National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Puerto Rico facts for kids
This is a list of properties and districts in the southern 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 southern coast of the island, and on the south slope of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central.
The area covered spans from the city of Yauco on the southwest coast to the Guayama municipality at the southeast.
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 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 central Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Contents
Guayama
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Casa Cautiño |
(#84003137) |
Junction of Vicente Palés Arés and Santiago Palmer Streets 17°59′09″N 66°06′48″W / 17.985922°N 66.113237°W |
Guayama Pueblo | Classical Revival building from 1887 | |
2 | Cayey Bridge |
(#95000845) |
Highway 15, km 1, spanning Río Guamaní 17°59′59″N 66°06′46″W / 17.999680°N 66.112765°W |
Caimital and Palmas | An iron lateral lattice girder bridge from 1891 | |
3 | Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School |
(#87001312) |
José María Angueli Street 17°58′55″N 66°06′42″W / 17.981908°N 66.111799°W |
Guayama Pueblo | Neo-Classical school built in 1909 | |
4 | Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama |
(#76002248) |
5 Ashford Street 17°59′07″N 66°06′46″W / 17.985175°N 66.112884°W |
Guayama Pueblo | Built in 1775 | |
5 | Ingenio Azucarero Vives |
(#76002249) |
Avenida Central 17°58′38″N 66°06′59″W / 17.977130°N 66.116428°W |
Guayama Pueblo |
Guayanilla
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Padre Nazario School |
(#12000936) |
4 Concepción Street 18°01′08″N 66°47′25″W / 18.018757°N 66.790308°W |
Guayanilla Pueblo | Elementary school. Named after José M. Nazario, discoverer of the Nazario Collection. |
Juana Díaz
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Church San Juan Bautista y San Ramón Nonato of Juana Diaz |
(#84000465) |
Town Plaza 18°03′10″N 66°30′19″W / 18.052897°N 66.505350°W |
Juana Díaz Pueblo | Church from 1807 | |
2 | Cueva Lucero |
(#08000936) |
Address restricted |
Guayabal | Prehistoric rock art site |
Peñuelas
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Webster School |
(#12000940) |
255 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°03′16″N 66°43′20″W / 18.054495°N 66.722086°W |
Peñuelas Pueblo |
Ponce
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albergue Caritativo Tricoche |
(#87000769) |
Tricoche Street 18°01′00″N 66°36′55″W / 18.016785°N 66.615193°W |
Segundo | Hospital in Neoclásico Isabelino style from 1885 | |
2 | Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce |
(#87000772) |
End of Castillo Street 18°00′55″N 66°36′30″W / 18.015201°N 66.608439°W |
Quinto | Spanish military headquarters in Ponce, in Neoclásico Isabelino style, from 1894 | |
3 | Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce |
(#87000770) |
León, Atocha, and Bondad Streets 18°01′08″N 66°36′52″W / 18.019026°N 66.614432°W |
Sexto | Neoclásico Isabelino style, from 1897 | |
4 | Armstrong-Toro House |
(#87001821) |
9 Unión Street 18°00′42″N 66°36′53″W / 18.011728°N 66.614622°W |
Segundo | Neoclassical designed by Manuel Domenech and built in 1899 | |
5 | Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño |
(#87001002) |
Junction of Marina and Amor Streets 18°00′41″N 66°36′48″W / 18.011314°N 66.613333°W |
Tercero | Beaux Arts design by Francisco Porrata Doria, from 1924 | |
6 | Banco de Ponce |
(#87001003) |
Junction of Amor and Comercio Streets 18°00′40″N 66°36′48″W / 18.011111°N 66.613271°W |
Tercero | Beaux Arts design by Francisco Porrata Doria, also from 1924 | |
7 | Casa Alcaldía de Ponce – City Hall |
(#86003197) |
South side of Plaza Las Delicias 18°00′39″N 66°36′50″W / 18.010730°N 66.613905°W |
Primero | Neoclásico Isabelino-style City Hall, from 1846 | |
8 | Casa de la Masacre |
(#05001098) |
31 Marina Street 18°00′34″N 66°36′49″W / 18.009318°N 66.613537°W |
Cuarto | As the Ponce headquarters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party during the 1930s, this house bore witness to the massacre of March 21, 1937, in which 19 demonstrators and bystanders and 2 police officers were killed. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of vernacular creole design by Blas Silva from the first decade of the 20th century. It became a museum in 1988. | |
9 | Casa Miguel C. Godreau |
(#86000894) |
