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United States Custom House (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
The U.S. Customs House or "Edificio Aduana" is a historic custom house building located at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. As of February 10, 1988, the building was owned by the U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C.James C. Massey, Exec. Vice Pres., and Shirley Maxwell, Associate, National Preservation Institute (National Building Museum) Washington, D.C. and the Federal Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Washington D.C.) January 7, 1988. In ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – U.S. Custom House, Ponce''. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Section 8, Page 11. Listing Reference Number 88000073. February 10, 1988. History It was built in 1838 to accommodate and lodge distinguished visitors that reached the port of Mayagüez. In 1898 the building became a custom house. It originally had two floors but the second story was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918. Its present architectoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle De La Candelaria (Mayagüez)
Calle de la Candelaria (Candelaria Street, formerly ''McKinley Street'') is the parallel street aside the Calle Méndez Vigo in the western Puerto Rico municipality of Mayagüez. It has a length of about 1.20 miles. The street is oriented west–east with traffic running one-way eastbound. At its start at Parque del Litoral begins running with one lane in west section, changing to two lanes in the middle section and finally one lane again after the road passes Mayagüez Main U.S. Post Office in downtown Mayagüez. In this street are located some of the most important historical places as: Edificio de la Aduana, Fundición Simón Carlo, Parque Suau, Correo Central de Mayagüez, Escuela David Farragut, Teatro Yagüez, Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos, Alcaldía de Mayagüez, Plaza Colón and Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria. History of the name The street is named after Virgin of Candelaria, honored as saint patron of Mayagüez. Its name was changed after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |