Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School

The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School (Spanish: Escuela Superior Vocacional Aguayo Aldea), popularly known as La Vocacional,[2] is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century.[3] The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.

Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
Facade of the school in 2018
Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School is located in Puerto Rico
Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
LocationJunction of San Juan and Principal Streets, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°13′56″N 66°1′49″W
Built1939
ArchitectLizardi & Diaz Diez, Manuel Gonzales Seijo
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.87001311[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1987

Although originally an elementary and intermediary school, La Vocacional became a high school in 1960. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1987, and it still functions as a vocational school.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. "Nicolas Aguayo y Aldea". www.proyectosalonhogar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. "Caguas: Vocacional Nicolás Aguayo Aldea". EnciclopediaPR. Retrieved 2022-03-12.


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