Casa Paoli

Casa Paoli
Main facade, in July 2009
Locator map
Locator map
Location of Ponce and Casa Paoli in Puerto Rico
Location14 Mayor Street (now, 2648 Mayor St.[a]), Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°00′35″N 66°36′46″W / 18.00965°N 66.61273°W / 18.00965; -66.61273
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)[2]
Builtc. 1864
ArchitectManuel V. Domenech (1914 intervention)
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.09000769
Added to NRHP1 October 2009
Museo Casa Paoli
Map
Established1987
LocationPonce, Puerto Rico
TypeBiographical museum
DirectorNestor Murray[3]
OwnerPrivate:
Centro de Investigaciones Folklóricas de Puerto Rico, Inc.
WebsiteOfficial site

Casa Paoli (English: Paoli House) is a historic house and biographical museum in barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the Ponce Historic Zone. The house is significant as the birthplace of Antonio Paoli (1871–1946), a tenor who was the "first Puerto Rican to reach international recognition in the performing arts"[4] and "one of the most outstanding opera singers of all times".[5] The house was the childhood home of the artist and he was introduced to art and opera at this house during his formative years. In 1987, the house was turned into a museum to honor the career of Antonio Paoli.[2] The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[6]

  1. ^ Vivos los colores del Rey del Pincel. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Llanes Santos, Juan (11 August 2009), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Casa Paoli (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016, retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Conmemoración Centenaria en Ponce: El Museo de la Historia de la Ciudad Señorial estrena dos exposiciones.[permanent dead link] El Nuevo Dia. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Casa Paoli. Juan Llanes Santos. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. Page 8. 11 August 2009. Accessed 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Casa Paoli. Juan Llanes Santos. Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office. Page 5. 11 August 2009. Accessed 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ National Park Service (9 October 2009), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/28/09 through 10/02/09, archived from the original on 7 February 2016, retrieved 10 March 2016.


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