades. The third section shows double wooden windows under semicircular arches that in turn they are framed with moldings, crowned with keystones and entablatures. Additionally, they are flanked with pairs of fluted columns that support the entablatures. The following sections are hexagonal and are decorated with cornices, moldings, a frieze with garlands and amphorae. Likewise, the domes show stained glass oculus framed with moldings. In turn, the domes are crowned with semicircular openings lanterns and crosses. On the surroundings you can also distinguish parked vehicles, buildings in the distance and a fence modulated by light poles. The beginning of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe dates back to 1670 when it was just a royal palm chapel, it was closed in 1820 due to the bad conditions of the building. The start of the current church construction dates back to 1835 and it was inaugurated in 1839. Nonetheless, the 1918 earthquake destroyed both towers which is the reason why it had to be rebuilt with a new design between 1918 and 1937. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Subsequently, it was restored again in 1992.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00023

Lateral stair from the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The stair is distinguished by the parapets with ornamental urns. This stair leads to a double leaf door with panels and louvers. Above the door stands out an appentice that rests on brackets. It is also visible a window with a grille and an air conditioner console. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber. On one end stands out a fence articulated with a low wall crowned with grilles and interrupted with pillars. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00008

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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00014

View of a section of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. At the foreground, stand out the home plate area of the park, then, you can distinguish the red dugout for the teams. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats, the pillars that give support to the fixed roof, the beams and the perforated walls. You can also partially see the box with glass panels. Behind the stadium stand out the towers with spotlights. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Partial view of the balcony on the main facade of the house, representative of vernacular architecture. A cement floor painted red and a railing with repeated decorative patterns, triangular at the top and circular at the bottom, can be seen. Above the railing is an ornamental black iron grille. Through the grille, the exterior walls with wooden planks, a door with embossed decorations, and an aluminum window on the right side are visible. The house rests on a concrete base.

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Calle Caleta de San Juan 53 - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00004

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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00012

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish an open area where there is a vintage firefighter vehicle and tools to extinguish the fire. There is also a double stair covered with wood and ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails that go up to the second floor. Aside from that, on the walls you can distinguish framed photos, double lattice style windows made of wood, a decorative frieze, a wooden lambrequin and a glass sunrise transom. In turn, you can see on the second floor several lions figures and a standing person. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00015

View of the details on the porch or balcony in a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. In the foreground of the image is a the metal grilles of a gate that has an integrated mailbox. There are also two lamps hanging from the ceiling with beams. The columns that support the roof integrate capitals composed of bands with vertical channels. The arrangement of the columns form arches along the porch or balcony. There are also louver windows and transom windows.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the upper part of the facade of the three-story Art Deco-style building. The facade design combines curved corners, horizontal lines, vertical grooves, zigzags, geometric ornamentation, and glass blocks. Power lines can be seen in several directions.

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.

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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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00017

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. Detail of the ornamental top from the newel of a stair. The ornamental top is made of iron, spherical and has striated texture, the newel also made of iron is ornamented. You can see part of the handrail and the wood stair. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the lateral facades of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a four-step stair that gives access to the rear part of the facade. It has an iron railing with greatly ornate balusters, same as the other railings of the building, and newels with spherical ornamental tops with striaded texture. You can see part of one of the paved trails that are around the garden, it goes up to the stair. You can also see a small segment of the building podium. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00001

Perspective of the box and seats on the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The seats are red and orange; they are also foldable, between them there are the entrances and railings. There are also pillars that give support to the metal ceiling beams on which you can see several lamps. The box has glass panels and the wall is yellow and green. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00017

Benches in the patio of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The benches present a shade of white that contrasts with a shade of green. Behind the benches there is a grille and a metal gate that leads toward the garden which also has a chair. The are has several shrubs.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint of the baseball field shows the bleachers distribution. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00041

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Labadie Mansion. Detail of the connection between a column and a railing. It is a striated column. The railing handrail is made of wood and it is notable the cut that it was made so the cornice striation could fit in. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00089

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00003

Detail of the ornaments on the facade of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street from the municipality of Mayagüez. The facade is distinguished by green paired poles that support an ornamental frieze with a repetitive linear design with circular details and a cornice. On the upper part of these poles stands out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade that matches with the door fanlights. It also stands out an ornament articulated with a wood whitewash. The visible door has a semicircular arch shape and has double leaf with grilles, a fanlight and a molding. The house surface is green, yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

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House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00014

Detail of the balustrades of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The balustrades, which are green and white, are composed of balusters that integrate leaf motifs interspersed with ovals. These balusters have a shade of white that contrast with the shade of green of the lower base and the handrails. Behind the balustrades there is a partially visible double leaf louver window.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00010

Detail focused on the wooden fretwork at the transom of the door on a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. This wooden fretwork presents a geometric motif compound by rectangles and horizontal and vertical lines.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00012

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Details of the steps at the main entrance of the Art Deco-style building. These three pink steps, varying in height, lead up to the entrance’s glass doors. A wall with a curved corner, clad at the bottom with small white tiles, is visible.

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.

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Detail focused on the hydraulic tiles from the porch of a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, in the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. These tiles also known as creole tiles or native tiles show motifs of flowers and leaves. The porch also presents a parapet that integrates ornamental blocks and above it there are some perforated columns. The doors partially visible are made of wood. At the background of the porch there is a chair.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00008

Lateral facade of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The lateral facade is distinguished by a type of roofed terrace with a balustrade and paired columns elevated on pedestals. It also shows windows and doors that have louvers or aluminium persiennes. Additionally, you can see a pair of openings. The roof is made of wood and is covered with zinc. The house section that is located on the Kofresí street is delimited with a fence that has a low wall with grilles interrupted by pillars. In front of the fence stands out a sign with the following warning: "Prohibido tirar basura, escombros o cualquier tipo de despedicios. Violadores serán procesados. $1000 multa máxima". The surface of this house is painted yellow, orange and white. The house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00005

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. Over 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.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2012 00002

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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View towards the patio of a house of the town of Arroyo. You can observe that the house is made of wood and it has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style. There is an opened space fenced by iron gates painted black and with spiral shapes. The floor is covered of terracotta color tiles and you can see a chair that it has above mops and brooms. The roof of the house is made of wood, it has lamps, moldings and beams secured with capitals and pilasters. You can see persienne windows, wooden doors, a door with metallic mesh, yellow walls and a ladder leaned on one of the walls. In front of the house there is a flower garden with bushes. a small sidewalk, grass and a trashcan. Also, there is a shed with zinc roof, a fence, a railing and trees.

