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Description

Front-view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. Surrounding the house, there is an ornamental metallic fence, and a garden that leads to the entrance porch. The house is two-story, made of wood, with a zinc, gabled roof. On the first level, the house has a porch with a zinc, hipped roof. It is sustained by columns, and its upper edge is covered with plant vines. It is decorated with metallic patio chairs. The double doors are made of wood, and the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. Over them, there are wooden-glass mullions. To the far right, there is a house with different characteristics.
Origin Name
CAJ_1012_N0007
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
Fajardo
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: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or 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
  • Porticoes
  • Gardens (open spaces)
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Zinc
  • Fanlights
  • Windows
  • Double doors
  • Sidewalks
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Palm trees
  • High Victorian
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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