James Garfield Graded School
National Register of Historic Places

James Garfield Graded School

Guanica, Guanica County, Puerto Rico
Listed
May 25, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000275

About this property

The James A. Garfield Graded School (Spanish: Escuela James Garfield) is a public elementary school named after the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, located in Guánica, Puerto Rico. The school was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The school is a one-story, seven-classrooms, L-shaped, brick, masonry and concrete Neoclassical, flat-with-parapet-metal-roofed building. The property sits in a 2,880 square meters urban lot, located northwest across the street from the town square and north from the main Catholic church in the historical and administrative center of the municipality of Guánica. This is the oldest school in the municipality and one of the oldest school buildings in Puerto Rico.

Location

Guanica, Guanica County, Puerto Rico
17.97302, -66.90846

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was James Garfield Graded School listed on the National Register?

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

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

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

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