Casa Wiechers-Villaronga - Ponce - 2012 00055 - PRAHA

Casa Wiechers-Villaronga - Ponce - 2012 00055

Description

View of 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. This room has the floor made of wood, a wooden bed decorated and painted with floral motifs. It also has a bedside table and a dresser with mirror that match. In addition, you can see two double wooden doors. 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 00055
Relation
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Casa Wiechers- Villaronga
Geographical Coverage
Ponce
Date
2012
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
  • Bermúdez, Manuel - Restaurador (arquitectura)
  • Concepción Miro, Elías (1887 - 1923) - Constructor
  • Wiechers, Alfredo B. (1881 - 1964) - Diseñador
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Historic buildings
  • Houses
  • Interior spaces (spaces by location)
  • Neoclassical
  • Art Nouveau
  • Museums (buildings)
  • Bedrooms
  • Pendants (lighting fixtures)
  • Double doors
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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