Leon, Atocha and Bondad Sts., Ponce, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Ponce.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 14, 1987. NRIS 87000770.
Part of 19th Century Civil Architecture in Ponce TR (NRIS 64000738).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce (English: Old Spanish Military Hospital in Ponce) is a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1896 or 1897. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th Neoclassical architecture style. The building is of architectural significance since it is the only one-story building of this style remaining in the city of Ponce and one of the best examples on the Island. Completed in 1897, the year before the Spanish–American War of 1898, this building was the last major construction undergone by the Spanish Government in the Americas. From 1905 to the mid 1970s the structure served as the Asilo de Ciegos de Ponce (Ponce Blind Asylum). As of 2020 the building sits abandoned.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518286