List of buildings and structures in Puerto Rico
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Noted Puerto Rican buildings
- Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de PonceAntiguo Cuartel Militar Español de PonceThe Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce or "El Castillo" is the only structure directly related to the events of the land defense of Puerto Rico during the 1898 American invasion of the Island...
, PoncePonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... - Armstrong-Poventud ResidenceArmstrong-Poventud ResidenceResidencia Armstrong-Poventud is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The construction of this home set the stage for the construction of other homes of similar architectural elements, character and opulence in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Ponce...
, in Ponce Historic ZonePonce Historic ZoneThe Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico with construction that dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone was originally designated in 1962, and then it only included the center core of the city, but it has since been expanded to... - BacardiBacardiBacardi is a family-controlled spirits company, best known as a producer of rums, including Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 151. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year in nearly 100 countries...
Distillery, San JuanSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... - Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño buidlingBanco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (building)The Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño building , a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first and main office of the famed Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño , and represents one of the last examples of the once popular turn-of-the-century eclectic architecture. The building was listed on the...
, in Ponce Historic ZonePonce Historic ZoneThe Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico with construction that dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone was originally designated in 1962, and then it only included the center core of the city, but it has since been expanded to... - Banco de Ponce buildingBanco de Ponce (building)The Banco de Ponce building, a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first and main office of Banco de Ponce until the company merged with Banco Popular in 1990. Though its headquarters had moved to a presumptous building in Hato Rey's Milla de Oro by then, Banco de Ponce continued to...
, in Ponce Historic ZonePonce Historic ZoneThe Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico with construction that dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone was originally designated in 1962, and then it only included the center core of the city, but it has since been expanded to... - Bayamón City HallBayamón City HallBayamón City Hall is a building in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As the name suggests, it serves as city hall to that city.Bayamón City Hall was inaugurated in 1980 by Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera. Rivera stepped down as mayor in 2000, giving way for his son Ramón Luis Rivera, Jr., to become mayor...
, BayamónBayamón, Puerto RicoBayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo... - Caja de Muertos LightCaja de Muertos LightCaja de Muertos Light, is an 1887 lighthouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Lorraine cross, double-arm, T-type shape structure. The historic lighthouse is located in Caja de Muertos, an uninhabited island off the coast of Ponce,...
, PoncePonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... - Capitolio de Puerto Rico (Capitol of Puerto Rico, home to the legislative branch), San Juan
- Cardona Island LightCardona Island LightCardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was listed in the U.S...
, PoncePonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... - Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Ponce
- Font-Ubides HouseFont-Ubides HouseCasa Font-Ubides , also known as the Residencia Monsanto is a historic building located on the north side of Castillo Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1913. It was designed by the architect Blas Silva...
, Ponce - Hacienda Buena VistaHacienda Buena VistaHacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives , is a coffee plantation and estate in Ponce, Puerto Rico, established in the 19th century. The plantation was started by Don Salvador de Vives in 1833. It is now owned by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust , who operates it as a museum...
, Ponce - Hotel Ponce IntercontinentalHotel Ponce IntercontinentalThe Hotel Ponce Intercontinental is an abandoned hotel with a still existing structure. The structure, and what it once was, is considered a historic landmark and a National Icon in the city of Ponce and Puerto Rico...
, Ponce - Hotel Caribe Hilton, Old San Juan
- Iglesia Metodista Unida de La Playa de PonceMcCabe Memorial ChurchMcCabe Memorial Church, also known as Iglesia Metodista Unida de La Playa de Ponce , is a historic church building in Barrio Playa in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It dates from 1908, and was designed by Antonin Nechodoma. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2008...
, Ponce - Casa PaoliCasa PaoliCasa Paoli on 2648 Mayor Street, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is nationally significant as the birthplace of Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano , a tenor who was the "first Puerto Rican to reach international recognition in the performing arts" and one of the most outstanding opera singers of all times...
, Ponce - Casa RoigCasa RoigCasa Roig is a Prairie School-style house designed by architect Antonin Nechodoma and built in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1920. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The house has been restored and is now a museum of regional history and contemporary art...
, Humacao, former mansion turned museum - Old Ponce casino, Ponce
- Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferre, San Juan
- Cementerio Católico San Vicente de PaulCementerio Catolico San Vicente de PaulThe Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul is a cemetery in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is the only cemetery in Puerto Rico with a group of niches built forming a basement, in which the burials occurred beneath ground level, thus giving the effect of a catacomb...
, PoncePonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... - Centro Medico, Puerto Rico's largest hospital, San Juan
- Coliseo Juan Pachín Vicéns, Ponce
- Jose Miguel Agrelot ColiseumJosé Miguel Agrelot ColiseumThe José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named "Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot" , is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment...
, San Juan - Cruceta del Vigía (El Vigia Cross), Ponce
- Hotel El ConventoHotel El ConventoA former Carmelite convent with over 360 years of history transformed into a luxury Hotel preserving the historic character of Spanish colonial architecture. Located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rated a 4 Diamond property by the American Automobile Association. Hotel El Convento is the only Small...
, Old San Juan - Iglesia de la Santísima TrinidadIglesia de la Santísima TrinidadThe Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad , an Episcopal-faith church building located at the intersection of Marina, Mayor, and Abolicion streets in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first Episcopal church built in Latin America. The building dates to 1873. It was the only Protestant church in Puerto Rico...
, Ponce - El MorroEl MorroEl Morro is a Spanish term meaning "The Promontory", which in English may be used in reference to the resemblance of various promontories.-Individuals:* El Morro , considered the best chess player in Portugal of his time.-Places:...
, Old San Juan - Fernando Luis Toro ResidenceFernando Luis Toro HomeCasa Fernando Luis Toro is a historic house in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The house is unique in that it is located in the first upper-class suburban development ever built in Puerto Rico. Today, La Alhambra has been designed part of Ponce's historic district...
, Ponce - Castillo De San CristobalFort San CristóbalThe Castillo de San Cristóbal is a Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site....
, San Juan - Castillo Serrallés, Ponce
- Hiram BithornHiram BithornHiram Gabriel Bithorn was a Puerto Rican right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play Major League Baseball...
StadiumHiram Bithorn StadiumHiram Bithorn Stadium is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942...
, San Juan - Francisco ("Paquito") Montaner Stadium, Ponce
- La FortalezaLa FortalezaLa Fortaleza is the current official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. It was built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan. The structure is also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina . It is the oldest executive mansion in the New World...
(Governor's mansion), Old San Juan - La GuanchaPaseo Tablado La GuanchaThe La Guancha Boardwalk is a boardwalk in the La Guancha sector of the La Playa barrio in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, facing the Caribbean Sea and built under the administration of Rafael Cordero Santiago, Mayor of Ponce from 1989 to 2004, at a cost of 2.6 million dollars. It was inaugurated...
, Ponce - La MallorquinaLa MallorquinaLa Mallorquina is a restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico that specializes in the making of Puerto Rican and Spanish food dishes such as asopao, Gazpacho, Arroz con pollo, Paella and Flan....
, San Juan, restaurant - Letras de PonceLetras de PonceThe Letras de Ponce is a famous landmark in Barrio Sabanetas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, located southbound on PR-52 at the intersection with PR-10. The iconic monument consists of five letters that spell the name of the city P-O-N-C-E in by by red and black letters...
, Ponce - Luis Muñoz Marin International AirportLuis Muñoz Marín International AirportLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles southeast of San Juan. Over 4 million passengers board a plane at the airport per year according to FAA reports . It is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports...
, Carolina - Mercado de las CarnesMercado de las CarnesMercado de las Carnes , also known as La Plaza de los Perros , but formally, Plaza Juan Ponce de Leon, was the first building in Puerto Rico to mix social and architectural elements via the pedestrian mall concept. The historic Art Deco architecture structure is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and...
(meat market), Ponce - Parque de BombasParque de BombasParque de Bombas is a historic firehouse building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island". It is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce Cathedral...
(fire station), PoncePonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... - Parque de la Abolición, Ponce
- Parque de las CienciasParque de las CienciasParque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré Bayamón, Puerto Rico is an educational and recreational park located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico focused on science-related exhibitions. It is one of multiple touristic attractions inaugurated under the leadership of longtime mayor Ramon Luis Rivera and is named in...
, Bayamón - Parque del Tricentenario, Ponce
- Plaza Las DeliciasPlaza Las DeliciasPlaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located within Plaza Las Delicias. Plaza Las Delicias is actually composed of...
, Ponce - Plaza las AmericasPlaza Las AméricasPlaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of Routes 18 and 22. It is near the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, and the WKAQ-TV's studios. "Plaza", as it is known to many Puerto Ricans, was the first indoor mall built...
