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Francisco Gardón Vega

Francisco Gardón Vega

Puerto Rican architect

Francisco Gardón Vega (January 11, 1891 – 1938) was an architect born in Puerto Rico.

He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 11, 1891.[1] He worked as a draftsperson in Puerto Rico for the Department of the Interior from 1909 to 1912. He studied architecture at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but did not complete his studies there. After moving to New York in 1915, he worked for several architectural and engineering offices. He enrolled at the American School of Correspondence and graduated with an architect's certificate in 1921.[2]

"Like other early 20th century architects, Francisco Gardón Vega was eclectic in manner. His designs refused adherence to a single stylistic expression, combining ornamental features at will to express architecture as a polyvalent language."[3]

Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

Works include:

References

  1. [1]
    "FGa: Colección Francisco Gardón". AACUPRinvstigacion. Retrieved April 20, 2017. (with photo of him)
  2. [2]
    Jorge Rigau and Guillermo Marrero (August 9, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Daniel Webster School / Escuela Daniel Webster; La Webster" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. [4]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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