José Celso Barbosa Graded School Explained

Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Puerta de Tierra Historic District
Location:Ponce de León Ave. in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Built:1927
Architect:del Valle & Co.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 19, 1989
Refnum:89000406
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

The José Celso Barbosa Graded School (Spanish: Escuela Graduada José Celso Barbosa) is a historic school building located in the Puerta de Tierra historic district in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is named after Puerto Rico statehood movement founder Dr. José Celso Barbosa and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1989,[1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones since 2000.[2] The school was built between 1924 and 1927 and designed by the firm del Valle & Co. in a Neoclassical-style with the intention of making it a public secondary school for recently graduated students from the nearby Brambaugh School. It forms part of the monumental sequence of buildings and memorials that contribute to the Puerta de Tierra Historic District, which also includes the Capitol of Puerto Rico.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE . NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS . 1989 . Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa . npgallery.nps.gov.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Sepúlveda . Aníbal . Carbonell . Jorge . February 23, 1989 . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . npgallery.nps.gov.