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View of the entrance of the balcony or porch of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The entrance is accentuated by a metal gate that has an integrated mailbox. The columns present capitals composed of bands with vertical channels. The balusters integrate leaf motifs interspersed with ovals. These balusters present a shade of white that contrasts with the shades of green on the lower base and handrails. The ceiling beams are also visible, as well as a hanging lamp and panels with louver doors and windows.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00006

Facede of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. This house, made of masonry and matched lumber, is elevated on a podium. The facade has a delimited gallery with a series of mixtilinear arches elevated on paired columns. These columns are elevated on pedestals that separate the decorated metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. Above the arches and the podium panels stands out the star inside of a sphere sign. The doors are double leaf with panels, louvers and fanlights that allow the ventilation. The lateral facade is distinguished by a door with similar characteristics to the main ones, while the visible window has a grille and an air conditioner console. A gate flanked by pilasters leads to this lateral section where it also stands out a stair with an urn on the parapet. The roof is a hipped roof with louvers that allow ventilation. The house is delimited with a fence articulated with a low wall crowned with a grille and interrupted by pillars. On one of these pillars stands out a plaque with the representation of a Ramón Emeterio Betances portrait and a text. The residence surface is painted yellow and white. In front of the house there are several automobiles parked near the sidewalk. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested a permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the house a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

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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 wooden shelf and glass doors with books. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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 sine 2009.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00020

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view in a low-angle shot of one of the two-story building towers built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the upper cornice, a thin molding, part of the capital from one of the pilasters and quoin of the towers located on one of the far ends from the main facade. You can also see one of the portico Ionic order columns. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00005

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.

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White color house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house painted white with zinc gable roof and a dormer window. The house has persiennes windows, wooden doors, muntins, a balcony with columns and balustrades. You can observe that around it there are power lines, bushes, a fallen gate and two small walls in the entrance.

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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 the floor covered with native tiles, wooden windows that cover half of the lattice style wall and frames. The gallery also has a wooden table, showcases, standing people and double wooden doors. On of which is crowned with a wooden transom. In addition, from the wooden ceiling it hangs paper art painted. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00009

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00023

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of the rear facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a wall with string courses that divide the first and the second floor, and the second floor from the parapet. The vertical borders of the wall have quoins. On each floor there is a double leaf window with moldings around. It is notable the L shape design of the building. There is a gallery on each floor with Ionic order columns that divide the space in modules. The railings have iron balusters. You can see part of an iron ridges above the main roof. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

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.

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.

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Details of the corner of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a corner of the porch of a house that has three rectangular columns that come from the same base and that are painted green and white. They show moldings, cornices, bases and ornamentation. You are able to see a section of the floor that has native tiles from Puerto Rico. On both side you can appreciate the corners of some pots with rectangular shape that are located among the columns. Around it you can see grass, a block wall, a bush, a grill that is in the entrance of the house, a street and the sidewalk.

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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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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. Throughout 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.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00020

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Section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. It has a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other doubles on one base. Also, it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see a ceiling lamp, months and rectangular pots among the columns. There is a small gate in the entrance of the porch and some chairs. Around you can observe bushes, trees and power lines.

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Detail of some columns of a house, that is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The columns present a capital composed of small bands with channelings. Above the columns there are arches that support a tiled roof of the balcony or porch.

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.

Buildings Y

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.

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.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a symmetrical facade with five modules galleries on the first and second floor, additionally, it has a stair that gives access to the central module. It has Ionic order columns and railings with greatly ornate iron balusters. The doors and windows are double leaf and have moldings. On the first floor there are five doors with linear moldings, while on the second floor it alternates three windows and two doors with ornate moldings with pediment shape. The middle window is a fixed window with stained glass. There are two identical square towers with two levels, they flank the facade middle portion. Their roof are two onion domes with an evident French influence. There are two cornices that border each floor. Above the second floor cornice there is a frieze with circles and rectangles ornamentation, above the frieze there are three vase finishes. On the roof you can see the gable roofs of three dormer windows. In front of the building there is a garden with palm trees, shrubs and flowers. In the middle you can observe a circular green area with a large pot with flowers. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La Llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Lateral facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. From this angle stand out a pedestal from which elevates a column with plain shaft and a mixtilinear arch accentuated with a molding and ornate with a star inside a sphere motif. It is also visible a metal railing with leaf and flower motifs, a double leaf door with panels, louvers and a fanlight window for ventilation. The window has grilles and an air conditioner console. On the side there is also a stair with urns that leads to a double leaf door with panels, louvers and an appentice with brackets. The eave support is articulated with a series of brackets. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber, and the surface is painted yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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View towards the baseball park from the bleachers of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The bleacher seats are orange and, are separated by railings and stairs. In the middle stands out the home plate area, the bases and the pitcher's mount. In the background stand out the towers with spotlights. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, was inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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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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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the hallways from the second floor at the front part of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. From one side you can see three of the striated columns that divide that balcony in modules and three railings with iron balusters. On the other side, the wall has a door, two windows and three lamps. On the background wall there is another door. All the doors and windows are framed with moldings with pediment shape ornaments crowned with fleur-de-lis. The floor has tiles with a light color placed in a diagonal way with terracotta borders and grout. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Perspective of a section of the seats and baseball park of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The foldable seats are blue and red. Between these seats there are the entrances to the seating area and the ones that give access to the baseball park. Additionally, you can see several pillars that give support to the fixed roof. In the background stands out the El Carmen public housing complex. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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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.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a symmetrical facade with a portico of five modules on the first floor, a stair that gives access to the central module. The portico has Ionic order columns and railings with iron balustrades greatly ornate. Above the portico there is a balcony that shares elements with the first floor. The doors and windows are double leaf and have moldings. On the first floor there are five doors with linear moldings, while on the second floor, it alternates three windows and two doors with ornamented moldings with pediment shape. The middle window is a fixed window with stained glass. It is worth to point out that all the facade arches are flat with exception of the one that is on the main door, which is a semicircular arch. Two identical square towers of two levels, flank the middle portion of the facade. Its rooftops are two onion domes with an evident French influence. There are two cornices that surround each floor. On the roof you can see the gable roofs from two dormer windows. In front of the building there is a garden with grass and shrubs. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the upper part of the Art Deco-style building's facade. The edge of the ceiling is decorated with moldings in the form of circles and pentagons. Part of a fixed window with glass blocks can also be seen. Moldings frame the window.

