Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol | Ang Kapitolyo ng Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte MarkerIlocos Norte Provincial Capitol | Ang Kapitolyo ng Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Local Cultural Property - Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Province of Ilocos Norte (per Provincial Ordinance Nos. 049-2006 and 039-2009); Registered Property, Province of Ilocos Norte located at Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Region I.
Standing with honor and grace, the provincial capitol in Ilocos Norte marks a historic achievement as it reaches a hundred years old this year.
Established in 1918, the provincial capitol serves as the seat of the government of Ilocos Norte and continually brings quality services and assistance to the Ilokanos after its complete inauguration in 1924.
Former named Doña Aurora Park in honor of President Manuel Quezon’s wife, this box-life edifice welcomes anyone who enters the province with its warm and pristine white Corinthian pillars in the main entrance.
With rich story of Ilokano genuineness and architectural grandeur, the capitol building speaks of imperial dominance as its style is greatly inspired by American colonial structures.
Before it became the official figure of provincial power, the area where it is established is a former headquarters of the United States Army during the American regime in 1900.
Now, the provincial capitol sits at the heart of Ilocos Norte as it beats for Ilokano identity, character, and rapid development of life.
Its front lawns are decorated regularly with eye-catching design that suits to what the province celebrates- may it be fiesta, Halloween, and Yuletide season.
Any Ilokano can truly notice how the capitol exists to bring life and progress as Ilocos Norte continues to attract millions of tourists every year.
Apart from its booming tourism, the capitol takes pride with its wise and great leaders who seated and ran the province.
Former governors such as Antonio Raquiza (1955-1957), the present House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas (1988-1998), and incumbent governor Imee Marcos (2010) contributed massively in making the province known and heard in the national and international landscape.
Its century-year-old capitol building will be recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) as a historical landmark in Ilocos Norte.
Just like the resilience of Ilokanos, the capitol building remains strong and tough for the next one hundred years. (JNPD/MJTAB PIA-1, Ilocos Norte)
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Marker Text:
Kapitolyo ng Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte
Itinayo ayon sa disenyo ni Ralph Harrington Doane at sa pangangasiwa nina Jose Paez at Tomas Mapua, 1917–1925. Nilisan ni Gobernador Roque Ablan at ipinagpatuloy ang pamahalaang panlalawigan sa kabundukan ng Maananteng, Solsona, Ilocos Norte nang dumating ang Hukbong Hapon sa Laoag, 12 Disyembre 1941. Nabawi ng 15th Infantry, United States Army Forces in the Philippines–Northern Luzon, 13 Pebrero 1945. Isinaayos, 1957, at pinasinayaan ni Pangulong Carlos P. Garcia, 27 Disyembre 1958. Pinasinayaan ang panandang pangkasaysayan na ito kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng ika-200 anibersaryo ng pagkatatag ng lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte, 1818–2018.
Date Unveiled: March 2, 2018