Armstrong-Toro House

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Residencia Armstrong-Poventud (Armstrong-Poventud Residence) is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. The construction of this home set the stage for the construction of other homes of similar architectural elements, character and opulence in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Ponce. The architectural style is collectively known as Ponce Creole. The home was designed and built by Manuel Víctor Domenech for the Armstrong-Poventud family. It is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Armstrong-Toro House, and is also known as the . In 1991, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña turned the house into a museum, which it manages.Un tesoro escondido la tienda del ICP. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1527. Page 24. (Title in printed edition: Ofrece mas que libros: un centrico recinto ponceño.) 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1899

Source: en.wikipedia.org