Guzmán Family Pantheon

The Guzmán Family Pantheon (Spanish: Panteón de la Familia Guzmán), also known as the Guzmán Hermitage (Ermita Guzmán), is a single story, lime-stuccoed, brick masonry funerary chapel located in Humacao Pueblo (downtown Humacao), in the Puerto Rican municipality of the same name. The structure was built in 1864 the Eclectic style, with Classic, Renaissance and Exotic architectural elements.[1]

Guzmán Family Pantheon
The chapel in 1995.
Guzmán Family Pantheon is located in Puerto Rico
Guzmán Family Pantheon
LocationJunction of Padre Rivera and Miguel Casillas streets in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°9′8″N 65°49′40″W
Built1864
NRHP reference No.95000436
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1995

The so-called Ermita Guzman, built in 1864, was originally built as a funerary pantheon to house the mortal remains of the Guzman family. It is possible that it was also originally intended to house the celebration of certain religious activities to honor their memory.[1]

The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2]

See also

References

  1. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM -- Guzman Family Pantheon".
  2. National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "Guzman Family Pantheon".


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