Edificio Oliver

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Edificio Oliver
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Edificio Oliver in 2009
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Location of Arecibo and Edificio Oliver in Puerto Rico
Location64 Calle José de Diego
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°28′21″N66°42′55″W / 18.472584°N 66.715239°W / 18.472584; -66.715239
Built1914
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 86002764 [1]
RNSZH No.2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1986
Designated RNSZHDecember 21, 2000

Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.

A Beaux Arts-style building, it was the first building made of reinforced concrete in the Arecibo area. [2]

It is located in the town center on the location of the former "King's House", the military garrison building built by the Spanish government in 1765. After 1868 that building became a courthouse, a police headquarters, and a public school then was demolished in 1913. The Edificio Oliver was built soon after in the corner location and was used both as a residence and for commercial purposes. It served also served as a foreign consulate. [2]

Edificio Oliver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, [1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Felix Julian del Campo and Hector Santiago (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edificio Oliver". National Park Service. with five photos from 1986
  3. 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.