Cardona Residence
The Cardona Residence in 2017
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Location of Aguadilla and the Cardona Residence in Puerto Rico
Location55 Ramón E. Betances Street
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°25′45″N 67°09′17″W / 18.429120°N 67.154772°W / 18.429120; -67.154772
Area260 m2 (2,800 sq ft)[1]
Built1913
ArchitectManuel Gómez Tejera
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.85000040
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bourdony, José (August 30, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Cardona Residence (PDF), retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (January 11, 1985), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 4, retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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