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Albergue Caritativo Tricoche | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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  Location of Ponce and the Albergue Caritativo Tricoche in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | At the grid formed by Arenas (N), Tricoche (S), Bertoly (E), and Union (W) streets Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°01′00″N 66°36′55″W / 18.016785°N 66.615193°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 30 May 1873 to 11 December 1878 |
| Architect | Julio Vizcarrondo[2] Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical and 19th Century Civil Architecture |
| MPS | 19th Century Civil Architecture in Ponce TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000769[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 14 May 1987 |
Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche (English: Tricoche Charitable Shelter or Tricoche Hospital) is a historic building located on Calle Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th-century civil architecture. When built in 1878, "it held the top spot among public building in Puerto Rico," based on its size and beauty.[3]
The hospital was named after Valentin Tricoche, a 19th-century philanthropist and land owner in Ponce with lands on the western bank of Rio Bucana which included lands with a stone mine.[4] Valentin Tricoche left moneys in his will for the construction of the hospital.
Construction started on 30 May 1873,[5] it was delivered to the Municipal government by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers in September 1876,[6] and opened to the public on 11 December 1878.[7] The structure was built articulated in the Classical revival style. By 1885, the hospital was expanded with an annex which was named "Hospital Civil de Ponce", to differentiate it from the original hospital built with funds from Valentin Tricoche.[8]
The historic structure was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 14 May 1987.[9]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
- ^ Luis Fortuño Janeiro. Album Histórico de Ponce (1692-1963). Page 142. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuño. 1963.
- ^ Socorro Guirón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda decada del siglo XIX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 170.
- ^ Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Ramon Marin. Page 187. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda decada del siglo XIX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 169.
- ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda década del siglo XIX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 170.
- ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda década del siglo XIX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 170.
- ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la segunda década del siglo XIX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. page 208.
- ^ Mariano G. Coronas Castro, Certifying Official; Felix J. del Campo, State Historian; and Jorge Ortiz Colom, State Architect, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 7 April 1987. In National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 6. Listing Reference Number 87000769. 14 May 1986.