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

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
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
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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