Casa de Piedra (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) explained

Casa de Piedra, also known as Residencia Amparo Roldán
Location:14 Progresso St., Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.4228°N -67.1467°W
Built:1875
Architect:Balbuquet, Bernardo
Architecture:Spanish Colonial
Added:April 3, 1986
Refnum:86000704
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2000-(RO)-19-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:December 21, 2000

Casa de Piedra, also known as Residencia Amparo Roldán, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a Spanish Colonial-style home that was erected in 1875. It is the only surviving residence of its era in Aguadilla; most similar ones were damaged in the 1918 San Fermín earthquake and eventually demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places of Puerto Rico in 1986 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1]

It was built on stone foundations of an even older building that has been suggested to be the home of Ponce de Leon.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO . JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . December 7, 2022 . REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . jp.pr.gov.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86000704}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa de Piedra / Residence Amparo Roldan ]. . Jose R. Bourdony . July 30, 1984 . December 28, 2016 .