Hacienda Santa Rita

Historic sugar plantation in Guánica, Puerto Rico

United States historic place

Hacienda Santa Rita

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones

The main house of the hacienda in 2017

Location of Hacienda Santa Rita in Puerto Rico

Nearest city| Guánica, Puerto Rico
Coordinates| 18°00′27″N 66°53′03″W﻿ / ﻿18.007462°N 66.884302°W﻿ / 18.007462; -66.884302
Built| 1800
Architect| Guinonez, Mariano
Part of| Yauco Battle Site
NRHP reference No.| 84003147[1]
RNSZH No.| 2000-(RO)-19-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| January 5, 1984
Designated RNSZH| December 21, 2000

Hacienda Santa Rita is located in the municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Casa Madre y Noviciado de las Hermanas Dominicas de Fatima and was built in 1800 by Don Mariano Quiñonez.[2]

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[3][1]

It consists of buildings of a former sugar plantation, Hacienda Desideria, including a main house and slave quarters.[2]

During the Spanish–American War in 1898 the building was used by the Spanish military and then by the Americans. Generals Guy Vernor Henry[note 1] and A. Garreston stayed at the house.[2]

From 1953 on it was used by, and from 1962 owned by, the Dominican Order of Our Lady of Fatima. The main house has been used as a convent and novice house.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ The reference states General Guy B. Henry stayed there. Assuming that is a typo, it was presumably Guy Vernor Henry, who soon became Governor of Puerto Rico.

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Casa Madre y Noviciado de las Hermanas Dominicas de Fatima". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with nine photos from 1983
3. ^ 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.

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National Register of Historic Places in Guánica, Puerto Rico

Historic properties|

* Faro de Guanica
* James Garfield Graded School
* Hacienda Santa Rita
* Yauco Battle Site

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Guánica, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico

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* VIAF

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