Mercado Mansion

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Mercado Mansion
Balay Mercado
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The Mercado Mansion in Carcar
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Location of Mercado Mansion in the Philippines
Alternative namesMercado-Lucero Mansion
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMansion
Architectural style Bahay na Bato
Town or city Carcar, Cebu
CountryPhilippines
Coordinates 10°6′16.24″N123°38′29.01″E / 10.1045111°N 123.6413917°E / 10.1045111; 123.6413917
Completed1880s
Renovated1906
OwnerMercado-Lucero family
Technical details
Material
  • Stone
  • Brick
  • Wood
Floor count2
DesignationsHeritage house (29 May 2010 by the National Historical Institute)

The Mercado Mansion is a heritage house located in Carcar, Cebu, Philippines. It is a two-storey bahay-na-bato painted Mediterranean blue owned by the Mercado clan along Cebu South Road. [1] It was declared a Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2009.

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History

The house is owned by the Mercado clan, an old political family in Carcar. [1] Don Mariano Mercado, American era mayor of Carcar inherited the house. He is originally from Parian in Cebu City. The first level of the house may have been originally built in the 1880s. The second level of the house was added using hardwood in 1906 based on the design and renovation plan of Don Mariano. [2]

Some of the known visitors of the Mercado Mansion are

Historical marker unveiled in 2010 Mercado House NHI historical marker.jpg
Historical marker unveiled in 2010

In 2009, the National Historical Institute (now National Historical Commission of the Philippines) declared the Mercado Mansion as heritage house pursuant to Resolution no. 10, series of 2009. [3] The unveiling of the marker happened on 29 May 2010 alongside other declared heritage houses in Carcar namely Silva House, Ang Dakong Balay (also Don Florencio Noel Ancestral House) and Balay na Tisa. [4]

Features

The Mercado Mansion is an example of the architectural style during the early 19th century and American colonial period in Carcar. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carcar City: A Literary Tour". The Daily Tribune. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Yamaguchi 2006, p. 442.
  3. 1 2 3 "Declaring the Mercado Mansion in Carcar, Cebu a Heritage House". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 4 September 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "In Focus: NHCP declares Silva House, Ang Dakong Balay, Balay na Tisa and Mercado Mansion as Heritage Houses". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. 27 May 2010.

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