Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas

Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas, or Caguas’ First Baptist Church, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas
Photograph of a modest church with a prominent tower in an urban setting
The church building in 2017, as the José Ignacio Quintón Center for Criollo Music
Locator map
Locator map
Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas
Location of Caguas and the church in Puerto Rico
LocationCorner of Ruiz Belvis and Intendenta Ramírez St., Caguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°14′05″N 66°02′01″W / 18.234635°N 66.033709°W / 18.234635; -66.033709
Built1909[2]
Architectural styleRomanesque
Restored1996
NRHP reference No.08000949[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 2008

The church was founded in 1900.[3]

The church is notable as a "beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture."[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Berenice Sueiro, Juan Llanes Santos, Olga De la Rosa Andujar, and Irma Iranzo Historian (August 12, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas / Centro Musical Criollo José Ignacio Quintón" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Nuestra historia".
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