Roosevelt Tower

University of Puerto Rico Roosevelt Tower and Quadrangle
University of Puerto Rico Tower
Roosevelt Tower is located in Puerto Rico
Roosevelt Tower
LocationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°24′10″N 66°03′01″W / 18.402843°N 66.050242°W / 18.402843; -66.050242
Built1937
ArchitectRafael Carmoega, William Schimmelpfenning
Architectural styleSpanish Revival
NRHP reference No.84003174[1]
RNSZH No.2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984
Designated RNSZHFebruary 3, 2000

Roosevelt Tower (officially: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower, Spanish: Torre Franklin Delano Roosevelt), more popularly known as La Torre, is a 173.54 feet (52.89 m)[2] clock tower located above the main entrance to the Baldorioty de Castro Building in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The tower is also referred to as El Faro (The Lighthouse) and it is considered a symbol of the University of Puerto Rico and of higher education in Puerto Rico.[3] The tower, along with the main historic quadrangle in campus, have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984,[4] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones since 2000.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Torre Franklin Delano Roosevelt". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "La Torre UPR: el faro de Puerto Rico – Universidad de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  5. ^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.