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National Register entries listed below are found in San Juan municipality, highlighted here.

This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the municipality of San Juan.

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.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Barrio Description
1 Acueducto de San Juan
June 21, 2007
(#07000585)
Flamboyán St.
18°23′21″N 66°03′32″W / 18.389163°N 66.058822°W / 18.389163; -66.058822 (Acueducto de San Juan)
El Cinco From 1846. Rio Piedras filtration plant, etc.
2 Administration Building
Administration Building
October 26, 1983
(#83004195)
University of the Sacred Heart campus, Rosales and San Antonio Sts.
18°26′33″N 66°03′32″W / 18.442535°N 66.058881°W / 18.442535; -66.058881 (Administration Building)
Santurce Also known as Portico and Chapel of the Sacred Heart University, a Classical Revival building from 1906
3 Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico
Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico
September 22, 1977
(#77001554)
1 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′58″N 66°06′41″W / 18.466130°N 66.111434°W / 18.466130; -66.111434 (Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico)
San Juan Antiguo Beaux Arts building from 1917
4 Biblioteca Carnegie
Biblioteca Carnegie
October 20, 1983
(#83004196)
Ponce de León Ave., Puerta de Tierra
18°27′59″N 66°06′31″W / 18.466379°N 66.108550°W / 18.466379; -66.108550 (Biblioteca Carnegie)
San Juan Antiguo Classical Revival building from 1915
5 Hiram Bithorn Municipal Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Municipal Stadium
January 22, 2014
(#13001118)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ave.
18°25′00″N 66°04′23″W / 18.416667°N 66.073056°W / 18.416667; -66.073056 (Hiram Bithorn Municipal Stadium)
Hato Rey Norte
6 El Capitolio de Puerto Rico
El Capitolio de Puerto Rico
November 18, 1977
(#77001555)
Ponce de León and Muñoz Rivera Avenues
18°28′00″N 66°06′21″W / 18.466752°N 66.105911°W / 18.466752; -66.105911 (El Capitolio de Puerto Rico)
San Juan Antiguo The seat of government of Puerto Rico; a Classical Revival / Beaux Arts building from 1929, designed by Rafael Carmoega
7 Carcel de Puerta de Tierra
August 11, 1976
(#76002253)
Ponce de León Ave., Stop 8, Puerta de Tierra
18°27′49″N 66°05′32″W / 18.463611°N 66.092279°W / 18.463611; -66.092279 (Carcel de Puerta de Tierra)
San Juan Antiguo Spanish Neo-classical building from 1887
8 Casa de España
Casa de España
July 5, 1983
(#83002294)
Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′59″N 66°06′29″W / 18.466432°N 66.108019°W / 18.466432; -66.108019 (Casa de España)
San Juan Antiguo Exotic / Moorish Revival house from 1932, designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro
9 Casa Klumb
November 14, 1997
(#97001307)
1 Ramón B. López Ave.
18°23′58″N 66°02′06″W / 18.399506°N 66.034995°W / 18.399506; -66.034995 (Casa Klumb)
Oriente Modern Movement home from 1947 designed by Henry Klumb
10 Casa Dra. Concha Meléndez Ramírez
Casa Dra. Concha Meléndez Ramírez
June 30, 2011
(#11000414)
1400 Vilá Mayo St., at Manuel Rodríguez Serra St.
18°27′10″N 66°04′02″W / 18.452739°N 66.067317°W / 18.452739; -66.067317 (Casa Dra. Concha Meléndez Ramírez)
Santurce
11 Central High School
Central High School
August 4, 1987
(#87001309)
Ponce de León Ave.
18°26′53″N 66°04′11″W / 18.448092°N 66.069817°W / 18.448092; -66.069817 (Central High School)
Santurce Spanish Renaissance style building from 1925
12 Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce
Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce
January 2, 1985
(#85000044)
Corner of San Jorge St. and Eduardo Conde Ave.
