135 Villa Street - Ponce - 2014 00038

Description

Front and lateral view of the first methodist church of Ponce located on the 135 Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The church has one floor made of reinforced concrete with characteristics of several styles, which is the reason why is considered eclectic. The roof is a gable roof made of corrugated metal sheets and above it you can distinguish the dome with onion shape that crowns the belfry with a spheric finish. Aside from that, the facade has a rustic aspect simulating masonry blocks and a curve upper border with moldings. It also has windows with different sizes under pointed and rectangular arches made of wood with stained glass framed with bolections and a wooden door presided by steps. The front facade is decorated with a rose window, supported with buttresses and matched with garden areas. The Methodist Church of the Resurrection of Ponce was built in 1907, it became one of the first non Roman Catholic churches built after the sovereignty change in 1898, being an example of freedom of religion. After the 1918 earthquake, the belfry tower had to be rebuilt using the design of Francisco Porrata Doria, which is why its design and materials are different from the original. Years later, in 1987 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places.

Origin Name	Calle Villa 135 - Ponce - 2014 00038
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Calle Villa 135 - Ponce
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	Nechodoma, Antonin (1877 - 1928) - Diseñador Porrata Doria, Francisco L. (1890 - 1971) - Arquitecto
Historical Background	Ecclesiastical Architecture in Puerto Rico: Protestant Church Building Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940)
Architectural Subject	Historic buildings Historic sites Churches (buildings) Windows Eclecticism (artistic concept) Zinc Moldings (object components) Stained glass (visual works) Buttresses Swinging doors (doors) Bell towers
Decolonial Subject	Coloniality of Being Colonialism Christianity Eurocentrism Hispanism Imperialism Secularism Colonial Order Colonial Regime
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image