255 Luis Munoz Rivera St., Penuelas, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Penuelas.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 12, 2012. NRIS 12000940.
Part of Early 20th Century Schools in Puerto Rico MPS (NRIS 64501149).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Daniel Webster School, also known as Escuela Daniel Webster and as La Webster, in Peñuelas Pueblo, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, was built in 1927 and expanded in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
It was deemed significant for its architecture. It was asserted in its NRHP nomination that "Escuela Webster exemplifies the joint adoption (if not always academically accurate) of Beaux Arts and Spanish Revival styles as a legitimate architectural idiom."
It is a two-story reinforced concrete building with an H-shaped plan. It was designed by Francisco Gardón Vega, as indicated in construction documents, although Rafael Carmoega, then Chief Architect for the Division of Public Works of Puerto Rico's Department of the Interior Office, is the architect of record per a plaque in the building. It was built by contractor Gabino Balasquide.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518278