, San Juan - Ponce High SchoolPonce High SchoolThe Ponce High School is public educational institution in Ponce, Puerto Rico, offering grades ten through twelve. The school's main building is a historic structure located on Cristina Street, in the Ponce Historic Zone. From its beginning the school has secured a unique place in Puerto Rico's...
, Ponce - Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce
- Ponce Massacre MuseumMuseo de la Masacre de PonceThe Museo de la Masacre de Ponce, or , is a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The building was the site of the Ponce Massacre, and the museum depicts the history and events surrounding the event, which some describe as the most tragic event in the history of Puerto Rico's struggle for...
, Ponce - Oppenheimer HouseOppenheimer HouseCasa Oppenheimer is a historic house in Ponce, Puerto Rico, designed in 1913 by famed Puerto Rican architect by Alfredo B. Wiechers. The house is unique amongst other historic structures in historic Ponce for its skillful incorporation of front gardens in a very limited urban space...
, Ponce - Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroPanteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroThe Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro is a tract of land in Barrio Segundo of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, originally designed as the city's cemetery, but later converted into what has come to be a famous burial place. Established in 1842, it is Puerto Rico's first national pantheon...
, Ponce - Ponce de Leon Ruins, San Juan; touristic site, former house of Juan Ponce de LeonJuan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...
- Ponce City HallPonce City HallThe Ponce City Hall is located on Calle Degetau, across from Plaza Las Delicias in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The building serves as the seat of the executive branch of government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, including the office of the Mayor of Ponce. It is the...
, in Ponce Historic ZonePonce Historic ZoneThe Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico with construction that dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone was originally designated in 1962, and then it only included the center core of the city, but it has since been expanded to... - Iglesia Porta Coeli, San GermánSan Germán, Puerto RicoSan Germán is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao; north of Lajas; east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo; and west of Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over 18 wards and San Germán Pueblo...
- Port of Ponce, Ponce
- Roberto Clemente ColiseumRoberto Clemente ColiseumThe Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and it continues being one of the largest....
, San Juan - Rosaly-Batiz HouseRosaly-Batiz HouseThe Rosaly-Batiz House is a historic building located on Villa street in Barrio Primero in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1897. It was designed by Manuel V. Domenech, a Puerto Rican architect that was responsible for designing various other...
, Ponce - Puerto Rico Convention CenterPuerto Rico Convention CenterThe Dr. Pedro Rosselló González, Puerto Rico Convention Center is a convention center located in Isla Grande , in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a government agency of Puerto Rico, and...
, San Juan - Salazar-Candal HouseSalazar-Candal HouseCasa Salazar-Candal is a historic building located on the southeast corner of Isabel and Mayor Cantera streets in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1911. It was designed by the architect Blas Silva. The architecture consists of 19th Classical revival,...
, Ponce - San Juan PortSan Juan PortThe Port of San Juan is a seaport facility located in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.The "Port of San Juan" is the general name used to call various passenger and cargo facilities located in lands around the San Juan Bay...
(boat and cruise dock), Old San Juan - Residencia SubiráResidencia SubiráThe Residencia Subirá , also known as Residencia Frau , is a historic building located on Reina Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1910. It was designed by the architect Blas Silva...
, Ponce - Universidad de Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras
- Teatro La Perla, Ponce
- Teatro Fox DeliciasTeatro Fox DeliciasTeatro Fox Delicias is a historic building in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1931, it originally housed a movie house until 1980, then a shopping mall until 1998, and today it is reconfigured to be used as a hotel. Its architecture is Art Deco....
, Ponce - Teatro TapiaTeatro TapiaThe Teatro Tapia, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is presumed to be the oldest free-standing drama stage building still in use in the United States. It is named after the poet and dramatist Alejandro Tapia y Rivera .-Location:...
, San Juan - Teatro YaguezTeatro YagüezThe Teatro Yagüez in Puerto Rico is a historic building that today is a performing arts theater. It is located at Candelaria and Dr. Basora Streets, in the city of Mayagüez. It consists of the Lucy Boscana Hall and the Roberto Cole Cafe Theater.-History:It was originally erected by Francisco...
, Mayagüez (a.k.a. Yaguez Theatre) - Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial CenterTibes Indigenous Ceremonial CenterThe Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Barrio Portugués, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Taínos lived and played during and before the arrival...
, Ponce - U.S. Custom House (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)U.S. Custom House (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)The U.S. Customs House or "Edificio Aduana" is a historic custom house building located at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. As of February 10, 1988, the building was owned by the U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C.-History:...
, Mayagüez - United States Customs House, Ponce