National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico

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

Adjuntas

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Las Cabañas Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000838)	Highway 135, km 82.4, spanning Río de las Vacas 18°10′47″N 66°44′11″W / 18.179664°N 66.736422°W / 18.179664; -66.736422 (Las Cabañas Bridge)	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	Upload image	000000002006-02-09-0000February 9, 2006 (#06000028)	Junction of Highway 143 and Highway 123 18°08′50″N 66°41′24″W / 18.147181°N 66.690033°W / 18.147181; -66.690033 (Quinta Vendrell)	Portugués
3	Washington Irving Graded School	Upload image	000000002015-05-26-0000May 26, 2015 (#15000274)	Junction of Rodulfo González and Martínez de Andino Streets 18°09′42″N 66°43′20″W / 18.161583°N 66.722090°W / 18.161583; -66.722090 (Washington Irving Graded School)	Adjuntas Pueblo

Aguas Buenas

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Parque de Bombas Maximiliano Merced	Upload image	000000002012-11-14-0000November 14, 2012 (#12000934)	42 Muñoz Rivera Street 18°15′24″N 66°06′18″W / 18.256628°N 66.104918°W / 18.256628; -66.104918	Aguas Buenas Pueblo

Aibonito

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Church San José of Aibonito		000000001984-12-10-0000December 10, 1984 (#84000451)	Emeterio Betances Street 18°08′20″N 66°15′59″W / 18.138860°N 66.266358°W / 18.138860; -66.266358 (Church San José of Aibonito)	Aibonito Pueblo
2	Villa Julita	Upload image	000000001996-12-19-0000December 19, 1996 (#86003491)	401 San José Avenue 18°08′30″N 66°15′27″W / 18.141744°N 66.257393°W / 18.141744; -66.257393 (Villa Julita)	Aibonito Pueblo

Barranquitas

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera		000000001984-09-04-0000September 4, 1984 (#84003139)	Muñoz Rivera and Manuel Torres Streets 18°11′11″N 66°18′25″W / 18.186265°N 66.307017°W / 18.186265; -66.307017 (Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera)	Barranquitas Pueblo	Birthplace of Luis Muñoz Rivera, also known as Museo-Biblioteca Muñoz Rivera
2	Palo Hincado Site	Upload image	000000001999-09-02-0000September 2, 1999 (#99001021)	Address restricted^[9]	Address restricted^[9]	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	Upload image	000000001987-09-04-0000September 4, 1987 (#87001311)	Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets 18°13′56″N 66°01′49″W / 18.232275°N 66.030293°W / 18.232275; -66.030293	Caguas Pueblo	An Art Deco school from 1939
2	Alcaldía de Caguas	Upload image	000000001989-03-22-0000March 22, 1989 (#88001307)	42 Muñoz Rivera Street 18°14′05″N 66°02′09″W / 18.234807°N 66.035936°W / 18.234807; -66.035936 (Alcaldía de Caguas)	Caguas Pueblo	Built in 1856
3	Gautier Benítez High School		000000001988-06-15-0000June 15, 1988 (#88000657)	Gautier Benítez Avenue and Cristóbal Colón Boulevard 18°13′40″N 66°02′10″W / 18.227854°N 66.036245°W / 18.227854; -66.036245 (Gautier Benítez High School)	Caguas Pueblo	Built in 1924
4	Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44	Upload image	000000001988-06-15-0000June 15, 1988 (#88000661)	39 Acosta Street 18°14′02″N 66°02′01″W / 18.233905°N 66.033536°W / 18.233905; -66.033536 (Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44)	Caguas Pueblo	Designed by Antonin Nechodoma
5	Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas	Upload image	000000002008-09-24-0000September 24, 2008 (#08000949)	Corner of Ruiz Belvis and Intendente Ramírez Streets 18°14′05″N 66°02′01″W / 18.234635°N 66.033709°W / 18.234635; -66.033709	Caguas Pueblo	Built in 1909
6	Puente No. 6	Upload image	000000002009-05-28-0000May 28, 2009 (#09000361)	Highway 798, km 1.0 18°17′43″N 66°03′26″W / 18.295339°N 66.057166°W / 18.295339; -66.057166 (Puente No. 6)	Río Cañas

