National Register of Historic Places

Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa

San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico
Listed
May 18, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000406

About this property

The José Celso Barbosa Graded School (Spanish: Escuela Graduada José Celso Barbosa) is a historic school building located in the Puerta de Tierra historic district in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is named after Puerto Rico statehood movement founder Dr. José Celso Barbosa and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1989, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones since 2000. The school was built between 1924 and 1927 and designed by the firm del Valle & Co. in a Neoclassical-style with the intention of making it a public secondary school for recently graduated students from the nearby Brambaugh School. It forms part of the monumental sequence of buildings and memorials that contribute to the Puerta de Tierra Historic District, which also includes the Capitol of Puerto Rico.

Location

San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico
18.46851, -66.10101

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Church, School, Convent and Parish House of San Agustin
Industrial
0.2 mi
El Capitolio de Puerto Rico
Industrial
0.3 mi
Escuela Brambaugh
Industrial
0.4 mi
El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra
Listed
0.4 mi
School of Tropical Medicine
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Naval Bombardment of San Juan (Puerto Rico)
1898Frontier
0.4 mi
Ponce de León Conquest of Puerto Rico 1508
1508Colonial
0.4 mi
Bombardment of San Juan (Puerto Rico 1898)
1898Frontier
0.4 mi

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When was Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa listed on the National Register?

Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1989.

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Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Escuela Graduado Jose Celso Barbosa is recorded as the industrial era.

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