18°26′40″N 66°03′48″W / 18.444509°N 66.063428°W / 18.444509; -66.063428 (Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce)
Santurce 1832 church designed by Pedro Cobreros
13 Church, School, Convent and Parish House of San Agustín
December 30, 1985
(#85003194)
265 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′56″N 66°05′56″W / 18.465565°N 66.098934°W / 18.465565; -66.098934 (Church, School, Convent and Parish House of San Agustín)
San Juan Antiguo From 1915
14 Colegio de las Madres del Sagrado Corazón
Colegio de las Madres del Sagrado Corazón
November 25, 1985
(#85002908)
951 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′16″N 66°04′46″W / 18.454338°N 66.079430°W / 18.454338; -66.079430 (Colegio de las Madres del Sagrado Corazón)
Santurce From 1880
15 Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
November 25, 2005
(#08001110)
1055 Ashford Ave.
18°27′31″N 66°04′34″W / 18.458699°N 66.075997°W / 18.458699; -66.075997 (Condado Vanderbilt Hotel)
Santurce Mission/Spanish Revival style hotel from 1919
16 Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan – Old San Juan Historic District
Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan – Old San Juan Historic District
October 10, 1972
(#72001553)
Northwest triangle of San Juan Islet
• Boundary increase: Roughly bounded by Muñoz Rivera and Ponce de León Avenues, Paseo de Covadonga, and J. A. Corretejer and Recinto Sur Streets

18°27′58″N 66°06′55″W / 18.466124°N 66.115383°W / 18.466124; -66.115383 (Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan – Old San Juan Historic District)
San Juan Antiguo
17 Edificio Aboy
September 28, 2001
(#01001069)
603 Aboy St.
18°27′15″N 66°04′51″W / 18.454051°N 66.080857°W / 18.454051; -66.080857 (Edificio Aboy)
Santurce Art Deco building from 1937, also known as Le Faro, designed by Jorge Julia Pasarell
18 Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto Rico
May 2, 2016
(#16000237)
3 Saldaña St.
18°24′02″N 66°03′07″W / 18.400552°N 66.051890°W / 18.400552; -66.051890 (Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto Rico)
Pueblo
19 Edificio del Valle
Edificio del Valle
November 20, 2004
(#04001243)
1118 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′04″N 66°04′31″W / 18.451199°N 66.075378°W / 18.451199; -66.075378 (Edificio del Valle)
Santurce Mission/Spanish Revival building from 1941, designed by Rafael Carmoega Morales
20 Edificio Patio Español
Edificio Patio Español
February 18, 2005
(#05000061)
153 Cruz St.
18°27′57″N 66°06′58″W / 18.465927°N 66.116224°W / 18.465927; -66.116224 (Edificio Patio Español)
San Juan Antiguo Mission/Spanish Revival, Eclectic building from 1937, also known as La Filarmonica, designed by Eduardo Fossas López
21 Edificio Victory Garden
Edificio Victory Garden
October 13, 2004
(#04001149)
1001 Ponce de León Ave., corner of Elisa Colberg St.
18°27′13″N 66°04′43″W / 18.453514°N 66.078582°W / 18.453514; -66.078582 (Edificio Victory Garden)
Santurce Mission/Spanish Revival building from 1936, designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro
22 Escuela Brambaugh
May 5, 1989
(#89000324)
San Juan Bautista St. and Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′55″N 66°05′44″W / 18.465266°N 66.095597°W / 18.465266; -66.095597 (Escuela Brambaugh)
San Juan Antiguo From 1913, also known as Puerta de Tierra Public School
23 Escuela Graduado José Celso Barbosa
Escuela Graduado José Celso Barbosa
May 19, 1989
(#89000406)
Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′57″N 66°06′04″W / 18.465928°N 66.101217°W / 18.465928; -66.101217 (Escuela Graduado José Celso Barbosa)
San Juan Antiguo Classical Revival style school from 1927
24 El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra
El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra
May 3, 1984
(#84003166)
Bounded by railroad right-of-way, Fernández Juncos Avenue, and Matías Ledesma and San Juan Bautista Streets
18°27′48″N 66°05′47″W / 18.463390°N 66.096414°W / 18.463390; -66.096414 (El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra)
San Juan Antiguo Art Deco, from 1937
25 Faro del Morro
Faro del Morro
October 22, 1981
(#81000693)
Summit of San Felipe del Morro Castle
18°28′16″N 66°07′25″W / 18.471053°N 66.123614°W / 18.471053; -66.123614 (Faro del Morro)
San Juan Antiguo Oldest lighthouse in Puerto Rico; this version lit in 1908
26 Figueroa Apartments
September 14, 2000
(#00001124)
