Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta

Coordinates: 18°13′54″N 66°08′42″W / 18.2318°N 66.1450°W / 18.2318; -66.1450
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Church Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta
The church building in 2017.
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta is located in Puerto Rico
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta
LocationPonce de León Street, Town Plaza of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°13′54″N 66°08′42″W / 18.2318°N 66.1450°W / 18.2318; -66.1450
Built1752
Architectural styleNo style listed
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.84003158
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando de Toa Alta), better known as the Church of San Fernando of Toa Alta (Iglesia San Fernando de Toa Alta), is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located in the main town square (plaza pública) of Toa Alta Pueblo, the administrative and historic center of the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.

The original church dates to 1752, but the building was remodeled in 1826. It is a prime example of the churches built from 1720 to 1820 in Puerto Rico that have a single nave covered with a barrel vault.[1] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on September 18, 1984. It is one of the 31 church buildings listed in the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office's Inventory of the Historic Churches, and part of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico MPS.[2]

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  1. ^ United States Department of Interior, National Park Service. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Church Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Fernando of Toa Alta".
  2. ^ National Park Service, NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS. "Church Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion y San Fernando of Toa Alta".