Casa Fernando Luis Toro
Casa Fernando Luis Toro (English: Fernando Luis Toro Home) is a historic house in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The house is unique in that it is located in the first upper-class suburban development built in Puerto Rico, La Alhambra.
Fernando Luis Toro Casa | |
Casa Fernando Luis Toro in 2017 | |
Location of Ponce and the house in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | La Alhambra Calle Obispado, Number 3, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°01′04″N 66°36′21″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Francisco Porrata Doria |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000421 |
| Added to NRHP | 5 March 1986 |
In 1990 La Alhambra was designed part of Ponce's historic district. The house dates to 1927 and was designed by the famed Puerto Rican architect Francisco Porrata Doria. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 5 March 1986, as Fernando Luis Toro Casa. It is also known as Casa Chavier. The house was sold by its original owners in the early 1970s to Mr. Jorge Chavier and his wife Ms. Hilda de Lis who still occupied the house in 1986.
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