Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44 | |
![]() Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44, in 2017 | |
Location | Calle Acosta No. 39, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 |
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Coordinates | 18°14′09″N 66°02′04″W / 18.23583°N 66.03444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1923 |
Architect | Antonin Nechodoma |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88000661[1] |
RNSZH No. | 2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1988 |
Designated RNSZH | December 21, 2000 |
The Logia Unión y Ampara No. 44, or Logia Masónica de Caguas is a masonic lodge located in Caguas, Puerto Rico which was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1988[2] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[3]
History and description
[edit]According to historians of freemasonry, somewhere between 1873 and 1875 the Logia Ampara had a member named Jose Ramos de Anaya who went on to serve as Grand Master from 1903 to 1904 in Puerto Rico.[4]
The privately owned lodge, designed by Antonin Nechodoma, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1988.[5] The lodge features a Greek Revival architecture style and is made of concrete. As of June 15, 1988 it still maintained its function as a meeting place for freemasons.[6][7]
Gallery
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Facade of Logia Union y Amparo No. 44 in April, 2017 with boarded up windows
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Annual Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1920. p. 105. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Miguel A. Pereira. "La Historia De La Logia". Respetable Logia union y Amparo #44 (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ United States National Park Service (1994). National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994: Cumulative List Through January 1, 1994. National Park Service. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-89133-254-1. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Logia Union y Amparo No. 44". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2021. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2021.