Casa Roig Museum

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Casa Roig

| nrhp_type =

| image = Casa Roig en Humacao, Puerto Rico.jpg

| caption = Casa Roig in 2020

| alt =

| location = 66 Antonio López Street
Humacao, Puerto Rico

| coordinates = {{coord|18.147971|-65.824867|region:PR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin =

| map_caption = Location of Humacao and the Casa Roig in Puerto Rico

| map_alt = Locator map

| area =

| built = 1920

| restored = 1984{{citation | author = University of Puerto Rico | author-link = University of Puerto Rico | date = n.d. | title = Museo Casa Roig | url = http://www.upr.edu/museos-2/museo-casa-roig/ | language = Spanish | accessdate = January 5, 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106035532/http://www.upr.edu/museos-2/museo-casa-roig/ | archivedate = January 6, 2016 }}.{{citation | author1 = National Park Service | author1-link = National Park Service | author2 = National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers | date = n.d. | title = Casa Roig | work = Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary | url = http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/prvi/pr9.htm | accessdate = January 5, 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151006204004/http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/prvi/pr9.htm | archivedate = October 6, 2015 }}.

| architect = Antonin Nechodoma

| architecture = Prairie School

| added = November 17, 1977

| refnum = 77001550

| nocat = yes

| designated_other1_name = Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones

| designated_other1_color = #fa7070

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_number = 2000-(RE)-18-JP-SH

| designated_other1_abbr = RNSZH

| designated_other1_date = May 16, 2001

}}

The Casa Roig Museum is a historic house museum and gallery in Humacao, Puerto Rico. It was designed as a residence for the wealthy sugar planter Antonio Roig by the prominent Czech architect and Puerto Rico resident Antonin Nechodoma (1877–1928{{citation | last = Marvel | first = Thomas S. | date = 1994 | title = Antonin Nechodoma, Architect, 1877-1928: The Prairie School in the Caribbean | publisher = University Press of Florida | publication-place = Gainesville | oclc = 28891109 | isbn = 978-0-813-01269-8 }}.) and built in 1920.

Description

Casa Roig was built in the Prairie School style in 1920. The house has a cruciform plan, has two floors and a basement. It is made of concrete and wood and decorated lavishly with stained glass and mosaics. The design follows the Prairie House School style of the architect Louis Sullivan, but especially the unique style of the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959).{{cite web | title=Casa Antonio Roig, 66 Calle Antonio Lopez, Humacao, Humacao Municipio, PR | website=The Library of Congress | url=https://www.loc.gov/item/pr1527/ | access-date=2020-07-08}}

The house was inhabited until 1956. From then on it remained closed until August 13, 1977, when the heirs of Antonio Roig donated the residence to the University of Puerto Rico who adopted the mission to restore and preserve the structure. The work of restoration was carried out by the architects Otto Reyes and Tom Marvel over a period of 10 years. Casa Roig opened its doors to the public in 1989 and since then has served as a physical footprint and testimony of the Prairie School style adapted to the Caribbean, and as a center for cultural diffusion. Casa Roig is considered among the best works of Nechodoma and is the only residential structure built by Nechodoma which still remains complete.{{Citation | last1 = Tarr | first1 = A. | date = December 1976 | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Casa Roig | url = {{NRHP url|id=77001550}} | accessdate = January 9, 2016 | format = PDF }}.

The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977,"Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", {{federal register|44|7416}} (February 6, 1979), at p. 7581. and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones on May 16, 2001.{{Cite web |last=GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO |first=JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |date=December 7, 2022 |title=REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |url=https://jp.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/REGISTRO-OFICIAL-DE-SITIOS-Y-ZONAS-HISTORICAS-DESIGNADAS-Rev.-DIC-2022.pdf |website=jp.pr.gov}}

The museum's roof sustained damages when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017.{{cite web | title=Abandonado y en peligro el Museo Casa Roig de Humacao | website=PR Art NEWS | date=19 January 2020 | url=https://www.puertoricoartnews.com/2020/06/abandonado-y-en-peligro-el-museo-casa.html | language=es | access-date=13 June 2020}}

Gallery

Casa Roig 2 - Humacao Puerto Rico.jpg|Casa Roig in 2010

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.upr.edu/museos-2/museo-casa-roig/|name=Museo Casa Roig on UPR Website}} {{in lang|es}}
{{NRHP url|id=77001550|title=National Register of Historic Places photographic file|photos=y}}
[http://www.puertorico.com/museums/casa-roig/ Article about Casa Roig] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616045625/http://www.puertorico.com/museums/casa-roig/ |date=2017-06-16 }}

Category:Historic house museums in Puerto Rico

Category:Art museums and galleries in Puerto Rico

Category:Contemporary art galleries in the United States

Category:Museums in Humacao, Puerto Rico

Category:University museums in Puerto Rico

Category:Houses completed in 1920

Roig Museum

Category:Prairie School architecture

Category:University of Puerto Rico

Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico

Category:1920 establishments in Puerto Rico

Category:Museums established in 1989