Francisco Valinés Cofresí Explained

Francisco Valinés Cofresí
Birth Date:	October 4, 1878
Death Date:	August 15, 1949 (aged 70)
Death Place:	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation:	architect

Francisco Valinés Cofresí (1878–1949) was a Puerto Rican architect.

He was born in Cabo Rojo in 1878.^[1] His mother's family were relatives of the outlaw and pirate Roberto Cofresí.

Cofresí began working as a cabinetmaker foreman at the San Juan firm Finlay, Waymouth & Lee. Later on he studied architecture by correspondence, with the International Correspondence School of Chicago, Illinois, completing his studies in 1912.^[1]

At least two of his works are listed for their architecture on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Works

• his first major work was the Executive Mansion for the governor (la Mansión Ejecutiva of the Gobernador) of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in Saint John^[1]
• the residence of José Calderón in Canóvanas^[1]
• the residence of Angel Suárez in Guaynabo^[1]
• La Giralda, 651 Jose Marti St., Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, NRHP-listed^[2]
• Palmira López de Pereyó House, jct. of Font Martelo and Minerva Sts. Humacao, Puerto Rico, NRHP-listed
• Original landscaping for the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park in San Juan, PR^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Algunos Arquitectos en Miramar . MiramarPR.org . January 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115235513/http://www.miramarpr.org/arqalgunosarq.html . January 15, 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: La Giralda . . Berenice Sueiro / Juan Llanes Santos . June 25, 2008 . January 9, 2017 . October 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233124/http://www2.pr.gov/oech/oech/Documents/Propiedades%20en%20el%20Registro%20Nacional/San%20Juan/La%20Giralda.pdf . dead .
3. Book: Calderín. Rafael. Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera. October 2013. Ediciones Digitales. San Juan, PR.