Mayagüez City Hall

Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez
Mayagüez City Hall is located in Puerto Rico
Mayagüez City Hall
LocationCalle Candelaria,
Plaza Colón, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°12′04.00″N 67°08′23.00″W / 18.2011111°N 67.1397222°W / 18.2011111; -67.1397222
Built1926
ArchitectArq. Carmoega and Ing M. Font Giménez
Architectural styleClassical Revival and Neoclasical
NRHP reference No.85003046
No parameter No.2003-25-(1-9) JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1977
Designated No parameterJanuary 24, 2003

The Mayagüez Municipal Assembly Hall (Spanish: Casa Consistorial de Mayagüez), more commonly known as the Mayagüez City Hall (Casa Alcaldia de Mayagüez), is the city hall and the headquarters of the executive branch of the Municipality of Mayagüez. It is located in front of the Colón Main Town Square facing the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral.

History

The first building was built in 1845 but was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918.[1] The original building housed the municipal offices, a jail, a telegraph station and the guard corps.[2]

The current city hall was built in 1926. Its main entrance consists of a portico and a tower with a clock.[1] Its façade was built in the Neoclassical style, classified as such because of its Corinthian capitals and its Greco-Roman columns.[1] The architects were Rafael Carmoega and engineer Font Jiménez, it was built by Ignacio Flores Lorenzo, and Adriano González was the contractor of the work.[1] The mayor who officially requested and authorized construction of the new city hall was Juan Rullán Rivera.[3] Numerous reception halls, workrooms, government offices and other public services are also situated in the building.[1]

  • Top portion of portico, the tower and clock at night
    Top portion of portico, the tower and clock at night

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Alvarez Cervela, José María (1983). La Arquitectura Clasica Actual en Mayagüez. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Antillian College Press. pp. 2–3.
  2. ^ Aguilo Ramos, Silvia (1984). Mayaguez: Notas para su Historia. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Model Offset Printing. p. 48.
  3. ^ "Genealogias Biografias e Historia del Mayagüez de Ayer y Hoy y Antologia de Puerto Rico"; by Martin Gaudier (Author); Pages: 382–383; Publisher: Imprenta "El Aguila", San German (1959); Language: Spanish


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