Cardona Residence

Historic house in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

United States historic place


Cardona Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Cardona Residence in 2017
18°25′45″N 67°09′17″W / 18.429120°N 67.154772°W / 18.429120; -67.154772
Area	260 m² (2,800 sq ft)^[1]
Built	1913
Architect	Manuel Gómez Tejera
Architectural style	Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.	85000040
Added to NRHP	January 2, 1985

The Cardona Residence (Residencia Cardona) is a historic house in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1913. It is "one of the most interesting and best preserved" houses in Aguadilla from its era.^[1]

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[2] In 2005 it was acquired as the new home of the Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean. It remains in use by the museum as of 2016.^[3]

Gallery

Residencia Cardona, 2014
Interior view of Residencia Cardona
Year when residence was built indicated on back of house

References

^ ^a ^b Bourdony, José (August 30, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Cardona Residence (PDF), retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ National Park Service (January 11, 1985), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 4, retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, official website (in Spanish)
Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)
Photo from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office
National Register of Historic Places photographic file

National Register of Historic Places in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Historic properties