More Heritage Houses

One thing I loved when I was living in the heart of town was that there was always some interesting old house to see along the way.  I don't enjoy that kind of treat anymore because where I live right now, the houses are mostly straight lines and concrete. I miss seeing these houses with their fancy grillwork and ventanillas, and all those little flourishes that hark back to a genteel era. Even when sometimes it's obvious they've seen better days, I still like to see them and imagine what life might have been like inside those houses during their glory days.

From Bayan up to Concepcion, aside from the VILLONGCO, BENEDICTO LUNA AND BORJA houses which I photographed previously, there are two more on General Luna Street and one a little off the corner of General Luna and Governor Pascual Avenue.


THE SINFOROSO PASCUAL HOUSE 1/   2/
On the right, before you get to the Iglesia ni Kristo Lokal ng Malabon, is the SINFOROSO PASCUAL House.  As is the common plight of most Malabon residences, the ground floor of this house has become much lower than street level simply because the street level has been raised so much.  You could probably stand on the street and shake hands with whoever is at the second floor window!

THE DIONISIO HOUSE
A little past the Iglesia on your left, you will find the DIONISIO HOUSE at the corner of General Luna and Sigwa Streets. Built around 1920, the house still looks very elegant. 

THE BUENAVENTURA HOUSE
You wouldn't know that the BUENAVENTURA HOUSE exists if you were not from the Concepcion area, because it's hidden behind a building on Governor Pascual Avenue.  But it's right there.  And I always get to admire it because whenever we park our car on General Luna Street across the old Lunasol Pharmacy, to get back to Governor Pascual Avenue we have to make a slight detour first to the street where this beautiful house is located.  That's why this is one detour I don't mind making!

1/  Corrigendum on August 2, 2010:  I first indicated the house as the Sinforoso Pascual House based on   http://wikimapia.org/15432464/Gov-Sinforoso-A-Pascual-Residence
which showed this particular house.  However, my friend Arch. Richard Bautista has corrected me, saying that this is the SINFROSO PASCUAL HOUSE.  "Sinforoso" Pascual and "Sinfroso" Pascual are apparently two different people.

2/ Note on September 12, 2010: Please see new comments below regarding the PASCUAL HOUSE.

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