Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle San Mateo,Santurce, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Significance: The old rectory adjacent to Iglesia San Mateo de Congrejos was used as headquarters by General Abercromby during the 1797 British attacks on San Juan. Easily identified by its two short square towers and brick dome over the sanctuary, this Church is typical of the modest religious architecture throughout rural Puerto Rico. Of special interest are painted panels in the pendentives of the domes and on the walls of the Sanctuary, the "torno" (turn table), and speaking grill which allowed the Carmelite nuns to maintain the privacy of their vows.
Survey number: HABS PR-66
Building/structure dates: after 1700 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1897 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 1930 Subsequent Work