Mayagüez City Hall Explained

Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez
Location:Calle Candelaria,
Plaza Colón, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Built:1926
Architect:Arq. Carmoega and Ing M. Font Giménez
Architecture:Classical Revival and Neoclasical
Added:December 2, 1977
Refnum:85003046
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2003-25-(1-9) JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:January 24, 2003

The Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez, more commonly known as the Alcaldia de Mayagüez, is the city hall for the Municipality of Mayagüez. It is located in front of the Colón Main Square facing the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral.

History

The first building was built in 1845 but was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918.[1] The original building housed the municipal offices, a jail, a telegraph station and the guard corps.[2] The current city hall was built in 1926. Its main entrance consists of a portico and a tower with a clock.[1] Its façade is of the neoclassical style, classified as such because of the building's Corinthian capitals and its grecoroman columns.[1] The architects were Carmoega and the Ing. Font Jiménez, it was built by Ignacio Flores Lorenzo, and Adriano González was the contractor of the work.[1] The mayor that ordered the new city hall was Juan Rullán Rivera.[3] Numerous parlors, rooms, offices and other services are situated in the building.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alvarez Cervela, José María . 1983 . La Arquitectura Clasica Actual en Mayagüez. Antillian College Press . Mayagüez, Puerto Rico . 2–3 .
  2. Book: Aguilo Ramos, Silvia . 1984 . Mayaguez: Notas para su Historia . Model Offset Printing . San Juan, Puerto Rico . 48 .
  3. "Genealogias Biografias e Historia del Mayagüez de Ayer y Hoy y Antologia de Puerto Rico"; by Martin Gaudier (Author); Pages: 382–383; Publisher: Imprenta "El Aguila", San German (1959); Language: Spanish