El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra

The Puerta de Tierra Phalanstery (Spanish: Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra), simply known as El Falansterio and originally known as the Puerta de Tierra Tenement Group Project A,[1] is a historic district and Art Deco public housing building complex from 1937 located in the Puerta de Tierra sub-district of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra
Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra, 1984
El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra is located in Puerto Rico
El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra
Location206 O'Donnell Street in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°27′48″N 66°5′47″W / 18.46333°N 66.09639°W / 18.46333; -66.09639
Built1937
ArchitectJ. Ramírez de Arellano
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.84003166
RNSZH No.2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1984
Designated RNSZHFebruary 3, 2000

The district is located in the eastern section of the Islet of San Juan, close to the Capitol of Puerto Rico, and it is bounded by the Manuel Fernández Juncos Avenue to the south, San Juan Bautista Street to the east, and the del Tren and Matías Ledesma Streets to the north and west, respectively.[2] The construction was a New Deal investment from the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration with funding from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.[3]

The building complex today serves as a public condominium owned by Condominio del Falansterio, Inc. and has been listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places since April 4, 1984,[2] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones since 2000.[4]

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  1. ^ "El Falansterio - Puerta de Tierra, San Juan PR". Living New Deal. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. ^ a b National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra". Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. ^ "El Falansterio-San Juan". www.puertadetierra.info. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.