Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School

The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School (Spanish: Escuela Superior Vocacional Aguayo Aldea), popularly known as La Vocacional,^[2] is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century.^[3] The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.

Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Facade of the school in 2018
Location	Junction of San Juan and Principal Streets, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°13′56″N 66°1′49″W
Built	1939
Architect	Lizardi & Diaz Diez, Manuel Gonzales Seijo
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	87001311[1]
RNSZH No.	2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 4, 1987
Designated RNSZH	December 21, 2000

Although originally an elementary and intermediary school, La Vocacional became a high school in 1960. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1987, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000,^[4] and it still functions as a vocational school.^[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
3. "Nicolas Aguayo y Aldea". www.proyectosalonhogar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
4. 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.
5. "Caguas: Vocacional Nicolás Aguayo Aldea". EnciclopediaPR. Retrieved 2022-03-12.