Buildings D - PRAHA

Buildings D

Description

Side-view from another angle of a house located in San Juan. The house is made of wood and has a gabled roof. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, over which there is an ornamental metallic railing. It has a garden in the front with different plants. There is a front balcony surrounded by a concrete balustrade, over which there are ornamental metallic bars sustained by columns. The gabled pediment has a lattice-style window and all of the eaves have wooden cornices. At the rear, a building of a greater size can be seen. In the street in front there are several vehicles parked.
Origin Name
CAJ_1002_N0029
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth Watch Volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Plank construction
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Grilles (barrier components)
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Eaves
  • Cornices
  • Gardens (open spaces)
  • Automobiles
  • Electric wiring
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • Windows
  • Buildings (structure)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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