Casa de la Diosa Mita

The Casa de la Diosa Mita (in English, the House of the Goddess Mita) was a house located in Arecibo barrio-pueblo in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The house itself is unique because of its Beaux-Arts architectural design, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1988.

Remains of the Casa de la Diosa Mita in 2017

Casa de la Diosa Mita
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Casa de la Diosa Mita in 2017
Location	251 Fernandez Juncos St., Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	88000966[1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1988

The NRHP registration form states that in the future the NRHP record should be updated to reflect its significance because of who lived there. A self-professed goddess lived there. When she was living in this house in 1940, Juanita "Mita" García Peraza declared herself to be God and began the Mita Congregation, which continues to this day with its headquarters in Puerto Rico and chapters in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Spain and the Dominican Republic.

By 2017 the house was in ruins and what remains is a shell of the structure.

References

1. "NRHP Registration Form" (PDF). Agencias PR. US Dept of the Interior. Retrieved 1 July 2019.