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 | |
 The church building in 2017, as the José Ignacio Quintón Center for Criollo Music | |
  Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas Location of Caguas and the church in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Corner of Ruiz Belvis and Intendenta Ramírez St., Caguas, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°14′05″N 66°02′01″W / 18.234635°N 66.033709°W |
| Built | 1909[2] |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Restored | 1996 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000949[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2008 |
The church was founded in 1900.[3]
The church is notable as a "beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture."[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.
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External links
edit- PIB Caguas, official site
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