Francisco Porrata-Doría

Francisco Luis Porrata-Doría (4 May 1890 - 2 September 1971) was a Puerto Rican architect from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Porrata-Doría was a pioneer in the development of the local modern architecture and one of the architects responsible for what has been called "Ponce Monumental Architecture", of which the Banco Crédito is a good example.

Francisco Porrata-Doría
Born
Francisco Luis Porrata-Doría Gutierre de Pando

4 May 1890
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died2 September 1971
Ponce, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Alma materCornell University
Columbia University
Known forCivil Engineering, Architect
Notable workPonce Cathedral (1932 façade),
Banco Crédito,
Banco de Ponce,
Fernando Luis Toro Home,
Gomez Residence,
Teatro Fox Delicias,
Hotel Meliá,
El Cometa Building,
Hospital San Lucas (1907),
Dr. Pila Clinic (1925),
Mario Mercado Castle,
Forteza Building,
Gonzalez Building
MovementNeoclassical architecture
Spouse(s)Isabel Armstrong Pou (1st)
Gloria de la Pila Valdecilla (2nd)
ChildrenFrancisco Carlos Porrata-Doría Armstrong (1st marriage),

José Luis Porrata-Doría Armstrong (1st marriage),
Manuel Luis Porrata-Doría de la Pila (2nd marriage),

Arturo Francisco Porrata-Doría de la Pila (2nd marriage)
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