Casa de España | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Location: | Ponce de León Ave., San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates: | 18.4664°N -66.108°W |
Map Alt: | Locator map |
Built: | 1934 |
Architect: | de Castro, Pedro |
Architecture: | Exotic Revival, Moorish Revival |
Added: | July 5, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83002294 |
Partof: | Puerta de Tierra Historic District |
Designated Other1 Name: | Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other1 Number: | 2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | RNSZH |
Designated Other1 Date: | February 3, 2000 |
Casa de España is the headquarters of a private social organization whose members are those of Spanish descent in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Avenida de La Constitución in Old San Juan.
The building was designed in a Moorish Revival style by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro. The building dates from 1934. Although it is named "Casa", it has never been a dwelling place for a family; rather it is a "house" whose members claim common ancestry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, nd on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1] It is not open to the public, but private affairs may be arranged.
The building is a "typical" Moorish palace that is 119feet wide by 158feet long, with an interior rectangular courtyard, 51feet by 85feet long.[2] The fountain design outside the entrance is a copy of one in the "Patio de los Leones" at La Alhambra in Granada, Spain.[2]
The interior courtyard was used to film two coronation scenes for the Disney Channel Original Movie "Princess Protection Program" (2008).[3]