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Many later bahay na bato buildings adapted design styles,such as Art Deco during the latter era of American rule, and even through the postwar period of loose restoration. [2] The mixing of so many different architectural styles give the bahay na bato a distinct look that is reflective of the Philippines' unified cultures and society. [citation ...
Camiña Balay Nga Bato (lit. ' Stone House '), formerly known as Avanceña House, is a 159-year-old bahay na bato in the Arevalo district, Iloilo City, Philippines.It was built in 1865 and was designed by the first parish priest of Molo, Anselmo Avanceña, for Don Fernando Avanceña and his wife, Eulalia Abaja.
General Aniceto Lacson Ancestral House, is a fine example of a bahay-na-bato built in the 1880s. It's balcony has a panoramic view of the surrounding hacienda, as well as having its own chapel at ground level. He is the brother of Domingo Lacson Sr. and Don Mariano Lacson.
The Syquia Mansion is a stone house or bahay na bato in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.The mansion is one of the oldest bahay na bato houses in Vigan. It now serves as a museum, displaying artifacts, including furniture and paintings, and exhibits about Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.
The Vega Ancestral House is one of the earliest Transition bahay na bato-inspired structures still standing, having endured through various colonial periods of the Philippines for an estimated 200 years. The house is located in Poblacion, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.
Preserved examples of "bahay na bato" are also found in Taal, Batangas and Boac, Marinduque in southern Luzon, Iloilo, Iloilo and Carcar, Cebu in the Visayas, and Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. All these Architectures adorned Filipino Bahay kubo, Bahay na bato, Tsalet, churches, mid-rise and high-rise apartments before world war 2.
The Tana Dicang House, also known as Balay ni Tana Dicang, is a historic house in the Spanish colonial era bahay na bato style in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The house was named after its original female owner Enrica Lizares, nicknamed Dicang.
The Quema House portrays the design of a typical Bahay na Bato (literally, "house of stone") popular among the mestizo class. The roof has a steep pitch suggestive of traditional Chinese architecture. [1] The ground floor was used as storage and as a garage for horse-drawn carriages, while the living quarters were housed in the upper floor.