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Albergue Caritativo Tricoche

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Hospital Tricoche, Ponce
Hospital Tricoche, Ponce

Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche (English: Tricoche Charitable Shelter or Tricoche Hospital) is a historic building located on Calle Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th-century civil architecture. When built in 1878, "it held the top spot among public building in Puerto Rico," based on its size and beauty.The hospital was named after Valentin Tricoche, a 19th-century philanthropist and land owner in Ponce with lands on the western bank of Rio Bucana which included lands with a stone mine. Valentin Tricoche left moneys in his will for the construction of the hospital. Construction started on 30 May 1873, it was delivered to the Municipal government by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers in September 1876, and opened to the public on 11 December 1878. The structure was built articulated in the Classical revival style. By 1885, the hospital was expanded with an annex which was named "Hospital Civil de Ponce", to differentiate it from the original hospital built with funds from Valentin Tricoche.The historic structure was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 14 May 1987.

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Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
Calle Bertoly, Ponce Segundo (Segundo)

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Antiguo Hospital Tricoche (Albergue Caritativo Tricoche)

Calle Bertoly
00730 Ponce, Segundo (Segundo)
Puerto Rico, United States
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