Casa Alonso
National Register of Historic Places

Casa Alonso

Veja Baja, Vega Baja County, Puerto Rico
Listed
December 13, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96001491

About this property

Casa Alonso is a house museum and cultural center in Vega Baja Pueblo, the historic downtown of the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The house is also known as Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso, administered by the municipality of Vega Baja. It is a two-story wood and masonry "neoclassical vernacular style" residence. It was lived in successively by Soliveras, Otero, and Alonso families, of sugar plantation wealth.

Location

34 Betances St.
Veja Baja, Vega Baja County, Puerto Rico
18.44683, -66.38617

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Casa Alonso listed on the National Register?

Casa Alonso was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Casa Alonso?

Casa Alonso is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Casa Alonso?

The period of significance for Casa Alonso is recorded as the civil_war era.

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