| Calle 25 de Enero | |
|---|---|
 Calle 25 de Enero, in May 2006 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Victorian houses |
| Architectural style | Ponce Creole |
| Location | Barrio Segundo,[1] Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°00′48″N 66°37′21″W / 18.0133°N 66.6226°W |
| Construction started | 30 May 1906 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | City of Ponce architects |
Calle 25 de Enero (lit., 25 January Street) is a street and historic Victorian block located in barrio Segundo[1] in Ponce, Puerto Rico, built to house Ponce's volunteer firemen and their families,[2] after the historic fire that took place in the city on 25 January 1899,[3] in appreciation for their labor on that fateful day.[4]
This picturesque street is lined with 39 red-striped and black-striped houses,[2][5] the local firefighters’ colors. The street takes its name from the historic fire that took place in the town on that day in 1899. Since then, and for a number of years, the city of Ponce built new homes on this street and then drew lots to see which of its firemen would be the lucky owners of these free new properties.[6]
- ^ a b Millán, Reinaldo (6 November 2013). "Se despide Rubén Colón Tarrats". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). Vol. Year 31, no. 1562. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Embellecen y pintan las casas del 25 de enero". El Sur a la Vista (in Spanish). 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Grafal, Jason Rodríguez (12 September 2012). "Al rescate de quienes perdieron todo". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). Vol. Year 30, no. 1502. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 8.
- ^ "Ponce, PR - The Pearl of the South". EyeTour.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Santiago, Elias (12 May 2001). "Calle 25 de enero" (January 25 street), Ponce PR. January 25 is the date (end of 19th century) of a..." Photo.net.
- ^ Mari, Brenda A. (13 August 2004). "Ponce is Ponce and That's That: Uncovering the Pearl of the South". Puerto Rico Herald (in Spanish)..