House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00024
Description
View of the interior of a house on the Villa street from the coastal city of Ponce. The house has two floors made of brick masonry with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior spaces you can see some stairs without railing, debris on the floor and a rectangular opening under the stair framed with wooden moldings. In addition, on the stair landing you can distinguished an oculus framed with moldings and a balustrade on the upper level. Aside from that, the ceiling is decorated with a coffered that is deteriorated with exposed wood and beams. The residence known as Casa Toro Cortada and Antiguo Centro Español was built in 1911. Subsequently, in 1961 it was sold and turned into a social centre, it remained in continuous use until 1970 when it came into the hands of the Office of the State Insurance Fund Corporation until 1989.| Origin Name |
Casa en la calle Villa - Residencia Toro-Cortada - Antiguo Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00024
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| Relation |
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Casa en la calle Villa - Residencia Vilariño - Antiguo Centro Español
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| Geographical Coverage |
Ponce
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| Date |
2014
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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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