Antiguo Casino Camuyano

Antiguo Casino Camuyano
The Antiguo Casino Camuyano in 2017
Location Estella and Munoz Rivera Sts., Camuy, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°29′10″N 66°50′44″W / 18.48611°N 66.84556°W / 18.48611; -66.84556Coordinates: 18°29′10″N 66°50′44″W / 18.48611°N 66.84556°W / 18.48611; -66.84556
Built 1910
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 84003123[1]
Added to NRHP January 26, 1984

Antiguo Casino Camuyano is a building in Camuy, Puerto Rico, which dates from 1910. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The building was the center of political and social life in Camuy. It was the first reinforced concrete building in Camuy and its relatively fireproof construction was tested in 1910 and 1927 fires that consumed much of downtown Camuy.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Armando Morales Pares and Victor J. Lopez Reyes (December 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Antiguo Casino Camuyano / Antiguo Casino". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2016. with five photos from 1983


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