Church San José of Gurabo

Church San José of Gurabo
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
San José of Gurabo Parish Church
Location	Santiago and Eugenio Sánches López Streets on the main town square of Gurabo
Coordinates	18°15′18″N 65°58′21″W
Built	1821
NRHP reference No.	84003142[1]
RNSZH No.	2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1984
Designated RNSZH	December 21, 2000

The Church San José of Gurabo (Spanish: Iglesia San José de Gurabo) is a historic Catholic parish church located in Gurabo Pueblo (downtown Gurabo) in the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico.^[2] The parish church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas.^[3]

The current church structure dates to 1821, and it was erected 6 years after the official founding of the municipality of Gurabo. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1984,^[4] and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Gurabo - Drawings". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
3. "Parroquia San José – Gurabo – Diócesis de Caguas, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
4. Marisa Gómez; Ester Cardona (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church San José of Gurabo". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2022. With accompanying seven photos from 1984
5. 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.

Further reading

• Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2023.