Cayey

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Arenas Bridge		000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000843)	Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata 18°08′04″N 66°08′17″W / 18.134325°N 66.138119°W / 18.134325; -66.138119 (Arenas Bridge)	Monte Llano and Arenas^{[lower-alpha 2]}	A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
2	Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey		000000001984-12-10-0000December 10, 1984 (#84000454)	Muñoz Rivera Street, Town Plaza 18°06′46″N 66°09′56″W / 18.112740°N 66.165660°W / 18.112740; -66.165660	Cayey Pueblo	Spanish Colonial style church from 1815, designed by José Canovas
3	La Liendre Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000844)	Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz 18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W / 18.134651°N 66.131666°W / 18.134651; -66.131666 (La Liendre Bridge)	Vegas and Arenas^{[lower-alpha 3]}	An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877
4	Río Matón Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000841)	Highway 14, km 63.2, spanning Río Matón 18°08′23″N 66°12′39″W / 18.139722°N 66.210833°W / 18.139722; -66.210833 (Río Matón Bridge)	Matón Abajo	A lateral solid web girder bridge from 1886
5	Juana Rodríguez Morales House	Upload image	000000002005-04-06-0000April 6, 2005 (#05000257)	7 Nuñez Romeu Street 18°06′48″N 66°09′58″W / 18.113195°N 66.166203°W / 18.113195; -66.166203 (Juana Rodríguez Morales House)	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	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000847)	Highway 6685, km 9.7, spanning Río Grande de Manatí 18°21′32″N 66°28′45″W / 18.359008°N 66.479162°W / 18.359008; -66.479162	Hato Viejo

Cidra

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Arenas Bridge		000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000843)	Highway 735, km 1.3, spanning Río de la Plata 18°08′04″N 66°08′17″W / 18.134325°N 66.138119°W / 18.134325; -66.138119 (Arenas Bridge)	Arenas and Monte Llano^{[lower-alpha 2]}	A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
2	La Bolero	Upload image	000000002012-08-28-0000August 28, 2012 (#12000584)	Highway 173, km 0.5 18°10′50″N 66°09′41″W / 18.180492°N 66.161373°W / 18.180492; -66.161373 (La Bolero)	Ceiba	Early Prototypes for Manufacturing Plants in Puerto Rico, 1948-1958 Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
3	La Liendre Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000844)	Highway 735, km 0.7, spanning Quebrada Beatriz 18°08′05″N 66°07′54″W / 18.134651°N 66.131666°W / 18.134651; -66.131666 (La Liendre Bridge)	Arenas and Vegas^{[lower-alpha 3]}	An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877

Coamo

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Casa Blanca		000000001992-04-28-0000April 28, 1992 (#92000379)	17 José I. Quintón Street 18°04′48″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080081°N 66.356028°W / 18.080081; -66.356028 (Casa Blanca)	Coamo Pueblo	Spanish Creole architecture from 1865
2	Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo		000000001984-12-10-0000December 10, 1984 (#84000463)	Mario Braschi Street 18°04′51″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080702°N 66.356228°W / 18.080702; -66.356228	Coamo Pueblo	Latin American Baroque architecture of a church from 1661
3	General Méndez Vigo Bridge		000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000839)	Highway 14, km 30.4, spanning Río Las Minas 18°03′50″N 66°22′27″W / 18.063764°N 66.374154°W / 18.063764; -66.374154 (General Méndez Vigo Bridge)	San Ildefonso	Brick barrel vault bridge from 1898, by US Corps of Engineers, also known as Puente Rio las Minas
4	Hermitage Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera of Coamo	Upload image	000000001986-03-31-0000March 31, 1986 (#86000700)	Junction of José I. Quintón and Carrión Maduro Streets 18°04′46″N 66°21′33″W / 18.079333°N 66.359067°W / 18.079333; -66.359067	Coamo Pueblo	Church from 1685
5	Padre Iñigo Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000840)	Highway 14, km 34.2, spanning Río Coamo 18°04′53″N 66°21′15″W / 18.081372°N 66.354075°W / 18.081372; -66.354075 (Padre Iñigo Bridge)	Coamo Pueblo and Palmarejo	Lattice girder bridge from 1879
6	Picó Pomar Residence	Upload image	000000001988-07-12-0000July 12, 1988 (#88000961)	Junction of José I. Quintón and Mario Braschi Streets 18°04′49″N 66°21′25″W / 18.080239°N 66.356947°W / 18.080239; -66.356947 (Picó Pomar Residence)	Coamo Pueblo	Spanish Neoclassical building from 1840, also known as Coamo Historic Museum
7	Puente de las Calabazas	Upload image	000000002009-02-17-0000February 17, 2009 (#09000042)	Highway 14, km 39.3, spanning Río Cuyón 18°05′17″N 66°18′48″W / 18.088076°N 66.313350°W / 18.088076; -66.313350 (Puente de las Calabazas)	Cuyón	Lattice girder bridge from 1882

