Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School
National Register of Historic Places

Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School

Guayama, Guayama County, Puerto Rico
Listed
August 3, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001312

About this property

The Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School (Spanish: Escuela Derkes) is a historic school building in Guayama, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1908, during a period when schools were gaining importance as civic institutions in Puerto Rico. Its simplified Neoclassical design emphasized this shift, and it became a prototype for a generation of school construction on the island. It additionally signifies a transition in construction technologies from wood to concrete. In 1987, architect Jorge Rigau observed that the building had survived in a nearly unaltered state, a rarity among schools of its era. It was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

Guayama, Guayama County, Puerto Rico
17.98445, -66.11261

Categories

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Sources

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When was Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School listed on the National Register?

Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School?

Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1908.

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