Casa de los Ponce de Leon[lower-alpha 1]
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Location of San Germán and the house in Puerto Rico
Location13 Dr. Santiago Veve Street
San Germán, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°04′56″N 67°02′42″W / 18.082168°N 67.045126°W / 18.082168; -67.045126
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural styleColonial
Part ofSan Germán Historic District[3] (ID94000084)
NRHP reference No.83002295
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1983

The Casa de los Ponce de León is a historic house in San Germán, Puerto Rico. It is possibly the oldest residence in use in Puerto Rico. Its most famous resident was the poet Lola Rodriguez Ponce de León.[1]

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2]

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Notes

  1. The house's name is presented here without the accent on "León" in conformance with the usage in the house's National Register nomination form[1] and announcement of listing.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Tió, Aurelio (January 4, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Casa de los Ponce de Leon (PDF), retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (March 15, 1983), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 51, retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. González Mendoza, Juan R.; Vega Lubo, Ramonita; García Goyco, Osvaldo; Maza, Doris (September 1993), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Germán Historic District (PDF), retrieved February 2, 2016.
  • Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)


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