Comerío

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cueva La Mora	Upload image	000000001983-03-10-0000March 10, 1983 (#83002292)	Address restricted^[9]	Address restricted^[9]
2	Río Hondo Bridge		000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000842)	Highway 156, km 26.9, spanning Río Hondo 18°12′31″N 66°14′35″W / 18.208715°N 66.243044°W / 18.208715; -66.243044 (Río Hondo Bridge)	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.^[10] It was removed in 2001.^[11]

Corozal

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Mavilla Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000848)	Highway 159, km 17.7, spanning Río Mavilla 18°21′07″N 66°17′50″W / 18.352003°N 66.297263°W / 18.352003; -66.297263 (Mavilla Bridge)	Palmarejo and Abras

Gurabo

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Church San José of Gurabo	Upload image	000000001984-09-18-0000September 18, 1984 (#84003142)	Santiago and Eugenio Sánches López Streets 18°15′18″N 65°58′21″W / 18.254946°N 65.972433°W / 18.254946; -65.972433 (Church San José of Gurabo)	Gurabo Pueblo	Church from 1821

Jayuya

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	La Piedra Escrita		000000002003-01-15-0000January 15, 2003 (#02001720)	Highway 144, km 8^[12] 18°13′02″N 66°34′23″W / 18.217134°N 66.573090°W / 18.217134; -66.573090 (La Piedra Escrita)	Coabey	Prehistoric rock art site

Juncos

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	José Miguel Gallardo School	Upload image	000000002012-11-14-0000November 14, 2012 (#12000937)	Junction of Paseo Escuté and Algarín Street 18°13′41″N 65°55′27″W / 18.228022°N 65.924278°W / 18.228022; -65.924278 (José Miguel Gallardo School)	Juncos Pueblo

Lares

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Callejones Site	Upload image	000000001999-09-02-0000September 2, 1999 (#99001022)	Address restricted^[9]	Address restricted^[9]	An archaeological site
2	Hacienda Los Torres		000000002006-09-28-0000September 28, 2006 (#06000896)	Junction of Highways 111 and 129 18°17′48″N 66°52′16″W / 18.296780°N 66.871057°W / 18.296780; -66.871057 (Hacienda Los Torres)	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	Upload image	000000002012-12-19-0000December 19, 2012 (#12001077)	Matías Brugman Avenue 18°15′00″N 66°59′23″W / 18.249931°N 66.989842°W / 18.249931; -66.989842 (Eugenio María de Hostos School)	Las Marías Pueblo

Maricao

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao	Upload image	000000001984-09-18-0000September 18, 1984 (#84003125)	Baldorioty Street, Town Plaza 18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W / 18.180868°N 66.979395°W / 18.180868; -66.979395	Maricao Pueblo	Gothic church built in 1890
2	Del Treinta Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000846)	Highway 128, km 32.7 18°10′00″N 66°51′48″W / 18.166660°N 66.863449°W / 18.166660; -66.863449 (Del Treinta Bridge)	Indiera Alta	A rolled steel beam bridge from 1924, designed by Enrique Ortega

