Ponce Creole

Ponce Creole
Left to right, top to bottom: Casa Salazar-Candal (1911) by Blas Silva, Mausoleum to the 'El Polvorin' Fire Heroes (1911) by Alfredo B. Wiechers, Casa Rosaly–Batiz (1897) by Manuel Domenech, Casa Fernando Luis Toro (1927) by Francisco Porrata Doria
Years active1890-1930
LocationPonce (Puerto Rico)
Major figuresBlas Silva, Manuel V. Domenech, Francisco Porrata Doria, Alfredo B. Wiechers
InfluencesClassical revival, Spanish Revival, Victorian

Ponce Creole is an architectural style created in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the late 19th and early 20th century. This style of Puerto Rican buildings is found predominantly in residential homes in Ponce that developed between 1895 and 1920. Ponce Creole architecture borrows heavily from the traditions of the French, the Spaniards, and the Caribbean to create houses that were especially built to withstand the hot and dry climate of the region, and to take advantage of the sun and sea breezes characteristic of the southern Puerto Rico's Caribbean Sea coast.[1] It is a blend of wood and masonry, incorporating architectural elements of other styles, from Spanish Revival to Victorian.[2]

  1. ^ Puerto Rico. By Randall Peffer. Page 225.
  2. ^ Island of Delights: Puerto Rico is a place of many pleasures: miles of Caribbean coastline, rugged mountains, cities and towns of irrestible charm. Mark Miller. National Geographic. Accessed 23 August 2022. [1]