National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico
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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.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.[1]
Aguada
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puente de Coloso |  | December 29, 2010 (#10001102) | Highway 418, km 0.5 18°23′57″N 67°09′22″W / 18.399083°N 67.156145°W | Guanábano and Espinar | Truss bridge from 1928 located in Central Coloso formerly used for the transportation of sugarcane across the Culebrinas River. Part of the Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS. |
Aguadilla
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardona Residence |  | January 2, 1985 (#85000040) | 55 Ramón E. Betances Street 18°25′45″N 67°09′17″W / 18.429120°N 67.154772°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | Historic house from 1913 designed by architect Manuel Gómez Tejera. One of the few surviving historic residences from before the 1918 earthquake. |
| 2 | Casa de Piedra |  | April 3, 1986 (#86000704) | 14 Progreso Street 18°25′18″N 67°09′16″W / 18.421666°N 67.154353°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | A Spanish colonial house, also known as Amparo Roldán House. Built in 1875 it is the only surviving house in Aguadilla from its era. |
| 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 / 18.429683°N 67.153638°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | Historic church from 1783, with its current façade dating to 1887 and designed by architect Pedro Cobreros. Reportedly the only church in Puerto Rico with an apse covered by a groin vault rather than a dome or a barrel vault. |
| 4 | District Courthouse |  | January 2, 1985 (#85000041) | Progreso Street 18°25′32″N 67°09′16″W / 18.425514°N 67.154501°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | Former district courthouse designed by famed Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega. |
| 5 | Faro de Punta Borinquen |  | October 22, 1981 (#81000559) | Off Highway 107 18°29′50″N 67°08′55″W / 18.497226°N 67.148712°W | Borinquen | Ruins of an important Spanish-built lighthouse from 1889, destroyed by the 1918 earthquake, at one point becoming an important navigational landmark on the route between Europe and the Panama Canal. |
| 6 | Fuerte de la Concepción[a] |  | April 3, 1986 (#86000703) | Agustín Stahl Street 18°26′09″N 67°09′21″W / 18.435956°N 67.155882°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | The last remaining vestiges of a colonial Spanish fort built between the 18th and 19th centuries. [4] |
| 7 | Old Urban Cemetery |  | January 2, 1985 (#85000042) | At the foot of Cuesta Vieja 18°26′16″N 67°09′22″W / 18.437842°N 67.156199°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | Historic cemetery with burials dating back to 1813 or 1814, originally divided into sections for Catholics and non-Catholics. |
| 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 / 18.432083°N 67.154279°W | Aguadilla Pueblo | Public landscaped park designed by Heinrich Hau and built an ancient water spring (ojo de agua) closely tied to the history of Aguadilla, and associated with historical figures such as Francis Drake and Fray Íñigo Abbad y Lasierra. |
| 9 | Residence Lopez[b] |  | January 2, 1985 (#85000043) | 67 Progreso Street 18°25′31″N 67°09′15″W / 18.425249°N 67.154159°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.[7] |
Former listings
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silva-Benejan House | May 20, 1987 (#87000725) | August 28, 2002 | 15 Muñoz Rivera Street | Aguadilla | Delisted due to procedural errors in nomination. |
Añasco
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostos–Ramírez de Arellano School District | October 23, 2017 (#100001762) | Calle San Antonio and Calle 65th de Infantería 18°16′57″N 67°08′30″W / 18.282485°N 67.141695°W | Carreras | Historic school complex built between 1903 and 1909 consisting of two distinct school buildings: Eugenio María de Hostos Graded School and the Sergio Ramírez de Arellano School. | |
| 2 | Puente de Añasco |  | January 18, 2011 (#11000018) | Highway 2, km 146.1 18°16′21″N 67°09′42″W / 18.272599°N 67.161676°W | Añasco Arriba and Sabanetas[c] | American Bridge Company-designed historic Pennsylvania through truss bridge from 1944. Also known as the Salcedo Bridge. |
Cabo Rojo
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James L. M. Curry Graded School | December 30, 2019 (#100004855) | Calle Betances 18°05′10″N 67°08′47″W / 18.086094°N 67.146319°W | Cabo Rojo Pueblo | Historic school from 1903 with Neoclassical architecture. It is the oldest school in Cabo Rojo and one of the earliest schools to be built in the island during the 20th century. | |
| 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 / 17.933667°N 67.192194°W | Boquerón and Llanos Costa | Historic Spanish-built lighthouse from 1882 located on a limestone cliff in a tombolo known as Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo. |
