Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Maricao, Puerto Rico)

The Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (English: Church of Saint John the Baptist) in Maricao, Puerto Rico is a church built during 1890-c.1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in 2016
Locator map
Locator map
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
Location of Maricao and the church in Puerto Rico
LocationBaldorioty St., Town Plaza, Maricao, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°10′51″N 66°58′46″W
Built1890–c. 1898
EngineerCoranado, Jeronimo Jimenez
Architectural styleGothic
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.84003125[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

Its facade, facing onto the plaza of Maricao, is dominated by a three-level square bell tower, whose first level is a portico and which is capped by a pyramidal concrete roof. Its exterior has Gothic-style pointed arches; its interior has more traditional rounded arches. It has a nave and two aisles. The church's original roof was replaced in 1965 by a metal joist structure supporting corrugated asbestos sheets.[2]

It was designed by engineer Jeronimo Jiminez Coranado.[2]

It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[3]


References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao". National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2017. with six photos from 1984
  3. Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.