Iglesia San Sebastián Mártir Explained

Church San Sebastián Mártir of San Sebastián
Location:	Severo Arana Street, Town Plaza San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:	18.3368°N -66.9904°W
Map Alt:	Locator map
Built:	1895-1897
Architect:	Pedro Cobreros
Added:	September 18, 1984
Refnum:	84003132
Designated Other1 Name:	Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:	fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Designated Other1 Number:	2000-(RC)-22-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:	RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:	March 15, 2001

The Iglesia San Sebastián Mártir (English: Church of Saint Sebastian the Martyr) in the plaza in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico was completed in 1897. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.^[1]

It is one of five churches designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros during 1890 to 1896 and completed in 1897^[2] and is "austere, yet noble".^[3]

It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.^[4]

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: San Sebastian. Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society.
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84003132}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Sebastián Mártir of San Sebastián ]. . Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona . May 1984 . December 22, 2016 . with
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000741}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico]. National Park Service. December 22, 2016. Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona . July 1984.