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• Collection: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

• Title: Casa Wiechers-Villaronga, Calle Reina #106, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, PR
• Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
• Related Names:
     Wiechers, Alfredo B.
     Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
     Museum of Ponce Architecture
     Concepcion, Elias
     Mercado, Mario
     Villaronga, Gabriel
     Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
     Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
     Mendez, Viviana , field team
     Gonzalez, Alejandra , field team
     Garced, Eric , field team
     Medina, Jonathan , field team
     Galan, Kimberly , field team
     Carrion, Andrea , field team
     Rodriguez, Benny , field team
     De Jesus, Lilliana , field team
     Marte, Waldo , field team
     Rodriguez, Jocsan , field team
     Martinez, Alberto , field team
     Esparolini-Hernandez, Alexander , field team
     de la Cruz, Carolina , field team
     Rosa-Lopez, Claudia , faculty sponsor
     Lorenzo-Torres, Jose , faculty sponsor
• Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
• Medium: Measured Drawing(s): 15
  Data Page(s): 4
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
  
• Call Number: HABS PR-139
• Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
• Notes:
  • 2015 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place
  • Significance: The Wiechers-Villaronga House is easily identifiable from different locations by its round pergola at the top of its corner bay. Delicate neoclassical bas relief details decorate its striking façade. Designed by Alfredo B. Wiechers as his own residence and studio, this house is representative of Catalan modernisme, a Spanish approach to Art Nouveau for which the city of Ponce is well-known. Casa Weicher-Villaronga is one of the structures in Ponce that still maintains wood double doors, elaborate iron grillwork, pressed tin ceilings, stained glass, and floors rich in texture and patterns. The house was built in 1912 by local mason-contractor Elías Concepción. One important feature of the house is the articulation of the façade at the corner. The curve here is due to the architect’s intention to create a sense of movement, which is an important characteristic of modernismo. Also the restrictions and building codes of the time stipulated that in order to improve circulation and visibility, buildings should have a “chaflan” or beveled corner to expand the intersection.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2099
  • Survey number: HABS PR-139
  • Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
  • National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003151
• Subjects:
  • domestic life
  • pergolas
  • Neo-Classical architectural elements
  • Art Nouveau architectural elements
  • grilles
  • pressed-metal ceilings
  • stained glass
  • Hispanic Heritage
  • cornices
  • pilasters
  • bas-reliefs
  • courtyards
  • spiral stairs
  • mosaics
  • shutters
  • masonry (building materials)
• Place:
  • Puerto Rico -- Ponce Municipio -- Ponce
• Latitude/Longitude: 18.012272, -66.615859
• Collections:
  • Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
• Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Call Number: HABS PR-139
• Medium: Measured Drawing(s): 15
  Data Page(s): 4

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• Call Number: HABS PR-139
• Medium: Measured Drawing(s): 15
  Data Page(s): 4

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