Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz

Masonic building in Yauco, Puerto Rico

United States historic place

Significant dates

Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones


18°01′55″N 66°50′54″W / 18.03194°N 66.84845°W / 18.03194; -66.84845
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
Built by	Jesus Emmanuelli
Architect	André Troublard
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	88000684^[1]
RNSZH No.	2001-(RS)-23-JP-SH
Added to NRHP	June 9, 1988
Designated RNSZH	May 16, 2001

The Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz, on Avenida José C. Barbosa in Yauco, Puerto Rico, is a stuccoed masonry building constructed in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,^[1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.^[2]

It is Classical Revival in style, designed by French architect André Troublard and built by master builder Jesus Emmanuelli.^[3]

Also known as Logia Masónica, it served as a meeting hall.^[3]

It is probably the earliest built and oldest surviving purpose-built Masonic building in Puerto Rico.^[3]

André Troublard also designed the Casa Franceschi Antongiorgi, also in Yauco and listed on the National Register.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Héctor F. Santiago (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Logia Masonica Hijos de la Luz". National Park Service. Retrieved January 29, 2021. With accompanying eight photos
^ Hidden Cultural Treasures of Puerto Rico: Historic treasure in the "town of Corsicans" in Puerto Rico (Report). July 27, 2011.