National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico facts for kids

National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 12 municipalities of Puerto Rico.

This is a list of properties and districts in the western municipalities of Puerto Rico that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos). It includes places along the western coast, and on islands, and on the western slope of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central.

The area covered spans 12 municipalities: Moca, Aguadilla, Aguada, Rincón, Añasco, Mayagüez, Hormigueros, San Germán, Sábana Grande, Guánica, Lajas and Cabo Rojo.

Names of places given are as they 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.

See also:

• 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 eastern Puerto Rico
• National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico
• National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Aguada

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Puente de Coloso		December 29, 2010 (#10001102)	Highway 418, km 0.5 18°23′57″N 67°09′22″W	Guanábano and Espinar	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS

Aguadilla

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cardona Residence		January 2, 1985 (#85000040)	55 Ramón E. Betances Street 18°25′45″N 67°09′17″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
2	Casa de Piedra		April 3, 1986 (#86000704)	14 Progreso Street 18°25′18″N 67°09′16″W	Aguadilla Pueblo	A Spanish colonial house, also known as Amparo Roldán House
3	Church San Carlos Borromeo of Aguadilla		September 18, 1984 (#84003124)	José de Diego Street, Town Plaza 18°25′47″N 67°09′13″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
4	District Courthouse		January 2, 1985 (#85000041)	Progreso Street 18°25′32″N 67°09′16″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
5	Faro de Punta Borinquen		October 22, 1981 (#81000559)	Off Highway 107 18°29′50″N 67°08′55″W	Borinquen
6	Fuerte de la Concepción		April 3, 1986 (#86000703)	Agustín Stahl Street 18°26′11″N 67°09′21″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
7	Old Urban Cemetery		January 2, 1985 (#85000042)	At the foot of Cuesta Vieja 18°26′16″N 67°09′22″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
8	El Parterre – Ojo De Agua		January 13, 1986 (#86000781)	Bounded by Muñoz Rivera, Gonzalo Firpo, José de Diego, and Mangó Streets 18°25′55″N 67°09′15″W	Aguadilla Pueblo
9	Residence Lopez		January 2, 1985 (#85000043)	67 Progreso Street 18°25′31″N 67°09′15″W	Aguadilla Pueblo	Built in 1914, this one-story, Neoclassical house is architecturally significant as a typical urban residence for a well-to-do Puerto Rican family in the early 20th century, and as one of the most important remaining works by architect Manuel Gómez Tejera.

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Silva-Benejan House		May 20, 1987 (#87000725)	August 28, 2002	15 Muñoz Rivera Street	Aguadilla

Añasco

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Puente de Añasco		January 18, 2011 (#11000018)	Highway 2, km 146.1 18°16′21″N 67°09′42″W	Añasco Arriba and Sabanetas

Cabo Rojo

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Punta Ostiones		August 25, 2004 (#04000908)	Address restricted	Miradero
2	Faro de los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo		October 22, 1981 (#81000685)	South of Pole Ojea on Cabo Rojo 17°56′01″N 67°11′32″W	Boquerón and Llanos Costa
3	Silva Bridge		July 19, 1995 (#95000834)	Highway 114, km 4 18°08′21″N 67°08′45″W	Guanajibo and Guanajibo	Pratt pony truss bridge from 1897

Guánica

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Faro de Guanica		March 28, 1977 (#77001549)	Highway 333 17°57′03″N 66°54′11″W	Carenero	This disused and ruined lighthouse was built by Spanish authorities in 1893 in a style reminiscent of plantation great houses. It marked the entrance to Guánica Bay, the most important harbor on the southern side of the island from early colonial times through the Spanish–American War in 1898.
2	James Garfield Graded School		May 26, 2015 (#15000275)	65 de Infantería Street 17°58′23″N 66°54′31″W	Guánica Pueblo
3	Hacienda Santa Rita		January 5, 1984 (#84003147)	Highway 116R, km 32.7 18°00′27″N 66°53′03″W	Susúa Baja
4	Yauco Battle Site		September 2, 2008 (#00001383)	Roughly bounded by Hacienda Santa Rita, Highways 389, 116R, 116, Loco River, and Seboruco Scarp 18°00′03″N 66°53′16″W	Susúa Baja	Site of the Battle of Yauco in 1898, in the Spanish–American War. See Puerto Rico Campaign. The Battle field was located at the time in Yauco, however the site became part of modern day Guanica after the founding of the municipality.

