Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Maricao, Puerto Rico) explained

Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao
Location:Baldorioty St., Town Plaza, Maricao, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.1809°N -66.9794°W
Map Label:Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
Map Alt:Locator map
Built:1890–c. 1898
Engineer:Coranado, Jeronimo Jimenez
Architecture:Gothic
Added:September 18, 1984
Refnum:84003125
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. 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 de San Juan Bautista (English: Church of Saint John the Baptist) in Maricao, Puerto Rico is a church built during 1890-c.1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1]

Its facade, facing onto the plaza of Maricao, is dominated by a three-level square bell tower, whose first level is a portico and which is capped by a pyramidal concrete roof. Its exterior has Gothic-style pointed arches; its interior has more traditional rounded arches. It has a nave and two aisles. The church's original roof was replaced in 1965 by a metal joist structure supporting corrugated asbestos sheets.

It was designed by engineer Jeronimo Jiminez Coranado.[2]

It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[3]

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=84003125}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao ]. . Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez . May 1984 . March 20, 2017 . with
  3. 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.