Bahay Nakpil

I have to admit Ive been an Irresponsible student. I went to Bahay nakpil on my only free day which was yesterday but unfortunately the museum is close during mondays. So we knocked (my mom and I) asked for permission and was luckily granted except for I wasnt able to take pictures of each room.

Short History(source:http://bahaynakpil.org/home/)

BAHAY NAKPIL-BAUTISTA, an architecturally significant historical Philippine site, stands at the heart of Quiapo, Manila on a colonial era street now named after its famous resident, Dr. Ariston Bautista, who built this house with his wife Petrona Nakpil in 1914 on the site of a previous Nakpil house

Features


Locks
Its locks were maintained and preserved over time.
One of the caretaker said that its because its so hard to find a similar lock these days

Windows
they have similar window design/railings with a square shape on top for accent decoration

support/foundations

   looks like a y-shaped foundation of the structure. I really dont know what its called.

Stairs and staircase design
with the stairs made from the finest wood with single design.

with a Azulejo landing

Doors
they have a single design of the door with a high or tall height of ceiling and high and wide doors.

Each piece of wooden walls have an opening with a design above

bahay nakpil has maintained its beauty over time while the structures near them didnt.We've managed to take a small time of the kids living there(or the caretakers of the house) they said it took them a lot of courage(well probably because they said they saw ghosts in the area) and effort to maintain its beauty. Maintenance is important since an architectural structure like this  reminds us on how Spaniards influenced Filipinos and a good example on how architecture evolved through time from a simple dwelling to spanish type house to todays modern minimalist houses.