The Fule-Malvar Mansion, also known as the White House, is a historic house located at San Pablo in Laguna Philippines.
| Fule-Malvar Mansion | |
|---|---|
Mansyong Fule-Malvar | |
 The house in 2015 | |
| Alternative names | White house, Puting Bahay |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Romantic Classicism |
| Address | Jose Rizal Avenue, San Pablo, Laguna |
| Country | Philippines |
| Completed | 1915 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Abelardo Lafuente García-Rojo |
In 1991, the National Historical Institute placed a historical marker. In 2018, it is was declared a heritage edifice by virtue of San Pablo City Local Ordinance 53–2018, which also declared the San Pablo Heritage zone, recognizing its historical and aesthetic significance.[1] The building is protected under National Cultural Heritage Act.[2]
History
editBuilt by spouses Eusebia Fule and Potenciano Malvar, the first appointed mayor[3] after the approval of Commonwealth Act No. 520 creating the city of San Pablo.[4] The mansion was finished in 1915,[5] designed by Architect Abelardo Lafuente García-Rojo.[6]
The mansion provided housing for visiting presidents, government officials and dignitaries like Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Manuel Roxas and Ramon Magsaysay.[6]
The mansion was bequeathed to their nephews and nieces who eventually sold it to National Life Insurance Company in 1966. Acquired in 1988 by the Philippine American Life Insurance Company which restored it to its previous form in 1990[7] which maintained the building till its departure from the premises in 2021.[8]
In 2022, after repairs, it now houses the 3rd District Congressional Satellite Office.[9]
References
edit- ^ "San Pablo city Local Ordinance 53-2018" (PDF).
- ^ "Republic Act No. 10066". lawphil.net. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "San Pablo City". www.sanpablocity.gov.ph. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Act No. 520 - An Act Creating the City of San Pablo".
- ^ "Chiva Dela Fule Malvar Mansion". Scribd. Report of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cultural Mapping Forms". San Pablo City Heritage Zone. San Pablo Office. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Alcazaren, Paulo (May 26, 2017). "The city of seven lakes". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Religioso, Mike Allen (December 2020). "Cultural Mapping of the Built Heritages of San Pablo City: Basis for a Contextualized Learning Material in Araling Panlipunan 10". ResearchGate.
- ^ "Tanggapan ni Cong. Amante, pinasinayaan; Fule-Malvar Mansion, nagningning na!" [Office of Cong. Amante, inaugrated; Fule-Malvar Mansion, now shining!]. The Wednesday Herald (in Filipino). December 1, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2024.