Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School

Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School, also known as Escuela Jacinto Lopez Martinez, in Dorado, Puerto Rico, is a school built in 1923-25 which was designed by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro.

Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School, May 2019
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School is located in Puerto Rico
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School is located in Caribbean
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
LocationCalle Norte and Calle San Quintin, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°27′42″N 66°15′43″W / 18.46167°N 66.26194°W / 18.46167; -66.26194
Arealess than one acre
Built1923-25
ArchitectPedro Adolfo de Castro
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSEarly Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico TR
NRHP reference No.88001846[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1988

It is a two-story U-shaped building.[2]

Its NRHP nomination describes at as "truly, on the outside, a rich and monumental symbol of the new emphasis given to the education of the Puerto Rican youth in the 1920s and 1930s." Its size, location on the town's main plaza, and architectural detailing "were undoubtedly meant to emphasize the differences between the new system (American) and its ideals in terms of educational goals, and the old, Spanish, ways."[2]: 3 

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Arleen Pabon de Rocafort (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:". National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2017. With seven photos from 1988.