Casa Wiechers-Villaronga - Ponce - 2012 00053
Description
View on the interior of the Casa Wiechers-Villaronga located between the streets Méndez Vigo and Reina from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry, stone and wood with characteristics of the Art Nouveau, Neoclassic and Catalan Modernism styles. The room has the floor made of wood, a wooden dresser painted with floral motifs and a double wooden door. Through the door you can see the dining room decorated with a wooden table with chairs that match and in the middle a hanging lamp with jugendstil style with opaline glasses from Vienna. In addition, the floor is covered with native tiles. The Casa Wiechers-Villaronga dates back to 1911 and belonged to its own designer, Mr. Alfredo B. Wiechers and subsequently to Mr. Gabriel Villaronga. Years later, in 1984 the house was included in the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1990s it was acquired by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, restored from 1989 until 1991 and turned into what it is now, the Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña.| Origin Name |
Casa Wiechers-Villaronga - Ponce - 2012 00053
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| Relation |
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Casa Wiechers- Villaronga
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| Geographical Coverage |
Ponce
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| Date |
2012
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| 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.
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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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