Juana Rodríguez Morales House
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The Juana Rodríguez Morales House, in
Cayey Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north east of Salinas and north of Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east o ...
,
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, at 7 Nuñez Romeu St., is a
Spanish Creole A Spanish creole (), or Spanish-based creole language, is a creole language (contact language with native speakers) for which Spanish serves as its substantial '' lexifier''. A number of creole languages are influenced to varying degrees by th ...
-style townhouse built c.1850. It faces the plaza in the center of town. It was listed on the
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in 2005. It has also been known as the Espadi-Cervoni House. It was home of a wealthy family and is a good example of local vernacular style that is depicted in period paintings. With It is built of timber-frame construction, with mortise-and-tenon joints.


See also

* Creole architecture in the United States


References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Houses completed in 1850 National Register of Historic Places in Cayey, Puerto Rico 1850 establishments in Puerto Rico Creole architecture {{PuertoRico-NRHP-stub