The Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (English: Church of Saint John the Baptist) in Maricao, Puerto Rico is a church built during 1890-c.1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[2]
Its facade, facing onto the plaza of Maricao, is dominated by a three-level square bell tower, whose first level is a portico and which is capped by a pyramidal concrete roof. Its exterior has Gothic-style pointed arches; its interior has more traditional rounded arches. It has a nave and two aisles. The church's original roof was replaced in 1965 by a metal joist structure supporting corrugated asbestos sheets.[3]
It was designed by engineer Jeronimo Jiminez Coranado.[3]
It is one of 31 churches in Puerto Rico reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[4]
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References
- 1."National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- 2."Registro de propiedades designadas por la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico" (PDF). jp.pr.gov. December 7, 2022.
- 3.[3.2]Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San Juan Bautista of Maricao". National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2017. with six photos from 1984
- 4.Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.