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Front and lateral view of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape, flanked by a tower on each side and a roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the first floor you can distinguish a three-lobed opening framed with flat moldings. In addition, on the second floor you can distinguish rectangular windows framed with flat moldings and crowned with sunrise transoms. The tower is matched with a lambrequin that extends through the corbel. Similarly, it repeats on the skylight border. Since the Parque de Bombas is connected to the rear part of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe you can distinguish part of it. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it was used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

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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.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of the two-story building patio built fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a large green area with some trees. There is a paved trail that connects the building with a fountain and a gazebo. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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View of the seats from the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The seats are red, orange and foldable. Between them there are the railings and entrances. There are also pillars that give support to the metal ceiling beams. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter on a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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Details of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García ceiling, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. From this section you can see the beams with rivets, which some of them are set out crossed. It is also notable a pair of lights for illumination. This section of the ceiling is yellow and orange. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as the Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a space on the first floor of the house where there is a stair with wooden steps, an iron railing and a square wooden pillar. Behind the stair you can see a room with a carved wood chair set, with backrest and sit made of straw. The room has a wooden suspended ceiling with two rows of hanging lamp. On the background wall there are two frames and two open doors. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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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.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of one of the towers from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has en eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe, the corner from on of the cornices, the base of one of the pilasters and a quoin segment. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint shows the southwest elevation. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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.

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Ornamental detail above the columns from the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch motifs. The ornament consists of a symbol of a star inside a sphere. Under the sign elevate the mixtilinear arches accentuated with a molding. You can also see the column capitals from where the arches elevate. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the metal boundary markers on the sidewalk in front of the Art Deco-style building. They are two thin, black posts. Cables are attached to them. In the background, one of the theater's walls is visible, clad with a simulated white tile pattern.

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Detail of a corner from the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber and is elevated on podium decorated with panels and the star inside a sphere sign. Above the podium the pedestals, also with panels, from them elevate the paired columns and the mixtilinear arches accentuated with moldings and the star inside a sphere sign as an ornament. Between the pedestals there is a railing that integrates spiral motifs. The eave rests on curve brackets. On the side stand out a pillar and a gate. It is also visible a sign that says: "No estacione, zona de cargo y descarga, lunes a viernes 7:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m., ordenanza #43, serie: 2000-01. $75 Multa". The surface of the residence is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested a permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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View of the interior 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 there is an office with wooden floor, a double window made of wood and a desk that covers two walls with L shape. There is also a frame on the wall, office chairs and electronic equipment. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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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White color house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house painted white with zinc gable roof and a dormer window. The house has persiennes windows and awnings, a balcony with columns, balustrades, wooden doors and muntins. In the back part it has a steps section that leads to another area without walls and where it also has trees. You can observe power lines, bushes, debris and a fallen gate.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of one of the exterior hallways of the second floor from where it is notable the L shape design that distinguish the building. On both floors there are galleries that extend around the building and have Ionic order columns and iron balustrades. Along the walls that are double leaf doors with lattice and glass panels on the upper part. Above the parapet you can see a metal ridge with hipped roof. In the background you can observe part of the garden that surrounds the property with paved trails, grass, trees and ornamental plants. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2014 00001

Lateral and rear view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe located in the coastal city of Ponce. The cathedral has two floors made of masonry and brick with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. Right behind the cathedral you can see the old Ponce Parque de Bombas, distinguished by its polychrome design made of wood and corrugated metal sheets roof. Now then, the cathedral lateral facade has buttress, windows covered with storm shutters and a continuous entablature above which it rest a low parapet. In addition, there are two spherical domes crowned with lanterns. Aside from that, the cathedral is flanked by two belfry towers divided with entablatures in three sections. They have square bases, the second level has square openings framed with protruding moldings, crowned with semicircular entablatures and presided by balustrades. The third section shows double wooden windows under semicircular arches that at in turn they are framed with moldings, crowned with keystones and entablatures. Additionally, there are flanked by pairs of fluted columns that support the entablature. The next section of the tower is hexagonal and is decorated with cornices, moldings, a frieze with garlands and amphorae. Likewise, the domes show stained glass oculus framed with moldings. In turn, the domes are crowned with semicircular openings lanterns and crosses. On the surroundings you can also distinguish parked vehicles. The beginning of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe dates back to 1670 when it was just a royal palm chapel, it was closed in 1820 due to the bad conditions of the building. The start of the current church construction dates back to 1835 and it was inaugurated in 1839. Nonetheless, the 1918 earthquake destroyed both towers which is the reason why it had to be rebuilt with a new design between 1918 and 1937. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Subsequently, it was restored again in 1992.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Low-angle view of the central portion of the main facade of the Art Deco-style building. Fixed windows, linear moldings, and moldings with geometric motifs and vertical fluting are visible. The ends of two walls with curved corners can also be seen. The building is painted cream and white.

