Hacienda Los Torres Explained

Hacienda Los Torres
Location:Jct. PR 111 and PR 129, Lares, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.2967°N -66.8711°W
Built:1846
Architect:Jose Maria Torres y Medina
Architecture:Mission/spanish Revival
Added:September 28, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06000896
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2007-33-01-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:February 21, 2007

The Hacienda Los Torres also known as Spanish; Castilian: Casona Los Torres in Lares, Puerto Rico, dates from 1846. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2007.[1] Designed by Jose Maria Torres y Medina, it is located at the junction of Puerto Rico Highway 111 and Puerto Rico Highway 129.

It was named one of America's 11 Most Endangered Places in 2019.[2]

It is significant for its "type, materials, craftsmanship, and particular assembly planning". Originally part of a coffee plantation was built with trees grown onsite, many of which are now exotic and hard. Part of the exterior was built with Puerto Rican royal palm (Roystonea borinquena), rarely used in construction.

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: Olga de la Rosa Andujar. Juan Llanes. July 7, 2006. [{{NRHP url|id=06000896}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hacienda Los Torres / Casona Los Torres]. May 31, 2019. National Park Service. With