Picó Pomar Residence Explained

Picó Pomar Residence
Location:Corner of Mario Braschi and Jose I. Quintón Streets
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.0802°N -66.3569°W
Map Alt:Locator map
Built:1840
Architect:Camprabi, Jose
Architecture:Spanish Colonial-Neoclassical
Added:July 12, 1988
Refnum:88000961

The Picó Pomar Residence, also known as Coamo Historic Museum, is a Spanish Colonial Neoclassical architecture building built in 1840, and is located on the main plaza of Coamo, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It was purchased in 1863 by Don Clotilde Santiago, another merchant from Mallorca, who expanded it. During the late 1800s it was one of Puerto Rico's "most active and important import-export merchandise distribution centers and the most important in the south-central region of Puerto Rico." The business exported coffee, tobacco, and sugar, and imported manufactured goods from the U.S. and Europe.

It was later purchased by Coamo's Municipal Government and transformed into a museum.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88000961}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Picó Pomar Residence / Coamo Historic Museum]. National Park Service. with