Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Villavicencio Ancestral Home @ Taal, Batangas

The town of Taal in Batangas is a historic small town with a number of old Spanish colonial buildings. And Villavicencio Ancestral Home is one of them. It was the home of Doña Gliceria Marella de Villavicencio who was one of the heroic women who have contributed great sums of money and energy for the Philippine revolution. A statue in her honor is located at the corner of the street where her house is located.

Unlike other ancestral house in other parts of the country, Villavicencio House burst in bright colors. Its exterior is colored yellow and blue while its interior is painted with elaborate bright colors of red, orange, yellow, green and lot more. The ceiling is decorated with tin, embossed with floral motif while the walls showcase hand-painted canvass by Emilio Alvero. The most prized possession of the house is the Altar de Mesa located in the master's bedroom. Altar de Mesa is a collector's item and worth more than a million pesos.

Metal Crafted Gate


Old-Design of Tiled First Floor


Bed of the Old Times


Elegant Dining Table


Dong Ho Shooting Altar De Mesa


Two Stor(e)y of Beauty


Ceiling Art and Light


Lawstude's Mirror Shot


If you happen to like ancestral houses, you may want to check out some of my previous post like:

Manila Old Houses
Real de Acuzar in Bataan
Vigan Old Houses

I also would like to share this place to "My World" which shows amazing places around the world. To check out other entries, please click here. More of Taal, Batangas in my next posts.

25 comments:

  1. hi lawstude! merry christmas!
    this casa has got some cool history and the antique furnishings looks very intricate, even the tiled pattern on the floor. I love how they matched it up with different colors so that the place won;t look toooo old. ^0^

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  2. What a terrific post -- as always, Lawstude! Gorgeous, colorful captures of a truly stunning place! I always enjoy the history you include as it makes the photos even more interesting and beautiful!

    Have a wonderful week and a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  3. MAGNIFICO!!!!!!!
    How wonderful........I admired the fantastic culture-style-mix....absolutely stunning and tells many story!!!!
    Thanks so much for sharing thi great documentation!!!!!
    have a great day!
    ciao elvira

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  4. I feel like ive been there too after seeing Lantaw, Doms, and your photos! Wee! Ü

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  5. Great pics !! Love the bed and the stairay the best !! Sending you good tidings and some very loud Christmas Honks from Times Square NYC !! MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!

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  6. Marvelous pics. I love your style and the history is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. the house is opulent and the details are amazing. i just found my "dream house" :)

    happy holidays. may you and yours have the merriest christmas ever.

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  8. Wow. I truly appreciate individuals who try to preserve our culture. Great house but I will surely not fit into that bed . :) Merry Christmas!!!

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  9. stude, just passed by to say - Merry Christmas to you, bro!

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  10. oy sayang, we were in Taal last August. We could've checked this place out. Nice captures! Merry christmas!

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  11. I wish you a Merry Christmas & have a wonderful holiday.

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  12. Beautiful house with materiales fuertes :) Merry Xmas sa iyo bro :)

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  13. Nice shots Oman! One of the better heritage houses I've seen :D

    Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  14. ganda ng house. sana meron full shot ng exterior. anyway, maayong pasko bai :)

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  15. this is one beautiful bonggang bahay! love those tiles. my lola's house also has a similar kind of old tiles on the terrace. :)

    merry christmas!

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  16. That's a beautiful ancestral house and I love the cheerful colors. The Basilica in the post before this is also amazing. I love the way you got shots of it against the brillian blue sky.

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  17. Oh, how beautiful. How amazingly beautiful. I love your work and appreciate the effort that goes into these posts.

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  18. Great place and captures!
    Merry Christmas!

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  19. Lovely building. Thanks for the journey.

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  20. I so love Tall, baing the hometown of my mom.

    A blessed CHRISTmas to you and your family!

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  21. LS: Fun mirror photo, you always have such neat photos. That is a very colorful structure.

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  22. Caught in the act si Dongho. lol. I like the photo of Two Stor(e)y of Beauty.

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  23. Amazing site! Continue the useful posts.

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