Quinta Vendrell, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, is believed to have been designed by architect Alfredo B. Wiechers Pieretti. It is a two-story balloon framed country house that was built in 1918. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2006 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2008.[1][2][3]
Quinta Vendrell | |
Location | Junction of Highways 143 and 123 Barrio Portugués Adjuntas municipality Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°08′50″N 66°41′24″W / 18.147181°N 66.690033°W |
Built | 1918 |
Architect | Alfredo Braulio Wiechers Pieretti |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 06000028[1] |
RNSZH No. | 2008-34-01-JP-SH |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 9, 2006 |
Designated RNSZH | September 26, 2008 |
The home sustained damages as a result of Hurricane María on September 20, 2017, and in 2019, the owners were in talks with community representatives about how to raise funds to repair it.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Olga de la Rosa Andujar and Juan Llanes Santos. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Quinta Vendrell / Granja San Andres". National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2016. with eight photos from 2005
- ^ 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.
- ^ Álvarez, Femmy Irizarry (2019-05-15). "Piden auxilio para reparar la Quinta Vendrell en Adjuntas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-01.