Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School, Guayama

Name: Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School
Address: Guayama, Puerto Rico

#6 among attractions in Guayama

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The Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School is a historic school building in Guayama, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1908, during a period when schools were gaining importance as civic institutions in Puerto Rico. Its simplified Neoclassical design emphasized this shift, and it became a prototype for a generation of school construction on the island. It additionally signifies a transition in construction technologies from wood to concrete. In 1987, architect Jorge Rigau observed that the building had survived in a nearly unaltered state, a rarity among schools of its era. ()

Coordinates: 17°58'55"N, 66°6'42"W

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Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, Casa Cautiño, Punta de las Figuras Light, Aguirre State Forest.

~1270 ftN
Church
Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, Guayama
7 min walk • The Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua is a historic, Roman Catholic parish church in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The parish was erected in 1736 and the first church building completed no later than 1775. The original appearance of the building is unknown, but some of the eighteenth century walls may survive in the present structure.
~1510 ftN
Architecture, Fountain, History museum
Casa Cautiño, Guayama
8 min walk • Casa Cautiño is a house museum in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The museum collection, administered by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, include works of art, wood carvings, sculptures and furniture built by Puerto Rican cabinetmakers for the Cautiño family. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
4.6 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Punta de las Figuras Light
118 min walk • Punta de las Figuras Light is an historic lighthouse located in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. It was first lit by the Spanish government in 1893. The light was relocated in 1938, and the structure was deactivated and abandoned. During World War II, the lighthouse was used as a lookout. After the U.S.
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Aguirre State Forest
118 min walk • The Aguirre State Forest is a 2,393-acre nature reserve on the south coast of Puerto Rico and one of the commonwealth's 20 state forests. It mainly consists of mangroves and floodplain forests, and it borders the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Aguirre State Forest is owned and administered by Puerto Rico.
0.4 miSW
Ruins
Ingenio Azucarero Vives, Guayama
12 min walk • The Ingenio Azucarero Vives, also known as Hacienda Vives, is a historic sugar mill complex with ruins of windmill and a processing building, in Barrio Machete of Guayama, in southern Puerto Rico. Sugarcane was ground by the windmill and the extracted juice was further processed in the processing building, by slaves.
1.4 miN
Bridge
Cayey Bridge, Guayama
37 min walk • The Cayey Bridge, also known as Puente de Cayey, is an iron lateral lattice girder bridge in Puerto Rico that was built in 1891. It brings Puerto Rico Highway 15 over the Guamaní River.

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Which popular attractions are close to Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School?

Nearby attractions include Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, Guayama (7 min walk), Casa Cautiño, Guayama (8 min walk), Ingenio Azucarero Vives, Guayama (12 min walk).

Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School, Guayama

Facts and practical information

Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, Guayama

Casa Cautiño, Guayama

Punta de las Figuras Light

Aguirre State Forest

Ingenio Azucarero Vives, Guayama

Cayey Bridge, Guayama

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Eleuterio Derkes Grammar School?