Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones explained

The Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) is a Puerto Rican government program adopted by the state Planning Board (Junta de Planificación) for use by both private and public entities to evaluate, register, revitalize, develop or protect the built historic and cultural heritage of Puerto Rico in the context and for economic planning and land use zoning.[1] [2]

There is an overlap between the Register of Historic Sites and Zones and the federal National Register of Historic Places (Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos), however, properties can be listed in the former and not in the latter and vice versa. Properties inscribed in the register can be either individual sites or historic districts (zonas históricas) consisting of multiple structures, buildings, and sites. As of 2024, there are more than 260 sites and historic districts listed in the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones. Sites can be listed in the register through legal codification by either the Puerto Rico Planning Board, the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office or the Financial Advisory Authority and Fiscal Agency of Puerto Rico through a Real Property Evaluation and Disposition Committee which has been in place since 2023.[3]

List

The following is a list of properties that are listed on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones but not on the National Register of Historic Places.

!Name!Image!Municipality!Resolution number!Designation date!Description
Antigua Casa Residencia Exgobernador Don Jesús T. PiñeroCanóvanas96-80-007-JP-SHJanuary 16, 1996Former residence of Jesús T. Piñero, the last United States-appointed and first Puerto Rican-born governor of Puerto.
Antigua Clínica Ramírez QuilesMayagüez2002-25-JP-SHJuly 18, 2002
Antigua Vaquería Subestación Experimental AgrícolaGurabo2013-47-02-JP-SHAugust 27, 2013Former dairy farm structure designed by famed architect Henry Klumb now located in the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experimental Substation in Gurabo.[4]
Antiguas Casas Gemelas Defilló-MooyerMayagüez2016-29-02-JP-SHJanuary 16, 2018
Antiguo Centro de Procesamiento de TabacoCaguas2002-46-01-JP-SHOctober 30, 2002
Antiguo Edificio SuliveresArecibo2016-06-01-JP-SHNovember 18, 2016
Antiguo Instituto Blanche KellogSan Juan2003-18-01-JP-SHApril 9, 2003Former Congregational almshouse of the Blanche Kellog Institute. Now used as medical offices and part of the Ciudadela commercial and residential complex.
Antiguo Leprocomio InsularTrujillo Alto2004-19-01-JP-SHJuly 2, 2004
Antiguo Pueblo del NiñoDorado2016-11-01-JP-SHOctober 28, 2016
Arroyo Historic ZoneArroyo97-72-007-JP-ZHJune 13, 1997Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Arroyo. Includes properties such as former U.S. Customs House (Casa de Aduana de Arroyo) and the Roman Catholic parish church.[5]
Batey Central ColumbiaMaunabo2007-74-02-JP-SHApril 30, 2007
Biblioteca Pública EnsenadaGuánica99-59-015-JP-SHJanuary 21, 1999
Caguas Historic ZoneCaguas96-46-006-JP-ZHJuly 6, 1996Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Caguas. Includes the main town square (Plaza Palmer), the Roman Catholic parish church and properties listed in the NRHP such as the former city hall.
Casa Caritas II/Casa de los Macarones IIMayagüez2022-29-01-JP-SHNovember 8, 2022
Casa de la Sucesión Mendoza PatiñoAguada2006-26-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Casa Urrutia (Oficina Regional ICPR)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Cementerio MunicipalSan Sebastián2021-30-02-JP-SHOctober 24, 2022
Coamo Historic ZoneCoamo95-66-005-JP-ZHJuly 19, 1995Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Coamo and one of the oldest settlements in Puerto Rico. Includes properties such as the city hall and NRHP-listed properties such as the Church of San Blas de Illescas and the Picó Pomar Residence.