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Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Low-angle view of the central portion of the main facade of the Art Deco-style building. Fixed windows, linear moldings, and moldings with geometric motifs and vertical flutings are visible. There are two metal lamps on the ceiling of the main entrance.

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Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the main facade from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe one of the far ends of the facade where it stands out one of the identical lateral towers that are distinctive from the building. The square tower has two levels with cornices at the top of each level. It has double leaf windows with lattices framed with moldings. The vertical borders have quoins and on the second floor, two pilasters with Ionic order capitals. Above the cornice from the second floor you can appreciate the tambour, ornate with linear and circular moldings above which there is an onion dome with an evident French influence. Besides the tower, it is visible part of the middle of the main facade and a segment from the lateral facade. On one side of the dome you can see a dormer window with gable roof. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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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.

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White color house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house painted white with zinc gable roof and a dormer window. The house has persiennes windows, wooden doors, muntins, a balcony with columns and balustrades. You can observe that around it there are power lines, electric meters bushes, a fallen gate and two small walls in the entrance.

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Detail of the columns on the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. The columns are made with plain shaft and are paired, they are elevated on a pedestal with an ornamental panel. Above the columns there are mixtilinear arches accentuated with a molding and ornate with the star inside a sphere sign. On both sides of the pedestal there is an ornamental metal railing with flower and leaf motifs. On the upper part is visible the double leaf doors with panels, louvers and ventilation fanlights. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber and the roof is covered with zinc plates. Additionally, on the roof stand out the ventilation louvers on an appendage. The house surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested a permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor bring back the name of Betances to the street and in front of the house he put a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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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 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.

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Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. The drawing shows the northwest elevation. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00012

Detail of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García ceiling, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. In the middle there is a metal pillar with rivets from which the beams that give support to the fixed stadium ceiling extend. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00021

View of the facade and lateral entrance from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. The main section of the house facade shows a pedestal, a plain shaft column, a metal railing with leaf and flower motifs, a mixtilinear arch accentuated with a bracket and an ornament of a star inside a sphere. In addition, stands out a window that integrates an air conditioner console and a grille decorated with spiral motifs. The doors are double leaf with louvers, panels and ventilation fanlights. On the side stands out a stair whose parapet has ornamental urns. This section of the stair and the lateral door is covered with an appentice supported with brackets. It also stands out a fence that has a low wall crowned with grilles and interrupted by pillars. The house is elevated on a podium is made of masonry and matched lumber, and its surface is yellow and white. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

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.

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.

House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00005

View to the interior of a terrace in a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe that the house is made of wood and it has an architectonic influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style. In the terrace there is a group of chairs. The roof of the house is made of wood, it has molding, and beams secured by pilasters. You can see the persienne windows, an aluminum door and walls painted with yellow. The floor of the terrace it has terracotta color tiles.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2008 00001

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Labadie Mansion. You can observe one of the lateral facades of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence from the Château style. The facade starts with a tower divided with cornices, on the first floor there is a window with molding and cornice, on the second floor there is another window with ornamented molding. The tower is finished with an onion dome and precedes two galleries, each one with four Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters very ornamented. On the galleries there are double leaf doors with lattices and glass panels framed with moldings. The rear section of the facade shows courses that divide the levels and has doors with lattices and parapets with iron railings. The second floor also has a window on the rear far end. The wall borders have quoins. Above the hallway section you can see a dormer window with gable roof. In front of the facade it is notable part of the yard with shrubs, a large pot with colorful flowers and two benches made of iron and wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This Hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La Llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00019

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00016

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a room with a service desk made of wood. Above the counter you can see two computer desks. Behind it you can see a photocopier. The floor and the socles are made of natural color wood with a varnished coat, similar to the service desk. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00018

A section of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe part of the facade of a wooden house painted green and white and that has a porch with rectangular columns compound of two on one base. It possess moldings, cornices and bases. In the porch you can see rectangular pots with plants, persiennes windows, entrance doors with persiennes, muntins and chairs. Around you can observe a square with grilles, plants and bushes.

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Section of the porch of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a wooden house painted green and white. There is part of the porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other doubles on one base. Also, it possess moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. The floor of the porch it has native tiles, ceiling tiles, one of the walls of the side of the house, doors with persiennes, muntins, glass windows and rectangular pots. There are other objects in the area like a plastic stool, the glass top go a circular table, the frame of a bicycle and a table with two spray cans. At the background of the house you can see a man standing. Also, you can appreciate the entrance gate of the house, with piers in the corners, a street, a sidewalk, power line poles and other houses.

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Detail of the main facade of the house, representative of vernacular architecture. The lower part of the house and part of the balcony can be seen on a sloping street. There is a glass window on the front and a concrete base holding the house. To the right, part of another wooden house can be seen, separated by a cement wall and an iron gate.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00017

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 door with lattice framed and crowned with a sunrise transom made of wood. In addition, the room has a double windows made of wood and lattice, a showcase made of wood and glass, decorative frames on the walls and rattan chairs. Through the open window you can distinguish a hallway with cardboard boxes, wooden doors and paper art hanging from the ceiling. 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. Over 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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca 2008 00002

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Main facade of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is a simmetrical facade with five modules galleries on the first and second floor, a stair that gives access to the main module. It has Ionic order columns and railings with highly ornate iron balusters. The doors and windows are double leaf and have moldings. On the first floor there are five doors with linear moldings, while on the second floor it alternates three windows and two doors with ornate moldings with pediment shape. The middle window is a fixed window with stained glass. There are two identical square towers with two levels, they flank the facade middle portion. Their roofs are two onion domes an evident French influence. There are two cornices that border each story. Above the second floor cornice there is a frieze with circle and rectangle ornamentation, above the frieze there are three vase finishes. On the roof you can see the gable roofs of three dormer windows. In front of the building there is a garden with palm trees, shrubs and flowers. In the middle you can observe a green circular area with a large pot with flowers. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that still in use and belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This coffee hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La Llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00012

