Last 25 May 2014 our group, Kapitbahayan sa Kalye Bautista Inc, were offered a free tour of the place courtesy of Jam Acuzar, (one of our good benefactors , whose father - Jerry Acuzar, conceptualized the heritage themed resort).
When the rest arrived, we decided to join the walking tour after lunch, with Mr. Dexter Manansala as our tour guide.
Walking on cobbled streets amidst rows of centuries-old heritage houses at the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is like going through time and space warp. There are around 27 authentic stone houses from the 19th century all of which are hiding intriguing stories of love, lust, and betrayal during tumultuous periods of our country's history. From what I've learned from my History I class during college, a stone house was equated with wealth as most people lived in wooden houses or "bahay kubo". So basically this is like getting VIP access to the life, times and "chismis" of the creme de la creme of society during the Philippine's heydays.
According to tour guide - Dexter, each and every wall in Las Casas Filpinas harbors a different story.
He explained that these heritage houses were painstakingly transferred from their original locations in different parts of the country and carefully restored by the resort's in-house artists.
Here some of the photos during the tour inside the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
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Sungká is a popular traditional board game. The board is a carved length of wood called a sungkahan and the game involves moving shells or pebbles around the pits carved into the board.
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Constructed in 1867, the Casa Quiapo is a bahay na bato designed by Felix Roxas y Arroyo, first Filipino to practice architecture during the Spanish Colonial Period.
Casa Quiapo formerly know as Enriquez Mansion in Quiapo, Manila and this mansion is use to be a School of Fine Arts of University of the Philippines which is the first school of fine arts in the Philippines back then. But the house eventually faced abandonment and became a bowling center, a dormitory, a space for sex live shows, and even an abortion clinic.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is an open-air museum and heritage park in Bagac, Bataan, Philippines.
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Its own by José "Gerry" Acuzar the man behind the New San Jose Builders, he started to rebuild Spanish mansions in Bagac in 2003.Each house was dismantled brick by brick, numbered, transported to his property in Bagac, reassembled in the same order, and then restored. Houses were chosen based on their historical, cultural and architectural value. Acuzar bought houses which were in a state of neglect, from the owners, and in some cases also purchased the lot where the mansions stood.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar contains 30 heritage houses, namely Casa Baliuag 1 (built in 1898; owned by the Vergel de Dios family), Casa Baliuag 2 (owned by a Gonzalez), Casa Cagayan, Casa Candaba (built in 1780, owned by the Reyes family), Casa Lubao(built in 1920; owned by the Arastia and Vitug families), Casa Mexico, Casa Luna (owned by the Novicio family), Paseo de Escolta, Casa Bizantina (built in 1890), Casa Meycauayan (built in 1913 by the Escota family), Casa Unisan (built 1839), Casa Hidalgo (built in 1867 own by the Rafael Enriquez) and Casa Biñan (Alberto House).
Special thanks to Jam Acuzar and Acuzar family for the invitation to visit the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
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When the rest arrived, we decided to join the walking tour after lunch, with Mr. Dexter Manansala as our tour guide.
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| Dexter explaining the history of the Casa Calamba |
He explained that these heritage houses were painstakingly transferred from their original locations in different parts of the country and carefully restored by the resort's in-house artists.
Here some of the photos during the tour inside the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
One of the amenities inside the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Sungká is a popular traditional board game. The board is a carved length of wood called a sungkahan and the game involves moving shells or pebbles around the pits carved into the board.
Discussing some hidden secret stories behind this casa.
Final group shoot of KKB with the background of Casa Quiapo.
Constructed in 1867, the Casa Quiapo is a bahay na bato designed by Felix Roxas y Arroyo, first Filipino to practice architecture during the Spanish Colonial Period.
Casa Quiapo formerly know as Enriquez Mansion in Quiapo, Manila and this mansion is use to be a School of Fine Arts of University of the Philippines which is the first school of fine arts in the Philippines back then. But the house eventually faced abandonment and became a bowling center, a dormitory, a space for sex live shows, and even an abortion clinic.
About Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is an open-air museum and heritage park in Bagac, Bataan, Philippines.
Its own by José "Gerry" Acuzar the man behind the New San Jose Builders, he started to rebuild Spanish mansions in Bagac in 2003.Each house was dismantled brick by brick, numbered, transported to his property in Bagac, reassembled in the same order, and then restored. Houses were chosen based on their historical, cultural and architectural value. Acuzar bought houses which were in a state of neglect, from the owners, and in some cases also purchased the lot where the mansions stood.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar contains 30 heritage houses, namely Casa Baliuag 1 (built in 1898; owned by the Vergel de Dios family), Casa Baliuag 2 (owned by a Gonzalez), Casa Cagayan, Casa Candaba (built in 1780, owned by the Reyes family), Casa Lubao(built in 1920; owned by the Arastia and Vitug families), Casa Mexico, Casa Luna (owned by the Novicio family), Paseo de Escolta, Casa Bizantina (built in 1890), Casa Meycauayan (built in 1913 by the Escota family), Casa Unisan (built 1839), Casa Hidalgo (built in 1867 own by the Rafael Enriquez) and Casa Biñan (Alberto House).
Special thanks to Jam Acuzar and Acuzar family for the invitation to visit the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
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