Chi from the Cool Clouds

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Nov 17, '07 12:25 PM
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VINTAGE ARCHITECTURE

Had the long-overdue Baguio Heritage Zone been approved, conservation efforts would probably be held in better check.

In countries where conservation ordinance is in place, guidelines for Registered Historic Houses and Historic Preservation enclaves require that any modification gets a fair hearing in the Department of Land Use.

(Your indulgence, got no wide-angle to show you landscape's entirety.)

The Arevalo House
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Tags: baguio, baguio city, built heritage, old houses, architecture, conservation, vintage

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ricmaniquis wrote on Nov 17, '07

Haven't been there in ages. TFS.

sheryllene wrote on Nov 17, '07

Chi, I've always been curious about this house. Kindly share its history/story :) Thanks for sharing.

ruditabora wrote on Nov 17, '07

I think the "A" stands for Arevalo; the classic green and white is typical of early baguio american architecture.

paulescobar wrote on Nov 17, '07

this is where my batchmate during high school lives. hehehe

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07

sheryllene said

Chi, I've always been curious about this house. Kindly share its history/story :) Thanks for sharing.

Haven't done complete research on this one, but the house is at the corner of Gaerlan and Sepic Roads.

I've heard that the Arevalos are the descendants of the late Benguet Governor Gaerlan whose official house used to seat at the current location of the Baguio City High School.

mangkaryas wrote on Nov 18, '07

i remember this house when it was where i used to take my drumming lessons back during my not so younger years..located at the basement..tfs.

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07, edited on Nov 18, '07

mangkaryas said

i remember this house when it was where i used to take my drumming lessons back during my not so younger years..located at the basement..tfs.

...pre-mall days? How does it look inside? Maybe you can beat the guys of Multiply 6 to it. Scoopan na kayo...

carinokmg wrote on Nov 22, '07

"Had the long-overdue Baguio Heritage Zone been approved, "

---Pinag-usapan na ba ulit sa City Council, o inuna lang kasi yung tungkol sa mga kotse?

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 22, '07

We are no longer in the habit of monitoring the goings-on at the City Council. I think none of the Councilors are interested in aesthetics and heritage concerns.

But the usual SOP for an ordinance to get passed -- as alleged by business people who have experienced this -- is still the usual route: give grease.

carinokmg wrote on Nov 23, '07

"I think none of the Councilors are interested in aesthetics and heritage concerns."

---more focused on building new structures instead (e.g. parking building ni pinky rondez sa burnham park and the domogan/vergara bgh overpass).

zigzag8rio wrote on Dec 30, '07

This looks more like mansion or villa category. Where is Gaerlan and Sepic Rd near to?

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 30, '07

zigzag8rio said

This looks more like mansion or villa category. Where is Gaerlan and Sepic Rd near to?

Sepic Rd., now called the Roman Ayson Road, is next to Bokawkan if you are trudging through Naguilian. At the end of Sepic Rd. is the Gaerlan St. which goes straight to Ferguson Road in Guisad.

richigoy wrote on Jun 4

This is the "Shapno Compound." An aggregate of about three houses, two structures bordering Fergusson on the west and one on the east which is the house you featured on Sepic and Brower Rd. The Gaerlan's house is located midway Brower road just north of the Sembrano Compound. The Gaerlan's architecture style is of the same line as the Shapno and Sembrano houses.

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