San Antonio de Padua Church | |
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Parish Church of San Antonio de Padua | |
Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua | |
![]() The church in 2017 | |
17°59′07″N 66°06′46″W / 17.985175°N 66.112884°W | |
Location | Guayama Pueblo |
Address | 5 Ashford Street Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1736 |
Dedication | Anthony of Padua |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | NRHP |
Designated | 1976 |
Architectural type | Romanesque Revival |
Completed | 1874 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Ponce |
Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama | |
Built | 18th century, rebuilt c. 1874 |
NRHP reference No. | 76002248 |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
The San Antonio de Padua Parish Church (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua) is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The parish was erected in 1736 and the first church building completed no later than 1775. The original appearance of the building is unknown, but some of the eighteenth century walls may survive in the present structure. The building was rebuilt twice in the nineteenth century and the present appearance dates from 1874. It takes an overall Romanesque form, while the details exhibit the eclecticism that characterized much Puerto Rican architecture in the later 1800s.[1]
The church was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2]
Gallery
[edit]- The church in 1902
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Davila, Arturo V. (March 27, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama (PDF), archived from the original on October 24, 2019, retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 (February 6, 1979), at p. 7581.
External links
[edit]Media related to Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua (Guayama) at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file