Severo Arana St., Town Plaza, San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Arecibo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 18, 1984. NRIS 84003132.
Part of Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR (NRIS 64000741).
1 contributing building.
The Iglesia San Sebastián Mártir (English: Church of Saint Sebastian the Martyr) in the plaza in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico was completed in 1897. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.
It is one of five churches designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros during 1890 to 1896 and completed in 1897 and is "austere, yet noble".
It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518144