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.

Location

Guanica, Guanica County, Puerto Rico
17.97302, -66.90846

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 15000275. It was listed on May 25, 2015.

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Faro de Guanica
Industrial
1.4 mi
Hacienda Santa Rita
Early Republic
3 mi
Filardi House
Industrial
5.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Guanica — Puerto Rico
1898Modern
0.1 mi
Battle of Guanica (Puerto Rico 1898)
1898Frontier
0.2 mi
US Landing at Guánica (Puerto Rico 1898)
1898Frontier
0.2 mi
Landing at Guanica
1898Frontier
0.2 mi
Battle of Guanica Bay (Naval Support)
1898Frontier
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

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.

What type of historic resource is James Garfield Graded School?

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

What is the period of significance for James Garfield Graded School?

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

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