Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Maricao, Puerto Rico)
Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao | |
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista Location of Maricao and the church in Puerto Rico | |
Location | Baldorioty St., Town Plaza, Maricao, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W / 18.180868°N 66.979395°WCoordinates: 18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W / 18.180868°N 66.979395°W |
Built | 1890-c.1898 |
Engineer | Coranado, Jeronimo Jimenez |
Architectural style | Gothic, other |
MPS | Historic Churches of Puerto Rico MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 84003125[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1984 |
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.[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.[2]
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]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2017. with six photos from 1984
- ↑ Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.