Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo

The Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo (English: Church of Saint Charles Borromeo) is a historic church built in 1783, located on the plaza of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Church San Carlos Borromeo of Aguadilla
Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo in Aguadilla
Location in Puerto Rico
LocationJosé de Diego Street, Town Plaza
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°25′47″N 67°09′13″W
Built1783, 1862, 1874, 1887, 1918
ArchitectPedro Cobreros (1887 renovation)
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.84003124[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

It is one of five churches with architecture designed by State Architect Don Pedro Cobreros.[2]

Description

The original church was built in 1783. An octagonal tower at the north was added in 1862, and another to the south in 1874. The facade was revised in 1887 according to plans designed by Cobreros. After the 1918 San Fermín earthquake the south tower was rebuilt, lower than before, and the facade was somewhat changed.[3]

The church includes two aisles and a nave covered with a flat roof. It is reportedly the only church in Puerto Rico with an apse covered by a groin vault rather than a dome or a barrel vault.[2]

It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[4]

The church was last remodeled in 1971.[3]

  • The church in 2006
  • The church in 2017
  • The Aguadilla town plaza c. 1910, with the church in the rear at right

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Carlos Borromeo of Aguadilla". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016. with a c. 1910 photo and five photos from 1984
  3. Mari Mut, José A. (28 August 2013). "Los pueblos de Puerto Rico y las iglesias de sus plazas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via archive.org.
  4. Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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