Hacienda Santa Rita

Historic sugar plantation in Guánica, Puerto Rico

United States historic place


Hacienda Santa Rita
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

The main house of the hacienda in 2017
18°00′27″N 66°53′03″W / 18.007462°N 66.884302°W / 18.007462; -66.884302
Built	1800
Architect	Guinonez, Mariano
Part of	Yauco Battle Site
NRHP reference No.	84003147^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 5, 1984

Hacienda Santa Rita is located in the municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Casa Madre y Noviciado de las Hermanas Dominicas de Fatima and was built in 1800 by Don Mariano Quiñonez.^[2]

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

It consists of buildings of a former sugar plantation, Hacienda Desideria, including a main house and slave quarters.^[2]

During the Spanish–American War in 1898 the building was used by the Spanish military and then by the Americans. Generals Guy Vernor Henry^{[note 1]} and A. Garreston stayed at the house.^[2]

From 1953 on it was used by, and from 1962 owned by, the Dominican Order of Our Lady of Fatima. The main house has been used as a convent and novice house.^[2]

Notes

^ The reference states General Guy B. Henry stayed there. Assuming that is a typo, it was presumably Guy Vernor Henry, who soon became Governor of Puerto Rico.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Madre y Noviciado de las Hermanas Dominicas de Fatima". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with nine photos from 1983