Residencia Ermelindo Salazar
| Residencia Ermelindo Salazar | |
|---|---|
Residencia Ermelindo Salazar, in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Ponce Creole |
| Town or city | 70 Cristina Street, Ponce |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°00′43.092″N 66°36′45.3234″W / 18.01197000°N 66.612589833°W |
| Completed | 1870 |
| Client | Ermelindo Salazar |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Juan Bertoli Calderoni |
| Engineer | Juan Bertoli Calderoni |
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Residencia Ermelindo Salazar (Ermelindo Salazar Home) is a historic house in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1870 as the home of Ermelindo Salazar, a prominent citizen and businessman in the city as well as its mayor in 1880. It is located at 70 Cristina street in the Ponce Historic Zone, in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Today the house serves as the headquarters of the Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira, the cultural center of the city of Ponce, where it is used for educational and cultural activities as well as for art exhibits.