Plaza del Mercado de Manatí

Plaza del Mercado de Manati
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, in Manatí barrio-pueblo, Puerto Rico
Location	Quinones, Padial and Baldorioty Sts., Manati, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°25′45″N 66°29′37″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925 (1925)
Architect	Rafael Carmoega, Fidel Sevillano
Architectural style	Art Deco, Mission/ Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	88001303
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1988

Plaza del Mercado de Manatí is a historic marketplace building in Manatí, Puerto Rico. It was the first structure that tried to house under one roof, all the market functions that until 1925 were carried out in an open lot on Padial Street. This new typology was for meeting health and hygiene regulations introduced by the United States government. Constructing the building in the place of the original market helped preserve the continuity of uses and the commercial character of this part of Manatí barrio-pueblo, the downtown area of the municipality of Manatí.

The building, oriented from north to south, is located in the town square of Manatí and opens onto two streets. On Padial Street, the building is at the ground level but on Quiñones Street there is a 15 foot (4.6 m) difference, which required the construction of a monumental staircase. This difference in level allowed for the design of a basement which served as a warehouse and commercial space.

Gallery

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  Monument honoring Nuestros jíbaros (our farmers)
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  Plaza del Mercado de Manatí with its monumental staircase
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  The interior of the building which is now used as a (Center of Arts), Centro de las Artes
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  Plaque outside Plaza del Mercado de Manatí
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  Fountain on the corner of Plaza del Mercado

External links

• Media related to Plaza del Mercado de Manatí at Wikimedia Commons