Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Maricao, Puerto Rico)
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] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[2]
Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao | |
 Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in 2016 | |
  Iglesia de San Juan Bautista Location of Maricao and the church in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Baldorioty St., Town Plaza, Maricao, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 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 |
| MPS | Historic Churches of Puerto Rico MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003125[1] |
| RNSZH No. | 2000-(RC)-22-JP-SH |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1984 |
| Designated RNSZH | March 15, 2001 |
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.[3]
It was designed by engineer Jeronimo Jiminez Coranado.[3]
It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.
- ^ a b Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao". 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". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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