Morovis

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	José Fontán School	Upload image	000000002012-08-28-0000August 28, 2012 (#12000582)	Junction of Del Carmen Street and Principal Street final 18°19′34″N 66°24′32″W / 18.326079°N 66.408958°W / 18.326079; -66.408958 (José Fontán School)	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	Upload image	000000002012-12-19-0000December 19, 2012 (#12001078)	Junction of Georgetti and Achiote Streets 18°18′05″N 66°14′55″W / 18.30138°N 66.24857°W / 18.30138; -66.24857 (Escuela Guillermo Estéves)	Naranjito Pueblo
2	Plata Bridge	Upload image	000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000849)	Highway 167, km 0.9 18°18′14″N 66°12′40″W / 18.303840°N 66.211220°W / 18.303840; -66.211220 (Plata Bridge)	Nuevo and Dajaos^{[lower-alpha 4]}	A Parker truss bridge

Orocovis

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cueva La Espiral	Upload image	000000002011-09-20-0000September 20, 2011 (#11000673)	Address restricted^[9]	Bauta Abajo^[13]	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		000000001983-12-08-0000December 8, 1983 (#83004194)	Colón Street, at Town Plaza 18°11′25″N 65°57′39″W / 18.190415°N 65.960839°W / 18.190415; -65.960839	San Lorenzo Pueblo	Also known as Las Mercedes, this Classical Revival style building was built in 1737
2	Residencia Machín–Ramos	Upload image	000000001989-05-05-0000May 5, 1989 (#88001180)	Eugenio Sánchez López Street 18°11′27″N 65°57′40″W / 18.190953°N 65.961184°W / 18.190953; -65.961184 (Residencia Machín–Ramos)	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		000000002010-01-28-0000January 28, 2010 (#09001289)	Highway 181, km 5.6 18°21′27″N 66°00′13″W / 18.357480°N 66.003673°W / 18.357480; -66.003673 (Puente de Trujillo Alto)	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	Upload image	000000002007-06-21-0000June 21, 2007 (#07000584)	Address restricted^[9]	Viví Arriba^[14]	Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS
2	Blanco Bridge		000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 (#95000837)	Highway 10, km 48.1, spanning the Pellejas River 18°13′48″N 66°43′02″W / 18.229996°N 66.717128°W / 18.229996; -66.717128 (Blanco Bridge)	Arenas	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
3	Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site		000000001992-12-17-0000December 17, 1992 (#92001671)	Highway 111, km 12.3 18°17′42″N 66°46′52″W / 18.294870°N 66.780974°W / 18.294870; -66.780974	Caguana
4	Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado		000000001984-12-10-0000December 10, 1984 (#84000447)	Dr. Barbosa Street, Town Plaza 18°15′55″N 66°41′58″W / 18.265369°N 66.699340°W / 18.265369; -66.699340	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	Upload image	000000002013-01-29-0000January 29, 2013 (#12001249)	28 Luis Muñoz Rivera Street 18°07′47″N 66°29′31″W / 18.129715°N 66.491963°W / 18.129715; -66.491963 (Walter McK. Jones School)	Villalba Pueblo

Notes

↑ 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]
1 2 The Arenas Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Monte Llano) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
1 2 The La Liendre Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Vegas) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
↑ The Plata Bridge spans the boundary between Naranjito (Barrio Nuevo) and Bayamón (Barrio Dajaos) municipalities.

References

↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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.
1 2 Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Las Cabañas Bridge (PDF), retrieved February 22, 2016 .
↑ 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, 2016 CS1 maint: Unfit url (link).
↑ Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica (April 1, 2014), Puente de Las Cabañas (PDF) (summary sheet), retrieved February 24, 2016 .
↑ 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 .
↑ Junta de Planificación (March 2009), Limites legales: Barrios [Legal boundaries: Barrios] (KML), retrieved February 24, 2016 .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archaeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997 .
↑ Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015 .
↑ "Puente Río Hondo", Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015 .
↑ "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 .
↑ Bonini Lamadrid, Miguel A. (May 16, 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cueva La Espiral (redacted PDF), retrieved December 23, 2015 .
↑ 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 .

External links

Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office, National Register of Historic Places site
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
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National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico

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