Hormigueros

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Casa Márquez		June 1, 2015 (#15000311)	8 Segundo Ruiz Belvis Street at Mateo Fajardo Street 18°08′19″N 67°07′41″W	Hormigueros Pueblo
2	Santuario de la Monserrate de Hormigueros and Casa de Peregrinos		April 17, 1975 (#75002134)	1 Peregrinos Street and Highway 344 18°08′26″N 67°07′38″W	Hormigueros Pueblo	A church
3	Silva Bridge		July 19, 1995 (#95000834)	Highway 114, km 4 18°08′21″N 67°08′45″W	Guanajibo and Guanajibo	Pratt pony truss bridge from 1897
4	Torrens Bridge		May 11, 2000 (#00000423)	Highway 319, km 1.5 18°07′36″N 67°07′24″W	Hormigueros and Benavente	This 1878 beam bridge with lattice girders and transverse joists has an engineering design unique in the United States. Built to support local economic development, it was later captured by the U.S. Army in 1898 as part of Battle of Hormigueros during the Spanish–American War.

Lajas

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Luis Muñoz Rivera School		December 19, 2012 (#12001076)	Junction of 65 de Infantería and M. Dávila Streets 18°02′52″N 67°03′33″W	Lajas Pueblo
2	Oliver Hazard Perry Graded School		December 19, 2012 (#16000852)	Junction of San Blas and Concordia Streets 18°03′01″N 67°03′35″W	Lajas Pueblo

Mayagüez

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Asilo De Pobres		December 2, 1985 (#85003087)	Post Street 18°11′46″N 67°08′33″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	A municipal poor asylum, in Classical Revival architecture from 1920
2	Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez		December 2, 1985 (#85003046)	Peral Street 18°12′04″N 67°08′23″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	City hall, from 1926
3	Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez		August 25, 1988 (#88001247)	Southern end of Post Street 18°11′29″N 67°08′32″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	Cemetery
4	Duran Esmoris Residencia		September 7, 1988 (#88000655)	Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′16″N 67°08′44″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	Bungalow or Craftsman building from 1921, designed by Luis Fernando Nieva
5	Edificio Jose de Diego		November 18, 1977 (#77001553)	University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez campus 18°12′33″N 67°08′29″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	Central administration building of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, from 1913
6	Faro de la Isla de la Mona		October 22, 1981 (#81000689)	East side of Mona Island 18°05′12″N 67°50′48″W	Isla de Mona e Islote Monito
7	Gomez Residencia		June 15, 1988 (#88000656)	60 Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′09″N 67°08′37″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	Building from 1933 designed by architect Francisco Porrata Doria
8	Isla de Mona		December 17, 1993 (#93001398)	Mona Island 18°05′12″N 67°53′22″W	Isla de Mona e Islote Monito
9	La Casa Solariega de Jose De Diego		April 3, 1986 (#86000624)	52 Liceo Street 18°12′00″N 67°08′08″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1890
10	Logia Adelphia		February 19, 1986 (#86000323)	64E Sol Street 18°12′01″N 67°08′20″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1912, designed by Sabas Honore
11	Nazario Rivera Residencia		September 13, 1988 (#88000686)	105 Post Street 18°11′55″N 67°08′29″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1872, designed by Juaquín Hernández.
12	Plaza Publica		December 3, 1985 (#85003085)	Candelaria Street 18°12′04″N 67°08′21″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1760
13	Puente de Añasco		January 18, 2011 (#11000018)	Highway 2, km 146.1 18°16′21″N 67°09′42″W	Sabanetas and Añasco Arriba
14	Ramírez Fuentes Residencia		July 12, 1988 (#88000965)	117 Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′06″N 67°08′12″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	Bungalow/Craftsman building from 1925, designed by Pascasio Fajardo
15	Residencia Heygler		July 12, 1988 (#88000962)	51 Liceo Street 18°12′01″N 67°08′07″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1830
16	Residencia Ramirez De Arellano en Guanajibo		February 5, 1987 (#86003192)	Highway 102 18°10′19″N 67°10′38″W	Guanajibo	Plantation style building from 1930
17	Teatro Yaguez		December 2, 1985 (#85003086)	Junction of Candelaria and Basora Streets 18°12′04″N 67°08′25″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1909, designed by Sabas Honore et al.
18	U.S. Custom House		February 10, 1988 (#88000076)	Junction of Candelaria Street and José González Clemente Avenue 18°12′23″N 67°09′05″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1924, designed by Rafael Carmoega
19	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse		May 21, 1986 (#86001169)	Junction of Candelaria and Pilar DeFillo Streets 18°12′06″N 67°08′38″W	Mayagüez Pueblo	From 1935, designed by Louis A. Simpson

