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adjacent, emphasizing the major and joint role of the church and state in
Hispanic society. Located at the southern fringe of the plaza, at the center of the block between Calle Marina and Calle Cristina, the City Hall dominates the street wall between buildings of similar character and demonstrates faithfully the Spanish concept of the urban plaza. Although the interior has been altered during the 20th century in response to the growing needs of the municipal government, the exterior has maintained its individual and contextual integrity. Along with the
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wall. The central entrance consists of a wide rectangular void, framed by an elliptical archivolt molding. This composition is emphasized by a frontispiece consisting of flanking pairs of banded pilasters supporting decorative brackets which, in turn, support a balustered balcony accessed through the
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According to the Laws of the Indies, established in the 16th century to regulate the colonization of towns in the
Americas, a settlement was to be planned around a central plaza, with the Holy Catholic church facing westward and the town hall or "Cabildo" (seat of government power) either opposite or
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In 1986 the property was bounded to the North, 27.16 meters long, by Villa and
Comercio streets; to the South, 27.10 meters long, by Luna Street; to the West, 75.00 meters long, by the properties of Moscoso Brothers and a lot owned by Mario Mercado Succession (Estate); and to the East, 79.10 meters
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The main facade consists of two stories, divided into five bays: a three bay central section flanked by and only slightly projecting single-bay section on either side. At the ground level, a very distinctive feature of the City Hall is the continuous, projecting water table which creates the
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By 1848, the population of the
Spanish settlement at Ponce had grown sufficiently to merit recognition as a city by Queen Isabel II. The construction of the City Hall coincides with this decree, thus qualifying the building as a landmark to the founding of Ponce.
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structure at the south side of the Plaza
Degetau, occupying a lot at the center of the block between Calle Marina and Calle Cristina. The building's neoclassical austerity and strong symmetrical character are typical of 19th-century Spanish civil architecture.
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The building used to be called "The Porto Rico Drug
Company" before it was renamed "Moscoso Hermanos and Co., Inc.", the name it currently (2020) displays in addition to "Edificio Municipal" (Municipal Building). Accessed 5 January
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The Ponce City Hall has one of the most unusual histories of any city hall throughout the world, because it was a jail until the end of the 19th century. Rooms currently used as offices were jail cells before, and the
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building which has since also been incorporated by the
Municipal Government to become the headquarters of the Legislature of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Casa Alcaldia de Ponce holds a painting of
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As the first governmental structure in the city, the building incorporates elements designed to display its authoritative role. In fact, the design is contemporary to the 1848 addition to the
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Construction of the building started in 1844 and was completed in 1847. Engineering and architectural design for the building was directed by
Francisco Gil Capó under the oversight of Mayor
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Mariano G. Coronas Castro, Certifying
Official; Felix Julian del Campo, State Historian, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) August 1986. In
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Mariano G. Coronas Castro, Certifying
Official; Felix Julian del Campo, State Historian, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) August 1986. In
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Mariano G. Coronas Castro, Certifying Official; Felix Julian del Campo, State Historian, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) August 1986. In
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second level. The single bay sections have smooth rustication only at the ground floor, terminating at a continuous string course which divides this level from the upper.
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In addition to government offices, the Ponce City Hall today is the common departing location for a number of other activities and events, including the famous annual
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Secretaría de Arte y Cultura del Gobierno Municipal de Ponce, Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico.
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designed in the typical architecture of the time and a spacious stairway leads to the main hall of the Municipal Legislature and the office of the mayor.
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Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1989. (CUTPO/UPR). Has pictures of the last people to die by clubbing in 1902.
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685:. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 3. Listing Reference Number 860003197. 19 November 1986.
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In 1905 the Ponce City Hall stood above all other surrounding structures. Today's Ponce City Hall complex includes the adjacent buildings of
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railings and its flanking windows begin at a height of approximately four feet. At the upper level bays, baluster rails create
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took place. The last public hanging on the island happened in its courtyard. It has been visited by four
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City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
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10 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Puerto Rico: 9-Ponce Historic City Center.
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extend across the facade. A pedimented frontispiece composed of a
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Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Escuela de Arquitectura
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National Register of Historic Places in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Fotografias para la Historia de Puerto Rico, 1844–1952.
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National Register of Historic Places photographic file
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Location of Ponce and the Casa Alcaldía in Puerto Rico
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Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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Discover Ponce's NeoClassical Buildings and Museums.
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Ponce: City Hall - Ponce, Puerto Rico - Circa 1905.
