National Register of Historic Places

Casa de Espana

San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico
Listed
July 4, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002294

About this property

Casa de España is the headquarters of a private social organization whose members are those of Spanish descent in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Avenida de La Constitución in Old San Juan. The building was designed in a Moorish Revival style by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro. The building dates from 1934. Although it is named "Casa", it has never been a dwelling place for a family; rather it is a "house" whose members claim common ancestry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, nd on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. It is not open to the public, but private affairs may be arranged. The building is a "typical" Moorish palace that is 119 feet (36 m) wide by 158 feet (48 m) long, with an interior rectangular courtyard, 51 feet (16 m) by 85 feet (26 m) long. The fountain design outside the entrance is a copy of one in the "Patio de los Leones" at La Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The interior courtyard was used to film two coronation scenes for the Disney Channel Original Movie "Princess Protection Program" (2008). Media related to Casa de España (San Juan) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico
18.47010, -66.10727

Categories

EUROPEANARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Casa de Espana listed on the National Register?

Casa de Espana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 4, 1983.

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

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