Lateral entrance of a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The entrance is accentuated with a gate that has spiral motifs and a stair that leads to the porch and type of roofed terrace on the side. The porch and terrace have balustrades and pedestals on which paired columns rise. The house is made of matched lumber and is elevated on a podium. In addition, it presents signs of deterioration due to stains, weeds, and wear on the wood and paint. The distinctive elements from this house correspond to the Vernacular architecture.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00011

Façade of a house, which is green and white, on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The house, which is green and white, and is elevated two or three feet from the ground. The side of the house has steps that lead to a porch or balcony, which is characterized by a balustrade interrupted by columns that form an arch and support a tile roof. There are also doors, a gate, and a stained glass window. The glass pane windows can be partially observed, as well as the eaves and an antenna on the second floor. In front of the house is a sidewalk that has several trash cans and lamp posts.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00021

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. View of the lobby floor of the Art Deco-style building. The floor has a design of colorful diagonal stripes. The walls are blue and white. In the background, there is a double door. The place shows signs of neglect. There is no furniture and it is dirty.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00044

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.

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00033

Exterior 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 rear part of the house has lattice style windows and double window made of wood crowned with an eave. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00002

Facade from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. This house, made of masonry and wood, is elevated on a podium. The facade has a gallery delimited with a series of mixtilinear arches elevated on paired columns. These columns are elevated on pedestals, in turn, they separate the ornamental metal railing with leaf and flower motifs. Above the arches stand out the star inside a sphere sign. The doors are double leaf with louver and fanlight panels that allow ventilation. The roof is a hipped roof with zinc plates and is distinguished by appendage with a gable roof and louvers that allow the ventilation. The residence surface is painted yellow and white. In front of the house there are several automobiles parked near the sidewalk. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the house a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

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.

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 around it. This is one of the four kind of pavers used in the streets of Old San Juan.

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00018

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00013

Detail of a stair on a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The stair presents a deteriorated state. It conducts to a porch from which it is partially visible its hydraulic tiles, also known as creole tiles or native tiles.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00034

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00085

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00005

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe one of the onion domes that crown the lateral towers of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The gray dome is ornate with scale texture in horizontal rows and a tiny spherical ornament on the top. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, it is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00027

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00001

House with a porch in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house made of wood and painted white and green. It has on its surrounding a porch and a zinc roof with a dormer window. The porch is built with double rectangular columns that have one base and three rectangular columns joint with only one base on each corner. The house has moldings, cornices, bases, some small walls, an entrance with steps sections and a small gate. There are persiennes windows, glass windows, doors with persiennes and muntins. In the inferior part of the house you can observe squares that are opened and have grilles. Around it you can observe power lines, a blue barrel, a floor made in cement in front of the house, grass, trees and bushes.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00003

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00018

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 the wooden floor, rattan chairs and a wooden table on which there is a computer. In addition, on the walls you can see a decorative frame and a bulletin board. 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. Over 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.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

View of an alleyway (callejón) in Old San Juan.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca 2013 00012

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View in a up-angle shot of the quoin on one of the building towers built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a segment of the quoin and the corner of the cornice that divides the two levels of the tower. You can see part of the patio where there is a sign holder and a low height light pole and a paved trail.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00007

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.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00066

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a room with a chair set made of carved wood with back rests and seats made of straw. There is also a middle table. On one of the walls there is a showcase on which there are three serving containers. There is a double leaf door open to the exterior and one to the interior. The floor is made of varnished natural color wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00004

Detail of the columns and arches on the facade of the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. The plain shafts columns are paired and above them there are mixtilinear arches accentuated with a molding and ornate with the star inside a sphere sign. On the background are visible the double leaf doors with panels, louver and ventilation fanlights. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber and the roof is covered with zinc plates. Additionally, from the roof stand out the ventilation louvers on an appendage with gable roof. The house surface is yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherit it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque to acknowledge the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00036

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the two-story building main facade built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. On the first floor you can observe the stair that gives access to the main entrance, two Ionic order columns and a segment of the balcony railing. You can also see a semicircular arch that has the main door, a double leaf door with stained glasses. On the sides there are two doors with lattices and glass panels on the upper part. On the second floor you can observe the railing, two columns, two doors and in the middle a fixed window with stained glass. It is also visible part of the front garden. There are two plants on large pots, one on each side of the stair. It is also notable a paved trail with green areas on each side, interrupted by a round green area that has a gramineae in the middle. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00007

View to the interior of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the dinning area with a wooden table, wooden chairs with upholsteries, a china cabinet with plates on its interior and a ceiling fan. Also, you can see that it has persienne windows and a wooden roof. The table has placemats and several objects on top.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00079

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Detail of the sttained glass fanlight above the main door from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The fanlight is seen from the inside. The stained glass has leaves motifs, flowers, sky and mountains with the colors blue, green, yellow, red and white. You can see part of the suspended ceiling, which it has a curve to accommodate the fanlight. The wall has a cornice molding that similar to the suspended ceiling, is made of varnished natural color wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book the La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00008

Detail of the roof of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the section of the roof of the house made wood painted white and green. It has columns with rectangular shape with moldings, capitals, cornices and ornaments. It is notable that on the left side there is only one column and a wall, while to the right side there are three columns jointed. Also, you can see a piece of wood and a pipeline secured to the column of the left that goes up to on of the right columns. You can appreciate part of the roof and a tree that is located behind.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00034

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00007

Detail of a fanlight on a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini street from the municipality of Mayagüez. The fanlight is articulated with a set of traceries arranged radially outwards like an open fan. This fanlight crowns a double leaf door that, in turn, integrates grilles and a green molding that accentuates its semicircular arch shape. Above the fanlight and door there is a white molding that frames the transition from the wall to the wooden ceiling. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

Residence on the Road PR 656 Bajadero Sector - Arecibo - 2020 00011

Door of a residence located on the road Puerto Rico 656, on the sector Bajadero of Arecibo. The door has a transom window and is flanked by vertical windows of glass leaves. This door has a double lock and is numbered with the cipher: "38".

