Ponce Creole

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Ponce Creole Soundex Code C640

Ponce Creole Architectural Styles

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Ponce Creole is an architectural style created in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the late 19th Century 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 Community 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's a blend of wood and masonry, incorporating architectural elements of other styles, from Classical Revival and Spanish Revival to Victorian.