Francisco Baylon HouseFrancisco Baylon House is a Registered Property, City of Biñan, Laguna located at Biñan City, Laguna, Region IV-A.
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This bahay-na-bato is noticeably taller than most of the houses along its streets, or any house in town during its time. The rather conservative character of the house’s exterior aesthetics finds a visual focal point in the main entrance decorated with pediments and flanked by windows with rejas na buntis on both sides. It may be safe to say that what it lacks in depth, (as the house is rather shallow compared to the other houses of its type) was compensated in height. This may be attributed to the house’s dual function as a bodega and a residence.
Bodega houses where a practical resolution for hacienderos and land managers to keep a close watch of their sugar and grain inventory which where precious commodities. Don Francisco Baylon, its owner, belonged to the upper middle class of Biñan during this time and was a land manager. Hence, the need for a huge storage of rice, sugar and other agricultural produce “right under his nose”.