Historic Structure Report: San Cristobal, NAHPC-1987: IV. A - Building Materials & Technologies

Crisson R and Yocum B. 1987. Historic Structure Report: San Cristobal, NAHPC-1987: IV. A - Building Materials & Technologies. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, North Atlantic Preservation Center. Boston, Massachusetts

San Juan National Historic Site in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which protects and interprets colonial-era forts such as Castillo San Felipe del Morro, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall. This report is a general analysis of building materials and technologies used during the different periods of construction at San Cristobal. Sources of information include historical documentation and investigation of the extant building fabric.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Crisson, Richard; Yocum, Barbara
Date of Issue
1987
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, North Atlantic Preservation Center
Units
SAJU , SER
Keywords
Castillo de San Cristobal, colonial era, colonialism, fort, fortification, officers' quarters, quarters
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 091724: Troops' Quarters

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