| 3 | Punta Ostiones | August 25, 2004 (#04000908) | Address restricted[d][9] | Miradero | Archaeological site of a large Taíno village, considered one of the type sites of the Ostionoid culture (600–1500 AD). | |
| 4 | Silva Bridge | .jpg) | July 19, 1995 (#95000834) | Highway 114, km 4 18°08′21″N 67°08′45″W / 18.139281°N 67.145699°W | Guanajibo and Guanajibo[e] | Pratt pony truss bridge from 1897 and site of a battle between Spanish and American forces during the Puerto Rico campaign of the Spanish–American War in 1898. |
Guánica
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faro de Guanica[f] |  | March 28, 1977 (#77001549) | Highway 333 17°57′03″N 66°54′11″W / 17.950866°N 66.903166°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.[10] |
| 2 | James Garfield Graded School |  | May 26, 2015 (#15000275) | 65 de Infantería Street 17°58′23″N 66°54′31″W / 17.972925°N 66.908528°W | Guánica Pueblo | Historic school from 1903 designed in a Neoclassical style by architect Charles G. Post. |
| 3 | Hacienda Santa Rita |  | January 5, 1984 (#84003147) | Highway 116R, km 32.7 18°00′27″N 66°53′03″W / 18.007462°N 66.884302°W | Susúa Baja | Formerly known as Hacienda Desideria, former sugarcane plantation consisting of a well-preserved main house or manor and slave quarters. Used by Guy Vernor Henry as military and living quarters during the Puerto Rico campaign in 1898. |
| 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 / 18.000907°N 66.887886°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
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | 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 / 18.138524°N 67.127952°W | Hormigueros Pueblo | Historic well-preserved 19th-century residence and former manor house. | |
| 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 / 18.140676°N 67.127164°W | Hormigueros Pueblo | Historic pilgrimage church closely tied to the history of Hormigueros. Records of the church date to as far as 1590 and radiocarbon dating suggests that a chapel has existed in the site since at least 1570. The site includes a pilgrimage house and rectory. |
| 3 | Silva Bridge | | July 19, 1995 (#95000834) | Highway 114, km 4 18°08′21″N 67°08′45″W / 18.139281°N 67.145699°W | Guanajibo and Guanajibo[e] | Pratt pony truss bridge from 1897 and site of a battle between Spanish and American forces during the Puerto Rico campaign of the Spanish–American War in 1898. |
| 4 | Torréns Bridge[g] | May 11, 2000 (#00000423) | Highway 319, km 1.5 18°07′36″N 67°07′24″W / 18.126711°N 67.123249°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.[12] |
Lajas
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | 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 / 18.047656°N 67.059094°W | Lajas Pueblo | Beaux Arts/Mission/Spanish Revival school from 1926 exemplary of early 20th-century school architecture in Puerto Rico and beyond. | |
| 2 | Oliver Hazard Perry Graded School | December 13, 2016 (#16000852) | Junction of San Blas and Concordia Streets 18°03′01″N 67°03′35″W / 18.050224°N 67.059838°W | Lajas Pueblo | Classical Revival school built between 1904 and 1907, the oldest school building in Lajas. |
Mayagüez
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asilo de Pobres |  | December 2, 1985 (#85003087) | Post Street 18°11′46″N 67°08′33″W / 18.196108°N 67.142469°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | A former municipal homeless asylum, designed in Classical Revival architecture by architects Manuel V. Domenech and Luis Perocier, and built in 1920. |
| 2 | Casa Consistorial de Mayagüez[h] |  | December 2, 1985 (#85003046) | Peral Street 18°12′04″N 67°08′23″W / 18.201111°N 67.139722°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic city hall designed by Rafael Carmoega and Font Giménez and built by Ignacio Flowers Lorenzo in 1926.[14] |
| 3 | Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez |  | August 25, 1988 (#88001247) | Southern end of Post Street 18°11′29″N 67°08′32″W / 18.19135°N 67.142269°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic Classical Revival cemetery from 1876 designed as part of the 1804 Mayagüez urban master plan by Félix Vidal d’Ors. As many historic cemeteries in Puerto Rico it used to be divided into Catholic and non-Catholic sections. |
| 4 | Duran Esmoris Residence |  | September 7, 1988 (#88000655) | Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′16″N 67°08′44″W / 18.204521°N 67.145687°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Bungalow or Craftsman building from 1921, designed by Luis Fernando Nieva.[16] |
| 5 | Edificio José de Diego[i] |  | November 18, 1977 (#77001553) | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez campus 18°12′33″N 67°08′29″W / 18.209150°N 67.141522°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Central administration building of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, built in 1913.[17] |
