Designed Criollo Hacienda House, Hacienda Delicias

Description

View of a house on Hacienda Delicias, in the town of Maricao. The house is made of wood and was built over a wall. It has a gable zinc roof. In the front, there is an ample balcony with entrance stairs and wooden balustrade sustained by fine wooden columns. The balcony has a flat roof made of zinc, and wooden cornices. The house has lattice-style windows and double wooden doors. To the far right, the house has an attached structure with the same characteristics. In front of that structure, there is a concrete wall. In front of the house, there are benches and electric cables.

Origin Name	CAJ_0069_F0002_R
Relation	Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage	Maricao
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. 101, CAJ|0069|F0002". 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 Housing in Puerto Rico: Rural Housing Elites Power Relationships: Haciendas - Nineteenth Century
Architectural Subject	Plank construction Porticoes Trees (woody plants) Zinc Railings (balustrades) Walls Straight stairs Antennas Double doors Windows Columns (architectural elements) Benches (furniture) Electric wiring Cornices Houses Balconies
Decolonial Subject	Criollos Haciendas
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image