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Ponce Historic Zone
Zona Histórica de Ponce
Historic Zone
Parque de Bombas, the iconic symbol of the Historic Zone
Parque de Bombas, the iconic symbol of the Historic Zone
Nickname: 
La Perla del Sur
Motto: 
Ponce es Ponce
Map of the Historic Zone within the municipality of Ponce
Map of the Historic Zone within the municipality of Ponce
Coordinates: 18°00′41.6874″N 66°36′50.22″W / 18.011579833°N 66.6139500°W / 18.011579833; -66.6139500

The Ponce Historic Zone (Spanish: Zona Histórica de Ponce) is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings, plazas and structures with distinctive architectures such as Neoclásico Isabelino and the Ponce Creole, a local architectural style developed between the 19th- and early 20th-centuries.[1] The zone goes by various names, including Traditional Ponce (Ponce Tradicional),[2] Central Ponce (Ponce Centro),[3] Historic Ponce (Ponce Histórico),[4] and Ponce Historic District (Distrito Histórico de Ponce).[5]

  1. ^ "The Coup de Fouet magazine, vol. 12 (2008), pp. 28–29" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Apoyo Ponceño al Parquimetro. El Nuevo Dia. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ Great Public Places: Ponce Center City. Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Maria Fernanda Vallecillo. Project for Public Spaces, New York, New York. "Ponce Center City." Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  4. ^ Explore Puerto Rico. "Historic Ponce." Page 240. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  5. ^ Frommer's Portable Puerto Rico. Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince. Volume 10. Second Ed. Wiley Publishing. Pages 7–8. "Historic District." Retrieved 11 December 2009.

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