De Luxe Florida | |
 De Luxe Caribe 2017 | |
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| Location | Highway 642, km 11.1 Florida, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°27′35″N 66°15′42″W / 18.45972°N 66.26167°W |
| Built | 1958 |
| Architect | René O. Ramírez |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000935 |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 2012 |
De Luxe Florida Manufacturing Plant (Spanish: Fábrica de Fomento De Luxe Florida), also known as the De Luxe Caribe Inc. Building (Edificio De Luxe Caribe Inc.), is a historic factory building located in Florida, Puerto Rico. The building was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2012 as it is a prime example of the early prototypes for manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico.[1]
The factory consists of plant number T-0472-0-58 and its addition labeled T-0472-0-66, which integrate the best-known and most successful manufacturing plant of the municipality of Florida. This is one of three prototypical buildings at a small-sized industrial park located northeast of town, alongside Road PR-642, Kilometer 11.1. The L-shaped plant was designed by architect René O. Ramírez, one of Puerto Rico's earliest and most decisively Modern architects. Built in steel and concrete, with an A-frame supported above concrete beams and columns, the property embodies key stylistic considerations pertaining to the Modern Movement in architecture. The De Luxe Florida/Caribe still incorporates all key components identifiable with the manufacturing building as originally designed and built.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "De Luxe Florida".
- ^ United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF).
