Alfredo Jones Brown

Alfredo Jones Brown (* 1876 in Montevideo , † 1950 in Punta del Este ) was a Uruguayan architect .

The son of Enrique Agustín Jones de Elía and Natividad Brown Blanco (a descendant of Guillermo Browns ) was a graduate of the Universidad de la República in Montevideo. His most important work is the building of the Instituto Alfredo Vázquez Acevedo (IAVA) inaugurated in 1911 . The Edificio Rex, located in Montevideo on Avenida 18 de Julio opposite Plaza Fabini, dates from 1928. He was also responsible for the building of the German school in Montevideo in Avenida General José de San Martín y Vilardebó .

Jones Brown was married twice. With his first wife María Elena Caissiols , he had two sons named Alfredo and Enrique. His second wife was Josefa Odriozola , the mother of his son Guillermo.

Web links

Short biography in Architettura e società: l'América Latina nel XX secolo , p.354 by Eladio Dieste and Ramón Gutiérrez (Spanish)

Individual evidence

^ Almirante Brown - Genealogía . Inb.gov.ar. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

personal data
SURNAME	Jones Brown, Alfredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Uruguayan architect
DATE OF BIRTH	1876
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montevideo
DATE OF DEATH	1950
Place of death	Punta del Este

[1] Almirante Brown - Genealogía . Inb.gov.ar. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2010.