| 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 / 18.086529°N 67.846531°W | Isla de Mona e Islote Monito | Historic lighthouse designed in 1885 by Spanish engineer Rafael Ravena and built in 1900, and the first of two lighthouses built by the United States government in Puerto Rico. The lighthouse is famous for its intricate designed, formerly attributed to Gustav Eiffel, and is considered one of the most endangered lighthouses in the U.S. It was served by a long narrow-gauge tramway. |
| 7 | Gómez Residence[j] |  | June 15, 1988 (#88000656) | 60 Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′09″N 67°08′37″W / 18.202512°N 67.143482°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Mission/Spanish Revival, neo-Andalusí style building from 1933 designed by architect Francisco Porrata Doria.[21] |
| 8 | Isla de Mona |  | December 17, 1993 (#93001398) | Mona Island 18°05′12″N 67°53′22″W / 18.086667°N 67.889444°W | Isla de Mona e Islote Monito | The historic district includes a number of Pre-Columbian archaeological sites including the Corral de los Indios and Bajura de los Cerezos bateyes, several sites with prehistoric rock art, and the Mona Island Lighthouse. |
| 9 | Casa Solariega de José de Diego[k] | April 3, 1986 (#86000624) | 52 Liceo Street 18°12′00″N 67°08′08″W / 18.199980°N 67.135609°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Also known as Lería Esmoris Residence, historic house designed by Sabàs Honoré in 1890 and built in 1897 for Santiago Sáenz y Martínez who later passed it to José de Diego.[22] | |
| 10 | Logia Adelphia |  | February 19, 1986 (#86000323) | 64E Sol Street 18°12′01″N 67°08′20″W / 18.200208°N 67.138817°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic Masonic lodge from 1912, designed by Sabàs Honoré. |
| 11 | Nazario Rivera Residence[l] |  | September 13, 1988 (#88000686) | 105 Post Street 18°11′55″N 67°08′29″W / 18.198516°N 67.141341°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic house from 1872, designed by Joaquín Hernández. |
| 12 | Plaza Publica[m] |  | December 3, 1985 (#85003085) | Candelaria Street 18°12′04″N 67°08′21″W / 18.201108°N 67.139103°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Main town square or plaza of the city of Mayagüez, built in 1760 following the traditional Spanish urban planning conventions in the island. The current plaza design dates to 1842, a year after the Great Fire of 1841 destroyed much of the city.[26] |
| 13 | Puente de Añasco |  | January 18, 2011 (#11000018) | Highway 2, km 146.1 18°16′21″N 67°09′42″W / 18.272599°N 67.161676°W | Sabanetas and Añasco Arriba[c] | Historic Pennsylvania through truss bridge from 1944. Also known as the Salcedo Bridge. |
| 14 | Ramírez Fuentes Residence[n] |  | July 12, 1988 (#88000965) | 117 Méndez Vigo Street 18°12′06″N 67°08′12″W / 18.201699°N 67.136683°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Bungalow/Craftsman building from 1925, designed by Pascasio Fajardo.[29] |
| 15 | Residencia Heygler |  | July 12, 1988 (#88000962) | 51 Liceo Street 18°12′01″N 67°08′07″W / 18.200177°N 67.135348°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic building from 1830. |
| 16 | Residencia Ramirez De Arellano en Guanajibo[o] | February 5, 1987 (#86003192) | Highway 102 18°10′19″N 67°10′38″W / 18.171944°N 67.177222°W | Guanajibo | Plantation style building from 1930.[30] | |
| 17 | Teatro Yagüez[p] |  | December 2, 1985 (#85003086) | Junction of Candelaria and Basora Streets 18°12′04″N 67°08′25″W / 18.201219°N 67.140208°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic building from 1909, although now functioning as a theater, it is the oldest purpose-built movie theater in Puerto Rico. It designed by Sabàs Honoré and built by Francisco Maymón Palmer.[32] |
| 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 / 18.206464°N 67.151378°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic Beaux-arts government building from 1838, redesigned by Rafael Carmoega in 1924. |
| 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 / 18.201556°N 67.143914°W | Mayagüez Pueblo | Historic post office designed by Louis A. Simpson in 1935, built at the site of the former military barracks of the Alfonso XII Regiment. |
Former listings
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antiqua Residencia de la Familia Nadal | December 19, 1986 (#86003505) | November 26, 1990 | 13 Dr. Barbosa S | Mayagüez | Delisted due to procedural errors in the nomination. | |
| 2 | Baldomero Baunin Residence | April 5, 1988 (#88000687) | November 26, 1990 | Calle Ramos Antonini No. 62 | Mayagüez | Delisted due to procedural errors in the nomination. |
Moca
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | 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 / 18.452958°N 67.061461°W | Aceitunas | Renaissance/French Chateau style building from 1893, popularly known as the Labadié Castle or as Palacete Los Moreau, after the famed piece of Puerto Rican literature by Enrique Laguerre. The manor house is the only remaining structure of a former mixed sugarcane and coffee plantation. |
