Designed Criollo House

Description

One-story house in the town of Añasco on 65 de Infantería Street #45. The house is made of wood and has a hipped zinc roof. The dwelling has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by fine columns. The lattice-glass style double doors are made of wood; which are surrounded by wooden moldings with ornamental designs at the top. The upper edge of the residence has cornices and ornamental borders.

Origin Name	CAJ_0049_F0001_R
Relation	Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage	Añasco
Date	1978 o 1979
Descriptive Notes	The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "Fig. 81, CAJ|0049|F0001". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated because they document other formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background	Architecture in Puerto Rico: Seventeenth-Nineteenth Centuries Transportation in Puerto Rico: Automobile Housing in Puerto Rico: Urban Housing
Architectural Subject	Plank construction Zinc Automobiles Sidewalks Streets Balconies Electric wiring Safety rails Columns (architectural elements) Double doors Moldings (object components) Printers' ornament Shouldered arches People (agents)
Decolonial Subject	Conception of Progress Economic Growth / Economic Development Local Economic Development
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image