601 Fernández Juncos Ave.
18°27′26″N 66°05′12″W / 18.457184°N 66.086744°W / 18.457184; -66.086744 (Figueroa Apartments)
Santurce Art Deco building by Armando Morales Cano, from 1935
27 La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza
October 15, 1966
(#66000951)
Between San Juan Bay and Recinto Oeste St., at Fortaleza St.
18°27′51″N 66°07′09″W / 18.464201°N 66.119294°W / 18.464201; -66.119294 (La Fortaleza)
San Juan Antiguo From 1533
28 Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón
Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón
October 11, 1983
(#83004199)
Puerta de Tierra
18°27′46″N 66°05′03″W / 18.462841°N 66.084199°W / 18.462841; -66.084199 (Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón)
San Juan Antiguo Building from 1791, also known as Museo de Historia Militar de Puerto Rico
29 La Giralda
August 11, 2008
(#08000786)
651 José Martí St.
18°27′19″N 66°05′07″W / 18.455288°N 66.085308°W / 18.455288; -66.085308 (La Giralda)
Santurce From 1910
30 Gran Logia Espiritual Número 1
Gran Logia Espiritual Número 1
June 8, 2008
(#06000507)
1612 Antonsanti St.
18°26′46″N 66°03′52″W / 18.446077°N 66.064383°W / 18.446077; -66.064383 (Gran Logia Espiritual Número 1)
Santurce Classical Revival building from 1910
31 Hotel Normandie
Hotel Normandie
August 29, 1980
(#80004295)
Ponce de León Ave. and San Gerónimo St.
18°27′52″N 66°05′15″W / 18.464493°N 66.087412°W / 18.464493; -66.087412 (Hotel Normandie)
San Juan Antiguo Hotel that is a spectacular example of Streamline Moderne architecture, inspired by the Art Deco-style design of the ship SS Normandie
32 House at 659 Concordia Street
House at 659 Concordia Street
October 18, 1991
(#91001501)
659 Concordia St., Miramar
18°27′09″N 66°04′56″W / 18.452497°N 66.082298°W / 18.452497; -66.082298 (House at 659 Concordia Street)
Santurce Mission/Spanish Revival house from 1935, designed by Joseph O'Kelly
33 House at 659 La Paz Street
House at 659 La Paz Street
January 30, 1992
(#91002007)
659 La Paz St., Miramar
18°27′10″N 66°04′58″W / 18.452857°N 66.082787°W / 18.452857; -66.082787 (House at 659 La Paz Street)
Santurce Mission/Spanish Revival house from 1928, designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro
34 House at 663 La Paz Street
House at 663 La Paz Street
October 18, 1991
(#91001500)
663 La Paz St., Miramar
18°27′09″N 66°04′58″W / 18.452633°N 66.082882°W / 18.452633; -66.082882 (House at 663 La Paz Street)
Santurce Another Mission/Spanish Revival house designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro
35 House at 665 McKinley Street
House at 665 McKinley Street
October 19, 1991
(#91001502)
665 McKinley St., Miramar
18°27′19″N 66°05′02″W / 18.455259°N 66.083858°W / 18.455259; -66.083858 (House at 665 McKinley Street)
Santurce Vernacular Spanish Creole house from 1906
36 Rafael M. Labra High School
Rafael M. Labra High School
August 4, 1987
(#87001308)
Ponce de León and Roberto H. Todd Aves.
