Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño - 2014 00005

Description

View of the Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño located in front of the public square in the coastal city of Ponce. From the city hall you can see an end of the Old Banco de Ponce has two floors and characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. To the left far end you can distinguish the building of the Banco de Ahorro Ponceño, which is chamfered, has two floors made of masonry and concrete with characteristics of the Beaux Arts style. Nonetheless, the exterior facade is divided in three levels. It is articulated by Corinthian Order fluted pilasters that go up to the additional level and support a continuous entablature decorated with an inscription that says: "Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño", garlangs, dentils and an upper overhang cornice with brackets. The third floor has a railing with balusters between pediments with medallions with stained glass and in the middle a clock. All of them have ornamental moldings and in relief details. At the same time, the roof has dormer shape. The Banco de Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was established in 1895, however, it was not until 1924 and 1925 when this emblematic building was built. It remained in use until 1978 when the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico and Banco Santander bought its shares. Despite that, in 1987 the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, since 2022 it is the headquarters of the news media, La Perla del Sur.

Origin Name	Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño - 2014 00005
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño
Geographical Coverage	Ponce
Date	2014
Descriptive Notes	Original name of provenience and the title were assigned by the Project Puerto Rico Architectural Heritage (PRAHA). The general description contains information took from the official Facebook page of Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society.
Colaborador	Porrata Doria, Francisco L. (1890 - 1971) - Ingeniero
Historical Background	Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940) Government of Puerto Rico: City Planning - Twentieth Century
Architectural Subject	Historic buildings Historic sites Beaux-Arts (style) Windows Cornices Moldings (object components) Pilasters (wall componenst) Keystones Balustrades Dentils Gables (architectural elements) Inscriptions Columns (architectural elements) Entablatures Grilles (barrier elements) Banks (buildings)
Decolonial Subject	Capitalist Development Colonial Political Economy Criollo Elites Financial Speculation Eurocentrism Neoliberalism Capitalista Order Neoliberal Order
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image