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Description

Front view of a Victorian-style house in the coastal town of Fajardo. The house is two-story, in wood, with a gabled zinc roof. On the first floor, the dwelling has a porch with a hipped zinc roof, which is sustained by columns. The upper edge is ornamental and covered with plant vines. The space is decorated with patio chairs made of wood and metal, matching tables, and plants in decorative pots. There are two doors, a single wooden one with embossed details and another double wooden door with aluminum lattice-style windows. Above both doors there are transoms in wood and glass.
Origin Name
CAJ_1012_N0008
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 is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth Watch Volunteers". There are repeated photos among the files of this collection because they document different photographic 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)
  • Tables (support furniture)
  • Zinc
  • Windows
  • Double doors
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Fanlights
  • Brattishing
  • High Victorian
  • Flowerpots
  • Palm trees
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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