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. It is a blend of wood and masonry, incorporating architectural elements of other styles, from Spanish Revival to Victorian.
Image: Salazar Candal Residence in Barrio Tercero in Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2901)
Image: Mausoleo Bomberos de Ponce, Cementerio Civil, Barrio Portugués Urbano, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC05401)
Image: Rosaly Batiz Residence on southeast corner of Calle Villa and Calle Mendez Vigo, Barrio Primero, Ponce, PR (IMG 3455)
Image: Casa Fernando Luis Toro 1 Ponce Puerto Rico
The Ponce Historic Zone 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. The zone goes by various names, including Traditional Ponce, Central Ponce, Historic Ponce, and Ponce Historic District.
The 1912 Casa Wiechers-Villaronga, housing the Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
Casa Paoli, the childhood home of opera star Antonio Paoli
Cathedral Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe was rebuilt in more splendor after the 1918 San Fermín earthquake