146 Reina Street 18°00′43″N 66°37′08″W / 18.012054°N 66.618850°W |
Segundo | House from 1919, designed by Julio Conesa | |
10 | Casa Paoli |
(#09000769) |
14 Mayor Street 18°00′36″N 66°36′46″W / 18.009928°N 66.612659°W |
Cuarto | This house was the birthplace and childhood home of great operatic tenor Antonio Paoli (1871–1946) until 1883. It was in Ponce's rich cultural environment that Paoli was first exposed to the arts, and this house is the only property remaining in Puerto Rico associated with the island's first performing artist of international renown. | |
11 | Casa Vives |
(#13000013) |
88 Paseo Atocha at Vives/Castillo Street 18°00′51″N 66°36′49″W / 18.014097°N 66.613524°W |
Quinto | ||
12 | Casino de Ponce |
(#87001818) |
Junction of Marina and Luna Streets 18°00′36″N 66°36′48″W / 18.010082°N 66.613368°W |
Cuarto | Second Empire- and Neo-Rococo-style building from 1922, designed by Agustin Camilo Gonzalez | |
13 | Castillo de Serralles |
(#80004494) |
Cerro El Vigía 18°01′07″N 66°37′09″W / 18.018698°N 66.619274°W |
Portugués Urbano | Spanish Mediterranean style "castle" from 1926 by Pedro Aldolfo de Castro | |
14 | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Ponce |
(#84000467) |
Plaza Las Delicias 18°00′43″N 66°36′50″W / 18.011839°N 66.613992°W |
Segundo | Neoclassical building from 1835 by Francisco Porrata Doria | |
15 | Cementerio Antiguo de Ponce |
(#84003149) |
1 Torre Street at Frontispicio Street 18°00′57″N 66°37′04″W / 18.015833°N 66.617778°W |
Segundo | Neo-classical. 1864 enlargement designed by Nieto Blajol Iglesia, from 1842 | |
16 | Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul |
(#88001249) |
Alma Sublime Street 18°01′00″N 66°38′02″W / 18.016596°N 66.633782°W |
Magueyes Urbano | Classical Revival, Spanish Revival, Art Deco from 1901, also called Cementerio Católico de Ponce | |
17 | Centro Ceremonial Indígena |
(#78003381) |
Highway 503 18°02′32″N 66°37′18″W / 18.042236°N 66.621781°W |
Tibes and Portugués | Also known as Batey Indígena de Tibes. (Also, Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center ) | |
18 | Edificio Empresas Ferré |
(#13000638) |
834 Eugenio María de Hostos Avenue 17°58′55″N 66°37′12″W / 17.981903°N 66.620132°W |
Playa | ||
19 | Edificio Municipal de la Playa de Ponce |
(#13000639) |
28 Alfonso XII Street at Padre Noel Avenue 17°58′55″N 66°37′16″W / 17.981943°N 66.621142°W |
Playa | ||
20 | Faro de la Isla de Caja de Muertos |
(#81000690) |
Isla Caja de Muertos 17°53′35″N 66°31′16″W / 17.893159°N 66.521189°W |
Playa | Neo-classical light house from 1887 | |
21 | Faro del Puerto de Ponce |
(#81000691) |
Isla Cardona, Ponce Harbor 17°57′24″N 66°38′06″W / 17.956800°N 66.635000°W |
Playa | Neo-classical light house from 1889 | |
22 | Font–Ubides House |
(#87001825) |
34 Castillo Street 18°00′54″N 66°36′39″W / 18.014913°N 66.610786°W |
Quinto | Classical Revival, Art Nouveau building by Blas C. Silva, from 1913 | |
23 | Hacienda Buena Vista |
(#91001499) |
Highway123, km 16.8, near Corral Viejo 18°05′03″N 66°39′17″W / 18.084104°N 66.654591°W |
Magueyes | Colonial-style coffee plantation from 1833 | |
24 | Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad |
(#86002766) |
Marina, Salud, and Abolición Streets 18°00′25″N 66°36′46″W / 18.007006°N 66.612770°W |
Cuarto | Late Gothic Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival church from 1926 | |
25 | McCabe Memorial Church |
(#08000283) |
835 Eugenio María de Hostos Avenue 17°58′56″N 66°37′14″W / 17.982187°N 66.620440°W |
Playa | Neo-gothic church from 1908 designed by Antonin Nechodoma | |
26 | Mercado de las Carnes |
(#86003199) |
Alley connecting Mayor and León Streets, between Estrella and Guadalupe Streets 18°00′56″N 66°36′46″W / 18.015477°N 66.612878°W |
Quinto | Art Deco meat market from 1926 by Rafael Carmoega | |
27 | Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church |
(#87001822) |
135 Villa Street 18°00′37″N 66°36′58″W / 18.010405°N 66.616094°W |
Primero | Bungalow, integrating Neo-Gothic, Spanish Revival, Spanish Baroque, and byzantine elements, from 1907, designed by Antonin Nechodoma | |
28 | Oppenheimer House |
(#87001824) |
47 Salud Street 18°00′34″N 66°36′43″W / 18.009418°N 66.611890°W |
Cuarto | Spanish-Art Nouveau house from 1913, designed by Alfredo B. Weichers | |
29 | Parque de Bombas de Ponce |
(#84003150) |
Plaza Las Delicias 18°00′43″N 66°36′49″W / 18.011905°N 66.613738°W |
Segundo | Fire station in Gothic style, from 1882 by Maximo de Meana y Guridi. | |
