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.

National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 24 municipalities of Puerto Rico.

See also:

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 January 29, 2021.[1]

Adjuntas

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Las Cabañas Bridge
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
Capáez and Juan González[lower-alpha 1] 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]
2 Quinta Vendrell February 9, 2006
(#06000028)
Junction of Highway 143 and Highway 123
18°08′50″N 66°41′24″W
Portugués
3 Washington Irving Graded School[9]
Washington Irving Graded School[11]
May 26, 2015
(#15000274)
Junction of Rodulfo González and Martínez de Andino Streets
18°09′42″N 66°43′20″W[12])
Adjuntas Pueblo

Aguas Buenas

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Parque de Bombas Maximiliano Merced
Parque de Bombas Maximiliano Merced
November 14, 2012
(#12000934)
42 Muñoz Rivera Street
18°15′24″N 66°06′18″W
Aguas Buenas Pueblo

Aibonito

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Carretera Central May 2, 2019
(#100003686)
Highway 14 from Cayey boundary to Coamo boundary[lower-alpha 2]
18°08′27″N 66°15′34″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,[lower-alpha 3] and numerous other roadway structures.[13][14]
2 Church San José of Aibonito
Church San José of Aibonito
December 10, 1984
(#84000451)
Emeterio Betances Street
18°08′20″N 66°15′59″W
Aibonito Pueblo
3 Villa Julita December 19, 1996
(#86003491)
401 San José Avenue
18°08′30″N 66°15′27″W
Aibonito Pueblo

Barranquitas

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera
Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera
September 4, 1984
(#84003139)
Muñoz Rivera and Manuel Torres Streets
18°11′11″N 66°18′25″W
Barranquitas Pueblo Birthplace of Luis Muñoz Rivera, also known as Museo-Biblioteca Muñoz Rivera
2 El Cortijo September 11, 2018
(#100002934)
Highway 162, km 18.5
18°10′57″N 66°18′35″W
Barranquitas Pueblo 1939 house designed by architect Rafael Carmoega Morales
3 Palo Hincado Site September 2, 1999
(#99001021)
Address restricted[15]
Address restricted[15] Ball Courts/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS

Caguas

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
September 4, 1987
(#87001311)
Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets
18°13′56″N 66°01′49″W
Caguas Pueblo An Art Deco school from 1939
2 Alcaldía de Caguas
Alcaldía de Caguas
March 22, 1989
(#88001307)
42 Muñoz Rivera Street
18°14′05″N 66°02′09″W
Caguas Pueblo Built in 1856
3 Carretera Central May 2, 2019
(#100003686)
Highway 1 from km 40 to Cidra boundary[lower-alpha 2]
18°11′10″N 66°04′32″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,[lower-alpha 3] and numerous other roadway structures.[13][16]
4 Gautier Benítez High School
Gautier Benítez High School
June 15, 1988
(#88000657)
Gautier Benítez Avenue and Cristóbal Colón Boulevard
18°13′40″N 66°02′10″W
Caguas Pueblo Built in 1924
5 Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44
Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44
June 15, 1988
(#88000661)
39 Acosta Street
18°14′02″N 66°02′01″W
Caguas Pueblo Designed by Antonin Nechodoma
6 Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas
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
Caguas Pueblo Built in 1909
7 Puente No. 6
Puente No. 6
May 28, 2009
(#09000361)
Highway 798, km 1.0
18°17′43″N 66°03′26″W
Río Cañas Also known as Puente la Concepción

Cayey

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Arenas Bridge
Arenas Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000843)
Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata
18°08′03″N 66°08′17″W
Monte Llano and Arenas[lower-alpha 4] A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
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
Guayama to Cayey
3 Carretera Central May 2, 2019
(#100003686)
Highway 1 from Cidra boundary to km 55.4; Highway 14 from km 74 to Aibonito boundary; Highway 735[lower-alpha 2]
18°07′26″N 66°10′53″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,[lower-alpha 3] and numerous other roadway structures.[13][16]
4 Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey
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
Cayey Pueblo Spanish Colonial style church from 1815, designed by José Canovas
5 La Liendre Bridge
La Liendre Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000844)
Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz
18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W
Vegas and Arenas[lower-alpha 5] An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877
6 Río Matón Bridge July 19, 1995
(#95000841)
Highway 14, km 63.2, spanning Río Matón
18°08′23″N 66°12′39″W
Matón Abajo A lateral solid web girder bridge from 1886
7 Juana Rodríguez Morales House April 6, 2005
(#05000257)
7 Nuñez Romeu Street
18°06′48″N 66°09′58″W
Cayey Pueblo Spanish Creole townhouse from 1850

