Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti
Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti | |
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Born | 26 March 1881 Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín |
Movement | Neoclassical architecture |
Spouse | Carmen Gilet[2][3] |
Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti was a Puerto Rican architect from Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an expositor of the Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau architectural styles, doing most of his work in his hometown of Ponce. Today, Alfredo Wiechers' city residence, located in the Ponce Historic Zone and which he designed himself, is a museum, the Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña. After enriching his hometown city with some of the most architecturally exquisite buildings, he moved to Spain arguing political persecution by the authorities in the Island.
Early years
Alfredo Braulio Wiechers Pieretti
Training
Upon the death of his father in Ponce, Wiechers Pieretti, still an adolescent, came to be under the guardianship of Juan Lacot, the husband of Rosa Wiechers Pieretti, Alfredo's oldest sister. A short while later they moved to
In 1908 Wiechers Pieretti married Ponce-born Carmen Gilet in Barcelona, and in 1910 he returned to Puerto Rico, settling in Ponce.[12]
His residence
Alfredo Wiechers returned to Ponce in 1910 and, within two years, he built what is known today as the
His works
After leaving his architectural mark on the city of Ponce (
He also designed Villa Julita also known as Casa Ulrich, a residence located in Aibonito, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[19]
Later years and legacy
In 1918 Wiechers returned with his family to Spain, claiming political persecution by the authorities in Puerto Rico. After this, he never performed as an architect again for health reasons as well as not being on possession of a license to practice architecture. He died on 15 July 1964,[20] and was interred at the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona at the Mausoleum of the Gilet family.[21]
He is honored at Ponce's
The Architecture and Construction Archives at the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR) is the custodian of the Alfredo Wiechers Collection (1896–1986). Approximately 1.5 cubic feet in size, the collection contains architectural drawings, photographs, and publications. The Architectural Drawings Series contains 128 projects organized chronologically. The collection was transferred from the Puerto Rico Architects Association in 1998.[23][24]
He also designed
See also
- List of Puerto Ricans
- German immigration to Puerto Rico
- Blas Silva
- Francisco Porrata Doria
- Wiechers-Villaronga Residence
References
- ^ Jorge Rigau. Puerto Rico 1900: Turn-of-the-Century Architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean, 1890-1930. New York: Rizzoli International Publishers. 1992. page 131.
- ^ La Casa de la Calle Reina. Revista "Hola Puerto Rico" (magazine). Retrieved 15 November 2010. Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ La Casa de la Calle Reina. Revista "Hola Puerto Rico" (magazine). Retrieved 15 November 2010. Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ La Presencia Germanica en Puerto Rico. Haydee Reichard de Cancio. PREB: Nuestra Trayectoria Historica y Cultural. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Museum of Ponce Architecture: Casa Wiechers Villaronga. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ La Presencia Germanica en Puerto Rico. By Haydee Reichard de Cancio. PREB: Nuestra Trayectoria Historica y Cultural. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Armando Morales Pares, State Architect, S.H.P.O., Abelardo Gonzalez Aviles, Architect, Centro de Investigaciones Folkloricas de Puerto Rico (Ponce, Puerto Rico), State Historic Preservation Officer, Certifying Officer. 18 May 1984. In National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form - Villaronga Residence. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 3. Listing Reference Number 84003151. 24 August 1984.
- ^ Museum of Ponce Architecture: Casa Wiechers Villaronga. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Armando Morales Pares, State Architect, S.H.P.O., Abelardo Gonzalez Aviles, Architect, Centro de Investigaciones Folkloricas de Puerto Rico (Ponce, Puerto Rico), State Historic Preservation Officer, Certifying Officer. 18 May 1984. In National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form - Villaronga Residence. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 3. Listing Reference Number 84003151. 24 August 1984.
- ^ Armando Morales Pares, State Architect, S.H.P.O., Abelardo Gonzalez Aviles, Architect, Centro de Investigaciones Folkloricas de Puerto Rico (Ponce, Puerto Rico), State Historic Preservation Officer, Certifying Officer. 18 May 1984. In National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form - Villaronga Residence. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 3. Listing Reference Number 84003151. 24 August 1984.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Museum of Ponce Architecture: Casa Wiechers Villaronga. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ 100 años del Mausoleo de Bomberos . La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011. Updated link and re-accessed on 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Villa Julita" (PDF). National Parks. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Jorge Rigau. Puerto Rico 1900: Turn-of-the-Century Architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean, 1890-1930. New York: Rizzoli International Publishers. 1992. page 131.
- ^ Auxiliar descriptivo de la Colección Alfredo Wiechers. University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Library. (A Horizon Information Portal.) Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Architecture. TravelPonce. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ ABW: Colección Alfredo Wiechers. ARCHIVO DE ARQUITECTURA Y CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 2020. Accessed 27 May 2020.
- ^ Archivo de Arquitectura y Construccion- UPRRP- AACUPUR. ARCHIVO Y CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN. ARCHIVO DE ARQUITECTURA Y CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO: Colección Alfredo Wiechers (1896-1986). ArchRED: La Red de Archivos de Puerto Rico. > Conoce los Archivos de Puerto Rico > Archivo de Arquitectura y Construccion- UPRRP- AACUPUR. p. 2. Accessed 27 May 2020.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration: Quinta Vendrell / Granja San Andres. Olga de la Rosa Andujar and Juan Llanes Santos. United States National Park Service. NRHP id=06000028. pp. 4, 7. Accessed 27 May 2020.
External links
The Alfredo Wiecher Collection electronic finding aid may be consulted through http://hip.upr.edu:85/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=aac--1#focus