Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Calle Villa No. 135, Ponce, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Ponce.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 29, 1987. NRIS 87001822.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce

From Wikipedia:

Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce

The Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce (English: First United Methodist Church of Ponce. Officially, Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church) was the first structure erected in Puerto Rico by the celebrated architect Antonin Nechodoma. Constructed in 1907, the building houses a Methodist congregation and is located on Villa street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The structure was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 29 October 1987.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518602