National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico
This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico is along the central mountain region, from Las Marías and Maricao in the central-west to Juncos in the central-east, including the slopes of the Cordillera.
Names of places given are as appear in the National Register, reflecting name as given in NRHP application at the date of listing. Note, the National Register name system does not accommodate Spanish á, ñ and other letters.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024.[1]
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. & Mrs. Clark Foreman Mountain Retreat | December 6, 2021 (#100007218) |
Barrio Portugues, Carretera 123, Km. 29.9 (Camino Foreman) 18°08′39″N 66°41′25″W / 18.1442°N 66.6902°W | Portugués | Historic Modernist residence designed by German architect Henry Klumb. | |
| 2 | Las Cabañas Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000838) |
Highway 135, km 82.4, spanning Río de las Vacas 18°10′47″N 66°44′11″W / 18.179664°N 66.736422°W | Capáez and Juan González[a] | This 1919 bridge, intended to provide access to a key coffee-producing region, was financed by nearby plantations through public subscription. Designer Rafael Nones and builder Félix Benítez Rexach used a unique combination of steel and concrete technologies to produce a girder design unlike any other on the island.[4] |
| 3 | Quinta Vendrell | February 9, 2006 (#06000028) |
Junction of Highway 143 and Highway 123 18°08′50″N 66°41′24″W / 18.147181°N 66.690033°W | Portugués | Two-story balloon framed country house from 1918 designed by Puerto Rican architect Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti. | |
| 4 | Washington Irving Graded School |  |
May 26, 2015 (#15000274) |
Junction of Rodulfo González and Martínez de Andino Streets 18°09′42″N 66°43′20″W / 18.161583°N 66.722090°W | Adjuntas Pueblo | Historic school designed by Charles G. Post in 1903, and an example of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture.[9] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque de Bombas Maximiliano Merced |  |
November 14, 2012 (#12000934) |
42 Muñoz Rivera Street 18°15′24″N 66°06′18″W / 18.256628°N 66.104918°W | Aguas Buenas Pueblo | Also known as the Antiguo Parque de Bombas de Aguas Buenas, a distinctive Art Deco fire station designed by the Deptartment of Public Works of Puerto Rico. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carretera Central | .jpg) |
May 2, 2019 (#100003686) |
Highway 14 from Cayey boundary to Coamo boundary[b] 18°08′27″N 66°15′34″W / 18.140756°N 66.259532°W | Robles, Plata, Caonillas, Aibonito Pueblo, Llanos, Pasto, Asomante, and Algarrobo | Built by the Spanish administration during 1846–1886 to connect San Juan with Ponce, this was one of the first modern roadways in Puerto Rico and was regarded as one of the finest roads in the Americas for years after its completion. The listed portion of the road, from Caguas to Juana Díaz, includes the exceptionally challenging engineering through the Cordillera Central, 11 major bridges, 14 maintenance workers' houses,[c] and numerous other roadway structures.[10][11] |
| 2 | Church San José of Aibonito | .jpg) |
December 10, 1984 (#84000451) |
Emeterio Betances Street 18°08′20″N 66°15′59″W / 18.138860°N 66.266358°W | Aibonito Pueblo | Historic parish church at the main town square of Aibonito designed by Puerto Rico state architect Pedro Cobreros and built in 1897. Part of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico MPS. |
| 3 | La Plata Community Center | October 4, 2021 (#100007066) |
PR 173, Km. 1.5 18°09′19″N 66°14′03″W / 18.1553°N 66.2342°W | Plata | Art Deco-style rural community center building from 1940. | |
| 4 | Villa Julita |  |
December 19, 1996 (#86003491) |
401 San José Avenue 18°08′30″N 66°15′27″W / 18.141744°N 66.257393°W | Aibonito Pueblo | Well-preserved Beaux Arts-inspired Criollo house designed by Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti and built in 1915 for the Vendrell-Suárez family. Also known as the Ulrich House. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera |  |
September 4, 1984 (#84003139) |
Muñoz Rivera and Manuel Torres Streets 18°11′11″N 66°18′25″W / 18.186265°N 66.307017°W | Barranquitas Pueblo | Well-preserved 19th-century middle class criollo residence and birthplace of Luis Muñoz Rivera, important figure in the history of the development Puerto Rico's political autonomy from Spain. Now operated as a house museum by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. |
