Ponce Historic Zone

Ponce Historic Zone
Zona Histórica de Ponce
Historic Zone
Parque de Bombas, the iconic symbol of the Historic Zone
Parque de Bombas, the iconic symbol of the Historic Zone
Nickname: 
La Perla del Sur
Motto: 
Ponce es Ponce
Map of the Historic Zone within the municipality of Ponce
Map of the Historic Zone within the municipality of Ponce
Coordinates: 18°00′41.6874″N 66°36′50.22″W / 18.011579833°N 66.6139500°W / 18.011579833; -66.6139500

The Ponce Historic Zone (Spanish: Zona Histórica de Ponce) is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings, plazas and structures with distinctive architectures such as Neoclásico Isabelino and the Ponce Creole, a local architectural style developed between the 19th- and early 20th-centuries.[1] The zone goes by various names, including Traditional Ponce (Ponce Tradicional),[2] Central Ponce (Ponce Centro),[3] Historic Ponce (Ponce Histórico),[4] and Ponce Historic District (Distrito Histórico de Ponce).[5] Although not yet listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Ponce Historic Zone was added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) on February 2, 1989.[6]

  1. ^ "The Coup de Fouet magazine, vol. 12 (2008), pp. 28–29" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Apoyo Ponceño al Parquimetro. El Nuevo Dia. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ Great Public Places: Ponce Center City. Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Maria Fernanda Vallecillo. Project for Public Spaces, New York, New York. "Ponce Center City." Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  4. ^ Explore Puerto Rico. "Historic Ponce." Page 240. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  5. ^ Frommer's Portable Puerto Rico. Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince. Volume 10. Second Ed. Wiley Publishing. Pages 7–8. "Historic District." Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  6. ^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (7 December 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.