National Register of Historic Places

James Fenimore Cooper Graded School

Sabana Grande, Sabana Grande County, Puerto Rico
Listed
May 25, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000277

About this property

James Fenimore Cooper Graded School (Spanish: Escuela James Fenimore Cooper) is a historic school located in Sabana Grande Pueblo, the administrative and historic center of the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. The school is located across from the main town square (plaza pública) and church of Sabana Grande. It was designed by Charles G. Post in the Neoclassical style, popular in the architecture of early 20th-century schoolhouses and built in 1903. It was the first institution to be built in the town of Sabana Grande under the new U.S. colonial administration.

Location

20 San Isidro St.
Sabana Grande, Sabana Grande County, Puerto Rico
18.07940, -66.95894

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Sepulveda, Berta, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Church of San Isidro Labrador and Santa Maria de la Cabeza of Sabana Grande
Colonial
0.2 mi
Hacienda San Francisco
Colonial
0.2 mi
Lassise-Schettini House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Cementerio Masonico de la Resp. Logia Igualdad Num. 23 de Sabana Grande
Industrial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Yauco — Puerto Rico
1898Modern
7.8 mi
Battle of Yauco (Puerto Rico)
1898Modern
7.8 mi
Landing at Guanica
1898Frontier
7.9 mi
Battle of Guanica Bay (Naval Support)
1898Frontier
7.9 mi
Battle of Guanica (Puerto Rico 1898)
1898Frontier
8.1 mi

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When was James Fenimore Cooper Graded School listed on the National Register?

James Fenimore Cooper Graded School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2015.

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James Fenimore Cooper Graded School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for James Fenimore Cooper Graded School is recorded as the industrial era.

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