Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Viejo San Juan | |
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Historic district | |
Aerial view of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Old San Juan | |
| Nickname: La Ciudad Amurallada (The Walled City) | |
Satellite image of Old San Juan within San Juan Antiguo alongside Santurce | |
Location of Old San Juan within San Juan Antiguo shown in yellow and San Juan shown in light grey | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′59″N 66°6′37″W / 18.46639°N 66.11028°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | San Juan |
| Established | 1521 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST (no daylight saving time)) |
| ZIP codes | 00901-02 |
| Area code | 787, 939 |
| Subbarrios (sub-wards) | Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, Puerta de Tierra, San Cristóbal, San Francisco |
| Website | www |
| Official name | La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | vi |
| Designated | 1983 (7th session) |
| Reference no. | 266 |
| Region | The Americas |
Old San Juan Historic District | |
| Area | NW triangle of the islet of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Former name | San Juan Historic Zone |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001553 (original) 12000465 (increase) 13000284 (landmark) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1972 |
| Boundary increase | July 30, 2012 |
| Designated NHLD | February 27, 2013 |
Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the islet of San Juan in San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and the historic colonial district of the city of San Juan. This historic district is a Puerto Rico Registered Historic Zone and a National Historic Landmark District, Old San Juan Historic District, and is also listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Several historical buildings and structures, particularly La Fortaleza, the city walls, and El Morro and San Cristóbal castles, have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1983.
Historically the mixed-use commercial and residential real estate in the main streets of Calle Cristo and Calle Fortaleza from Calle Tanca to the Governor’s Mansion is the most valuable in the area and it has kept its value and increased steadily through several years despite the past economic turmoil.