The Syquia Mansion is a stone house or bahay na bato in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. The mansion is one of the oldest bahay na bato houses in Vigan. It now serves as a museum, displaying artifacts, including furniture and paintings, and exhibits about Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.
History
The mansion was built in 1830 by Justo Angco and was given as a
dowry on his daughter's marriage to Gregorio Syquia in 1875.
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Later on, the ownership of the mansion was passed to Alicia Syquia, the wife of Philippine President Quirino.
In 2022, a 7-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines, which damaged historical buildings in Vigan, including the Syquia Mansion. The earthquake destroyed some of mansion's walls and windows.
Architecture
Syquia Mansion follows the traditional stone house or bahay na bato structure, common during the time of Spanish colonization in the Philippines. It used stone, brick, and mortar for the ground floor and wood for the upper floor.[
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Recognition
Syquia Mansion received historical markers from the Philippines Historical Committee in 1951 and the National Historical Institute in 2002.
Gallery
File:Syquia Mansion salon.jpg|Living room
File:Syquia Mansion dining room.jpg|Dining room
File:Syquia Mansion Kitchen.jpg|Kitchen
File:Bedroom inside Syquia Mansion.jpg|Bedroom
Mansion Syquia PHC historical marker.jpg|PHC historical marker
Syquia Mansion NHI historical marker.jpg|NHI historical marker
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