Juan Bertoli Calderoni (sometimes spelled ''Juan Bertoly Calderoni'') was a nineteenth-century

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from

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, and long-time resident of

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, where he designed various prominent structures including

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(now,

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), and Residencia Ermelindo Salazar (now, Centro Cultural de Ponce, at Calle Cristina #70) among various other historic building.

First years

Bertoli Calderoni was the son of Juan Ludovico Bertoli and Maria Luisa Calderoni. He came to Puerto Rico from Bastia, Corsica, in 1845, contracted by the Spanish Military Corps of Engineers to work at

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and other Spanish military installations in San Juan. Subsequently, he moved to

, seeking better recognition for his skills. In Ponce, he designed and directed the building of

, the first neoclassical construction in Ponce.

Legacy

Among Bertoli's most distinguished works is the

(1860s). He also designed the former downtown Ponce residence of the Ermelindo Salazar (1870) at 70 Cristina street. The latter was originally built as the residence of prominent Ponce businessman and subsequent Ponce mayor, Ermelindo Salazar; it was also the first headquarters of

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, and today is home to the Centro Cultural de Ponce. He also designed Casa Vives, the home of the owner of

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Honors

* Bertoli is recognized at Ponce's Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.''Architecture.''
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, Ponce, there is a street named after him; the street leads to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoli Carderoni, Juan 1885 deaths Ponce Creole architects Burials at Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro Architects from Ponce, Puerto Rico 1820 births