Picó Pomar Residence

The Picó Pomar Residence, also known as Coamo Historic Museum, is a Spanish Colonial Neoclassical architecture building built in 1840, and is located on the main plaza of Coamo, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Picó Pomar Residence
Picó Pomar Residence
Locator map
Locator map
Location of Coamo and the house in Puerto Rico
LocationCorner of Mario Braschi and Jose I. Quintón Streets
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°04′49″N 66°21′25″W
Built1840
ArchitectCamprabi, Jose
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial-Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.88000961[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1988

It was purchased in 1863 by Don Clotilde Santiago, another merchant from Mallorca, who expanded it. During the late 1800s it was one of Puerto Rico's "most active and important import-export merchandise distribution centers and the most important in the south-central region of Puerto Rico." The business exported coffee, tobacco, and sugar, and imported manufactured goods from the U.S. and Europe.

It was later purchased by Coamo's Municipal Government and transformed into a museum.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Picó Pomar Residence / Coamo Historic Museum". National Park Service. with five photos from 1987


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