Casa de los Ponce de León

The Casa de los Ponce de León is a historic house in San Germán, Puerto Rico. It is possibly the oldest residence in use in Puerto Rico. Its most famous resident was the poet Lola Rodriguez Ponce de León.^[1]

Casa de los Ponce de Leon[a]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location of San Germán and the house in Puerto Rico
Location	13 Dr. Santiago Veve Street San Germán, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°04′56″N 67°02′42″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial
Part of	San Germán Historic District[3] (ID94000084)
NRHP reference No.	83002295
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1983

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[2]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in western Puerto Rico
• List of the oldest buildings in Puerto Rico

Notes

1. The house's name is presented here without the accent on "León" in conformance with the usage in the house's National Register nomination form^[1] and announcement of listing.^[2]

References

1. Tió, Aurelio (January 4, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Casa de los Ponce de Leon (PDF), retrieved February 2, 2016.
2. National Park Service (March 15, 1983), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 51, retrieved February 2, 2016.
3. González Mendoza, Juan R.; Vega Lubo, Ramonita; García Goyco, Osvaldo; Maza, Doris (September 1993), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Germán Historic District (PDF), retrieved February 2, 2016.

External links

• Summary sheet from the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (in Spanish)