2643:List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico
249:in the city. The building was listed on the U.S.
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792:Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada.
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182:19th Century Civil Architecture in Ponce TR (AD)
2464:Cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Ponce
765:Peter Feliciano. 2002. Accessed 28 March 2018.
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406:, flanked by pairs of small pairs of Tuscan
2295:Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
2043:Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón
1319:Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
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16:Historic government building in Puerto Rico
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727:"Ponce: La Capital del Sur de Puerto Rico"
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344:Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe
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2667:Tourist attractions in Ponce, Puerto Rico
2409:Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce
2290:Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce
2064:Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud
1851:Landmarks and historic buildings of the
629:Notable Building in Ponce: Casa Alcaldía.
618:Planetware. 2018. Accessed 28 March 2018.
40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
2677:Neoclassical architecture in Puerto Rico
2404:Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce
2285:Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce
1982:Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce
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2582:Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul
2474:Edificio Municipal de la Playa de Ponce
2193:Edificio Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño
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366:The building is an attached, plastered
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2662:Government buildings completed in 1840
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2084:Ponce Honra A Su Maestra: Lolita Tizol
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826:Ponce City Hall around the 1910s-1020s
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632:Lonely Planet. Accessed 28 March 2018.
572:"National Register Information System"
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1951:Instituto de Música Juan Morel Campos
1884:Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín
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1519:Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas
1337:Ponce Hilton Golf & Casino Resort
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266:of the City Hall was the place where
2352:National Register of Historic Places
1972:Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
1577:Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca
1309:Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño
577:National Register of Historic Places
251:National Register of Historic Places
1269:Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes
643:"Ponce, Puerto Rico: Walking Tours"
561:
507:was home to one of Ponce's largest
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2687:1840 establishments in Puerto Rico
2615:Faro de la Isla de Caja de Muertos
2429:Casa Alcaldía de Ponce – City Hall
2151:Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
1584:Steven Anthony Children's Hospital
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522:María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena
245:. Built in 1840, it is the oldest
32:Casa Alcaldía de Ponce – City Hall
14:
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2023:Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña
1342:Holiday Inn & Tropical Casino
1289:Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña
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2489:Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad
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2131:Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell
2074:Estatua Domingo Cruz ("Cocolía")
2018:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
2003:Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre
1977:Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad
1616:Ponce Health Sciences University
1534:Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell
1304:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
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467:. The street it is on is called
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2310:Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry
1621:Pontificia Universidad Católica
1425:Nightlife in Ponce, Puerto Rico
1415:Festival Nacional de la Quenepa
1191:Playa del Club Náutico de Ponce
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1347:Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino
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2038:Residencia Armstrong-Poventud
2008:Museo de la Historia de Ponce
1524:Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales
1299:Museo de la Historia de Ponce
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2399:Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
2280:Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
2249:Residencia Ermelindo Salazar
2208:Banco de Ponce (institution)
2028:Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
1626:PUCPR School of Architecture
1395:Feria de Artesanías de Ponce
1362:Hotel Ponce Intercontinental
1284:Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
322:Photomechanical print (1954)
21:United States historic place
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2682:Clock towers in Puerto Rico
2577:Cementerio Antiguo de Ponce
1956:Escuela Superior Ponce High
1405:Fiesta Nacional de la Danza
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2587:Centro Ceremonial Indígena
2172:Plaza del Mercado de Ponce
1636:Universidad de Puerto Rico
1611:Universidad Interamericana
1529:Parque Pedro Albizu Campos
1435:Cruce a Nado Internacional
1274:Museo Hacienda Buena Vista
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487:City hall during Christmas
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2141:Parque del Tricentenario
2115:Concha Acústica de Ponce
1601:Ana G. Méndez University
1509:Parque del Tricentenario
1481:Concha Acústica de Ponce
1264:Museo Castillo Serrallés
776:Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001.
