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
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Book: Calderín. Rafael. Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera. October 2013. Ediciones Digitales. San Juan, PR.