Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.

A Beaux Arts-style building, it was the first building made of reinforced concrete in the Arecibo area.

Edificio Oliver

It is located in the town center on the location of the former "King's House", the military garrison building built by the Spanish government in 1765. After 1868 that building became a courthouse, a police headquarters, and a public school then was demolished in 1913. The was built soon after in the corner location and was used both as a residence and for commercial purposes. It served also served as a foreign consulate.

Edificio Oliver

Edificio Oliver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Edificio Oliver

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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico

Beaux-Arts architecture in Puerto Rico

Government buildings completed in 1914

National Register of Historic Places in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

1914 establishments in Puerto Rico