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10 mar 2021 · Fortunately for history and architecture buffs, many of the homes built by the province’s most eminent families still stand. Some of these heritage houses have even been adapted into museums and retail space. Spend the day navigating the streets and exploring the heritage homes in Silay and Talisay. Here are a few of the historical buildings ...
11 lip 2011 · Its streets, sandwiched by elegant ancestral houses, make for a good sightseeing trail. Thirty one of these houses have been named as historical landmarks, making Silay is the second “museum city” in the Philippines, after Vigan, Ilocos Sur .
More than 30 ancestral homes, built between the late 19th century and early 20th century, have been officially recognized as Heritage Houses by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) within the Silay City Heritage Zone.
7 maj 2021 · Silay City’s ancestral houses are just some of the most popular ones. Officially listed and certified by the National Historical Institute and the National Commission for Culture and Arts as heritage houses, Silay’s ancestral houses are taken with utmost care, both maintained by local residents along with the help from the local government.
The Balay Negrense (Hiligaynon for Negrense House), also known as Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House, is a museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental in the Philippines, showcasing the lifestyle of a late 19th-century Negrense sugar baron.
The Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, also known as the Bernardino Jalandoni House, located along Rizal Street, Silay City, in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, is the original residence of the late Don Bernardino and Doña Ysabel Jalandoni.
Due to its collection of well preserved ancestral houses, Silay is sometimes called as the Paris of Negros. It is next to Vigan, Ilocos Sur to be declared as a museum city. The ancestral houses are located close to each other and a tour would take about 2 hours to see them all.
