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 Lares in the central-west to Gurabo in the central-east, including the slopes of the Cordillera.

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 metropolitan 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 March 25, 2016.^[1]

Aguas Buenas

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

Aibonito

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

Barranquitas

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

Cayey

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Arenas Bridge		July 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	Monte Llano and Arenas[lower-alpha 1]	A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
2	Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey		December 10, 1984 (#84000454)	Muñoz Rivera Street, Town Plaza 18°06′46″N 66°09′56″W / 18.112740°N 66.165660°W	Cayey Pueblo	Spanish Colonial style church from 1815, designed by José Canovas
3	La Liendre Bridge	Upload image	July 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	Vegas and Arenas[lower-alpha 2]	An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877
4	Río Matón Bridge	Upload image	July 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	Matón Abajo	A lateral solid web girder bridge from 1886
5	Juana Rodríguez Morales House	Upload image	April 6, 2005 (#05000257)	7 Nuñez Romeu Street 18°06′48″N 66°09′58″W / 18.113195°N 66.166203°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	Upload image	July 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	Hato Viejo

Cidra

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Arenas Bridge		July 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	Arenas and Monte Llano[lower-alpha 1]	A metal truss bridge from 1894, also known as "Puente Río La Plata"
2	La Bolero	Upload image	August 28, 2012 (#12000584)	Highway 173, km 0.5 18°10′50″N 66°09′41″W / 18.180492°N 66.161373°W	Ceiba	Early Prototypes for Manufacturing Plants in Puerto Rico, 1948-1958 Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
3	La Liendre Bridge	Upload image	July 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	Arenas and Vegas[lower-alpha 2]	An iron lattice lateral girder bridge from 1877

Comerío

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cueva La Mora	Upload image	March 10, 1983 (#83002292)	Address restricted[4]	Address restricted[4]
2	Río Hondo Bridge		July 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	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.[5] It was removed in 2001.[6]

Corozal

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Mavilla Bridge	Upload image	July 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	Palmarejo and Abras

Gurabo

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

Lares

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Callejones Site	Upload image	September 2, 1999 (#99001022)	Address restricted[4]	Address restricted[4]	An archaeological site
2	Hacienda Los Torres		September 28, 2006 (#06000896)	Junction of Highways 111 and 129 18°17′48″N 66°52′16″W / 18.296780°N 66.871057°W	Lares	Mission/Spanish Revival building from 1846

Morovis

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	José Fontán School	Upload image	August 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	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	December 19, 2012 (#12001078)	Junction of Georgetti and Achiote Streets 18°18′05″N 66°14′55″W / 18.30138°N 66.24857°W	Naranjito Pueblo
2	Plata Bridge	Upload image	July 19, 1995 (#95000849)	Highway 167, km 0.9 18°18′14″N 66°12′40″W / 18.303840°N 66.211220°W	Nuevo and Dajaos[lower-alpha 3]	A Parker truss bridge

Orocovis

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Cueva La Espiral	Upload image	September 20, 2011 (#11000673)	Address restricted[4]	Bauta Abajo[7]	Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico MPS

Utuado

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	Barrio	Description
1	Bateyes de Viví	Upload image	June 21, 2007 (#07000584)	Address restricted[4]	Viví Arriba[8]	Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands MPS
2	Blanco Bridge		July 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	Arenas	Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS
3	Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site		December 17, 1992 (#92001671)	Highway 111, km 12.3 18°17′42″N 66°46′52″W / 18.294870°N 66.780974°W	Caguana
4	Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado		December 10, 1984 (#84000447)	Dr. Barbosa Street, Town Plaza 18°15′55″N 66°41′58″W / 18.265369°N 66.699340°W	Utuado Pueblo	Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR

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. The Arenas Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Monte Llano) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
2. The La Liendre Bridge spans the boundary between Cayey (Barrio Vegas) and Cidra (Barrio Arenas) municipalities.
3. 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 March 25, 2016.
2. 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.
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. 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.
5. Pumarada O'Neill, Luis (July 31, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Río Hondo Bridge (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2015.
6. "Puente Río Hondo", Bridgehunter.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015, retrieved December 21, 2015.
7. Bonini Lamadrid, Miguel A. (May 16, 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cueva La Espiral (redacted PDF), retrieved December 23, 2015.
8. 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