National Register of Historic Places

Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera

Barranquitas, Guayama County, Puerto Rico
Listed
September 3, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003139

About this property

Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera located in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, is a structure of great political and cultural significance. Built in 1850, it is the place where Luis Muñoz Rivera was born in 1859. The residence is representative of how middle-class Puerto Ricans lived at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. In addition to its political and historical value, the structure is a good example of the Creole residential architecture of the interior of the island of Puerto Rico at that time. The house is characterized by the simplicity of its architectural components and by the use of wood, both in the structure as in the details. Its plant is rectangular in shape and has a pitched roof. The main facade stands on a podium, and consists of a balcony adorned by a continuous balustrade and four columns that support the roof of the balcony. In 1959, it was restored and transformed into a library-museum by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

Location

Barranquitas, Guayama County, Puerto Rico
18.18983, -66.30755

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera listed on the National Register?

Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera?

Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera is recorded as the industrial era.

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