Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas
#225 Calle del Parque near Parada 23

Architecture in the Arts District

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The Arts District has some of the best architecture in the Caribbean ranging from late 1800's classical buildings to 1900's Spanish revival, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Tropical Prarie houses, Art Modern and Art Deco to the Barcelona school of Modernisimo.

There is a large inventory of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikipedia has a page that includes many Santurce building mixed in with San Juan listings or listed separately as Miramar listings.

Click here for Wikipedia's listing of Hational Register of Historic Places in Metropolitan San Juan, Puerto Rico

I'll add links to several sites with information on the district and eventually list each of the buildings.

I'll also add links on some of the most famous architects such as Antonin Nechodoma who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright prior to his work in Puerto Rico.  There is a very good site with extremely rare photos of the Georgetti Mansion which was located on the corner of Ponce de Leon and Calle Hipodromo near stop 20 and Central High School.

Click here for Antonin Nechodoma: A Photo Study

The Architects' Society ( Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas - CAAPP) is located in a historic house at #225 Calle del Parque near Parada 23.  Go to the corner with First Bank and BBVA (across from Teatro Arriví). Walk for about 5 minutes and you'll find the house just before the parking garage for San Jorge Children's Hospital.

Click here for Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas (Español)

Santurce also has an amazing collection of Art Deco within walking distance of Ponce de Leon Ave. While we start to accumulate information, please see the website of the Puerto Rico Art Deco Society. 

Click here for the Puerto Rico Art Deco Society