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4 unusual facts about Ponce Historic Zone


Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti

Today, Alfredo Wiechers' city residence, located in the Ponce Historic Zone and which he designed himself, is home to the Puerto Rico Museum of Architecture.

Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila

It was located in the now Ponce Historic Zone at the northwest corner of Marina and Jobos streets in Ponce.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture is located in the Ponce Historic Zone, across from Plaza Las Delicias.

WPAB

It had its first studios on Calle Leon in the Ponce Historic Zone, then moved to more spacious quarters on Calle Villa in the 1950s.


Miguel Pou

The boulevard is the most popular entrance to the Ponce historic district, and leads from the intersection of PR-1 and PR-2 into the center of the city.

Ponce Municipal Library

The Archivo Histórico de Ponce is a library research tool and is currently located on Calle Marina and Plaza Degetau in the Ponce Historic Zone.


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