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detail of window of Catalino Rodriguez house Historical marker. The Don Catalino Rodriguez House or today known as Villa Sariaya was built in the style of Bahay na Bato, a 19th-century townhouse. [4] A bahay na bato, literally translated as stone house, is characterized by stone or brick supported lower level and a hard wooden upper level. [5]
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 mansion.
The following lists down historic houses in the municipality of Santa Rita, Pampanga, Philippines. One of such houses is the Guanzon Ancestral House, or commonly referred to as Villa Epifania. Dubbed as the "Grand Old House of Santa Rita", Villa Epifania has been receiving attention due to alleged supernatural occurrences happening inside it ...
The Fernandez House, along Revellin street, was built sometime between the 1890s to the 1900s. The two-storey house is undergoing renovations. The house, reminiscent of a typical bahay na bato in the Philippines, has a first level of wood and bricks and a wooden second floor. Another noteworthy feature of the house is its original piedra china ...
Historical Marker Gala–Rodriguez House given by the National Historical Institute, May 14, 2008 The Gala–Rodriguez House, second receiving area at the 2nd floor. The Gala–Rodriguez mansion was built in the 1930s as Dr. Isidro Rodriguez' gift to his ailing wife, Doña Gregoria, who had long wished to have her dream house for their seven children.
The two-storey ancestral house has a mezzanine (entresuelo) on the ground floor. Board panels at the facade of the house were arranged horizontally, while the walls on the lateral part was made of reinforced concrete. Galvanized iron sheets were utilized as main roof and canopies, and eaves have cut-and-pierced metal coffers. [2]
Stones, Bricks, and Wood The Clarin Ancestral House is the residence of the Clarin family, a prominent family of politicians from Loay , Bohol , Philippines. It is arguably the most visited of all ancestral houses in Bohol, along with the President Carlos P. Garcia Heritage House in Tagbilaran .
In 1962 the house was opened to the public. It was the first ancestral house to be opened in the city. [1] The next house to do so was 30 years later. [5] Hofileña Ancestral House. The Hofileña Ancestral House has a historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on April 6, 1993. [6]