House Río Cañas Abajo, Juana Díaz - PRAHA

House Río Cañas Abajo, Juana Díaz

Description

Façade of a concrete house, built on stilts, in the town of Juana Díaz. The house is wooden with a zinc, gabled roof. In the front, there are bicycles beside concrete stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a wooden railing, sustained by wooden columns. The house has lattice-style windows surrounded by wooden moldings. The door has a screen door and a transom over it.
Origin Name
CAJ_4070_F0001_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 4 - Inventarios
Geographical Coverage
Juana Díaz
Date
[19--]
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". On the back of the photo, there are handwritten notes that read: "House plans". 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
  • Straight stairs
  • Balconies
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Stilts (structural elements)
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Windows
  • Screen doors
  • Transoms (opening components)
  • Bicycles
  • Walls
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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