Munoz Rivera St., Cayey, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Guayama.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 10, 1984. NRIS 84000454.
Part of Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR (NRIS 64000741).
1 contributing building.
The Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Spanish: Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Cayey) is a Roman Catholic parish church located at the Plaza Ramón Frade square (plaza pública) of downtown Cayey in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The church was designed by engineer José Canovas and was built in 1815, with modifications being made in 1889. It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.
Archaeological findings in 2016 uncovered the original church walls and, in 2019, more than 300 bone remains from the 17th and 19th centuries were found during renovations to the town plaza of Cayey. These are preserved and can be seen at the square in front of the church.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518217