Hacienda Casa del Francés | |
Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico |
Nearest City: | Esperanza, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates: | 18.1024°N -65.4708°W |
Map Alt: | Locator map |
Built: | 1910 |
Architecture: | Plantation |
Added: | November 18, 1977 |
Refnum: | 77001548 |
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-(RE)-18-JP-SH |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | RNSZH |
Designated Other1 Date: | May 16, 2001 |
The Hacienda Casa del Francés (English: Frenchman's House Estate), near Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, also known as Sportsmen's House, was a plantation house built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1]
It was the home of French sugar plantation owner Henri Muraille. It is notable as the only historic plantation residence on the island of Vieques, and one of few surviving in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It later became a "parador" or inn.[2] The house was destroyed by fire in 2005, and a lack of detailed historic documentation has prevented any faithful reconstruction.[3]