The Bahay na bato, the colonial Filipino house, followed the nipa hut's arrangements such as open ventilation and elevated apartments. During the 19th century, wealthy Filipinos built some fine houses, usually with solid stone foundations or brick lower walls, and overhanging, wooden upper story with balustrades and kapis shell sliding windows, and a tiled roof.

Padre Burgos HouseOriginal Location Burgos Street, Vigan City, Ilocos

SurPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1788Period of Construction Spanish Colonial Period (1521 –

1898Present Owner Insular Life Assurance Co.Present Use MuseumAdministered by National Museum, Vigan

Historical and Cultural Foundation, Inc.

Trivial Fact Became the residence of Padre Jose Apolonio Burgos of GOMBURZA

Casa ManilaOriginal Location Gen. Luna Street corner Calle

Real, Intramuros, ManilaPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached Urban HouseConstruction Date 1981Period of Construction Spanish colonial periodPresent Owner Intramuros AdministrationAdministered by Present Use MuseumTrivial Fact Three-story structure with a

façade of a commercial-residential building

Apolinario Mabini ShrineOriginal Location Front yard of Nagtahan residence

of the Ampil familyPresent Location Mabini Campus of the Polytechnic

University of the PhilippinesStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1800s, 1963 dismantled and

reconstructedPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner National Government of the

PhilippinesAdministered by Present Use MuseumTrivial Fact Became residence of Apolinario

Mabini in his adult years

Baldomero Aguinaldo ShrineOriginal Location Binakayan, Kawit, CavitePresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1906Period of Construction American Colonial PeriodPresent Owner National Government of the

PhilippinesAdministered by Present Use MuseumTrivial Fact Owned by Gen. Baldomero

Aguinaldo (a cousin of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo) who headed the Kawit Chapter of the KKK.

Syquia MansionOriginal Location Vigan City, Ilocos Sur (UNESCO

World Heritage Site)Present LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date Original house possibly 1740;

Improvements 1830; Added Extension 1901

Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Syquia, Quirino, Pacis and

Mendoza FamiliesAdministered by Syquia FoundationPresent Use MuseumTrivial Fact Became residence of Don Elpidio

Quirino and wife Doña Alicia Syquia y Jimenez

Casa LunaOriginal Location Ancheta corner Alcala Streets,

(Namacpacan) Luna, La UnionPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1700sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodOriginal Owner Santaromana familyPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Namacpacan was renamed Luna

in honor of Juan and Antonio Luna (revolutionary democrats) whose mother Laureana Novicio, was born in Namacpacan.

Sabino Santos HouseOriginal Location F.T. Reyes Street, Malolos,

BulacanPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1933Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Dr. Sabino SantosAdministered by Present Use ResidenceTrivial Fact Maestro de Obra is Alejandro

Yelab Caudal

Casa CandabaOriginal Location Candaba, PampangaPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1780s Reconstruction:2005Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodOriginal Owner Estanislao Reyes, 1941Present Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Built by prominent Reyes family

and hosted high officials and Spanish governor officials

Casa Jaen IOriginal Location Madrid and Peñarubio Streets,

Jaen, Nueva EcijaPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1900’sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Designed by Andres Luna de San

Pedro for the de campanilla lawyer Eugene Perkins

Casa BizantinaOriginal Location Madrid and Peñarubia Streets,

Binondo, ManilaPresent Location Las Casa Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1890sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodOriginal Owner Don Lorenzo del RosarioPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Designed by Catalan Architect

Joan Josep Jose Hervas y Arizmendi.

Casa HidalgoOriginal Location Corner Calle R. Hidalgo and

Callejon CarcerPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1890sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodOriginal Owner Rafael EnriquezPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Known for its distinctive iconic

columns and designed by Feliz Roxas y Arroyo, the Philippines’ first professionally trained architect.

Casa AlbertoOriginal Location Biñan, LagunaPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1700sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodOriginal Owner Don Jose AlbertoPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum, ResortTrivial Fact Became home of Don Alberto,

reputedly mid-19th century Laguna’s richest man and Philippine representative to Spanish parliament.

Casa De SegundaOriginal Location Lipa City, BatangasPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date Circa 1860; 1956 repaired after

the partial destruction of the house in 1945

Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Great-granddaughters of Segunda

Katigbak-LuzAdministered by Present Use MuseumTrivial Fact Became home of Segunda

Katigbak, first love of Dr. Rizal.

Agoncillo-Mariño HouseOriginal Location Taal, BatangasPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date Late 1870’sPeriod of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner National Government of the

PhilippinesAdministered by Present Use MuseumTrivial Fact Became home of Marcela Mariño

de Agoncillo, who made the national flag.

Casa VillavicencioOriginal Location Taal, BatangasPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1850Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Villavicencio familyAdministered by Present Use Museum / ResidenceTrivial Fact Home of Don Eilalio and wife

Gliceria, one of the richest couples in Taal and were staunch nationalists.

Villavicencio-Marella House

Original Location Taal, BatangasPresent LocationStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1870Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Joven-Villavicencio FamilyAdministered by Present Use Museum / ResidenceTrivial Fact Called “The Wedding Gift House”

by Don Eulalio Villavicencio y Marella to Doña Gliceria Marella y Legaspi.

Casa UnisanOriginal Location Unisan, QuezonPresent Location Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,

Bagac, BataanStructure Type Single Detached HouseConstruction Date 1839Period of Construction Spanish Colonial PeriodPresent Owner Las Casas Filipinas de AcuzarAdministered by Present Use Museum; ResortTrivial Fact Built by Don Antonio Maximo and

first bahay na bato in Quezon.

Source: Philippine Heritage Homes: A Guidebook

by Maria Cristina V. Turalba, Jaime C. Laya, Martin I. Tinio Jr.

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