Later and Current Use
In 1956, the government of Puerto Rico expropriated most of the lands of Buena Vista, as a result of a new law to provide land to local farmers. Only 87 acres of land remained with the Vives, including the manor house and the water channel system. But even these were also acquired by the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico in 1984. In 1986, the Trust restored the hacienda to much of its past glory and turned it into a museum. It opened in 1987. The museum has operated continuously for 23 years. It is the only such museum in Puerto Rico. The coffee mill was entirely reconstructed, to its 1892 look. The Vives family rebuilt their coffee mill after 1928. The coffee mill was reconstructed, by the Trust, in 1988, to resemble the coffee mill of 1892.
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