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The '''Ribera de Agualva watermill''' ({{lang-pt|Azenha Ribeira da Agualva}}) is a [[watermill]] located in the parish of [[Vila Nova (Praia da Vitória)|Vila Nova]], in the municipality of [[Praia da Vitoria]], island of [[Terceira Island|Terceira]], in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Azores]]. It is part of the inventory of historical and religious buildings registered as an ''Inventário do Património Imóvel dos Açores'' ({{lang-en|Inventory of Heritage Buildings of the Azores}}) dating back to the eighteenth century.<ref name="ICA">{{cite web|url=http://www.inventario.iacultura.pt/terceira/praiavitoria_fichas/32_123_143.html|first=Jorge Augusto Paulus|last=Bruno|title=Azenha: à Ribeira da Agualva (Vila Nova)|date=14 March 2007|accessdate=5 January 2011|publisher=Instituto Açoriano de Cultura/Inventário do Património Imóvel dos Açores|location=Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal|language=Portuguese}}</ref> |
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The '''Ribera de Agualva watermill''' ({{lang-pt|Azenha Ribeira da Agualva}}) is a [[watermill]] located in the parish of [[Agualva]], in the municipality of [[Praia da Vitoria]], island of [[Terceira Island|Terceira]], in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Azores]]. It is part of the inventory of historical and religious heritage to Praia da Vitória's municipal plan and dates back to the eighteenth century. |
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Its designation as a buildings of ''historical significance'' includes two structures: a watermill/home, and an ancillary building, at one time used as a barn, located along the right margin of the Ribeira da Agualva and roadway.<ref name=ICA/> The watermill/house is a two-story structure, with only the residential floor visible from street-level, with a outdoor oven (constructed in a semi-circular shape) and rectangular [[chimney]] (on the left-side of the building).<ref name=ICA/> This simple structure was built from local volcanic rock and stone from other ruins, and painted [[Lime (mineral)|lime]] white. The spans are composed of curved [[wicker]], and the windows are [[guillotine]]-style [[windows#double-hung sash windows|single-pain double-hung sash]].<ref name=ICA/> The roof is covered in traditional [[Azores|Azorean]] half-cane roof tiles with a simple awning. One of the exterior walls shows signs of the watermill's function, and site of the waterwheel.<ref name=ICA/> |
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Its designation as a structure of historical significance includes the watermill, as well as house (attached) and a barn, located along the right margin of the Ribeira da Agualva. |
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To the left of the main house/watermill is a simple rectangular building of one floor, used as barn (now garage or storage) of the same material as the main house (no windows, but with the same rock/stone construction and roof tile).<ref name=ICA/> At one time it is likely that this building was used to house domesticated animals or storage of hay.<ref name=ICA/> |
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The watermill and house are two-floors, with a outdoor oven (constructed in a semi-circular shape) and rectangular [[chimney]] (on the left-side of the building). |
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While the building is in reasonable condition, its use as a mill and associated mechanisms have been removed. Still remains an iconic example of this type of structure, common in the Azores until the late 19th century.<ref name=ICA/> |
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This building was built of stone masonry in Caiada towed and the [[Lime (mineral)|lime]]-colored white. The vain the doors are wicker-curve and the windows of two sheets of [[guillotine]]. The coverage was built in four waters, with half-cane roof of traditional Azorean and finished by simple overhang. |
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There is an exterior wall which is an outlet for the operation of the wheel of the watermill. On the left, and the continuity of building the watermill, a haystack with rectangular plan, with a single floor, built of stone masonry in dry and partly Caiada lime to be white, with a coverage of two of water in roof half-cane also traditional Azorean. |
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Revision as of 12:03, 6 January 2011
The Ribera de Agualva watermill (Template:Lang-pt) is a watermill located in the parish of Vila Nova, in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria, island of Terceira, in the Portuguese Azores. It is part of the inventory of historical and religious buildings registered as an Inventário do Património Imóvel dos Açores (Template:Lang-en) dating back to the eighteenth century.[1]
Its designation as a buildings of historical significance includes two structures: a watermill/home, and an ancillary building, at one time used as a barn, located along the right margin of the Ribeira da Agualva and roadway.[1] The watermill/house is a two-story structure, with only the residential floor visible from street-level, with a outdoor oven (constructed in a semi-circular shape) and rectangular chimney (on the left-side of the building).[1] This simple structure was built from local volcanic rock and stone from other ruins, and painted lime white. The spans are composed of curved wicker, and the windows are guillotine-style single-pain double-hung sash.[1] The roof is covered in traditional Azorean half-cane roof tiles with a simple awning. One of the exterior walls shows signs of the watermill's function, and site of the waterwheel.[1]
To the left of the main house/watermill is a simple rectangular building of one floor, used as barn (now garage or storage) of the same material as the main house (no windows, but with the same rock/stone construction and roof tile).[1] At one time it is likely that this building was used to house domesticated animals or storage of hay.[1]
While the building is in reasonable condition, its use as a mill and associated mechanisms have been removed. Still remains an iconic example of this type of structure, common in the Azores until the late 19th century.[1]
References
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- SRTA/DRA, ed. (2007). Inventariação - Moinhos de Vento (in Portuguese). Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Secretário Regional do Turismo e Ambiente/Direcção do Ambiente.
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