National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico

This is a list of properties and historic districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Puerto Rico. There are 329 NRHP listings in Puerto Rico, with one or more NRHP listings in each of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities.

Puerto Rico's municipalities

The list is divided into six regions, following the official Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's Learn about Puerto Rico - Regions,[1] and it is presented in six groupings:

By region the distribution of listings is as follows:

Region # of Municipalities # of NRHP listings
Western 17 63
Southern 14 72
Northern 11 40
Central 15 32
Eastern 15 58
San Juan and metro area 6 72
(Duplicates): (2)[2]
Total: 78 335

Western region

Faro de los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, in Cabo Rojo
Convento de Porta Coeli, in San Germán
Municipality # of Sites
1 Aguada 1
2 Aguadilla 9
3 Añasco 1
4 Cabo Rojo 3
5 Guánica 4
6 Hormigueros 4
7 Isabela 1
8 Lajas 1
9 Las Marías 1
10 Maricao 2
11 Mayagüez 19
12 Moca 1
13 Quebradillas 2
14 Rincón 2
15 Sabana Grande 6
16 San Germán 7
17 San Sebastián 1
(Duplicates): (2)[3]
Subtotal: 63

Southern region

Cathedral Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe of Ponce, in Ponce
Municipality # of Sites
1 Adjuntas 3
2 Arroyo 1
3 Coamo 7
4 Guayama 5
5 Guayanilla 1
6 Jayuya 1
7 Juana Díaz 2
8 Patillas 1
9 Peñuelas 1
10 Ponce 39
11 Salinas 1
12 Santa Isabel 1
13 Villalba 1
14 Yauco 8
Subtotal: 72

Northern region

National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, in Arecibo
Municipality # of Sites
1 Arecibo 13
2 Barceloneta 1
3 Camuy 3
4 Dorado 6
5 Florida 1
6 Hatillo 1
7 Manatí 5
8 Toa Alta 1
9 Toa Baja 4
10 Vega Alta 1
11 Vega Baja 4
Subtotal: 40

Central region

Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site, in Utuado
Municipality # of Sites
1 Aguas Buenas 1
2 Aibonito 2
3 Barranquitas 2
4 Caguas 6
5 Cayey 5
6 Ciales 1
7 Cidra 3
8 Comerío 2
9 Corozal 1
10 Gurabo 1
11 Lares 2
12 Morovis 1
13 Naranjito 2
14 Orocovis 1
15 Utuado 4
(Duplicates): (2)[4]
Subtotal: 32

Eastern region

Fuerte de Vieques, in Vieques
Municipality # of Sites
1 Canóvanas 1
2 Ceiba 1
3 Culebra 1
4 Fajardo 3
5 Humacao 7
6 Juncos 1
7 Las Piedras 1
8 Loíza 2
9 Luquillo 1
10 Maunabo 1
11 Naguabo 4
12 Río Grande 1
13 San Lorenzo 2
14 Vieques 31
15 Yabucoa 1
Subtotal: 58

San Juan metro region

Streamline Moderne Hotel Normandie, in San Juan
Historic Caparra, in Guaynabo
Municipality # of Sites
1 Bayamón 7
2 Carolina 3
3 Cataño 1
4 Guaynabo 3
5 San Juan 57
6 Trujillo Alto 1
Subtotal: 72

References

  1. ↑ This follows division of Puerto Rico tourist regions provided via the map at Learn about Puerto Rico - Regions (See bottom of the site's webpage)
  2. ↑ Two National Register listings in Puerto Rico span multiple municipalities and appear in more than one regional list:
    • Plata Bridge: Bayamón municipality in the San Juan metropolitan area region and Naranjito municipality in the central region
    • San Juan National Historic Site: San Juan municipality in the San Juan metropolitan area region and Toa Baja municipality in the northern region
  3. ↑ Two historic resources in western Puerto Rico span the boundaries between multiple municipalities and are included in each municipality's list:
    • Puente de Añasco: Añasco and Mayagüez
    • Silva Bridge: Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo
  4. ↑ Two historic resources in central Puerto Rico span the boundaries between multiple municipalities and are included in each municipality's list:
    • Arenas Bridge: Cayey and Cidra
    • La Liendre Bridge: Cayey and Cidra

See also

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