Residencia Aboy--Lompre

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The Aboy-Lompré house was originally built as a beach house on the Avenida Ponce de León during a time when the wealthy families of San Juan would summer in the area. The building on the original lot, which extended from the avenue in front to what is now Calle Martí, no longer exists. Upon the death of the original owner, the lot was divided between his two sons who built twin residences there.

Today only the house built by Don Ramón Aboy remains. It has been declared part of Puerto Rico's "cultural heritage," and it houses the Federación de Foto Periodistas de Puerto Rico (Federation of Photojournalists of Puerto Rico). The Federation helped fund Ramón Aboy Miranda, a direct descendant of the original owner.

The street that runs past the residence also carries the name of the Aboy family because it was constructed on the lands that belonged to them.

Distinguished members of this family have included the aforementioned Ramón Aboy Miranda (accomplished Puerto Rican photojournalist); José Ferrer (actor and first Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award), and Carmen Aboy de Valldejuli (Puerto Rican cooking pioneer and author, with her husband Luis Valldejuli Duprey, of various Puerto Rican cookbooks).