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167:Architectural style
2479:Fernando Luis Toro Casa
2469:Edificio Empresas Ferré
2254:Centro Español de Ponce
2224:Casa Fernando Luis Toro
2198:Edificio Banco de Ponce
2146:Parque Ecológico Urbano
2052:Monuments and memorials
1925:Antiguo Casino de Ponce
1514:Parque Ecológico Urbano
1420:Bienal de Arte de Ponce
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294:Design and construction
127:18.010730°N 66.613905°W
2494:McCabe Memorial Church
2439:Casa Miguel C. Godreau
2136:Parque de la Abolición
2013:Museo de Arte de Ponce
1998:Museo Parque de Bombas
1862:and immediate vicinity
1581:Hospital San Cristóbal
1499:Parque de la Abolición
1259:Museo Parque de Bombas
1254:Museo de Arte de Ponce
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57:Casa Alcaldía de Ponce
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2499:Mercado de las Carnes
2459:Castillo de Serralles
2177:Mercado de las Carnes
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582:National Park Service
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2414:Armstrong-Toro House
2372:Hacienda Buena Vista
2089:Monumento a la Mujer
1939:Schools and colleges
1908:Government buildings
1606:Caribbean University
1476:Teatro Vicente Murga
1410:Día Mundial de Ponce
1314:Museo Biblioteca RHC
171:Neoclásico Isabelino
2524:Ponce YMCA Building
2259:Casa Salazar-Candal
2110:Teatro Fox Delicias
1965:Religious buildings
1930:Correo de la Atocha
1899:Los Chinos de Ponce
1853:Ponce Historic Zone
1631:PUCPR School of Law
1471:Teatro Antono Paoli
1458:Teatro Fox Delicias
1400:Ponce Jazz Festival
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455:It fronts onto the
447:(1900, then called
354:Physical appearance
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2434:Casa de la Masacre
2356:Ponce, Puerto Rico
1879:Plaza Muñoz Rivera
1869:Plaza Las Delicias
1860:Plaza Las Delicias
1567:Hospital San Lucas
1539:Plaza Las Delicias
1504:Parque de la Ceiba
1462:Ponce Towne Center
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542:Puerto Rico portal
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457:Plaza Las Delicias
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276:Theodore Roosevelt
227:Ponce, Puerto Rico
162:Francisco Gil Capó
146:less than one acre
100:Ponce, Puerto Rico
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2509:Oppenheimer House
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1466:Caribbean Cinemas
1390:Carnaval de Ponce
1367:Solace by the Sea
1294:Museo del Deporte
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493:Moscoso & Co.
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288:George H. W. Bush
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1176:Las Salinas
1017:Coto Laurel
945:Attractions
416:weathervane
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130: /
106:Coordinates
2656:Categories
2597:Structures
2449:Casa Vives
2444:Casa Paoli
2300:Ponce YMCA
2244:Casa Vives
2033:Casa Paoli
1894:Casa Saurí
1674:Morrillito
1544:La Guancha
1430:Las Justas
1231:Ensenadita
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1186:El Malecón
1007:Capitanejo
901:Government
813:El Laurel.
556:References
449:Plaza Real
308:courtyards
268:executions
118:66°36′50″W
115:18°00′39″N
2636:See also:
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1757:Portugués
1727:Cerrillos
1554:Hospitals
1107:San Antón
1102:Sabanetas
1072:Portugués
1027:Guaraguao
1012:Cerrillos
940:Landmarks
896:Geography
891:Education
886:Buildings
520:of Spain
513:El Cometa
501:El Cometa
497:El Cometa
408:pilasters
264:courtyard
223:city hall
159:Architect
2391:Building
2364:District
2098:Theaters
1752:Pastillo
1742:Jacaguas
1732:Chiquito
1445:Theaters
1226:Carrucho
1211:Pelícano
1166:El Tuque
1052:Maragüez
1042:Magueyes
918:Timeline
800:92-75480
715:Festival
528:See also
463:and the
434:Location
194:86003197
92:Location
2160:Markets
1991:Museums
1747:Matilde
1707:Bayagán
1659:Ratones
1654:Cardona
1646:Islands
1246:Museums
1158:Beaches
1127:Tercero
1117:Segundo
1082:Primero
1057:Marueño
979:Barrios
967:Streets
957:Airport
935:Tourism
913:History
505:century
400:parapet
368:masonry
257:History
237:in the
215:Spanish
2273:Others
1762:Prieto
1737:Inabón
1717:Bucaná
1712:Blanco
1694:Rivers
1684:Jueyes
1382:Events
1329:Hotels
1221:Blanca
1092:Quinto
1022:Cuarto
992:Bucaná
930:Sports
925:People
906:Mayors
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385:wooden
282:, and
2569:Sites
2124:Parks
1722:Canas
1679:Gatas
1491:Parks
1236:Larga
1137:Vayas
1132:Tibes
1122:Sexto
1067:Playa
997:Canas
962:Roads
835:2011.
479:Today
404:clock
348:plaza
151:Built
2641:and
1702:Anón
1664:Frío
1097:Real
987:Anón
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422:Uses
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154:1840
143:Area
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225:in
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178:MPS
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