The Dapitan Heritage Zone or Dapitan Historic Center is a declared historic district in Dapitan, Philippines. Because of its prehistoric origins, collection of heritage structures and role in the exile of local patriot Dr. Jose Rizal, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared a specific portion of the city, along with its heritage structures, as a Heritage Zone or Historic Center in 2011.[1] The declaration was made in coordination with the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. Rizal in June 2011.[2]
Downtown Dapitan showcases a good number of heritage structures, some of which are officially declared by national government agencies as National Historical Landmarks and National Cultural Treasure
List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Dapitan
Pablo Page and Petra Bajamunde Ancestral House. This is also used as a commercial food establishment of native delicacies. It is named Corazon de Dapitan
Bajamunde Ancestral House (Sibling of Page Bajamunde)
Another heritage house owned by the Bajamundes, a prominent family in Dapitan indeed. Today, the ground floor of the structure is being used as a commercial/business establishment
The octagonal hut served as Rizal's clinic and as dormitory of some of his pupils. Reconstructed with similar materials as the main house, it now stands as a reminder of the numerous medications performed by Rizal during his exile in Dapitan.
Reconstructed in 1960, this rectangular house sheltered Jose Rizal from March 1893 until he left Dapitan in July 31, 1896. It has a bedroom and features a veranda on three of its four walls and a comfort room accessible through a bridge at the rear. On various occasions, the house also sheltered Rizal's mother, Teodora, his sisters Trinidad, Maria and Narcisa, some nephews, his niece Angelica and his loved one Josephine Bracken.
Rizal effected the construction of the house to accommodate the growing number of pupils in his Talisay School. The area underneath the hut served as workshop of his pupils.
Reconstructed at the same time and with similar materials as the main house, the kitchen has a dimension of approximately fourteen (14) feet by ten (10) feet and is open on all sides from waist up to facilitate airflow and prevent smoke from being trapped inside.
Restored to its original hexagonal form with similar materials as the other huts, the poultry house is big enough to accommodate a few dozens chickens.
↑ wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.
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