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00008

Detail of the bleachers in the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. In the middle there is a stair marked with the letters A to O. The seats are orange and red, they also have numbers. In the background there is the box with glass panels. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00044

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00030

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.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00024

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 there is an office with a large table made of wood in the middle on which there are numerous books and papers, chairs surrounding it and wooden bookshelves on the walls. In addition, the floor is made of wood, there is a double wooden window, a ladder for the bookshelves and piled up boxes. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez - 2011 00013

View of a section from the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. At the foreground, you can see the park and first base area. Then, you can distinguish the red dugout for the teams. Behind this section there are orange and blue seats, the pillars that give support to the ceiling and perforated walls. The towers with spotlights are notable. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

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.

House on the Padre Aguilera Street, Corner of Kofresí Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00013

Detail of the stair from a house on the Padre Aguilera street, corner of Kofresí street, located in the municipality of Mayagüez. The stair is covered with yellow tone tiles. The stair leads to a roofed terrace with balustrade and pedestals on which paired columns rise. You can also see a mailbox attached to the wall and a window like an aluminium persienne. The house surface is yellow, orange and white. This house shows distinctive elements from the Vernacular architecture.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00022

House in Arroyo 2 -2015 00004

White color house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a section of the house painted white with a balcony with balustrades, columns and steps. You can see that the house is made with wood, that it has persiennes windows, awnings and muntins. In front there is a fallen gate and two walls. Around it you can see power lines, trees and palm trees.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00037

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00036

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00022

View of the lateral facade from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. From this angle stands out a pedestal and from it elevates a plain shaft column and a mixtilinear arch accentuated with a molding and decorated with a star inside a sphere motif. It is also visible a metal railing with leaf and flower motifs, a double leaf door with panels, louvers and a fanlight window for ventilation. The window has grilles and an air conditioner console. On the side there is also a stair that leads to a double door that has an appentice supported with brackets. The stair parapet is decorated with an urn and the landing has a chess motif. The eave support is also articulated with a series of brackets. The house is made of masonry and matched lumber, and the surface is painted yellow with white details. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00014

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the entrance to the Art Deco-style building. The upper part of six glass doors and a sign reading "Teatro Oller" are visible. Two lamps and some of the decorative elements in the center of the facade can also be seen, including two fixed windows with glass blocks, linear moldings, moldings with geometric motifs, and vertical fluting.

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00023

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 there is an office with a large wooden table in the middle on which there are numerous books and papers, chairs surrounding it and wooden bookshelves on the walls. In addition, there are two double windows. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over 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.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00069

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe an exterior hallway of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. On one side there are Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters and wooden handrails. On the other side you can see three door openings and two wall lamps. On the background wall there is another door and other two lamps. You are able to also see part of the second floor hallway. The floor has light shade tiles with the terracotta borders, socles and grout. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00051

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe the beginning of the wooden stairs with metal railing and wooden handrail. The balusters are made of iron, greatly ornate with spirals. You can see a newel, also made of iron and with a striated texture spherical ornamental top. The floor, similarly to the stair, is made of varnished natural color wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras, residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00007

Plaque located on a pillar from the Ramón Emeterio Betances house in Mayagüez, also known as the five arches house. The plaque is black and golden, it shows a representation of a Ramón Emeterio Betances portrait with a leaf motif border that is matched with the text: "Casa de los 5 arcos. Residencia Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances. In 1865, Betances raised an issue to the city hall asking for permission to built a large house with a 5 arch facade. This residence is a monument for the altruism, abnegation and fraternal love, therefore, is distinguished as an emblematic place from the "La sultana del oeste". This distinguished person from Cabo Rojo born in April 8, 1827, where is located the masonic lodge, "Cuna de Betances", on the street that has his name. He is known as the "Padre de la patria" and "el Padre de los pobres". He was distinguished as a doctor, man of letters and politician with radical separatist ideas, whom gave invaluable services to "La sultana del oeste". Even though Betances does not need a tribute or recognition, we need to nurture from the inheritance and generosity of our most illustrious to face challenges and get to the top of the public spirit that are each time higher. This plaque is reveal to let people know the historical deed of this di

Casa Paoli - Ponce - 2012 00026

View of the interior of the Casa Paoli located on the Mayo street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has one floor with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of the house you can see an oculus covered with ornamental iron details. The Casa Paoli was built between 1871 and 1883, being the residence of the family of the well known Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano. It was remodeled in 1914 and later on the 1920s. Over the years it has 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.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00002

Francisco Oller Theatre in Bayamón. The exterior of the theater's Art Deco-style annex hall is visible. This area has a door and two small fixed windows with glass blocks. The door is closed with wooden panels. Part of the adjacent building, which appears abandoned, can be seen.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00036

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.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00001

Façade of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The house, which is green and white, and is elevated two or three feet from the ground. The side of the house has steps that lead to a porch or balcony, which is characterized by a balustrade interrupted by columns that form an arch and support a tiled roof. There are also doors, a gate, and a stained glass window. The transition between the first and second floor is accentuated by a parapet. The house's second story is also partially visible, as well as an antenna attached to a column. In front of the house is a sidewalk that has several trash cans and lamp posts.

Typical Criollo Patterns

Front view of a house door in the town of Ciales. An ornamental metal railing can be seen. It is a wooden residence 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.

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.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00011

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe one of the facades from the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. It is notable the L shape design of the building. At the foreground, you can see a wall divided by a string course, with a window on each level. The vertical borders have quoins. There are perpendicular hallways with Ionic order columns and iron railings on both levels. You can see segments of the building podium.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00091

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of the stair from the second floor. The stair is made of wood with iron balusters with spiral design, greatly ornate and handrails also made of wood. The newels, that are also made of metal, have spherical finishes. The floor of the second floor is made of wood. You can also see two foldable table and metal upholstered chairs set in rows. On one corner there is a lectern decorated with a coat of arms. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on 10 Palmer Street - Bayamón - 2011 00001

Historic house at 10 Palmer Street in Bayamón. Detail of the main facade of the house, representative of vernacular architecture. The house is made of wood with a gabled roof in a state of deterioration. At the top, there is a window with ventilation grilles, and on the balcony, a cornice with an ornamental rectangular entablature and a railing with repeated decorative patterns. Above the railing is an ornamental black iron grille. A window with glass panels, a concrete base beneath the house, and a cable hanging from the ceiling can be seen on the outside wall. To the right, part of another wooden house, separated by a cement wall and an iron gate, is visible.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00009

Detail of a staircase and a balcony of a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The staircase is distinguished for its native tiles in the treads and risers. There are also ridges on each step, socles that flank the staircase and a potted plant. There is also a metal gate that leads to the balcony or porch of the house. This balcony is defined by columns with capitals composed of bands with vertical channels. The arrangement of the columns form arches that support the tile roof of the balcony. There are also beams on the ceiling, as well as a couple of hanging lamps, a rocking chair, and a round ornamental object attached to the wall.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00002

Ornamental detail of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini in the municipality of Mayagüez. On the upper part of the paired poles from the facade stands out an ornament with sunrise transom shape above a small balustrade that matches with the visible door fanlights from the porch. Above the poles there is an ornamental stripe or frieze with a repetitive linear design with circular details, a cornice and a parapet. The doors are double leaf with grilles and fanlights. Each door has semicircular arch shape and is accentuated with a molding. One of the doors has a Puerto Rican flag hanged from its fanlight. The house surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00027

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Low-angle shot view of one of the onion domes that crown the lateral towers of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The gray dome is ornate with texture like scales in horizontal rows and a tiny spherical finish on top. You can see the capital of one of the pilasters, the cornice and tower tambour. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00021

Section of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the side of a wooden house painted white and green. You are able to see part of the porch of the house in which there is a pot and a rectangular column that has molding, cornice, capital and base. Additionally, you can see that it has persienne windows, muntins, lattice and zinc gable roof. To the right side there is a block wall that in the top has barbed wire. Also, you can see leaves on the ground and trees.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00011

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the cladding at the base of the wall on the facade of the Art Deco-style building. It is a partial cladding with a finish that looks like small horizontal tiles. It is painted white, while the wall is light yellow with a dark green horizontal line.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca 2013 00007

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Detail of a capital from one of the two-story building columns built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The capital has characteristics of the Ionic order with its distinctive spirals, eggs and darts. You can see a section from the shaft, round, flat and svelte. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00084

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe, from the second landing to the bottom, a stair with wooden steps and iron balustrade. On the sides of the stair there are two square pillars. Behind the stair there is a room with a wooden chair set with backrests and seats made of straw. Near the chairs there is a desk. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on the 154 Ramos Antonini Street - Mayagüez - 2012 00010

Detail of the metal railing on the porch of a house on the 154 Ramos Antonini in the municipality of Mayagüez. The railing is green and is articulated with spiral motifs. Through the railing is visible the chess motif floor and the double leaf doors. The residence surface is green and yellow with white details. The house shows characteristics from the Vernacular architecture.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00080

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the interior of the front gallery from the second floor of the building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe one of the far ends of the gallery where the wall from one of the towers, a column and the iron railing converge. It is notable the balusters highly ornamented with a complex design with spirals and leaf motifs. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00018

Detail of a window in a house located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The window is a wooden louver double window that is also a transom window. It also has a shade of green. Above the louver windows are two panels with diamond-shaped motifs. In the foreground of the image is a handrail of the porch or balcony balustrades of the residence.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00038

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Low-angle shot view of one of the two-story building towers built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The square tower has two levels with cornices above each level. It has double leaf windows with lattices framed with moldings. The vertical borders have quoins and on the second floor, two pilasters with Ionic order capitals. Above the cornice from the second floor you can see the tambour, ornate with linear and circular moldings above which there is an onion dome with an evident French influence. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00002

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Partial view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can specifically observe the grave where the ashes of the writer Enrique A. Laguerre are buried. It is a simple rectangular grave, painted white with a marble plaque that says: "Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez 1905-2005 Un hombre consciente de su identidad maestro, novelista, cuentista, ensayista, dramaturgo, poeta y periodista". The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00021

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00003

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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2017 00001

View of the interior of the old Parque de Bombas located on Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape flanked with a tower on each side and a roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic style from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the interior you can distinguish a vintage firefighter truck and a double stair. The stair is covered with wood and has ornamental balustrades with wooden handrails supported by wood newels. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas from the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 it is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Ramón Emeterio Betances House - Mayagüez - 2011 00016

Detail of the lateral facade from the house of Ramón Emeterio Betances in Mayagüez, also known as the five arch house. This section of the house is elevated on pillars and the walls are made of matched lumber. The windows are characterized by louvers and ventilation fanlights. One of the windows has an air conditioner console. The eave rest on curve brackets. You can also see a pair of drainage tubes. In 1865, Ramón Emeterio Betances requested the permit to built this masonry house, where he only lived for two years. When he died, his sister Inés, inherited it. The house was affected by the 1918 earthquake. In 2006, the city mayor gave back the name of Betances to the street and put in front of the residence a plaque that acknowledges the love Betances had for Mayagüez.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00002

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.

House on the 2338 Campos Street - Ponce - 2012 00004

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.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00007

A caryatid located in the garden of a house on Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The caryatid is elevated upon a round pedestal and is surrounded by shrubs. The windows and eaves of the house are also visible, as well as some chairs and a table.

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00009

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. View of the interior of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe a section of a wooden stair that has an iron newel ornate with spherical finish with striated texture. The floor and the socle are also made of natural color wood and a varnished coat, same as the stair.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00042

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Detail of the ornament above the middle window of the two-story building second floor built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The window is fixed and made with stained glass with green, blue and red colors. It is framed with a molding that has pediment shape ornate with spirals, naturalistic motifs, and eggs and darts. In the middle it has a medallion with initials. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

House on Carretera PR 102 - Cabo Rojo - 2012 00008

Detail of a capital of a house, which is green and white, located in Carretera Puerto Rico 102 in Cabo Rojo. The capital is composed of small bands with green and white-colored channels. Above the column and the capital there are arches that support the tile roof of the balcony or porch.

Francisco Oller Theater - Bayamón - 2010 00013

Francisco Oller Theater in Bayamón. Detail of the main entrance steps from the Art Deco-style building. These three pink steps of varying height lead to the glass entrance doors. The glass entrance doors are also visible.

San Juan Cobblestone Pavers (Old San Juan) - 2011 00010

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00049

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe the front hallway of the second floor of the building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. On one side there are Ionic order striated columns that divides the space in five modules, and railings with iron balusters and wooden handrails. On the other side there is the wall where you can see a door open with lattices and a fixed window. In the background there is a door with a pediment shape ornament with a fleur-de-lis on the top. The floor has light shade tiles with the terracotta borders, socles and grout. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

The Puerto Rican Athenaeum - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2010 00009

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.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00033

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. You can observe one of the lateral facades of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. The facade starts with a tower divided by cornices, on the first floor there is a window with molding and cornice, on the second floor there is another window with ornate molding. The tower is finished with an onion dome and precedes two balconies, each one with four Ionic order columns and railings with iron balusters greatly ornate. On the balconies there are double leaf doors with lattice and glass panels framed with moldings. The facade rear section shows string courses that divide the levels and has doors with lattices and parapets with iron railings. The second floor also has a window on the rear far end. The wall borders have quoins. Above the hallway section you can see a dormer window with gable roof. In front of the facade it is notable part of the patio with shrubs, a large pot with colorful flowers and two benches made of iron and wood. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and in the XX century a sugar mill, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.

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.

Beneficencia Asylum Building - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00013

House in Arroyo 3 - 2015 00014

Section of the entrance of a house in the town of Arroyo. You can observe the house made of wood painted green and white with a porch with rectangular columns compound of three on one base and other doubles on one base. They have moldings, cornices, bases and capitals. In the porch you can see the native tiles that it has on its floor, the wooden walls of the house, persiennes, muntins and rectangular pots among the columns. Around it you can observe trees, power lines, objects, antennas, bushes and grass.

Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García - Mayagüez 2

Architectural drawing of the Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García, located in Mayagüez. The drawing was elaborated by the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society project. This drawing or blueprint of the baseball field shows the service area. The original stadium was built in 1938 and remodeled in the 1980s. Subsequently, during the period from 2006 to 2007, it was demolished and rebuilt to serve as one of the facilities where the Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 were celebrated. The Estadio Isidoro "Cholo" García was named in honor of the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a Puerto Rico Baseball League final series. The new stadium, inaugurated in 2010, has a capacity of 10,500 spectators.

House in Arroyo 1 - 2015 00017

House of yellow color in the town of Arroyo. You can observe a house that is made of wood and it has influence of the Neoclassic architectonic style with a zinc gable roof. On its design you can see tuscan columns, moldings and cornices. It has wooden doors, muntins, persiennes windows made of glass, pilasters and a terrace area with grilles around it. Also, you can observe an entrance gate, chairs, a sidewalk, power lines, grass, an automobile rim, a hose, a small sign, traffic signs, bushes and trees.

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.

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.

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 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.

Parque de Bombas - Ponce - 2014 00001

Lateral and front view of the old Parque de Bombas located in the Plaza Las Delicias from the coastal city of Ponce. The building has two floors made of wood with rectangular shape flanked by a tower on each side and roof made of corrugated metal sheets. Its design has characteristics of the Moorish and Victorian Gothic styles from which it stand out the polychrome created with black and red stripes. On the first floor you can distinguish an end of the garage where there is an old vehicle and to the right far end a tree-lobed opening framed with flat moldings. In addition, on the second floor you can distinguish rectangular windows framed with flat moldings and crowned with sunrise transoms. The tower is matched with a lambrequin that extends through the corbel. Similarly, it repeats on the skylight where you can also distinguish lattice style windows made of wood. You can slightly distinguish the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe since the Parque de Bombas is connected to the rear part of the church. The old Parque de Bombas was built in 1882 as a central hall for a fair. It was officially designated as Parque de Bombas of the city of Ponce in 1885, housing the volunteer firefighters. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1990 is used as a museum in honor and commemoration of the firefighters from the city of Ponce.

Hacienda Irurena or Labadie - Palacete Los Moreau - Labadie Mansion (1905) - Moca - 2013 00004

Hacienda Irurena in Moca, also known as Hacienda Labadie, Palacete Los Moreau and Mansión Labadie. Interior view of the two-story building built with fortified concrete. It has an eclectic design with influence of the Château style. You can observe part of the stair from the second floor. The stair has wooden steps with spiral iron design, greatly ornate and also wooden handrails. The newels, that also are made of metal, have spherical finishes. The second floor has a wood floor. You can see two foldable tables and upholstered chairs made of metal arranged in rows. The Hacienda Irurena or Labadie was a coffee hacienda in the XIX century and a sugar mill in the XX century, this is the only building that is still in use that belonged to companies dedicated to both crops. This hacienda is immortalized in the Puerto Rican literature as the "Hacienda Palmeras", residence of the Moreau family in the book La llamarada (1935) by Enrique Laguerre.