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{{short description|Building listed on the US National Register of Historic Places located in Manatí, Puerto Rico}}
{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Plaza del Mercado de Manati
  | nrhp_type = 
  | image = Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (3).jpg
  | caption = Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, in Manatí barrio-pueblo, Puerto Rico
  | location= Quinones, Padial and Baldorioty Sts., Manati, Puerto Rico
  | coordinates = {{coord|18|25|45|N|66|29|37|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Plaza del Mercado de Manati|display=inline,title}}
  | locmapin = Puerto Rico
  | built = {{Start date|1925}}
  | architect = Rafael Carmoega, Fidel Sevillano
  | architecture = Art Deco, Mission/ Spanish Revival
  | added = August 19, 1988
  | area = less than one acre
  | refnum = 88001303<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
}}
'''Plaza del Mercado de Manatí''' is a historic marketplace building in Manatí, Puerto Rico. It was the first structure that tried to house under one roof, all the market functions that until 1925 were carried out in an open lot on Padial Street. This new typology was for meeting health and hygiene regulations introduced by the United States government. Constructing the building in the place of the original market helped preserve the continuity of uses and the commercial character of this part of Manatí barrio-pueblo, the downtown area of the municipality of Manatí.

The building, oriented from north to south, is located in the town square of Manatí and opens onto two streets. On Padial Street, the building is at the ground level but on Quiñones Street there is a {{convert|15|foot}} difference, which required the construction of a monumental staircase. This difference in level allowed for the design of a basement which served as a warehouse and commercial space.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=88001303}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Plaza del Mercado de Manati |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |accessdate=August 25, 2020}} With {{NRHP url|id=88001303|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (4).jpg|Monument honoring {{lang|es|Nuestros jíbaros}} (our farmers)
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (7).jpg|Plaza del Mercado de Manatí with its monumental staircase
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (6).jpg|The interior of the building which is now used as a (Center of Arts), {{lang|es|Centro de las Artes}}
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (5).jpg|Plaque outside Plaza del Mercado de Manatí
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí, Puerto Rico (2).jpg|Fountain on the corner of Plaza del Mercado
</gallery>

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[[Category:Retail markets]]



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