Architectural, Cultural sights in San Germán
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Casa de Lola Rodríguez de Tió House
Built in 1843 in a neoclassical criollo style and said to be an excellent example of local 17th-century domestic architecture, this house is said to be the most continually occupied residence in the town. Its most famous resident was a 19th-century poet and patriot named Lola Rodríguez de Tió, who was exiled in the 1860s for her revolutionary activities. Lola’s mother was a descendant of Ponce de León. The house is supposed to act as a museum, but is often closed. Phone ahead.
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La Casona
The beguiling yellow and blue Spanish-colonial building that dominates the north side of Plaza Francisco Mariano Quiñones is La Casona, a mid-19th-century townhouse that was once the meeting place for an elite San Germán social group known as the Círculo de Recreo. In more recent times it has served as a cultural center and a shop. At the time of research it was undergoing refurbishments.
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Casa Perichi
Situated on the main drag, Casa Perichi is a 1920s estate that's been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. Its eclectic architectural style featuring wraparound balconies and decorative wood trim has been called 'Puerto Rican ornamental artisan.' It's not currently open for public viewing.
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Museo y Casa Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano
Another eclectic house, built in 1903, this building is home to the local art and history museum, Museo y Casa Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano. Rooms are dedicated to different subjects, such as Taíno artifacts, religious curios like an old confessional booth, and colonial furniture.
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