The Old Navy Arsenal in La Puntilla - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2012 00031

Description

Rear view of the main facade of the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy in La Puntilla neighborhood in Old San Juan. The building represents the Neoclassical architectural style and was built in 1800. It is painted gray and white. There is an acroterium on a stepped wall in the facade's upper part and four pilasters with white moldings and a green-colored scaffold. The building has parapets, a flagpole without a flag, and electrical wiring. Later on, the old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy was used for exhibitions and as administrative offices of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. Several high-rise buildings on Calle Tetuán and Recinto Sur can be seen in the distance. Among them is the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico. The building is painted cream and represents the Art Deco architectural style. It was designed by the architect Chauncey W. Riley and was built by the engineers Juan M. Beltrán Carrasquillo, Manuel Miró y Saurí, and José Benítez Gautier.

Origin Name	Arsenal de La Marina en La Puntilla - San Juan (Viejo San Juan) - 2012 00031
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > San Juan - Viejo San Juan (PRHBDS) > Arsenal de La Marina en La Puntilla - San Juan (Viejo San Juan)
Geographical Coverage	San Juan
Date	2012
Descriptive Notes	Original title and provenance name were assigned by the Puerto Rico Architectural Heritage Archive (PRAHA). The general description contains information collected from the official Facebook page of the Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society.
Colaborador	Benítez y Gautier, José - Ingeniero Bertrán Carrasquillo, Juan M. - Ingeniero Miró y Saurí, Manuel - Ingeniero Riley, Chauncey W. (1903 - 1972) - Arquitecto
Historical Background	Architecture in Puerto Rico: System of Walls, Defense Lines and Castles Architecture in Puerto Rico: Seventeenth-Nineteenth Centuries
Architectural Subject	Capital cities Military buildings Semicircular arches Cornices Pilasters (wall components) Architectural moldings Acroteria Scaffolds Parapets (wall components) High-rise buildings Brackets (structural elements) Lanterns (lighting devices) Flagpoles Openings (architectural elements) Automobiles Trees (woody plants) Roofs Neoclassical Banks (buildings) Art Deco
Decolonial Subject	Military Control
Rights	The PRAHA does not own the rights to this resource. The user must contact the repository or archive that holds the physical document to determine the restrictions that may apply under the Copyright and Intellectual Property Law or by agreements agreed with donors.
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image