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The báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo of the Christianized lowlanders, known for its use of masonry in its construction ...
A large bahay kubo with walls made of thatch, c. 1900. The Filipino term báhay kúbo roughly means "country house", from Tagalog.The term báhay ("house") is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay referring to "public building" or "community house"; [4] while the term kúbo ("hut" or "[one-room] country hut") is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu, "field hut [in rice fields]".
Ancestral houses of the Philippines. Ancestral houses of the Philippines or Heritage Houses are homes owned and preserved by the same family for several generations as part of the Filipino family culture. [1] It corresponds to long tradition by Filipino people of giving reverence for ancestors and elders. Houses could be a simple house to a ...
Rizal Shrine Calamba. The Rizal Shrine in Calamba (Filipino: Museo ni José Rizal Calamba) is a reproduction of the original two-story, Spanish-colonial style house in Calamba, Laguna where José Rizal was born on June 19, 1861. [1] Rizal is regarded as one of the greatest national heroes of the Philippines. [2]
Kapitan Moy Building, also known as Cultural Center of Marikina situated in Marikina, Metro Manila, the Philippines, is the 200-year-old house of Don Laureano Guevarra (July 4, 1851 – December 30, 1891), known as the founder of the Marikina shoe industry. Also known as Kapitan Moy, he served as capitan municipal in the former municipality.
Aguinaldo's house is a mansion over 14,000 square feet (1,300 m 2) in floor area designed by Aguinaldo himself. [2] The house features secret passages and hiding places for documents and weapons and is filled with antique furniture and decorated throughout with motifs of the Philippine flag and other national symbols.
Gala–Rodriguez Ancestral House. On May 14, 2008, the two-storey Gala–Rodriguez house was declared by the National Historical Institute of the Philippines as one of the three heritage houses in Sariaya, due to its notable historical and cultural significance. [1] Designed by Dr. Juan Nakpil in the early 1930s, it was owned by one of the most ...
Vega Ancestral House. The Vega Ancestral House is one of the first Transition bahay na bato -inspired houses that has remained standing after witnessing different colonial periods of the Philippines through its estimated 200 years of existence. The house is located in Poblacion, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. Its sculpted wooden atlases, known ...