It was built in 1838 to accommodate and lodge distinguished visitors that reached the port of Mayagüez . In 1898 the building became a Custom House . It originally had two floors but the second story was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918 . Its present architectonic line is from the year 1924 , being the work of engineers Huiguera and Besosa , being its architect Mr. Rafael Carmoega . On September 30 , 1981 it was declared a Historical Building of the United States
earthquake of 1918
1918 San Fermín earthquake
United States Custom House (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)