18°27′00″N 66°04′28″W / 18.450072°N 66.074406°W / 18.450072; -66.074406 (Rafael M. Labra High School)
Santurce Georgian style school building from 1916
37 Línea Avanzada
Línea Avanzada
September 25, 1997
(#97001136)
Eastern portion of the San Juan Islet
18°27′53″N 66°05′26″W / 18.464645°N 66.090544°W / 18.464645; -66.090544 (Línea Avanzada)
San Juan Antiguo From 1797
38 Miami Building
Miami Building
August 23, 1984
(#84003169)
868 Ashford Ave.
18°27′37″N 66°04′50″W / 18.460336°N 66.080441°W / 18.460336; -66.080441 (Miami Building)
Santurce Art Deco building from 1936, designed by Pedro Menez
39 Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
November 14, 2007
(#07001195)
Ponce de León Ave., Stop 8, Puerta de Tierra
18°27′52″N 66°05′28″W / 18.464406°N 66.090986°W / 18.464406; -66.090986 (Luis Muñoz Rivera Park)
San Juan Antiguo Park with Beaux Arts and Picturesque architecture and/or landscape design
40 General Norzagaray Bridge
General Norzagaray Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000833)
Highway 873, km 0.8, spanning the Quebrada Frailes
18°21′07″N 66°05′29″W / 18.351816°N 66.091420°W / 18.351816; -66.091420 (General Norzagaray Bridge)
Caimito and Tortugo Brick barrel vault bridge from 1855, known also as Puente de Los Frailes
41 Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel
Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel
September 27, 1984
(#84003171)
Ponce de León and Miramar Aves.
18°27′23″N 66°05′07″W / 18.456394°N 66.085148°W / 18.456394; -66.085148 (Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel)
Santurce Neo-Gothic style chapel from 1908, designed by Antonin Nechodoma
42 Martín Peña Bridge
Martín Peña Bridge
August 27, 2008
(#08000856)
Highway 25, km 8
18°26′00″N 66°03′33″W / 18.433462°N 66.059045°W / 18.433462; -66.059045 (Martín Peña Bridge)
Santurce, Hato Rey Norte, and Hato Rey Central Art Deco style bridge from 1939, designed by Cecilio Delgado and others (Try also Martín Peña Bridge )
43 Polvorín de Miraflores
Polvorín de Miraflores
March 9, 1984
(#84003172)
66 Aramania St., Old Miramar Naval Base
18°26′58″N 66°05′38″W / 18.449514°N 66.093904°W / 18.449514; -66.093904 (Polvorín de Miraflores)
Santurce A gunpowder magazine from 1776
44 Puerto Rico Ilustrado – Edificio El Mundo
September 25, 1997
(#97001137)