| 2 | El Cortijo | September 11, 2018 (#100002934) |
Highway 162, km 18.5 18°10′57″N 66°18′35″W / 18.182568°N 66.309766°W | Barranquitas Pueblo | Historic Mission Revival rural villa designed by architect Rafael Carmoega Morales as a summer residence for the Lozana-Fabián family with gardens inspired by the Catalonian modernism of Parc Güell. | |
| 3 | Palo Hincado Site | September 2, 1999 (#99001021) |
Address restricted[12] | Address restricted[12] | Archaeological site consisting of ball courts or bateyes with petroglyphs. Many of the objects have been removed by collectors. Part of the Ball Courts/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School |  |
September 4, 1987 (#87001311) |
Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets 18°13′56″N 66°01′49″W / 18.232275°N 66.030293°W | Caguas Pueblo | Historic Art Deco vocational high school from 1939. |
| 2 | Alcaldía de Caguas |  |
March 22, 1989 (#88001307) |
42 Muñoz Rivera Street 18°14′05″N 66°02′09″W / 18.234807°N 66.035936°W | Caguas Pueblo | Well-preserved historic Neoclassical city hall built in 1856 at the site of the former regional "casa del rey". Now houses the Caguas Museum of History. |
| 3 | Carretera Central | .jpg) |
May 2, 2019 (#100003686) |
Highway 1 from km 40 to Cidra boundary[b] 18°11′10″N 66°04′32″W / 18.186232°N 66.075557°W | Turabo, Borinquen, and Beatriz | Built by the Spanish administration during 1846–1886 to connect San Juan with Ponce, this was one of the first modern roadways in Puerto Rico and was regarded as one of the finest roads in the Americas for years after its completion. The listed portion of the road, from Caguas to Juana Díaz, includes the exceptionally challenging engineering through the Cordillera Central, 11 major bridges, 14 maintenance workers' houses,[c] and numerous other roadway structures.[10][13] |
| 4 | Gautier Benítez High School |  |
June 15, 1988 (#88000657) |
Gautier Benítez Avenue and Cristóbal Colón Boulevard 18°13′40″N 66°02′10″W / 18.227854°N 66.036245°W | Caguas Pueblo | Prominent Classical Revival high school built in 1924. |
| 5 | Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44 |  |
June 15, 1988 (#88000661) |
39 Acosta Street 18°14′02″N 66°02′01″W / 18.233905°N 66.033536°W | Caguas Pueblo | Greek Revival masonic lodge from 1875 designed by Antonin Nechodoma. |
| 6 | Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas |  |
September 24, 2008 (#08000949) |
Corner of Ruiz Belvis and Intendente Ramírez Streets 18°14′05″N 66°02′01″W / 18.234635°N 66.033709°W | Caguas Pueblo | Historic Baptist church built in the Romanesque Revival style in 1909. |
| 7 | Puente No. 6 | ,_Barrio_Rio_Ca%C3%B1as,_Caguas,_Puerto_Rico_(1899).jpg) |
May 28, 2009 (#09000361) |
Highway 798, km 1.0 18°17′43″N 66°03′26″W / 18.295339°N 66.057166°W | Río Cañas | Historic barrel vault bridge built across the Cañas River in 1856. Also known as La Concepción Bridge. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenas Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000843) |
Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata 18°08′03″N 66°08′17″W / 18.1343°N 66.1381°W | Monte Llano and Arenas[d] | Well-preserved metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as La Plata River Bridge. |
| 2 | Carretera #4 |  |
October 30, 2020 (#100005741) |
PR-15, from km. 0 in Guayama to km. 25.7 in Cayey 18°03′01″N 66°08′07″W / 18.0502°N 66.1352°W | Guayama to Cayey | Carretera #4 (Actually PR-15) including the bridge Puente Principe Alfonso XII.[14] |
| 3 | Carretera Central | .jpg) |
May 2, 2019 (#100003686) |
Highway 1 from Cidra boundary to km 55.4; Highway 14 from km 74 to Aibonito boundary; Highway 735[b] 18°07′26″N 66°10′53″W / 18.1239°N 66.1813°W | Beatriz, Vegas, Monte Llano, Cayey Pueblo, Rincón, Toíta, and Matón Abajo | Built by the Spanish administration during 1846–1886 to connect San Juan with Ponce, this was one of the first modern roadways in Puerto Rico and was regarded as one of the finest roads in the Americas for years after its completion. The listed portion of the road, from Caguas to Juana Díaz, includes the exceptionally challenging engineering through the Cordillera Central, 11 major bridges, 14 maintenance workers' houses,[c] and numerous other roadway structures.[10][13] |
