Hacienda Casa del Francés explained

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:
  1. fa7070
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]

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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=77001548}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hacienda Casa del Frances / Sportsmen's House ]. . A. Tarr . November 1976 . December 25, 2016 . with
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