Neoclassic House
Description
One-story, corner house in the town of Mayagüez. The house is in concrete, built over a wall, and has a flat roof. In the front of the balcony, it has an arcade of semicircular arches with pilasters and moldings. The balcony is surrounded by an ornamental, metallic bar railing. To the far left, there are entrance steps. In the balcony, there are also several doors with mullions over them. The house has lattice-style windows with moldings over them. The upper edge of the house is decorated with cornices, an ornamental frieze, and moldings. To the far right, the house is semi-attached to another with similar characteristics. In the street around the house, there are vehicles parked.| Origin Name |
CAJ_4095_F0001_R
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| Relation |
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 4 - Inventarios
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| Geographical Coverage |
Mayagüez
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| Date |
1979-01-29
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| 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". On the back of the photo, there are handwritten notes that read: "52 Iglesias Mayagüez 1-29-79" "CAJ|0432|F0001". 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).
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| Descripción decolonial |
The one-level house in Mayagüez reflects colonial influences that have left an indelible mark on Puerto Rican architecture, but that have also been transformed by vernacular and daily use. The ornamental details of the classical-looking building harken back to a period of external dominance and cultural imposition, particularly under Spanish rule, while the vehicles parked in front and the crossing powerlines recall the US capitalist and neocolonial model imported to the island, against the Puerto Rican peoples’ will, after 1898. The people gesticulating on the balcony of the building tell a different story. They seem unfettered by these competing colonial imbrications. The scene reminds us of how Puerto Ricans have navigated and transformed colonial legacies into expressions of their own identity and resilience, asserting their agency and redefining their cultural landscape.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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