El Fortín Conde de Mirasol,[2] also known as Fuerte de Vieques, is a fort built in 1845 located in the town of Isabel Segunda in Vieques, an island municipality of Puerto Rico. In 1991, the fort was restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The structure houses the Vieques Museum of Art and History and the Vieques Historic Archives, an extensive collection of documents related to the history of Vieques.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
Fuerte de Vieques | |
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  Location of Vieques and the fort in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Calle del Fuerte Isabel Segunda Vieques, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°08′51″N 65°26′21″W / 18.147436°N 65.439070°W |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Spanish Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001552[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1977 |
Gallery edit
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Main building -
Unfinished wall -
Historical gun -
Wrought iron cannon -
New entrance to the museum -
As seen from a boat -
Main gate
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ www.pr.gov Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine - Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos National Register of Historic Places - Retrieved 11/29/2014
- ^ Rivera, Magaly. "Welcome to Puerto Rico- Vieques". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
External links edit
- The Museum Fort Count Mirasol
- Photos of The Museum Fort Count Mirasol
- Fuerte Conde de Mirasol, Vieques, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (Spanish)
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