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:

• National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern 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 western Puerto Rico
• National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico
• List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states
• Historic preservation
• History of Puerto Rico

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.

External links

• Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office, National Register of Historic Places site
• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
• Media related to National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico at Wikimedia Commons