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Antiqua Residencia de la Familia Nadal		November 21, 1986 (#86003505)	November 26, 1990	13 Dr. Barbosa S	Mayagüez
2	Baldomero Baunin Residence		April 5, 1988 (#88000687)	November 26, 1990	Calle Ramos Antonini No. 62	Mayagüez

Moca

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Hacienda Iruena Manor House		August 14, 1987 (#87000735)	Highway 2, km 115.7 18°27′11″N 67°03′41″W	Aceitunas	Renaissance/French Chateau style building from 1893.

Rincón

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility		November 14, 2007 (#07001194)	End of Branch 4413, Highway 413 18°21′55″N 67°16′07″W	Puntas
2	Faro de Punta Higuero		October 22, 1981 (#81000560)	Branch 4413, Highway 413 18°21′43″N 67°16′15″W	Puntas

Sabana Grande

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cementerio Masónico de la Resp. Logia Igualdad Núm. 23 de Sabana Grande		February 13, 2013 (#13000014)	Junction of Highway 121 and Street 1 18°04′46″N 66°58′02″W	Santana
2	Church of San Isidro Labrador and Santa María de la Cabeza of Sabana Grande		December 10, 1984 (#84000460)	Ángel G. Martínez Street, Town Plaza 18°04′46″N 66°57′34″W	Sabana Grande Pueblo	Church from 1844
3	James Fenimore Cooper Graded School		May 26, 2015 (#15000277)	20 San Isidro Street at Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°04′46″N 66°57′32″W	Sabana Grande Pueblo
4	Hacienda San Francisco		April 7, 1995 (#95000287)	Callejón de la Hacienda 18°04′34″N 66°57′45″W	Rayo
5	Lassise–Schettini House		October 21, 1987 (#87001823)	End of Ángel Martínez Street 18°05′02″N 66°57′33″W	Santana
6	Berta Sepulveda House		June 17, 1994 (#94000624)	37 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°04′43″N 66°57′34″W	Sabana Grande Pueblo

San Germán

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Jaime Acosta y Fores Residence		May 24, 1990 (#90000767)	70 Dr. Santiago Veve Street 18°04′54″N 67°02′25″W	San Germán Pueblo	Vernacular Criollo house built in 1917
2	Alcantarilla Pluvial sobre la Quebrada Manzanares		April 12, 1990 (#90000552)	Extending from approximately the junction of Ferrocarril and Esperanza Streets to approximately the junction of Javilla and Ensanche Streets 18°04′54″N 67°02′33″W	San Germán Pueblo	Built in 1835
3	Casa de los Ponce de Leon		March 9, 1983 (#83002295)	13 Dr. Santiago Veve Street 18°04′56″N 67°02′42″W	San Germán Pueblo
4	Church San Germán Auxerre of San Germán		December 10, 1984 (#84000461)	De la Cruz Street 18°04′57″N 67°02′38″W	San Germán Pueblo	Church built in 1688
5	Convento de Porta Coeli		September 8, 1976 (#76002252)	Plaza Porta Coeli 18°04′55″N 67°02′28″W	San Germán Pueblo
6	Hacienda Buena Union		August 23, 1983 (#83002296)	Highway 362, km 3.0 18°05′19″N 67°00′49″W	Guamá
7	Observation Tower		May 1, 2016 (#16000236)	Highway 120, km 14 18°08′40″N 66°58′48″W	Caín Alto
8	San Germán Historic District		February 16, 1994 (#94000084)	Roughly bounded by Luna, Estrella, Concepción, Javilla, and Ferrocarril Streets 18°04′55″N 67°02′38″W	San Germán Pueblo	Historic district of colonial and other architecture dating to 1606