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Banco de Ponce (building) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 18°00′40″N 66°36′48″W / 18.011111°N 66.613271°W

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Banco de Ponce
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Banco de Ponce building on Plaza Degetau
Location of Ponce and the bank building in Puerto Rico
Location	Amor and Comercio Sts., Plaza Degetau, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°00′40″N 66°36′48″W / 18.011111°N 66.613271°W / 18.011111; -66.613271
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924
Architect	Francisco Porrata Doria
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	87001003^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1987

The Banco de Ponce building, a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first and main office of Banco de Ponce until the company merged with Banco Popular in 1990. Though its headquarters had moved to a presumptuous building in Hato Rey's Milla de Oro by then, Banco de Ponce continued to consider this building its main office, until the company merged with Banco Popular in 1990. The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987. It was built in 1924.^[2]

Location

The building is located facing Plaza Degetau. The large structure occupies a small city block. It is bounded by Mayor, Francisco Parra Duperon (also known as Comercio), Marina, and Amor streets. Amor street was also called Callejon Amor, or Amor Alley; literally, Love Alley. In 1991, Amor street was converted into a promenade and renamed Paseo Antonio Arias Ventura, after the long-time employee of the bank who started as a custodian and rose to become the bank's general manager.

Architecture

The building's architect was Francisco Porrata Doria.^[3]

The Banco de Ponce building is a four-story brick and concrete structure. As it is set in a very narrow triangular lot defined by near-parallel Amor and Comercio Streets, the architect's solution to the lot's footprint geometry was the development of a continuous facade enveloping these two streets and the narrow front to Plaza Las Delicias.^[4]

The predominant style is related to the Beaux art neoclassical, with three horizontal bands defining this wraparound facade. The base is made of a pinkish stone extracted from a quarry close to the city. This stone has been commonly used in other Ponce buildings.^[4]

The second and third floors house bank office. "These are rendered in elaborate plasterwork with square Corinthian columns, brackets, medallions and panels between the structural beams ornamented with paterae. Naturalistic motifs are ubiquitous."^[4] For a while, the building's third floor was used as a ballroom for Ponce's old casino.^[5]

Contemporary use

In 1990, at the time of the merger between Banco de Ponce and Banco Popular, Banco de Ponce continued to operate at this building as Banco de Ponce, but eventually the BanPonce Corporation branded all of its branches with the Banco Popular name. Subsequently, the building was sold to Scotiabank, the Canadian concern, but later Banco Popular switched with Scotiabank the Banco de Ponce building, and Banco Popular has been using it since as its downtown Ponce branch.^[6] Today, the first floor of the building houses a branch of Banco Popular. The fourth floor houses Banco Popular's regional offices and the Commercial Banking Center.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
^ Build year (Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands By Edward E. Crain. ISBN 0-8130-1293-7. The University Press of Florida. 1994.)
^ "Architect". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Banco de Ponce. National Register of Historic Places. NRHP Focus Database Listing # 87001003. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ United States Dept of the Interior, National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Banco de Ponce. Number 87001003. (May 19, 1987)Page 3
^ Municipalities / Ponce, Former Banco de Ponce. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

