Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua

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Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama
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Location5 Ashford Street
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 17°59′07″N66°06′46″W / 17.985175°N 66.112884°W / 17.985175; -66.112884
Built18th century, rebuilt c.1874
Architectural style Eclectic, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 76002248
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976

The Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua (English: Parish Church of Saint Anthony of Padua ) is a historic, Roman Catholic parish church in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The parish was erected in 1736 and the first church building completed no later than 1775. The original appearance of the building is unknown, but some of the eighteenth century walls may survive in the present structure. The building was rebuilt twice in the nineteenth century and the present appearance dates from 1874. It takes an overall Romanesque form, while the details exhibit the eclecticism that characterized much Puerto Rican architecture in the later 1800s. [1]

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The church was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [2]

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References

  1. Davila, Arturo V. (March 27, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama (PDF), archived from the original on October 24, 2019, retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 (February 6, 1979), at p. 7581.