Sagrado Corazón and Monteflores are situated on the highest of Santurces' 5 hills, Monteflores, which reaches a height of 23 meters (75 feet), and enjoys amazing vistas and breezes, its borders are Borinquen Avenue to the south, Ponce of León Avenue and San Jorge Street to the west, Tapia Street to the east and to the north San Mateo Street and Eduardo Conde Avenue (Old Seboruco Road) bordering the Villa Palmeras subbarrio.
This area was urbanized in the first decades of the twentieth century with residences that belonged to the privileged families of the time and is rich in architectural styles. Renowned architect Antonín Nechodoma located his residence in Monteflores and some residences designed by him are still in the area.
Unique French-style neoclassic architectural characteristics of the University of the Sacred Heart (Universidad del Sagrado Corazón) where the residence of Pablo Ubarri, Count of Santurce, was located also abound along with Puerto Rican adaptations of Victorian architecture, there are also homes in the "tropical" U.S influenced Mission Revival, French-gothic, Spanish Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and several apartment structures of the "Art Deco" periods in Bouret street.[2]
Nowadays. modern high rise apartment buildings dot the area. Sagrado Corazón station is the starting point of the "Tren Urbano" (Urban Train). Various bus lines (guaguas) operate in the area as well.
^Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
^(in Spanish) Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica, (1988) (Spanish)
^"A Street Art Tour of Santurce". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
BibliographyEdit
Puerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspective Author; Carol F. Jopling - (1988)The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. ISBN0-87049-543-7 / ISBN0-87049-763-4
October 21, 2023
sagrado, corazón, monteflores, santurce, sagrado, corazón, 44194, 05944, 44194, 05944, monteflores, 43972, 05639, 43972, 05639, contiguous, neighborhoods, with, similar, characteristics, formerly, known, alto, ubarri, part, santurce, subbarrios, sagrado, coraz. Sagrado Corazon 18 26 31 N 66 03 34 W 18 44194 N 66 05944 W 18 44194 66 05944 and Monteflores 18 26 23 N 66 03 23 W 18 43972 N 66 05639 W 18 43972 66 05639 are two contiguous neighborhoods with similar characteristics formerly known as the Alto de Ubarri and part of Santurce s 40 subbarrios Sagrado Corazon measures 0 34 km 345 472 m with a resident population of 1 646 while Monteflores measures 0 17 km 172 397 m with a resident population of 1 657 both as of the 2000 United States Census 1 Sagrado Corazon MontefloresSubbarrioOrange house at intersection of Calle Jordan and Ave Manuel Fernandez Juncos in Sagrado CorazonLocation of Sagrado Corazon within the District of SanturceLocation of Monteflores within the Barrio of SanturceCommonwealth Puerto RicoMunicipalitySan JuanBarrioSanturcePopulation Total3 303 combined Source 2000 United States Census Sagrado Corazon train stationSagrado Corazon and Monteflores are situated on the highest of Santurces 5 hills Monteflores which reaches a height of 23 meters 75 feet and enjoys amazing vistas and breezes its borders are Borinquen Avenue to the south Ponce of Leon Avenue and San Jorge Street to the west Tapia Street to the east and to the north San Mateo Street and Eduardo Conde Avenue Old Seboruco Road bordering the Villa Palmeras subbarrio This area was urbanized in the first decades of the twentieth century with residences that belonged to the privileged families of the time and is rich in architectural styles Renowned architect Antonin Nechodoma located his residence in Monteflores and some residences designed by him are still in the area Unique French style neoclassic architectural characteristics of the University of the Sacred Heart Universidad del Sagrado Corazon where the residence of Pablo Ubarri Count of Santurce was located also abound along with Puerto Rican adaptations of Victorian architecture there are also homes in the tropical U S influenced Mission Revival French gothic Spanish Colonial Revival Prairie School and several apartment structures of the Art Deco periods in Bouret street 2 Nowadays modern high rise apartment buildings dot the area Sagrado Corazon station is the starting point of the Tren Urbano Urban Train Various bus lines guaguas operate in the area as well Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 BibliographyGallery Edit nbsp Tren Urbano station in Sagrado Corazon nbsp Santurce es Ley is a law that allows people to paint murals on buildings Here is a mural in Sagrado Corazon 3 See also Edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalList of communities in Puerto RicoReferences Edit Puerto Rico 2000 Population and Housing Unit Counts in Spanish Cangrejos Santurce Authors Anibal Sepulveda Jorge Carbonell Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR Oficina Estatal de Preservacion Historica 1988 Spanish A Street Art Tour of Santurce Discover Puerto Rico Retrieved 3 October 2020 Bibliography EditPuerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspective Author Carol F Jopling 1988 The University of Tennessee Knoxville ISBN 0 87049 543 7 ISBN 0 87049 763 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sagrado Corazon Monteflores Santurce amp oldid 1081028755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
