Criollo House Designed

Description

One-story concrete house in the town of San Germán. The house is built over a wall. It has a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic railing sustained by columns that are divided by basket-handle arches. In the lower front part of the columns there are bas-relief designs. The double doors with stained glass windows are raised over round arches. Over the doors, there are fanlights and moldings. In the upper part of the house, there are cornices and ornamental friezes.

Origin Name	CAJ_0050_F0001_R
Relation	Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage	San Germán
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. 82, CAJ|0050|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	Houses Arches Columns (architectural elements) Safety rails Double doors Fanlights People (agents) Sidewalks Automobiles Electric wiring Bas-relief (sculpture technique) Porticoes Reverse paintings on glass (visual works) Moldings (object components) Walls Three-centered arches Balconies
Decolonial Subject	Conception of Progress Economic Growth / Economic Development
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image