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The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel of Utuado ( Spanish: ''Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel de Utuado'') is a historic
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parish church located in Utuado Pueblo, the administrative and historic center of the municipality of
Utuado, Puerto Rico Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west ...
. The church is listed in both the Inventory of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico and the United States National Register of Historic Places due to its architectural and historical significance. The church was designed in 1866 by Onofre Llorapart and built in stages between 1872 and 1878 in the main town square (''plaza pública'') of Utuado, on its east-facing block that it currently shares with the parish house (''casa parroquial'') and its adjacent Catholic school. This urban setting is highly traditional of the historic downtowns (
pueblos The Puebloans or Pueblo peoples, are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Currently 100 pueblos are actively inhabited, among which Taos Pueblo, Taos, San Ildefonso ...
) of Puerto Rico. The exterior and façade of the building showcase the traditional Spanish Colonial architecture of the 19th-century contemporary churches of Puerto Rico with elements inspired in
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and
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. With the exception of routine renovations and the removal of the Renaissance-style side pillars and arcades of the church in 1965, the building is well preserved and has never suffered from integrity-endangering modifications.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico is along the central mountain region, from Las Marías and Maricao in the central-west to Juncos in the central-east, including the slopes of the Cordillera. Names of pl ...


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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Neoclassical architecture in Puerto Rico Roman Catholic churches completed in 1872 Spanish Colonial architecture in Puerto Rico Utuado, Puerto Rico 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in insular areas of the United States {{PuertoRico-church-stub