James Fenimore Cooper Graded School

James Fenimore Cooper Graded School (Spanish: Escuela James Fenimore Cooper) is a historic school located in Sabana Grande Pueblo, the administrative and historic center of the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico.[1] The school is located across from the main town square (plaza pública) and church of Sabana Grande. It was designed by Charles G. Post in the Neoclassical style, popular in the architecture of early 20th-century schoolhouses and built in 1903. It was the first institution to be built in the town of Sabana Grande under the new U.S. colonial administration.[2]

James Fenimore Cooper Graded School
James Fenimore Cooper School in 2017
James Fenimore Cooper Graded School is located in Puerto Rico
James Fenimore Cooper Graded School
Location20 San Isidro Street at Luis Muñoz Rivera Street Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°04′46″N 66°57′32″W
Built1903
ArchitectCharles G. Post
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSEarly Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico
NRHP reference No.15000277
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2015

See also

References

  1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS (2015). "James Fenimore Cooper Graded School". npgallery.nps.gov.
  2. Llanes Santos, Juan (April 6, 2015). "National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form".


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