Rincón
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility | .png) | November 14, 2007 (#07001194) | End of Branch 4413, Highway 413 18°21′55″N 67°16′07″W / 18.365178°N 67.268657°W | Puntas | Decommissioned boiling-water nuclear reactor built by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, one of the two superheater reactors of its type ever built in the United States. |
| 2 | Faro de Punta Higuero |  | October 22, 1981 (#81000560) | Branch 4413, Highway 413 18°21′43″N 67°16′15″W / 18.361977°N 67.270806°W | Puntas | Historic lighthouse built by the Spanish government in 1892 and later electrified by the United States Coast Guard in 1922 and automated in 1933. |
Sabana Grande
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | 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 / 18.079307°N 66.967136°W | Santana | Historic 19th-century Masonic cemetery. |
| 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 / 18.079323°N 66.959464°W | Sabana Grande Pueblo | Spanish Colonial 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 / 18.079389°N 66.958912°W | Sabana Grande Pueblo | Historic school from 1903 designed by Charles G. Post. |
| 4 | Hacienda San Francisco |  | April 7, 1995 (#95000287) | Callejón de la Hacienda 18°04′34″N 66°57′45″W / 18.076184°N 66.962608°W | Rayo | Former sugarcane mill complex and manor house from 1871. |
| 5 | Lassise–Schettini House | October 21, 1987 (#87001823) | End of Ángel Martínez Street 18°05′02″N 66°57′33″W / 18.083821°N 66.959098°W | Santana | Prairie School house designed by Luis Perocier and built for Dr. Enrique Lassise in 1924. | |
| 6 | Berta Sepulveda House[q] |  | June 17, 1994 (#94000624) | 37 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°04′43″N 66°57′34″W / 18.078632°N 66.959441°W | Sabana Grande Pueblo | Historic house designed by Rafael Bofill in 1926.[33] |
San Germán
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Barrio | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Acosta y Fores Residence[r] | May 24, 1990 (#90000767) | 70 Dr. Santiago Veve Street 18°04′54″N 67°02′25″W / 18.081648°N 67.040234°W | San Germán Pueblo | Vernacular Criollo house built in 1917.[35] | |
| 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[s] 18°04′54″N 67°02′33″W / 18.081531°N 67.042515°W | San Germán Pueblo | Brick and rubble storm sewer system built in 1835 spanning the subterranean length of Manzanares Creek under San Germán. |
| 3 | Casa de los Ponce de León[t] | March 9, 1983 (#83002295) | 13 Dr. Santiago Veve Street 18°04′56″N 67°02′42″W / 18.082168°N 67.045126°W | San Germán Pueblo | Possibly the oldest single-family residence in Puerto Rico, historically owned by the Ponce de León family and associated with poet and abolitionist Lola Rodríguez de Tió.[37] | |
| 4 | Church San Germán Auxerre of San Germán |  | December 10, 1984 (#84000461) | De la Cruz Street 18°04′57″N 67°02′38″W / 18.082372°N 67.043970°W | San Germán Pueblo | Historic church built in 1688 famous for its well-preserved altar piece, its trompe-l'œil decorations and its paintings by José Campeche. |
| 5 | Convento de Porta Coeli | .jpg) | September 8, 1976 (#76002252) | Plaza Porta Coeli 18°04′55″N 67°02′28″W / 18.082002°N 67.041002°W | San Germán Pueblo | Historic chapel of the former Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli Dominican Convent from 1609, making it one of the oldest church buildings in the Western Hemisphere. |
| 6 | Hacienda Buena Union[u] | August 23, 1983 (#83002296) | Highway 362, km 3.0[41][42] 18°05′19″N 67°00′49″W / 18.088533°N 67.013620°W | Guamá | Former sugarcane plantation from 1870 known for its trapiche. Also known as Hacienda Acosta.[39] | |
| 7 | Observation Tower |  | May 1, 2016 (#16000236) | Highway 120, km 14 18°08′40″N 66°58′48″W / 18.144327°N 66.979924°W | Caín Alto | Observation tower built in 1940 at the summit of Santa Ana Peak in the Maricao State Forest by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Bungalow/Craftsman style. |
| 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 / 18.082066°N 67.043789°W | San Germán Pueblo[v] | Colonial historic center of the town of San Germán, founded as Nueva Salamanca by Spanish settlers in 1573, making it the second oldest European-established settlement in the island after San Juan. In addition to its contributing properties it contains more than 100 architecturally and historically significant buildings, many of which date to at least 1606. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico
- Historic preservation
- History of 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 eastern Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Notes
References
External links
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