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Description

Front view of a Chamfer-style house in the coastal town of Aguadilla. The one-story house is made of wood over concrete, and has a flat zinc roof. In the front, there are entrance stairs covered with native tiles. Also, there is a porch surrounded by an ornamental metal railing, with two people standing. The wooden double door and windows are jalousie and glass style. Above the windows and the door in the porch, there are wooden sunrise transoms and moldings. Above the house, there is a smaller attic with a zinc hipped roof and wooden jalousie windows. To both sides of the house, there are attached structures with different characteristics. On the street in front, there are several parked cars, and one of them has gas tanks.
Origin Name
CAJ_0078_F0002_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Album fotos a color
Geographical Coverage
Aguadilla
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth Watch Volunteers." On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "37 CAJ|0078|F0002." On the back of the image, there is a stamp that reads "Print made by KODAK Oct 79." Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Balconies
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Plank construction
  • Zinc
  • Double doors
  • Fanlights
  • Penthouses (building divisions)
  • Moldings (object components)
  • Sidewalks
  • Pickups (trucks)
  • Automobiles
  • Streets
  • Row houses
  • Electric wiring
  • Fliers (stair components)
  • Transoms (opening components)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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