501 Norzagaray St., Castillo San Cristóbal, San Juan, Puerto Rico. County/parish: San Juan.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000930.
18 contributing buildings. 8 contributing sites. 57 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. This fortification system is the oldest European construction under United States jurisdiction and one of the oldest in the New World. This national historic site, together with La Fortaleza, have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518726