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Casa Blanca, San Sebastian Street (West End), San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR
Summary
Significance: Casa Blanca was built as a residence and fort for Juan Ponce de Leon and his family, although de Leon died in an expedition to Florida without ever getting to occupy the structure. He was the first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico and the founder of the first community on the island. It subsequently was occupied by members of the Spanish army and later American generals. Beyond its historical associations, the structure also has significance as a museum of 16th and 17th century artifacts.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N104
Survey number: HABS PR-106
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000930
Tags
Date
1500 - 1600
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Behrens, Tom, transmitter
Location
Valle de San Juan, 19.06287, -98.14081
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