| 4 | Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey |  |
December 10, 1984 (#84000454) |
Muñoz Rivera Street, Town Plaza 18°06′46″N 66°09′57″W / 18.1127°N 66.1657°W | Cayey Pueblo | Spanish Colonial style church from 1815, designed by José Canovas. |
| 5 | La Liendre Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000844) |
Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz 18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W / 18.1347°N 66.1317°W | Vegas and Arenas[e] | An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877. Also known as Bridge No. 467. |
| 6 | Río Matón Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000841) |
Highway 14, km 63.2, spanning Río Matón 18°08′23″N 66°12′39″W / 18.1397°N 66.2108°W | Matón Abajo | A lateral solid web girder bridge designed by Spanish engineer Manuel Lopez-Bayo built across Matón River in 1886. |
| 7 | Juana Rodríguez Morales House |  |
April 6, 2005 (#05000257) |
7 Nuñez Romeu Street 18°06′48″N 66°09′58″W / 18.1132°N 66.1662°W | Cayey Pueblo | Spanish Creole townhouse from 1850. Also known as the Espadi-Cervoni House. Today it hosts the Historic House of Music in Cayey. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000847) |
Highway 6685, km 9.7, spanning Río Grande de Manatí 18°21′32″N 66°28′45″W / 18.359008°N 66.479162°W | Hato Viejo | Also known as the Juan José Jiménez Bridge. It was the first truss bridge built in Puerto Rico under the administration of the United States (1898–1900) after the Spanish–American War. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenas Bridge | |
July 19, 1995 (#95000843) |
Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata 18°08′04″N 66°08′17″W / 18.134325°N 66.138119°W | Arenas and Monte Llano[d] | A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as La Plata River Bridge. |
| 2 | La Bolero | August 28, 2012 (#12000584) |
Highway 173, km 0.5 18°10′50″N 66°09′41″W / 18.180492°N 66.161373°W | Ceiba | Prototypical Modernist factory building. Part of the Early Prototypes for Manufacturing Plants in Puerto Rico, 1948-1958 Multiple Property Submission (MPS). | |
| 3 | Carretera Central | May 2, 2019 (#100003686) |
Highway 1 from Caguas boundary to Cayey boundary; Highway 735[b] 18°09′07″N 66°06′18″W / 18.152005°N 66.105052°W | Beatriz and Arenas | Built by the Spanish administration during 1846–1886 to connect San Juan with Ponce, this was one of the first modern roadways in Puerto Rico and was regarded as one of the finest roads in the Americas for years after its completion. The listed portion of the road, from Caguas to Juana Díaz, includes the exceptionally challenging engineering through the Cordillera Central, 11 major bridges, 14 maintenance workers' houses,[c] and numerous other roadway structures.[10][13] | |
| 4 | La Liendre Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000844) |
Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz 18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W / 18.134651°N 66.131666°W | Arenas and Vegas[e] | An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877 built along the Carretera Central (Puerto Rico). |
| 5 | Teatro Iberia | October 5, 2023 (#100009465) |
24 Jose de Diego 18°10′33″N 66°09′43″W / 18.1758°N 66.1620°W | Cidra Pueblo | Historic theater, now a municipal cultural center. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carretera Central |  |
May 2, 2019 (#100003686) |
Highway 14 from Aibonito boundary to Juana Díaz boundary[b] 18°04′39″N 66°21′43″W / 18.077558°N 66.362057°W | Cuyón, Palmarejo, Coamo Pueblo, San Ildefonso, and Los Llanos | Built by the Spanish administration during 1846–1886 to connect San Juan with Ponce, this was one of the first modern roadways in Puerto Rico and was regarded as one of the finest roads in the Americas for years after its completion. The listed portion of the road, from Caguas to Juana Díaz, includes the exceptionally challenging engineering through the Cordillera Central, 11 major bridges, 14 maintenance workers' houses,[c] and numerous other roadway structures.[10][13] |
| 2 | Casa Blanca |  |
April 28, 1992 (#92000379) |
17 José I. Quintón Street 18°04′48″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080081°N 66.356028°W | Coamo Pueblo | Spanish Creole architecture from 1865 designed by Raymundo Camprubi. |
| 3 | Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo |  |
