The Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo ( en, Church of Saint Charles Borromeo) is a historic church built in 1783, located on the plaza of
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is s ...
. It was listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1984.
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It is one of five churches with architecture designed by State Architect ]Pedro Cobreros
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.[ with ]
Description
The original church was built in 1783. An octagonal tower at the north was added in 1862, and another to the south in 1874. The facade was revised in 1887 according to plans designed by Cobreros. After the 1918 San Fermín earthquake the south tower was rebuilt, lower than before, and the facade was somewhat changed.apse
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covered by a groin vault
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rather than a dome or a barrel vault.[
It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.]
Gallery
Aguadilla Cathedral San Carlos.jpg, The church in 2006
Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo - Aguadilla Puerto Rico.jpg, The church in 2017
Aguadilla Plaza, Puerto Rico, 1910.JPG, The Aguadilla town plaza , with the church in the rear at right
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico
References
External links
San Carlos Borromeo Church on Geocities archive
National Register of Historic Places in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Roman Catholic churches in Puerto Rico
1783 establishments in New Spain
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1783
1780s establishments in the Spanish West Indies
18th-century establishments in Puerto Rico
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