Picó Pomar Residence

Picó Pomar Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of Coamo and the house in Puerto Rico
Location	Corner of Mario Braschi and Jose I. Quintón Streets Coamo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°04′49″N 66°21′25″W / 18.080239°N 66.356947°WCoordinates: 18°04′49″N 66°21′25″W / 18.080239°N 66.356947°W
Built	1840
Architect	Camprabi,Jose
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial-Neoclassical
NRHP Reference #	88000961[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1988

The Picó Pomar Residence, also known as Coamo Historic Museum, is a Spanish Colonial Neoclassical architecture building built in 1840, and is located on the main plaza of Coamo, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

It was purchased in 1863 by Don Clotilde Santiago, another merchant from Mallorca, who expanded it. During the late 1800s it was one of Puerto Rico's "most active and important import-export merchandise distribution centers and the most important in the south-central region of Puerto Rico." The business exported coffee, tobacco, and sugar, and imported manufactured goods from the U.S. and Europe.

It was later purchased by Coamo's Municipal Government and transformed into a museum.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Picó Pomar Residence / Coamo Historic Museum" (PDF). National Park Service. with five photos from 1987

External links

• Explore the Amazing Collection at Coamo Museum, at The Puerto Rico Channel
• Bienvenidos a Coamo, including two photos of building
• Information from the National Park Service