House at 659 La Paz Street explained

House at 659 La Paz Street
Location:659 La Paz Street San Juan, Puerto Rico
Built:1928
Architect:Pedro Adolfo de Castro
Architecture:Mission Revival
Added:January 30, 1992
Refnum:91002007
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:February 3, 2000

659 La Paz is a historic Mission Revival house designed by famed Puerto Rican architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro located in Miramar, a historic residential area of Santurce in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] The house was built in 1928, and it was the first of various private residences in Miramar designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro that, along with structures such as Castillo Serrallés, were instrumental in ushering the Mission Revival architectural style in Puerto Rico.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE . NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS . 1992 . House at 659 La Paz Street . npgallery.nps.gov.
  2. Web site: Ramírez . José N. . Marull . José E. . May 30, 1991 . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . npgallery.nps.gov.