The Rafael Acevedo House (
Spanish: ''Casa Rafael Acevedo''), also called the Mirella Acevedo Sanes House (''Casa Mirella Acevedo Sanes''), is a historic residence located in the town of
Isabel Segunda, the largest settlement in the
Puerto Rican island-municipality of
Vieques. It was designed and built in 1900 by Pedro Peterson, a local engineer and master builder. The residence was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1994 for being the best-preserved hipped-gable house in Vieques and for being a superb example of the vernacular trends that represent the result of different architectural imports from the
British and
French West Indies
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* The two overseas departments of:
** Guadeloupe, ...
into the
Spanish Caribbean
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.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Houses completed in 1900
Vieques, Puerto Rico
1900 establishments in Puerto Rico
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