House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00043 - PRAHA

House on the Villa Street - Residence Toro-Cortada - Old Centro Español - Ponce - 2014 00043

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 of the house the floor is covered with debris and there are three semicircular arches dividing the rooms and one of them has a larger size. The adjacent room has the ceiling decorated with coffered and five semicircular openings through which you can distinguish the balcony surrounded by a balustrade. 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 00043
Relation
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Casa en la calle Villa - Residencia Vilariño - Antiguo Centro Español
Geographical Coverage
Ponce
Date
2014
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
  • Salich García, Eduardo - Arquitecto
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Historic buildings
  • Houses
  • Neoclassical
  • Casinos (entertainment buildings)
  • Interior spaces (spaces by location)
  • Abandoned buildings
  • Coffered ceilings
  • Pilasters (wall components)
  • Semicircular arches
  • Windows
  • Balustrades
  • Balconies
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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