Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas
Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas, or Caguas’ First Baptist Church, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[2]
Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas | |
 The church building in 2017, as the José Ignacio Quintón Center for Criollo Music | |
  Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas Location of Caguas and the church in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Corner of Ruiz Belvis and Intendenta Ramírez St., Caguas, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°14′05″N 66°02′01″W |
| Built | 1909[1] |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Restored | 1996 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000949[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2008 |
The church was founded in 1900.[3]
The church is notable as a "beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture."[1]
References
- Berenice Sueiro, Juan Llanes Santos, Olga De la Rosa Andujar, and Irma Iranzo Historian (August 12, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas / Centro Musical Criollo José Ignacio Quintón" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Nuestra historia".
External links
- PIB Caguas, official site
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| Footnotes | ‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent municipality. | |
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