External links

National Register of Historic Places photographic file

v t e Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Barrios	Anón Bucaná Canas Canas Urbano Capitanejo Cerrillos Coto Laurel Cuarto Guaraguao Machuelo Abajo Machuelo Arriba Magueyes Magueyes Urbano Maragüez Marueño Montes Llanos Playa Portugués Portugués Urbano Primero Quebrada Limón Quinto Real Sabanetas San Antón San Patricio Segundo Sexto Tercero Tibes Vayas
Beaches	El Tuque Punta Salinera Las Salinas Playa de Ponce El Malecón Playa del Club Náutico de Ponce La Guancha Isla de Ratones Isla Cardona Pelícano Guardia Costanera Blanca Carrucho Ensenadita Larga
Museums	Museo de Arte de Ponce Museo Parque de Bombas Museo Castillo Serrallés Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes Museo Hacienda Buena Vista Museo Casa Paoli Museo de la Masacre de Ponce Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña Museo del Deporte Museo de la Historia de Ponce Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño Museo Biblioteca RHC Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
Hotels	Ponce Hilton Golf & Casino Resort Holiday Inn & Tropical Casino Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino Hotel Meliá The Fox Hotel Hotel Ponce Intercontinental Solace by the Sea Caribe Hotel
Events	Carnaval de Ponce Feria de Artesanías de Ponce Ponce Jazz Festival Fiesta Nacional de la Danza Día Mundial de Ponce Festival Nacional de la Quenepa Bienal de Arte de Ponce Nightlife in Ponce, Puerto Rico Las Justas Cruce a Nado Internacional
Theaters	Teatro La Perla Teatro Fox Delicias Ponce Towne Center Caribbean Cinemas Teatro Antono Paoli Teatro Vicente Murga Concha Acústica de Ponce
Parks	Parque de la Abolición Parque de la Ceiba Parque del Tricentenario Parque Ecológico Urbano Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales Parque Pedro Albizu Campos Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell Plaza Las Delicias La Guancha
Hospitals	Hospital Damas Hospital San Lucas Hospital Dr. Pila Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca Hospital San Cristóbal Steven Anthony Children's Hospital
Universities	Ana G. Méndez University Caribbean University Universidad Interamericana Ponce Health Sciences University Pontificia Universidad Católica PUCPR School of Architecture PUCPR School of Law Universidad de Puerto Rico
Islands	Cardona Ratones Frío Caja de Muertos Morrillito Gatas Jueyes
Rivers	Anón Bayagán Blanco Bucaná Canas Cerrillos Chiquito Inabón Jacaguas Matilde Pastillo Portugués Prieto San Patricio
Mountains	Cerro de Punta Peñón de Ponce Cerro del Vigía Cerro del Diablo Monte Jayuya Cerro Maravilla

v t e Landmarks and historic buildings of the Ponce Historic Zone
Plaza Las Delicias and immediate vicinity	Plaza Las Delicias Plaza Degetau Plaza Muñoz Rivera Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín Hotel Meliá Casa Saurí Los Chinos de Ponce
Government buildings	Casa Alcaldía Ponce Servicios Antiguo Casino de Ponce Correo de la Atocha
Schools and colleges	Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Escuela de Arquitectura Instituto de Música Juan Morel Campos Escuela Superior Ponce High
Religious buildings	Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce
Museums	Museo Parque de Bombas Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre Museo de la Historia de Ponce Museo de Arte de Ponce Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña Museo de la Masacre de Ponce Casa Paoli Residencia Armstrong-Poventud Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón
Monuments and memorials	Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud Estatua Juan Morel Campos Estatua Domingo Cruz ("Cocolía") Estatua Luis Muñoz Rivera Ponce Honra A Su Maestra: Lolita Tizol Monumento a la Mujer
Theaters	Teatro La Perla Teatro Fox Delicias Concha Acústica de Ponce
Parks	Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell Parque de la Abolición Parque del Tricentenario Parque Ecológico Urbano Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
Markets	Paseo Atocha Plaza del Mercado de Ponce Mercado de las Carnes
Historic banks	Edificio Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Edificio Banco de Ponce Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (institution) Banco de Ponce (institution)
Historic houses	Casa Fernando Luis Toro Casa Oppenheimer Residencia Subirá Casa Rosaly–Batiz Casa Vives Residencia Ermelindo Salazar Centro Español de Ponce Casa Salazar-Candal Casa Wiechers-Villaronga
Others	Albergue Caritativo Tricoche Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro Ponce YMCA Calle 25 de Enero Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Ponce, Puerto Rico
District	Hacienda Buena Vista
Building	Albergue Caritativo Tricoche Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce Armstrong-Toro House Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Banco de Ponce Casa Alcaldía de Ponce – City Hall Casa de la Masacre Casa Miguel C. Godreau Casa Paoli Casa Vives Casino de Ponce Castillo de Serralles Cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Ponce Edificio Empresas Ferré Edificio Municipal de la Playa de Ponce Fernando Luis Toro Casa Font–Ubides House Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad McCabe Memorial Church Mercado de las Carnes Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church Oppenheimer House Parque de Bombas de Ponce Ponce High School Ponce YMCA Building Rosaly–Batiz House Salazar–Candal House Subirá House Teatro La Perla U.S. Custom House Villaronga House Zaldo de Nebot Residencia
Sites	Cementerio Antiguo de Ponce Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul Centro Ceremonial Indígena
Structures	Acueducto Alfonso XII Carretera Num. 6 Faro de la Isla de Caja de Muertos Faro del Puerto de Ponce Puente Río Portugués
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Ponce, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico

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