Casa Alonso
Casa Alonso is a house museum and cultural center in Vega Baja Pueblo, the historic downtown of the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] The house is also known as Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso, administered by the municipality of Vega Baja.[3]
Casa Alonso | |
 Façade of Casa Alonso (2023) | |
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| Location | 34 Betances St., Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°26′46″N 66°23′12″W |
| Architectural style | spanish colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001491[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1996 |
It is a two-story wood and masonry "neoclassical vernacular style" residence. It was lived in successively by Soliveras, Otero, and Alonso families, of sugar plantation wealth.[2]
Gallery
Casa Alonso from José Julián Acosta Street
Sign for the Museo Casa Alonso in Vega Baja Pueblo.
Casa Alonso museum dedication plaque.
Casa Alonso National Register of Historic Places dedication plaque.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Leonardo Santana Rabell, Luis de la Rosa, Hector Abreu, and Karen Gonzalez Jensen (August 5, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Alonso". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) with four photos from 1995 - "Museo Casa Alonso". Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja (in Spanish). 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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