Caguas City Hall

The Caguas City Hall (Spanish: Casa de la Alcaldía de Caguas) consists of two buildings located in the downtown area of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

The old city hall
Alcaldia de Caguas
Old Caguas city hall building
Caguas City Hall is located in Puerto Rico
Caguas City Hall
LocationCalle Munoz Rivera Num. 42, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°14′12″N 66°02′11″W
AreaLess than one acre
Built1856
Built bySpanish Royal Corps of Engineers
ArchitectSpanish Royal Corps of Engineers
Architectural styleIsabelino Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.88001307[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1989

The original city hall building (Spanish: Antigua Casa Alcaldía) of the municipality of Caguas dates to 1856-1860, although it did not officially become the municipal headquarters until 1887. The building is well-maintained and still preserves its original Neoclassical façade.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Alcaldia de Caguas in March 22, 1989.[3] This building hosted municipal offices until 2010 when the new city hall building was inaugurated. The building now houses several cultural institutions including a museum dedicated to the history of Caguas.[4]

The new city hall
The new city hall building in 2017.

The building of a new city hall was part of a project to develop and build more modern office and administrative spaces in the city. Some people, however, have criticized the continuous use of Brutalist architecture in new government buildings. The new city hall building, nicknamed "El Cacique Mayor" (Spanish for 'the major cacique'), was inaugurated in September of 2010 by Caguas mayor William Edgardo Miranda Torres. [5][6]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Antigua Casa Alcaldía de Caguas". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. Jose A. Rodriguez (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alcaldia de Caguas". National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2021. With accompanying three photos from 1988
  5. "Estrenan nueva Casa Alcaldía en Caguas". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. CyberNews. "Inaugura Miranda Torres nueva alcaldía". www.wapa.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-15.


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