Parroquia La Sagrada Familia - Corozal

Description

Architectural drawing of the front facade of the Parroquia La Sagrada Familia in the town of Corozal. The parish has two levels with gable roof and characteristics of the Spanish Revival style. It is decorated with moldings, roofing tiles, framed semicircular windows and an entrance through a framed semicircular arch. Additionally, in the front part there is a tower with a clock and a hipped roof crowned with a cross. Also, at the upper right part you can distinguish a logo that says: "PRHBDS". The parish La Sagrada Familia was built in 1804 and subsequently destroyed after the hurricane San Narciso in the year 1867. After that, in 1870 they built a new one and even though it has been restored and remodeled several times, it still preserves its original dome and apse.

Origin Name	Parroquia La Sagrada Familia - Corozal
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Corozal (PRHBDS) > Parroquia La Sagrada Familia - Corozal
Geographical Coverage	Corozal
Date	[201-?]
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.
Historical Background	Ecclesiastical Architecture in Puerto Rico: Catholic Church
Architectural Subject	Historic buildings Architectural drawings (visual works) Churches (buildings) Spanish Colonial Revival Double doors Windows Moldings (object components) Semicircular arches Bell towers Roofing tile Latin crosses (crosses)
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image