Edificio Alcaldia

The Edificio Alcaldia is a historic building in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The building was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega, then an architect of the Department of the Interior, with assistance of Francisco Garden.^[2] The Department of the Interior also built the building.^[2] In addition to serving as the City Hall, the facilities included government offices, the Municipal Jail, and a Medical Office.

Edificio Alcaldia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Location	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°22′53″N 65°57′27″W
Built	1930
Architect	Rafael Carmoega
Architectural style	Spanish architecture
NRHP reference No.	83004197[1]
RNSZH No.	2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 28, 1983
Designated RNSZH	February 3, 2000

It is a reinforced concrete and steel building, with bearing walls and major beams made of reinforced concrete. Joists for floors are steel. The building has a belltower with a small, reinforced concrete cupola with Spanish ceramic tiles.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.^[1][3] It was listed in part for its architecture, which is "in a style peculiar to the period in Puerto Rico. Reminiscent of traditional Spanish architecture, with motifs as varied as hanging moorish balconies on the one hand, and an austere Navarran portal on the other, the building is architecturally, one of the best in downtown Carolina."^[2]

The building was restored in 1992. It is currently the headquarters of the Cultural Development Program and the Tourism Office of the Municipality of Carolina. A new city hall was inaugurated in 1998.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Municipality of Carolina Planning and Budget Office, Municipality of Carolina (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edificio Alcaldia (Town Hall) - Carolina, P. R." National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1983
3. GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.