Building Moscoso Hermano & Co - Municipal Building - Ponce - 2013 00003
Description
Lateral view of the Moscoso Hermano & Co. building located in the coastal city of Ponce. It has two floors with a bevelled design and characteristics of the Neoclassic and Spanish Colonial Architecture styles. From the square you can see that on the first floor there are double wooden doors under semicircular arches framed with moldings, flanked by pilasters and crowned with stained glass transoms and keystones. In addition, there are double wooden windows under rectangular arches framed with moldings. The second floor has double wooden doors crowned with wooden transoms presided by balconets and overhang balconies supported by decorative brackets. Both the balconies and the balconets have ornamental iron railings and are crowned with a continuous entablature supported with decorative brackets. Additionally, the facade is modulated by fluted pilasters that go up to the second floor and support a continuous entablature with moldings, cornices, a decorative frieze and an inscription that says: "Moscoso Hermano & Co. Inc.", "Edificio...". Above the entablature rests a balustrade that surrounds the roof like an open balcony. Aside from that, to the left far end there is an adjacent building. The Moscoso Hermano & Co. building was built at the beginning of the XX century. It was originally used as a commercial establishment until recent years when it was restored and enabled to house municipal offices for the city of Ponce.| Origin Name |
Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño - 2013 00003
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| Relation |
Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Edificio Moscoso Hermanos & Co - Edificio Municipal - Ponce
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| Geographical Coverage |
Ponce
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| Date |
2013
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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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| Historical Background | |
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| Decolonial Subject | |
| 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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