Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones
The Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) is a Puerto Rican government program adopted by the state Planning Board (Junta de Planificación) for use by both private and public entities to evaluate, register, revitalize, develop or protect the built historic and cultural heritage of Puerto Rico in the context and for the purpose of economic planning and land use zoning.[1][2]
There is overlap between the Register of Historic Sites and Zones and the federal National Register of Historic Places (Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos), however properties can be listed in the former and not in the latter and vice versa. Properties inscribed in the register can be either individual sites or historic districts (zonas históricas) consisting of multiple structures, buildings and sites. As of 2024, there are more than 260 sites and historic districts listed in the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones.[2] Sites can be listed in the register by means of legal codification by either the Puerto Rico Planning Board, the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office or the Financial Advisory Authority and Fiscal Agency of Puerto Rico through a Real Property Evaluation and Disposition Committee which has been in place since 2023.[3]
List of properties on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones
[edit]The following is a list of properties that are listed on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones but not on the National Register of Historic Places.
| Name | Image | Municipality | Resolution number | Designation date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Casa Residencia Exgobernador Don Jesús T. Piñero | 
|
Canóvanas | 96-80-007-JP-SH | January 16, 1996 | Former residence of Jesús T. Piñero, the last United States-appointed and first Puerto Rican-born governor of Puerto. |
| Antigua Clínica Ramírez Quiles | Mayagüez | 2002-25-JP-SH | July 18, 2002 | ||
| Antigua Vaquería Subestación Experimental Agrícola | Gurabo | 2013-47-02-JP-SH | August 27, 2013 | Former dairy farm structure designed by famed architect Henry Klumb now located in the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experimental Substation in Gurabo.[4] | |
| Antiguas Casas Gemelas Defilló-Mooyer | Mayagüez | 2016-29-02-JP-SH | January 16, 2018 | ||
| Antiguo Centro de Procesamiento de Tabaco | Caguas | 2002-46-01-JP-SH | October 30, 2002 | ||
| Antiguo Edificio Suliveres | Arecibo | 2016-06-01-JP-SH | November 18, 2016 | ||
| Antiguo Instituto Blanche Kellog | San Juan | 2003-18-01-JP-SH | April 9, 2003 | ||
| Antiguo Leprocomio Insular | Trujillo Alto | 2004-19-01-JP-SH | July 2, 2004 | ||
| Antiguo Pueblo del Niño | Dorado | 2016-11-01-JP-SH | October 28, 2016 | ||
| Arroyo Historic Zone | 
|
Arroyo | 97-72-007-JP-ZH | June 13, 1997 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Arroyo. Includes properties such as former U.S. Customs House (Casa de Aduana de Arroyo) and the Roman Catholic parish church.[5] |
| Batey Central Columbia | Maunabo | 2007-74-02-JP-SH | April 30, 2007 | ||
| Biblioteca Pública Ensenada | Guánica | 99-59-015-JP-SH | January 21, 1999 | ||
| Caguas Historic Zone | 
|
Caguas | 96-46-006-JP-ZH | July 6, 1996 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Caguas. Includes the main town square (Plaza Palmer), the Roman Catholic parish church and properties listed in the NRHP such as the former city hall.[2] |
| Casa Caritas II/Casa de los Macarones II | Mayagüez | 2022-29-01-JP-SH | November 8, 2022 | ||
| Casa de la Sucesión Mendoza Patiño | Aguada | 2006-26-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Casa Urrutia (Oficina Regional ICPR) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Cementerio Municipal | San Sebastián | 2021-30-02-JP-SH | October 24, 2022 | ||
| Coamo Historic Zone | 
|
Coamo | 95-66-005-JP-ZH | July 19, 1995 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Coamo and one of the oldest settlements in Puerto Rico. Includes properties such as the city hall and NRHP-listed properties such as the Church of San Blas de Illescas and the Picó Pomar Residence.[2] |
| Edificio de Apartamentos | Aguadilla | 2016-01-01-JP-SH | May 10, 2017 | ||
| Edificio Eduardo Tartak | San Juan | 2004-18-01-JP-SH | February 4, 2004 | ||
| Edificio Jean-Lo (Antiguo Club Casino Mayagüezano) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Edificio La Palma (Antiguo Hotel La Palma) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Edificio “Marine World” (Antiguo Edificio González Padín) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Edificio Ochoa | 
|
San Juan | 2004-18-03-JP-SH | November 4, 2004 | |
| Edificio Olimpo 611 | San Juan | 99-18-016-JP-SH | January 21, 1999 | ||
| Escuela de la Comunidad Santiago Negroni | Yauco | 2012-60-01-JP-SH | November 18, 2016 | ||
| Escuela Lucchetti | San Juan | 2021-18-91--JP-SH | September 8, 2021 | ||
| Escuela Narciso Rabell Cabrero | San Sebastián | 2002-24-JP-SH | July 18, 2002 | ||
| Funeraria Fernández | Mayagüez | 2004-29-01-JP-DE | December 2, 2004 | ||
| Guayama Historic Zone | 
|
Guayama | JPH-4 | July 10, 1992 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Guayama. Includes the main town square and NRHP-inscribed properties such as the Roman Catholic parish church and Casa Cautiño.[2] |
| Hacienda Burenes | Ponce | 2014-63-01-JP-SH | April 15, 206 | ||
| Hotel Mayagüez Plaza (Antigua Casa Parroquial de los Rendentoristas) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Iglesia San Vicente de Paul | San Juan | 2003-18-02-JP-SH | October 21, 2003 | ||
| La Casa Rectoría de la Universidad del Turabo | Caguas | 95-47-006-JP-SH | December 22, 1995 | ||
| La Casita Verde-Residencia Don Abelardo Díaz Alfaro | Caguas | JP-SH-93-02 | December 1, 1993 | ||
