Casa Alonso

Casa Alonso
Location 34 Betances St., Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Coordinates 18°26′46″N 66°23′12″W / 18.44611°N 66.38667°W / 18.44611; -66.38667Coordinates: 18°26′46″N 66°23′12″W / 18.44611°N 66.38667°W / 18.44611; -66.38667
Architectural style spanish colonial
NRHP reference # 96001491[1]
Added to NRHP December 13, 1996

Casa Alonso is a museum and cultural center in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] The house is also known as Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso.

It is a two-story wood and masonry "neoclassical vernacular style" residence. It was lived in successively by Soliveras, Otero, and Alonso families, of sugar plantation wealth.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Leonardo Santana Rabell, Luis de la Rosa, Hector Abreu, and Karen Gonzalez Jensen (August 5, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Alonso". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016. with four photos from 1995


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