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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Church San Miguel Arcangel of Utuado
| image = ParoquiaSanMiguelArcangelAug2007.jpg
| caption = The church in 2007.
| location = Dr. Barbosa Street in the town square (plaza) of [[Utuado, Puerto Rico]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|18.2653105|-66.6991435|region:PR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Puerto Rico
| built = 1872
| architecture = [[Spanish Colonial architecture|Spanish Colonial]]
| added = December 10, 1984
| refnum = 84000447
| designated_other1_name = [[Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones|Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones]]
| designated_other1_color = #fa7070
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_number = 2000-(RC)-22-JP-SH
| designated_other1_abbr = RNSZH
| designated_other1_date = March 15, 2001
}}
The '''Church of Saint Michael the Archangel of Utuado''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel de Utuado'') is a historic [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] parish church located in [[Utuado barrio-pueblo|Utuado Pueblo]], the administrative and historic center of the municipality of [[Utuado, Puerto Rico]]. The church is listed in the [[Inventory of the Historic Churches of Puerto Rico]], the [[Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones]] and the [[National Register of Historic Places|United States National Register of Historic Places]] due to its architectural and historical significance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |first=NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS |date=1984 |title=Church San Miguel Arcangel of Utuado |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84000447 |website=npgallery.nps.gov}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cardona |first=Ester |last2=Gómez |first2=Marisa |date=July 1984 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/85d6efb3-43b0-4568-80e6-7e5589e91e18 |website=npgallery.nps.gov}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO |first=JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |date=December 7, 2022 |title=REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |url=https://jp.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/REGISTRO-OFICIAL-DE-SITIOS-Y-ZONAS-HISTORICAS-DESIGNADAS-Rev.-DIC-2022.pdf |website=jp.pr.gov}}</ref>
The church was designed in 1866 by [[Onofre Llorapart]] and built in stages between 1872 and 1878 in the main town square (''plaza pública'') of Utuado, on its east-facing block that it currently shares with the parish house (''casa parroquial'') and its adjacent Catholic school. This urban setting is highly traditional of the historic downtowns ([[Pueblos in Puerto Rico|pueblos]]) of Puerto Rico. The exterior and façade of the building showcase the traditional [[Spanish Colonial architecture]] of the 19th-century contemporary churches of Puerto Rico with elements inspired in [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] and [[Neoclassical architecture]]. With the exception of routine renovations and the removal of the Renaissance-style side pillars and arcades of the church in 1965, the building is well preserved and has never suffered from integrity-endangering modifications.<ref name=":0" />
== Gallery ==
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File:SanMiguelArcangelAug2007.jpg|2007
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File:78SanMiguelArcangelSmall.jpg|2016
</gallery>
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File:SanMiguelArcangelMural.jpg|alt=
File:PuertaSanMiguel Arcangel.jpg|alt=
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico]]
== References ==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico}}
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Neoclassical architecture in Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1872]]
[[Category:Spanish Colonial architecture in Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Utuado, Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in insular areas of the United States]]
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