Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School | |
Location | Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets, Caguas, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°13′56″N 66°1′49″W / 18.23222°N 66.03028°W |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Lizardi & Diaz Diez, Manuel Gonzales Seijo |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 87001311 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 4, 1987 |
The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School ( Spanish: Escuela Superior Vocacional Aguayo Aldea), popularly known as La Vocacional, [2] is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century. [3] The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.
Although originally an elementary and intermediary school, La Vocacional became a high school in 1960. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1987, and it still functions as a vocational school. [4]
Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School | |
Location | Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets, Caguas, Puerto Rico |
---|---|
Coordinates | 18°13′56″N 66°1′49″W / 18.23222°N 66.03028°W |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Lizardi & Diaz Diez, Manuel Gonzales Seijo |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 87001311 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 4, 1987 |
The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School ( Spanish: Escuela Superior Vocacional Aguayo Aldea), popularly known as La Vocacional, [2] is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century. [3] The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.
Although originally an elementary and intermediary school, La Vocacional became a high school in 1960. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1987, and it still functions as a vocational school. [4]