Ciales

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano
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
Hato Viejo

Cidra

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Arenas Bridge
Arenas Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000843)
Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata
18°08′04″N 66°08′17″W
Arenas and Monte Llano[lower-alpha 4] A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
2 La Bolero August 28, 2012
(#12000584)
Highway 173, km 0.5
18°10′50″N 66°09′41″W
Ceiba 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[lower-alpha 2]
18°09′07″N 66°06′18″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,[lower-alpha 3] and numerous other roadway structures.[13][16]
4 La Liendre Bridge
La Liendre Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000844)
Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz
18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W
Arenas and Vegas[lower-alpha 5] An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877

Coamo

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Carretera Central
Carretera Central
May 2, 2019
(#100003686)
Highway 14 from Aibonito boundary to Juana Díaz boundary[lower-alpha 2]
18°04′39″N 66°21′43″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,[lower-alpha 3] and numerous other roadway structures.[13][16]
2 Casa Blanca
Casa Blanca
April 28, 1992
(#92000379)
17 José I. Quintón Street
18°04′48″N 66°21′22″W
Coamo Pueblo Spanish Creole architecture from 1865
3 Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo
Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo
December 10, 1984
(#84000463)
Mario Braschi Street
18°04′51″N 66°21′22″W
Coamo Pueblo Latin American Baroque architecture of a church from 1661
4 General Méndez Vigo Bridge
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
San Ildefonso Brick barrel vault bridge from 1898, by US Corps of Engineers, also known as Puente Rio las Minas
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
Coamo Pueblo Church from 1685
6 Padre Iñigo Bridge July 19, 1995
(#95000840)
Highway 14, km 34.2, spanning Río Coamo
18°04′53″N 66°21′15″W
Coamo Pueblo and Palmarejo Lattice girder bridge from 1879
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
Coamo Pueblo Spanish Neoclassical building from 1840, also known as Coamo Historic Museum
8 Puente de las Calabazas
Puente de las Calabazas
February 17, 2009
(#09000042)
Highway 14, km 39.3, spanning Río Cuyón
18°05′17″N 66°18′48″W
Cuyón Lattice girder bridge from 1882

Comerío

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Cueva La Mora March 10, 1983
(#83002292)
Address restricted[15]
Address restricted[15]
2 Río Hondo Bridge
Río Hondo Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000842)
Highway 156, km 26.9, spanning Río Hondo
18°12′31″N 66°14′35″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.[17] It was removed in 2001.[18]

Corozal

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Mavilla Bridge
Mavilla Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000848)
Highway 159, km 17.7, spanning Río Mavilla
18°21′07″N 66°17′50″W
Palmarejo and Abras

Gurabo

[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
Gurabo Pueblo Church from 1821

Jayuya

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 La Piedra Escrita
La Piedra Escrita
January 15, 2003
(#02001720)
Highway 144, km 8[19]
18°13′02″N 66°34′23″W
Coabey Prehistoric rock art site

Juncos

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 José Miguel Gallardo School
José Miguel Gallardo School
November 14, 2012
(#12000937)
Junction of Paseo Escuté and Algarín Street
18°13′41″N 65°55′27″W
Juncos Pueblo

Lares

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Callejones Site September 2, 1999
(#99001022)
Address restricted[15]
Address restricted[15] An archaeological site
2 Hacienda Los Torres
Hacienda Los Torres
September 28, 2006
(#06000896)
Junction of Highways 111 and 129
18°17′48″N 66°52′16″W
Lares Mission/Spanish Revival building from 1846

