Casa Agostini

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Casa Agostini
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LocationDr. Gatell Street, between Santiago Vivaldi and Comercio Streets, Calle San Rafael, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°02′04″N66°50′53″W / 18.034566°N 66.847933°W / 18.034566; -66.847933
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectPinti, Miguel Briganti
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 88000682 [1]
RNSZH No.2001-(RS)-23-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1988
Designated RNSZHMay 16, 2001

The Casa Agostini, in Yauco, Puerto Rico, is a Classical Revival house designed by Miguel Briganti Pinti. It was built in the early 1800s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001. [2]

It is a two-story stuccoed masonry commercial and residential building that is L-shaped in plan. Its 30 metres (33 yd) main facade has eight bays. [3]

It served as a coffee warehouse and processing plant, as well as a residence and was built for Corsican immigrant Jose Maria Agostini Santini. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.
  3. 1 2 Felix J. del Campo (April 8, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Casa Agostini". National Park Service . Retrieved April 25, 2017. With three photos.