Carpio Ancestral HouseCarpio Ancestral House is a Local Cultural Property - Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Province of Ilocos Norte (per Provincial Ordinance Nos. 049-2006 and 039-2009); Registered Property, Municipality of Paoay; Registered Property, Province of Ilocos Norte located at Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Region I.
A Spanish colonial architecture house with a wooden second floor (horizontal wood planks' lower floor is low as it might only been used as a storage space), it is the house of one of Paoay's most distinguished families. Most of members of the Carpio family are lawyers and judges, with former Supreme Court justice and now present ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales being the most accomplished. The house features original wooden flooring, capiz windows, ventanillas with wrought iron grills, and an external staircase towards its main entrance (presumed to be original).