December 10, 1984 (#84000463) |
Mario Braschi Street 18°04′51″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080702°N 66.356228°W | Coamo Pueblo | Latin American Baroque architecture of a church from 1661, one of the oldest parish churches in the island. |
| 4 | General Méndez Vigo Bridge | |
July 19, 1995 (#95000839) |
Highway 14, km 30.4, spanning Las Minas River 18°03′50″N 66°22′27″W / 18.063764°N 66.374154°W | San Ildefonso | Brick barrel vault bridge from 1898, by US Corps of Engineers, also known as Las Minas River Bridge. |
| 5 | Hermitage Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera of Coamo | March 31, 1986 (#86000700) |
Junction of José I. Quintón and Carrión Maduro Streets 18°04′46″N 66°21′33″W / 18.079333°N 66.359067°W | Coamo Pueblo | Historic church from 1685. Today part of the Colegio Valvanera Catholic school. | |
| 6 | Padre Íñigo Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000840) |
Highway 14, km 34.2, spanning Río Coamo 18°04′53″N 66°21′15″W / 18.081372°N 66.354075°W | Coamo Pueblo and Palmarejo | Lattice girder bridge from 1879 designed by Raymundo Campubri and built as part of the Carretera Central (Puerto Rico). Today a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Coamo River. |
| 7 | Picó Pomar Residence |  |
July 12, 1988 (#88000961) |
Junction of José I. Quintón and Mario Braschi Streets 18°04′49″N 66°21′25″W / 18.080239°N 66.356947°W | Coamo Pueblo | Spanish Neoclassical residential building from 1840, also served as a coffee, tobacco and sugar trade and distribution center. Today it hosts Coamo Historic Museum. |
| 8 | Puente de las Calabazas |  |
February 17, 2009 (#09000042) |
Highway 14, km 39.3, spanning Río Cuyón 18°05′17″N 66°18′48″W / 18.088076°N 66.313350°W | Cuyón | Lattice girder bridge from 1882, part of the Carretera Central historic district. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comerio Hydroelectric Development | .jpeg) |
September 1, 2022 (#100008110) |
PR167, Km. 3.9 to 6.0 18°15′39″N 66°12′25″W / 18.2608°N 66.2070°W | Comerío | Historic hydroelectric dam from 1906 built along the La Plata River to provide electricity to the San Juan metropolitan area until the 1930s. Popularly known as El Salto dam. |
| 2 | Cueva La Mora | March 10, 1983 (#83002292) |
Address restricted[12] | Address restricted[12] | Cave containing pre-Hispanic petroglyphs and pictographs. Part of the Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico MPS. | |
| 3 | Río Hondo Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000842) |
Highway 156, km 26.9, spanning Río Hondo 18°12′31″N 66°14′35″W / 18.208715°N 66.243044°W | Río Hondo | Originally installed in 1881 over the Río de la Plata, this span survived an 1899 hurricane, then was moved and re-installed on new abutments in 1908. As of 1995, it was the oldest bridge truss in Puerto Rico, employing a double pony truss design and unique open-web transverse joists.[15] It was removed in 2001.[16] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mavilla Bridge | .jpg) |
July 19, 1995 (#95000848) |
Highway 159, km 17.7, spanning Río Mavilla 18°21′07″N 66°17′50″W / 18.352003°N 66.297263°W | Palmarejo and Abras | Historic concrete-lowered, arch bridge from 1903 built across the Mavilla River. Associated with local legends. Also known as Bridge No. 354. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church San José of Gurabo |  |
September 18, 1984 (#84003142) |
Santiago and Eugenio Sánches López Streets 18°15′18″N 65°58′21″W / 18.254946°N 65.972433°W | Gurabo Pueblo | Historic parish church from 1821. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Piedra Escrita |  |
January 15, 2003 (#02001720) |
Highway 144, km 8[17] 18°13′02″N 66°34′23″W / 18.217134°N 66.573090°W | Coabey | Prehistoric rock art site at the Saliente River popularly associated with the Taino people. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Miguel Gallardo School |  |
November 14, 2012 (#12000937) |
Junction of Paseo Escuté and Algarín Street 18°13′41″N 65°55′27″W / 18.228022°N 65.924278°W | Juncos Pueblo | Former school turned-public library, and a prime example of Beaux Arts and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture in Puerto Rico. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callejones Site | September 2, 1999 (#99001022) |
Address restricted[12] | Address restricted[12] | An archaeological site consisting of a ceremonial ballcourt known as a batey dating from the Early Ostionoid (pre-Taino) (AD 600–1200) and Late Ostionoid (Taíno) (AD 1200–1500) periods. | |
| 2 | Hacienda Los Torres |  |
September 28, 2006 (#06000896) |
Junction of Highways 111 and 129 18°17′48″N 66°52′16″W / 18.296780°N 66.871057°W | Lares | Mission/Spanish Revival-style residence building from 1846. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio María de Hostos School |  |
December 19, 2012 (#12001077) |
Matías Brugman Avenue 18°15′00″N 66°59′23″W / 18.249931°N 66.989842°W | Las Marías Pueblo | Early 20th century school building designed in the Mission Revival style. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao |  |
September 18, 1984 (#84003125) |
Baldorioty Street, Town Plaza 18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W / 18.180868°N 66.979395°W | Maricao Pueblo | Gothic Revival church built by Jeronimo Jiminez Coranado in 1890. |
| 2 | Del Treinta Bridge | July 19, 1995 (#95000846) |
Highway 128, km 32.7 18°10′00″N 66°51′48″W / 18.166660°N 66.863449°W | Indiera Alta | A rolled steel beam bridge from 1924, designed by Enrique Ortega. | |
| 3 | Vivero de Peces de Maricao |  |
February 21, 2017 (#100000667) |
Highway 410, km 1.7 18°10′14″N 66°59′14″W / 18.170432°N 66.987089°W | Maricao Afuera | Historic fish hatchery built by the Civilian Conservation Corps next to the Rosario River within the boundaries of the Maricao State Forest. Also known as the Insular Fish Hatchery, part of the New Deal Era Constructions in the Forest Reserves of Puerto Rico MPS. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Fontán School |  |
August 28, 2012 (#12000582) |
Junction of Del Carmen Street and Principal Street final 18°19′34″N 66°24′32″W / 18.326079°N 66.408958°W | Morovis Pueblo | History early 20th century school building, part of the Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico Thematic Resource (TR). |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escuela Guillermo Esteves |  |
December 19, 2012 (#12001078) |
Junction of Georgetti and Achiote Streets 18°18′05″N 66°14′55″W / 18.30138°N 66.24857°W | Naranjito Pueblo | Mediterranean Revival-style school building from 1925. Also known as the Mercedes Rosario Middle School. |
| 2 | Plata Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000849) |
Highway 167, km 0.9 18°18′14″N 66°12′40″W / 18.303840°N 66.211220°W | Nuevo and Dajaos[f] | Remains of a notable Parker truss bridge from 1908. Also known as Bridge #374. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cueva La Espiral | September 20, 2011 (#11000673) |
Address restricted[12] | Bauta Abajo[18] | Cave site with indigenous rock art. Part of the Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico MPS. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande |  |
December 8, 1983 (#83004194) |
Colón Street, at Town Plaza 18°11′25″N 65°57′39″W / 18.190415°N 65.960839°W | San Lorenzo Pueblo | Also known as Las Mercedes, this Classical Revival style building was built in 1737. |
| 2 | Residencia Machín–Ramos |  |
May 5, 1989 (#88001180) |
Eugenio Sánchez López Street 18°11′27″N 65°57′40″W / 18.190953°N 65.961184°W | San Lorenzo Pueblo | One of the best-preserved Spanish Colonial residential buildings in the region. Built in a Canarian vernacular style sometime before 1883 for the Machín family. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puente de Trujillo Alto |  |
January 28, 2010 (#09001289) |
Highway 181, km 5.6 18°21′27″N 66°00′13″W / 18.357480°N 66.003673°W | Cuevas and Dos Bocas | Steel platform bridge built by the U.S. Steel over the Río Grande de Loíza; built in 1939, at the time the longest single-span bridge in Puerto Rico. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bateyes de Viví | June 21, 2007 (#07000584) |
Address restricted[12] | Viví Arriba[19] | Archaeological site consisting of a number of ball courts or bateyes. Also known as the Dance Grounds of the Butterbaughs Estate and as the Vega del Hoyo Site. Part of the Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS. | |
| 2 | Blanco Bridge |  |
July 19, 1995 (#95000837) |
Highway 10, km 48.1, spanning the Pellejas River 18°13′48″N 66°43′02″W / 18.229996°N 66.717128°W | Arenas | 1924 bridge built to span the Pellejas River. Also known as Bridge 152. Part of the Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS. |
| 3 | Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site |  |
December 17, 1992 (#92001671) |
Highway 111, km 12.3 18°17′42″N 66°46′52″W / 18.294870°N 66.780974°W | Caguana | One of the best-preserved ballcourt sites in the Caribbean, an archaeoastronomical site consisting of a number of ceremonial courts or bateyes with petroglyph-carved monoliths. Today it also hosts an interpretative park and a museum. |
| 4 | Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado |  |
December 10, 1984 (#84000447) |
Dr. Barbosa Street, Town Plaza 18°15′55″N 66°41′58″W / 18.265369°N 66.699340°W | Utuado Pueblo | Spanish Neoclassical parish church built in 1866 and designed by Onofre Llorapart. Part of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR. |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter McK. Jones School |  |
January 29, 2013 (#12001249) |
28 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°07′47″N 66°29′31″W / 18.129715°N 66.491963°W | Villalba Pueblo | Historic Mission Revival-style school building from 1926. Part of the Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico TR. |
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states
- Historic preservation
- History of Puerto Rico
Notes
[edit]- ^ Several prose sources place the Las Cabañas Bridge in Barrios Capáez and Garzas,[4][5][6] while other, map-based sources show it to be in Barrios Capáez and Juan González.[7][8]
- ^ a b c d e The listed portion of the Carretera Central extends into Caguas, Cidra, Cayey, Aibonito, Coamo, and Juana Díaz. The roadway route in San Juan and Ponce, as well as a portion in Caguas, was excluded from the National Register listing.
- ^ a b c d e Spanish: casillas de caminero.
- ^ a b The Arenas Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Monte Llano) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
- ^ a b The La Liendre Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Vegas) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
- ^ The Plata Bridge spans the boundary between Naranjito (Barrio Nuevo) and Bayamón (Barrio Dajaos) municipalities.
References
[edit]- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ a b Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Las Cabañas Bridge (PDF), retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (n.d.), Nuestros Puentes Históricos: Puentes de Otros Tipos [Our Historic Bridges: Bridges of Other Types] (in Spanish), archived from the original on April 27, 2010, retrieved February 24, 2016
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). - ^ Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica (April 1, 2014), Puente de Las Cabañas (PDF) (summary sheet), retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica (n.d.), Puerto Rico: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos [Puerto Rico: National Register of Historic Places] (online GIS), retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Junta de Planificación (March 2009), Limites legales: Barrios [Legal boundaries: Barrios] (KML), retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places 2015 Weekly Lists
- ^ a b c d e Llanes Santos, Juan (March 5, 2019), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Carretera Central.
- ^ "NRHP Nomination Form Carretera Central". 13 June 2019. Retrieved Aug 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archaeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ a b c d Documento de inclusión de la Carretera Central en el RNLH (2019). Geo-Isla. 2020. Accessed 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Puente Príncipe Alfonso XII en Cayey formará parte del Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos". Puerto Rico Posts (in Spanish). 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Puente Río Hondo", Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Discover Petroglyphs on Piedra Escrita in Jayuya", Puerto Rico Day Trips, March 1, 2015, archived from the original on September 7, 2015, retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Bonini Lamadrid, Miguel A. (May 16, 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cueva La Espiral (redacted PDF), retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Oliver, José R.; Rivera Fontán, Juan (September 30, 2006), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bateyes de Viví (redacted PDF), retrieved December 23, 2015.
