▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁The ▁Z ap ater ▁home , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁represents ▁the ▁cri ol lo ▁town house ▁typ ology . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁Z ap ater ▁residence ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁P once ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁families , ▁including ▁the ▁Cla us ells , ▁D ap ena , ▁Z ap ater , ▁and ▁Ros aly ▁families . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁designed ▁by ▁Bl as ▁Silva . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁The ▁museum ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁exhibition ▁h alls . ▁It ▁show cases ▁facts , ▁documents , ▁objects , ▁and ▁re lic s ▁of ▁P once ' s ▁history , ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁including ▁its ▁intellectual , ▁political , ▁social , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁economic ▁aspects . ▁It ▁also ▁covers ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁art istic ▁development ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁music , ▁the ater , ▁opera , ▁literature , ▁and ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁exhib its ▁are ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁eth nic ▁cult ures ▁that ▁influenced ▁southern ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁culture , ▁such ▁as ▁Spanish , ▁African ▁and ▁non - Europe an ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁The ▁permanent ▁exhib its ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁The ▁first ▁exhibition ▁hall ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁land