Museum and cultural center in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
United States historic place
Casa Alonso is a house museum and cultural center in Vega Baja Pueblo, the historic downtown of the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] The house is also known as Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso, administered by the municipality of Vega Baja.[3]
It is a two-story wood and masonry "neoclassical vernacular style" residence. It was lived in successively by Soliveras, Otero, and Alonso families, of sugar plantation wealth.[2]
Gallery
Casa Alonso from José Julián Acosta Street
Sign for the Museo Casa Alonso in Vega Baja Pueblo.
Casa Alonso museum dedication plaque.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Leonardo Santana Rabell, Luis de la Rosa, Hector Abreu, and Karen Gonzalez Jensen (August 5, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Alonso". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) with four photos from 1995 - ^ "Museo Casa Alonso". Municipio Autónomo de Vega Baja (in Spanish). 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
External links
- National Park Service Images
- Museum information
- Article about the museum