Ponce Public School 1913
National Register of Historic Places

Ponce Public School 1913

Ponce, Ponce County, Puerto Rico
Listed
August 23, 2022
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100008052

About this property

The Escuela Hemeterio Colón y Warens (English: Hemeterio Colón y Warens School), also widely referred to as La Hemeterio or La Colón, is a public, intermediate school serving the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its original, main building, built in 1913, is architecturally significant as a well-preserved example of the Puerto Rican school buildings of the early 20th century, a period of great transformation in Puerto Rico under the American administration. It was designed by insular architect Albert B. McCulloch using the California Mission Revival and Classical Revival styles, as well as some Modernist elements associated with the work of Antonin Nechodoma. The school was entered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

Location

Ponce, Ponce County, Puerto Rico
18.00764, -66.61482

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Ponce Public School 1913 listed on the National Register?

Ponce Public School 1913 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 2022.

What type of historic resource is Ponce Public School 1913?

Ponce Public School 1913 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ponce Public School 1913 is recorded as the industrial era.

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