National Register of Historic Places

Rivera, Luis Munoz, School

Lajas, Lajas County, Puerto Rico
Listed
December 19, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12001076

About this property

Luis Muñoz Rivera School (Spanish: Escuela Luis Muñoz Rivera) is a historic 1926 public school located in Lajas, Puerto Rico. It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The school, located at 65 de Infantería Street, corner with Dávila Street, in the downtown area of the municipality of Lajas. Many original features remain in place, making the Luis Muñoz Rivera School is one of Puerto Rico's best examples of government-sponsored institutional architecture during the early 20th century. The Luis Muñoz Rivera School was designed by architect Fidel Sevillano Espinosa in a Beaux Arts and Spanish/Mission Revival styles. It is a one-story high, reinforced concrete building. Erected four blocks away from the town's plaza in a rectangular lot measuring 18,425 square metres (198,330 sq ft), the school originally included 8 classrooms. Oliver Hazard Perry Graded School: also in Lajas, Puerto Rico National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico Media related to Luis Muñoz Rivera School at Wikimedia Commons

Location

65 Infanteria St.
Lajas, Lajas County, Puerto Rico
18.04672, -67.05872

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ARCHITECTURE
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When was Rivera, Luis Munoz, School listed on the National Register?

Rivera, Luis Munoz, School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Rivera, Luis Munoz, School?

Rivera, Luis Munoz, School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rivera, Luis Munoz, School is recorded as the industrial era.

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