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The School of Tropical Medicine was merged into the new school, and admitted its first class in August 1950. [2] On September 29, 1983, the building in which the School of Tropical Medicine was located was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [12] It was later added to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000 ...
Pages in category "Spanish Revival architecture in Puerto Rico" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Ladies Residence Hall of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (Spanish: Residencia de Señoritas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras), also known today as the Old Residencia de Señoritas Building, is a historic Henry Klumb-designed building and former female dormitory of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus (UPRRP). [1]
The need for a State Medical School led in 1950 to the creation of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine as part of the University of Puerto Rico System, thanks to efforts made by the lawyer and first president of the university, Jaime Benitez. It began with an enrollment of 52 students.
In 1966 the University of Puerto Rico organized the Medical Sciences Campus. Adán Nigaglioni Loyola was its first Chancellor in 1967. [2] In 1972 the building was constructed in the grounds of the Rio Piedras Medical Center, which now blanket the UPR School of Medicine, Specialized schools only in Puerto Rico and Pharmacy (1913), Dentistry (1957), Graduate School of Public Health (1970 ...
For Spanish Gothic, Renaissance, or Baroque Revival styles of architecture, see: Category: Spanish Revival architecture in the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
When the Spanish first arrived in Puerto Rico, they noted that the native Taino’s architectural structures were susceptible to decay. Subsequently (among other aspects of their society), Tainos were viewed as naive and inferior, and Spanish depictions of their structures tended to give them a more Neoclassical look (which was the basis of European architecture).
The house was built in 1906 during a transitional period in the history of architecture in Puerto Rico when the local adaptations of Spanish vernacular styles were transitioning into the Spanish Revival styles that was being imported from the United States and adapted into the tropical environments of the island. The house is well-preserved and ...