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The Pasig City Museum is a historic house museum in Pasig, Metro Manila in the Philippines. The museum is housed in the old Concepcion Mansion, owned by the former mayor of Pasig, Don Fortunato Cabrera Concepcion who served from 1918 to 1921. This magnificent structure was built as a gift to his wife, Victoria Concepcion.
At one point, the house also was used as the headquarters of Barangay San Jose. For Roman Catholics, the house hosts the Santo Niño de Pasion. [3] The Pasig city government under then-Mayor Robert Eusebio signed an ordinance for the expropriation of the building, which would seize the ownership of the building from the Tech family. The Tech ...
Windsor mansion was built facing the Mississippi River, which formed the major transportation route.It was located about 4 mi (6.4 km) east of the river. The architect David Shroder supervised a crew of skilled artisans—carpenters, plasterers, masons, and painters—from Mississippi, northeastern states, and Europe to do finishing work on the mansion.
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. [3] It is located along the eastern border of Metro Manila with Rizal province, the city shares its name with the Pasig River.
The Duke of York has resided in the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park for nearly 20 years, but reports suggest his time there may be coming to an end. Prince Andrew first moved into the vast property in ...
Unidentified house, Lubao: A house in Barangay Prado Siongco is believed to be haunted due to it being constructed using parts from demolished houses, with its sink said to originate from a hospital morgue and emitting hair. [171] Villa Epifania, Santa Rita: Built in the 1930s, the house is said to be haunted by spirits from World War II. [172]
The buildings are the Ironmaster's Mansion, a stone smokehouse (c. 1765), a stone spring house (c. 1765), and a stone summer kitchen/servant's quarters (c. 1765). The three objects are pieces by noted artist and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925), who purchased Windsor Forge Mansion in 1899.
In 1976, Windsor City Council designated Willistead Manor and Park as a heritage property. [2] Today the 36-room mansion is used as a banquet hall, and the fifteen-acre (62,888 m 2) grounds are incorporated in a larger public park. The house can be rented for occasions such as weddings, corporate meeting and private parties.