Edificio Oliver

	Edificio Oliver
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
	Edificio Oliver in 2009
	Location of Arecibo and Edificio Oliver in Puerto Rico
Location	64 Calle José de Diego; Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°28′21″N 66°42′55″W / 18.472584°N 66.715239°W
Built	1914
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	86002764
RNSZH No.	2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1986
Designated RNSZH	December 21, 2000

Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.

A Beaux Arts-style building, it was the first building made of reinforced concrete in the Arecibo area.^[2]

It is located in the town center on the location of the former "King's House", the military garrison building built by the Spanish government in 1765. After 1868 that building became a courthouse, a police headquarters, and a public school then was demolished in 1913. The Edificio Oliver was built soon after in the corner location and was used both as a residence and for commercial purposes. It served also served as a foreign consulate.^[2]

Edificio Oliver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,^[1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Felix Julian del Campo and Hector Santiago (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edificio Oliver". National Park Service. with five photos from 1986
^ 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.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Felix Julian del Campo and Hector Santiago (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edificio Oliver". National Park Service. with five photos from 1986

[:02-3] 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.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
District	National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Buildings	Calle Gonzalo Marín No. 61 Casa Alcaldía de Arecibo Casa Córdova Casa de la Diosa Mita Casa Ulanga Corregimiento Plaza Theater Edificio Oliver Faro de Arecibo Federico Degetau Consolidated Rural School Gonzalo Marín 101 Palacio del Marqués de las Claras Franklin Delano Roosevelt Graded School
Structures	Cambalache Bridge Paseo Víctor Rojas
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico