Edificio Oliver

United States historic place


Edificio Oliver
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Edificio Oliver in 2009
18°28′21″N 66°42′55″W / 18.472584°N 66.715239°W / 18.472584; -66.715239
Built	1914
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	86002764^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1986

Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.

A Beaux Arts-style building, it was the first building made of reinforced concrete in the Arecibo area.^[2]

It is located in the town center on the location of the former "King's House", the military garrison building built by the Spanish government in 1765. After 1868 that building became a courthouse, a police headquarters, and a public school then was demolished in 1913. The Edificio Oliver was built soon after in the corner location and was used both as a residence and for commercial purposes. It served also served as a foreign consulate.^[2]

Edificio Oliver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Felix Julian del Campo and Hector Santiago (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edificio Oliver". National Park Service. with five photos from 1986