Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School
The Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School (Spanish: Escuela Derkes) is a historic school building in Guayama, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1908, during a period when schools were gaining importance as civic institutions in Puerto Rico. Its simplified Neoclassical design emphasized this shift, and it became a prototype for a generation of school construction on the island. It additionally signifies a transition in construction technologies from wood to concrete. In 1987, architect Jorge Rigau observed that the building had survived in a nearly unaltered state, a rarity among schools of its era.[1]
Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School | |
 The school in 2017 | |
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| Location | José María Anguelí Street Guayama, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 17°58′55″N 66°06′42″W |
| Built | 1908 |
| Built by | Antonio Higuera[1] |
| Architect | unknown[1] |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| MPS | Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico TR[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001312 |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1987 |
It was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2]
References
- Rigau, Jorge (March 16, 1987), National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School (PDF), archived from the original on October 22, 2019, retrieved October 21, 2019.
- National Park Service (August 14, 1987), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 91, archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2017, retrieved October 21, 2019.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
- Early Twentieth Century Schools in Puerto Rico TR, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
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