Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School

The Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School (Spanish: Escuela Superior Vocacional Aguayo Aldea), popularly known as La Vocacional,[2] is a historic school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, named after Nicolás Aguayo Aldea, a Puerto Rican writer and politician from the 19th century.[3] The Art Deco building dates to 1939 and was designed by architects Lizardi & Díaz Diez.

Aguayo Aldea Vocational High School
LocationJunction of San Juan and Principal Streets, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°13′56″N 66°1′49″W
Built1939
ArchitectLizardi & Diaz Diez, Manuel Gonzales Seijo
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.87001311[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1987

Although originally an elementary and intermediary school, La Vocacional became a high school in 1960. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1987, and it still functions as a vocational school.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. "Nicolas Aguayo y Aldea". www.proyectosalonhogar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. "Caguas: Vocacional Nicolás Aguayo Aldea". EnciclopediaPR. Retrieved 2022-03-12.


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