254 San José St.
18°27′51″N 66°07′01″W / 18.464067°N 66.117004°W / 18.464067; -66.117004 (Puerto Rico Ilustrado – Edificio El Mundo)
San Juan Antiguo From 1923
45 Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary
Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary
March 7, 2003
(#03000100)
South of Highway 21
18°23′19″N 66°04′15″W / 18.388649°N 66.070756°W / 18.388649; -66.070756 (Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary)
Monacillo Urbano Built 1933, closed 2004, demolished 2015
46 Residencia Aboy–Lompre
Residencia Aboy–Lompre
March 22, 1989
(#88001304)
900 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′16″N 66°04′51″W / 18.454349°N 66.080696°W / 18.454349; -66.080696 (Residencia Aboy–Lompre)
Santurce A Prairie School style house from 1919, designed by Antonin Nechodoma and others
47 Residencia Luis Muñoz Marín
September 29, 2011
(#11000712)
Highway 877, km 0.4
18°23′12″N 66°01′42″W / 18.386667°N 66.028333°W / 18.386667; -66.028333 (Residencia Luis Muñoz Marín)
Sabana Llana Sur
48 Río Piedras Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000832)
Highway 8839, km 12.5
18°23′40″N 66°03′21″W / 18.394386°N 66.055958°W / 18.394386; -66.055958 (Río Piedras Bridge)
El Cinco and Hato Rey Sur A brick barrel vault bridge from 1853
49 Rum Pilot Plant
July 26, 2010
(#10000501)
Highway 1, University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station
18°23′46″N 66°03′48″W / 18.396115°N 66.063393°W / 18.396115; -66.063393 (Rum Pilot Plant)
El Cinco
50 San Antonio Railroad Bridge
San Antonio Railroad Bridge
September 30, 2009
(#09000789)
Spanning San Antonio Channel adjacent to Highway 1 at the east end of San Juan Islet
18°27′34″N 66°05′13″W / 18.459340°N 66.086891°W / 18.459340; -66.086891 (San Antonio Railroad Bridge)
San Juan Antiguo and Santurce
51 San Juan National Historic Site
San Juan National Historic Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000930)
Old San Juan
18°28′10″N 66°07′17″W / 18.469444°N 66.121389°W / 18.469444; -66.121389 (San Juan National Historic Site)
San Juan Antiguo Dates from 1525
52 School of Tropical Medicine
School of Tropical Medicine
September 29, 1983
(#83002297)
Ponce de León Ave., Puerta de Tierra
18°28′01″N 66°06′14″W / 18.467003°N 66.104005°W / 18.467003; -66.104005 (School of Tropical Medicine)
San Juan Antiguo Neo-Plateresque building from 1920
53 Superintendent of Lighthouses' Dwelling
Superintendent of Lighthouses' Dwelling
October 22, 1981
(#81000694)
La Puntilla
18°27′36″N 66°07′01″W / 18.460125°N 66.116874°W / 18.460125; -66.116874 (Superintendent of Lighthouses' Dwelling)
San Juan Antiguo Hacienda style building from 1908 located inside the U.S Coast Guard base in La Puntilla
54 Supreme Court Building
Supreme Court Building
June 14, 2006
(#06000506)
Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
18°27′47″N 66°05′18″W / 18.463189°N 66.088217°W / 18.463189; -66.088217 (Supreme Court Building)
San Juan Antiguo Modern Movement building from 1955
55 Templo del Maestro
April 19, 2016
(#16000189)
Constitución Ave., Stop 8
18°27′46″N 66°05′24″W / 18.462777°N 66.089976°W / 18.462777; -66.089976 (Templo del Maestro)
San Juan Antiguo
56 U.S. Custom House
U.S. Custom House
February 10, 1988
(#88000075)
1 Puntilla St.
18°27′46″N 66°06′56″W / 18.462822°N 66.115522°W / 18.462822; -66.115522 (U.S. Custom House)
San Juan Antiguo 1924 building designed by Albert B. Nichols
57 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
March 28, 1988
(#87000694)
Block bounded by San Justo, Tanca, Commercio, and Recinto Sur Streets
18°27′50″N 66°06′53″W / 18.463839°N 66.114619°W / 18.463839; -66.114619 (U.S. Post Office and Courthouse)
San Juan Antiguo From 1914, designed by Oscar Wenderoth
58 University of Puerto Rico Tower and Quadrangle
University of Puerto Rico Tower and Quadrangle
May 17, 1984
(#84003174)
Ponce de León Ave.
18°24′10″N 66°02′59″W / 18.402705°N 66.049684°W / 18.402705; -66.049684 (University of Puerto Rico Tower and Quadrangle)
Universidad Tower and quadrangle from 1935, designed by Rafael Carmoega
59 Villa Victoria
January 6, 2015
(#14001135)
905 Ponce de León Ave.
18°27′16″N 66°04′48″W / 18.454554°N 66.080045°W / 18.454554; -66.080045 (Villa Victoria)
Santurce
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