Don Francisco Pimentel Ancestral HouseDon Francisco Pimentel Ancestral House is a Registered Property, Municipality of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur located at Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, Region I.
Built around early 1900s at barrio Pandan (formerly known as Pulsot) by Don Francisco Alcain Pimentel who was born on October 10, 1877 to Don Nepomoseno and Cerapia Alcain. He was one of the Katipuneros who fought for our liberty during the Filipino-Spanish War and 2nd Lieutenant-Revolutionary Officer under the Tinio Brigade during the Filipino-American War.
Several years after the war, he was elected as Presidente Municipal (Mayor) of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur from 1925-1931 and 1934-1938. He got married to Doña Luisa Colas Baltazar. Since spouses Pimentel were childless, they adopted Teodoro Pichay Baltzar, the nephew of Doña Isang (Luisa) from her brother, Jose Colas Baltazar.
Prior to its present look, the roofing was a nipa; the windows were made out of wood and capiz (kulintipay); it has a massive wooden posts made out of heavy square timber columns or logs buried directly to the ground above the stone boulders to support the floor and roof beams; the flooring were also made out of narra usually one (1) to two (2) inches in thickness that was fixed to the floor joists; one (1) spacious sala; four (4) big rooms and a deep-well at their backyard as their source of potable water. Subsequently, the house was remodeled between late 1950s and early 1960s.
The next occupants were the Spouses Teodoro Pichay Baltazar and Rosalina Quitoriano Baltazar who got two (2) children namely Edwin (+) and Thelma (+). Later on, the family of Engr. Edwin Quitoriano Baltazar and Lilia Espiritu Baltazar (+) lived in this house and eventually migrated to United States of America (USA) with their three (3) children6. The house and the remaining properties of their family are inherited by Mrs. Lilia Espiritu vda. de Baltazar and her three (3) children.
At present, the house have three (3) rooms and one (1) comfort room upstairs while four (4) rooms and one (1) comfort rooms downstairs. This well-loved house is under the upkeep and maintenance of the family of Mrs. Virginia G. Quodala, a trustworthy member of the family who was personally raised in this house by the Baltazar-Pimentel Clan.