Washington Irving Graded School

Washington Irving Graded School
Washington Irving School in 2017
Washington Irving Graded School is located in Puerto Rico
Washington Irving Graded School
LocationJunction of Rodulfo González and Martínez de Andino streets in downtown Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°9′42″N 66°43′20″W / 18.16167°N 66.72222°W / 18.16167; -66.72222
Built1903
ArchitectCharles G. Post
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture
NRHP reference No.15000274
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2015

The Washington Irving Graded School (Spanish: Escuela Washington Irving) is a historic school located in Adjuntas Pueblo, the historic and administrative center of the municipality of Adjuntas in central Puerto Rico. The school was named after short-story writer Washington Irving, famous for works such as "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 due to its historic architectural importance.[1]

The 1903 school is a one-story, four-classroom, C-shaped, brick and masonry, Neoclassical flat-with-parapet-concrete-roofed building located one block southeast from the main town square of Adjuntas. This is the oldest school building in Adjuntas and one of the oldest school buildings in Puerto Rico, in addition to being one of the educational institutions built under the United States administration in the island.[2]

  1. ^ National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form copy".
  2. ^ United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places. "Washington Irving Graded School".