Maria Ledesma Golez Heritage HouseMaria Ledesma Golez Heritage House is a Heritage House, NHCP; Registered Property, Province of Negros Occidental; Registered Property, Silay City located at Silay City, Silay City, Region VI.
Marker Text:
Maria Ledesma Gomez Ancestral House
This is a heritage house pursuant to Board Resolution No. 3 dated April 6, 1993 of the National Historical Institute of the Republic of the Philippines.
Year Unveiled: 1993
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A townhouse that has a living space on the upper floor and the commercial space on the lower floor. It has art deco details in the archways and door entrance with classical motifs like masques and lion heads.
Purchased by the Silay Branch of Republic Commercial Banking Corporation in 1992, the house was restored and was ready for occupancy by 1993. The house is an excellent example of architectural reuse. The lower floor of the house which was rented out to shops has been renovated to house a bank. The bank’s interior, though new, is done in a style consonant to the general design of the house.
Heritage Features: The residence is planned as a town house which combines living space on the upper floor with commercial spaces on the lower floor. Art Deco elements, especially in the archways, and the corner entrance and Classical motifs;masques and caryatid and lion heads decorate the house.
Source: https://heritageconservation.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/maria-ledesma-golez-house-silay-city/