| Las Palmas 640 | San Juan | 2016-18-01-JP-SH | December 22, 2016 | ||
| Las Palmas 644 | San Juan | 2016-18-01-JP-SH | December 22, 2016 | ||
| Las Palmas esq. Refugio 901 | San Juan | 2016-18-01-JP-SH | December 22, 2016 | ||
| Manatí Historic Zone | 
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Manatí | JP-H-2 | January 15, 1986 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Manatí. Closely associated with the regional sugarcane and tobacco industries. Includes the historic municipal cemetery and NRHP-inscribed properties such as the Roman Catholic parish church and the former tobacco collective.[6] |
| Miramar Historic Zone | 
|
San Juan | 2007-18-JP-ZH | December 23, 2010 | Historic district in Santurce famous for its historic, Prairie School, Mission and Spanish Revival-style homes with patios and gardens built along the former San Juan Tramway.[7] |
| Museo Casa Grande (Antigua Residencia Campoamor) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Ponce Historic Zone | 
|
Ponce | JPH-3 | February 3, 1989 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Ponce with the Plaza Las Delicias as its centerpiece, famous for being the birthplace of the Neoclassical Isabeline and Ponce Creole styles.[8] The zone also includes the historic core of the Ponce Playa area.[9][10] |
| Primera Iglesia de Cristo Científico | San Juan | 2007-18-01-JP-SH | August 20, 2007 | ||
| Refugio 902 | San Juan | 2016-18-01-JP-SH | December 22, 2016 | ||
| Refugio 903 | San Juan | 2016-18-01-JP-SH | December 22, 2016 | ||
| Residencia Beneján | Aguadilla | 2000-(RO)-19-JP-SH | December 21, 2000 | ||
| Residencia Familia Barket (Casa Barket) | Mayagüez | 2016-29-01-JP-SH | May 10, 2017 | ||
| Residencia García Quevedo | Añasco | 2016-28-01-JP-SH | April 22, 2016 | ||
| Residencia González Lebrón (Antigua Residencia Comas Barber) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Residencia Lcda. Nilita Vientós Gastón | San Juan | JP-SH-93-01 | December 1, 1993 | ||
| Residencia Vigía 23 | Ponce | 2020-63-01-JP-SH | February 10, 2021 | ||
| Restaurante Siglo XX (Antigua Residencia Honore) | Mayagüez | 2006-29-01-JP-SH | January 24, 2006 | ||
| Ruinas Antigua Hacienda La Lucía | 
|
Yabucoa | 2016-75-01-JP-SH | December 2, 2016 | Ruins of Hacienda La Lucía, also known as Central Santa Lucía, one of the most lucrative sugarcane plantations and refineries in Puerto Rico during the 19th-century.[11] |
| Ruinas del Batey y de la antigua Central San Vicente | 
|
Vega Baja | 2005-09-01-JP-SH | December 14, 2005 | Ruins of Central San Vicente, the first modern sugarcane plantation and refinery in Puerto Rico (1873-1967).[12] |
| Sagrado Corazón Historic Zone | 
|
San Juan | JP-PS-ZHSC | December 22, 2016 | Historic district of Santurce famous for its Revivalist, Prairie School and Art Deco architecture.[13] |
| Tienda-Almacén Siempreviva | Mayagüez | 2004-29-02-JP-DE | December 2, 2004 | ||
| Vega Baja Historic Zone | 
|
Vega Baja | 2004-09-08-JP-ZH | September 30, 2004 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Vega Baja. Includes the historic center around the main town square, two schools and the former train station as stated in the official name: Zona Histórica del Centro Urbano y tres Sitios Históricos (Escuela José Gualberto Padilla, Escuela Brígida y Antigua Estación del Tren).[2] |
| Villa Caparra-Residencia Pedro Adolfo de Castro y Besosa | Guaynabo | 98-16-014-JP-SH | December 17, 1998 | ||
| Villa Fernández | San Juan | 97-17-011-JP-SH | June 13, 1997 | ||
| Yauco Historic Zone | 
|
Yauco | 2022-24-06-JP-ZH | June 24, 2023 | Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Yauco, strongly associated with the coffee industry and Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico. Strongly impacted by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake, it includes the main town square and 222 buildings and structures, some of which are NRHP-inscribed.[14][15] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reglamento de Sitios y Zonas Históricas (Reglamento de Planificación Núm. 5 Revisado)" (PDF). January 14, 1993.
- ^ a b c d e f GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.
- ^ "Ley para Proteger los Inmuebles, Edificios o Monumentos Históricos de Puerto Rico" (PDF). bvirtualogp.pr.gov. January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Gurabo – Estación Experimental Agrícola (EEA)". 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Departamento de la Vivienda, ICP y DTOP. "Zona Histórica Arroyo, PR" (PDF). afv.pr.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Departamento de la Vivienda, ICP y DTOP. "Zona Histórica Manatí, PR" (PDF). afv.pr.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Zona Histórica de Miramar en San Juan de Puerto Rico". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-10-24. (Spanish)
- ^ Restauran Cine Teatro en Ponce. El Nuevo Dia. 18 May 1991.
- ^ Mapa Interactivo. Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Accessed 10 October 2011.
- ^ Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce en su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Secretaria de Cultura y Turismo del Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. First edition. 2003. pp. 190-192.
- ^ "Conserva huellas de la historia". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (ed.). "San Vicente, Vega Baja - Ruta de Caña". Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 Sep 2017.
- ^ (in Spanish) Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica, (1988) (Spanish)
- ^ "Yauco ya tiene su zona histórica". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Torres, Michelle Estrada (2021-06-02). "Centro urbano de Yauco será declarado zona histórica". Voces del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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