30 | Ponce High School |
(#87001310) |
Cristina Street 18°00′42″N 66°36′37″W / 18.011550°N 66.610260°W |
Tercero | Classical Revival building from 1915, designed by Adrian C. Finlayson | |
31 | Ponce YMCA Building |
(#12000331) |
7843 Nazaret Street, Urbanización Santa María 18°00′21″N 66°37′02″W / 18.005888°N 66.617149°W |
Canas Urbano | Part of the Rafael Rios Rey Multiple Property Submission | |
32 | Puente Río Portugués |
(#14001134) |
Eugenio María de Hostos Avenue, spanning the historic channel of Río Portugués 17°59′36″N 66°36′55″W / 17.993399°N 66.615293°W |
Playa | ||
33 | Rosaly–Batiz House |
(#86002768) |
125 Villa Street 18°00′39″N 66°36′55″W / 18.01072°N 66.61522°W |
Primero | Italian Renaissance Palazzo house by Manuel V. Domenech from 1897 | |
34 | Salazar–Candal House |
(#88000663) |
53 Isabel Street 18°00′45″N 66°36′42″W / 18.012546°N 66.611729°W |
Tercero | Neo-Classic, Art Nouveau, and Spanish Revival house from 1911, designed by Blas C. Silva | |
35 | Subirá House |
(#87001826) |
107 Reina Street 18°00′43″N 66°36′58″W / 18.012038°N 66.616116°W |
Segundo | Ponce Creole house from 1910, designed by Blas C. Silva | |
36 | Fernando Luis Toro Casa |
(#86000421) |
3 Obispado Street, La Alhambra 18°01′04″N 66°36′21″W / 18.017812°N 66.605786°W |
Machuelo Abajo | Victorian, Georgian, Neo-classic, Beaux Arts, Spanish Revival and Catalonian Modernism from 1927, designed by Francisco Porrata Doria | |
37 | U.S. Custom House |
(#88000073) |
Junction of Bonaire and Aduana Streets 17°58′47″N 66°37′12″W / 17.979817°N 66.619953°W |
Playa | Spanish colonial, possibly by Albert B. Nichols from 1842 | |
38 | Villaronga House |
(#84003151) |
106 Reina Street 18°00′44″N 66°36′57″W / 18.012310°N 66.615850°W |
Segundo | Classical Revival house from 1921, designed by Alfredo B. Wiechers | |
39 | Zaldo de Nebot Residencia |
(#88000643) |
27 Marina Street 18°00′35″N 66°36′49″W / 18.009685°N 66.613687°W |
Primero | Classical Revival building from 1895 |
Salinas
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Aguirre Historic District |
(#02001208) |
Highway 705, south from Highway 3, km 151.3 17°57′20″N 66°13′29″W / 17.955628°N 66.224612°W |
Aguirre | From 1899 |
Santa Isabel
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh Graded School |
(#10001217) |
33 Eugenio M. de Hostos Street 17°58′04″N 66°24′15″W / 17.967723°N 66.404196°W |
Santa Isabel Pueblo | ||
2 | Sistema de riego de las tres haciendas |
(#16000853) |
Linear district roughly parallel to Highway 153, between Highway 52 to the north and Highway 1 to the south 17°58′47″N 66°23′23″W / 17.979684°N 66.389632°W |
Boca Velázquez, Jauca II, Felicia II, Felicia I, Santa Isabel Pueblo |
Yauco
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Barrio | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Casa Agostini |
(#88000682) |
Dr. Gatell Street, between Santiago Vivaldi and Comercio Streets 18°02′04″N 66°50′53″W / 18.034566°N 66.847933°W |
Yauco Pueblo | A Classical Revival house designed by Miguel Briganti Pinti | |
2 | Casa Franceschi Antongiorgi |
(#85000113) |
Junction of 25th of July Street and Barbosa Street 18°02′01″N 66°50′55″W / 18.033505°N 66.848713°W |
Yauco Pueblo | A Beaux Arts house from 1907 | |
3 | Casona Césari |
(#85000114) |
25th of July Street 18°02′00″N 66°51′05″W / 18.033277°N 66.851263°W |
Yauco Pueblo | House from 1893 | |
4 | Chalet Amill |
(#85000115) |
33 Mattei Lluveras Street 18°02′08″N 66°51′00″W / 18.035620°N 66.850109°W |
Yauco Pueblo | ||
5 | Filardi House |
(#85000116) |
Junction of 25th of July Street and Baldorioty Street 18°02′00″N 66°51′00″W / 18.033258°N 66.849906°W |
Yauco Pueblo | This 1916 house is notable for its extensive use of concrete sculptural ornamentation. Juan Bautista and Domingo Filardi integrated the outstanding decorative features with the overall Beaux-Arts plan, and later came to be recognized as experts in cast concrete ornamental elements. | |
6 | Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz |
(#88000684) |
José Celso Barbosa Avenue 18°01′55″N 66°50′54″W / 18.031929°N 66.848455°W |
Yauco Pueblo | From 1894 | |
7 | Residencia González Vivaldi |
(#86003201) |
26 Mattei Lluveras Street 18°02′09″N 66°50′53″W / 18.035823°N 66.847939°W |
Yauco Pueblo | Criollo style house from 1880 | |
8 | Teatro Ideal |
(#88000683) |
Comercio Street 18°02′05″N 66°50′54″W / 18.034752°N 66.848372°W |
Yauco Pueblo |
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