Seventeen ancestral homes from all over the Philippines have been conserved by their owners and turned into historical spots to be enjoyed by the public.
Ancestral houses [via Esquire Philippines]
Esquire magazine listed the 17 heritage houses that have been saved for their historical value and repurposed into hotels, museums, restaurants, and the likes, to be profitable.
- La Casita Mercedes, Makati City
Pre-war residence repurposed into a bed and breakfast - Dycaico Ancestral House, Angeles City, Pampanga
Now the home to Chef Sau’s 25 Seeds Restaurant, a multi-purpose hall with a rural bank and tutorial center - Cafe Apolonio, Bustos, Bulacan
Formerly the Casa Apolonio of the 1850s, the café serves Filipino and Spanish cuisine - Camalig Restaurant, Angeles, Pampanga
Grain depot for 100 years before being repurposed into a restaurant that offers the classic family recipe of Armando’s Pizza - 1335 Mabini, Mabini, Ermita, Manila
Originally the Casa Tesoro vacation house that is now a contemporary art gallery - Casa Vallejo, Upper Session Road, Baguio
1900s Boutique Hotel, one of the oldest, and main tourist attractions with a restaurant, cinematheque, spa, and bookshop - The Henry Hotel, Manila
Formerly a compound of over five houses that used to be the home to a Filipino-Chinese business owner and his family in the 1940s, is now home to a hotel, the Avella Art Gallery, and fashion design house of Jojie Lloren - Limbaga 77, Quezon City
A former 1940s-style home is now a restaurant on Timog - Paradores del Castillo, Taal, Batangas
Spanish-American home built in 1900s now turned to a luxury hotel, bed and breakfast - The Mansion, Silay City, Negros Occidental
The house of Adela Ledesma built in 1920, is now a café and artist space - Cafe 1925, Silay City, Negros Occidental
The city’s heritage bakery, a coffee house that seats around 10 to 20 people - La Planta Hotel, Bais City, Negros Oriental
The former power plant is now converted into a 17-room hotel - Plaza Central Inn and Halaran Plaza Hotel, Roxas City, Capiz
Houses turned into Heritage district hotels - Sans Rival Bistro in Dumaguete
First floor of the ancestral home of Trinidad “Tita Trining” Teves-Sagarbarria, the founder of Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries, who popularized silvanas and sans rival - Claude's Le Cafe de Ville, Davao City
The Oboza Heritage House of 1929 turned into French café - McDonald's, Plaza Rizal, Zamboanga City
The 1928 neo-classic building for the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China now holds branches for McDonald's and Western Union - Hacienda Don Juan, Glan, Sarangani
Barrio house transformed into a restaurant and mini museum
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