The first building was built in the 1845 and was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918 . The original building housed the municipal offices , a jail , a telegraph station and the guard corps . The current city hall was built in 1926 . Its main entrance emphasizes itself with an imposing portico , and a tower with a clock . Its beautiful facade is of the neoclassical style , worthy to observe for its Corinthian capitals and its grecoroman columns . The architect was Carmoega and the Ing . Font Jiménez , it was built by Ignacio Flowers Lorenzo ; and Adriano González was the contractor of the work The Mayor that ordered the new city hall was Juan Rullán Rivera . It has great interior space . It is prodigal the height of its ceilings and the amplitude of the stairs that facilitate the double traffic . The parlors , rooms , offices and other services are benefited of the high dimension , environmental clarity and proliferation of vain
earthquake of 1918
1918 San Fermín earthquake
Mayagüez City Hall