Edificio de ApartamentosAguadilla2016-01-01-JP-SHMay 10, 2017
Edificio Eduardo TartakSan Juan2004-18-01-JP-SHFebruary 4, 2004
Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Edificio La Palma (Antiguo Hotel La Palma)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Edificio “Marine World” (Antiguo Edificio González Padín)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Edificio OchoaSan Juan2004-18-03-JP-SHNovember 4, 2004
Edificio Olimpo 611San Juan99-18-016-JP-SHJanuary 21, 1999
Ensenada Historic ZoneGuánicaJPH-122August 3, 2014Historic area consisting of former Central Guánica, at one point the second largest in the world,[6] including its sugarcane refinery, chimneys, related infrastructure, in addition to the historic center of the barrio and the Monte Las Pardas peninsula.[7]
Escuela de la Comunidad Santiago NegroniYauco2012-60-01-JP-SHNovember 18, 2016
Escuela LucchettiSan Juan2021-18-91--JP-SHSeptember 8, 2021
Escuela Narciso Rabell CabreroSan Sebastián2002-24-JP-SHJuly 18, 2002
Funeraria FernándezMayagüez2004-29-01-JP-DEDecember 2, 2004
Guayama Historic ZoneGuayamaJPH-4July 10, 1992Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Guayama. Includes the main town square and NRHP-inscribed properties such as the Roman Catholic parish church and Casa Cautiño.
Hacienda BurenesPonce2014-63-01-JP-SHApril 15, 2006
Hotel Mayagüez Plaza (Antigua Casa Parroquial de los Rendentoristas)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Iglesia San Vicente de PaulSan Juan2003-18-02-JP-SHOctober 21, 2003
La Casa Rectoría de la Universidad del TuraboGurabo95-47-006-JP-SHDecember 22, 1995
La Casita Verde-Residencia Don Abelardo Díaz AlfaroCaguasJP-SH-93-02December 1, 1993
Las Palmas 640San Juan2016-18-01-JP-SHDecember 22, 2016
Las Palmas 644San Juan2016-18-01-JP-SHDecember 22, 2016
Las Palmas esq. Refugio 901San Juan2016-18-01-JP-SHDecember 22, 2016
Manatí Historic ZoneManatíJP-H-2January 15, 1986Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Manatí. Closely associated with the regional sugarcane and tobacco industries. Includes the historic municipal cemetery and NRHP-inscribed properties such as the Roman Catholic parish church and the former tobacco collective.[8]
Miramar Historic ZoneSan Juan2007-18-JP-ZHDecember 23, 2010Historic district in Santurce famous for its historic, Prairie School, Mission and Spanish Revival-style homes with patios and gardens built along the former San Juan Tramway.[9]
Museo Casa Grande (Antigua Residencia Campoamor)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Ponce Historic ZonePonceJPH-3February 3, 1989Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Ponce with the Plaza Las Delicias as its centerpiece, famous for being the birthplace of the Neoclassical Isabeline and Ponce Creole styles.[10] The zone also includes the historic core of the Ponce Playa area.[11] [12]
Primera Iglesia de Cristo CientíficoSan Juan2007-18-01-JP-SHAugust 20, 2007
Refugio 902San Juan2016-18-01-JP-SHDecember 22, 2016
Refugio 903San Juan2016-18-01-JP-SHDecember 22, 2016
Residencia BenejánAguadilla2000-(RO)-19-JP-SHDecember 21, 2000
Residencia Familia Barket (Casa Barket)Mayagüez2016-29-01-JP-SHMay 10, 2017
Residencia García QuevedoAñasco2016-28-01-JP-SHApril 22, 2016
Residencia González Lebrón (Antigua Residencia Comas Barber)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Residencia Lcda. Nilita Vientós GastónSan JuanJP-SH-93-01December 1, 1993
Residencia Vigía 23Ponce2020-63-01-JP-SHFebruary 10, 2021
Restaurante Siglo XX (Antigua Residencia Honore)Mayagüez2006-29-01-JP-SHJanuary 24, 2006
Ruinas Antigua Hacienda La LucíaYabucoa2016-75-01-JP-SHDecember 2, 2016Ruins of Hacienda La Lucía, also known as Central Santa Lucía, one of the most lucrative sugarcane plantations and refineries in Puerto Rico during the 19th-century.[13]
Ruinas del Batey y de la antigua Central San VicenteVega Baja2005-09-01-JP-SHDecember 14, 2005Ruins of Central San Vicente, the first modern sugarcane plantation and refinery in Puerto Rico (1873-1967).[14]
Sagrado Corazón Historic ZoneSan JuanJP-PS-ZHSCDecember 22, 2016Historic district of Santurce famous for its Revivalist, Prairie School and Art Deco architecture.[15]
Tienda-Almacén SiemprevivaMayagüez2004-29-02-JP-DEDecember 2, 2004
Vega Baja Historic ZoneVega Baja2004-09-08-JP-ZHSeptember 30, 2004Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Vega Baja. Includes the historic center around the main town square, two schools and the former train station as stated in the official name: Zona Histórica del Centro Urbano y tres Sitios Históricos (Escuela José Gualberto Padilla, Escuela Brígida y Antigua Estación del Tren).
Villa Caparra-Residencia Pedro Adolfo de Castro y BesosaGuaynabo98-16-014-JP-SHDecember 17, 1998
Villa FernándezSan Juan97-17-011-JP-SHJune 13, 1997
Yauco Historic ZoneYauco2022-24-06-JP-ZHJune 24, 2023Historic downtown area (pueblo) of the municipality of Yauco, strongly associated with the coffee industry and Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico. Strongly impacted by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake, it includes the main town square and 222 buildings and structures, some of which are NRHP-inscribed.[16] [17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 14, 1993 . Reglamento de Sitios y Zonas Históricas (Reglamento de Planificación Núm. 5 Revisado) .
  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: January 13, 2023 . Ley para Proteger los Inmuebles, Edificios o Monumentos Históricos de Puerto Rico . bvirtualogp.pr.gov.
  4. Web site: 2020-07-24 . Gurabo – Estación Experimental Agrícola (EEA) . 2024-08-14 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico . Departamento de la Vivienda, ICP y DTOP . Zona Histórica Arroyo, PR . afv.pr.gov.
  6. Web site: Ley Núm. 122 de 2014 -Ley de la Zona Histórica de Ensenada. . 2024-11-14 . www.lexjuris.com.
  7. Web site: Rico . por Ed Microjuris com Puerto . 2014-08-14 . Nueva Ley de la Zona Histórica de Ensenada en Guánica - Microjuris al Día . 2024-11-14 . aldia.microjuris.com . es.
  8. Web site: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico . Departamento de la Vivienda, ICP y DTOP . Zona Histórica Manatí, PR . afv.pr.gov.
  9. Web site: 2007 . Zona Histórica de Miramar en San Juan de Puerto Rico . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014192026/http://miramarpr.com/ . 2007-10-14 . 2007-10-24. (Spanish)
  10. Restauran Cine Teatro en Ponce. El Nuevo Dia. 18 May 1991.
  11. http://www.visitaaponce.com/mapa.aspx# Mapa Interactivo.
  12. Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce en su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Secretaria de Cultura y Turismo del Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. First edition. 2003. pp. 190-192.
  13. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Conserva huellas de la historia . 2024-08-14 . Primera Hora . spanish.
  14. Web site: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades . San Vicente, Vega Baja - Ruta de Caña . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910182841/https://enciclopediapr.org/ruta-de-la-cana/san-vicente-vega-baja/ . 10 September 2017 . 9 Sep 2017 . Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico.
  15. Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica, (1988) (Spanish)
  16. Web site: 2023-07-20 . Yauco ya tiene su zona histórica . 2023-08-28 . Primera Hora . es.
  17. Web site: Torres . Michelle Estrada . 2021-06-02 . Centro urbano de Yauco será declarado zona histórica . 2023-08-28 . Voces del Sur . es.

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