Las Marías

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Eugenio María de Hostos School
Eugenio María de Hostos School
December 19, 2012
(#12001077)
Matías Brugman Avenue
18°15′00″N 66°59′23″W
Las Marías Pueblo

Maricao

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao
Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao
September 18, 1984
(#84003125)
Baldorioty Street, Town Plaza
18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W
Maricao Pueblo Gothic church built in 1890
2 Del Treinta Bridge July 19, 1995
(#95000846)
Highway 128, km 32.7
18°10′00″N 66°51′48″W
Indiera Alta A rolled steel beam bridge from 1924, designed by Enrique Ortega
3 Vivero de Peces de Maricao
Vivero de Peces de Maricao
February 21, 2017
(#100000667)
Highway 410, km 1.7
18°10′14″N 66°59′14″W
Maricao Afuera

Morovis

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 José Fontán School
José Fontán School
August 28, 2012
(#12000582)
Junction of Del Carmen Street and Principal Street final
18°19′34″N 66°24′32″W
Morovis Pueblo part of the Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico Thematic Resource (TR)

Naranjito

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Escuela Guillermo Estéves December 19, 2012
(#12001078)
Junction of Georgetti and Achiote Streets
18°18′05″N 66°14′55″W
Naranjito Pueblo
2 Plata Bridge
Plata Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000849)
Highway 167, km 0.9
18°18′14″N 66°12′40″W
Nuevo and Dajaos[lower-alpha 6] A Parker truss bridge

Orocovis

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Cueva La Espiral September 20, 2011
(#11000673)
Address restricted[15]
Bauta Abajo[20] Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico MPS

San Lorenzo

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande
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
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
San Lorenzo Pueblo Spanish Colonial building from 1883

Trujillo Alto

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Puente de Trujillo Alto
Puente de Trujillo Alto
January 28, 2010
(#09001289)
Highway 181, km 5.6
18°21′27″N 66°00′13″W
Cuevas and Dos Bocas Steel platform bridge over the Río Grande de Loíza; built in 1939

Utuado

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Bateyes de Viví June 21, 2007
(#07000584)
Address restricted[15]
Viví Arriba[21] Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS
2 Blanco Bridge
Blanco Bridge
July 19, 1995
(#95000837)
Highway 10, km 48.1, spanning the Pellejas River
18°13′48″N 66°43′02″W
Arenas Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
3 Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
December 17, 1992
(#92001671)
Highway 111, km 12.3
18°17′42″N 66°46′52″W
Caguana
4 Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado
Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado
December 10, 1984
(#84000447)
Dr. Barbosa Street, Town Plaza
18°15′55″N 66°41′58″W
Utuado Pueblo Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR

Villalba

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Barrio Description
1 Walter McK. Jones School
Walter McK. Jones School
January 29, 2013
(#12001249)
28 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street
18°07′47″N 66°29′31″W
Villalba Pueblo

See also

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. Spanish: casillas de caminero.
  4. The Arenas Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Monte Llano) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
  5. The La Liendre Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Vegas) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
  6. The Plata Bridge spans the boundary between Naranjito (Barrio Nuevo) and Bayamón (Barrio Dajaos) municipalities.

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Las Cabañas Bridge (PDF), retrieved February 22, 2016.
  5. 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, 2016CS1 maint: unfit URL (link).
  6. Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica (April 1, 2014), Puente de Las Cabañas (PDF) (summary sheet), retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. Junta de Planificación (March 2009), Limites legales: Barrios [Legal boundaries: Barrios] (KML), retrieved February 24, 2016.
  9. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf
  10. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf
  11. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf
  12. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2015-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf
  13. Llanes Santos, Juan (March 5, 2019), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Carretera Central.
  14. "NRHP Nomination Form Carretera Central". Retrieved Aug 1, 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. Documento de inclusión de la Carretera Central en el RNLH (2019). Geo-Isla. 2020. Accessed 1 August 2020.
  17. Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
  18. "Puente Río Hondo", Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015.
  19. "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.
  20. Bonini Lamadrid, Miguel A. (May 16, 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cueva La Espiral (redacted PDF), retrieved December 23, 2015.
  21. 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.
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